The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-20

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| From The Ai1ine for June.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IOWA STATE
SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Seventh Iowa State Conven-
ton assembled in the 1st M. E.
church in the city of Oskaloosa, on
Tuesday, June 18th, at u p. m. M.
S. w. Cole, President, called the
Convention to order, and the opening
services were conducted as follows !:
Reading the Scriptures by Rev. j.
| p. Teter of Mt. Pleasant. .
Prayer by Rev. r. Swearingen, of
Marshall.
The programme for the evening
was announced by the Business Com
mittee; after which the address of
welcome was delivered by Rev. j.
w. Mcdonald, of this city.
The address was full OF good
thoughts and glowed with express
sions of fraternal feeling and of vel
come and gladness. This address
was responded to by the President,
Mr.. Cole, of Tama City. The re.
Spouse was equally expressive of fra
ternal feeling and zeal for the cause
that called these workers together,
and appropriate to the occasion.
The vacancies in the Executive
Board were filled as follows
For LIST Vice President, Robert
Grant, of McGregor City; I'd Vice
President, f. G. ChapIn, of Charles
City Sd Vice President, Rev. R.
Swearing en-, of Marshall /; for second
! Assistant Secretary, III. c. Sigler, of
Osceola ; Sd Asst Secretary, +. l..
Briggs, ofKnoxville. ...
The order of the evening was then
taken up.
X. A. Burneil, of ILL.,. spoke at
some length on the subject of the
evening, "Purpose," with spirit and
effect.
| Hymn by the choir of the church,
was then beautifully sung after
which Brothers Marble of Grundy,
Tackaberry of Keokuk, Millerd of
Dubuque, and Bushnell of Polk Co.,
spoke on the topic.
The hymn, "Sound the battle cry"
was then sung by the whole congre-
CATION. ....
The same topic was now discussed
By Brothers Goodale, of Marshall,
Henderson of Benton Co., and Busby
of Montezuma. . -.. ...
Hymn, "Let the lower lights be
burning"
The chairman then announced the
following committees
On Neutrality-suspicious.. Tscka-
berry, of Keokuk, Holmes of Mar
shall, Mcdonald of Oskaloosa, Jor.
dan of Waverly, and Willard of Du-
buque.
On observation-disclosures. Chaplin of
Chester City, Wonser of Tama,
Swearingen of Marshall, Knapp of
Des Moines, and Hutchins of Cedar
Rapids. ....-.
Congregation then sung the Dox-
ology and Rev. J. K. Snowden pro-
nounced the benediction. ...
| w EDNESDAH M ORNlNG.
A very delightful prayer meeting
was held at o'clock, led by Bro.
Millerd of Dubuque. b.. .....
$50. Religious exercises conduct
ed by the chairman. ... ....sa
Brother Knapp of Des MONIES,
submitted the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
ReSoloed, That the following message be sent
to the Sabbath School Convention, now in session
DEARLY BELOVED: The friends OF Sunday
Schools now in session in Oskaloosa, Iowa, send
| greeting: Read III Thessalonians, chap, 1917.
The following was presented by
DR.. Hutchins and unanimously adop-
ted: ..... ............. ... IL .....
| ResOIoed, That the President of this Conven-
ton Of Young Mems Christian Associations now
| in session at Lowell Mass
THE Iowa STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CoSvBN-
TON SENDS CHRISTIAN GREETING Read III Cor
inthains, 18th chap, 18th verse. "Be perfect, be
| of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace
and the God OF peace shall be with YOU" The
Lord Jeeus Christ be with thy Spirit. ..
An omnibus box was prepared and
III. G. Sigler of Osceola was appoin-
ted driver. ~. .. - ..... 4. .
At $50 the question Why AM 1
HERE was opened for discussion by
T. Whiting of Mt. Pleasant, followed
by Rev. J. P. Teter from the same
place and Bros. Marble of Grundy !;
| Bray of Marshall, Miner of Eddy
vile. Crigler of Des MONIES, in short
but pointed speeches. a... .
At 8, the following counties made
their reports for the last years work {:
Adair, Bremen, Butler, Clark, Clay,
Clayton, Davis, Des MONIES, Dubu-
que, and Floyd. The time forbade
more county reports until tomorrow
10 o'clock being the hour fixed for
devotional exercises, Bro. Knapp
conducted "promise meeting" and
the precious promises of Jesus the
dear Lord flowed freely from the
workers, and were followed by that
beautiful hymn which was earnestly
sung by all:
More love to Thee, o Christ"
Prayer by Brother Sickle.
IL O'clock, Bros. Cole and Burnell
gave interesting accounts of the State
Sunday School Convention of Illinois.
Bro. Smith gave an account of the
convention of Nebraska-after which
Bros. Knapp, Tackabsrry, Sigler,
and Sickle addressed the Conven-
ton, giving interesting and stirring
accounts OF the late grand National
Convention at Indianapolis. The
forenoon's session closed with spir-
tied and earnest discussion of the
topic: "SABBATH SCHOOL Work.
ERs: Who ARE THEY, AND HOW
SHALL THEY BE FITTED FOR THEIR
WORK ?"
Brothers Burnell, Millard, Thomp-
son, Green, Leayitt, Cook and Red
mond, and Sister Booth of Liberty.
Hymn. Benediction. %
-. AFTERNOON SESSION.
I Religious services conducted by
the President.
The first business of the afternoon
was the reading ofthe Secretary and
Treasurer's Report. - 3t q
r. III. GiImoIe, of Cedar Rapids,
in the absence of G. III. Clark of the
| on ~a.1 xka latxo u 1900