The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-09-15
ESTABLISHED 1850.


leaves for the Bible. We depend toe
much upon these and thus drift away
from the Bible. How can this be met
Let every Sabbath school have a class
in normal Bible study. No normal
class in Bible study ever existed six
months outside of the Sabbath.school.
When God put the Bible in the Friends
church, it placed the church where lie
could use it and He has.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The day opened as usual with devo-
tiOnal services, which were full of in
terest and profit. The meeting took
the form Of an experience meeting of
ministers, j ohm henry Douglas leading,
followed by Jas. Chase and many
others.
The business meeting In joint session
devoted its attention to evangelistie
and pastoral work Of the church. After
receiving the report of the nominating
committee, Supt. Of evangelistic work.
l. 2. WoOten, made his annual report
which showed a gratifying advance in
the work Of the church during the year.
After Treasurer Hammond's report,
s. F. Strout spoke concerning the pas
tOral system. We must not only have
a backbone of church work, hut also
the limbs, for what is one without the
other.
Mother Benedict felt to thank God
that the women are not barred from
this work as in some churches. She
quoted from good Methodist brother
who said: Give the Quaker church the
Methodist running gears and she will
convert the world to Christ"
The representatives proposed the
same officers Of the pastoral and evan
gelistic committees as last year. which
was heartily united with by ths meet
ing.
1som p. Wooten followed out the
analogy between the anatomy Of the
human body and the church orgAniza-
tion, dwelling particularly on the cir-
culation. AS blood is the life of the
body, and is a compound in consist
ence, so the life OF the church consists
In parts. Money and spirituality are
Of church life. 1t Is almost as difficult
to carry on church without the mon
ey part as the spiritual part. The
spiritual and financial parts are united.
Iowa Yearly Meeting might just as
well be doubled next year, and will If
all the forces are used.
The board Of directors act as the
valves and walls Of the heart. Many
think that to give means poverty, but
to withhold means death. We have
great need for a stronger eVangelistic
force In Iowa Yearly Meeting.
J.H. Douglas spoke Of there being
no division between the men and wo-
men in this evangelistic and pastoral
work. Religion knows no sex. Evan
gelistic and pastoral work unites the
church. A liberal response was made
for aid in carrying on the work. One
man gave $25 for the privilege OF max
ing q short speech. With other re-
marks he said, if you want this work
to stop close the doors of the yearly
meeting and of Penn college.
THE PEACE MEETING.
A large crowd gathered in the lower
room of the yearly meeting no use last
night, drawn there partly by the an
nouncement Of some eminent speakers
and partly by the deep interest the
Friends take in the subject Of peace
and arbitration. Joseph Arnold
chairman Of the yearly meeting peace
committee. presided. Alice Hanson, OF
Dakota, read several beautiful selec-
tions of Scripture bearing on peace
Rev. s. F. Strout led in prayer. Then
the chairman introduced as the princi-
pal speaker Of the evening Rev. w. G.
Hubbard, Of Ohio. and said: "Bro.
Hubbard is one Of the Vice-presidents
OF the American Peace Society, and was
recently appointed a delegate from
Ohio to the Worlds Peace Congress tc
be held In Chicago next year. He hs
also lectured in America and In Eu
rope on the subject Of peace"
Mr.. Hubbard IL a man Of full and
erect form, full beard, has rich, ,stronl
voice, and readiness Of expression, anC
puts an audience at ease in a few mo-
ments by inspiring a feeling Of conf
dence. The listener soon feels that b.
Is master of his theme, and 80 does no
strain his nerves to help the speaker
along.
Mr.. Hubbard took as his text "Pu
up thy sword" Matt. 1852 and "Lov
your enemies" Matt. 5:44, and for near
ly an hour he held his audience in rap
sttention. His central thought wa
that the Gospel OF Christ was GOspe
Of love, and that love seeks to do mel
good but neuer seeks to do them harm
It is impossible to wilfully inJure thos
we love If our love is like the love o
Jesus. His secondary point was tina
war is not only contrary to the Gospe
but it is the maddeSt Of human folly.
Hannah W. Blackburn, Of Ohio. VIII
has the distinction of having starte
the peace department in W. @. 7. o
work, was next introduced and talke
very sweetIy and intelligently of won
ans work for peace. By the way, Mr.
Blackburn is a sister Of Mrs. Clar
Terrell, of Oskaloosa.
David Tatum and others spoke briei
ly and the meeting closed with the bes
of feeling, and was considered a sue
cess.
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