The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-09-15
THURSDAY EVENING

People,s Society or Christian EndeaVC
of Iowa Yearly Meeting.
All progressive Christian workerI
recognize the Importance and power o
/. organized work among the young peo
3 pie. Upon them the future work o
the church shall rest. Itw8s an In.
spiring sight to see all the delegate
seated upon the platform.
With an expectant spirit the Oongre
cation led by the delegates sang
!. showers of Blessing" "The Banner O.
the Cross"
Devotional exercises were led by
Fred Comfort, of Arenville, who read
from the 107 Psalm. After realing anC
, comment many short. earnest prayer
ascended to the thrt ns Of God from
many full hearts; for special prepara-
tion for and leading in the work Of th'
future and the blessing Of God upor
the endeavorers every where. Their
the songs, "It is good to be here" and
Waiting for the Promise" were sung
JU~ adley, president of the Yearly
Meeting un4On. spoke of the Importance
Of this meeting. We don't compre-
bend our responsibility, but we are
pledged to God and church. Every
thing tends toward missionary work.
John pennington then spoke of Junior
EndeaVor work, from his own expert
ence. Every church ought to have q
Junior EndeaVor Society.
We want formation of character
rather than reformation of a broken
and shattered life. The object of these
societies is to teach the children to take
their places in the church. Who should
organize thesess aocieties? The pas
tors with the mothers as helpers. The
senior societies also should help. Let
them see to it that it is done. How
shall 1t be done? Every pastor who
can pray can organize Junior En-
deavor Society. The pledge is the life
of the society. The G. E. pin and topic
cards should be used as help. Who
should conduct them? Some young
lady OF the c. E., or pastor Always
open by song. Let the children con-
duct their own business meetings. The
whole object of the Junior c. E. Is to
bring the children into the church as
members.
W. A. Meagher. State secretry of the
Young Mems Christian Association
was introduced and brought greetings
from the associations of the state.
The missionary work of the society
was presented by Emma Coffin. of
Minneapolis.
Our work is the same as that of the
Yearly Meeting. She spoke of how
over 200 years ago Geo. Fox planted
mission stations on the Island of ia
maica, and then of the recent work of
iowa friends there. How two years
ago the G. Els. of Iowa pledged 500
for the work, and kept it. 1t is the
young people Of Iowa Yearly meeting
that have given the missionary cause
an uplift and boom and it is due large.
ly to the "two cents per week pledge. "
This year the quadri centennial Of the
discovery Of America is also the CEN
tennial Of missions. so let it be fittingly
observed. The song Jesus Waits to
Save" was beautifully rendered by q
male Qusrtette composed of W. c.
Edinger, A. T. Ware, Ollie Comfort and
1. w. Cook.
The treasurer of the missionary So
ciety of the Yearly Meeting, r. G.Men.
denhalI, made statement of the finan.
cial receipts from the Christian En-
deavor society one year ago. The
amount in the treasury was $50. .O1.
During the year $798.66 has been paid
in by the 7. ?. s. q. e. and about $50
collected ready to be paid in. 1t was
fitting that "Praise God from Whom all
Blessings Flow" should be sung, which
was done with earnestness and good
will.
B. S. Cook, of Salem, Oregon. told
how little girl Of that city raised $25
for Gilbert Farr and his work In ia
maica.
Committee work was spoken Of and
outlined by W. O. Edinger. After sing
ing "The Gospel Call" the topic "The
Needs of the Endeavorers" was forci-
bly, presented by T. G. Kenworthy.
We need to live up to the Endeavor
idea. 1t places duty upon each men,
Der Of the society. We need to feel the
Importance of the responsibility laid
upon US; to realize the duty of oppor-
tuEity; to have In few years not only
two men in Jamaica and $500 raised,
but a score Of men and women there
and enough money to support them.
Charles Sweet. of Oskaloosa, spoke
very highly Of the churches estimate
of the EndeaVor Society. We put a
high estimate upon them because they
are young people. because they are
organized, because they are Endeavor-
ers, which means active, aggressive; ;be.
cause of the manifold blessing they
have brought to the church. The once
broad gulf between the old and young
is narrowing. They are the church at
work, the pastors heartsease. Yes
they are the heartsease OF the church
An interesting and inspiring report
of the National Convention at New
York was made by Matilda Atkins
She seemed to bring goodly portion
Of the enthusiasm Of that large gath
ering Of 10000 EndeaVorers and thrill
her listeners as she told of the feast OF
good things enjoyed at the convention.
The audience listened with deepest
interest to Gilbert L. Farr as he spoke
Of his work in Jamaica, of his personal
experiences and of the needs of the
work. Many eyes were bathed In tears
of sympathy as he spoke. The congre-
CATION with bowed heads and uplifted
hearts were led in earnest prayer by
John Pennington for a special blessing
upon Gilbert Farr and his companion
In the work, Arthur Swift, and upon
the work In Jamaica. While a collec-
tion was being taken, short pithy re.
marks were made by many. After an
nouncing the amount Of the collection
as $74.74. the meeting adjourned.
The Penn Biblical Association foI
home study met at Penn College at $3.50
Notwithstanding the inconvenient
hour owing to other meetings, the at
tendance was better than for two years
The reports, though defective, were
very encouraging and the prospect wa
very bright for larger InembershiI
and a more extensive field of work IL
Iowa and through other Yearly Meet.
ings. All who have taken part in tn,
course testify to its great advantages
and help to them.
FRIDAY MORNING.
at o'clock, Mrs. Peckham, of Mar.
shalltown, conducted the devotiona
exercises with Bible reading from Act
1: 8, speaking particularly Of the won.
derful power Of the holy Ghost. Tn
soul that is Oiled with the Holy Ghos