The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-09-14

throughout the entire services.
WEDNESDAY 2:O0P.M.
Meeting met in separate sessions.
Prayer was offered by Rev. VIM. l..
Deane. The delegates reported the
names of Stephen M. Hadley for clerk,
Elmer H. Clifford as first assistant
clerk and John III. Hadley as second
assistant. The committee also offered
as printing committee the names of
Elmer III. Clifford, A. Clifford Johnson,
Isaac Kenworthy and Abel W. Holm
way, with which the meeting united,
and they were appointed accordingly.
The following minutes for Isaac
Sharp, from Darlington Monthly
Meeting, Darlington, England, were
read:
"Our beloved friend, Isaac Sharp,
whose long service as minister of the
gospel, has been blessed to many, has
informed us the deep feeling of relig-
mus duty which has rested on his
mind, to visit in the love of Christ,
members of the Society of Friends and
others in France, in Constantinople, in
parts of Asia, especially Syria, India
and Japan, also on the continent of
America, having particularly in view
the various mission stations which
may come in his way in the course of
his journey. We have deeply felt the
importance of this proposed visit, not
only on account of its large extent, and
varied characters, but also in consider
alton of our dear friends advanced age"
Brother Sharp then gave short ac-
count of his travels during the past
year. He said that some time ago
while in California, he was taken sick,
and while his life seemd to be very
near its close, he felt that the Lord had
not withdrawn his commission for him
to go to China. He expressed very
briefly how Gods blessing had attended
him in all his travels through that
country. He was glad that he could
place all bis burdens and cares upon
Christ and trust him whatever be the
call.
The following committee is appoint
ed to offer five names to serve as di-
rectors of Penn College the ensuing
year. Geo. J. Terrell, Isom P. Wooton,
Barclay Jones, W. j. Hadley, John
Pennington, Cyrus Beede, John Pear
son and VIM. L. Pearson: as com
mittee to offer names, the flowing
named Friends were appointed. Levi
Gregory, Lemuel W. Heston, Pliny
Fry, J. H., Willets, Jonathan White,
Thomas Terrell, Ezra e. Pearson,
Aaron Simons, John W. Strebblinger,
VIM. Wildman, A. H. Lindley, Jocob
Hinshaw, John T. Hanson, Adonijah
Gregory, Isaac P. Cook and Charles B.
Catell, to select representatives.
Pleasant Plain Quarterly Meeting
wishes to know in the statistical re-
port, if the Yearly Meeting wishes that
clerks who are engaged with those who
will sell tobacco, should be reported as
engaged in the sale of tobacco. 1t is
the mind of this meeting that they
should be reported.
Oskaloosa Quarterly Meeting re-
quests the Yearly Meeting to consider
the subject of running excursions to
Oskaloosa on the first day of the week
during Yearly Meeting. The subject
was referred to the following commit
tee: T. c. Kenworthy, Elwood Hadley,
E. T. Prichard, Lawrie Tatum, r. j.
Mendenhall, John Pennington, Henry
Austin, b. G. Nevill, Hiram Hammond,
Albert Green, Samuel Haworth and
Thomas Charles.
The London General Epistle was
then read. 1t was an earnest appeal to
the Yearly Meetings of America, to be
strong in the Lord and be ever watch
full of the young people of our meet
ings, who constantly stand in danger of
being enticed from the fold of Christ
by the glitter and fascinations of the
many popular amusements. Let us be
earnest in our work and prayer for the
conversion and upbuilding of all those
around US.
To the ministers we have only words
of encouragement and good cheer.
Epistles were read from Western and
New York Yearly Meetings, after
which the annual report of the trustees
of Whites Iowa Manual Labor Insti-
tute was read. Benjamin G. Andrews,
Ezra G. Pearson, Cyrus Beede, Eli
Jones. Levi B. Sharp, in conjunction
with similar committee from wo-
mems meeting, are appointed to act as
trustees of the Institute the ensuing
year.
WEDNESDAY, 2 P. NJ, wOMEN's MEETING.
Mary L. Thomas, Abbie Fry and Ma
linda Hunt, were appinted clerks.
An epistle from Dublin Yearly Meet
ing was read.
Rachel Marriage talked with feeling
about the women of this Yearly Meet
ing accepting the invitation which has
been so cordially extended to us from
the men, to join with them in business
session. She presented very forcibly
some of the strong points in favor of
such change. Annie Simons and
others followed in the discussion of the
subject-some in favor, some opposed.
One said that while these separate ses-
sions had been blessing to us in many
ways, yet the rich feasts we have en-
joyed might have been even richer if