The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-12
YEARLY MEETING.
3oth Annual Gathering of Iowa
Society of Friends.


The 8 O'Clock praise meeting on
Saturday was conducted by Emma
Coffin and H. W. Pilot.
Crowds continue to flock to these
early meetings.
The O'Clock meeting was under
the direction of Chas. Babcock, of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Ezra Pearson.
The gospel was preached in its purity
and power.
The Business Meeting
opened at 9 o'clock. Epistles from
Baltimore, Western, New York, In
diana and Kansas Yearly Meetings
were read.
A bulletin from THE HERALD an
nouncing the shooting of President
Mckinley was read, and the meeting
laid aside its business for a few
moments to join in prayer with John
Henry Douglas for the recovery of
the President.
The Foreign Mission work of the
Yearly Meeting was full of interest.
Prof. Kitchener was continued as
president of the Mission board. The
reports showed a continued increase
in the island of Jamaica. The net in
crease of membership for the past
year was 81 and the native church has
contributed $3.50 for the support of
the work. The work at home shows
very healthy condition. More
money has been raised during the
past year than ever before for the
foreign field
Gilbert L. Farr, who has been in
Jamaica for nine years past, gave
very interesting address on the con-
ditions in Jamaica, especially in his
particular field at Glen Haven. The
spiritual darkness is very great and
the need for more workers was made
very apparent.
. Mrs. Alma Swift took for her sub
ject "Organization.n She said, 1--WE
have three monthly meetings con-
Quoted mostly as such meetings are
at home" She showed very clearly
that thorough organization con-
tributes very largely to the success
of their work. 1t is through system
attic effort that the Friends church
in Jamaica has been able to raise SO
much money.
Arthur Swift took for his subject
Remedies" and gave a strong and
connected plea for foreign missions.
He showed that the simple people of
Jamaica need and appreciate the
gospel the same as more enlightened.
An offering was taken for the work
in Jamaica.
Fridays Meetings.
Sunrise prayer meeting under the
care of the young people was led by
Ezra G. Pearson and II. W. Pilot.
The meeting was one of power and
many were forward seeking for def
mite blessing. Such was the interest
that many remained till the opening
of the prayer and praise service which
began at O'Clock.
The meeting at 8 O'Clock was under
the leadership of Clara Butler and
Bessie Furgeson. The first few mo-
ments were spent in personal testi-
monies. Many full hearts found ex-
preston in praise and thanksgiving
for personal blessings and definite
experiences. The theme of the morn
ing was "a Lifted Up Christ" Bes-
- Ial ont In q four yrnrHo
of exhortation, followed by Birdie
Bachelor, who gave an earnest and
feeling invitation to burdened hearts
to come to the lifted up Christ who is
the great Burden Bearer.
The meeting for business opened a
few minutes after nine. The clerk
announced that communication had
been received from the anti-saloon
league of Washington, D. o. request
ing that Iowa Yearly Meeting appoint
delegates to the national convention
of the league to be held soon in that
city. The matter was referred to the
temperance committee of the Yearly
Meeting.
The nominating committee made its
report and the names proposed were
united with and appointed.
The different departments under
the care of these committees are as
follows:
Evangelistic Committee,
Penn College Visiting Committee,
Peace Committee,
Committee on Indian Affairs,
Book and Tract Committee,
Committee on Temperance.
Educational Work.
The educational work of the Yearly
meeting next occupied the attention
of the session. Only two academies
in the Yearly meeting reported. The
work in the academies does not seem
to be as prosperous as in former
years.
The report of the president of Penn
college showed gratifying results.
The work of Prof. Robt. L. Kelley,
who has acted as president during the
absence of Pres. Rosenberger, was
highly eulogized.
An unheard of thing was now in
troduced which was report from
the Penn College visiting committee
appointed by the Yearly Meeting.
The report showed that the