The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-09-18

churches, and from which delegates
are authorized for Yearly Meeting
Oskaloosa is the largest quarterly
meeting and has lap members. The
other larger meetings with a member
ship still above one thousand are Bea1
Creek, 1905; Honey Creek, 1902;
Pleasant Plain, 1914, and Bangor
1921.
One hundred and thirty-eight births
are recorded in the church since the
last meeting. OF this number Oska
loosa has twenty-five and the next
largest number goes to Bangor with
II.
One hunderd deaths have occurred
during the past twelve months. Os
kaloosa meeting records IA, Bear
Creew II and Bangor IL, of this total
number.
Members who have moved from the
meeting during the year are numbered
at 435, which is unusually large.
The record of the several meetings
show that family worship is observed
in 1923 families of the church.
One hundred and ninety-tive minis
tiers were employed in the meeting
during the past year and of this mum
Der 131 are recorded as male and Ga
as female. This total number is an
increase of four over the total of the
preceding year.
In the total membership of the
church there are but 749 persons who
use tobacco. The use of this narcotic
is strongly discouraged by the church
Other Matters.
The espistles from the New England
and New York Yearly Meetings were
read before the meeting and referred
to the committee upon correspondence
for action.
Peace Report.
The Peace department of the Yearly
Meeting consumed goodly portion OF
the time of the session. The re-
port of the Peace Committee was pre-.
scented, together with the reports of
the secretary and the treasurer and
in addition to this report of the Amer,
lean Society was read in it's entirety
John. Frederick Hanson addressed the
meeting on the subject of Peace, "
and gave a talk that was clearly in
spired. Among other good Things the
speaker told of a part of his labors
for the cause Of peace in Europe. The
minute on the record OF the clerk
makes reference to this address in
this language: He earnestly exhorts
the church to make haste in removing
the stones lying in the way of Gods
Chariot of Peace"
A proposition was adopted naming
the ninth day of the fourth month as
peace Day" and the same to be gen
orally observed.
1t was decided to further the con-
sideration of the Peace question at a
day session in the future in place of
a night meeting as had been request
ed.
And with this question deferred for
the tine being the melting adjourned
until 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
Devotional.
Devotional, praise and worship
meetings Friday and Saturday morn
ing were largely attended. There
never has been yearly meeting
where the attendance and the interest
has been so good as in this present
meeting. Fred Cope had splendid
meeting Friday evening, and Howard
Bryan was leader of another well at
tended meeting this evening.
Whites Institute.
The first business of the morning
was the receiving Of the reports from
Whites Institute of Manual Labor,
near Salem, Henry county. The re-
ports show a satisfactory condition
OF affairs in almost all directions. The
school is doing well and is growing
10 the satisfaction of the manage
The term OF Office OF Secretary VIM
4. McCracken having expired the
dominating committee Is instructed |