The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-10

The first regular session OF the
41st annual assembly of Iowa Yearly
Meeting opened with devotional
service at one O'clock Tuesday after
noon. The first song was All Hail
the Power or Jesus' Name and was
followed by 4Et Eyer i Loved Thee,
MY Jesus 'Tis Now" Chas. Sweet
followed with a ferwe9t prayer of
Thanksgiving and petition especially
for the clerks and for the ministry, a
goodly number Of whom occupied the
gallery.
Thcs. Brown Of Indiana, read the
opening Scripture from the 18th OF
Romans. HE said In part: The LIST
chapter teaches the Deity Of Christ;
the "a the deprayity of man, original
failure Of the law; the 9Th, justifica-
tion by faith, freedom from inored
sin, sanctihcation by the Holy Spirit,
Jew and Gentle alike, under God.l
After another seaspIl 0f prayer the
clerks who had been Az their places
through the devottona1 aaEFipe. took
charge Of the meeting ar the open
ling minute was read as follows:
41st Annual Assembly OF Iowa
Yearly meetins AZ Extends, held at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, commencing at 2
O'Clock p, M, Third Day, the Eighth
of Ninth Month. 1908.
The reading clerk being absent,
Richard Newby was appointed for the
day.
Isom p. Wooten called for all min
listers to come forward and take their
places in the gallery.
Where had been intercession, wait
ing, alteration and the quiet OF
Friends worship.was suddenly heard
the rustic Of business.
The names Of appointed representa-
tives we're read, of whom eighty-six
were present. So many substitutions
will be made for those not present
that an accredited list cannot be Civ
en- at present. Only fourteen care
takers responded to their names,
Cyrus Beede raised q question con-
corning substituting the names Of
persons present for names of appoint
ed representatives not present. Sub
stitutions were accepted where Quar-
terly Meetings have authorized same,
but some urged that such authority
should be forwarded In writing with
the substitntions.
thursdays Program.
The program for the 10th day OF
the Ninth month is as follows:
Prayer and Praise meeting, 1880 to
8;45 Al. M.
Yearly meeting for business, Bi-
BILE Schools and Eyangelistic reports
900 A. M.
w. r. M. S. Annual business meet
ing. Upper room) 200 p. M.
X. p. s. g. r. business meeting.
(Lower room) 200 u. M
Devotional meeting In charge of XII
P, s. c. Fl, TOO p HI.
Tuesday Evening.
Tuesday evening. beginning at Z
o'clock, there was devotional meet
ing. The house was wen filed Az
ter song service season OF prayer
moved all hearts. even the heart Of
God, and He moved among us. Then
all joined heart and voice in the song
Higher Ground"
H. e. McGrew, president Of Pa
cific college, Newberg, Oregon, was
the speaker Of the evening. He was
one time acting secretary Of the
| 0skaiocsa Y. M. G. A.; later general
secretary of the association at CIin-
ton, Iowa; one year principal Of the
Preparatory Department Of Penn
college, and for two or three years a
pastor at Earlham. Iowa, from which
place he went to Pacific college Ele.
calls himself child OF Iowa Yearly
Meeting, and certainly finds fra
ternal welcome to the"sacred ground"
on which he stood last night.
The text was, "And / saw the dead,
small and great, stand before God"
J. Wilbur Chapman spoke Of Five
Crowns"
Chas. w. Sweet, chairman Of the
Yearly Meetings Devotional Commit
tee, followed with fitting and stirring
remarks afirming that the Judgment
would one day be reality. Al won
derful expression Of. religious enthu-
siasm followed. It was an overflow
meeting and ended With IL seemed
fully half the company utA then, hnees
about the altar and elSewhere.
Thus the openlng day 6k tt6 AS
l'sembly may Be Characterized BY
Paul's words: .'Not sIothfuI In bsisi.
1 ness. fervent IN spirit, serYing the
Lord" The prospect - TINT the AS
sembly win be ono Of unusual mani.
festation OF the power or God and Of
unusual Importance in the HISTORY of
i the church. ''''F 'ssg' ss 'sts
/ DoNNELLY RESIGNS.