The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-17
IOWA YEARLY MEETING
Proceedings of the Annual Gather
ing Of Friends.
(From Saturdays Daily.)
Christian Endeavor.

(From SaturdayS Oally.)
Christian Endeavor.
The Christian Endeavor business
meeting opened by a song service led
by Mary Holt, followed by number
Of short prayers. The minutes OK
the previous meetings were read.
The report of the Auditing Commit
tee was accepted.
The Nominating Committee gave
the following report which was unan.
imously received:
Presidential R. Newly, New
Providence.
list Vice President Estella Ellis.
Marshalltown.
I'd Vice President--Wm. Perry.
Central City, Nebr.
Secretary and Treasurer Alice
Cook, Oskaloosa.
The Resolutions Committee brought
the followingr resolutions which were
considered separately and after q
thorough discussion and few amend,
ments were adopted as follows:
Resolved, First-That while earn.
estly following our Christian En-.
deayor methods, we keep in close
touch and harmony with the church,
emphasizing our motto, For Christ
and the Church"
Resolved, Second That we work
for at least 10 per cent increase in
our membership and the number OF
our societies.
Resolved, Third-That we give
prayerful attention to our associate
members and seek for the conversion
of all the young people whom we may
reach.
Resolved, Fourth-That we keep
prominent the Junior work and
where possible organize new socie,
ties.
Resolved, Fifth-That where posi-
BILE every Quarterly Meeting organize
a Union.
Resolved, Sixth-That we recon-
mend the individual societies to place
the responsibility of carrying on the
work upon the young people.
Resolved, Seventh-That we con-
tribute fully $1,000 for the support of
the work.
Resolved, Eighth-That we under
take the support of the Glen Haven
Station of the Jamaica Mission work
at a cost Of 5000, which comes as a
request from the Mission Board.
Resolved, Ninth-That our Execu'
tive Committee be authorized to ex-
pend an amount not exceeding $500
for the Home Work and current ex-
penses.
Resolved, Tenth-That each socie-
ty be urged to send in pledge by
November /.
Adjournment.
r. r. Newly, Pres.
Lola Hobson, Sec'y.
Thursday Evening.
Thursday evening was the G. e.
public session. The house was
crowded. After songs and prayer,
greetings were brought from Jamaica
by Milton Kenworthy; Cuba by Mrs.
Mather; North Carolina by Pres.
Nathan Hobbs; Ohio by Miss Merits;
Indiana by Mrs. Emma Randolph;
Western Yearly Meeting by Thos.
Brown; Kansas by Mrs Mary Sibbitt;
Oregon by H. e. McGrew. These
greetings covered a great deal Of
ground and furnished much comfort
and encouragement to the Christian
worker.
Fifty or more children of the Oska-
loosa Junior and Intermedite G. E.
societies came to the platform and
sang a missionary song and repeated
together a portion of Scripture.
Then came Willis Hotchkiss with
the address of the evening. He said
c. E. meant Christ Enthused." He
read the story of the Good Samari.
tan and took for his subject, "Suc-
cess" A man is Successful only as
he aprehends Gods thought for him.
The young man asked of Christ, who
is my neighbour" Christ answered
with whose neighbor are you" If
cur physical and temporal success
should be as "our souls prosper" some
mems estates would shrivel up and
so some mems bodies. God writes
this Judgment of the ricn man stor.
ing his goods: Thou fool" No far
mer has a right to take from the
earth by the strength God has given
him that which he is to use for him
self alone. You expect sacrifice OF
the ministry, you owe it mol ess. !
have eaten everything, from ants to
rhinoceri and been fourteen months
without bread--but you expect 1t OF
a missionary. How about yourself?
The architects Of heaven use the best
and all the material you send up in
building your mansion there. Some
men think that post mortem benefac.
lions will somehow make up for ante
mortem stinginess. Judas sold
Christ and invested in real estate.
Barrabas sold his real estate and in
vested in the gospel of Christ. A
mans life consistent not in the
abundance Of the things which he pos
sesseth but in his apprehension