The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-17
Own YEARLY MEETING THEFRENONT BUDGET Penn STREE 0FEBTI
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were not common in the ministry, the
sale of the home and the> struggles
With want by herself and husband,
cannot be forgotten by ner hearers.
For twenty-five years she has never
preached without pain, often tempted
withithe desire to rest on her own pill
low or in her own chair In all her
enthusiasm for the salvation Of souls
she has not disobeyed the cnurch, but
kept her connection with it. She re-
grets having only one life to give.
When she dies she wants no monu-
ment but a little slab on which shall
be at least the words, Sinner, come
to Jesus" though her name may go
down to the grave with her, there be-
inc no room on the slab for it, If you
never have brought soul to Christ
YOU don't know the luxury of living.
The meeting was brought to a
close rather hurriedly for lack of
time The meeting was owned and
blessed of the Lord.
News and Notes.
Drusilla Adamson, Of Ackworth, is
a faithful attendant at the various
sessions of Yearly Meeting.
Milo Hunt came in Friday evening
to be present at the remainder of the
Yearly Meeting. He is superintend-
ent of the city schools at Eldora
Charles Marshall and wife are here
on their way to Oklahoma. They
have sold out at Bangor and bought
a home in a new Friends settlement
in Oklahoma.
Robt. Williams and wife are here
from Pleasant Plain. The academy
there has prospered under their care
and prospects are good for next year
John Mills is on the grounds again
for next years school at Penn.
Luther McCracken will be a Soph'
omore in Penn next year.
Isom P. Wooton returned to his
home On Saturday to be present at
the Sabbath meeting.
E. Howard Brown, who was pastor
last year at Richland, has moved to
New Sharon from which place ne
will engage in Peace and Temper
ance work next year. With his
wife and family he expects to attend
Indiana Yearly Meeting.
Our aged friend, VIM. Marshall, OF
Glenwood, could not be present this
year. He is to move to LeGrand
soon and his wife will remain there
while he goes to Jerusalem, Pales'
tine, to attend the great Sabbath
school convection to be held there
early next spring. Such is his ex,
pectation. Of his age, he says he's
just a boy!
S. NJ. Pickens, of Cedar, was in at
tendance last week.
Though not speaking much pub.
licly, Levi Marshall is prominent
figure in the gallery. Some one was
overheard to say Sabbath morning:
ard like to hear Levi Marshall again.
Robt. Raley and wife, of Bangor
though feeble, are able % be present
at most of the day sessions.
Allen Williams and wife and baby,
Henry Austin and L. G. Quaintance
are here from Sugar Creek.
Ellis Wells is pastor at Spencer,
Iowa
Allen Pemberton is prominent
among the delegation from Marshall
town.
The item concerning Harvey Jones
that he would be in the Training
School next year, was intended for
Clifford Jones. Mistake in the name
Harvey is here and will be in Penn
next year. We are glad to be cor
rected.
Many comments are heard on the
sermon preached Sabbath morning
by VIM. P. Pinkham On the theme
"a Guarded Christian Education
Friends believe in it.
Olda Barnett attended Yearly Meet
ing oyer Sabbath. His father, Joe
Barnett, is usually here but has beer
sick most of the summer and was
not able to come.
Forty-nine persons are here who
have been or are students at the
Marshalltown Christian Workers
Training School. 1t speaks well fol
the little school after only seVei
years of work to have so many stu
dents prominent in the work Of the
church.
The Iowa Central was very kind II
respecting the wishes Of the church
that no Sunday excursions should BIZ
run to the grounds on this the ''b.e
day" Of Yearly Meeting, as 1t is also
in stopping its trains at the platform
by the Yearly Meeting louise for the
accommodation of Friends during