The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

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hlAsllNFs during mia tetslon "a YAAfls
MwesinM. BORN IN siN devotional And
tAss8ntts sessions.
suhh ilentt Douglas. with y ftw
tnuchirN wofns IL encuusaacmeAt and
~ expression ~ Ma confidence n uoa.
heae fhrpwell ~ iowa FfNnde.
WIN. laspet iladley expressed hsa
iuhnine that n little meetings ~
husne We may nase the same manlfpsl
saticns ot the pnvrr that we have mad
ttrN together.
Mts Elhbitt. 81 Kansas. spoke Of
her appreciation OF tho privilege OF
attending Iowa Yearly Meeting. hae
said "a am paid a thousand fold for
the sacrifice Of leaving home and tho
bedside OF a sick mother 10 be pres.
ent here"
VIM, L. Pearson spoke In apprpcia,
ton OF the real spirit OF unity that has
existed here In spite OF some little
differences OF opinion and judgment.
lie said. Il am glad that we do have
such kindness and tenderness one
with another"
Penn College Board Organizes.
The Penn college Board Of Trustees
met last evening for the purpose OF
organization. Dillon Stalker was
elected president. Irving johnson
was made secretary and A. r. N. Ham.
bieton treasurer. /. w. Cook had
stated to members of the Board prior
to the meeting that 1t would not be
possible for him TO accept the treas
urership another year, as his time wnl
be fully occupied in other ways. Mr..
Cook has served the Board as treas.
urer for a perld Of eve years.
The various meetings Of the Board
that are held from time to time dur
ing Yearly Meeting week are always
of more Than usual Importance, since
there is at this time an outside attend.
ance Of the membership pot always
possible during the year. There have
been three sessions Of the Board with
in q week, and those intimate with
college affairs are greatly pleased
with the outlook. There is a lively
interest and a unanimity OF feeling un'
mistakably encouraging. \
President Stalker will announce the
standing committees for the coming
year within a few days.
Monday Evening.
The Volunteers for the foreign field
assembled for a short final meeting
just before.the regular lecture Mon.
day evening, ana were much helped by
a talk FROM Sylvester Jones on the
subject Of preparation" He adj
vised a college course and as broad
a general PREPARATION as possible, but
above all, that spiritual qualification
which Is only found In an absolute
conservation and milling Of the Spirit.
The Literature Committee presented
the following list Of books TO be used
by each Volunteer during the year:
Candidates in Waiting" by Col
lock.
"The Evangellzation of the World in
This Generation" by Mott.
"The Call, Qualifications and Prep
aratlon OF Candidates For Missionary
Service"
stereoptieon Lecture.
The presence of so many Of our mis-
sionaries during these days, the de-
scriptions they have given Of the work
and Neir devotion TO their places have
strengthened the cord that binds us
to them and to the feld' but not until
Arthur Swift with the aid Of an ap.
proprlate selection OF stereoptlcon
slides TOOK US for a trip among the
mission stations did we have q true
mental picture OF our missionaries lat
home" In the midst OF their work and
their people. AS we Journeyed, In
imagination, from one side OF the ISL
and TO the other, among the banana
groves and pineapple fields, finding
the natives blowing or marketing or
worshipping; and the missionaries
teaching or preaching or building the
whole situation appeared more real
and interesting, and not so far away.
A we'll deserved collection was TAX.
en- at the close Of the meeting.
Mondays Proceedings.
$500 a. m-Met according TO ad.
journment, in regular business SEES.
sion.
Report of committee OF peace was
read and approved.
The report noted the growing de-
mand for peaceful settlements Of In
ternational disputes by arbitration.
'war In this 10th century Is muir
der"
The financial statement shows more
expended for promotion OF peace than
last year, also more on hand at pres
ent.
An appropriation OF $500 was re-
quested for peace work. This was
referred to the representatives.
u. Howard Brown, who was a dele
gate W the international Peace Con.
ference held at Boston, October 1904,
gave a very spirited report OF the
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