The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-09-06

and tell of its influence and work
were Jasper Hadley, DR.. Stephen
Hadley, Sylvester Jones, James Bruff.
DR.. Watson, President Rosenberger,
Miss Hawkins. Jennie Pickerel, Ella
Coffin, Rev. Purdy, Thomas Terrell
and number of others all interested
| in the welfare and progress of the
school. This meeting occupied the
entire time of the session and at it's
close adjournment was taken.
Saturday Afternoon.
The meeting was opened at 2
O'Clock p. M, with prayer by DR..
Elisha Janeway, of Kansas.
Because of the removal of Prof.
Morrison from the Yearly Meeting,
Chas. Sweet of Des Moines was APP
pointed to take his place as CORE
spondent.
Delegates were appointed to the
five years meeting.
c. o. Macy of Lynnville, Ia, was
appointed member of the Penn col
lege board to fill the unexpired term
of l.. v. Carter resigned.
The committee on correspondence
report general epistle which will
be published in the minutes and sent
to the other Yearly Meetings.
Delegates were nominated to at
tend the National Anti-Saloon League
meeting as follows Joseph Sopher
and A. J. Hanson.
The report of the Yearly Meeting
treasurer was read.
The Finance Committee recon-
mended the appropriation of $4,000
for next years expenses to be paid
by Quarterly Meetings.
Minutes for the permanent board
of Yearly Meeting for the next year
were.read and adopted.
The report of the committee on re-
turn minutes was presented and
adopted.
The report of the Care Takers
committee and the Devotional COM
mittee was read and approved.
The names of the officers of the
Foreign Mission board were read.
Talks were then heard by different
members Of the Yearly Meeting on
what this years meeting has meant
to those who had the privilege of at
tending.
Saturday Evening.
The meeting of the afternoon was
somewhat extended as it was the clos
ing business session and numerous
odds and ends of business were taken
up and disposed of with method and
dispatch and with harmonious accord
on all sides. The meeting of the eve
ming called at seven-thirty o'clock
was devoted to devotions. 1t was
largely attended although many of
the Friends departed on afternoon
and evening trains for their homes.
The "Vesper Service" of the even
ing, the last one of the meeting was
conducted under the leadership of
Albert and Ola Courtney. Careful
attention was paid to the words of
the speaker who gave simple but
pointed lesson. "Get down and get
the blessings too many people want
to find up higher.
The regular devotional meeting of
the evening opened before large
congregation, Ellis R. Mills presid-
ing. The service was conducted by
George Mcclellan. The lesson of the
evening was read from John XVI
first to sixteenth inclusive: "You and
l are the ambassadors of the Lord"
We have come up here to the Iowa
Yearly Meeting for business. Let us
not work UP power but let us pray
down power. A season of earnest
prayer followed. The evenings SER
mon was preached by Jesse Perisho,
of Central City College, Nebraska.
The text was the Sixteenth chapter of
John, eighth verse. The subject was
Holy Ghost baptism. The speaker
touched upon the question of secret
orders, pointed out narrow influence
while the influence of church is ever
broadening and sustaining. The ac-
ceptance of religion is manhood, not
babyhood. The speaker was closely
followed in his arguments in which
he laid bare numerous facts and
truths that were taken home by all
who heard the sermon.
Sunday Services.
Sunday was the closing day Of the
Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Friends. The
day dawned bright and pleasant but
thick storm clouds gathered during
the morning and the threatening ele-
ments kept many from the meeting
house north of the city. But in spite
of the lowering clouds a great host of
people gathered at the grounds and
services were conducted in both up
per and lower rooms and at the sew
eral stands about the grounds. The