The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-03
YEARLY MEETING
IS BUSY PLACE
IOWA FRIENDS FIND MUCH OF
INTEREST TO DO.
MANY COMMITTEES CHOSEN.
Good Reports are Heard and Encour-
aging Messages Received-The
Weather Is Ideal for Big
Meeting.

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Friesds opened with the meeting of
ministry and oversight at eight o'clock
a. m. The devotional service was
taken up by Jacob Baker and Chas.
Tibbetts, the latter presenting the
church's responsibility in foreign mis-.
sion work.
The business was then taken up.
The representative presented the
names of Ellison r. Purdy for clerk
and Viola Smith assistant clerk, and
they were appointed to their places.
The report of the Friends Summer
Assembly was read and after discus
sion was adopted. The following COM
mittee was appointed to present two
names for members of the Summer AS
lsembly board to take the place of Chas.
ISweet and Emma Coffin, whose terms
Iexpired at this time. Joseph l.. Hocket
~. Morris Lennon, Laura P. Town
send. VIM. Kitch, Viola Smith, Frank
lin Hadley, VIM. P. Sopher.
Meeting adjourned to meet at 3 a.
m. tomorrow morning.
Devotional meeting in lower room
8 a. m. Wednesday in charge of Alvin
Hoskins and Frakn w. Dell. The lat.
ter spoke on the line of Christian love
one for another and unity in the
church.
Preaching service at 10 a. m, Lewis
e. Stout, text Matt 9:14-17. The diff
ference between the Pharisees and
John the Baptist's religion noted. The
former negative one, which is not
sufficient Ours a positive as well as
a negative one.
Matilda Atkinson followed with a
message from Judas benediction.
Christ is not mere man, but one
of the Trinity as much as the father
and the spirit. Exalt Him.; give
4S~ the pre-eminence. He is suffici
( 1T for all circumstances of life.
Business Session Continued.
Following the announcement of tn,
Care takers for the year, minutes o
visiting friends were read.
A letter to the Y. M. was read from
our aged frienls John Y. Hoover anc
wife who are unable to attend on ac
count of failing health. 1t contained
words of cheer and admonition to then
ever thanking God for His goodness
and grace. John Y. Hoover has spent
a long lifetime of service and sacrifice
for the church. Words of welcome
were expressed to visiting friends ant
committee of Chas. White and PlinS
Fry were appointed to prepare reply
to the letter of John Y. Hoover anc
a collection of $27.97 was taken in
face o. the meeting to enclose in Lue
letter.
Final report of devotional meeting
of last year was read and approved
also a report of the Caretakers, Ap
pointment of committee. Committee
on correspondence to prepare epistles
to other yearly meetings: Lewis T
Hill. Elma Mather, Eli B. Mendenhall
Chas. Spann, Zeno H. Doan, Sarah
Standing, and Rosco Coffin.
Committee to arrange for the de
votionaf meetings of the yearly meet
ing ALFRED Hanson, Melvin Smith, e
j. Bowles, J. Morris Lennon, Emma
F. Coffin, Albert N. Courtney, Viola
Smith. Laura Paul, Ellison r. Purdy
and Clark Brown.
Committee to prepare extracts OF
sessions for the minutes: Harlan
day, Mary Fry, Vena Knutson, Alvin
Hoskins.
Committee on Examinations and
Introduction of New Business: S. NJ
Hadley. w. ]. Hadley, Rhoda Nevill
Abner Branson, John Long. .
Committe TO Prepare Returning
minutes to visiting ministers: Pliny
Fry, w. S. Reece, Mary T. Sopher Ida
NJ. Hill. Anna X. Kitch, Effie Arms.
Committee on Summary OF Reports
for the Minutes: W. S. Kitch, l., Ber
tha Hobson, Laura Townsend, How
ard Brown. Abbie J. Lake, Philip
Slack, Harley Moore, J. w. Marshall
Committee on Synopsis of EpisIles
to make synopsis of epistles received
from other Y. MS for the Minutes
Zeno III. Doan, Rosa Stewart, Malinda
B. Hunt. Clifford Jones. Mahlon Rob
erts, Agnes Fry, Clyde Coffin, Ola
Courtney.
Committe on Minutes: Committee
to determine the reports that should
be placed in the appendix of the min
utes and that certified copy oi
printed minutes be made instead OF &
long hard copy. as is usually made.
Stephen M. Hadley, L. Howard Brown
Joseph Sopher, VIM. Mather, Mary
Hornaday.
After the reading of the announce
ments the meeting adjourned to 2:0I
p. m.
Afternoon Busisess sessios.
After song and prayer Jacob Baker
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