The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
YEARLY MEETING
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of Ohio Yearly Meeting spoke from
the text, 1T lis Good for Us to Be
| Here" s
The report of representatives on
persons for clerk of the Yearly Meet
ing: Presiding Clerk, Stephen NJ
Hadley; Recording Clerk, Laura T.
Townsend; Reading Clerk, Lewis T.
Hell; Announcing Clerk, Zeno IL.
Doan. Report approved and Friends
appointed to their places.
Minute of L. H. Zaneway minister
of Kansas Yearly Meeting, was read
and word of welcome was express
ed for the meeting by the clerk.
Report of representatives of names
for permanent board. John r. Mills,
! Harvey Hoskins, Clark Pickard, X. T..
Ellis, Chas. Sperm, Harley Moore, Abb
',,ner Branson, Franklin Hadley.
Report from clerk of the five year
meeting on matter concerning Nebras-
ka Yearly Meeting was read and ap-
proved. Nebraska Yearly Meeting is
the third Yearly Meeting set off from
Iowa Yearly Meeting, Oregon and Cal
ifornia Yearly Meetings being the 9th
er two. Report of the committee ap-
pointed by Iowa Yearly Meeting to
attend the opening of Nebraska Yearly
Meeting was lead and approved. AL
bert f. n. Hambleton, Zeno ii. Doan,
Lurana NJ. Terrell, Harvey Hoskins,
committee.
A recommendation for financial aid
to the new Yearly Meeting was refer
red to the representatives.
!. An interesting discussion followed
regarding the opening of Nebraska
Yearly Meeting.
/ A recommendation from the minutes
of the five years meeting regarding the
plan for changing the discipline was
read and carried. 1t provides that a
majority of four-fifths of the Yearly
Meeting may decide on change in
discipline without the concurrence of
all the Yearly Meetings, as it has
been.
A further recommendation from the
five year meeting providing for the
discontinuance of meetings on minis
TRY and oversight was read and dis
J cussed and the matter was left over
until next Yearly Meeting.
Further recommendation regarding
the recording of ministers and the APP
pointment of elders was read and re-
ferred for consideration at next Year
lily Meeting. These recommendations
will be. placed in the minutes that all
the membership may be able to act
intelligently next year.
Minutes of Chas. Lescault and wife
ministers of Kansas Yearly Meeting
Jacob Baker, a minister of Ohio Year.
lily Meeting; Alfred T. Ware, minister
of Indiana Yearly Meeting; Chas. e
ITibbetts, minister of Indiana Yearly
Meeting, were read and a welcome
1 given. Matilda Atkinson was also
present and spoke a few words.
i A request from the cmperance com.
mittee that they might have to-mor.
row, Wednesday, evening for a TEN.
Iperancc meeting with view to hav.
ing Chas. e. Newlin speak to the
Yearly Meeting was granted.
Christian Endeavor.
Il The praise service in Tent Endeavol
/, at $50 p. m. Tuesday was lead by
Matilda Atkinson, of California. Hel
message was taken from l Pet. lila
The meeting was very helpful anC
was attended by a good company o
Endeavorers and others. 1t was fol
, lowed by the regular evening devo
q. tional service at 1880 in the Iearl!
Meeting house. Jesse Mcpherson, o
Ohio Y. M. and Alfred Hanson, o
Pleasant Plain, were in charge.
Hosea 2:14-20 was read and an in
spring message was given by the tor
mer. The constant communion o
Christ with his church. which is pos
sible under grace, and the intimate
relationship typified by the marriage
relation which those enjoy who arr
wholly given up to God and the fruit
fulness of such a Christian life were
Interestingly brought out.
A testimony service followed II
. which many notes of praise came from
all parts of the house.
. Notes.