The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-18
CITY WELFARE LEAGUE
Committee Of One Hundred to Pro-
mote Public Affairs.

ted at the mass meeting held in Cen.
trail M. e. church Sunday night, one
hundred men, voters of Oskaloosa, ir.
respective of party and holding mem
'bership in some church organization,
the Y M. C. A. or other active relig.
ious organization, is to be organized
as Public Welfare League, with an
object in view of civic betterment,
cleaner politics and better public
morals.
rive members of the committee of
100 are to be elected from the mem.
bership of each church of the city to
the number of fifty. This body will
select fifty more from the member.
ship OF churches or religious bodies.
Meetings of the league will be held
bi:monthly, dating from April %, 1912
The mass meeting was the out
growth of series of meetings that
have been held during the fall and
winter at the Y. M. G.. A., mainly on
Sunday afternoons in the interest of
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment Mr.. w. w. Williams, the chair
man of the general committee of the
movement presided during the evening.
The scripture lesson was read and
prayer was offered by Rev. Alexander
McFerran and an enjoyable anthem,
THE Lost Chord" was rendered by
the chorus choir. F. ~
The first speaker introduced was
Prof Clarence A. Case, of Penn Col.
lege and the chairman of the Social
Service Committee of the Forward
Movement. After rapid review of the
general work of Social Service and
the ultimate ends to be reached, he
stated that the churches and their
allied interests were naturally the
guardians of the Public Welfare of the
people, and there was practically no
organization in existence today in the
city which could properly and intelli-
gently and Systematically handle
questions which have to do with the
public good. He closed by giving in
outline a s6etch of such an organiza'
ton and the nature of its work for
the good of the people.
DIR. J. M. McClelland, the pastor of
Central NJ. f. chuch was the second
speaker and he presented the "Relig.
ious Significance OF the Movement.
The gospel of Christ applies directly
to the affairs of every day life and the
active work of Christianity is not by
any means confined to the limits of
theology. 1t should be vital living
principle in the lives of men and our
duty is first to our Creator and see
ond to the interest of our neighbor.
The mayor and present council were
highly commended for their good
work in their desire to give the PEG.
pie clean, judicious administration
of civic affairs. ~ g.
Rev. Il. H. Deadman, of the Chris
tian church. was the third speaker
and he briefly sketched the good work
done by like organization which he
had been connected with elsewhere.
The last speaker was Rev. Cave, of
the Congregational church, and he de-
picted the high ideals which were to
be reached in work of this nature.
Whatever the civic administration
may be-. if they do good work they
should be aided, helped and encourag'
ed by the people. % .rr a"sa $50
Prof.W. /. Kelsey, of Penn College.
was the last speaker and he presented
a tentative plan of the organization
proposed for the public good, the
body If formed to be known as The
Oskaloosa Public Welfare League.
and i'm sympathy with his idea the fol.
lowing resolutions were presented and
adopted: r..aF
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the time has come
for the organization in this city of q
league. having for its object the devel.
opment of higher type of citizenship
and a better community life.
Resolved, That the churches and
other religious organizations of the
city, be invited and urged to select
five delegates each during the week,
with instructions to report with Gre
dentals at the Y. NJ. C. A. assembly
room at 1880 p. m. Monday, April ~,
1912, al delegates to be legally quail
fed voters of the city. These dele
gates shall be members of a council
Iof one hundred and shall be empower
ed to complete the organization OF
that body. $50.
Resolved, That the committee of
FIVE, which had charge of the arrange
tments for this mass meeting be con-
tinued until the permanent organiza-
ton shall have been effected and that
said committee arrange, for any future
meetings that may be deemed neces-
sary. s,f .a@.t.. 80. -.
| The committee in charge of this
work are w. w. Williams, Dr. j, M.
McClelland, Prof. w. |. Kelsey. Rev.
r. L. Deadman and Rev. Alfred Cave.