The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-04
Second Day is Busy One.

The second day of Iowa Yearly
Meeting of Friends opened this morn
ing with a considerable increase in
the attendance and a corresponding
raise OF enthusiasm and interest in
the meetings. Representatives from
Iowa Quarterly meetings, visiting
Friends and ministers, arriving last
evening and this morning, augmented
the number of guests in Oskaloosa for
the meeting and 1t, is confidently ex-
pected that great many more will
arrive before the anniversary and
dedication exercises on Friday. Won
oerful enthusiasm and expressions OF
loyalty to "Quakerism" have charac-
terized the meetings held and there
is not the slightest doubt but that this
years sessions will go down in the
history of the Friends church in
Iowa as the greatest and best Yearly
Meeting ever held in the state since
the organization fifty years ago.
The Prayer and Praise meeting in
the Auditorium at o'clock this morn
ing was led by Siby J. Hayworth, min
lister from Western Yearly Meeting,
and Richard R. Newly, pastor of the
Friends church at Des Moines.
The morning session of the Yearly
Meeting convened at nine o'clock and
credentials for visiting ministers were
read first. Minutes were presented
for Ellison r. Purdy, minister, and
his wife, Harriet w. Purdy, an elder,
from Wilmington Yearly Meeting;
Dorwin Gidley, from Kansas Yearly
Meeting, and George N. Hartley, from
Indiana Yearly Meeting.
The Committee on the Fiftieth An
niversary Exercises had sent out some
time ago invitations to all the Yearly
Meetings asking them to send frater'
nal delegates to the Fiftieth Ami
| versary Exercises of Iowa Yearly
Meeting, and the credentials Of those
delegates present were read following
the reading of the minutes of visiting
ministers. Credentials were read for
Nellie Osborne from Oregon Yearly
Meeting, Emma Spencer Townsend
from Wilmington Yearly Meeting, Ell
lison r. Purdy and Harriet w. Pur
dy, honorary delegates from Whining
ton Yearly Meeting, Elmer H. Clifford
from California Yearly Meeting, ant
Solomon Hull and Elijah Robert:
from Nebraska Yearly Meeting. Pre-
siding Clerk S. NJ Hadley extended tC
| the visiting ministers and delegates {
cordial welcome to Iowa Yearly Meet
ing. jeremiah Hubbard, a minister
from Kansas Yearly Meeting, without
a minute, was also welcomed.
The subject of Educational Work
scheduled to come up this morning
was then taken up and several reports
read. The report of President DaviC
NJ. Edwards of Penn College TO thu
Board of Trustees of Penn Colleg
land Iowa Yearly Meeting was read b!
the clerk and showed most satisfaC
tory and encouraging condition of al
fairs existing in the college. Sew
eral changes in the faculty for tn
coming year were announced, thes
changes being made necessary b
leave of absences granted several in
structors and the resignation of ott
; ers. Ii was also reported that il ha
now become necessary for Penn Co
lege TO have business manager an
: Waldo Hadley had been elected to tn
; position. improvements and change
about the college buildings wer
enumerated and explained. The r,
: port stated that the college is in nee
+ OF more resources and that the mos
pressing demand just now Is for
= girls dormitory.
I rhe report OF Treasurer H. ID. Ian
of Penn College, for the year endin
! August 80, 1918. was read and bri,
! statement from the treasurer of ii
e Endowment Fund followed
Rev. Ellison r. Purdy, pastor of Il
Oskaloosa Friends church for sew,
y years. and now pastor Of the Friend
r church at Wilmington. Ohio, spol