The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-11

Iowa Yearly Meeting from the time Ii
was founded fifty years ago until the
celebration of its fiftieth birthday
yesterday was contained in yester-
days Herald along with a cut of the
splendid new meeting house.
The Services.
The dedication services were in
charge OF Rev. Mead A. Kelsey, pastor
of the Oskaloosa Friends church, and
the singing was led by Prof. Howard
II. Hockett, OF Penn College, with
Miss Orpha Hockett at the piano.
Following a song by the congregation
and prayer led by Rev. Kelsey, the
male quartette sang a selection. The
dedication sermon was delivered by
Rev. Ellison r. Purdy, of Wilmington,
Ohio, who was formerly pastor of the
local Friends church for seven years.
| His text was taken from Matthew,
1875, But say unto you, that in this
place is one greater than the tenn.
pie" A masterful and exalted sermon
was given by Oskaloosa's former pas
(, tor and ne held the closest attention
of the large audience from beginning
to end. The beauty and splendor of
the new meeting house was extolled
In no uncertain words, but the idea
was impressed on the minds of his
hearers that there was "one greater
than the temple" there and His pres
ence was first and always greater
than all other things.
Following the sermon, Rev. Mead
A. Kelsey made a'brief talk and then
gave way to Rev. Charles w. Sweet
of Muncie, Ind, who was also pastor
of the Oskaloosa Friends church at
one time. Rev. Sweet made an ex-
cellent talk and presented an earnest
appeal to raise the remainder of the
money due on the new meeting house,
slightly over $1,000. A subscription
was taken and nearly the entire
amount raised
Future Program.
1880 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meeting.
Sunday, 10 a. M, 200 D. m. and
1880 y. m, meetings of Worship.
| d., Closing Business Session. ....
T., The business of the Yearly Meeting
was cleared away and the meeting
lproper adjourned until next year at
session held Saturday afternoon fol
lowing the close of the colored peo
pies jubilee celebration. The business
session convened In the meeting
house at 1880 and adjournment was
not taken until seven o'clock, 1t be
ing necessary to finish the business
at that time in order that another
session on Monday would not be re,
quired.
Epistles from Iowa Yearly Meeting
to London Yearly Meeting, Dublin
Yearly Meeting and the various Amer.
lean yearly meetings we're read, ap
proved and ordered signed by the
clerk and forwarded. A summary OF
the Epistles from the other yearly
meetings to Iowa Yearly Meeting was
also read.
~, Reports and Appropriations.
The reports of the representatives
land the report of the treasurer OF
Iowa Yearly Meeting we're read and
approved. The appropriations for the
following year the ratio of appor.
tionment were reported on by the
Representatives and Albert w. Greene
tof Spencer, Ia, was named to sue
coed himself as treasurer of the
| Yearly Meeting for the coming year
The treasurer's report included the
receipts and disbursements for the
year, assets and liabilities standing
hof the various funds, and showed the
affairs of the Yearly Meeting to be in
good condition financially. na .u..r
Extracts from the minutes of the
permanent board were read and pass.
ed upon. w. f. Hill was named as
trustee to succeed J. Morris Lennon
Will Re-estsbIish Church Paper.
| The publication committee present
ed its report and named committee
! of which DR.. S. NJ. Hadley is chair.
man, to have charge of the re-estab
llisbr,eafs of an official paper for Iowa
Yearly Meeting. The report advised
! that the ministers be instructed to
boost the circulation of the Ameri
can Friend, the notional Friends or
| gan, tas, much az, ppsctble. The com
mittee named is 20 resume the publ
lcation of a successor to Western
Work" the former organ of Iowa
Friends. as soon as a large enough
circulation has been secured to war
rant such publication. The publica'
ton of Western Work was discontin'
Iued last year in order that the circu
Iation of The American Friend might
be increased. but Iowa Friends de
mand the local paper and feel that its
qualification will not injure the cir
Iculation of the American Friend in
Iowa in the least.
The report of the devotional com
mittee was read and approved.
! Minutes had been prepared and
were read and ordered presented to
the visiting ministers and delegates
from other Yearly Meetings, showing
that they had been in attendance al
Iowa Yearly Meeting.
| The report of the Penn College Wis
lifting and advisory committee was or
dered printed in the minutes without
readlng.
The Peace committee presented a
resolution to congress and President
Wilson. asking that the impending
war with Mexico be prevented IL pos.
sible. The resolution was adopted
and ordered signed and forwarded.
! Viola Smith was appointed on the
Evangelistic committee to replace
=! Abbie Lake, resigned.
A resolution providing for the es-
Establishment OF an Aged Minister'S
Fund for aged ministers of Iowa Year.
Ily Meeting was reported on and refer,
red to the Pastors Association.
Close of Successful Meeting.
The fifty.first annual assembly OF