The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-11


Mrs. Craven Cook, Earlham, la.
Elizabeth H. Pickerell. New Provi.
dence, la.
Ann Eliza White, Hubbard, la.
Eli Hockett. Salem, la.
Mary n. Butler, Patton, la.
Bertha Watland. New Sharon, la.
Abner Branson, Oskaloosa
Eliza A. Presnall. Albion, la.
Anna M. Simonds, West Branch, la,
Priscilla Prime, Oskaloosa.
Joseph Sopher, New Providence, la.
Isaac Dean, Globe, Arizona.
E. o. Macy, Orland, Cal.
VIM. E. Stanley, Weldon, Ia.
w. p, Sopher, Zephyr Hills, Fla.
Beulah T. Hammer, lie Grande, la,
Maria L. Laid, Ottumwa.
Isaac Ellis, Central City, Neb.
w. r. Crumly, Ackworth, la.
Huldah Enlow. West Branch, la.
Margaret H. White, Oskaloosa.
Cynthia Smith, Fairfield. ' II
I. Louis Dysart, Lynnville.
Angaline " Hoover, Oskaloosa.
y. Cynthia s. Morris, West Branch.
b. c. Nicholson, Superior, Neb.
Henry johnson, Grinnell.
Charles F. Coffin. Chicago.
Martha Fowler, Grinnell.
Elijah Coffin, Philadelphia. Pa.
Emeline Wickersham. Oskaloosa.
Solomon L. Hull, Central City, Neb.
=" e. z! Butler, New Providence, Ia, ,
Standing, icohiinittee Chosen. I
The following have been appointed
on the respective committees for the
following year:
Committee to consider the PROPOSE
ton concerning the recording of min.
isters-one from each Quarterly meet
ing
Ackworth-Edith Smith.
Bangor-Anna Marshall
Bear Creek-Clark Brown.
Des Moines-H. X. Keates.
Greenville-Jacob Hlnshaw.
Honey Creek-Leota Walton.
Lynn Grove-Leona Doan.
Minneapolis-Roscoe Coffin.
Oskaloosa-W. I. Kelsey.
Pleasant Plain-Jeremiah Coffin.
Salem-John Bowles.
Scranton-Sadie b. Weant. f#
pripgdale-Newton Branson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Carter.
Committee on New Business.
|. N. Rich, J. Morris Lennon and
William Mather. ~
Summer Assembly Board.
Richard r. Newly, Des Moines.
Harry r. Keates, Des Moines.
Meeting House is Dedicated.
The new Friends Iowa Yearly
Meeting House, erected during the
past year at the corner of College
avenue and G street, was formally
dedicated yesterday afternoon by i'm.
pressive services held in the audience
room Of the new church. The room
was completely filed, even to the
galleries and the remotest corners of
the Sunday school room and all were
and delighted with the quiet
elegance and the simple beauty of
the new structure, both inside and
out
The completion and dedication of
the new home of Iowa Friends marks
a long step forward among the
Friends of the state, and of Oskaloo-
sa in particular, and is the final cut
of a desire long cherished
in the minds of Oskaloosa and Iowa
Quakers. II is indeed "a dream come
true" to the scores of old-tme Friends
who helped organize and establish
Iowa -YSearlx- Meetipg..fftR.years ago
and they were here yesterday from
all parts of heNphited States to par
ticipate in the realization of their
hopes and prayers. Rev. Mead A.
Kelsey, pastor of the Friends church
in Oskaloosa, gave his hearers a
brief glimpse into the trials, efforts,
and prayers that the Friends of Iowa
have gone through for the past fifty
years, in his short talk at the dedi-
cation services yesterday, and those
who had previously been unacquaint-
ed with the facts marveled and won
dered at their loyal endurance and
their untiring zeal in the work They
have labored increasingly to obtain a
place of Worship for their
annual gathering and for their Oska.
lOosa congregation, and now their
fondest dreams have been realized
and perfected in manner that
brings joy to their hearts and rem.
ders them infinitely happy May all
praise and glory be theirs.
Fifty years ago the Iowa Yearly
Meeting of Friends was set up by
from Indiana Yearly Meet.
ing In the old Spring Creek meeting
house east of 0skaloosa, building in
which there were but two rooms and
in which the chief conveniences we're
rough seats put together from logs,
boards and stakes. Two years after
ward the new meeting house was
north of Oskaloosa and the
was at that time one of the
finest structures for religious wor.
snip in the state of Iowa. II had out
worn its practicability as meeting
house years ago, however, and the
necessity for a new place of worship
has long been apparent to the
Friends of Iowa Yearly Meeting. Last
year il was decided to build the new
house which was dedicated
and no effort, labor or
funds were spared in erecting build
Ing that would be suitable and ade-
Iuate for all their needs,
The new building was erected at a
cost of over $4,000, the most OF
which had already been raised by
sacrificing subscription and labor,
and the remainder of which was Sc
cured by subscription at the dedica-
ion services yesterday. Ii is con-
;tructed throughout from steel, stone
and brick, and will be standing for
to come. Its elegance and
beauty are exemplifed by It's simplici-