The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-09
YOUNG PEOPLE OF
YEARLY Meeting
MAKE A SPLENDID REPORT AT
-. THEIR SESSION.
TOMORROW IS CLOSING DAY


ant Matters Attended to For
the Ensuing Year.-Notes
of the Big Meeting.
Yearly meeting of 1915 is now near
I ,ly a matter of history. Only one more
t business day remains and there is
considerable work yet to be done
Friday afternoon was devoted to the
r interests of the young people and aft
2 er an hour had been given to the
consideration OF the changes to be
made in the discipline the officers of
the Yearly Meeting c. E. Union took
} charge of the service and President
Clyde Coffin called for the report of
the executive committee which was
read by Miss Casa Conover as was
also the report of the secretary and
treasurer. The report OF the junior
superintendent indicated some 80
lccnversions among tie children of the
society. The nominating committee
presented the names of the officers OF
the coming year: President, Clyde
Young, Pleasant Plain; first vice pres.
ident, Elmer Holman, of Des Moines;
second vice president, Miss Cora Mat.
|
treasurer, Miss Casa Conover, of Os.
kaloosa; junior superintendent, Miss
Tacy Radcliffe. Lynville; Missionary
superintendent, Royal P. Bogue, of
Bear Greek. They were declared
elected
| Charles c. Haworth, of Pleasant
Plain, presented the report OF the
resolution committee ami they were
adopted Ora w. Carroll the new
field secretary made brief remarks
and the session was closed in the
usual manner.
Friday Evening Services.
Prior to the evening service the
young people went out to the grove of
the old Yearly Meeting house and held
an enjoyable picnic and in place of
the regular supper served refresh
ments Some $50 of the c. E. Union
took the advantage of the trip and
the time was spent in races, games,
etc, as well as talks regarding the
Wipona conference. Among those
who spoke were Ora w. Carroll Cora
Mattison, Susie Edwards, Lorena
Briggs and Clyde Coffin. At the close
Walter Tatum led in the devotional
exercises.
President Clyde Coffin presided at
the evening service. A mixed quar-
tette from the Oskaloosa Y. p. S. C
f.. of the Friends church. rendered a
delightful selection. Misses Orpha
Hockett and Susie Edwards and
Messrs. Loren Jones and Claren Con-
in composed the quartette. A cornet
solo The Holy City" was pleasingly
rendered by Caleb J. Jenkins. The
address of the evening was given by
Charles c. Haworth, of Pleasant
Plain, the subjects of Sin, Saviour,
Service" being discussed.
On the platform, five out of the %
c. f. experts were present and they
were requested to rise and were pre-
scented to the audience. They were
greeted with applause 1t is the pur
pose OF the Union, this coming var to
make the qualifying OF these experts
more of a feature in the work of the
Union, so that the session of the
Yearly Meeting next year an able
representation of efficient c. E. work
ers can be presented.
Saturday Morning Session.
John r. Wright was received from
the Kansas Yearly Meeting and will
! be located as pastor at lie Grand.
Raymond Mendenhall will also be To-
Gated as pastor at Center. The
matter of the Iowa page in the Amer
| lean Friend was considered and the
appointment of correspondents from
the various church departments was
urged in order to give the Yearly
Meeting a channel for Iowa church
news.
+. H. Stranahan resigned as a
member of the Foreign Missions Com
mittee on account of his time being
taken up on other committee work.
The members of the Permanent
Board chosen to serve five years are:
George f. Standing, ]. S. Miller, Mil
bourne Elliott Alvin Hawkes., J. l..
Hockett, J. Walter Eaves, Anna
Smith and Ray Ireland. The report
of the treasurer of Penn college, II.
ID. Lane, was presented and adopted
The report OF the trustees of Pleasant
Plain Academy was also received,
as was also the Visiting Committee
of the Yearly Meeting to Penn Col
lege, !. n. Rich of Marshalltown, Jen-
ME r. Bailey and Joseph Sopher.
This report spoke of the high Chris
tian standard of the institution and
their great needs and high purposes
/, regarding the future.
81 President DR.. ID. NJ. Edwards pre-
scented his report and the Herald has
/ arranged to publish this at a near
5 date with also statement regarding
the various gifts and warm hearted
helps and encouragements that have
lately been received Saturday morn.
! ing was largely given TO the interests
of Penn college and after the able
;. report OF President Edwards had been
4 lpreseRted. an educational love feast
was in sense enjoyed. remarks be
ing made by Fred Leberts.of New
Providence, Dr. Joseph j. Mills. Of
3 the Five Year Meeting, who spoke
! ably regarding the great aid OF the
a college man as applied to the needs
: of evangelism In the course OF his
I remarks he referred In glowing terms
i TO the work OF Gilbert Bowles in hii
3 work in the japan Mission Field IL
NJ the interests OF peace.
ell Walter T. Dexter as student an,
also as the Field Agent OF Penn col