The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-02
BUSY SESSIONS Of
YEARLY MEETING
MEN OF NATIONAL REPUTATION
ON THE PROGRAM.
LIST OF 1Ht REPRESENTATIVES
Quarterly Meetings Have Full Quota
Of DeIegates-Reports Made and
Committees Named--To-
morroW's Program.

During the morning session OF
! Tuesday the Finance Committee was
Appointed as follows: Ackworth, Hen
ry Watland; Bangor, M. H. Green;
Bear Creek, w. S. Kitch; Des Moines,
F. w. Sprague; Greenville, Waldo
Reece; Honey Creek, George C.
Pyle; Lynn Grove, Robert Laid;
Minneapolis, Samuel Haworth; Os-
Joel Hoskins; Salem, George j. Nc
Clelland; Scranton, Franklin Mere
dith; Springdale, William Mather;
Winneshiek, Thomas Bryant
Committee on Nominations was al
so selected as follows: J. w. Mar
shall, b. B. Hiatt, Ernest l.. Gregory,
J. c. Cook, Tacy Ratcliff, Carrie But
[ Ter, Walter Tatum, Franklin Hadley,
Fred Comfort, F. w. SBrague, Edith
Smith, c. ], Bowles and Roscoe Cot
fin. During the past year a special
commission appointed at the last
yearly meeting have been at work in
order to secure data and facts re-
garding the real condition and the
present state of the churches and
their congregations in the yearly
meeting This work has been eX-
haustive and embraces all depart
ments of church activity. The find
ings Of this commission were report
ed at the meeting of the Ministry
and Oversight on Tuesday morning
by Rev L. H. Stranahan, the other
members of the commission being
Harry r. Keats, Zeno H. Doan, DR.. d.
NJ Edwards and Prof. w. |. Kelsey,
The work in general was found to
be progressing, but some weak spots
were evident and these needed cor.
rection and the matter was present
ed, so that the necessary methods
could be approved, which would effect
the desired change for the better -
General EpistIes Read.
Reading Clerk r. r. Newly of Des
Moines read the General Epistles re-
ceived yearly from London and Dub
| lin The papers were full Of fTateT-
nal greetings and good will to the
! Friends in America, but through all,
| there was a note of sorrow on &C
count of the vast destruction of life
! and property by the present war in
/ Europe. Following this the report
# the Committee on Peace was pre-
scented by Alvin Hoskins and both
were af1erward discussed by several
During the afternoon, the report of
the Committee on Nominations was
received and Dean S. NJ Hadley was
reelected as Presiding Clerk, Miss
Cora Madison as Recording Clerk,
Richard r. Newly as Reading Clerk,
and Zeno n. Doan as Announcing
Clerk. The Printing Committee was
also selected as follows J. c. Cook,
A. c. Brady and r. II. Williams.
Members of Bible School Board, An
ma Swallum and Prof. w |. Kelsey.
Albert r. Barrett Speaks.
| The speaker of the afternoon was
Albert r. Barrett of the Carnegie
Peace Foundation of New York. He
is a graduate of Columbia University,
a special writer and correspondent
for newspapers and also an extensive
traveller, he having recent! re-
turned from Mexico. At the open.
ing of his address, he gave a word
picture of the recent naval review
and the practice maneuvers Of the
great Atlantic fleet in lower New
York harbor While largely a dis
play Of the patriotic in American
manhood and a test of efficiency for
our sailors and marines. it was new
ertheless a display which fostered
the growing spirit of miltarism and
a strong argument in favor of ma
tional insurance and protection.
The general trend of Mr.. Barretts
address was toward a neutral or me-
dunn ground between the radical jim
goism that is in favor of war and the
idea of being prepared and the views
of those who are in favor of peace at
any price or the idea of disarmament.
Many facts of great interest were
given in the address.
Wednesday Morning Session.
At the opening of the service on
Wednesday morning, S. Edgar Mich
olson, the editor or The American
Friend" was extended a welcome and
the greetings of the yearly meeting
and he afterwards spoke in the inter
est of his paper. The report OF the
trustees, superintendent and treasur
er of Whites Iowa Manual Training
Institute was presented and about q
children were reported as being II
the home at present. They are Civ
en- the chance to earn their way
: through school and at the same tins
are taught useful trades as part o
their instruction and thus fitted \
: become useful citizens and Christie
E men and women. Various improve
! ments have been made during thu
e year and at the close OF the reports
! James A. Bruff, the superintendent
spoke very hopefully regarding tn
future and it's possibilities. The re
ports were signed by A. J. Hanson
4 president, and Newton Branson, SCI
e rotary of the trustees; James A
e Bruff, as superintendent, and BY Ca
;, win Hoskins as treasurer. Mr. Hot
!. lxins afterward resigned as q trusfe