The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-11-26
GREAT SUNDAY
in OSKALOOSA
Noted Religious Workers Visit the City
and q New Church is Dedicated.

Sunday was a great religious ia
In Oskaloosa. 1t marked the visi
OF international Secretary G. @. Mich
ener, OF the Y. NJ G. A., Of Joe tn
Turk, a noted Salvation Army work
err, and Dean A. M. Haggard,o of Drak
university, to the city,--the dedica
ton of the new lentecostaI Mission
the occasion of several special ser
mons; and the opening of the oska
loosa District Conference OF the Meth
odist church, with contingent re
vival.
Mission Dedication.
The Pentecontal Mission at thu
corner of South Market and Fiftl
avenue was dedicated to the servic'
of the Master Sunday afternoon ant
evening with appropriate services
and devout worship by the congrega
lions that gathered at the sessions
The Pentecostal Mission, as it IL
called, was organized and incorporat
ed in the city about two years ago
for the purpose of religious worship
according to their teachings.
The Holiness society held meet
ings where and when they could, but
they continued gathering strength
from month to month and soon &C
quired a piece Of realty and funds
were forthcoming with which to start
the building of a house of worship
The plans were furthered in every
way possible and the building of the
house was commenced early in the
spring. The work has been slow or
account of the limited funds. Many
of the church men engaged in the
work of building and finishing. II
was labor of love that has made the
home all the more sacred and the
more devoted to the cause of this en-
ergetic little band Of worshippers.
The Mission is a frame structure
Of neat and attractive appearance, bu'
of unpretentious architecture. The
entrance is from the Market stree
side and the pulpit and the platform
are on the north side. The seatinI
capacity is about four hundred anC
the pews are placed on the arc of {
circle facing the pulpit. The build
ing is lighted by electricity and heat
ed by steam and makes very com
Portable and cosy home for the mis-
sion folks. The interior of the build
ing is plain and devoid of all decora
ton but this fact does not detrac
from the sincerity of the worship
and the services.
The Sunday dedicatory service.
were conducted by Rev. Powers, o
Lincoln, Nebraska. This able ant
forceful speaker is no stranger to Os
kaloosa and the excellence of hi,
works was made manifest at the Holi
ness camp meeting last August. HI
is a forceful and powerful speaker
energetic and active in the deliver,
OF the messages he brings. H,
clinches his argument with apt illus
tration and commands an attention
that never fails to bring him results
The SaIvationists.
Adjutant ]. Carabed, called "Jo,
the Turk" attracted large crowds t.
the Salvation Army services Satur
day evening and all day Sunday. Thu
unusual nature of the service and thu
novelty of Joe's attire attracted &
large crowd to the corner of Marke
street and High avenue Saturday
evening and Sunday afternoon ant
evening. Several hundred people
gathered about the places where the
open air service was conducted. Fol
lowing this service there was a large
attendance at the barracks on High
avenue west.
Joe is a unique figure and the I'M
usual methods he employs attract
large crowds to him. He is a faith
ful worker. He is good-natured and
lively to the point of keeping his
hearers in laughter a great part OF
the time, but he is terribly in earn,
est In his work and he has accom-.
plished a wonderful amount of good
in the ranks of the Army. Joe an,
pears on the street in his native cos.
tune with fez and coat and he car.
ries large umbrella or shade made
In colors and lettered with passages
OF scripture. He is an accomplished
musician and treats his hearers tn a
zonophone concert.
The adjutant is native Turk He
was born at Tallas, Turkey, and came
10 America about twenty-three years
ago. He Joined the Salvation Army
at San Francisco three years later
and has devoted his energy and effort
70 the cause Of the Army ever since
ana ne Is completely filled up and
Overlooking with the work in which
he is engaged. The unusual charac.
ter OF the meetings that are possible
with this worker have made him n
be in demand in all parts of the coun.
try and he is assigned to trips in
several states. He has recently com.
pleted a tour of Illinois and Is now
In Iowa to visit the principal cities
and Army stations. He considers his
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