The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-15

Vldentlai warnings or God. This
kind had been warned in various
ways and what he did was not from
Ignorance. Fourth, we see the danger
OF profaning and desecrating sacred
and holy things. Fifth, God is very
Jealous of his own glory. Sixth, God
weighs men--by their character, by
their knowledge, by their opportuni.
ties for good and by their influence
among men. He sees our motives
and our conscience and He weighs
men by His own word.
The sermon made powerful i'm
preston on the people and at the
close, when the alter can was made,
some twenty-five or thirty responded.
| Christian workers were kept at the
alter with the seekers until nearly
midnight, but all were helped and
benefited 10y the progress OF the meet
ings. 1t is almost impossible to state
how many seekers have been reached
as no definite record has been kept,
but it was undoubtedly a large num-
Der, there was scarcely a service
when the invitation was not given,
and seekers were reached. The camp
meeting just closed has been one of
the most successful yet held on these
grounds. The weather has been ideal
and great and lasting good has been
done. The attendance has not been
as large as formerly but those who
did atted will take up their active
work with more vigor and sincerity
thar ever before,
Sunday there was a camp meeting
in progress full of vim and energy.
Religious services were in order from
early morning till late at night and
few hours later, on Monday morn
! ing, what change. Both people and
students with trunks and grips pack
| ed start away for their homes or for
| their summers work. Some OF these
students have to work during the
summer in order to continue their
schooling next year. BY noon on
Monday practically every tent was
| fiat on the ground and car load of
tents and camp supplies was being
made ready for shipment to Des
Moines,
Quite number of people, particu-
larly the officers and workers, stayed
over in order to finish up the bust
ness affairs of the National and State
| Holiness associations. The interests
of the one are very closely connected
with the other, so that there is an
intimate interchange of work. The
National, OF course, occupies the
greater field and the work of the
Iowa State association is by no means
small. The officers of the National
Holiness association are the same as
last year and all were reelected:
President, Rev. c. J. Fowler, D. D.,
Of West Newton, Mass; First Vice
President, Rev. Joseph Fl. Smith, of
Meridian, Miss; Second Vice:Presi-
dent, Rev. G. w. Ruth, Indianapolis,
Indiana; Third Vice.President, Rev.
Nj. L. Haney, Pasadena, Cal; Fourth
Vice President, Rev. H. c. Morrison
Louisville, Kentucky; Fifth Vice
President, Rev. Isaiah Reid. Los An
geles, Cal; Sixth Vice President
Rev. J. M. O'Brien, Shelbyville, Mo-;
Seventh Vice-President, Rev E. F.
! Walker, San Diago, Cal; Eighth Vice
President, Rev. Aura Smith, New AL
bany, Ind: Ninth Vice-President, Rev
c. f. Weigele, Pasadena, CAL; Tenth
Vice-President, Rev. w. H. Huff, Sioux
City, Ia; Recording Secretary, Rev.
| A MnT no
responding Secretary, E. L. Kletzing,
Chicago, ILL.,; Railroad Secretary, Ed
ward Burke, Chicago, IL; Treasurer,
J. F. Lockwood, Boston, Mass: Audit
or, Rev. M. NJ. Snider, Des Moines,
la. Out Of this list Of National work
ers. Drs. Fowler, Ruth, Reid, O'Brien,
Huff, Mclaughlin, Kletzin and Snider
were all present during the camp
meeting and all did grand work for
the good of the people.
The Iowa State Holiness associa.
ton elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President, Rev. ]
NJ. O'Brien, Shelbyville, Mo-: Presi,
dent Emeritus, Rev. Isaiah Reid, Los
Angeles, Cal. Secretary, Miss Eva G
Carothers, Guthrie Center. Ia; Treas
urer, w. NJ. Bair, University Park, la
These officers were elected bl the eX
eCutive council of which Rev. NJ. NJ
Snider of Des Moines, is chairman
= On Saturday afternoon the annual
meeting of the Missionary society con
nected with the Iowa State associa
ton, was held at the tabernacle Mrs
w. r. Gilmore presided and special
music was supplied by double quar-
tette of ladies'. Among the speakers
was Miss Ethel Ruggles, mission
airy from India; Miss Jevanska, q
missionary from Java, and Rev. J
William CLANCY, who, with his wife
are now expecting to go to South Am
erica. Prof. H. G. BiddlecOme spoke
for the student missionary volunteers
of C. Fl. u. and Mrs. Beatrice Beez
ley, of Chicago, H., spoke regarding
J china Rev. c. w. Ruth also spoke
and handled the work of securing the
pledges for the work of the society
About 81 100000 was secured for this
work and with the contributions
made to the interests of C.. Fl. U. or
University Day and the pledges made
to the work of the Iowa State Asso
II.