The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19


Holiness Associations have been hold
ing adjourned meetings in order t.
get their affairs cleared up for thu
work of the ne wyear. The earl!
morning meetings were largely at
tended and frequently dozen PEG
pie are on their feet at the same
time in their anxiety to testify Of
Gods goodness and mercy to them.
At the public service in the morn
ing Rev. j. r. Allen of Lawrence
Kansas, one of the old Holiness vet
Grams of the Iowa Association
preached a most able sermon from
Romans 1912: Il beseech you there
fore, brethren, by the mercies Of
God, that ye present your bodies q
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable un
to God, which is your reasonable ser
vice. And be not conformed to this
world; but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and accept
able, and perfect, will of God" The
sermon was most timely and seemed
to embody the whole of the holiness
belief in a nutshell 1t was receiv'
ed with delight and pleasure by all.
Afternoon Services.
After dinner at 100 p. m, Miss
MCNutt held a mothers meeting at
the small tabernacle tent and they
considered the subject of child
training" Every mother present
was gratified with the service and
their only wish was that there was
time for other services of this char
aCter Miss McNutt has TINS year
visited the Oskaloosa camp for the
first time and she has endeared her
self to all with whom she has come
in contact She is a great success in
her chosen work.
Rev. A. l.. Whitcomb preached a
vivid and forcible sermon from Jere-
miah 1913: Flee ye. turn back dwell
deer, o Inhabitants of Dedan; for !
will bring the calamity of Esau upon
him. the time that | will visit him
The discourse was searching and a
powerful presentation of biblical
truth and it made a deep impression.
At the close the usual altar service
was held and seekers were present &.
There has scarcely been a service
when there have not been seekers at
the altar. This camp has been re-
markable in this respect. ID the
public invitation was not given, as
has happened in a few cases. the
seekers came anyhow and there has
always been Christian workers who
were ready to care for and instruct
the mand lead them out into the
light. At 700 D. m, two ring ser
vices were held in the grove and at
one of them two seekers were pres
emf. s,t5r., ~
Among the many who have visited
the camp this year, are three dea-
conesses. One has been a student at
the university fitting herself for
evangelistic work and the others are
Miss Ida Pearce of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
and Miss Ethyl Fischer of Des
MoiDes, Iowa. They are present at
every service, taking notes and Civ
ing close attention to the various ser
mons They have also been of great
help in the altar services in dealing
with seekers. They are happy in
their work and are always on the
alert for some opportunity to do
Christian service.
evening SeTviCSS'
The public service on Friday even
ing will long be remembered by
those who attended. During the
praise service when the popular sa-
cred songs, The Blood VIII Never
Lose Its Power" and "I'll Be a Sol
der for Jesus were sung, Miss
Stella McNutt introduced an innova-
ton which rather took the audience
by surprise. She had her group of
children seated in the back of the
large tabernacle and at proper
time, they we're up on the benches
and sang heartily tne chorus of these
bright and soul stirring songs. The
incident made hit with the people
and almost Immediately there was a
sea of white handkerchiefs waving in
the air; and the people singing and
cheering. The singing of the chill
dren had to be repeated several
times. Rev. J. NJ. O'Brien of Shelby
vile. Mo, led in prayer and the
mother and sister of Rev. p. A. Gou-
they favored the audience with a vo-
cal duet, Jesus Is All the World To
Me"
Rev. F. A. Gouthey preached a re-
markable sermon from jeremiah
17:9: THE heart is deceitful above
all things and desperately wicked"
Words can hardly depict the features
and effect of this sermon. 1t seem
ed to be the climax of the preaching
that has been heard so far. The
truth of Gods word has been present
ed without fear or favor and yet by
loving and sincere hearts. The ex-
perience of holiness has been empha'
sized and the necessity of a pure
heart before God indicated. the com
ing judgment has been depicted and
the whole scheme Of redemption out
lined, but il was only in this sermon
that the people were shown the TO-
tai depravity of man. II was heart
searching, 1t gave them glimpse OF
eternity and the possibilities of the
future life. The audience was held
spellbound by the speakers powers
of delineation and description. II
was a sermon that is seldom heard
nowadays because it presents a pic
ture of the darker sides of life Al
the close the altar was filed with
seekers almost spontaneously and
they came without urging. 1t was
late hour when the service closed.
'.' Academy Graduates.
Archie B. Richards. age ~, from