The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-18
Holiness Camp Meeting.
AFTERMATH OF THE ANNUAL LIST OF OFFICERS
AND TENTERS UPON THE GROUNDS

makes total of $500 that was rails
ed for the Holiness work and its eX-
tension in needy districts. In pre-
Vious years it has been necessary to
raise funds for the University, but
this year they were relieved of this
and so they were enabled to give
more for the general work.
After the collection Rev. w. II.
| HUFF preached a sermon OF extraOrdi-
nary force from Ephesians, 3:l7. 1t
was one Of the strongest discourses
of the entire camp and will long be
remembered. 1t being Sunday tbs
dinner hour was set for one o'clock,
so that it was long after IL O'Clock
before the service closed.
\ Afternoon and Evening.
The various services of Sunday
were unusually large in attendance
and this was particularly so in the
afternoon. Rev. d. w. Dobson, presi-
dent of the Iowa Holiness Association,
read a list of the various camp meet
ings and county conventions that will
be aeld in the Iowa territory during
the summer and fall and these will
number about eighty, which is some
and so the work grows.
Rev. and Mrs. j. M. Harris sang
most effectively as a duet, When
| I've Gone the Last Mile of the Way"
Dr. H. c. Morrison preached from
1st Chronicles, 1873, and drew spirit
ual lessons from David's last admoni-
ton to Solomon before he assumed
the kingship of Israel. The discourse
was full of kindly admonition, warn.
ings for the future of the various well
fare and a plea for the Christian peo.
pie to stand true to God and to fully
obey all of his commandments.
l. At 700 o'clock the usual group
meetings were held and both were
largely attended and enthusiastic.
The evening service, the closing pub
lie service of the camp, was begun
with the usual praise service and at
its close DIR. G. A. Mclaughlin led the
audience in prayer, Mrs. NJ. j. Har-
ris, although considerably stronger
this year than she was last, is not
entirely well and she asked for the
prayers of Gods people that her body
might be healed. She has spent 80
Iyears in the holiness WORK and would
be glad to serve so years. This is
the 23rd year that they have been
with the Iowa camp.
|. Previous to the sermon DR.. and
Mrs. Harris sang God Will Take
Care of You" and Rev. w. II. Huff
INSTEAD of taking a regular text quot
ed passages in the old and new tesla
mcnts that were in close relation to
each other and out of these he
brought the various heads together
and formed a spiritual cable, which
would bind a human soul to its God.
1.-THE plan illustrated The Methods OF
the Holy Spirit in reaching and saw
ing the Soul" The sermon was full
OF power and at the close large al
ta' service was held.
Saturdays Service.
Saturday was a busy day and the
; program was entered into with Vigor
At 10 o'clock DR.. II. c. Morrison
preached his mastery sermon on
The Second Coming of Christ" II
was a great effort and brought the
people up to high pitch OF enthu-
siasm. 1t made deep impression
and will long be remembered as a
force for good IN the lives Of many
who heard it.
In the afternoon. the great after.
noon service was held in the interest
Of Holiness missions. Miss Lurana
Terrell was in charge of the service
land the devotional exercises were led
by Mrs. Beatrice c. Beesley, of the
mission board at Chicago. A fine
vocal quartette was rendered by
Misses Ruth Buell. and Anna Mick
and Messrs. Howard Wagner and
Ward Miller. Dr. H. c. Morrison gave
a graphic description of his trip two
years ago around the world and stat
ed that he left Montreal, Canada, in
August and reached San Francisco in
June of the following year His talk
, was highly interesting and instructive
particularly in regard to the condi
ton of the mission fields. At the
close the annual Offering for missions
was taken and a large amount was
given. Mrs. c. NJ. Edgington and Miss
, Anna Spain acted as secretaries.
, 1t is an interesting and noteworthy
fact that the students of the UniVer
: sity are large element in the active
workings and the success of the camp
} You find them everywhere always
ready for any good work. The super
intendent and his helpers are stu
dents, the walters in the dining hal
! are students, the parties in charge OF
the camp grocery store are students
the makeup of the choir is largely Of
. students and their singing and Whole
, souled love for the work is an inspir
. alton to any meeting.
On Saturday evening a remarkable
, evidence of divine healing was
brought out. Rev. L. r. Naylor, OF
Lovilia, the pastor of the United
Brethren church, came to the grounds
on crutches and on Saturday evening
. came to the platform as natural as
any one and made his statement
During the meetings his whole family
had been sanctified and he himself
: Ihad been healed of his bodily all
ment. He had thrown away his crut
Iches and was now as straight as any
one. His statement produced re
markable sensation.
Rev. A. S. Deane. OF Sioux City
brought the message of the evening
, from I'd Timothy, 2:3. Previous tc
the sermon Mrs. Dean sang very
touching Solo. At the close of the
| sermon quite large number came tc
the altar and they were assisted by