The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-10
HOLINESS FORCES DISCUSS VEL
FARE OF THEIR SCHOOL.
MANY TENTS ON The GROUNDS
Notable Speakers and Distinguishes
People Are in Attendance
Routine of Camp and Notes
Of the Big Meeting.


OF Des Moines was elected Presi-
dent of the University and Mrs.
Mclaughlin, named matron of
the institution.
University Day is being celebrated
today at University Park. At 9:3e a.
m. the Faculty, the Trustees, the
graduating class, the Alumni who
may be present and the student body
by classes, will meet at the west
entrance of the Main building and
from there, at 10 o'clock, will march
to the grove and then to the large
tabernacle, where the commencement
exercises will be held.
The march will be led by President
George A. Mclaughlin and the orator
of the day, former graduate, Rev.
Fred Mesch, A. NJ, class '0S. Only
three will graduate from the college
department, Miss VISA NJ. Dickerson,
George Goodlander, aud Henry How
ard Wagner. Ten are among the
academy Seniors. Orval Eagle,
Ruth j. Christophel, Leslie ]. Love
Joy, Bertha l.. Buell., Dwight G. Kess-
Her, Vernon W. 3ss;lan, Lura e.
Boyce, Monroe l.. Arms, olive =. Dole
and Lawrence A. Whitcomb. In the
Bible department are: Erven u.
Swanson, Earle Cochran, Royal w.
Pryor, Florence A. Exline and John
TX White. The Normal graduate Is
Miss Hazel V. Sherman, and In the
School of Music, the diploma grad
luates in piano are: Eugene Mulkins,
Anna Peck, Genevieye Goodwin,
Madeleine Watson, Opal McColl, Ha-
Izel Sherman and Esther Samp. The
Iliploma graduates in Vocal Work are
Miss Silva McColl. mezzo-soprano;
Inez Minton, contralto; Esther Samp.
mezZo soprano.
In the afternoon of Tuesday, the
platform meeting, that is annually
,, held in the interest Of the university,
will take place. This year the inter-
ests of the school are of Importance
and the occasion is being looked for
, ward to with interest. On Monday
1 the annual business meeting OF the
S trustees was in session all day and
) matters of considerable import to the
present and future interests of the
school were being discussed.
At $50 the first general business
meeting of the Iowa Holiness asso-
citation was held and as the jurisdic-
ton of the association extends over
the states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota,
. Wisconsin and illinois, the meeting
| was of considerable moment and con-
!, sequence. Aside from this the exec
} utive council or board of trustees
J have a session at l o'clock each week
( day during the camp.
Mondays Exercises.
. Early on Monday the sunrise pray
! err meeting was held and again at
$3.50 the people held their praise and
. experience meeting. At 10 a. m. the
|, regular preaching service was held,
but with several important business
: sessions going on at this time, the at
2 tendance was somewhat reduced.
Rev. Guy l.. Wilson, of Chicago,
, preached, and those who were present
! were greatly edited.
, In the afternoon, Rev. w. H. Ruth
, preached a most interesting and
; forceful sermon from Galatians. 5:22,
! regarding the works of the flesh and
! the fruits of the spirit. In the even
, ing, the large audience we're again
| in their place and the choir, as usual,
was on the platform. The p. m.
ring or group meeting was in the
tabernacle on account of the chilly
condition of the air. The regular
= evening service was opened with the
praise service, led by Rev. ]. NJ. Har-
ris, and with the organ and piano
were two comets in the hands of A.
Fl. Goodwin and Rev. o. A. Overhols-
: er. Prayer was offered by Rev. A..
I Jacobs, of Lincoln, Neb and this was
: followed by vocal and instrumental
!" solo by Miss Lawrence, she playing
{ her own accompaniment on the
: either.
: Rev. Guy l.. Wilson again preached
{ from Numbers 22:22, which depicted
{ the anger of God in the conduct Of
: Baalam the Prophet. At the close OF
! the sermon some eighteen or twenty
!: seekers were present at the altar.
|. Camp Notes and. Items.
!. The cbildren's meetings are at 8
!. a. m. and at p. M, Miss McNutt
!. has the use OF small circular taber-
!. nacle tent just west of the circle and
!. these services by the little people are
!. most interesting and profting to
|. them.
Among the improvements about
the grounds this year is new wire
fence and an ornamental iron gate
way and entrance to the cemetery
y plat that is located north OF the grove
, near the Rock Island railroad. The
r ground has been surveyed and block
: ed out in lots and quite number
!. have been sold and are now occupied.
Among the recent newcomers are
Rev. and Mrs. G. NJ Edgington, OF AZ
ton, and Rev. and Mrs. Ralph p. Han
non, OF Keokuk. Rev. A. A. Heath. OF
g Delta, is also here for the university
Z commencement.
I The Mahaska County Holiness assoc
|. citation has announced a business
meeting OF the membership for p.
m. on Wednesday. Rev. ID. e. Vance
Is the president and Mrs. A. H. Good
n win the secretary and treasurer.
p still more tents are going up and
a the usual number az seventy or sew
lenfytnye about The grounds will
be reached before the close OF the
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