The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-06
COLLEGE
UNION MEETING
CHURCHES JOIN IN SERVICES FOR
i SUCCESS OF CAMPAIGN.
SEVERAL SPLENDID ADDRESSES
Good Audience Present Despite the
Warm Weather-EVerybody is En-
thusiastic For the Work of
Raising the Endowment.

thusiastic For the Work of
Raising the Endowment. =
An audience of more than $50 peo-
Pile greeted the six local clergymen
| who delivered ten-minute talks in be-
half of the Penn College 100000
Fund Raising Campaign at the union
service held last evening in the Gen.
ttral M. e. church. Many pertinent
facts as to why Penn College should
remain in the city of her birth were
pithily given. Every one of the pas
tors spoke earnestly and well. Their
remarks were vigorously applauded.
Rev. C. o. Loehr
was chairman of the meeting. He
referred to Penn as a bride who was
being wooed by Oskaloosa, but Aanoth-
er sutton appears and Penn declares
to her first admirer that she will
marry him conditionally,-that is If
he can support her and raise for her
maintenance and a suitable dwelling
place, $150,OO0 by August LIST. Mr..
Loehr said that he hoped to be pres
ent at the marriage on the day
stated. ,s "Hs'... ~
Father Thos. r. LOTUS,
Priest of ST. Mary's church, was the
second speaker. Father LOTUS pre-,
faced his ten minute address with Il
want to boost Penn College" Then,
| in clear cut, concise words expressed
! his admiration of the preparations
that have been made to carry on the
campaign He stated that the medi-
UNI of publicity that has been used
was most excellent and had been car
ried on so well that not a man, wo-
man or child of Oskaloosa or county
but knew the exact status of the sit
uation and just what would be ex-
pected of them. He said he had the
greatest confidence in the city of Os-
kaloosa doing her duty in this crisis.
The campaign is broad-gauged demo
cratic and founded on American basic
principles He assured the workers
1 that they should feel encouraged as
| the people of the city ARE at your
back and have never failed when call.
ed upon in great emergency.
He closed his most excellent and
eloquent address by saying, Here s
to Penn,-from the heart! My do
nation will be forthcoming whenever
you call for it,"
Rev. &. n. Stranahan
was the third speaker. He put this
question to the audience: Have you
come to realize fully what Penn Col
Iege means to your" why" he said
''the stock that the merchants of this
city carry on their shelves will be re
duced at least % per cent in value il
Penn College is removed $250,OOd
will be taken out of the city, yearly
which cannot help but be keenly felt
by the big merchant on the corner as
we'll as the small store on the out
skirts of the city. We need to cry
loudly, with one voice, Save! Save
Penn College! and save her now
Rev. S. J. Malone
asserted that Penn is unquestionably
the greatest moral, spiritual and in
tellectual force in this community
and that he could hardly believe that
there was anyone in Oskaloosa or Ma
haska county but appreciated the
worth of Penn. The greatest posi-
BILE blessing to a city for our young
womanhood and manhood is Chris
tian college. The environment is oil
such a nature as to fortify the stud
ents against the subtle temptations OF
life. He addressed his closing
words to the faculty of Penn, thus
you need not worry, Penn is not to
be divorced from Oskaloosa, but we
will have glorious celebration on
August list. 1t will be her golden
wedding"
Rev. Arthur M. Lewis,
the new Rector OF the Episcopal
church, was introduced by the Chair
man, who assured him of a cordial
greeting from the clergy and the
city He spoke of the character OF
the work of the smaller Christian col
Ilege,-that it is a, builder of character
and fits men and women, morally, for
the hard experiences of life as no 9th.
er public institution can.
The series of speeches was closed
by the
Rev. Alexander McFerran.
His remarks were alone the line OF
Penn as a business asset to the city
and that the small colleges are the
mainstay, not only of the state but OF
the nation. Great perplexing prob
lens of the business world are oslved
by the scientific men who teach or
come from the colleges. So com.
pick, he said, is business life, that the
| trained mind is the great need of the
world today and the college provides
them
Then was read helpful communi.
cation from the pastor of the church.
Rev. VIM. II. Perdew, who was out of
town and unable to be present at the
meeting.
! A fine musical program was given,
Ia tenor solo by Griffith Wright, and
cornet solo by Perry Kissick. At
the close of the servive an expression
from the audience was called for and
every hand was raised in response to
the question, do you want Penn Col
lege to remain in 0skaloosa?'
Lead Mining Resumed. :.