The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-14
CAMP MEETING
!. CLOSED SUNDAY
NATIONAL AND STATE HOLINESS
FORCES DlsPERsE. t
ALMOST s35, 1000 WAS RAISED
All Sessions On Last Day Are Large.
Iy Attended and Tabernacle Is
Filled To Its capacity-The
Weather Was Favorable.

Sunuay was Jne CLOSING uay Orstnp
camp meeting of National and State
Holiness Associations at University
Park, and the attendance was large
afternoon and night. AT practically
all Of the public services of the day
the large tabernacle was filled and
made the services of more than or
binary interest.
At the morning service Rev. w. H.
Huff, gave powerful discourse from
Philippians 2:5 and at the close
seekers were present at the altar.
During the service Mrs. w. r. Gill
more read touching letter from j.
F. Hughes, now of Council Bluffs,
and formerly resident of Oskaloosa
and who recently lost son by fatal
automobile accident.
At the afternoon service Rev. A. P.
Gouthey spoke on What Constitutes
a True Christian" and placed high
standard of living and service to-
ward both God and mankind Dur
ing the present summer some 40 to
as camp meetings will be held
throu ~ ,ut the jurisdiction of Ike
Iowa Holiness Association in the
central west.
Rev. G. W. Ruth of Indianapolis,
Ind, preached the closing sermon on
references that a holy life is the
true Bible standard of living. At
both the afternoon and evening SER
vices the audiences were unusually
large and notwithstanding the in
clement weather, the delightful day
of Sunday enabled the camp to close
in practically scene of glory. Last
year there were some sixty present
at the altar at the close and the
previous year there were some 10
souls present, but at this service the
altar was crowded with seekers and
it is estimated the record fully equal
ed the record of past years.
Denominations Represented.
Methodist Episcopal, tho Friends
church, Nazarenc church, Free
Methodist, congregational, United
Brethren, Wesleyan Methodist, Bap-
fist church, Methodist Protestant,
Church of God, United Presbyterian,
Presbyterian, Missionary Baptist, I'm
ion Evangelical, Evangelical, Ger
man Reformed, German Methodist,
Salvation Army, Christian church.
Seven Day Advcntigts, African Meth
odist, and Lutheran. Total %.
States Represented.
ToL- M,
kota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Flor
ida, Ohio, California, Pennsylvania,
Kansas, Indiana, New York, Oklaho-
ma, Montana, Maryland, Colorado,
Mississippi, Kentucky, Michigan, Ten
nessee, Missouri, Oregon, Washing
ton, Texas and Wisconsin. Total
26. ...
Foreign Countries.
Canada. Ireland, China, India, Eng
land, Holland, Africa, Sweden, Nor
way, Germany, Denmark and Swift
zerland. Total IL.
Saturdays Fine Record.
At the public preaching service on
Saturday Rev. w. H. Huff preached
q strong. vigorous sermon on the
general subject of "Sanctification,"
and in a sense prepared the way for
the services of the day that were to
follow. Tho return of the sunshine
seemed to have a marked effect on
the camp and although many were
kept away they sent letters of hope
and cheer to the National and State
officers.
Missionary Service.
During the afternoon the time was
given to the missionary department
of the |. H. A. Miss Lurana Terrell
presided and short talks were given
by Miss Henrietta Rossitcr who goes
this fall to China, and by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Richards. who also go to
China this fall Miss Ruth Buell.,
who goes to Africa, also gave a hope
full talk. Rev. C. w. Troxel of China
spoke regarding the work and its
difficulties and in spite of all, sound
ed note of cheer and encourage
mcnt.
Rev. c. w. Ruth took charge of
the reception of pledges and after
Liz BllLo VI IlC ptOIlC Hdi ENScu llttuC
fine total of little over $4,000 was
recorded. In addition to this, $4,000
was given on University Day to the
school, about $4,000 to the State and
field work of the |. H. A., so that a
fine total of $4,000 was pledged dur
ing the ten days Of the camp, for the
various needs.
During the camp Rev. G. w. TroX-
ell of China also received a special
gift of $1,000 from California to be
used by him in his Holiness" work
in China. These pledges and spe-
cial gifts exceed by far the record of
any previous year in the. history of
the work and 1t all goes to prove that
the Holiness movement is not poor.
With the gift of the $4,000 farm to
the University already reported, the
total record of this camp reaches a
record OF nearly $4,000 that has been
given free handed to Gods cause,
Tha manila wara daIiohfad NJ tho no.