Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-01
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BIG TIME At
N. I. CHURCH | I !
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Nlorningside Girls Glee Club
Takes big Part in the
Service in the
;gp MoJning.
CAMPAIG.l EXPLAINED
At the Evening Service Miss
Le0na Ruppel Gave
Fine Talk.
HCAMPAIG.-l EXPLAINED

church yesterday morning. lHe pres
ence of the M0rnipgside wOmen's glee
club attracted many. from all walks
Of life. The young women arrived Sat
urday afternoon and We're entertained
in the homes in the community. They
We're a fine aggregation of twenty-nine
Young women with all the zest, good
cheer, pep and enthusiasm that
mark young life.
: The occasion Of their tour Of the con-
ference at this time is the wi4d-up OF
the campaign for 100000 for the en-
dowment and building fund of Morn
ingside college. The undertaking comes
to a finish December Is, and the project
is about eight-ninths completed. Com
paratively few people have been ap-
preached on this proposition, the plan
being to secure the amount In larger
sums if possible. The situation becomes
absorbing in interest as the time nears
for its completion.
Girls in Uniform. ~
The young people appeared in uni
form and not only showed fine pres
ence, but made a splendid impression
OH the crowd. Their first number, after
the opening service. was Nearer Home
Today which was interpreted with ex-
auisite expression. Then followed "a
duet. after which came ITO Thee, y
Country by the entire glee club, which.
as it's title suggests, was of a patriotic
nature. Miss Florence Bruce followed
with short talk descriptive of col
lege life ut Morningside. She spoke in
very Impressive way OF the various
phases of activity and the advantages
they conferred OH the students. Follow
ing came a solo, How Lovely are Thy
Gates" The next was described ASA
negro spiritual Deep River and took
wei. Following came Il violin solo
which was artistically rendered. The
chorus. 1.-THE Angel" was splendid
rendition. This was followed by an
other short talk by Bernice ScovlIle,
who summed up the college situation,
it's needs and its prospects.
Trustee Talks.
Following her talk, Charles Beachain,
a lay delegate to the general confer
ence from the Fort Dodge district and
one Of the college trustees, was intro
duced and briefly expressed his inter;
est in this college and the campaign
and announced that he would be glad
to have an Interview with any inter-
ested in the college. who would meet
him at the church at 30. very In
teresting converse ton grew out of that
afternoon meeting. The glee club clos
ed the morning service with couple
of college songs aud on being encOred
gave another.
Thus ended one Of the most unique,
ENJOYABLE and helpful services which
has ever been held in the Methodist
church.
Evening Service.
The evening service<was also out OF
, the ordinary. Miss LeOna Ruppel, who
is under appointment to missionary
work in India, delivered the address.
In the most interesting and NATURAL
manner, she spoke of the work to
which she was going and OF the vast
needs of the field, and then spoke III
the most unaffected manner of 1.-The
CALI she had to this work and how 1t
grew upon her as she cOvenanted with
her lord to 70 or do whenever, what
ever, wherever He Indicated. She
closed by asking that her friends would
remember her in their prayers. and
quoted beautiful poem, For Others.
Following tbis, the audience indivi-
dually pledged her their support in the
manner she had requested by meeting
her at the altar and bidding her God
speed 1t was a most impressive Occa-
sion and from the number who request
cd First Step, Life Work Decisive
cards from her, it may be reasonably
expected that the influence OF her de-
cislOn will be reflected in similar stepSl
taken by several others.