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April 22, 1927
The Indian Leader
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
What is this article about?
Appreciation of Rev. E. A. Edwards, who left Lawrence after 16 years at Haskell Institute to become rector at University of Oklahoma. Former doctor turned Army chaplain in WWI, known for his friendship, devotion, and influence on students.
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Chaplain Edwards, an Appreciation
When the Rev. E. A. Edwards left Lawrence recently to become the rector of the Episcopal Church work at the University of Oklahoma, we were sorry to lose him, for he is that proverbially rare type of person, a real friend.
Naturally a man of broad human sympathies, his education and training have done their part to make his character what it is. Deciding on medicine as a profession, he studied and took his degree in due time, and served as superintendent of a hospital in the East. But as he worked, the conviction grew on him that he must not only be a healer of bodies but a healer of souls as well. Accordingly, after a seminary course in his native State, Virginia, he entered the ministry of the church.
During the World War he was an Army chaplain, and with characteristic devotion and unselfishness, underwent every privation and tasted every agony to which his boys were exposed. His book, "From Doniphan to Verdun," gives a revealing reason for the friendship which began between him and them during the war and endures to this day.
Dr. Edwards, since coming to Lawrence sixteen years ago, has identified himself with every worth-while enterprise here at Haskell. He has been a true spiritual father to the students which comprise his special group; he has taken keen delight in addressing our chapel assemblies, and of late years, as chairman of the Ministerial Union, he has used his influence in shaping such policies as would result in the highest good for Haskell.
His happy outlook on life, his enthusiasm, his love of wholesome fun are contagious. We shall not soon forget the customary preface in a merry vein, to his serious talks-- the preface which always put us in the right humor to hear his message: "Now, if that nice looking girl right there, and the lazy boy in the second row who always goes to sleep whenever I talk, will kindly pay attention
We miss Dr. Edwards from our midst, but we are proud in the thought that wherever he goes, there goes a friend of Haskell boys and girls.
Ella DeLoria.
When the Rev. E. A. Edwards left Lawrence recently to become the rector of the Episcopal Church work at the University of Oklahoma, we were sorry to lose him, for he is that proverbially rare type of person, a real friend.
Naturally a man of broad human sympathies, his education and training have done their part to make his character what it is. Deciding on medicine as a profession, he studied and took his degree in due time, and served as superintendent of a hospital in the East. But as he worked, the conviction grew on him that he must not only be a healer of bodies but a healer of souls as well. Accordingly, after a seminary course in his native State, Virginia, he entered the ministry of the church.
During the World War he was an Army chaplain, and with characteristic devotion and unselfishness, underwent every privation and tasted every agony to which his boys were exposed. His book, "From Doniphan to Verdun," gives a revealing reason for the friendship which began between him and them during the war and endures to this day.
Dr. Edwards, since coming to Lawrence sixteen years ago, has identified himself with every worth-while enterprise here at Haskell. He has been a true spiritual father to the students which comprise his special group; he has taken keen delight in addressing our chapel assemblies, and of late years, as chairman of the Ministerial Union, he has used his influence in shaping such policies as would result in the highest good for Haskell.
His happy outlook on life, his enthusiasm, his love of wholesome fun are contagious. We shall not soon forget the customary preface in a merry vein, to his serious talks-- the preface which always put us in the right humor to hear his message: "Now, if that nice looking girl right there, and the lazy boy in the second row who always goes to sleep whenever I talk, will kindly pay attention
We miss Dr. Edwards from our midst, but we are proud in the thought that wherever he goes, there goes a friend of Haskell boys and girls.
Ella DeLoria.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Chaplain Edwards
Haskell Institute
Army Chaplain
World War
Spiritual Father
University Of Oklahoma
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. E. A. Edwards
Ella Deloria
Where did it happen?
Lawrence, Haskell, University Of Oklahoma, Virginia
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. E. A. Edwards
Ella Deloria
Location
Lawrence, Haskell, University Of Oklahoma, Virginia
Event Date
Sixteen Years Ago, During The World War, Recently
Story Details
Rev. E. A. Edwards, former doctor and WWI Army chaplain, served 16 years at Haskell in Lawrence as spiritual leader before moving to University of Oklahoma; appreciated for his friendship, devotion, and influence on students.