The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-13
THE CHURCH CORNER.
Notes of Current Interest for Sunday
CODtemplatiOn-..The Weekly
Programme.

Twenty missionaries are expected to
sail March 20 from the port of New York
for Africa to reinforce Bishop William
They will be in that city in process of
preparation ard for religious service
about one week. Accordingly, series of
meetings will be held in the Central
Methodist Episcopal church, Seventh ave-
nue. near Fourteenth street. to begin on
Sunday, March IA, and continuing with
three services each day until Friday
night, March 49, Preaching, prayer and
personal Testimonials" are to be features
of these services.
The Irish branch of the Evangelical
Alliance has issued the usual annual in
vitation to Christians interested in Ire
lands welfare, to make Wednesday,
March Il (St Patricks day., day of
special and united prayer for that coun-
try. No happier way of spending the
day so dear to lrishmen could be sug-
gested Christians the world over might
well heed the call.
Recalling the old saying that Homer
sometimes mods, the Christina Hour thus
quotes an instance in illustration: In
the great and learned Schaff Herzog En-
cyclopedia, we are gravely informed that
Daniel was thrown into furnace for
disobeying the royal command to bow
down to golden image"
Moody and Sankey are laboring with
the cowboys in Texas-trying to teach
them the way of the righteous while
Sam Jones and Sam Small are undergo
ing an equally difficult task in attempting
to lead Chicago into the straight and
narrow path.
Taking up the now well known cry of
one of our large Christian denominations,
Millions for Missions" it is suggested
that suitable watchword for the whole
church of Christ would be Millions for
missions! Missions for Millions
First Sunday in Lent.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
AT Trinity church services will be held
at l0:45 a. m, IL m. and p. m.
AT the Christian chapel the Rev. r. E
Swartz, former pastor, will preach al
| 1915 H. m No night service Sunday
school at 9:l5 a m, F. H. Kaupke, SUI
perintendent. Young peoples meeting
at els p. m
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church, the Rev. c. A. Mennicke, pastor
Text at 1915 a. IN. Matth. will
Thema: Christi dreimalgc Antwori
Esstehet geschriebenl Service four miles
east of Moline at D. m
'Coaseless Prayer will be the 1915 a
m topic of the Rev r. q Pearce. d
D., pastor, in the First dethodst Epis-
copal church At 7:30 D. m. there will
be a union meeting in the interest Of The
bible cause. Sunday school al 9:15 n.
m, L. W. Spencer, superintendent
Young peoples meeting at 6:45 r. m.
sam Jones and the Church" will be
the 1915 a. IN. subject of the Rev, 5 5
| Cryer, pastor, 10 the Central Presby terian
church. The congregation will Join il
the union meeting in the First Methodist
Episcopal church at 1870 p. m Sunday
| school at $50 a. m. W. H. Hatch, su-
perintendent. Young peoples meeting
at $50 p. m.
'Non-conf0rmity to the World" will
he preached on at 1915 a. m, in the
First Baptist church by the Rev l. W.
Read, pastor. The congregation will
unite in the union service AT the First
Methodist Episcopal church at 30 p. m.
Sunday school at go n m, J. W.
WEIGH, superintendent Mission Sunday
school at 3 p. IN. Geo. P. Lyman, super
intendent
What Relation Does the Bible Sustain
to Modern Civilization and Progress?'
will be the 1916 a. m theme of the Rev
W. S. Marquis, pastor, in the Broadway
Presbyterian church. The congregation
will unite in the evening in the union Bi-
BILE society meeting to be held in the FIRST
Methodist Episcopal church. Sunday
school at $40 a. m, DR. J. W Stewart,
superintendent. Young peoples meeting
at p. IN.
"A Word to Moral Young Men" will be
the subject at the young mems meeting
at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms, at $50 p. m
Mr.. C.. +. Adams will lead the meeting