Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

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east. and more after crossing the Atlan- s
tic. but we reach the acme of it in India I
and China. If these people are to en-
brace the gospel, it must be preached to
them when they are young men. When
we save one man in Christendom, seventy
are born in Heathendom. The Y. NJ. c. I
A. has already demonstrated its adapta-
bility to young men in every country,
where it has been organized in Great
Britain, ireland, France. Germany, Swe>
den. Turkey, Russia, Ceylon. Syria, jap
an and China. The missionaries Of India
have sent unanimous call to the Y. M.
G. A. of America to send a general sec
rotary to Madras City and col
lege associations in this country
ought to have a missionary committee,
and hold missionary meetings. If
there is any country we have right to
appeal to for men and money for mis-
sionary work it is this country. The
Galesburg glee club sang one of their
splendid songs and were enthusiastically
recalled.
The Peoria delegates. twenty in num-
Der. marched out on the stage in single
file, each carrying pressed brick tied
with white ribbons, with the cards of the
delegates attached, Ind Mr. Haughton,
the Peoria secretary. arranged them in
the form of the corner of wall GA the |
table in the center of the stage Then |
| W SewelrOth, of Peoria, in an elo- |
quent and friendly address, presented |
them to the Rock Island association for
their new building as an evidence of their
good will and an example of their urgent
desire for the early erection of the edi-
nee. 1t was very appropriate per
Torrance, quite surprise, encouraging
TO the Y. NJ. C. A. and was heartily APP
plauded oy the audience.
Mr.. Brown, the state secretary, said
there are now 1872 Y. NJ. C. A buildings
in the country, and the property is worth
between six and seven millions of dol
lars. He then proceeded to exhibit very
large stereopticOn views of association
buildings, exterior and interior, in this
aud other countries. telling their cost and
. making other interesting statements in
connection Herewith as he went along
: In conclusion he exhibited what may be,
and soon will be in Rock Island-an ele
t CANT new y. NJ. C A. building-and the
sudien'e greeted the vision with long
= continued enthusiastic cheers, testifying
e their ardent sympathy with the move
D ment the local association have so dearly
: at heart.
/ THIS MORNING.
) The convention met this morning al
o $50 o'clock, at which hour the Rev. Jas.
II. Brookes, of St. Louis, was present,
o and after apolog;zing for his hardness in
: reaching the city he proceeded to give a
t, bible reading on what every member Of
. the Y NJ c. A. should be. He should
3 be a SOD of God, receiving Christ and
o believing on Him. We are children Of
k God by faith in Christ Jesus WhosoeveI
t believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born
# of God. Until man is so born he i.
5. dead. II he attempt to turn over new
lie leaf without being born again he is sim
Vt ply turning over in his coffin. Every Y
k M. c. A. man should be a good soldier o
y Jesus Christ. Fight the good fight o
1T faith; lay on to eternal life. Put on thu
he whole armOr and panoply CT God. l
IS you are thus soldiers, and so clothed, you
Of will fight the good fight, and there vii
x be laid up for YOU crown of eterns
De life. Your weakness must be the sworC
s. of the spirit, which is the word of God
ii 1t is not the scabbard or hilt, howeve
ID grandly ornamented, but the keen, naket
t. blade of the word of God thrust directl
Id at people. The Y. NJ. C. A. man mus
IS be an athlete, working according to tn
he rules laid down for the wresters an
ly boxers and runners: so run in the rae
gs that We may win, and you win not a COZ
nd ruptible but an incorruptible crown. La
st aside every weight or incumbrance; kee
ng your eye on the Lord Jesus Christ. Max
to this your motto for the coming yea
nd Wherefore we labor that. whether pre-
IT. ent or absent, we may be accepted {
er. Him." Every Y. NJ c. A member mu
o be husbandmsn, sowing the seed, whie
to is the word of God, sowing it in earnes
rs, ness, sowing it in the morning, and wit
Der holding not the hand in the evening SOY
md ing the seed everywhere, Every Y.
M C. A man should study to be approv'
as unto God, building on the foundation
the Christ Jesus worthy superstructul
He should be vessel, sprinl
ard led with the precious blood of Chri
sr- which cleanseth from all sin. He shou
and be servant of the Lord, using his Il
ext ents, his gifts and opportunities, and h
m will the Father honor according to
ore faithfuness
WORK BY SECTIONS
ing After the bible reading this morning
conference of city associations with &C
an ersl secretaries, was held in the Cent
'dly Presbyterian church. L. W. Messer re
ing paper on Department Organization
ing He believed in departments so as to hs
branches particularly adapted to I
oks wants and tastes of different young mt
one and that they should be under gene
BON. board of management, with heads
each. Any conflict In financial canv,
ana ing would thus be avoided. A weak
'na- partment will have the help and sym
ies> thy of the stronger ones The plan is
sang most economical. 1t gives each DEPT
they ment the benefit of the best BUSH
VINO talent.
lter- S. A Kean, of Chicago, thought
oing plan decidedly the best for the Ii
10 cities.
CT IN A Bloomington delegate said in