Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18

Men 10 Meet in Rock Islant \
morrow..-OutIine Of the Progra,
me. y
As the time draws near for the open
ing of the state Y. NJ G. A. convention.
the interest continues to increase. To-
morrow the guests will begin to arrive.
The convention will convene at Z p. m.
tomorrow for the appointment of COM
mittees on permanent organization. Del
egates will afterward attend church
prayer meetings. The state executive com
mittee will meet with Capt. and Mrs. T. J.
Robinson and hold their first business
meeting at p. m. when lunch will be
served. Thursday morning the perma~
nant organization will take place, after
which the regular line of work will be
taken up. DR.. J. Fl. Brookes will give a
bible reading from to 8 p. m.
Thursday evening the Rev. F. W. Gun
sanlus will deliver an address from the
favorable mention of newspapers. 1t
will be necessary to come early" to Sc
cure seats on Thursday evening. On
Friday gymnasium work will be discussed
from 9 to 10 a. m. with specimen move
ments in light gymnastics. DR.. Brooks
at 2 to Safer which evangelistlc meet
ings for young men will be taken up,
and then question drawer will be
opened.
Friday evening there will be stereopti =
con views of buildings and an address by
L. d. Wishard, of the worlds central
committee of the Y NJ G. A. Saturday
the work will be taken up in sections as
follows;
College delegates at the Baptist church,
L. D. Wishard, presiding.
Railroad delegates at the U. P. church,
G, E. Simmons, presiding
City associations at the Central Pres
byteran church, L. W. Messer, presid-
ing.
| Town associations without general sec
retaries. Christian chapel, F. 81. Burt
presiding.
On Saturday afternoon Dr. Brooks,
from 2 to 8. Saturday evening. song ser
vice, state and international work Sun
day morning there is to be conservation
meeting,
Sunday afternoons meeting will be fol
young men 10 the Central Presbyterian
church and at the same hour for boys at
the First Nj. E. church Prominent bus
mess men will be here from Chicago
Rockford, Peoria, Elgin, Monmouth
Gslesburg. Fteeport and other cities
Our citizens are doing everything to max,
the convention a pleasant affair, and The
local Y. III. G. A. are awake to the fac
and are correspondingly busy and happy
Unless we are greatly mistaken, this con
| schtioh VIII iSoNo "a IustiuS iuipiCosiOA ii
our city, and will place the local associa
ton prominent among the associations o
Illinois.
One of St Louis most prominent cler
gymen, Rev. ]. H. Brookes. D. D., is On
the programme of the state convention
DR.. Brookes' name is household wor
among the bible students of this country
He is the author of number of exceed
ingly valuable books. and ably edits IN
South, monthly published in st. Loui:
OF one of his books the st. Louis Pres
byterian says:
Nothing better has come from the pre-
life, eble pen of the author. In our jude
/ ment nothing so good on this subject hs
appeared from any source. His argu
ment is clear as MONDAY. Ineligible t
: the commonest understanding, and skill
fully compact. leaving no loop hole TO
the escape of the gainsayer.
| Dr. Brookes will give bible readings {
: each of the afternoon sessions of Il
! convention, and help out the work of tt
g convention in many other ways. NJ
and Mrs. J. NJ. Buford will entertain hin
2 while here.