Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-18
THE STATE CONVENTION.
An Important Association OF Young
Men 10 Meet in Rock Island eto-
morrow...Outiine OF the Program.

An ImpOrtant Association OF ounE |
Men IN Meet in Rock Island ito
morrow.-.Outiine Of the Program.
me.
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
mitiees on permanent organization. Del
egates will afterward attend church
PRAYER meetings. The state executive com
mittee will meet with Capt. and Mrs 7. 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.. ]. Fl. Brookes will give
bible reading from 2 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 8 to 10 a. m. with specimen move
ments in light gymnastics. DR.. Brooks
at 2 to 3-after 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. Wishsrd, presiding.
Railroad delegates at the U. P. church,
c. E. Simmons, presiding
City associations at the Central Pres.
byterian church, L. W. Messer, presid-
ing.
Town associations without general sec.
retaries, Christian chapel, F. H. Burt,
presiding.
On Saturday afternoon DR.. Brooks
from to 8. Saturday evening. song ser
vice, state and international work. Sun.
dsy morning there is to be conservation
meeting.
Sunday afternoons meeting will be foI
young men in the Central Presbyterian
church and at the same hour for bows a
the First NJ E church. Prominent bus.
mess men will be here from Chicago
Rockford, Peoria, EIgin, Monmouth
Gslesburg, Freeport and other cities
Our citizens are doing everything TO max
the convention q pleasant affair, and tn
local Y III C. A. are awake to the fac
and are correspOndingly busy and happy
Unless we are greatly mistaken, this con
vention will leave lasting impression i
our city, and will place the local sssocia
ton prominent among the associations @
Illinois.
One of St Louis most prominent clel
gymen, Rev. j. II. Brookes. D. D., is o
the programme of the state convention
DR.. Brookes' name is household woI
among the bible students of this countr
He is the author of number of excee
ingly valuable books. and ably edits T.
l South, monthly published in St. Loui
OF one of his books the st. Louis Pre-
byterian says:
Nothing better has come from the pr
E life, ebe pen of the author In our jud
t ment nothing so good on this subject hi
appeared from any source. His arg
ment is clear as MONDAY. ineligible
: the commonest understanding, and ski
t fully compact. leaving no loop hole f
7 the escape of the gainsayer.
d DR.. Brookes will give bible readings
|: each of the afternoon sessions of t
n convention, and help out the work of t
e convention in many other ways. \
d and Mrs j. NJ Buford will entertain hi
g while here