Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-18
A HAPPY OCCASION.
Annual congregational Meeting at
the Broadway Church.
Reunion land supper Last Evening
The Addresses and music,
Election of Elders.
Etc.


Presbyterian church held its annual
meeting, attended by reunion supper
last evening. which proved one of the
happiest and most interesting events in
the church history of Rock Island. Two
hundred members Of the church attended.
Two long tables reaching the entire
length Of the Sunday school room, and
two shorter ones extending into the al.
cove were nicely arranged, spread and
decorated. After all had been seated,
prayer was offered by A. NJ. Blakesley,
when the time was given to the social
and practical discussion of the menu. 1t
was as follows:
"They eat, they drink, and in communion Sweet
Qunf Immortality and JOY
Cold Ham Dressed Eggs With Lettuch.
Cold ToI que, BIOS ton Brown Bread,
Veal Loaf, Rolls,
Pickles, Bread and Butter,
'Who rises from feast
With tina. keen appetite that he sits DOWN.
Then came the entertaining programme
of the evening.
"GLEANINos FROM THE WORK AND GREET
INGs FROM THE WORKERS. !"
was the head under which they were CIV
en-. From the choir under the inscrip-
ton. with All the Choicest Music of the
Kingdom Together Sang Misses Nellie
Bsrnhart and May Walker rendered
delightful duet. In the way of Needle
and Thread-We Sew. sew, Prick our
Fingers. Dull Our Sight, Producing
What?" an excellent paper had been
prepared By Mrs. H. B. Sudlow and was
read by Mrs. Phil Mitchell.
Following this were the "Heralds Of
Glad TIdings," papers being read as fol-
lows:
From the Ladies' Missionary society
THE Women That Publish the Tidings
are Great Host. Mrs. J. R. Mills.
From Ruth's Bsnd-"And Ruth Said:
Let Me Go 10 the Field Now and Clean"
Miss Mary Csse,
From Willing Workers-"Ours to
Work as Well as Pray'-Miss Carrie
Gregg.
From the Busy Bees-"Behold
Swarm of Bees and Honey"-Mrs. G. M.
Loosely.
From the Ladies South Park Mission
"A City That is Set on Hill Cannot
be Hid'-AIiss Florence Stewart.
Under the heading, THE Hope of the
Church an6 Nation-These Words That
Command Thee This Day
Thou Shalt Teach Them Diligently to
Thy Children, "Dr. ]. W. Stewart spoke
for the Broadway and S. D. Cleland for
the South Park Sunday school.
Then came the announcement OF SUBJ
Jects with responses as follows:
The Young Peoples Army-Put on
the Whole Armour of CODA D. Sper
~.
The Venerables-The Elders That
Rule Well Count Worthy of Double
Honor"-C. c. McIntire.
The Keepers of the Key, you may
Trust them in the Dark"-C. A. Rose,
W. B. Ferguson.
Forward Speak unto the Children of
Israel that they 60 Forward"-Rev. w.
s. Marquis.
THE ELECTION OF ELDERS AND TRUSTEES
came next, with the following result:
Elders. D. Cleland, DR.. A. h. NC
Candies.
Trustees-S. j. Kestor, G. a. Rose,
Frank Mixer, George NJ. Loosely.
"The Friends over There" was the topic
| for silent meditation after which all sang
softly.
ssWe shall reach the summer land,
Some sweet day by and by;
We shall press the golden strand
Some sweetday by ana by;
Oh, the loved ones watching there,
By the Tree Of Life so fair.
ill we come their JOY TO share
Some sweet day by and by"
The bene diction came next and then
adjournment to the auditorium for socia-
bility and the selection of sittings for the
year.