Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-15
CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
Proceedings of the Various Re-
IigiOus Bodies in Session.
The Rock River Presbytery at Geneseo--
The w. c. T. U. at Moline--The Bap-
tfst Convention at Cordova.

ssSe convention at COrdOvR
Revs. w. s. Marquis and J. II. Kerr
have returned from the meeting of the
Rock River Presbytery which has been in
session at Geneseo. About 20 from this
city attended. including the delegates to
the Women's Presbyterial Missionary
meeting which was held in the First Bap>
fist church. the First PRESBYTERIAN
church being occupied by the meeting Of
the Presbytery.
The delegates to the Women's Presby-
terial Missionary meeting met in the af-
ternoon and considerable business of a
routine character including reports of
officers, etc, WIS attended to, after
which the assen,blage was addressed by
Mrs. Calf of Aurora, and Mrs.
Paul Bergen a missionary
from China. , he officers of the society
made a most gr ,tifying report, showing
that upwards of 81 500 had been coll
lected for home and foreign missions.
A large amount of business pertaining
to the Presoytery, which includes 81
churches in Rock Island, Mercer, Henri y
and Whiteside counties. was attended to
and a very satisfactory report made IF
progress from all over the Presbytery
There are about $500 members in this
district, and a report shows total of
collected for foreign missions. The
Presoytery adjourned to meet at Aledo
in March. the time OF the next semi an
nusl meeting.
THE w. C. T. o.
The annual convention of the w. G.
T. U. of the Eleventh congressional dis
trict. opened at the Congregational
church at Moline yesterday afternoon
with a goo1ly attendance of ladies, some
o. them from various parts of the dis
trict. The Rev. T. B. Wilson and Mrs.
w. A. Jones delivered addresses of wel>
come and Miss Emma Bell of Warsaw,
responded.
Last evening was devoted to the Y. W.
c. T. L an address being delivered by
Rev. s. L. Guthrie of South Moline. To.
oISut WIS. L. D. hOuuuS OF SulCaSO,
state president of the W. C. T. U,
speaks
THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
CARDovA. Sept. 15.-At Tuesday
evenings session of the Rock Island Bap-
fist association the work OF the Young
Peoples Baptist Union was taken up
with Rev. T. 8. Young. of Moline, presi-
dent, in the chair.
Reports wee made from the Detroit
convention by Rev. L. Fl. Coffman
The union was addressed by Rev. T. 81.
Scott on the work. On Wednesday at 9
i. m. there was a song service.
Following officers of the union were
elected:
Presidential. L. Benway.
Vice Northumberland frost, Rock
Island county; Miss Mabel Long. Henry
county.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs Edith
Brown.
Committee reports were adopted, and
the union adjourned.
At 1890. Sunday school work was
taken up, Deacon L D. Edwards acting
for the president, who was absent.
The topic, What is the Object of
This Convention" was opened by Rev. L.
H Coffman. The tonic, The Personal
Work of the Teacher Among the Pupils"
was opened by Mrs. G. A. Taylor. Both
topics brought out animated discussions
and then recess YVES taken for dinner. At
2 O'Clock there was song service. and at
2 80 committees on enrolment and reso-
lutions reported which was adoped. The
election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted in the choice of:
PRESIDENT. 81. Buckley, Rock Island
w. Warner. Henry county: Miss Lucille
Miller, Mercer county.
Secretary and Trezsurer-W. B. Petit
Rock Island county.
Reports were read from the Sunday
school Committees Better methods in
Sunday school work was exemplitied by
j K. Groom. Rev. T. s. Young deliv- |
cred the doctrinal sermon, and at p. m.
these was devotion of half hour. Rev.
w. L. Wood delivered q sermon on Sun
day school work and half an hour was |
spent in praise meet pg. ]. 81. Buck |
ley was then installed into his office.
The following committees made re- |
ports, which were adopted: Committees
on resolutions. missionary, auditing.
d omiu ations, and obituaries. the latter |
showing IA deaths among the churches of |
the association seven Of whom were in |
Moline The meeting then adjourned
until morning. This morning at 8 |
o'clock the convention reassembled and |
after receiving various reports the con-
vention adjourned to meet in Moline in |
September. 1898.
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