Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
WOODLANDPRAYER'
District Methodist Camp Meet
ing at TindaIl's Grove.
TO BE OPENED FRIDAY NEXT.

Twelve Days of Missionary Work Out
lised and an Especially Interesting and
Ensctu.i Affair Auticips,sd-Mesting of
the Rock Island Baptist Association.
Friday evening of this week the
district Methodist camp meeting
will be opened at Tindall's grove
south of Milan. Il will continue II
days. Saturday evening DR.. j. +.
Mcfarland, of Jacksonville, will lee
ture on The Higher Values. ~
Wednesday. the Goth, will be OBJ
served as Epwurth league day. Fri
day, Aug. %. will be w. +. Nj. S.
day. Saturday evening, Aug. 20,
DR.. w. II. Wilder, president VI the
l. w u, will lecture. w. c. +. u.
day will be Tuesday, Sept. l.
DIR. NJ V. Crum maker, the presid.
ing elder, will have charge of The en-
campment, and it is confidently cx.
pected that the gathering will be one
Of the most successful in years.
District Epworth league work at
the camp meeting will be as follows:
Junior league hour each day at 1:SO
p. m; Epworth league hour each day
ut 4 p. M. led by lcaguers from over
the district. A series of bible studies
illustrated with chart and chalk
talk will be given by the district
president, at 2p. M. Aug. u, 25. n,
and IS. Epworth league day will
he Aug. &c. The program arranged
for that occasion is: $50 a. m :,
prayer meeting; .. love feast, led by
Rev. +. ". Thompson. of Port Byron;
1872, sermon aud altar service BY
Rev. II. V. Holt. Chicago; 81 p. M +,
Junior league led by Miss Dollie
Cool. 2:3j, sermon, Rev. A. Nj.
Stocking. Aledo; $3.50, conservation
meeting led by Rev. G. w. Petegoy;
4. business meeting; z, song service;
1880, sermon. Rev. II. X. Metcalf;
altar service. Rev. r. l. Ballew.
Rev. ID. Il. Mcfarland is to speak
next Sunday and Rev. w. II. Wilder
the following Sunday.
Among those from Rock Island
who are planning to pitch tents at the
camp meeting are Kevs. NJ. V. Crum-
baker. +. W. Merrcll, X. G. Pearce
and NJ. V. Il White and their fami-
lies; Mrs. Nj. Il. Stafford and Miss
Hurst, Misses Emma Adams and Bes-
sic Dimick, Mrs. j. h. Lidder. and
Miss Bowen and Mrs. Snyder; DR..
Eli Bradford and family.
Baptists to Meet.
The Rock Island Baptist associa-
ton meets at Alpha Aug. Is ~.
The first session, commencing Tues
day evening. will be devoted to sun
day school work. The association
proper convenes at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. The introduce
tory sermon will be preached by DIR.
G. f. Taylor. pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, of this city.
Thursday afternoon begins the
sixth annual meeting Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union. of the Rock
Island association. The program for
the meeting promises to be of special
interest. the principal feature being
an address by DR.. A. X. DeBlois,
president OF Shurtleff college,
who Thursday evening is to speak on
The Voice Of the Age to Young Bap-
lists" At the afternoon session,
aside from the hearing of reports
and the transaction of business,
there arc to be short talks by each Of
the junior leaders in the association,
presenting some particular and iu-
teresting phases of the junior work.
At the evening session also. some of
the delegates will relate their i'm
pressions Of the Milwaukee ccnven-
ton. The closing conservation SER
vice will I've led by Rev. X. C..
Bryant. of Moline. A large attend
ance is anticipated.