Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-15
Several Hundred Presbyterian
Delegates to be Here Com
ing Week.
MEET BROADWAY CHURCH
Annual Sessions of Women's Foreign
and Home Mission Societies
at the Same Time.


will be attended by 200 ministers and
arge representation of the women in
crested in the several auxiliary so
ieties. will open Tuesday evening at
broadway Presbyterian church, Sew
nth avenue and Twenty-third street.
md continue to and including Thurs
lay evening.
Simultaneous with the meeting of
be synod will he held the annual ses-
ions Of the Wonan'S SynOdiCal So
iety for Foreign Missions and the WO-
lan's Synodical Society for Home
Iissions. The program in full fol
OWs:
Tuesday Evening.
7:GO-Sermon by the moderator. Rev.
;dgar l.. Williams.
S:30-SynOd constituted With prayer.
Toll call. Election of moderator and
emp0rary clerks. Adoption of pro
ram. Report of committee of arrange
nentS.
Wednesday Morning.
S:3O-DevotiOnal fellowship.
S:4O-CompletiOn of roll. Reading
linutes Introduction of correspond
1g members. Announcement of stand
1g committees. Records ana papers
resented and distributed. Report 1f
tated clerk and treasurer.
9:15-Christian educatiOn-Rev. w.
:: p Bryan. D. D., chairman. Pastor
the Church of the Covenant, of Chi
ago, Ill. l, Oar Educational Agenc-
IS" Mccormick Theological seminary,
AXE Forest college. Blackburn COZ
age. Illinois college. GeneSeo Collegi-
te institute. Union academy; ,, our
York for Candidates for the Christian
Iinistry," Rev. w. S. p. Bryan, Rev
'ornclius NJ. Steffens, of German
theological seminary, Dubuque, Ia;
:. "Our Duty to Youth in State Instt-
utions." Rev Edward w. Clippenger,
astOr Presbyterian church, Cham
align: 1. Our Plans for the Colleges
nd Academies Within Our Border
lev. W. S. Marquis, chairman synod
al educational committee; Rev. E.
Ray, secretary of college board.
12:00-Luncheon at the church.
Wednesday Afternoon.
1:3O-PreparatIOn by prayer. Re
,ort of committee on bills and over
ures.
2:OO-Confercnce On foreign mis-
ions. Rev. w. S. Marquis. chairman. l,
raise and prayer; ,. synod's response
Christ's command in 10000; wO-
lcn's societies, Mrs. S. o. Tough
idge; young peoples societies, Miss
amy Clcland; congregations. Rev.
ieOrge c. Livingston, Virginia. Ill: 3,
The Forward Movement" The Mo
Gs,>S,,
lg. Talca. Chile: THE Need and
Ian" David McConaughy. secretary
orward movement; Discussion and
rayer."
3:3O-The spiritual life of the
hurch, Rev. Frank NJ Carson. d. D.,
hartman, Lake View church, Chicago.
Facts and Figures from the Field.
The Evangelistic Campaign" Rev.
Toward Agnew Johnston, d. D., New
(ork.
4:15-The communion of the Lords
upper.
5:O0-Recess.
7:3O-Address. "Christ's Cause in
ndia." w. A Wanless. NJ. D.. mis-
ionary from India. Address, I'm this
Sign Conquer" David McConaughy
ecretary of Forward Movement" in
,oard of Foreign Missions.
S:3O-Address, The Provision and
orepetuation of Gospel Ministry,
lev B. Z. S. Ely. Jr., D. D., Rockford
IL.
Thursday Morning.
Home missions, Rev. Thomas D. Lo
| ;an. D. D., chairman. First church
l
| S:3O-Pray We the lord of the har
vest.
S:44O-Report of committees, fin
| lnce. assembly minutes.
| Bodybuilding Up the Weak
Places" In Illinois. Rev. Thomas D.
| logan. The Cost" Rev. Edwin L.
ord. Aurora. by the Women" Rev
| George F. McAfee, secretary Home
Mission board. Among the Freed
men," Miss Mary E. Holmes. Rock
ford. The Outlook" Rev. Edgar L.
Williams, Peoria. Discussion.
1:30-Report of special committee
IN powers of licentiates, Ephraim Ban
ming.
Miscellaneous discussion.
12:O0-Recess. Guests entertained in
he homes.
Thursday Afternoon.
1:S0-"WatCh unto prayer. and above
all things have fervent charity among
yourselves
Miscellaneous business. Next
place of meeting.
2:O0-General church work, Rev.
Henry K. Denlinger. d. D., Chairman,
Bloomington. Ill. Second Presbyterian
church. l. Allied agencies; 2, brief re-
ports; 3. topic for discussion; ''Mutu-
al Benefits and General Church Life. "
3:30-The youth of the church, Rev.
w. Francis Irwin. ID. D., Springfield,
Ill, Second church. /. report of chair
man; ., address. Rev. W. J. Nc Caugh-
an, D. D, Third Presbyterian church,