Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19

! IIans in foreign missionary work The
/ spiritual life of the church was the sub
| jet taken up in the meeting which be
gan at 3:3J O'Clock the principal ad-
dress being by Rev. Howard Agnow
johnson. -. H.. of New York
Wonan's Soric.y Meeting.
The session Of the Wuman's Synodi-
cal society for foreign missions this
morning held in the Sunday school
room. was devoted to the reading of re-
ports by the various secretaries of the
Denomination. Mrs. G. (. Brown pre-
sided. The minutes Of the last meet
ing were read by Mrs. ID. Mcintyre. of
Mattoon and this was followed by an
! interesting report from the CORE
! spending secretary. Mrs. s 0. LOugh-
ridge. Of Peoria. Miss NJ. Paddock. Of
! Pana, the secretary of the contingent
| fund. made her report TO the society.
and the report Of the secretary of lii
craturc. Mrs. !. G. Rankin. of Quincy,
| followed. Miss Fannie Clcland. of this
| city, secretary of young peoples work,
read a very interesting report of the
work of the society in young peoples
circles. Mrs b. II. Brainard conduct
I gu Gil IN PEI ittl'' iipit at til1 t'ilNill-
sion OF the reading OF the reports. and
the study classes and Presbyterian
{ loyalty were the main subjects taken
during the meeting. The report of the
executive conference was read. and the
session adjourned til this afternoon,
after the noon-t.d. PRAYER.
At the meeunE this afternoon the
election of officers : TO he hold. and
other matters of importance trans
acted
/ ii2V. EOEan'S Election Unanimous.
At the opening of the synod at
| Broadway church last evening. Rev.
Thomas D. Logan. ND. of the First
/ Presbyterian church Of Springfield.
was unanimously elected moderator.
Rev. Logan's name was placed in nom
inatiOn by a representative Of the
Springfield presbytery. and the nomi-
nation was seconded by Il representa-
tive OF the bloomington pTeShytery.
There were no other nominations. Rev.
w. S. Marquis. of the Broadway church.
had been suggested. but declined to
have his name considered as he be
lieved that he had been sufficiently
hOnored in the erta5nmeut of the
synod at Rock Island. In accepting
the historic caveI from the -etirinS
moderator. Rev. Edgar /. Williams. of
Peoria. DIR. Logan thanked the dele
gates for the honor conferred unon
him. He said that he had always adj
mired the border cities OF Illinois. and
said that Springfield As the center was
very well satisfied to 30 surrouu Led
l,.-
edges. DR.. Logan spoke ii ne attend
ance al the synod. and proDhcsicd a
most beneficial and interesting con
vention this year. The vel If ne
synod is one composed of over one
thousand pieces from a tree which
grew in the Lincoln yard AZ Sprin
field. Rev. Logan was born al Pitts
burg. Pa. and in 1874 he gradual, j
from the Western Theological semin
airy n Lafayette Pa. He occupied he
pulpit at the Neadvine. Pa. church
for II years. and has since that tim,
been in charge Of the First church AZ
Springfield. III Rev. J. Bradley. j. J.
iof Alton. and Rev W. E. Ware. Of Chi
cago. were chosen temporary clerks OF
the synod.
Retiring Nodcrator's Address.
The synod meeting was opened with
the sermon by the retiring moderator
Rev. Edgar L. Williams. d. D.. Of PEG
ria. Rev. Williams took as his sub
ject. Enlargement" his text being
found in I. Chronicles 40. DR. WI
liam said the PRAYER in the text. while
it suggested tha dangers OF expansion
pointed uut out the safe way If per
manent enlargement. The first part O,
the text. oh. that thou wouldst bles.
me indeed" revealed that through the