Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-20
BRAN INCENTIVE
Pupils Given Food to Encourage
Attendance at School
in India.
ANNUAL THANK OFFERING
OF Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Addressed by Miss
Marion Newton.

Last evening at the First NJ. E.
church the annual thank Offering serv-
| ice of the WOman's Foreign Mission
airy society of the church was held.
Miss Marion Newton, one of the in
structors at the Isabella Phoburn col
| lege at Lucknow. India. was present
and made the address of the evening.
| Miss Newton gave a very interesting
talk on the work of the missions in
India, and told of the conditions in
that country. One of the most remark
able things mentioned was the method
employed to induce the pupils TO at
tend the college. The Indian children
are never given enough food at their
home. At the end of each week the
pupils are given a handful of bran,
such as can be secured in this country
for about 90 cents a bushel. They will
come when they can receive this food.
They eagerly eat the bran. AS soon as
they have attended school long enough
to have acquired a desire for education
the bran distribution is discontinued.
Miss Newton's statements with re-
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life among the natives of India seem
incredulous. The wages of an average
workman are $1.50 a month. One meal
day is the ordinary allowance. The
food is mainly rice, and occasionally
bran and other vegetable food.
What the missionaries who are
working there receive yearly is so
small that very few workmen in this
country receive as little in one month.
The ministers are paid $50 year.
$40 in Collection.
Following the address the thank of
fering was taken, and about $50 col
lected. This sum will go to the fund
for the Crandon Hall, for girls. at
Rome, Italy. The school which Miss
Newton represents is named for the
daughter of Bishop Proburn.
One of the features of the meeting
last evening was the rendering of the
professional, THE Holy City" by the
choir of % voices The choir sang the
first verse from the Sunday school
room in the rear. marching to the choir
loft. The Kings Heralds. a children's
organization of the church, assisted,
and preceded the choir in the process
siOnal.
\ soprano solo was rendered by Mrs.
Lucy Olsen, and duet. In the Cross
of Christ l Glory" by Miss Wood and
Mr.. Johnson.
The services at the meeting of the
Epworth League last evening were par
ticularly interesting. The meeting was
largely attended. The subject was
Home Life" and helpful talks were
made by the leader. Mr.. Lavender.
Miss Wood and Miss Henderson. Rev.
Chamberlain, president of the McKen-
dree college, the oldest Methodist
school in the world. was present and
made a short address.
Big Mass Meeting
Yesterday afternoon at the Y NJ. G.
4. auditorium the largest mems meet
ing of the year in the association was
held. There was an attendance of
100. The address was made by Rev.
Lockhart, who spoke on THE White
Life His address was one that appeal
ed strongly to the large audience The
musical features included the initial
appearance of the Y. NJ c. A. chorus
Alma Holt, and vocal solos by Rev. J.
=. Gormang.
The boys meeting was also a large
ly attended one. the address being
made by Rev. E. +. Martin. pastor of
the First Baptist church of Moline
The boys orchestra furnished the
music.