Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-20
WORK OF MISSIONS
Annual Service is Held at the
United Presbyterian
Church.
ADDRESS BY MRS. CAMPBELL
Compares Conditions of Life in
America With Those in
India.

| Last evening at the United Presby-
terrain church occurred the annual
thank offering service of the Woman's
Missionary society. Miss A. F. Cooke,
a devotee TO missions both at home
and abroad. was in charge of the serv-
ice A very interesting program was
carried out, as follows:
Praise service - "Promptings to
Thanksgiving" bible songs, No. 226:
IA; Praises of the Most High bible
songs, No. 29G:1-3
Prayer.
Scripture reading - Gods Univer-
sal Invitation" lisa. So: Is; Matt. HIPS
30; Rev. 22:17.
Scripture song-"Universal Praise. -
bible songs, No. 2OO:1-4.
Responsive service-"Christians as
Witnesses" lisa. 43:1O-12. Acts is.
Psalms 1855, 6. 1912. Psalms 6S:11
(revised version H. Cor. 2:14
Praise-"Willing Testimony" bible
songs, No. S5:1-4
Scripture reading-"Brotherly Love-"
Hebrews 1873, l. John 3:16. II, 1921
Praise-"Brotherly Love" bible
songs. No. 2S6:1-3.
Privilege of Christian Wo-
manhood" Mrs. w. T. Campbell
Scripture reading - "Triumphs of
Christianity. lisa. 66:1S. Malachi I'LL,
Psalms 1921 S6:9, Hab. 2:14, Psalms
72:17.
Praise-"The Coming Triumph of
the Gospel" bible songs, No 42:1-3.
Responsive service -"Oferings of
Thanksgiving" Psalms 96:S. Deut 16:
1917, II. Chron. 29:31. Eph. 500.
Praise-"Grateful Love and Adora-
ton" bible songs. No. 233:1, 9, Hip.
Announcement of offering.
Conservation prayer, Rev. w. T
Campbell, D. d.
Doxology-Bible songs. 145:4-5.
Benediction.
Girl Not Welcome I'm India.
Mrs. Campbell, who gave the ad-
dress of the evening, was for many
years an instructor in Monmouth col
lege. and is a woman well versed in
the needs of missionary effort on the
part of the church. She is full of zeal
for advancement along the missionary
lines. In her address she compared
her life, from birth to the present time.
to that of the little girl born and grown
to womanhOOd in India. She said when
she was born her people rejoiced and
were congratulated that they had a
daughter in their home, but in India
the birth of a daughter is considered a
great calamity brought upon the
home, possibly for some sin committed
which has displeased one of the gods.
therefore the house is cursed with the
sending of a baby girl.
Rev. w. T. Campbell, who took part
in the service, formerly was pastor of
the Second United Presbyterian church
at Monmouth, but is now ministering
to the congregation in Davenport.
Societies Number I,OI9.
In the United Presbyterian church
there are 1.019 WOman's Missionary so
cieties, having 26,575 members. The
special work assigned to the WOmans
Mission board in the home mission
work is the salaries of nine city mis-
sionaries in six states; salaries of one
minister and one woman missionary
among the Italians: the entire support
of work among the Indians at Warm
Springs agency. Oregon: Simnasho.
Oregon, and Tama, Iowa. including the
salaries of six missionaries engaged in
this work; the work among the Freed
men is the care of Is sewing and four
cooking departments; salaries of q
workers, and maintenance of eight
buildings for schools and homes. be
sides the superintendent home and
IL tenant houses on the farm of 627
acres at Prairie Ala
Foreign Work Carried On.
The foreign work assigned to the
care of the Womans Mission board is.
in Egypt. the salaries of is women mis-
sionaries, three physicians and native
helpers: support of one hospital. one
dispensaTy and one boarding school.
In India, salaries of 80 women mission
aries. two physicians and native help
ers: support of two hospitals. two dis.
pensaries and one boarding school.
The amount of money required foI
home work among the Indians Freed |
men and other mission stations is So
600 per month; and the foreign work
requires an average of $4,000 a month. |
All departments of the work of the
Woman's General Missionary society |
depend upon the contributions and
thank Offpriu erS Of tho u-or,ar IF III