Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-21
GOING TO GALVA
Rock Island District Epworth
League Selects Next
Meeting Place.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Rev. r. {. Shut, of Woodruff, Made
President Omar Sowden, Rock
island, Second Vice President.

II Island District EpwOrth Leagues came
to a close this morning with the filing
of reports. selection of Galva as the
next meeting place, and the election of
the following officers for the ensuing
years:
President-Rev. F. E. Shut, Wood
hull
First Vice President-Miss Sadie
Besse, Erie.
Second Vice President-Omar Cow
den, Rock Island.
Third Vice President-Miss Ada
Parker. Atkinson.
Fourth Vice President-Miss Eva H.
Gibbs. Galva.
Secretary-Homer F. Hinkley Rock
Island
Treasurer Murray f. Temple,
Keithsburg
Junior League Superintendent -
Miss Daisy Wood. Rock Island.
Executive Committee Rev. J. B.
Rutter. Rock Island: S. ]. Ferguson,
Rock Island; Rev. Alex Smith, Ke-
vance.
The morning session opened with
sacramento service. conducted by the
presiding elder. Rev w. r. Wiley
talks by II. F. Tolle of Atkinson. and
Miss Effie Nelson. Woodruff. Den
YER 1906" was discussed by various
delegates.
This afternoon the delegates were
L given a trolley ride about the three
cities, visiting Rock Island arsenal en-
route. The cabinets, both the retiring
and the newly elected, met this after
noon with the president
II The selection of Galva as the place
for holding the 1906 convention was
unanimous. the invitation being extend
ed on behalf of the Galva charter by
Miss Eva H. Gibbs. who is the fourth
vice president of the district.
Two Addresses.
Two interesting and helpful ad-
/ dresses were given last evening at the
session of the district Epworth League
convention at Spencer Memorial
church. Rev. Arthur ]. Bowen, dean
of the Marking university. of Marking,
| China. gave an illustrated lecture on
the school and its accomplishments and
! assistance to the general missionary
cause. Rev. T. A. Brewster. of Rock
ford. made a very entertaining and in
structive address on the subject The
. Possibilities of a Life Without Mira
: cles"
. Mr. Bowen is a product of the Rock
. Island district, and his address was of
further interest from the fact that the
district is making an effort TO raise
!. 81 900 for the university of which he
is dean. He opened his address with
a brief summary of the uses to which
. this fund is to be put, including the
. purchase of books and supplies the
= assistance of the missionary work on
. the streets. and like uses, and if any
of the fund remains it goes to the en-
: dowment fund.
/. Various Courses.
. Dean Bowen told of the schools
scope of work, which is practically
: equal to the work of the American uni
lversity through the sophomore year.
Students between the ages of IL and
. I20 years only are admitted to the
. school. 1t has the preparatory, col
. legiate, medical, and theological de-
. partments, and offers good courses in
: leach branch. The English language
: is taught exclusively.
Speaking of the missionary work of
China, he said that there is more har-
mony than in the missionary depart
ments Of the churches in the United
States. He explained the rules which
govern the students at the university
> and spoke of their great earnestness in
> their school work. and of the desire of
the younger people to get away from
the Confucian and BTahman teachings.
!, The Marking university has the only
college Y NJ. C. A. in China. and it's
. achievements were discussed to some
length by the speaker.
Great Mission Field.
; Mr. Bowen devoted some time to a
discussion of China as a missionary
field, classifying il as one of the great
est fields in the world He said that
he looked for time when the United
States would gain influence in religious
matters from China, rather than China
being influenced by the United States
; as now. From 1907 to 1912 mission
aries were excluded from China, but in
1912 the treaty ports were opened, and
missionaries operated in five districts
until 1860 The period between 1860
. and 1894 Mr.. Bowen pointed out to be
the expansion period for missionary
work. and by 1894. 1000 missionaries
had been assigned to the empire. The
Japanese-Chinese war and the Boxer
difficulties had a great influence for
good for China, according TO the uni
veTsity dean He holds that China's
defeat by Japan caused an awakening
of the Chinese to the need of modern
izing il they are to make advances as
Japan has done. He says that at the
present time there is a reform element
: rapidly growing in power. and that the
: viceroy of Marking not only does not
oppose Christianity. but encourages
the university. and assists IL by gifts,
and by securing high positions for it's
graduates and students. He concluded
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