Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-11
HERE TOMORROW
Baptists Within Radius of 100
Miles to be Represented
at Meeting.
TO STIMULATE INTEREST
Foreign Mission, Home Mission and
Publication Societies Will be
Aided Particularly.

morning, afternoon and evening, i'll
Home Mission and Publication socie-
ties of the church. This conference
will be for the purpose of stimulating
interest in missions and enlarged con-
| tributions for the church in general.
The territory that will be represented
will include the country adjacent to
the tri-cities within a radius of about
1G0 miles, and the pastors and mem
| bers of the Baptist church have been
invited to a conference by commit
tee composed of pastors from the
three cities.
Budget conferences is the term APP
piled to the missionary meetings. Spe-
cial efforts are being made to bring
together from the churches as many of
the men as possible, and pastors and
Ilaymen together will meet in discus
sion of ways and means for raising
1.-THE appointments in the various
churches. The morning and afternoon
sessions will be devoted to informal
discussion of practical phases of the
problem.
Meeting One of Series.
The meetings are part of series
ltend from Maine to Kansas and prob
ABLY to the Pacific coast. Baptists of
THE northern states have three general
missionary societies the American
Baptist Missionary union for foreign
Emissions; the American Baptist Home
Mission society, and the American Bap-
ltist Publication society. These are all
cooperating in a grand project to pay
loft their accumulated debts, provide
lenough money for their current work,
land give to each a small working cap
lital. In this they have the backing of
1.-THE Northern Baptist convention. which
lis the new national representative of
tee of seven, representing the whole de-
nomination, is in charge of this cam
lpaign, the details in the several states
being looked after by state apportion-
ment committees. These include in
their membership prominent business
men, who are giving largely of their
time to the carrying out of this big
Ischeme in systematic and business
like way.
Prominent Men to Speak.
Three men, Rev. Marion ID. Eubank,
ID. D.; Rev Lemuel Call Barnes. d. D.,
Do, Dc n
D., distinguished in the church in gem
eral, will be present and deliver ad-
dresses and conduct mass meetings or
conferences
t, Rev Marion d. Eubank, NJ. D., is a
, missionary to China. and is acting field
secretary of the American Baptist Mis-
: sionary union. He went as mission
airy to east China in 1899, the year be-
fore the Boxer uprising. and was sta
toned at Huchow, city with popu-
; latiOn OF 100000. He was especially
successful in enlisting the interest and
, the financial aid of the officials and
!. merchants of Huchow in his projects
for enlarging the medical work of the
mission. Dr. Eubank has proved one
lof the most effective speakers at the
mems conventions, summer confer
. ences, campaigns of the laymen's mis-
5 lsionary movement, and other meetings
(which he has addressed.
Rev. Lemuel Call Barnes, d. D., is
S field secretary of the American Bap
t fist Home Mission society since March
{ 1908. and has long been a distinguished
s leader in the Baptist denomination
5 DR.. Barnes understands the problems
/ of church and is practical as vel
as inspiring conference leader.
Rev. Poindexter Smith Henson, d
!. D., is one of the widely known preach
Iers in America. During the years
J, 1SS2-1901 he made the pulpit of the
= First Baptist church of Chicago ia
;, lmous, and as a lecturer and preacher
became popularity known as "the inim
itable Henson" and is a man who ha:
won the affection of the American PEG
, lple to an unusual degree. 1t is char
!, Iacteristic of DR.. Henson that immedi
lately upon his retirement from thu
II lactive ministry he should enter upol
a strenuous campaign in the interests
a of the budget of the Northern Baptis
convention.
d The Program.
It The first session will be held at /,
O'Clock tomorrow morning, the forma
: program for the day being as follows
e Devotional service $50 minutes) lie,
by Rev. w. C. Rutherford. Theme
r Essentials of Efficiency" (a)-"Vis
It ion;" (b)-'Harmony;" (c)-"Power.
: The New Era in Our Denominations
Life.
The Northern Baptist Convention
Discussion led by Dr. P. S. Hertson.
VI. The Budget. (a)-Its Aim; (bS--It
A. Relation to the Churches; (c)-wha
. Has Already Been Accomplished; Cd
l. What Remains to Be Done; (clS
n Methods.
s., Discussion led by Dr. L. C. Barr
k. Afternoon session--2 o'clock3#