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.

at the First Baptist church tomorrow
morning, afternoon and evening, in
the interest of the Foreign Mission, |
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
| leo miles, and the pastors and men,
bers of the Baptist church have been
invited to conference by commit
tee composed of pastors from the
three cities.
| Budget conferences is the term APP
lplied 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
laymen together will meet in discus
sion of ways and means for raising
1.-THE appointments in the various
churches. The morning and afternoon
lsessions will be devoted to informal
discussion of practical phases of the
problem.
Meeting One of Series.
The meetings are part of series
(which, before it is completed, will ex-
ltend from Maine to Kansas and prob
lably 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 grand project to pay
loft their accumulated debts, provide
enough money for their current work.
and give to each a small working cap
lital. In this they have the backing of
the Northern Baptist convention, which
lis the new national representative of
1.-THE denomination. A general commit
tee of seven, representing the whole de-
nomination. is in charge of this cam
Ipaign, 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 10 the carrying out of this big
scheme in systematic and business
like way.
Prominent Men to Speak.
Three men, Rev. Marion D. Eubank,
ID. D.; Rev. Lemuel Call Barnes, d. D.,
and Rev PoindeXter Smith Henson, D.
d., distinguished in the church in gen.
eral, will be present and deliver adj
dresses and conduct mass meetings or
conferences
Rev Marion d. Eubank, NJ. d., is a
missionary to China, and is acting field
secretary of the American Baptist Mis-
isionary 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 a 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
mems conventions, summer confer
, ences, campaigns of the laymen's mis-
sionary movement, and other meetings
which he has addressed
f Rev. Lemuel Call Barnes, ID. D., is
5 field secretary of the American Bap-
t fist Home Mission society since March,
1908 and has long been distinguished
s leader in the Baptist denomination
5 DR.. Barnes understands the problems
of church and is practical as well
= as inspiring conference leader.
Rev. Poindexter Smith Henson, d
" d. is one of the widely known preach
ers in America. During the years
: 1S82-1901 he made the pulpit of the
: First Baptist church of Chicago ia
. Imous, and as lecturer and preacher
became popularity known as "the inim
liable Henson" and is a man who has
won the affection of the American PEG
lple to an unusual degree. 1t is char
!, lacteristic of DR.. Henson that immedi
lately upon his retirement from the
II Iactive ministry he should enter upor
a strenuous campaign in the interest.
a Iof the budget of the Northern Baptis
lconvention.
4 The Program.
t The first session will be held at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning, the forma
: program for the day being as follows
Devotional service go minutes) lee
by Rev w. c. Rutherford. Theme
r Essentials of Efficiency" (a)-"Vis
{ lion;" Oh" Harmony (c)-"Power.
The New Era in Our Denominations
Life.
The Northern Baptist Convention
discussion led by Dr. P. s. Henson.
VI. The Budget. (a)-Its Aim: (b)-It!
l. Relation to the Churches; (c)-Wha
d Has Already Been Accomplished; I'd
/ i-What Remains to Be Done; (el~
n Methods. 81
81 Discussion led by DR.. l. C. Barn
e.. Afternoon Session-2 O'clocks8