Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
MISSIONARIES in
LOCAL PULPlTS
Religious Workers in Attend
ance at Laymen's Meeting
Assigned to City.
CONVENTION is OPENED
Eight Hundred Are Present at pan
quet at Coliseum in Davenport
Last Evening.

Tomorrow morning missionary worK
ers in attendance at the laymens mis-
sionary movement convention VIII
speak from the pulpits of the churcnes
of the tri-cities. The assignments Tor
the Rock Island churches are:
Memorial Christian, M. B. MAIDEN,
Japan; Spencer Memorial Methodist,
Rockwell Clancy. India; First Metho-
dist, Rev. r. A. Montgomery, Ottum-
wa. Iowa; Central Presbyterian, Rev
w. H. Reherd, Waterloo, Iowa; Broad
way Presbyterian, George Heoer
Jones. Korea. The assignments 10
the United Presbyterian, Edgewood
Baptist and First Baptist churches had
not been made this morning, but these
pulpits will be filled by workers at
tending the convention.
In the evening there will be union
services at the United Presbyterian,
Memorial Christian and First Metho-
dist churches and at Augustana chapel.
The speakers at the United Presby-
terrain church will be w. B. Anderson
and Charles E. Bradt of Chicago; Me-
mortal Christian church, Mr.. Bradt
and w. E. Allen of Cincinnati; First
Methodist, Mr.. Allen and George HeDer
Jones. and at Auzustana chapel j.
Aberly. India, and Homer c. StHntz,
New York.
Opens with Banquet.
Last evening 500 men assembled at
the Coliseum in Davenport from the
tri-cities and surrounding territory In
Illinois and Iowa to attend the open
ing meeting of the laymen's mission
ary convention. At $50 a banquet
was served and was followed by ad-
dresses by missionary workers in this
country and in foreign lands. George
E. Mclean, president of the Iowa
State university, was POSTMASTER.
Rev. John Henry Hopkins of New
York spoke on "The Significance of
the National Missionary Campaign;
Homer c. Stuntz of New York on
Men and Missions" and George
Sherwood Eddy of India on The Cali
of the Non-Christian world.
This morning Mr. Eddy delivered
lecture. Survey of the World giving
a study of the mission fields of India,
Japan. Africa, Turkey. China and Latin
America, using maps OF the mission
fields for illustrations.
This noon the members of the tri-
CITY cooperative committee, which had
charge of the preliminary campaign
conducted in preparation for the con-
vention in the tri-cities during the
past six weeks, and few others were
the guests at a luncheon at the Com
mercfaI club Davenport
Conference on METHODS.
This afternoon there was conrer-
ence on Methods" conducted at AIS.
This evening at 1880 the laymen will
assemble and will be grouped accord
ing to denomination. John E. Mer-
rilI will speak on THE Regeneration
of Turkey" and George Heber Jones
will speak on "Korea's Methods to the
World"
Conventions such as is being held
in Davenport have been conducted
at various places throughout the coun-
try and people in almost every city In
the country have had an opportunity,
or will have, to attend such a gather
ing. These conventions are prel1m-
mary meetings in preparation for the
national convention 10 be neid III Cni-
cago May 1, 2 and 3.
at $3.50 tomorrow afternoon there
will be a mass meeting for women
held at the First Methodist church
In this city The speakers are to be
Rockwell Clancy of India and Miss
Ella McLaurin of Chicago. At the
same hour a mass meeting for men
will be held at the Coliseum in Daven-
port. Homer C. Stuntz of New York
and George Sherwood Eddy of India
will give addresses.