Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-29
METHODISTS TO
HOLD INSTITUTE
Tri- City Sunday Schools Unite
in Series of Meetings Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
NOTED WORKERS ASSIST
Rev. ID. G. Downey, E Blake and
Mrs. Lamoreaux, Instructors,
Prominent Speakers.

Beginning tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock a Sunday school institute will
be conducted at the First Methodist
church by the board Of Sunday schools.
Meetings will be held tomorrow after
noon and evening. Saturday all day
and all day Sunday. The call for the
institute is issued by Revs. T. E. New
land, Alexander Smith. Frank Cole,
J. 8. Cummings, D. 8. McCown, c. E.
Hawkins and N. P. Glemaker, pastors
Of the tri-city Methodist churches
The instructors are leading authori-
ties in Sunday school work and where
ever they have appeared have awaken
ed enthusiastic interest. Rev. David
G. Downey, D. d. Of Chicago, secretary
Of the Sunday schools Of the Metho-
dist church, Rev. Edgar Blake, D. D.
of Chicago, assistant secretary of the
board of Sunday schools OF the Metho-
dist church and Mrs. Antoinette Aber-
nethy Lamoreaux Of Chicago, a lead
| ing authority Of child psychology will
be the instructors for the three days
session
| PROGRAM OF EXERCISES.
The program for the meetings is:
FRIDAY, MARCH L.
AFTERNOON.
I Rev. Alexander Smith, D. D., pre-
siding.
2:00-Devotions, o. z. Mclaughlin.
2:3o-Address, Building Bigger
Schools" Rev. Edgar Blake, D. D.
3:15-Address, The Rights OF
Childhood" Mrs. Antoinette A. La
moreaux
4:00-Round table conference, "Or
ganizarion and Methods" DR.. Blake
and Mrs. Lamoreaux.
EVENING.
Organized class night.
Rev. Frank Cole, d. D., presiding.
! 7:30--Devotions, Rev. George Cady
7:45-Address, "A New Religious
; Force" Rev. David G. Downey, D. d
All organized classes are invited t
meet in the Sunday school assembl!
ON and march into the church au
ditorium and be seated by classes.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2.
MORNING.
Rev. ]. s. Cummings, d. D., presid
, ing.
10: O0-Devotions, Rev N. P. Gle
maker.
10: 30-Round Table Conference
"The Graded Sunday School and tn
Graded Lessons" Drs. Downey an
Blake and Mrs. Lamoreaux.
11:15-Address, Experimenting o
Knowing Mrs. Antoinette A. LamoI
eaux.
AFTERNOON.
George Kemper, presiding.
!. 2:00--Devotions, Frank Yost.
2:3O--Address, Teaching Throug
the Story Mrs. Antoinette A. Lamol
eaux
3:15--Address, Steps to Success il
Sunday School Work." Rev. David {
/, Downey, D. D.
4:O0-Round Table Conference!
! Elementary, Mrs Lamoreaux; Inferno
. date and Senior, DR.. Blake; Pastor
and Superintendent, DR.. Downey.
y EVENING.
d Prof. S. ]. Ferguson, presiding.
e 7:30-Devotions, c. S. Trevor.
v 7:45--Address, The Boy Problem
d Rev. Edgar Blake, ID. D.
q SUNDAY, MARCH 3.
First Methodist Episcopal churcl
: Rock Island.
}, 10:45 a. MFRS. Antoinette !
Lamoreaux.
i 1880 p. m.-Rev. David G. Downe.
; d. D.
st. Johns Methodist Episcopi
: church, Davenport.
! 10:45 a. m.-Rev. David G. Downe.
4 D. D.
1880 p. m.-Rev. Edgar Blake, d. ]
First Methodist Episcopal churcl
Moline.
1O:45 a m.-Rev. Edgar Blake, D. !
1880 p. m.-Mrs. Antoinette A. l.
moreauG-
Members OF the organized bib
classes Of the First Methodist churc
are asked to be on hand promptly {
1880 tomorrow evening that they ma
attend in a body, the sessions.