Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-16
CENTRAL JUBILEE
PROGRAM READY
10th Anniversary Will Be Cele-
brated Beginning Nov. 81,
Through Dec. 2.
DR.. A. B. MELDRUM SPEAKS
Former Pastors and Members to Give
Addresses and Send Greetings
History Of Church.

The detailed program for the cele-
bration OF the 10th anniversary Of the
organization OF the Central Presbyter-
ian church TO be held Nov. %, 20 and
30, and Dec and 2, has been prac-
tically completed. The program as
prepared will be one Of special merit
and contains many Interesting feat
ures.
The celebration will begin Wednes-
day evening at o'clock on what will
be known as Homecoming day. Sup
per will be served to members, former
members and guests and will be fol-
lowed by five minute messages from
former members and friends. Letters
viii be read from the absent ones Of
days gone by and responses will be
made by present members and DR.. w.
S. Marquis OF Broadway church viii
deliver an address, appropriate TO the
day. Thanksgiving day, the early
morning will be devoted to a family
and freside hour and at 1890 the an
nual Thanksgiving services will be
held at the church with an address
by Rev. T. r. Newland OF the First
Methodist church. the churches Of the
city uniting in the exercises. Friday
will be known as "Reminiscences and
greeting day with services at 1880
O'Clock. An historical address will be
given by the pastor Rev. Marion
Humphreys and greetings will be Civ.
en- from the Rock River presbytery
by Rev. G. E. Fisk, Phi. D.; from the
ministerial alliance by its president
Rev. J. L. Vance, from the other city
churches by Dr. II. w. Reed. from the
Moline churches by Rev. y. p. Glen
maker and Rev L. NJ. Coffman, d. D..
OF Davenport will deliver an address.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP DAY.
Visitation and renewal OF friend.
ship day will be observed Saturday
and praise and worship day will be
Sunday. At $3.50. the hour Of the Sun.
day school a rally day service will be
held and at 10:45 there will be pubic
worship and a sermon by Rev. A. B
Meldrum, d. D.. former pastor Of the
church. now OF Cleveland, Ohio. The
Christian Endeavor society will hole
a rally service at $50 o'clock and IN
the evening at 1880 there will be {
union service OF the Presbyterian
churches, the South Park church be
ing represented by Rev. w. G. Ogle
vet and the Broadway church by DR.
j. w. Stewart. At 8 o'clock the dia
mond jubilee sermon will be delivered
by Rev. A. B. Medium, d. d.
The exercises will conclude will
a lecture Monday night at o'clock OF
Scotland and the Scots" by Rev. Mr.
Medium.
At each OF the meetings there will
be special pipe organ selections ant
also songs by male quartet.
HISTORY OF CHURCH.
The First Presbyterian church, (
branch OF Presbyterians then known
as the old school was organized Nov
"a, 1897 in the Old Rock Island hous,
hotel by Revs. John Montgomery anC
lthamer Pillsbury with a membership
OF 10 and the first regular pastor t.
serve the congregation was Rev. Nj
chatel Hummer. The first building
erected was in 1876, a small bricl
structure, at Second avenue and -Four
teenth street. J. II. Cleland. a pres
ent member of the church helpe,
build the house Of worship. The sec
ond building was one OF brick an
stone and was placed beside the frs
structure was dedicated in 1857. Tn
Second Presbyterian church, the ney
school church was organized June !
1s4S at the county court house witt
seven charter members. Propert