Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-27
N.H.CAMP TELLS0F
|. PRISONERS LIVES
At Union Meeting of Central,
Broadway, Christian and
Baptist Churches.
EXPLAINS MooDY'S WORK
Has Interesting Views-Wil Repeat
Lecture Next Thursday Evening
at First Methodist

The Central Presbyterian, Broadway !
Presbyterian, Memorial Christian, and
First Baptist churches last evening
Joined in a union service at the first
named church and listened to an ad-
dress by n. H. Camp, lawyer-evangel-
list, who spoke on the subject, ID. l..
Moody and His Prison Work" Rev.
Marion Humphreys presided at the
meeting. and after an anthem by the
choir, DR.. w s. Marquis offered pray
er and Mr.. Camp was introduced by
Rev. Mr.. Humphreys. Mr.. Camp read
a portion of the scriptures and was
followed by a vocal solo by George
Redden.
A series OF very interesting views on
prison life was given which impressed
the audience with the importance Of
the work of the D. L. Moody prison
book fund. The lecture brought to
mind the fact that the Bible Institute
COlportage association of Chicago, like
all the institutions and organizations
that owe their birth to D. L. Moody,
grew out of need that he felt and
observed as he travelled to and fro in
his evangelistic work. 1t was founded
/ in 1894, and through its instrumentality
/ Mr.. Moody planned, on a selfsupport-
| ing basis, to assist in stemming the
current food of vicious literature by
supplying clean and helpful reading
at low price; to carry the gospel, by
means of the printed page, where
church privileges are wanting, or not
embraced. and to provide a remunera-
tive means of employment for men
and women who would engage in
Christian work.
DISTRIBUTED 100000 COPIES.
Among the chief publications of the
association has been the Moody Col
portage Library, a series of books by
we'll known Christian authors, unde-
nominational, and evangelical, for all
classes of readers. Six languages are
represented. OF this series alone more
than five and one-half million copies
have been published Another impor
tant feature of the associations work
is the publication and distribution OF
the gospel of ST. John-already issued
TO the extent of 1,750,000 copies.
Because Of the inability of a number
of the churches to join in the service
last evening, it has been decided to re
peat the lecture next Thursday even
ing at the First Methodist church. The
pictures will again be shown and Mr..
Camp will tell of this important work
Mr.. Camp and his coworkers will talk
at Milan and Reynolds today and to
morrow, and next Sunday will speal
in Moline.
SERVICE FOR OLD SOLDIERS.
A special service for old soldier!
was held yesterday morning at the
Memorial Christian churchJand mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Re
public, the Woman's Relief corps, the
Ladies of the Grand Army, the Span
: ish War Veterans and Helen GoulC
auxiliary attended in a body and oc
Cupied seats together in the auditor
> ium. Rev. E. T. Mcfarland preached
sermon appropriate to the day tax
ing as his theme AN Analogy Be
, tween the Life of Soldier and tn,
Life of a Christian" in which h.
drew a comparison between the lif
of Christian and the life of the sol
der in active duty.
l. The church was appropriately dec
GRATED in flags, national emblems AM
flowers, and national anthems an
hymns were sung by the choir an
= congregation.