Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-18

sion Of measures for meeting the fnan-
cial obligations of the local church,
and with all the time spent the re-
suits are general unsatisfactory.
THE two great weaknesses in church
finance have been that only minority
of the members give anything, and
those who do, give it spasmodically in
stead of systematically. The two spe-
cial slogans Of the Laymen's Mission
airy movement, so far as church and
missionary finances are concerned,
have been, first. get everybody to give;
second, get system adopted instead of
spasm." The speaker advocated the
weekly subscription plan, which he ex-
planned as a good system. Mr. White
said that the plan was being carried
out in hundreds of churches through
out the country in a most satisfactory
manner
| DR.. J. R. Denyes spoke Interestingly
on Can Missions Succeed Without
Prayer" An entertaining address was
delivered also by Rev. c. H. Bandy on
How the Revival Came in India
Rev. T. Z. Newland presided over the
meeting.
MORNINGS SESSION.
This mornings session opened at the
First Methodist church at 10 o'clock.
A pastors conference was first held, at
which Rev. J. L. Vance presided. In
teresting addresses we're delivered by
DR.. J. Y. AitchisOn of Chicago. who
spoke on Difficulties Which Pastors
Encounter in Missionary Leadership"
and J. Campbell White on The Chal-
lenge Of Missions to Character, Stew
ardship and Service" A number of
the pastors present gave testimony on
successful methods Of creating a per
vRding missionary spirit.
WOMEN THE SUFFERERS.
A fine talk was given Sunday even,
ing at the Christian church by J. Camp,
bell White on Women and Missions. ri
Under all the non-Christian religions
|. women are the chief sufferers. There
is a general contempt for women in
heather lands. The slaughter Of cir
, babies. the early marriage of girls. en-
= forced widowhood, and the general
, polygamy and divorce in non-ChristiaI
p countries suggest some of the ways IL
which women suffer. Initeracy is al
, most universal among them. Prcba
/ bly, 100000 women and girls now
/ living in China have undergone The
; frightful suffering involved in having
, their feet bound until they are perma
? nently deformed. Women are the chic
; burden bearers and the greatest suf
: ferers in all parts of the world where
; Christ's influence has not permeatet
r and uplifted human society.
CHRISTIANS MAKE EXCEPTION.
Family life is exalted under Chris
: tian influence. Is it not strange. il
I view OF these things that Christian
: women have been among the foremos
d promoters of missionary interest ant
: conservation? OF a total of 21,3O
3 missionaries now In the field, 11.65
{ are women. This number include
e 1894 wives of missionaries and 5,3T
e unmarried lady missionaries and "a
+ lady doctors. Women must Away
: be counted on" said the speaker, I'll
+. the development OF a church"
e TELLS OF MISSIONS.
: Colonel E. w Halford delivered q,
j exceptionally interesting address SUI
day evening on The Twentieth Ger
fury View of Missions at the Firs
j Methodist church. The next advanc
|. movement" said the speaker. is t
/ wards the unifying of the whole hi
q man race-the brotherhood Of mar
, with all that such an idea implies
/ Men have lost their individualism, bu
they realize as never before that n
man can live to himself a man hold
{ his life for the service OF the work.
4 and the expression OF that life, whetl
; er consciously or unconsciously, q