Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-14
HUNDREDS Will
ATTEND BIC meet
Flood of Registrations for Lay.
mems Convention Received
at the Headquarters.

A mood OF registrations from out of
town places for the tri-city conyen-
ton arrived in the mail of Executive
Secretary Clapp this morning. They
came from Aledo, Davenport. Nor
wood, Alexis, Hillsdale, Monmouth
and Sterling, and with them came let
tiers from other places announcing
that registrations would be sent in
within a few days. Several new reg
istrations were secured at the union
meeting last night, and in some of
the churches at least there is a real
indication that the majority of the
male membership and congregation
will be registered before Monday
night
F. ]. Michel, field secretary of the
Laymen's Missionary movement, who
has seen more conventions than al
most any other man in the country in
srected the skating rink and pro-
nounced 1t one Of the very best places
for the convention supper that could
be secured. The supper committee Of
which William NJ. Reck is chairman,
met with several experts in the sup
per service line last night and thor
oughly laid out the details fog the
great event on Monday evening In
addition TO the supper and the three
speeches, there will be music by an
orchestra of ten pieces and selections
by the Dominee Male quartet. Rev.
Granville II. Sherwood will pronounce
the Invocation at the big supper and
II. b. Hayden will be introduced by
Executive Chairman McKown as pre-
siding officer of the evening.
Two tri-city speakers are to appear
on the program Tuesday morning to
open the discussion on the topic,
What Shall We Undertake to Do in
This City and Convention Territory
10 Develop an Aggressive Missionary
Spirit Among All the Churches" Rev.
W G. Oglevee. pastor of South Park
PreEb. srian church. and Rev. r. s.
Haney, pastor OF Second Congrega-
tional church in Moline, will speak 10
minutes on that subject, after which
II will be discussed on the floor -
the convention by all who care to
participate. In most Of the other
places where conventions have been
held. the women have been absolute.
y excluded from the big convention
supper, but at the meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee at the Rock Island
club last night 1t was decided mat
women should be admitted by ticket
TO the gallery OF the rink. AS only 300
can be accommodated comfortably,
that is all the tickets which will be
printed, and they will be disposed of
at 20 cents each TO those FIRST apply
ing for them. and IL they are not all
sold before Monday night, they can
be secured at the door
In Milwaukee. Wis. where the com
nittes also decided 70 admit women,
the big supper was served in the hip
podrome and 7sO women crowded ev-
cry place in the gallery to listen to
the music and to hear the soul.stir-
ring speeches v hich followed the sup
per. Inasmuch as both j. Campbell
White and Colonel r. w. Halford are
TO speak after the supper there is no
doubt but that many women here will
desire TO hear them.
A representative au6fsnes of the
church people OF the city attended the
union meeting at the First Methodist
church last night. Chairman +. B. Nc
Kown OF the local laymen's organiza-
ton presided. A. J. Burton read the
scripture. +. J. Michel of Chicago
gave a brief address outlining the -
tory of the Laymen's Missionary
movement and called attention to
some OF the attractive features Of the
convention program. The principal
address OF the evening was given by
DR.. w. r. King OF Monmouth who
spoke on the Awakening in China"
Dr. King illustrated his talk with a
large number Of very fine stereopticon
pictures, most Of which were made
from his own photographs taken while
he was on his trip around the world
a few months ago. His discussion OF
social and religious conditions in
China was particularly interesting in
shedding much light upon the recent
Chinese revolution.