Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-07
TO PLAN MEETING
FOR THE LAYMEN
Big Booster Meeting Will Be
Tonight at the First Chris
tian Church.

1HOSe WHO are luIeTSSlSQ IN the II
success of the great laymen's tri-
city convention in Rock Island Nov.
17-19, are looking forward to the boos-
ter meeting to be held in the First
Christian church this evening with .
more than usual interest. Speeches
will be made by Executive Secretary |
Clapp, and others who are intimately |
related to the movement, and there |
will be an outlining of many of the /
plans for the great convention.
A tentative outline of the program, !
which reveals the richness of things |
in store for those who attend the con- |
vention, was received yesterday and |
follows below. In addition to the |
program above outlined there will al |
so be big mass meeting for women
III the afternoon at o'clock, and
there will also be mass meetings for
men in both Davenport and Moline
Other speakers whose names do not
appear on the program above outlin-
ed are to be present and their names
will be announced as soon as they are
received.
Several hundred window cards have
been prepared to advertise the great
convention, and will be placed in the
windows of the business places with
| in the next two or three days.
The tickets of admission to be is
sued to the registered delegates have
also been received and will be sent
to all who have registered before Sat
urday together with the badge bear
ing the Rock Island colors and hav-
/ ing upon it the letters 81. NJ. M" with
the motto of the convention, Every
! Man Must Count" and Rock Island,
/ IL, Nov. 1919, 1912" These will soon
be seen on the streets in good num-
/ bers, and those who see them will
know that every man who wears one
| IS a registered delegate to the con-
vention.
! There will be meeting of the sup
per committee this evening and one
of the greatest tasks of the convention
| is the preparation and the serving Of
/ the great supper to the hundreds or
men who attend. 1t is very urgent,
therefore, that all men send in their
]
date that the committee may know
how many to provide for.
Following is the complete program
for the conventions:
Sunday, Nov. II, p. m.-Men's
mass meeting-SOme Surprises from
| Java-Dr. J. r. Denyes
The Significance of the Present
Missionary Awakening-J. Campbell
White
Sunday evening-Men's mass meet
ing-Harvest in India-Rev. c. H.
Bandy.
Advantages of Undertaking the
Missionary Task Together.-J. Camp
bell White.
Women's mass meeting-The Meth
DDS of the Laymen's Movement-F. J..
Michel
Women in Non-Christian Lands
Dr. J. r. Denyes.
Monday, 10 to IL a. m.-Pastor's
conference
Addresses. ]. Michel, presiding.
l. Difficulties Which Pastors En-
counter in Missionary Leadership
DR.. J. w. Aitchison.
2. The Challenge of Missions to
Character, Stewardship and Service
j. Campbell White.
Monday 3 to p. m.-Convention
session.
Addresses:
l. Can Missions Succeed Without
Prayer?-Dr. J. R. Denyes.
2. Solving the Problem of Church
and Missionary Finance. Camp
bell White
3. How the Revival Came in In
dia.-Rev. c. II. Bandy
, Monday $50 p. m.-Convention sup.
per.
|; Addresses:
l. Winning America for Christ
, DR.. J. w. Aitchison.
: 2. The World for Christ in This
= Generation.-J. Campbell White
2 Tuesday $50 a. m.-Convention
' session-Dr William s. Marquis, pre-
e siding.
I Addresses and Discussions:
j l. Our Present Opportunities
( Frank Peterson.
2. How to Get and Keep the
Church Intelligent About Missions
j. Campbell White.
3. What Shall We Undertake to dc
. in This City and County to DeveloT
= an Aggressive Missionary Spirit
Among All the Churches?
Discussions to be opened by two 10
cal leaders in 10-minute talks.
e Afternoon convention session, to 4
Y ?. m.
:. Discussion of Proposed Convention
?. Policy, presented by F. J. Michel. Chi
it cago.
/ Denominational conferences, 4 to
p. m.