Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-05

manner. Many of the great church
leaders who have been doubtful or
hostile with regard II Mr.. SUNNY and
his methods have changed their views
ard have become his avowed and ar.
cen1 supporters. Every city he visits
furnishes its new quota of this sort
CT converts. as we'll as large numbers
OF converts to religion and the church
mere las been revolution amongst
The local churches and pastors. MANY
who were Indifferent CT opposed before
are now friendly and even enthusiasts.
tic Census has been taken in all the
churches represented in the alliances
and the sentiment is much stronger
for his coming than in times gone by.
Three representative pastors went
TO Des Moines today to interview Mr..
Sunday. They go at the request OF
the central committee. and were che
sen one from each alliance of the tri-
CUES, and will present and press upon
Mr. Sunday a very urgent. hearty and
unanimous invitation from all the CO.
operating churches and pastors. This
delegation to convoy the invitation
consists of Revs. ]. n. Miller. n.
Forsberg and Frank Cole. Mr.. Sunday
began his campaign in Des Moines
las Sunday. The committee will re-
main long enough TO see and hear
something of the meetings.
Most of the churches of the three
cities took an official vote on the prom
os:tion OF bringing Mr.. Sunday to this
community, and set form of invita-
ton was officially signed, these being
collected from the various churches.
The committee which went to Des
Moines received from Rock Island in
vitGtions representing a constituent.
Of between four and five thousand
church members.
Will Not Come Soon.
The pastors Of the city of Rock Is
land do not anticipate that in the
event of Mr. Sunday accepting their
invitation to come to the tri-cities he
could possibly give them dates earlier
than a year from this winter In the
meantime they do not intend to be
idle. The simultaneous campaign in
the local churches has been planned
in connection with the effort to secure
the great evangelist. Ten churches
will hold special services during the
period between now and Thanksgiv-
ing, most of them beginning with Nov
s. Four other churches, while not
holding services every night durin..
the week. will put forth special effort,
in connection with their regular SER
vices. The following churches plan
= have at least two weeks OF special
meetings:
Wilson, paStor-
Central Presbyterian-Rev. David
Johnson.
United Presbyterian-Rev. J. L.
Vance.
First Methodist-Rev. o. T. Owl
nell
Spencer Baptist-Rev. W. Tope.
First Baptist-Rev. II. w. Reed.
Second Christian-Rev W. B. Slime.
First Swedish Lutheran-Rev. Karl
Nilsson.
Zion Lutheran-Rev. y. ]. Forsberg.
The following will endeavor to re-
vive their regular services by special
plans and efforts without holding con-
tinuous meetings:
Third Christian-Rev. c. Lee Stauf-
fer.
First Christian-Rev. NJ. E. Chat
ley.
South PARK Presbyterian-Rev w
G. Oglevee.
German NJ. E.-Rev. Henry Kettel-
kamp.
Thanks the Press.
Rev. J. L. Vance wishes TO thank the
local papers for announcing the need
of the Twenty-fourth street Sabbath
school for an organ. Several replies
were received. The first offer OF an
organ as a donation was accepted. 1t
came from Townley Todd CT oven.
Wis. through his sister. who - resi-
dent OF this city. The instrument was
installed and used with great satisfac-
ton for the first time last Sunday af-
ternoon.