Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
OPENING GUN FOR
SUNDAY'SC COMING
FIRED AT CHURCH
Resolutions Adopted at Mass
Meeting Requesting Evan
geist to Visit City.
HEAR TEMPERANCE ORATOR
Observation-Disclosures, Advance Man
for Revivslist, Makes Stir
ring Address.


Island in big mass meeting held last
evening at the First Methodist church
passed strong resolutions urging Billy
Sunday to come to the tri-cities for an
extended revival
The meeting was addressed by
ch-My-Pal-Patterson. noted Irish
temperance orator. and AZ the conclus-
ion OF his two hour speech. in which
he told of the remarkable movement
which he started in his native country.
unqualified endorsement of the plan 10
have the evangelist conduc a religi-
Gus campaign in this city was given.
Rev. J. /. Vance OF the United Pres
byterian church explained the reasons
for the gathering. stating that Mr.
Sunday required the approval of the
membership of the Protestant
churches in the communities asking
for his services. Wednesday evening
the same matter was put up to the
Davenport churches and viii be pre-
scented 20 the Moline churches tonight.
Urge Sunday to Come.
l.. B McKown read the following
resolution. which on his motion. pass
ed unanimously:
whereas. The TrLCity Sunday
Campaign committee. representing the
churches of the tri-Cities. have been
successful in an cnort To bring AIR
Sunday 90 the tri-Cities for an evanFe-
iistic campaign. % the extent that NJ.
sunday has pat the tri-cities on his
list. which is understood TO mean
that il the members Of the churches (
joining In the call make satisfactory +
and sufficient preparation for the pro-
posed meeting AIr. Sunday viii AT an .
early date give us q definite date; f.
therefore Ice IL
Resolved, That iu a mass meeting /
az the First Methods church. Jan. q.
1915. We. representatives, OF various
Rock Island churches. hereby join in
the call 10 Mr. sunday, and pledge our
selves personally 20 cooperate with (.
the committee in every way possible ]
-o tbe end thai church and commun-
.ty interest and organization may be
To- assure Mr.. Sunday that
He are rea Iy FOR the campaign.
We further urgently request the
pastors. Sunday school superiniend-
ms and lead srs of every church in
Rock Island to organize at an early
las school class or church orgauiza-
ion OF at least 100 men for the pUr-
,ose OF accomplishing the aforesaid
md
Is Live Wire.
DR. o. T. Dwinell of TIE Methodist
hUrch presided at the meeting. Rev
Z. " Reed read the scripture lesson
nd Rev ". r. Slater. Moline. offered
.rayer. DR.. Dwinell introduced Mr.
'atterson. who made an unusually in
eTesting address
Catch My-Pal' Patterson proved
i've wire himself with much OF the
nergy and activity of Billy Sunday.
ie told an interesting story OF his II
ears work as a pastor in Armagh,
he Oldest seat of Christianity in the
british em1ire. he termed It being
he center Of the work of Saint Pat {
lex and his see city after the year :
81 Mr.. Patterson had found it a city .
I 5000 people, with - -aloons, many 4
runkards and l,tle sobriety. s
II was some FIVE years ago that the :
reat temperance movement started c
re that spread al over Ireland, and J
rs been studied with interest in all :
arts of the world. Mr.. Patterson told a
ow his people had been accustomed g
seeking OFT the minister and sign g
* the pledge when they lost their
orll from drinking, using the pledge :
get their Jobs back and then begin &.
ing 10 drink again y
How Work Started. 81
But on this one occasion he brought g
X OF them together by appointment. y
/ having signed the pledge. made a =
w appointment week later at 2
hich every man was to bring a com S
lnion the worst drunkard he &;
iew''-to sign. The appointment was
pit and the band thus enlarged to y
/ Three days later the gathering rs
imbered 81. The spirit of the move g
ent was outrunning their hopes. So e.
r the meetings were at the Rev. Pat II
rson's home. For the fourth a hall 8.
ls taken and 1O5 men were there all q
ady TO sign the pledge and endorse 81
with three vigorous Irish yells. &
The movement spread till it covered
. city and the saloons closed for -
mt OF business. Other cities took il =
and other countries have since TAX -
all OF Mr. Pattersou's time TO tell -
4 and spread the same spirit else ~;
ieFt- Nalcu ny Pal iof temper ~
&c soon became its slogan. g
Father Shtsherbakovski. an ortho- n
z priest. has received the order OF e
Vladimir third degree for his brav- e
, in receiving confession and -
ointing the dying on the field OF bat -
under FIRE. This priest Is jhe only q.
N in Russia. not an army officer. rs
20 wears n st. George decoration. q
is he won in Manchuria for taking ~
nmand OF ,he regiment when all the -
GERS had fallen and leading il. "
- in hand. in n charge against the
,anese. Father Sntsherbakovski 2
o wears III order OF 81. Anne third n
;ree for materially assisting his !
ops victory in another battle.
M tie news all the time-The
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