Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24
GIDE0NS HERE IN
ANNUAL MEETING
state CeuTsHfisn Oprns a. Memorial
Christiss Chareh wifh Reg
istrntion.
FisHEE - PRESIDING OFFICER
Rsrk isiaud Nan In Chair In Morning
But 10 Afternoon state President
lake IhnrEs.

90 ne.1r. fa.a morning su che open
.rs m-rfaE af enc tuo-lay session o.
enc is;H aaHlai convention o. the or
zaH.zar1a.
e. o.. Fisher presided az the morning
meeting bl- in the afternoon Ernest
e.. Frzr. vheaf1H. state president.
aas ia tls chair. The meeting This
aHerrnea ear devoted 90 business
natter.
4H tlr morning meeting after the
res Esraf.1r and rFfi1r 1f fhe mem
ts-E tar time aaE given over more 90
fH~ welcome ~ tae visiting Cide1rs.
Er~ appointment OF committees was
taT orlg matter o9 business trans
s.sr5
~ la O'Clock devotional services
eE-F rr.t r.ra Joseph Justice 1f CHI
esEr leader Ea'efaF.1rF ver~ thea
offered .F ErE W q tEaUrF. pastor
Col. tFr t.rrur.e. Christian church. and
Dr. G~. &C. Hr.-V. pastor 0f che
e.HH. GHrsrrEar church. 1fH-
Uar rr wHee rsrF 1rers arrr made
Sells U.ar.rr. treasurer uf tar
.ar rr Commercial Travellers aFfo-
.eHa Ht America. Hr.ea .s fr~ ra-
t.H-a. 1-sar.zsf.1H and Hf ST. Fisher.
rsaa .H fHe Afternoon was de-
..se5 r.r.rrlF s1 business. TEr min-
..ee ..e l.e. ..a-r.51H bold .1 UaI-
were rr. aaH President NrEri
end r-HrF rr.Frs followed atfF brief
reports fol. f-r ep-s ae.1@F. .sETi this
gear.
frrsisFHf'. Report
OH as r.HHr far p-.e..Fal orc of
rr r.rrF aud fsF orc
.r..H sraae .H o. general aar fhr
Hare a.eeHF. ..Hr. rE ter nFssniza-
Con .T t.rH.s t..H rFFr wr E0ErI
-rEr. E.r .rEf.aeaFrH or fEr vuFs-
Pres Cent Nrsr' ssat
beloved HrrFar~H Herewith I
a.Ef fH Frg FaF report rf fFr gen
rFaI .Hs..f.4r and uHFs e1mFiIsEri .
fHr t.Ers STATE elrHET .H tEe
Eesf year.
fr rfe re- var and -uwrrr nf
war rrH rH.eeUef hard r.mrE. rH~ tt.- .
r frr.H have been steadily
.ars.Hs earal ars Rave hreH standing .
II. F.r places rUI have done rrrt.fr- .
H.r vars rrr f.r organization and for
fHr glory Hf r4r lord. understand
flsE aI tI's ore paid 40 fH Drrs~r- f.
fl4r time. bgf frrFr is "a need 1f more .
ready response ln at1IrE lH .u trar- "
rfsf lines ir prrsrc1firE tais great .
bible eHFe Considerable Incidental +.
expense Is connected uttH setting 40
aU these lrmHaEfFaFlHH ard trr
a-erErrH aEp cannot help pr-rorsiiv
5T tr.a work should contribute fu l'
ss tsr L1st taE pr1spsrel them.
90 am siat f1 report that se have
placed a total OF a1rt Gideon bibles
during fEF Erar .r flr following &C.
e.Urs Wheaton. ues PLANES. kartH-
BOO. EfaffHar. AlHFrr. WaVer'E. River
tr-. TeeatrH.ea. Chicago. L1l.stoVu.
H .rrrhaeu. Nsr Plilssf. krUaurr.
ueE HsFa Sterling. EiE.r. Frrrport.
.laf.sea..~. E1ea PALE. Gaira. Pom
e~.r sd. UaariFs. Pontiac Lincoln.
fH Far1 Hti.UaHEstile. ul0umiaEdlir.
itr. silrFF tlIra.r. NiiilawEfiiie
Htr1mI1rtafr. uelv.dere Iuopoiis.
Jny. West Ch.ele1. Alton. WalsFEun.
EtHIs Springfield. Litehfrit. Batavia
rarra. EIsfarf. rrd1na. Dixon.
Hr afer have extended our help on
fEF bible WORK aud have conducted
services raising money and preaching
fEr gospel % Christ ir other cities be-
Fu~f TIRE roufrrE OF tIfluuIr. We are
rfaI f1 report THAT vc are reaching
far lrsasei TRAVELLING The bows aii
1Eer rE- state aF O rule have stood .n
fEF.r pisces aud according Co their
Site end ability have rendered good q
service The Gideon baton is more
generally lu evidence and iE silently
performing ifa d.tE. giving ls many
ru opportunity Uf elp.alGIrE who ve
age and what ere stand for Accord t..
ms f1 records wr have about $50
members Lea us f-y o. raise this
aamber Co 500 in the crsulnE year
atl picked Eieu Who glu worE Cor ,
Rae ru-fliilirF OF our Organization !
and t1r che slisati1u ~ the travelling !
mar q
In the bible voTs am Glad % soy \
HAT uc have reached sccnnd place
1VrT atl che other states. and have a 6
total Co H4F credit 80 -ve-l Gideon biz ,
6leE placed la che hotels 90 tlls state. :
We have q iist % nearly 60 cities q
sp6sra for. Which one or two Gideou a
1rrthrer are commissioned 20 bible. a
Nhltr So are hrso in Rock Island and 9
Si1issc ia convention ssssmbied. we Q
are b1pirE and planning Co bible all
ne hotels On thr tao cities Il
-HFrfhrru. please look az che map I
% uliu0is and you all realize that wc 3
ave Just conmsnccd the work. out G
5f our approximate membership % :
80 men 49, Want 100 more men 60 Z
lake q city ia our state and see that
-vCry hotel guest room contains BIZ =
bic Hand In your names az once
we has. seven camps IN the state. d
C-ovn a. state Camp % iiinois. Camp z
70. !. ChieaEos Camp No. .. Rock L.
ard. Camp No. Z. Springfield. Camp
10. :. panyliie. Camp No. u. Gales 3
surE. Camp No. -. Bioo@inEion- Z
our slogan - stiii the same. 700 :
10 Bibles for Illinois. Having piae- :
- over s0.o10 vhich f. oue-tifth % Z
ne slogan. ne feel confident that With O
~ continued help % the Gideon :
brethren across the saits this work