Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
WORLD EnDEAvOR
OFFICER is GUEST
Daniel Polling. Boston. Brings Message
TO State Assembly in Power
ful Talk.
ALUMNI IN ANNUAL BANQUET
Have Open Air Service at Spencer
Square Juniors Given Banners
for Work,

Daniel a Polling Of Bostonh presi-
dents associate Of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor. addressed the
state convention Saturday evening
giving talk that held spell bound for
nearly an hour. an audience that filled
the gymnasium auditorium Mr.. Pol
ing is man with strong personal
itv and he carried a message in his
powerful and interesting talk. He
based his remarks on the biblical
quotation VINO Kn0wetn whether
. thou art come to its kingdom for sucn
time as this and said in part: This
t.st has three facts and a question.
personality thou art come. everyone
has an immortal personality. place.
70 the kingdom, your duty. your op-
portunity. but also His kingdom. The
world today is Gods kingdom in spite
of the hDnors in it. He can order all
things right; time. sad and awful
time this is. time of slaughter, OF
economic and moral upheaval; but
good must come of il at last The
question who knows? God knows:
do YOU knOw2 no YOU know Him and
IAEH ONLY Sun AHE saviour Ot EuE
World2 Without knowing that God has
called YOU to service in His kingdom.
and without knowing Him you can do
nothing. In Christ Jesus is victory
for the individual and for the nations"
Kari lehman. field secretary for
the southern states, was the after
noon speaker, also addressing the
evening meeting and giving Of his
practical wisdom many suggestions
for Christian Endeav0r work
Preceding the meeting al the Aug
uslana gymnasium, an open air ser
vice was held in Spencer square. Mu-
sic was furnished by the United Sun
day School Drum corps and Charles
T. Baumgart and A. G. Fegert Of Chi
cagO were the speakers The dele
gates then marched TO the college
auditorium singing Onward Christian
Soldiers as they entered the build
ing. Here following the song ser
vice Conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Loren
Jones and two violin solos by Miss
Anna Marie VauDuzer, the evening
program was taken up. Special mu-
sic was furnished by the Peoria Chris =
ton Endeavor quartet.
Following the evening session
alumni mem hers of the Christian En-
deavor society or those who have
DePU members ~ years ana kDuSaN-
orers who have served as union Off
GERS, enjoyed a banquet 81 the Manu-
facturers' hotel in Moline f. c. Nc
Burney of Chicago presided and the
short address was given by Daniel
Polling Of Boston.
The convention banquet was held
Saturday evening from 5.f5 TO Z
o'clock i'm Masonic temple Charles F.
BsumEart of Chicago acted as toast
master, short informal talks being
given by various members of the
state union.
Honors i'm ~ sharp shooting bible
contest held Saturday afternoon by
the Junior Christian Endeavorers.
fell TO the Waveland team which took
first place and the Broadway Presby-
terrain of this city which took second.
Fourteen banners were presented to
Junior societies for work acc0mp-
lished during The past season. the fol-
lowing receiving the trophies;
Chandlerville Christian: Second Pres
byterian. Freeport; Mt. Zion Presby-
terrain, Rock Island Memorial Chris
ton, Virginia Presbyterian Boards
town Congregational Canton Walnut
Street Christian Pecatonia Congre
gationaI Peoria Central Christian.
Freeport English Lutheran Erie
Christian. and Rock Grove Union
r P Gates. field secretary for the
Illinois union, in summarizing the
work for the year made the following
report, Achieve