The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-13
MISSIONS
MEETING TOPIC



Missions, home and foreign. wore
me tcp3c for consideration last
might at the meeting OF the Rock
River Association Of the Congrega-
r1ional church at the Second Congre-
gational church, Moline
The origin and activities of the
home mission Board, the American
Missionary association, DOW ap-
preaching its 18th anniversary.
were discussed by Rev. f. N. White
of the association This organixa-
fion was an indirect result OF the
famous Amistad case In 1893 a
cargo of negro slaves was being
taken from one Cuban port TO an
other. They mutinisd, killed part
of the crew and compelled the rest
90 turn the ship toward Africa the
crew, however, sailed in that direc-
rion only during the day and at
night headed north, finally landing
on Long Island, where the negroes
were arrested and taken to New
Haven, Conn. where they were
lodged In Jail. They were tried for
piracy on the high seas, the case
finally going before the supreme
court of the United States. John
Quincy Adams was one of the at
torneys for the defense. The ne
groes were freed and were return
ed to Africa, accompanied by two
missionaries.
Soon after this, mission stations
were started on some islands in the
Atlantic. In 1916 meeting was
held at which the American Mis-
sionary association was formed,
then an inter-denonination body
for the purpose of home mission
work. Gradually other bodies drop
ped out until at present the associ-
alton is purely congregational. The
association has been particularly
active among the negroes. 1t has
also done work with other back
ward groups In the United States.
Chicago Man Speaks.
Rev. w. F. English, Jr., of Chi
cago, a representative of the Amer
Jean Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, spoke on the
foreign missionary work of the
church. He pointed out the high
regard in which missionaries are
held in the countries where they
work, the educational, economic and
agricultural work which they are
doing in addition to their evangel-
1stic work. This is we'll illustrat-
ed by the revision OF the Chinese
alphabet by one missionary from
5000 characters to 80, without the
5oss of any sound. In other lands
the agricultural work done at mis-
sion schools is made to pay for
the cost of the schools. At one
place in Africa 100 students were
educated for one year at a cost
of $3.50. At another place sugar
plantation was made to pay all cur
rent expenses and wipe ont past
debts.
at the afternoon session Rev
Walter Spooner spoke on the con-
ditions throughout the state, par
tcularly regarding the supply OF
pulpits. Following him Rev. r. w
Cannon discussed Congregational
Ideals in Religious Education" He
based his discussion on man as ar
infant, a youth and an adult, say.
ing that appeals to each age would
necessarily differ from each other
He praised the Sunday school as
The best means of religious educa
ton
At the business meeting yester.
day afternoon w. p. Hunt of Mo.
line was appointed to the advisor,
committee. A. E. Montgomery wal
appointed to a committee to brins
to the attention of the churche,
the matter of their paying half tbs
pastors annual premium to the. pas
tors annuity fund. The next meet
1ng, to be held in the spring o.
1922, will be held at Atkinson.