The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
DISCIPL LES Of
CHRIST BEGIN
: SESSION WORK


USDtS C00VentfOu OF tnS OkoCfYHcc Oh
Christ th1s morning IN the Mono
rial Christian church was the ap-
pointne1e Of v1ri0us committees
and the discusSi0A Of gree. ard
vital problems. not only to that
religious bAdy itself, but to the
catse Of Christianity in general.
Ths committees were arr0inted by
EC. G. Carpenter, Peofia, president
Of the convention. The appoint
ments were as follows:
Nominations G. W. Henry, Paris ;
E. H. De Vol, WAshborn; M. L.
Hafp6t. Eureka; r. E. Henry, De-
catur; c. r. Oakley, Chicago.
Resolutions and courtesies-Wil-
liam F. Rothenburger, Mrs. Lulu
Hunter, Chicago; william Price.
Peoria.
Time and placer. v. Galloway,
Sterling; A. l. Zeller, Chicago
Heights; r. l.. Schwsb, Hamilton.
Registration-C. e. Barnett. ILL
opolis; Rev. Launcelot Hadaway,
Rock Island.
Order of business-H. H. Peters
| Bloomington; S. H. Zefdt, Gales
burg.
Observation-Disclosures r. Gold
en-, Decatur; Perry J. Rice, Chi;
cago; Leta c. Davis, Bloomington
Florence Carmichael, Indianapolis
F. e. Smith, St. Louis; F. o. Leh-
man, Eureka; Stephen E. Fisher
Champaign; Mrs. H. f. Henry, De-
catur; Mrs. J. A. Rayfett, Harvey
/ Campaign for 100000 for the
endowment of Eureka college
which will be inaugurated soon, wat
discussed by L. O. Lehman, college
president, at this mornings ses.
sion. Mr.. Lehman said that the
state has been organized thor
oughly by counties and the entire
church is hopeful of its success
The fund will meet all indebted.
ness against the school and will
meet the conditions of the general
education board for a gift of $685.
600, which is included In the hall
million.
j A bible story on "The Place Of
the Church, based on Ephesians
was presented this morning by
Prof George e. Moore. Mr.. Moor.
Is an Australian by birth and gave
a very interesting lesson.
| John Johnson, Chicago, a-work
er among the Russians, told {
thrilling story of the condition O
the people in Russia. j. c. Mu1lin!
gave a brief address on 1.-THE Tasl
Of the Church in Religious Educa
ton" and Fred E. Hagin, who spen
20 years as missionary in TOXIC
Japan, discussed Christian Stew
, ardship". The method of staging
an every member canvass wal
told in detail by B. H. Cleaver O.
Dixon.
Campaigns Raise 100000.
A sum aggregating nearly 5000,
900 through SO campaigns conduct
, ed by the societies was mentioned
in the report of State Secretary H
H. Peters, who gave the reports O
the state society for the year. H
called attention to 80 meeting
which were held with 500 addition
, to the church; 2,S00 conferences
: conventions and board meetings an,
in addition to the evangelistic worl
done appropriations we're made t
!, 80 mission churches. The societ
closed the year with all bills me
and a balance in the treasury, MI
: Peters reported and there was al
! actual increase in the amount con
tributed to the society of IL ne
cent OVER last year.
Reports pertaining to the Sun
: day schools work, under the lead
= ership of Garry L. Cook, and tn
l. Christian Endeavor work, unde
!. the leadership Of Leta c. Davf.
were also presented.
= Present Miniature Steamer.
One Of the events of the after
noon session was the presentatio
of a miniature steamer to Emor
n Ross, a missionary on the Cong,
! following his address on Africa.
o The miniature was presented b
: Mrs. ]. T. Elliff, Pekin, in behal
e Of the Illinois Disciples. and
: name plate for a dispensary O
: board the steamer given by Mr.
0 d. N. Wetsel, Bloomington, bearin
t the inscription, Betty Parke
}, Bloomington, Illinois, She hat
J. done what she could"
: Last year in the state CONVEX
ton a movement was launched t
raise $4,000 to build a steamer I
operate on the Congo and its tribt
5 tagies. This money has been CO
q lected and the fund has gone b,
e yond considerably. Also s1.0O
d from the estate Of Betty Parke
: was given for the dispensary.
t Against Women Preachers.
Mrs. Guy B. Williamson, pres
, dent Of the Illinois Womans Chri.
n tion M{ooinuo ~, rnnSo&,. zIl...