The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-14
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Irenierence Hears Summary Of II.
isrt to Relocate, Conversions
Increases Reported.

Failure Of effort to relocate He'd
line college in Moline was at
4sributed to the fact that Moline
vas not en- rapport with the move
meut" according to report of
aeconomic order" submitted at yes
,erday afternoons business SEES
SONS of the Central Illinois Meth
odjst conference.
outlook for Hedding is CON
fessedly dark" but optimistic note
Is that some believe her sun has
not gone down but is only suffering
4 an eclipse" Methodist hospital
and other conference institutions
are commended in this report and
said to be progressing favorably.
Activities Of the Rock Island dis
trjct and in the Galesburg, Kanka-
kee and Peoria districts were re-
ported by DIR. Sanford P. Archer,
: Peoria, secretary of the cabinet Of
superintendent.
Among activities in the Rock Is
land district were the building of a
81 900 parsonage at Alpha, remoG-
cling the Eliza church. at $1,000;
dedication OF the Swan Lake churs n
on the Eliza and Day island charge,
at cost Of $500; completion Of a
church at Wyoming costing $751;
90, and the completion of Fair
! field church. Port Byron, costing
( $1,000 and renovation and repairs
costing $500.
The erection and dedication CT
Centenary church, Rock Island,
costing $4,000 is noted, the state
ment being made that the total
cost of the plant will be $27,
. Contract for the erection OF a new
building by the First church, Mo
line, which will cost 100000 is re-
corded, and a new church is to be
built at Lacon costing $4,000. he
vance is to erect a church for
100000, the site costing $4,000.
An attendance Of 28S was re-
corded at the Epworth League In
stitute held at Tindalls Grove
Aug. 1928, and only 30 Of the 2SS
had ever before attended such al
institute.
Conversions at a revival in An
nawan under the leadership Of W
e. Bradburn numbered 1870, the
church receiving 200 accessioIs
during the year. At revival IN
Colona los were converted.
Quit Dances for Church.
The Hazel Dell church has been
revived and people who went tt
dances in the community hall are
now attending church and but few
go to the dances. Good records
have been made at Hampton
Boyd's Grove. WATERFOWL, Monica
Cambridge, Carbon Cliff, Putnam
and at other points. DIR. Archer
reported remarkable increases g
membership in the First church
Rock Island, and the First church
Moline. also at Kewanee and Galva
The district as q whole recorded
1000 conversions. DR.. John T
Jones, Rock Island, is superintend-
ent. In the Galesburg districi
l,0l2 conversions and LIS acces.
Ssions to church membership aio
reported, and similar progress il
the record Of the Peoria and Kan.
kakee districts. In the former
1902 accessions we're recorded.
After a commemoration Of III:
dead, the report stated that the
place the bible occupies in the dom.
inant thought of Methodism is "ons
of the most heartening things il
F., Christendom." 1T is encouraging,
the report affirms. that this bibl.
teaching is convincing us that al
we have and are belong to God" Il
is declared that the enthusiasm
manifested for the plan Of Chris
TO make disciples of oil nations i.
the most significant note Of spi-,
itual zeal since Pentecost."
DR.. Archer informed the confer.
ence that in 1888 the churches o.
the Peoria district gave 1896 tt
missionary causes, whereas in 1927
the sum was $70,S24. Stating thai
the ministry Is characterized By
sef-sacrifice and loyalty, it is af
frmed that it will be sad day fcl
our ministry when it becomes {
wild chase after place and prefer.
ment."
Anti.Saloon Fight Success.
Prefacing a section Of the repor
with the statement that the Meth
odist chrch has been in the van
guard to secure obedience to law
the rnti-saloon league is said to de
terve the support of the church
We will win the battle for Law
and order" concludes the section
Under the head of economic or
ger the report says that ";h'
church cannot be silent and indif
ierent in the presence of those
both in the labor or capital grouI
Who tramDle underfoot the princi
stles of brotherhood and entail sui
lerlng and distress upon thou
sands
No gain in financial resources,
Inc report continues, "can take til,
place of brother Stunned, whit