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THE ARGUS, FRIDAY!. t OCTOBER .'25. M907. " 1 ' Yf MFGr DELEGATES CHOOSE" x OFFICERS FOR THE "CONVENTION C. E. Legg, of Pontiac, .Is Made Presldsrtof Session by - "Election This Morning. INSTITUTES ARE HELD Ned of Great Patriotism in Solving fi j Present Day Problems Theme ' i of Hon. S. R. Van Sant. J " fChe convention proper of the Illinoio 1. C. A. peued this morning at 0 ! o'clock at Jh,e First -Methodist churcli with nearly 300 delegates from all parts of the state present. Simple but neat decorations adorn the auditorium, si-rays of autumn leaves being hung over the chandeliers and about the rostrum. The meeting was called to order bv Frank Nay of Chicago, president pro ttnj, ami the report of the nominating committee was rend, announcing th? fi.Jlowing officers: : President C. K. Legg, Pontiac. 1 First vice president F,' 11. Hurt, Ch'- Oi-O. t jrfecoud vies-; prr-fcldent M. G. Van $it. Sterling.. ttyiird -Tice; ine.tldent A S. Hal!. Elgin. ' . fourth 'vice' prenldent J.:II. Jlau i rg, Moline. - ' '"Filth vice prosblent Hon. S. It. Van Sidrt, Minneapolis-.. , : 'retarisH.' L; Markeil "of ' Mat tSiori. and II. R.. Parmer. 1 econif' Vice President F. ii. Burt. Hi. the absence of. President L-'gg, tcxi chair'as chainuan of the first ses sion of the permanent convention. He a Idressed a few words ' to the ' de!e g itesN urging the necessary enthusi a. in and introduced S."T). Gordon of C eveland, Ohio, as the first h1)Mke" r. Cordon, who is well known to Illi n )is V. M. C. A. workers, though an Chlo citizen, was greeted with enthus 1: Ef ic applause as he took the plat form. ,. 4 ' Cnnvrntlun I'rmlilont. , lark K. Legg. president of the Pon tile Y. M. C. A. and representing that littftitutlon. chosen president of the con yjftion, is a native of West Virginia. aaa came to lllmois wrttn lis .parents tjjisr.fi. j Under.ats admiltratiori as what he longs to. ' An open life, an open hand, open upward, is the pipe line ,o communication between--the heart of Gi(l.alid this poor befools J old world." V Mr. Gordon closed with a story of the beginning o Rev: Mr. Moody5 work in London -upon his visiting in that city from Chicago and showed i" this connection the result of prayer.b.7 a ik invalid woman member of the church." . Mr. Gordon delivered a second ad dress this afternoon, a theme of the series of "Quiet Talks," "Why the Re Fults Fail." i On Social Work. Walter M. Wood of Chicago followed Mr. Gordon with an institute on social work. Mr. -Wood gave a brief outline of the beginnings aiid development of social work among Young Men'j Christian associations. IiiMlltutr on lliiilillnuN. Following the address this afternoon Ly S. D. CJordoii, an institute on asso ciation buildings was conducted by State Secretary I. E. Brown of Chi cago. .Mr. Urown divider! his tonic into six divisions, dealing with a his torical sketch,, the different types of buildings, the necessary features of Y M. C. A. buildings, the canvass for the funds necessary, the process of bulgi ng, and finally; 'the care of the buifd- ing when completed. Each of the snh-J jects was exhaustively treated, end the institute brought out forcibly the reJa-J t ion: .of the Y. M. C. A. home to Y. M, C. A. work. i t . irow1h 1st Shin. In his historical sketch Mr. Brown shewed the grow th of association 'work as indicated by the increase in - the number of buildings and. : the invesU ment involved. .. The first Illinois build ia was erectetl at Chicago,' and com pleted Sept. 29,.1SC7 It cost $190,000. In the first decaJe' after that time 2fi buildings were erected at a cost of $2.1C9,000; iiv th.. Sjecond period of 10 years 74 buildiugy Ttete constructed, at a cost of $2,279,785; in the third 31 inentjn-th. YJ M. C.-Ai of Illinois. presided - during the evening and in troduced the speaker. B. M. Rice of Chicago led the music during th.-i evening. . . filven nnilnlMrrnrra. Mrt Van Sant, before commencing his address proper, dealt in reminiscences ff the early days in Rock Island. Hi spoke feelingly of the Methodist church here: It was the religious home of his ather and mother for many years. Ha paid a glowing tribute to Methodism in eneraf, saying that he had the blood of 150 years of Methodism running through his veins, and that he had re cently stood by the graves of his an cestors, who more than a century ago bowed at Methodist altars. "My fath er, said he, "when young left his east ern home, and turning his face toward the setting sun, after a long and tedious journey, pitched his tent at Rock Is- tflsiden of the Pontiac l frt new ! building, costing $42,000, has ihft occupied less than two years. fyto years ago at the Uloomington con- v?9 UonLc. JLegS-was-fciecled .aa-a. maw,. s-nct-dGne-valuable- service on railroad and cHy department subcommittees: .. Mr. , Gordon, topk for his !subjecr "Prayer the Greatest Outlet of Power,,; a. tbeme. treated in his, work, "Quiet Talks on Prayer." The substance oft his address was as follows: ii vic la uue unci in nie power or life, the Holy Spirit. There are five outlets .of power, five avenues through which this One within shows Himself and reveals His power. First: through the life, what the person is. Simply what he is will show as one of the outlets "of . power. Second: through the lips, what one says. If one is in touch with God His fire burns whether the tongue 6tammer or has good con trol of Its powers. Third:, through one's i service, what- he does. ' One's best may -not be the best of others, but if it be his own best it will bring a.-harvest. Fourth: through, one's money, what is not kept, but what is lcoseued out for God. The face value of this money is not the consideration, but Its sacrifice- value. Fifth, and the greatest,' the -outlet tif prayer. 'The greatest thing anyone can dd fcr God and for man is to pray. It i:, irdt the only thing.. But it is the chief tl ing. A correct balancing of the pos sible powers one. may exert puts it first. For if a mart is to pray right, he must first be right in his motives and his life.. And if a man be right and put the practice of praying iu its right place, then his serving and giv irg -and speaking will.be fairly fra grant and with the presence of God. In Spret Service. "The great people' of today are those who pray, not those who talk about p -ayer; nor those who say they ' be ll ;ve in prayer, nor those who explain a'lout prayer; but those people, who tke time' and'jiray. It is wholly -.i secret service. One does not know w ho- these - people . are,, though, some times shrewd guesses are made. With d ie reverence, bnt very plainly, let it b-) saW , that .God can do nothing for tl 4 man with shut hand and shut lif J. Tiere must be an open band and heart and life through which God can giv3 1111,111 1 -' n III1IWWI J',l.'IWa-iij-pgMMUMi L. L. Mc DONALD, Assistant Stat- S'-cri-tary, I'romlnent in Convention. buildings represented an expenditure of $12,052,147, and in the period bi tween 1897 and 190C 3!)S buildings were added to the number, at a cost of $10,000,075, making the present number of buildings in the state 589 with a value now of $34,132,215. Mr Brown also showeif under this heal the growth of the idea of buildings from the hall to the molern and weN equipped structures common in Illi nois, and of the type represented by the local institution. Many .UilTrrrnt TyueH. Mr. Brown dwelt extensively on the 15 jor more different types, including those best adapted to metropolitan centers, large city associations, small cities, towns-and villages, suburban associations, metropolitan railroad as sociations, mc average railroad asso ciation," the university buildings, col lege associations and the association houses such as those at the University of Illinois and Northwestern univer sity, boys' quarters, state buildings and industrial, army and navy asso cjations. He showed the features of - the building necessary for the administra tion of the association affairs, to brin$ in a revenue, for the nrosecution' o work in the physical department, for social life and for educational, relig ious and boys' work. . , His discussion of the work of seem ing, funds, carrying out the building operations, and caring for the building when completed, was very complete and showed in detail the various step: to be taken. For Visiting Nurse. - The Argus will be lad to receive contributions or subscriptions look ing toward the establishment of a fund to provide for a. visiting nurse in Rock Island, the plan being to Becure one. for six montbs with the object, if the undertaking meets with popular approval, of making the of fice permanent. ' Credit will be given for all cash or pledges received, and the same will be turned over in due season to a visiting nurse's associa tion which it is proposed to form. .. OI'EXIXG AI)IJIti;SS OP SESSION. S. H. Van Snnt, Former Governor of Min aeota, I fce Sprakrr. . The opening address of the convea tion was , delivered last evening by Hon. S. R. Van Sant, former governo cf Minnesota, hi subject being "Twen tieth Century Patriotism." Mr. Van Sant gave the address before a larg audience at the First Methodist cnurcn. , uis tneme was that th American people are drifting into wholesale violation of the laws they themselves make, and that to deal with the rjroblems.of today 'require a greaterand truer patriotism tha that which was necessary to win vie itory in the revolutionary war, and to keep the union ' together in the civi war.- ... . - - -. .- - I, of bad thoughts; but rather teaches th- lie. The 20th century demands 20th contrary. It goes upon the theory tha; no temple can be too well fitted up for the soul." But most of all the assoc iation appeals to him. because it has done more to break down the barriers which had for so many years kept christians apart, than any other agency in existence. "No longer those bitter sectarian controversies. Thank God and the Y. M. C. A. they are only mem ories and all churches now stand on a common platform. The Y. M. C. A. is also a patriotic organization aud its members christian citizens. In my judgment the christian citizen is the highest type of man and it should b.; proclaimed from pulpit that the man who leads a moral upright life, gets a rich reward there. If every man worn a christian and guMed by the teach ings of the (lowly Nazarene our wrirk century patriotism. "The patriotism of the 18th century won our liberty and gave us the natiou. It was a severe test that the fathers had to face. It was war against thcr English cousins. They not only bad t- fight the British, and the Tesslans, but the Tories as well. But they were suc cessful and we' were a free, people. For nearly 100 years we tasted and enjov ed the sweets of liberty. Thin be llnrdOMt Tent. "The 19th century not only brought its blessings, but its sorrows. A great evil cursed the land, aud great danger threatened the republic. It had to n; determined whether the union could survive, whether the fathers fought in vain or not. . The 19th century patriot ism was equals to tha task. It was a severe test, it was orotner against houses, jails and." prisons would fce.lbrother, father against son. Lincoln, lie. Our brothers fought against their brothers to save the union, but now 20th century patriotism demands tbat we fight against ourselves. The ques tion is after conquering every one else can we conquer ourselves; or in other words, can we save ourselves from our selves." Mr. Van Sant called attention to the dangers, claiming that they were not from without but from within, and most of them resulted from disobedi ence of the law. He claimed that tha 20th century patriotism must see that the law is supreme and that every cor poration however powerful shall obey its mandates. He argued If this is not done .we must soon lose our industrial freedom, and it will not be long then unti we lose our political liberty, and the republic will totter to its fall. IlooKevrlt Man of Hour. "Is it not time to call a halt?" !ie R. E. IIIERONYMUS, ! . HreSident Eurt-ktv College, Ono of the .jf-y'-t ' ' -'. Speakers. V r- - h its 4 r Vv- Vv 4 , , .1 l.i'-- Vii 1 - ,c. fe:-- UrW' ., , (If rnnti.'io. r - PHONE MEN MEET Union Electric Company Con sidering Installation of Auto matic System Here. . NO DECISION IS REACHED Extension of Service, New Franchises, and Other Matters are Discuss- .' ed by Officers., A meeting of the. directors of th3 Union Electric Telephone & Telegrapi company wks held today at; the officii here, and extensiveimprovements and extensions of the service were consld-. -ered, but no decisions reached.. Pre v dent George B. Stucker of Harrisburg. . Captain J. WJ,, Morrison and, James Russ, directors; are in the city for the ' meeting. Captain" Morrison is assis tant banking commissioner of Penu-'' ' Sylvauia. Proponed w SyHlrm. ' The company, in connection wUh other improvements, is considering thi ,. installation of an automatic exchange system, fucIi as is in operation at C -lumbus, Ohio, and Sioux City, lowi.' and other places. This system doit away with the central operation, th, exchanges being made by means of an automatic apparatus set in operatic?, by a dial .manipulated .by... the sub scribec. . " ' ' " - v ' The company is al.o planning, bi; extensions In the service, and bad ui- der discussion this morning some of the proposed franchises for which the company'has applied-in -the county.- EiEEGG, " Pn-fUli-nt of Convention. W. M. WOOD, Of Chk-ago, Who Conducted an Insti tute Today. land on the banks of the Father of Waters. For C5 years he lived in sight of this glorious stream, seeing the west become . mighty, and gave a helpin hand to make Mvthodisui what it is. In the feebleness of age some one asked him if life with its infirmities was still desirable, and his reply was, 'Oh, yes; 1 want to live as long as I can see the Mississippi flowing by my door and can read Dr. Buckley's Advocate.' We were mostly brought up on Advocates. Methodism bad a small beginning, bur It had a missTon; t "Fifljmalism;' infidelity drunkenness uivery nan rasienen tneweives niton the English nation. Faith seemed to have died out;' but "Hope is not gone;' a leader is needed. The oft repeated i UjlBS-..b'Jl?Wei).!t:..Ilaly, needed ..A .mm emint to- rhe'orvaslonSnvnrT.'rrritfi'cTrrno. Germany was ilesoairinir Martin Iuth-I er was at hand. John Wesley, educated, brave, devout, anoeared. U was a lrunken-.age j" he preached tem'petance. It was a flave-holding1 age; England" was making immense profit from the traffic in human flesh; he branded lav ery as the 'sum of all villainies," and helped to set in motion those forces which finally pulled down the pillars which supported the crime and caused it to totter and fall. He preached the same gospel to the prisoners in New gate as to the nobility; to the sooty- faced miners as to the rich and proud llnti Hani Struggle. "Meftiodism crossed the stormy sea, It worked its way over mountains and rivers and built' its churches and col leges in the new world. In the world- renowned Abbey in London whete England garners up her great, en a tablet set up in honor of the Wesleys, among other of . their sayings is this God buries His workmen,' but carries on His work.' Surely the Eternal King has put hi3 seal of approval on Metho dism. It has carried the words of peace' and life to all races and condi tions of men and rung the bells of hope in every clime. Its missionaries are found today in the rice fields of Japan and. China and upon the sun-scorched plains of India. They have picked their way through jungle and forest to the innermost recesses of the dark con tlnent:. W,herever man is found there have gone these missionaries of the cross, and with the messages of faith and songs of love have turned th i faces of benighted men and women-to ward, hope and God. I'rouilrr of Y. M. C. A 'I desire to say too that while I b Iieve in Methodism and am proud of Its achievements I am still prouder of Christianity as taught by the Young Men's Christian association. Chris tianity is the most potent influence in the world. There are strong govern ments-: great standng armies and mighty navies, but all must, acknowl edge the sovereignty of the price . f peace. Mighty nations have flourished and fallen since the Savior's birth,, but His rule is over a constantly widening dominion and during the lapse of eeii turies it is stronger than ever before. Roman philosophy, taught men how to die but did not teach them how to live. Every heart beats truer, every song ii more joyful, because 6f the glad tiding brought us by the Son of David."" In Binding Tie. The speaker next spoke of the great work being done by the Y. M. C. A. and gave many reasons why it appeal ed to him.. One reason was because it is' composed largely of young men, and its aim is to prepare men to meet the world as they find It. "The Y.' M. C. A. puts emphasis on a strong phys ique; believes in muscle as weel as empty. We would then have a most splendid citizenship and a model state. In order, however, to perpetuate th state, there must be patriotism of the highest order. llnve XfB 1'roltlrniH. "Every century brings its problems to solve. Just now a crisis unlike any other threatens the life of the repub- our great leader, had said that this na tion could not. long survive half slave and half free. When the "Boys in Blue" laid down their arms, it was, thanks to God Almighty and the Grand Army of the Republic, all frae and wi.l remain free forever. 2Hth century pat riotism will b? put to the severest tet of all. Our fathers fought agaiu&t the mother country to establish the repu'i- asked and continuing said. "Personally I have no fear of the result. A free people with such a history as ours w-iil not long pubmit to the tyranny of its creatures. We have a Wader to follow. The man of the hour is Theodore Roosevelt. Be not deceived by the cr of his enemies that business will suf fer ami a panic fo'lovv. Always the civ of the law breaker. "What a change, my countrymen. A few yeara ago, western -populists weve. the calamity howlers, now it.is,.tlje Wall street broker and jobber who d.;-, clare that th.e country, is going to the demnition bow wows, because they ca.i no longer ' dispose of their 'watered stock to the public. Wall street is n. longer the country's business barom eter. It is the American farmer. "Do not be alarmed, our leader is not. Let me quote from his KeokuK speech: 'If a man does well, if he ac honestl he has nothing to fear from this administration. But so far as :n (Continued on rage Eight.) iii: -1'- dothing. of Quality 1mm m mm m. m il rrru mm 1D.R.C;ESUA.NIE 1801-1803 -. 2 ncl. Ave. ROCK ISLAND Up-to-Date Furnishings We Expect a us h Tomorrow, as the exceptional style and price of our Men's and Young Men's Suit and Overcoats has been widespread throughout the city and surrounding . country. ..; A satisfied customer is always willing to put a friend next to a good thing. We Have a Great Many Good Things mimmwim ; . i tirain and scorns tne idea tnat a weM Frank Nay of.jChicago, who is prom-'-developed body is . the breeding placV S,-.''-..-.;v.4--v.- .- ; ; i-i'.-;".- &z?e--&m5&3!g&tv i ' iiiilliiivgi fevWiiSSa MM tj ... Here In' Suits and Overcoats" From 10 to $20 For : each and every man according to his fancy. i That's jfie policy ip vogue JiereJ 'V There, is class in every curve of our new Fall Styles that is not ' , ! seen in any other line. As the blacksmith strikes when the iron is hot, so the wise 1 buyer will make, his selection ; while the season is young aridt ... stocks, comparatively unbroken. Jt: