..liXINOIS BAPTISI ^^^kBULLETIN VM r'^;? •.^:m!M- Q*V. I '^■ G^?A^j'-i: 'f5v 6 . ^\ ■■■:-. /j't"-- :■■■ ;' X > ■ \l ■-../. ■,■:■//., ' '.■' ■■'!'' :.'■■.> THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY ILLINOIS BAPTIST = — -BULLETIN-^ VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, MAY, 1917 NO. 1 Meaoderiags of the Superioteodeot in April The Superintendent spent the first Sunday in April with the ^Moweaqua church. This is a splendid field, good meeting house, good parsonage, and 220 members. They have been pastor- less since last fall, but are trying to lo- cate a pastor. A few hours Saturday, the 7th, were spent in the home of Rev. Joseph Harn- ly of Roseville. They were in the midst of a large union tabernacle meet- ing, but the results were meagre. Bro- ther Harnlv has been the pastor for six years, and leaves May 1st. to accept a call to the Assumption church. Sunday. April 8th. was given to the Raritan church. This was the first time I ever visited Raritan. It is a beautiful country village about ten miles from a railroad. Rev. Harry Weddington has been pastor there for five years, and the church has greatly developed under his leadership. It is now as strong as both the other church- es. They need to remodel and modern- ize their meeting house to the extent of S6000 or $7000, and they are abun- dantly able to do it. The semi-annual meeting of the Sa- lem Association was held at Raritan on Monday and Tuesday, April 9th and 10th. It was fairly well attended, not- withstanding the bad condition of the roads. The meetings were of deep spiritual interest and the topics discuss- ed were of a practical and- helpful character. On April 13th, the semi-annual meet- ing of the Board and three of the State Convention departments were held at the University Church in Champaign. Mrs. Topping gives a full account in this issue of the reception at night. There were eighteen members of the Board present, nine of them laymen. About three hours were spent in trans- acting the business of the Convention. It was a helpful and harmonious meet- ing. The Sunday School Committee of the Department of Church Effi- ciency requested S200 to be used in making the Sunday school work of the state more efficient. It was granted. Five missionary pastors were appoint- ed and a contribution made to aid the Slavic Training School for ministers in Chicago. Everybody who was there was delighted with the new building and the work of the Universit}- church. Saturday afternoon and evening was spent with the B. Y. P. U. of the Aurora Association in a rally at the Park Place church in Aurora. It was largely attended and was a splendid ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN meeting; one of the best young peo- ple's meetings I have attended during the year. Sunday morning of the 15th was gi\en to the Woodlawn Church of Chi- cago. Dr. M. P. Boynton has been pastor for twenty years. The Sunday school was fine and is now taxing the capacity of the church. They are now planning to build a new addition for Simday School and social purposes. Dr. Boynton took that field when it was a student supply church in a -little wooden building. Now, it has a splen- did plant with 1018 members. Brother Boynton's home, with his study, large printing establishment, five automobile stalls, four of which he rents for $40 per month, is a splendid property, a few blocks from the church. Sunday night was given to the La- Salle Avenue Church, of which Rev. J. B. Rogers is pastor. A few years ago this was thought to be a down- town field that could not be kept up, but since Pastor Rogers has been there, there has been the largest number of additions of any two years in its his- tory. The Baptist Swedish Finns, speaking the Swedish language and the Baptist Swedish Finns speaking the Finnish language, use the La Salle avenue meet- ing house, so that the meeting house is almost constantly used during Sun- dav afternoon and evening. Mr. Rog- ers has also established three missions a long way out which are being con- ducted bv ministerial students who be- long to the church. Sunday morning, April 22nd, was spent in Waukegan. Rev. Harold G. High has been pastor there for two years, but will close his work in June and return to the state of New York. The Sunday school was very good and the choir singing the best I have heard during the year. The church has a membership of 488, and has a fine field. The missionary offerings have greatly improved, but the general attendance of the church was not large. They have a fine property in both meeting- house and parsonage. Sunday night I gave to the Calvary church in Chicago, of which Rev. David T. ]\Iagill has been pastor for ten years. Ten years ago that church had to sell its property and seek a new lo- cation at 40th Street and Alichigan avenue on account of the increasing colored population in that section, and now% as soon as they can sell their val- uable lots, they expect to move again to get away from the Negro popula- tion. Mr. and Mrs. Magill have done a fine work in Chicago during these ten years. Friday noon, April 27 , was given to a meeting of the Executive Council in Chicago at the Great Northern Hotel. It was the first meeting of the year for the Council and about $10,00 were ap- portioned among the churches of Chi- cago and vicinity. Sunday morning was spent with the Berwick church which is among three or four of the best country churches in the state. The Baptist church is the only church in the village of Berwick and for about five miles around it. They have a very fine modern meet- ing house and a first class parsonage. The pastor has been greatly handicap- ped the past winter on account of the sickness of his wife, who was in a hospital the last of April. However, the work has been well kept up and it is one of the best missionary churches {Continued on page 3) a: L v. 3 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN ILLNIOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAlsT), Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois '•Entered as second-class matter, June 1 ?, 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." THE Northern Baptist Convention will meet in Cleveland, Ohio, May 16-22. GLEVELAXD is in the right "loca- ;ion for a very large attendance. It is well located for the Middle West and there should be a large attendance from Pennsylvania, New York and New England. OXE of the important items of business at Cleveland will be the report of the Committee of eleven ap- pointed last year to report on the pro- posed cooperation of the Home Mis- sion Society and Publication Society in missionary work. THERE is a wide division of senti- ment with regard to the report of the Committee of Eleven. It is not entirely satisfactory, but after careful- ly reading the report and much of the discussion that has followed, the Editor of the Bulletin is undecided as to whether the report should be adopted or rejected. However, he is open mind- ed and will decide after further infor- mation. THE only report that has come to the Bulletin, so far, of a church paying its pastor's expenses to the Northern Convention comes from the State Street Church in Rockford. The pastor, Rev. AI. H. Day, will have his expenses paid by the church. Let others do likewise. THE National Societies have agreed to send out but one budget for For- eign Missions and but one for Home Alissions. The general societies and women's societies send to the churches one apportionment for Home ^Missions and one apportionment for Foreign Missions, and the Women's Societies and General Societies will make the proper division of the money after it is sent in. MEAXDERIXGS OF THE SUPERINTEX- DENT IN APRIL (Continued from page 2) in the state. The pastor. Rev. Charles Drussell, has taken great pains to de- velop the missionary giving of the field. I stopped at Alonmouth Sunday night and heard the pastor. Rev. ^^^ C. Rutherford, preach one of a series of sermons he was giving the people. The B. Y. P. U. crowded the large room where they meet and a large audience was present for the preach- ing services. Brother Rutherford and his wife are doing an excellent work at ]\Ionmouth. ^Monday morning, April 30th, the Apportionment Committee met in Chi- cago. As the total apportionment was nearly the same as last year, it did not require a long session. The committee, in a two and a half hours' session, agreed upon certain points and left the matter for the Secretary to woric out, to be reviewed by the Superintendent before the apportionments are sent out. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN RECEPTION TO THE STATE CONVEN- TION BOARD AT UNIVERSITY CHURCH, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Frida)-, March 13th, was far from being an "unkicky day" for the mem- bers of the State Convention Board, and Co-operating Departments, who had assembled at our University church in Champaign for the transaction of business. Every courtesy was extend- ed by Rev. M. S. Bryant and his charm- ing wife, every member being especial- ly interested, not only in the beautiful new University Church, of which Illi- nois Baptists may well be proud, but the attractive apartment built in the church for the pastor and his family re- ceived inspection and approval. ENTERTAINED IN CHURCH The writer of this article was most graciously entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Bryant and it was rather a novel ex- perience to sleep next to the church parlor, and help do the dishes immedi- ately under the choir loft to the ac- companiment of a quartet practising in the church above. Department work occupied the morning hours of the day. In the afternoon, with some of our Baptist students, we visited the build- ings of our Illinois University. THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN REVIEW From the great armory building we, with hundreds of other spectators, watched the "review" of the Illinois students. It was a thrilling hour as these hundreds of young men, our Illi- nois boys, marched and counter-march- ed on the great drill field. Bands were playing, flags floating to the breeze, true patriotism was shown by "soldier- boy" and onlooker, and yet our hearts were filled with an unutterable ache, our eyes with tears, as we looked and won- dered "What of the future.?" EVENING RECEPTION But we must come to the evening, when the State Board, headed by Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, stood in the long re- ceiving line, and shook hands with a large number of these same students. I wish all Illinois Baptists might have been there. We, as a denomination, may well be proud of the beautiful new church, but more than that should we be proud of our Baptist young peo- ple who make up the membership of this church. During the evening Rev. Mr. Bryant welcomed the Board and guests, assuring all . that his work in life was only to "press the button, things go." One "pressure" of this button brought forth a quartet of young men who favored us with music. Another "pressure" and Mr. Fairview, a student from Alton, gave a most cor- dial welcome to the guests, and also a resume of the value of the University Church to the University students. He compared the church to a great indus- trial plant. Pastor Bryant being the foreman, the students, workmen, Bap- tists of the State, stockholders, while the .guests of the evening were the Board of Directors. He told of the method of co-operation between "fore- man" and "workmen" and the system employed for educating the young peo- ple for leadership in the future. Mr. Bryant supplemented this talk by giv- ing more specific instances, of several voung men who, during the five years since the organization of the Univer- sity Church, have taken positions of trust and responsibility in other cities. Dr. Brand, in a few w^ords, told the history of the building of the Univer- sity Church, stating that the necessary funds w^ere raised in eight months and twenty days, that the church and equip- ILLiXOlS BAPTIST BULLETIN ment and money put into pastoral work were valued at about $43,000. He cited it as an example of the Christian faith and loyalty of Illinois Baptists and expressed his appreciation of Pastor Bryant, who is the central figure among the 250 students who make up the church membership. Dr. S. J. Skev- ington, of Chicago, spoke in his in- imitable way, at first convulsing the company with stories and then taking for his text. "And he went forward a little."' rounding out the thought that spirituality and consecration must pre- cede service, making the beauty of service so clear and the church so worth while that every person was moved to a greater desire for usefulness. A general social time followed, delicious refreshments were served, and college songs sung. Those of us who were privileged to be there have a memory of bright, happy girls, splendid, manly young men. helpful, consecrated lead- ers, and again we thank God for the Baptists of our great State of Illinois. Mrs. \A\ P. Topping. STATE COXVEXTIOX ^HSSIOXARIES Rev. Fenton Bartine has done good work at Pittsfield during the past year, and in one year the church has advanced to self support. He has also done good work at Perry. He quite recently baptized three converts. At this writing Rev. F. L. Church is conducting a series of meetings at Momence. south of Chicago. Reports indicate that the meetings are quite successful. His last meeting was at the Epiphany Church in Chicago, and proved to be a very helpful meeting to the pastor and church. Evangelist F. M. Dunk spent the latter part of ]\Iarch and the early part of April in special meetings at Cen- tralia. The pastor and a layman write very encouragingly of the meeting. The financial offering for the work of the church was very good. Brother Dunk went from Centralia to Madi- son, and conducted a two weeks' meeting, which was very helpful to the church. The meetings were still in progress when last heard from and we do not know the number of addi- tions, but there were some, and the spiritual condition of the church was greatly improved. Dr. X. T. Hafer spent about a week during the Easter period with the Marseilles Church and made an every member canvass of the church and greatly increased the number of con- tributors. He is now engaged in a two weeks' meeting at Riverside. De- catur, and will make a strong effort to get that Baptist interest in a position to do aggressive work. \\'e quote the following from a let- ter written by \\'. E. Andereck. our missionary pastor at Bradford, April 3rd. "Bradford is the most optimistic and enthusiastic church I have seen for many a day. The material just gath- ered in. and that which is coming, is of a very high grade. They have a very extended and a very strong influ- ence. These new members are work- ing to gain others, and the older mem- bers are working too. They are con- tinuously finding new material to work upon, and I have never been busier than now in going after these prospects." This is a very encourag- ing- report from the Bradford Church, which has been so much discouraged and so much of the time without a pas- tor during the past few years. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. E. H, Fletcher, our colored missionary, says "I spent April 1st at W'heaton. They have a small church, no pastor at present, and say they are not able to have one. I preached twice and administered the Lord's Supper, attended the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. The meetings were all good." During the past month Brother Fletch- er has also preached at the mission points in Hopkins' Park and Dixon. Rev. E. M. Salter, .student pastor of the Hinckley ^Church, writes, "The prayer meetings are increasing in num- bers and in spirit, and while it is cer- tainly up-hill work, yet I feel any- thing but discouraged." We are glad to hear these encouraging words from the new pastor at Hinckley. Evangelist V. Colbert held a meet- ing at the Unity Church in East St. Louis, aided by Rev. Jesse Hyde of Belleville. There were eleven addi- tions, eight by baptism. He is now pushing the work to get a basement for a new church building completed this summer. Rev. C. F. Stalker held a meeting at Frankfort Heights in Southern Illi- nois. We learned while the meeting was in progress that it was quite suc- cessful, but have not heard definite re- sults at the close of the meeting. He is at this time in a meeting at Campbell Hill. Rev. F. A. Kelly, pastor at Oglesby, conducted a three weeks' meeting in February with the assistance of an evangelist from Chicago. Some mem- bers of the church were reclaimed and seven converts united with the church on Easter Sunday. Rev. H. L. Duff of Mt. Sterling writes, "We have eight awaiting bap- tism and two more by letter will come in next week." Dr. N. T. Hafer writes concerning the work at Riverside, Decatur, "We completely reorganized yesterday and elected officers from the ground up; elected two trustees from the First Church. The people say it was the most harmonious meeting in years. Re- ceived two members, adults." Rev. E. T. Potter of Aledo writes that that church has raised its appor- tionment with the 15 percent increase. He says, "Our young people have fin- ished papering the church here and, a new coat of paint on the outside; it looks fine." Rev. E. H. Fletcher, our general missionary among the colored people, seems to keep busy among a consid- erable number of weak interests. The colored population in Illinois is in- creasing rapidly and the Baptists ought to do a much more aggressive work among those people than they are doing. A layman from Centralia writes, "Brother Dunk has been with us about three weeks. He has been a great blessing to our church. He surely is a man of God and knows His word. The afternoon meetings have been a blessing to all who attended." Rev. J. Johnson of Chillicothe held a meeting at the Pleasant Grove Church, which was closed on account of bad weather. Four were received for baptism and two were restored to membership. The work at Chillicothe is making some progress. The congre- gations are increasing in numbers and the Sunday School is growing. Five have united with the church, two by restoration and three by letter. Our missionary pastor at Glasford. Rev. Chas. W. Wolfe, writes. "Our Bible School reached its climax last Sunday — forty-nine. We have just ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN paid the insurance policy on the church and parsonage; it was without any in- surance for three years. A woman took a stand for Christ at prayer meeting a week ago. LaMarsh had a very good winter for a country church. This is a most promising country field; there are none more promising." The pastor of the Reynolds Church writes, "Our educated and capable young druggist has taken hold of the Sunday School at Reynolds and is proving very efficient. He is also con- ducting Sunday evening meetings the alternate Sundav when I am absent." CHURCHES The special meeting in the First Church of Cairo resulted in twenty- four additions by baptism and a num- ber by letter, with a large number to be received when this information was secured. Rev. L. D. Lamkin, D. D., is the pastor and conducted his own evangelistic meeting. Rev. B. E. Allen, pastor of the Osce- ola Church, assisted Rev. L. C. Trent o^ Kewanee in meetings for two weeeks. Brother Allen is reported to have done some good preaching and the meetings were helpful and strength- ened the spiritual life of the church. We have not learned the number of additions. Brother Trent says, "Our every member canvass was the best we have ever had. If we collect all that was pledged we will meet our appor- tionment this year." Rev. Russell A. Rapson of Rood- house held a good meeting with that church, doing the preaching himself. Eight were added to the church and more to follow. The church made the pastor a liberal donation at the close of the meeting. Plainfield "About 100 were present at reception given Tuesday night at the Baptist Church for the newly selected pastor, Rev. J. D. Crumley, and his wife, who are now pleasantly located in the Bap- tist parsonage. Revs. Moehl and Bed- does gave words of welcome for the new pastor, and Dr. Knight, who was unable to be present, expressed like sentiments by letter. A short program was rendered and light refreshments were served." A member of the First Baptist Church of Kankakee, writes "We have been breaking all records for attend- ance lately, 308 in Sunday School Sun- day. It being our annual decision Sun- day, there were forty-seven decisions as a result. At the organization c t our Baptist Brotherhood two weeks ago. 110 men sat down tO' dinner and eighty-two of these signed the mem- bership cards and paid their annual dues." Rev. A. B. Mercer is pastor ^f the Kankakee Church, and has had splendid success since he began his work about two years ago. Rev. B. E. Allen, pastor at Osceola, writes concerning the meeting at Ke- wanee, "The brethren there seemed to be well pleased. Some fifteen or six- teen united with the chu'-ch, all of whom were men and women except two, a boy and girl about twelve years of age. I heartily enjoyed preaching to them. Brother Trent has a mighty responsive bunch. Then too, I think it does a preacher good to preach to other people after he has been in a place as long as I have been here, ten years." Rev. W. W. Brown, who spent a part of the past year at McLeansboro, is now nicelv located at Carbondale. 8 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN He did a very good work at ]\Ic- Leansboro and we hope he will be equally successful on the great Carbon- dale field. Rev. H. F. Holbrook, pastor of the Bushnell Church, writes that he is much encouraged with the work there, and that the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. interests have increased. He says. "Recently we engaged Rev. L. E. Ellison of Plymouth to help us in a special effort which resulted in a spir- itual uplift. In the neighborhood of twenty-four souls were brought into a deeper relationship with God, as well a^ some new converts added. Rev. INIr. E'lison did good work here and we learned to like him and appreciate his earnestness for the ]\Iaster. I expect to baptize about ten candidates on Eas- ter night." Dr. M. P. Boynton. pastor of the \\'oodlawn Church of Chicago, writes, "We had a great day Easter Sunday. I baptized sixteen. Over sixty have made confession in our church in the last month. I shall have a goodly num- ber to welcome in the next commun- ion, perhaps as many as fifty. Our membership is now 1018, a net gain for the year of ninety-seven, and a to- tal gain of 155." The Alpha Church, of which Rev. J. W. Patterson is pastor, seems to be doing well. On the first of Apr'l they had raised their apportionnient for the national societies. On the 19th of Feb- ruarv the church gave their pastor a birthday surprise and a purse of $3' in silver and $10 in gold Brother Pat- terson seems quite frequently to have something of especial interest for his people. The Alpha Church occupies a fine field for the Baptists. Rev. F. E. R. Miller, paster of the First Baptist Church of Elgin, writes, "We have just concluded a very suc- cessful church year. We hyve raised for all purposes more than $9000, re- ceived 78 new members, and, in gifts and bequests, have received $6000 for benevolence. The building committee made a preliminary report last night at the annual meeting, and if the ideas presented are carried out the Elgin Church will have a new building, erected on modern Sunday School de- partmental lines." Rev. W. R. Waldo, pastor of the church at Macomb, held a throe ^vceks' m.eeting in March, aided by Ira Deal of Iowa as singer. There v\ere about fifty additions to the church. The Ma- comb Church is greatly encouraged and is moving forward in its work. The Colchester Church, of which Rev. L. E. Ellison is pastor, is loyal and faithful in the work. It is now supporting itself without assistance from the State Convention, the first year since its organization. Rev. E. L. Stovall held a meeting at Elvaston, where he is pastor, for two weeks resulting in the baptism of two young men. There have been twenty additions to the church at Plymouth, of v.'hich Rev. L. E. Ellison is pastor, during the past year. Rev. E. L. Stovall held a meeting at Warsaw, where he supplies them for half time, resulting in thirteen addi- tions. The First Church of Aurora, of which Rev. R. H. Claxon has been pastor for one year, has recei^'ed se\- entv members since he began his work. HXINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN The congregation^ and Sunday Sch: :1 are good. They are planning to build a basement under the church this sum- mer. Rev. J. B. McKendrj- began his pas- torate in Mendota. Xoveraber IsL The Sunday School has increased 55 per- cent and the attendance at church 100 percent. They now hold a imited ser- vice of the Sunday Schi>3l and church. The Evanston Church recently showed its appreciation of its pastor. Rev. T. M. Stifler. by giving him a new. five passenger automobile oi his own choice, and the church will take care of its up-keep for one year. The church also increased the pastor's salary. The Blandinsville Church, of which Rev. C. W. \\'ebb has been pastor for one year, is planning to put on the ever}--member-canvass June 6th. and make their contributions payable week- ly or monthly. The pastor has not been well for two or three weeks, but is able to l»e out at this time. a student pastor. A few years ago the ShabbcMia Qmrch was practically dosed up fcH" several years^ but has had consideiable pros- perity during^ the pa^ four or five years. The Damascus Chnrdi, in diecoini- tr\- several miles from Lena reteuliy called to the pastorate Rev. Geo. B. Hopkins of Geneseo. This is a very hopeful cotrntry field, and has done good and aggressive work for the past few years. Rev. G. P. Burdon, who had been- pastor at St. Anne during the past three years, most of whidh time he sop- plied them as a student pastor, has closed his work at St. Anne and ac- cepted a call to the Griggsville Church- The Griggsville Church occupies quite an important fidd, has a fine meeting house and new parsonage, and quite a wealthv monberdiip- We hope that Brother Burdon wflU have large sac- cess on that field. THE FTVAVrTAT OUTCOME PASTORAL CHAVGES The Xat" : A S : eiies- which Rev. D. L. Floyd, who has been stu- closed :.. Mir:^ 31st. all dent supply pastor at Shabbona for : t :a . ~ ::i: :"t a about four years, closed his work r : : -. M:5j: .r. bo- April 29th. He is going back to his ciety had a sv S33.737-43- ohl home in Pennsylvania and will en- The misstor:.r :■ .irds of the Home ter either Crozer or Rochester Theo- and Foreign ^I-??-?- Societies and the logical Seminars- next year. He has Women's He Foreign Mrssian been doing work at Moody Institute. Societies have agreed to unite their the Northern Baptist Seminar\-. and budgets for Missions, so that there will the McCormick Theological Seminar>- be no women's mission budgets sent in Chicago. He did an excellent work out to the churches this year, but sirap- at Shabbona and greatlv strengthened Iv a statement for Home Missions and that church during his pastorate. Foreign Missions, and at headquar- Rev. Mr. Johnson, a student in the ters thev will diWde the mone>- be- Xorthem Theological Seminar>-. has tween the women" sso days. Mattoon has already asked that one of these institutes be held in that church. ^^ e now ask churches who are willing to entertain such a meeting and invite workers from nearby churches to at- tend, and furnish lodging and break- fast, to send in your applications at once. In the Standard campaign twelve schools have reported as "Standard" and will receive a pennant from the State Committee. The twelve schools are: Covenant. Xormal Park. Xorth Shore., and Second, all of Chicago: Lombard Ave.. Oak Park: Champaign. Director, W. r.. lli^.ms, 117 Xorth Monroe St, Decatnr. Decatur First. Gaiesburg, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Paris, and Tremont- Xirie schools reported as "Star," and thirt/ four as "Striving." This is a mudi better showing than we made last ye;ir. There were fourteen "Standard" B. Y. P. L'. Societies reported, three "Star," and sixteen as "Striving." Pastor Enslow of Clayton has re- cently organized a thriving B. Y. P. U. The mid year meeting of the Salem Association was held at Raritau. It was an unusually interesting and en- thusiastic meeting throughout. The Raritan people oitertained the dele- gates royally. I conducted a decision service at G2.I- va, the fourth Sundav in AjkiL Goo-i preparation had been made and there were seventeen who publicly confessed Christ- It was a great day for the Sunday School Pastor O. R. Thomas and Supt- F. W. House deserve great credit for the success of the day. I attended a big city institute in the Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, under the direction of the American Baptist Publication Society. All sessions were well attended and fifty certificates were granted at the close to those who took notes on ten or more lectures. Pastor Stoddard of Dixon is doing a fine work with a large class of boys. He seems to have special qualifications along this line of ser^-ice. 16 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN The Os-ka-wa-iva Special To Detroit B. Y. P. U. A. Convention via the WABASH RAILWAY Will leave Chicago 9 :45 a.m., Wed- nesday, July 4th, and arrive Detroit 5:10 p.m. Cost of entire trip, includ- ing transportation from Chicago. Pull- man fare, all meals enroute and at De- troit, hotel accommodations, sight see- ing and boat trips, ONLY TWENTY- NINE DOLLARS. Write at once for 'booklet giving complete detaiiled in- formation. Registration should be made at once— "First Come, Best Served." John Ruthven Transportation Leader 2319 West 109th Street, Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois ILLINOIS BAPTIST ^=BULLETIN^= VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, JUNE, 1917 NO. 2 The Meetings of the Northern Baptist Convention This convention met in Cleveland, Ohio, May 16-22. The war perhaps kept some people away. The attend- ance was hardly as large as was ex- pected and yet the enrollment on the second day was over 1800 and finally reached 2500. Cleveland is a city of more than 600,000 people, well pro- vided with hotels, and is a splendid place in which to hold such a meeting. We have never seen a more earnest spirit manifested in any meeting of the Northern Baptist Convention. A considerable amount of important bus- iness was transacted by the Conven- tion. The one item of business of greatest interest for several years was the missionary work of the Home Mis- sion Society, and the Publication So- ciety. That came up this year under the report of the Committee of Eleven. The report of this committee received much attention and took considerable time, and was finally laid on the table and the Law Committee was instructed to take up the matter of getting a law passed by the legislatures of Pennsyl- vania and New York that would allow the readjustment of the work of the Publication and Home Mission Soci- eties in such a way as would be satis- factory to the denomination and at the same time save the invested funds of the Publication Society. It is not sure that this can be done, and if it can be done it will require several years to do it. In the meantime, a committee of the Convention will render aid in ad- justing the affairs between the general offices of the two societies, and both the Home Mission Society and the Publication Society were ordered not to do any work in any state except in in harmony and co-operation with the State Convention board. This we thmk, does not apply to large cities where these societies are working in co-operation with city mission organi- zations. Almost every address or sermon, it mattered not what the topic, dwelt largely upon the subject of the war. There was not an expression of hatred towarrl the German and Austrian peo- ple, but there seemed to be a universal feeling that Prussian militarism and the rule of the Kaiser are assailing the liberties of the world, are enemies to democracy and the strong support of autocracy. The feeling seemed to be very general that our President and this country did all that could be done to avoid getting into this world war, but that righteousness and preserva- tion of human rights and the continu- ation of democracy compelled this IS ILLINOIS BAPTIST LLLLLTL\ country to enter the war against Ger- many, an.l all seemed to feel that how- ever lung a time it might re(iuire, at whatever cost in men an I money, this country should faith. ully stand by the work until victory is won and that not only the rest of the world, but the peo- ple of the central empires should enjoy the blessings of a liberal government and until the detestable Turks shall forever be deprived of ruling any peo- ple in Europe or any Christian people in Asia. It is remarkable what a large num- ber of the sons of Baptist ministers from all over the country have enlisted in the ranks. Rev. J. H. Brougher of Los Angeles preached a great sermon at the Euclid Avenue church Sunday night. Every seat was taken, and many stood during the service. .This is the church where John D. Rockefeller holds membership. It is a downtown church, a large, old- fashioned stone building. It is report- ed that Mr. Buster, the pastor, has this meeting house crowded every Sunday night. There are 2,000 Baptist men in Cleveland and they are reported to be a very strong body in the interest of civic rio-hteousness as well as of personal religion. The reports of all the missionary societies were given as usual in the Convention. There were many sc': ool and seminary banquets, at all of which there w^ere addresses. The largest banquets were given Monday night, to which the whole evening was given. One was for the men at the Statler Hotel, and the other for the women at the Chamber of Commerce. .Ai- the men's banquet there were about 1000 present and possibly 800 at the women's banquet. There were several short addresses, antl Dr. Franklin, Sec- retary of the Foreign Alission Society, gave a splend.d address. He was fol- knved l)y the Governor of the State of Maine, a splendid Baptist layman. Then Mr. Smith of Xew i'ork, a Con- gregationalist V. M. C. A. worker, spoke for an hour and a half. He is a great orator, and seven-eighths of his speech was very good ; but he said some things that were shallow and un- true; and that great body of Baptist men showed their disapproval of them. It V. as announced at the men's meeting that a layman, who refused to allow his name to be published, gave $150,- 000 for educational and missionary work in Western China. The Superintendent and his wife left the Convention Tuesday morning and came home, thus missing the last two sessions. The missionary societies had all come through the year without a debt and no money was raised and no collection taken. A memorial service for Dr. H. L. Morehouse was conducted in the Con- vention Hall Sunday morning from 9:00 o'clock until 10:30. The audience was not large at that hour, but the ser- vice was deeply impressive. Brief ad- dresses were given by Rev. Geo. Moor, Dr. Morehouse's pastor, Dr. L. C. Barnes, Associate Secretary, Dr. L. A. Crandall, a long time friend, and oth- ers. Mr. Coleman of Boston was elected president, and our own A\'. G. Brim- son, of Chicago, first vice president. IVIr. Brimson presided at the men's meeting Monday night. The next place of meeting will be Atlantic City, N. J- Denver, Colorado, tried hard for the 1918 Convention, but Atlantic Citv secured it. LLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 19 ILLNIOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a j'ear; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 err more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois "Entered as second-class matter, June 1 '^, 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." ^IX Associations will meet this year O in June, viz : Rock River and Dix- on, Chicago, Aurora, Rock Island and Ottawa. ''p^HE Rock River and Dixon Asso- A ciations voted last year to consol- idate as one Association. While the churches of the two associations will not make a large number of churches from one association, the territory is very large, taking in nearly the entire width of the state. There are several large counties in that territory that do not have a Baptist church. THERE will be almost no conflict this year among the associations in Illinois affiliating with the State Convention, in the time of meeting. One person can attend all of these as- sociations without inconvenience. THE time when the association meets is the best time to talk up the Bulletin. This is a paper of the people, printed for the people, at an expense to the State Convention, and everyone should make himself a special agent for this little Illinois paper. THE Bulletin stands squarely with the President and the Government in the present war with Germany. It is no longer neutral, but loval. npHE German autocracy has sacri- A heed all modern Christian prin- ciples to gain its points in the war. THE Turks have sacrificed about 1,000,000 Armenians since Tur- key entered the war. They were not belligerent, but industrious Christian people. Germany was in partnership with Turkey in the war and one com- mand from Berlin would have saved the Armenians, but that command was not given. ENGLAND has controlled the seas and captured many ships, but in no case has England or France sunk a merchant vessel, thus destroying the vessel and its cargo and sacrificing the lives of the people. SUBMARINE warfare against mer- chant ships must be overcome and put out of business forever. The U^nit- ed States has been attacked by having her citizens, men, women and children, murdered by German submarines tor- pedoing merchant vessels. THE United States would have been justified in entering the war when Belgium was ruthlessly invaded: but she held off. Again she had sufficient cause for war when the Lusitania was torpedoed and nearly 100 American lives lost, and still our President held off for two and a half years. It was evident that the democracy of the world demand that} America should bear her part in the greatest struggle the world has ever known. The American people ought not to talk about the scarcity of grain as long as tiiey put 600,000.000 bushels per year into the manufacture of whiskey and beer. 20 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CHURCHES Rev. C. N. Manchester of Edinburg has been doing some work at Pawnee with considerable success. Pawnee has not had a pastor for more than a year. Brother ^lanchester has been supplying the church a few Sundays and recently baptized four young men on a Sunday afternoon and two young ladies made a profession of faith and were received for baptism. The Centralia Church, of which Rev. A. P. Howells is pastor, seems to be making considerable progress in its missionary offerings. The pastor says, "I believe my tithing campaign has as- sisted us in bringing up these appor- tionments." Brother Howells recently published a tithing story in the Stand- ard entitled "John Tightwad," which was read with considerable interest. Rev. A. A. Todd has been pastor at Jacksonville eight months during which time twenty-three members have been added to the church, four of these by baptism. A debt of a few hundred dollars has been raised and all finan- cial obligations are being promptly met. The church is planning to build an up- to-date Sunday school plant and the money is now being raised for that work. "Rev. and ^Irs. Alahlon H. Day threw open their home at 1115 East State street Monday evening to the members of the church and congrega- tion of State Street Baptist church and friends of the community, who were •invited for an informal celebration of their fifteenth wedding- anniversary and of the fourth anniversary of Mr. Day's call to the Rockford pastorate. A very large company assembled for the so- cial hour, and. with sincere congratula- tions on the happy anniversaries, pres- ented Rev. and ^Irs. Day with a very beautiful library table. "The church has been so signally prosperous in all its activities during the four years just ending and look with such unanimity of purpose to the future, that friends in the church were not to be denied a gift in token of their warm regard, hence the presentation notwithstanding that the pastor had requested that there should be no rec- ognition of that nature." Rev. H. B. Stevens, who graduated at Rochester Seminary a year ago, lo- cated as pastor of the Marengo Church some time during the past year. In the past seven years the church had suf- fered a loss of ninety in their resident membership and in that time there had been only twenty-five baptisms. The first week in April was observed as a week of prayer, followed by two and a half weeks of special meetings, the pas- tor doing the preaching. The result was more than thirty decisions for Christ, twenty converts baptized, ten men and boys and ten women and girls. Others are expected to follow soon. The pas- tor has established one outside preach- ing appointment and hopes to estab- lish a second one soon. The Berlin Church of which Rev. A. W. Judd has been pastor for several years, has been moving along real pro- gressive lines during the past year. At the annual meeting in January every department of the church reported all bills and apportionments paid and a balance in the treasury. The church raised its apportionment for missions with 15 per cent added. At the an- nual meeting they voted to purchase one whole town block near the church to be used as a parsonage site. The amount needed for this investment has- since been fullv subscribed. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 21 Rev. J. 'M. Osborne, pastor at \\ ater- town and East ]\Ioline, is having very encouraging results. He recently closed a week's meeting with the W'atertown Church which resulted in eighteen ad- ditions to the church. He is making a strong effort for a church building at East ]\Ioline, and has secured $4,000 subscriptions from the East ]\Ioline people, but on account of a campaign in the city for $100,000 for a Y.AI.C.A. building and one for 825,000 for a hospital, he had to hold off his church campaign for the time being. A member of the ^lason City church writes a very encouraging letter con- cerning the work of Rev. A. E. Powell, who became pastor there last \year. Brother Powell held a two weeks' meeting in ^^larch, assisted by a singer from the ]\Ioody Bible Institute. The report says "The meetings proved ver}^ beneficial to the church membership and much spiritual good was done. Eight adults were added to the church and on Easter Sunday eve two persons over sixty years of age were baptized. The special amount of money raised for the meetings was $107.'" The Carbondale church, of which Rev. W. \\'. Brown has been pastor a few nionths, sems to be moving along in an encouraging way. There were baptisms April 29th and May 6th. The pastor says, "The men of our church, a fine lot indeed, have said that we shall have a men's church and they are making good. Our B. Y. P. U. hai past the 200 mark: 306 present Sun- day evening. We will have a part in the Five Year Program." ■ Dr. D. O. Hopkins of Champaign re- centlv baptized forty converts and re- ceived ten or twelve others into the church as the result of union meetings held in that city. Rev. J. \Y Bradbury, pastor of Ray- mond Institute on the South Side in Chicago, attended the Northern Bap- tist Convention in Cleveland. He has been on that field four or five years. He began with six members and now has eighty-one Baptists in his congrega- tion. He is aided by the Executive Council on that field and collects a considerable amount of money from interested parties outside of the church. Last year he had twelve baptisms and three were added to the church bv ex- perience. THE THIRD AXXUAL ILLINOIS BAPTIST SU>OIER ASSEMBLY JILY 15-22 Now is the time for you to make your plans to attend the Assembly. The place where it will be held. Quiver Lake, Chautauqua Park, Havana, 111., is one of the most delightful spots in Illinois. The exceptionally strong array of talent that has been secured bv the Program Committee will be a strong incentive to induce a large num- ber to take advantage of the same. The business manager has mailed a large number of attractive posters to the different churches in the state and if any more are desired, or some have been overlooked, same can be had by dropping a line to the business mana- ger. The daily programs and an- nouncements will be out in the near future. How many can you use? Please note some of the numbers on the program : Pastoral ]\Iethods and Bible Ad- dresses — Rev. ]\I. P. Boynton, D.D., Chicago. Address — Dean Shailer Mathews, L'niversity of Chicago. . " • 22 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Address — Rev. Jas. H. Franklin, of Boston, Alass. Young People's Hour — Rev. E. Le- Roy Dakin, Loganspirt, Ind. Bible Address — Rev. L. D. Lamkin, D. D., Cairo. Sunday School ^Methods — Seldon H. Roberts, State Sunday School Director of Indiana. The \\'pmen's Societies will be rep- resented in missionary courses by Miss Ruth Tapping of New York City, Dr. Etta R. Hilton of Chicago, and Miss Lyde Jenkins. Other speakers will also take part. Season tickets — $L00; cottages ful- ly furnished to accommodate eight or more persons, from $2.00 per day up. For information regarding cottages, address Rev. J. G. Little, Havana, 111. For season tickets or other information address Rev. E. K. Masterson, Busi- ness Manager, Pastor Baptist church. Normal, 111. E. K. Masterson, PASTORAIi CHANGES While we have not heard anything directly, yet it is reported that Rev. J. C. Oranger, pastor at Minonk, has accepted a call from the First Baptist Church of Rock Island. Rock Island is a great opportunity and Brother Oranger is a very successful pastor. Rev. T. B. Marlin recently closed a pastorate of six or seven years at the Morrison Church. He did quite good work at Morrison ; was for a time clerk of the Dixon Association, and then elected moderator. He is ready to lo- cate on some other field at any time during the summer and can be ad- dressed at Toulon, 111. Rev. W. H. Peebles, who supplied the church at Warren from Chicago during the winter, has now located in the beautiful parsonage on that field and is giving his whole time to the work there. The Warren Churchy has only twenty-eight resident members, but it keeps its meeting house in nice condition, keeps up the beautiful par- sonage and lawn, and supports a man for full time on the field without any missionary assistance. Some of our churches of several hundred members that cannot support a pastor ought to learn some lessons of efficiency from the Warren Church. Rev. L. E. Ellison, who has done a successful work for a year and a half at Plymouth and Colchester, has accepted a call to the Areola church in the Bloomfield Association. Rev. Samuel Hoekstra, who had been pastor at Utica for quite a number of years, accepted a call to the Fairfield Church in Southern Illinois, and closed his work in Utica about the middle of May. Rev. W. F. Huxford closes his work at Big Rock to accept a call to the Syc- amore Church in the Rock River As- sociation. DEDICATION About two years ag^o the Antioch church, eleven miles north of Aledo, began talking about repairing the meet- ing house. They own a good parson- age and nineteen acres of good land. Some of the members thought they should sell about fifteen acres of the land and use the monev in repairing the church. But as the pastor. Rev. W. H. Parker, is making splendid use of the land, and by it adding much to his support, some of the members thought it best not to sell the land, but although they differed in opinion, like good, true Christians, they could work together and they put about $6000 re- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 23 pairs on the old meeting house. The decorations, basement, heating, light- ing, etc., are ver)- complete. The house was rededicated May 6th. The Su- perintendent of the Convention and Evangelist R. S. Kirkland, were there. The Superintendent preached the morning sermon and undertook to raise the debt, which was about $3,700. Two years time was given for those who needed it, and to pay some interest and grade the yard, etc., $4,000 was asked for. In one hour and ten minutes $5416.00 was pledged and about $35.00 was given in the afternoon. They will have enough over to put the parsonage and farm in first class condition. While the roads were not good, and were very bad in many places, yet there were forty-five automobiles present and forty-eight buggies and carriages. A splendid dinner was given to more than 400 people. The house was full at both afternoon and night services. Evangelist Kirkland preached at night which was the beginning of a week or two of meetings. Brother Kirkland also rendered valuable service in rais- ing the debt. Everybody speaks well of the pastor and his family. He has been on the field about three years, and he and his wife speak in very high and appreciative terms of all the church and outside congregation. The Anti- och church has a bright prospect for the future. A cut of the church is given in this issue. The pi'cture was taken before the church was painted and does not show up to as good advantage as it otherwise would. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES Dr. N. T. Hafer recently spent a few days at the Riverside Church in Decatur, making an every member can- vass for current expenses. He has had splendid success, having raised about twice what the church formerly was able to secure and it will be possible, now with a little assistance to locate a pastor for full time on that field. Broth- er Hafer has done fine work there both in the evangelistic meetings and in the financial work. Rev. F. L. Church is at this time en- gaged in evangelistic services in the Second church at Mt. Vernon. That is a difficult field but we hope he will meet with some measure of success. Quite recently Rev. Martin S. Bry- ant of Champaign was called to New York on account of the death of his mother, and shortly afterward Mrs. Bryant was called to Massacihusetts because of the death of her father. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have the sympathy of their many friends in Illinois. On the 13th of May Brother Bryant baptized three young men at the University church. One of these was a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the State University. Evangelist F. M. Dunk held a meet- ing of two and one half weeks at Mar- issa, closing May 23rd. That church has been without a pastor for about two years, but the meeting was a great success. Twenty-five converts were bap- tized into the fellowship of the church and others received on letter and ex- perience. Mr. Dunk is now engaged in special meetings with the Deer Creek Church in the Bloomington Associa- tion. Rev. C. F. Stalker, our evangelist in the extreme Southern part of the state, has been hindered very much during the month of May because of measles. He says "We have had measles, whoop- ing cough, scarlet fever and smallpox 24 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN all over this end of the state all win- ter." Notwithstanding this, Brother Stalker has done some quite successful work this spring. Rev. F. L. Church closed a meeting with the Galilee Church in Chicago May 20th. He writes, "Big crowd; high enthusiasm; great close; baptized seven; received six more for baptism; promised one letter and from ten to twenty good prospects for baptism in church membership in the near future. More than fifty took a stand for Christ and twenty-five young people offered themselves as volunteers for special forms of Christian and missionary work as God may lead the way." Rev. E. H. Fletcher, our colored missionary, seems to have done an ac- tive work during the past month. He visited Quincy, Macomb, Freeport, Dixon and other points during the month of May. A layman of the Riverside church in Decatur, writes the following expres- sion of appreciation of our State Mis- sionary : "As Rev. N. T. Hafer has just closed a successful two weeks meeting for us at Riverside Baptist church. I thought I would write you a few lines in regard to the situation here. In the first place, I want to say to you, I am expressing the sentiment of the entire church when I say you could not have sent us a better man to do the work and for results than Mr. Hafer. He reorganized the church anfl put it on an established working basis. He had twelve additions to the church. I want to personally thank you for sending us ]\Ir. Hafer, and know the entire church will join me in the same." THE SUMMER ASSEMBLY Rev. E. K. ^lasterson, the business manager, gives a statement in this issue concerning the x'\ssembly. This will be the third meeting of the Assem- bly, and every indication is that it will be the best. A very strong program has been provided. It is a delightful place for boating, swimming, fishing and other out-door sports. ]\Iany of our people, both old and young, need a few days outing, and this not only affords recreation but an opportunity for spiritual and intellectual develop- ment of the highest character. It is very convenient for hundreds of our people in the central portion of the state, and some from the extreme ends of the state will doubtless attend. Rev. J. G. Little of Havana has charge of the renting of the cottages. Rev. E. K. Masterson of Norm,al is the busi- ness manager; any one desiring infor- mation concerning the meeting can write to him. Let those who made subscriptions for the expense of the Assembly either at Quiver Lake last summer, or at the Convention in Al- ton last October, send the money di- rectly to Mr. Masterson. This Assem- bly is delightful for a company from one church or community to lease a cottage and club together in boarding during the time. The meetings will be held at Quiver Lake Chautauqua grounds near Havana, July 15-22. CHALLENGE OF THE HOMELAND "Qv-^r fifty millions in America are still outside of any church." Last month we began the ninth vol- ume of the Bulletin. How rapidly time goes! It seems but a little while since we began the publication of this paper. The Superintendent said to the Board that he would be willing to do the work of publishing the Bulletin ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 25 if it would reach 1000 homes. It soon went into 1000 homes and then 2000, and until now within recent months we have sent it into 6000 homes, and it now goes regularly into from 5500 to 6000 homes. At the end of each year we have four beautiful volumes of the Bulletin bound, one for the library of the Editor, one for the State Histori- cal Library, one for the University of Illinois, and one for the University of Chicago. Now is the time for everyone to work for the increase of the Bulletin subscriptions. It is only fifteen cents per year in clubs of twenty or more, mailed to each individual, twenty cents in clubs of ten and less than twenty, and twenty-five cents for single sub- scriptions. PERSONALS Rev. R. S. Kirkland, D.D., conduct- ed a special meeting with the Areola church from April 8th, to 29th. Mrs. Kirkland had charge of the song ser- vice. The work of both Mr. and ]\Irs. Kirkland at Areola is highly spoken of. The meetings resulted in seventy- one converts, forty-nine of them unit- ing with the Baptist church. The evangelist raised a subscription for the current expenses of the church for the coming year and the people made him a liberal donation for his services in the meetings. x\bout fortv friends of Rev. and ATrs. G. B. Hopkins of the Geneseo Church gave a farewell meeting for them on ^Nlay 1st, as they were about to depart to Damascus, where Brother Hopkins has located as pastor. They were given a beautiful hand painted china sug-ar and cream set. These friends brought well filled baskets and a pleasant social evening was enjoyed. B. y. p. u. A. The B. Y. P. U. A. will hold its an- nual meeting in Detroit, ^Michigan, on July 5. 6 and 7. Mr. John Ruthven has secured special railroad transporta- tion from Chicago over the Wabash R..R. Write him at Morgan Park for definite information. It is hoped that a large delegation from Illinois will at- tend this- meeting. It is not far away, the expense will not be very large, and the benefits of the Convention will be srreat. SL^OIER EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS The State Convention owns part in- terest in a tent for the Alton Associa- tion. It also has possession of a tent, pretty badly worn, but that can be used in a few meetings. The Superin- tendent also bought a tent in Peoria the middle of ]\Iay and it is being taken care of by Rev. N. T. Hafer, so that we are pretty well prepared for sum- mer work. If any pastors or churches in any part of the state desire tent meetings or any kind of evangelistic meetings this summer, let them write Supt. E. P. Brand at Normal, and be will take the matter up at once. We have been making a rule for the past six months to arrange with churches for evangelistic work as applications are made. The first applications are served first. We had to pass some needy but hopeful fields by because they were too slow in fixing upon a definite time. The State Apportionment Commit- tee has done its work and the appor- tionments have been sent to the Church- es. Rev. B. E. Allen of Neponset, 111., has been the secretary and has made out the apportionments for three years. He has become quite efficient in this 26 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN work. It is an immense task and re- quires care and skill. Brother Allen is pastor of a great country church and lives ten miles from a railroad, but there are but few men in the state who could and would do this work as Brother Allen does it. If there have been any mistakes made, or if there is any dissatisfaction anywhere, write to Brother Allen and he will take great pains to make any corrections that need to be made. The great Judson ^lemorial Church in Xew York City, built by Edward Judson as a memorial to his father, Adoniram Judson, has never been self- sustaining. Before the death of Dr. Edward Judson an effort was made to secure an endowment for the church and that has just now been completed. $300,000 has been raised for the ben- fit of this memorial church. STATE COXVEXTIOX SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY When the superintendents and sec- retaries of the thirty-three states of Northern Baptist Convention met in Chicago last November it was planned to request the Sunday schools to give one session in the year to the State Convention and to 'its missions and other work. It was agreed to ask the Publication Society to publish a special lesson for that day and the last Sun- day in September was agreed upon. Supt. C. ]\I. Dinsmore of Indiana was appointed Chairman of the Program Committee. In the meetings at Cleve- land very encouraging reports were made and all the schools in the North- ern Baptist Convention will be request- ed this year to make Sunday, Septem- ber 30th, State Convention Dav. With- in a few weeks programs will be sent to the pastor of each of our State Con- vention churches in Illinois and he will be requested to take the matter up with the superintendent of the Sunday school and give one Sunday school ses- sion to State Convention work. It is believed that the Sunday schools in the various states will generally be de- lighted to have this service, and we hope Illinois will not fall behind other states in this particular. The lessons will be very helpful and the informa- tion given will be very useful. A month or two ago we called at- tention to the destruction of the Tab- ernacle church in Brooklyn, Xew York, of which Rev. Geo. C. Moor was pas- tor. A few weeks ago on a Sunday morning an effort was made to raise $50,000 to add to the insurance money in building a new meeting house, and with but little difficulty $70,000 was pledged. They will now have enough money and subscriptions to build a new meeting house, with $20,000 left as an endowment. Dr. Moor is well known in Illinois and his many friends will rejoice in his great financial success. DEATHS The Forest City Church has suffer- a great loss in the death of Mr. Ed- ward Lee Langston, who died in the Proctor hospital in Peoria, May 9th, at the age of forty-seven years. For eighteen years he had been cashier of the Forest City bank. He was one of the charter members of the church and had served as deacon, clerk, treasurer and Sunday school superintendent. Rev. Peter Prince died at his home in Aledo April 24th. The funeral ser- vices were held at the Baptist church, ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. J. M. Jones of Carthage conduct- ing the services, assisted by Rev. E. T. Potter and Rev. W. H. Parker. Rev. A. T. Pierson, pastor of the Baptist church at Chatsworth, died at his home Wednesday evening. April 25th, aged forty-three years, after be- ing sick about seven days with pneu- monia. He became pastor at Chats- worth last July and was getting along well on that field at the time of his death. THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME Maywood, Illinois MKS. A. W. RLXYOX Editor and Field Secretary 5742 Maryland Ave.. Chicaso "XOX-RESIDEXT :>IE>IBERS' LITERATURE Xon-Resident Members' Literature and the State Convention's recommen- dation concerning use of same will be sent to all Baptist pastors in the state upon application to Rev. J. H. Wells, Mt. Vernon, 111.. Chairman Xon-Resi- dent ^lembership Committee.'' moxey recer'ed for the state cox*at:xtiox durixg >lay Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin com- pletes the appotrionment, it will be indi- cated by a (*) star. ♦Aurora, Marion Ave. Church ....$ 18.00 ♦Berwick Church 107.00 Bulletin Subscriptions 49.95 Cambria Church S.50 Campbell Hill Church 29.00 Carterville Church 16.98 Centralia Church 15.00 Centralia Sunday School 10.00 Chicago Messiah Church 5.62 ♦Chicago Western Ave. Church .... 17.02 Collected in special evangelism.... 19S.35 Cunningham. H. T.. Centralia Special Evangelistic Fund 2.50 Frankfort Heights Church 39.00 Home Mission Society, Special Evangelistic Fund 133.94 Miles. Celia M.. Centralia 5.00 *Minonk Church 60.00 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Ottawa Church 50.00 Publication Soc, adv. in Bulletin 4.00 Rent of Westville. Okla., house .... 10.50 York Church 10.00 Total 18 65.36 April and ^lay have been full of varied experiences and hard work for our Superintendent and Board of ^lan- agers. Spring house cleaning, garden making, opening of the hospital cot- tage, sickness and two deaths in the Home — have called for strength and consecrated service. Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis and Miss Eliza Crowley, after long and useful lives in other places, and a few years with us in the home, where their kind and cheerful spirits were a benediction, en- tered sweetly into rest. The splendid success of Tag Day. v>-hich added 82600 to our treasury-, was largely due to the efforts of the president of our Board of Managers. The Board hereby extends thanks to all who so faithfully and courteously ser\-ed on that day. Also for donations of fruit, table linen, groceries, clothing and rugs received from individuals and churches, some as far away as Sotith Dakota. A note of warning has been sounded by many thoughtful people recently, that in our zeal for Red Cross and oth- er worthy work in connection with the war — we must not forget or neg- lect to make provision for our own charities which were needed and be- gtm before the war. and will be mtich more needed and more expensive to maintain now. Remember the increased expense, I'lanf. ca)i. and gkr extra for our own Old People's Home. 28 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLFTLV Antioch Church Rock Island Association, Rededicated on May 6, 1917 PASTORAL CHANGES Rev. W. H. Dickman, who has been pastor in the Greene-Jersey County As- sociation for about ten years, has ac- cepted a call to the Bethel Church in the Rock Island Association. Bethel is a good church with a nice, remodeled meeting- house, and neat little parson- age. It is a field of great Opportunity. Rev. C. B. Hilton of Mediapolis, Iowa, has accepted a call to the pas- torate of the Delavan church. Delavan has been pastorless for about a year, and is a good field. Rev. T. F. Richardson of Piano has accepted a call and located as pastor of the Oquawka church. The state of Virginia has two candi- dates for Governor, viz. : Hon. J. Tay- lor Ellison and Hon. John Pollard, both prominent Baptists. When the Salem Association met last year it was not decided when and where the next meeting would be held, but at the semi-annual meeting it was decided that the place would be Ply- mouth, and the time August 28-30. The Ministers and Missionaries' Benefit Fund recently received a $25,- 000 donation from Cleveland, Ohio, and $4,649 from the state of Maine. "China has taken a part in the great for- ward movement for prohibition. Tlie gov- ernm<=nt has prohibited all production of opium in China and all importation of opium from other countries. This will be a great economic loss to British India, for in certain parts opium is the chief pro- duct and China has been the chief mar- ket. Twice the British government Las forced China to admit India's opium, but now Great Britain has her hands full, and besides, China has just become her ally. Probably Great Britain would not have in- terfered at this staare in the world's his- tory anyhow, but the Chinese have been wise and far seeing." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 29 THE TORNADO The tornado which swept through Mattoon and Charleston Saturday, May 26th, was perhaps the most de- structive storm that IlHnois has ever experienced. The Editor of the Bul- letin made special inquiry of our Bap- tist pastors in the two cities concerning the condition of our Baptist churches and people. Rev. J. M. Lively of Mat- ton writes that his home .was three blocks from the storm center and his family was not injured; he was in an- other part of the city at the time. The Baptist meeting house was only slight- ly damaged and none of the Baptist people were killed, though four or five were seriously injured and about a dozen homes where from one to four members were connecfed with the Bap- tist church, were completely destroyed. The Red Cross is reported as doing fine work in Mattoon. Brother Lively had started a fine Sunday School in the northeastern part of the city. More than 100 were present in this school during three Sundays in May, but the school house where they met was com- pletely destroyed and the homes of most of the people connected with that Sunday School were destroyed. Broth- er Lively assisted in eight funerals on Tuesday afternoon. "Grandma" Clax- on, mother of the three preacher boys, was seriously injured ; she was visit- ing at the home of a daughter, whose home was completely wrecked. Her own home was but little damaged. At Charleston, the Baptists suffered more than at Mattoon. The church building was damaged some, and the home of the pastor. Rev. C. P. Green- field, was not seriously damaged; only two holes torn in the roof. Brother Greenfield writes, "One of our finest homes was blown away and four of the family killed. I have the two httle children of this family in my home; they were at a neighbor's house play- ing and went into the basement and were saved. There were fourteen of our families who had their homes de- stroyed. The Red Cross Society is caring for the homeless as best they can; they are doing fine work. It hit our people hard as most of them either lived in the south part of town, or had their business there." "Nellie Binga- man, who was primary teacher in the Sunday School and Secretary of the B. Y. P. U., was killed." LIBERTY BONDS By all means purchase of the United States Government a Liberty Bond. By so doing you will prove your loyalty and show your interest in the great cause. The Government is anxious that these bonds shall be purchased by the poor as well as by the rich. They are so issued as to be within the reach of all provident people, for a bond for $5 may be purchased. The interest is three and one-half per cent, payable semi-annually. The security is the United States Government, and that is more solid than the Rock of Gibraltar. You may be able to get a larger interest on your money, but nowhere can you get such security. We do not often advise our subscribers about investments, but in this case we are willing to give advice and to make good to our subscribers if the invest- ment fails! Let us, to the extent of our ability, stand by our country in this hour of need . Let us remember that in doing so we shall have to make no great sacrifice, for the Government will pay us interest on the loan that we make and safeguard our investment. Speak at once to your bank about the matter. If you keep no bank account, ask a friend to introduce you to some bank. The purchase will be made for you without expense to you, for all banks are serving the Government and the people gratuitously in this matter. — Watchman Examiner. A long-time subscriber writes: "I can- not tell you how I enjoy the paper. It seems to me that the paper grows better and better as the days grow darker anli darker. It is like a light set upon a hill. The whole denomination rejoices in its il- luminating pages." 30 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's President CAREY R. JOHNSON r^^ 633 S Main St Princeton JkJ^^PiLl Union of Illinois Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29tli St, Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago iMISS ALLI.E GENE DAVIS 4^ 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon We are leaders no .longer — I wonder how the young people of Illinois like that sentence? Kansas and Ohio are ahead of tis. They have produced more Standard Unions than we have. For a number of years we have led. now we are deposed — what are YOU going to do about it? There is one way to regain part of our laurels, that is to send so many delegates to the Detroit Convent on that we will make absolutely sure of winning the Prize Convention Banner. The way to DO that is for YOU, dear reader, to will that your Union shall have a delegate, and then ma- ture plans that will produce the neces- sary funds to send that delegate. If we are to DO things next fall, if we are to regain our position as leaders next year, NO\A' is the time to start, and the best way to start, is to have a large delegation at Detroit, who will return home so filled with enthusiasm and zeal that they will sweep everything before them. It has been done, and "what has been done, can be done again." Ottawa Association produced four Standard Unions — LaSalle, Oglesby. Princeton, L^tica. Bloomington had four — Cornell. El Paso. Minonk. and Normal. Alton Association had one, at Upper Alton. Springfield Associa- tion one, at Decatur First Church, and Chicago Association had four — ]^Iillard Ave., North Shore, Woodlawn, and Wilmette, and one Standard Junior Union, North Shore. The winning state, Kansas, had 18 Senior and one Junior Standard Un- ions; Ohio had -10 Senior and eight Junior; Illinois 14 Senior and one Junior; Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Oregon, ^^"ashington, Northern Cali- fornia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Colora- do, \\^est Virginia, New Jersey, New^ York, Idaho, and Connecticut follow- ed in the order named. President Johnson says the Oskawawa must "DO the necessary" and must start NOW\ Our General Secretary, Miss Davis, has been sending out letters suggesting that locals have a "Detroit week" in which they make some effort to raise money to send delegates to Detroit. A number of fine rallies have been held in several Associations. At the First Church. Decatur, May 25th, a "Mobilization" of the Baptist Young People of the Springfield x\ssociation. took place. The program is quite unique, and the really best part of it is that young people were in a ma- joritv as speakers. Things must be happening in Decatur. I wonder if our second vice president, Miss Caro- Ivn Pean, is responsible? ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 31 Ottawa Association B. Y. P. U. held a fine rally at Utica. President Geo. Stalker is doing some great work this year. They have a rally planned for Buda on June 22nd. June 5-6 the new "Northwestern" Association will meet at Rockford. It is to be sincerely hoped that they will not only recognize their voung people, but will encourage them to organize their own work. Some of the best B. Y. P. U. locals in the state are in this new association, and a great work could be done there. All delegates to the Detroit Convention should send their registration and $1.00 at once to the Editor. We must know how many are going in order to make ho'fl reservations, and order out rail- road equipment. NOTICE The minutes of the Ottawa Asso- ciation put the time of their meeting as Wednesday, June 20, 21 and 22. The State Convention Annual gives the date of meeting as June 14; this seems to have been an error, as the time given in the minutes is probably correct. It is interesting to study the relative growth of the leading languages of the world in the last 100 years, and especially to note that the English language has in that time advanced from fifth to first place. In 18 00 it was spoken by about one-eighth of the inhabitants of the civilized world; today it is the lanuggae of about one- third. It has taken the place that French formerly occupied as the international language. Its use is ever becoming wider, for the inhabitants of all India are finding necessary. It is no wa required study in the high schools of Japan, and those of China are teaching it to millions of stu- dents. There are those who predict that b ythe year 2000 A. D. English will be the Inaguage of the Avhole world, other tongues becoming merely local in their use. Quite a prediction, when one thinks of all that it involves! IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE YOUR INCOME WHILE YOU LIVE And Leave an Influence that Will Go On Forever INVESTIGATE THE ANNUITY PLAN of the Aiuerlean Baptist Publication Society The bonds it will give you are as safe as Government Bonds. They are not subject to taxation. Your income is fixed and certain and continues through life. You administer your own estate. You see what you are doing while you live and your influence goes on forever in the Pioneer Missionary work of 'this great Society. If you are fifty you get 6 per cent on whatever sum you invest. If you are sixty, you get 7 per cent. If you are seventy, you get 8 per cent. If you are eighty or over, you get 9 per cent. For every year between the ages men- tioned, you get an additional one-tenth of one per cent. For literature and sample bond, write to Department G, American Baptist Publica- tion Society, 1701 Chestnut, St., Phila- delphia. 3 2 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN The Os-ka-wa-wa Special To Detroit B. Y. P. U. A. Convention via the WABASH RAILWAY Will leave Chicago 9 :45 a.m., Wed- nesday, July 4th, and arrive Detroit 5:10 p.m. Cost of entire trip, includ- ing transportation from Chicago, Pull- man fare, all meals enroute and at De- troit, hotel accommodations, sight see- ing and boat trips, ONLY TWENTY- NINE DOLLARS. Write at once for booklet giving complete detailed in- formation. Registration should be made at once— "First Come, Best Served." John Ruthven Transportation Leader 2319 West 109th Street, Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois ILLINOIS BAPTIST ^— BULLETIN^-- VOL. IX NORMAL, ILLINOIS, JULY, 1917 \0. 3 The World War Much has been said and written con- cerning the United States not being pre- pared to do anything in this war. But since the government declared that war exists between this countr)' and Ger- many the United States has voted $7- 000,000,000 for war purposes and many hundreds of millions have been loaned to the Allies. 10,000,000 men, between the ages of 21 and 31, have enrolled. $100,000,000 has been subscribed for the Red Cross work. $2,000,000,000 in liberty bonds was asked for from the American people, and they subscribed more than $3,000,000,000. Large num- bers of our best, well educated young men have enlisted and are now in train- ing camps. Already an army, we do not know how large, has landed in France. We have a large number of physicians and nurses at the front. Perhaps by next spring we will have 750,000 men in France. The United States navy is doing large work in subduing the submarine menace. Al- most the wlTble world is now at war, and the great subject of controversy is whether or not the people exist for the state, or the state for the people. The theory of the Central Empires of Europe, completely dominated by Ger- many, is that the state is supreme, and that the lives and property of the peo- ple should be sacrificed for the state. A false philosophy along this line has been carefully taught all the people of .Germany for two generations. The present war has shown the moral stand- dards of such a system. By it the state is not bound by any moral prin- ciples. Serious and solemn treaties en- tered into with other nations are looked upon as scraps of paper if it interferes with the interest of the nation. Hu- man life does not count if it interferes with the plans of the nation. Non-com- batant people and women and children can be slaughtered by hundreds of thousands if it will advance the cause of the nation. Non-combatant towns can be bombarded by aeroplanes and passenger and merchant ships can be torpedoed by submarines if that will advance the interests of the nation. All this has been carried out on the one side in this war. The other side is fight- ing for political and individual and re- ligious freedom ; for the rights of small nations to govern themselves; and standards of international law which have been developed among the nations for nearly 2000 years. Our country could not sit still while such a world war was going on. It was very evident 34 ii,Li.\Uli) liAlTIST UULLETIN that we must help tight a winning bat- tle now or perhaps tight a losing one a few years later. Our country wouM have been justified in entering the war a year earlier than we did, but our Pres- ident held oif as long as possible THE RACE RIOT at East St. Louis Sunday night, July 1, was one of the most disgraceful and disastrous affairs that ever took place in Illinois. The result was thirty-three negroes and four white men killed, and more than 300 negro homes burned, or in other ways destroyed. This would seem more like a section of Turkey than an Illinois town. In the great movement of negro laborers from the South into northern states, a large number stopped in East St. Louis. Per- haps labor agitation had much to do with the riot, and yet the large firms that employ labor declared that they needed all the common labor, both white and black, that they could get. About 10.000 negroes have left East St. Louis. On Friday morning, July 6th. the papers reported that the Cham- ber of Commerce, and other citizens w ere trying to get the negroes to return and promised them protection if they would do so. The industrial condi- tion of East St. Louis will be greatly injured if the colored people do not return. The better class of people in East St. Louis were not in sympathy with this riot, and it is unwise and foolish for the negro people to say harsh things and accuse the white race as against them. The better class of negroes and better class of whites should w^ork together for order and safetv and better civilization as against the baser elements of both races. It is reported in the papers that the saloons had much to do with the East St. Louis riot. We know that East St. Louis is one of the worst saloon towns in Amer- ica, and openly tramples down the laws in this business. How much this aided the rioters we do not know. A STREET CAR RIOT at Bloomington took place on Thursday night, July 5th, following an address by "Mother"' Jones. Some street car men were injured, street cars damaged, the electric power plant closed down, and fine plate glass windows in the electric offices broken. Friday aftei noon, July 7th, tliere were several com- panies of troops from Peoria, Quincy and Chicago encami^ed on the court house yard, and in other parts of the city. One year ago Bloomington voted the saloons back in business. Friday's papers reported that some of the lead- ers of the mob had bottles of whiskey and that they were distributed among the men. Probably Bloomington will have sense enough to vote the saloons out by another year. The Normal B. Y. P. U., Rev. E. K. Masterson, Pastor, made the highest standard of any Baptist Young Peoples Organization in the state in efficiency from every standpoint. And it received the prize by which it was able to send its president to the Convention in De- troit. A few years ago this church and Sunday school and B. Y. P. V. were in a very discouraged condition. But wathin recent years more than $5,000 have been expended in repairs, a splen- did men's League is doing good work, the Sunday school has greatly improved and the B. Y. P. U. has taken the po- sition shown above. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETL\ 35 ILLNIOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c, E. P. BRA^i'D, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois 'Entered as second-class matter, June ^ '', 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." THE Summer Assembly will meet at Quiver Lake near Havana, July 15-22. Two Sundays and the week between. '"■"HE program is unusually fine this * this year. The inspirational speakers and the teachers of the classes are very good. If you cannot attend all the time, come for a day or two or for half the week. THE third quarter of our State Con- vention year has now come to a close, and we are entering upon the last quarter of the year. So far. the work was never better than this year, and yet ve have not done as much as we could have done. Much can be done during the next three months even if the weath- er is hot most of the time. PASTORS and churches must not wait until September before they begin to think about State Convention finances. Begin now to work up your church apportionment for the State Convention. Your full apportionment will not be met until the full amount for the State Convention is raised. REMEMBER that the last Sunday in September will be State Con- vention Sunday School day. Programs published by the Publication Society will be sent to the pastors and we hope that great interest will be taken in that day by our Sunday schools. THE 4th of July was exceedingly quiet in most places. 142 years ago we were entering upon a great war vith Great Britain, and yet we were not- fighting the people of Great Britain so much as the German King of Great Britain, George the III. Most of the people of England were in sympathy with the things that we were fighting for and many of the men would not en- list against the American Colonists. At times King George hired German troops to come over and fight against the colonies. ■p OR more than 100 years we have ■ joined the British possessions, Canada, lor 3000 miles from ocean to ocean, and have not had a fort nor a company of men to guard our border at any point for more than 100 years and have had no trouble that could not be settled by arbitration. Xow we are joined with Great Britain, fighting to make such peace possible throughout the world. IF you haAC seen a blue cross on your paper, renew at once for you can not get another copy until your sub- scription is renewed and the cash sent in. Get up a club of twenty or more at fifteen cents each; or more than ten and less than twenty at twenty cents each ; and if you cannot do either, send twenty-five cents and get the Bulletin for vourself. The Superintendent recently had the privilege of visiting the Clayton church of which Rev. F. L. Enslow is pastor. Mr. Enslow is quite well known in Illi- nois, and within two or three years has united with the Baptists. He has been 36 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN pastor at Clayton less than one year. The cliurch and people of the commun- ity and of the Quincy association, are well pleased with him and his wife in their work. The church has taken on new life, about twenty-five persons have been received into membership of the church and they are talking of building a new parsonage. Sunday night was given to Time- well, a strong village and country church. Rev. J. L. Livingston of Mt. Sterling is giving Timewell one-half time service. This church is able to build a parsonage and support a pastor for full time. We hope they will soon do that. , 1|] THE SANDWICH CHURCH This church had been for perhaps fifty years or more one of the promi- nent churches of the Aurora Associa- tion. It reported this year 198 mem- bers ; is located in a good town and in the midst of a rich farming commun- ity. It has a good meeting house, re- modeled nineteen years ago. and now needs some repairs. It has a good par- sonage, and has only a small debt, $400 or $500. About a year and a half ago Rev. Hal E. Norton became pastor. \\'ithin the past few weeks this church has affiliated with the Presbyterian church. On the first Sunday in June they closed up the Baptist Church anu w^ent to the Presbyterian house, and Mr. Norton, who was called for the present pastor oi the united church, left the Baptist parsonage and located in the Presbyterian manse. The Pres- bvterian property will remain in the hands of the Presbyterian Church, anf^ it is suggested in the articles of agree- ment that the Baptists sell their meet- ing house and parsonage and put the money into the hands of the Presbyter- ian trustees to use without interest as long as the affiliation lasts; if they separate, the money to be returned to the Baptists. Dissolution is made al- most impossible. It must be by a two- thirds majority and notice given at the annual meeting in January, and disso- lution cannot take place except at th'" close of the ministerial year. The pas- torates must alternate between Baptist and Presbyterian. The pastor must make the following pledge before be- coming permanently located : "He shall publicly pledge himself at the beginning of the pastorate, to silence, both public and private, on the subject of baptism." What kind of a Baptist preacher would be willing to make that kind of a pledge? Would he also refrain from reading scriptural passages that refer to and teach the ordinance of baptism? The government of the church is to be practically Presbyterian. The church has one business meeting a year, not to transact business, but to hear a re- port of the business transacted by the "committee" or "designated Board of Directors." The reasons given for the surrender on the part of the Baptists are : 1. Some of the Baptists do not con- tribute. 2. Only $18.75 per week was paid into current expenses. 3. The building needs some repairs. 4. There is $400 or $500 in debts It seems to this writer that there are at least 800 churches in Illinois, pos- sibly 900. that could give stronger rea- sons for uniting with some other de- nomination than the Sandwich Church can give. The denomination in the association or the state knew nothing ILLIXOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 37 of the plans to surrender this impor- tant Baptist field until the business had been transacted, the articles signed and the Baptists ready to go to the Presby- terian church. The vote was not unani- mous, and if those who were not in favor of it had continued as the Baptist Church they could have held the prop- erty, even though they were in the minority. If the articles of agreement mean anything, the Presbyterians have suddenly made great gains in Sand- wich. OUR SOLDIER BOYS Rev. Guy C. Lamson, D. D., Secre- tary of the Publication Society, says "The Social Service Department of th«: Society desires to do something very quickly and in a very definite way for all our Baptist boys who are now in training in camps or who may later be called." He desires each pastor or some member of the church to send him the name and address of each voung man who has gone from a Bap- tist Church or a Baptist family into the armv or training camps. Address him. Rev. Guy C. Lamson, D. D., Roger Williams Building, Philadelphia, Pa. STATE CONVSNTION MISSIONARIES Rev. E. M. Salter, who supplies the church at Hinckley, seems to be en- couraged in the work. Prayer meet- ings and Simday School are good. Rev. D. C. Blunt has closed his work with the Wood River Church and it is reported that he will locate in Indiana. He has been pastor at Wood River iot onlv^ nine months. Rev. A. C. Hodsrson, Pastor at Beth- anv Church. Peoria, is pushing his work with zeal and energy. He not onlv carries on the work there, but does much work in the association out- side of Peoria. Rev. Chas. W. Wolfe, our mission- ary at Glasford and LaMarsh, reports some encouraging things. The out- look at LaMarsh is very hopeful and large congregations meet. The work is slowly coming up at Glasford. They have just painted the parsonage, the pastor doing the work. One of his sons is in Chicago for medical treatment. Evangelist Frank L. Church, closed a splendid meeting in the Second Church of Mt. Vernon, and went from there to East St. Louis. The meeting in East St. Louis has been very good, and the pastor, Rev. V. Colbert, wants the evangelist to continue longer. Brother Church seems to have good success in whatever part of the state he holds meetings. On June 27th, it was reported that thirty-one persons had signed cards and seventeen had asked for church membership, and the meetings were going on with good in- terest. Pastor Joseph E. Billman of the Galilee Church in Chicago, writes a letter of great appreciation of the meet- ing Evangelist Church held for that church some time ago. He says, "The sermons preached were remarkable. Great messages in every sermon meant much to the people of this community. Our children's meetings were another strong feature of the campaign." Evangelist F. M. Dunk conducted a three weeks' meeting at Deer Creek. There did not seem to be much result? by wav of conversions, but the pastor, Rev. W. A. Dalton, wrote the follow- ing words, "Allow me in behalf of my congregation to express our sin- cerest appreciation of thek work done in our midst bv Brother Dunk. 38 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN He is safe in his methods and power- ful in his message. We received great spiritual uplift by his series of meet- ings." Rev. F. A. Kelly, after about nine months' work at Oglesby, closed his work there and accepted a call to the Western Avenue Baptist Church in Danville. While at Oglesby they re- modeled the auditorium at a cost of about $600 and made a very great im- provement upon it. • A member of the Second Church of Mt. Vernon writes a letter concerning Evangelist Church's meeting. Among other things, she says, "We are more than pleased with Brother Church. He is certainly a great man and a great evangelist. He has a full house to greet him at every service, and he is certainly stirring up the south side of the city." Rev. L. B. Trites organized a B. Y. P. U. at Grape Creek Sunday evening, June 10th. CHURCHES The Alton Church of which Rev. M W. Twing is pastor, has received forty- five members since January 1st, twent) four of them by baptism. The Providence Church in the Rock Island Association of which Rev. W. A. Phipps is pastor, is very much en- couraged. Evangelist R. S. Kirkland, held a meeting there from May 27 to June 17th. Fifty-three made a profes- sion of faith, and thirty-five were re- ceived into the Baptist Church, tw^enty- nine by baptism. The colored Baptist church in Gales- burg has one of the finest lots in the city. It faces on Knox College campus. They have raised $5,000 for -tpairing the meeting house, and the corner stone was laid June 24. The white Baptists of Galesburg are aiding them very much. Rev. A. E. Powell in sending in thir- ty subscriptions for the Bulletin from Mason City, speaks hopefully of the work in his church. The pastor and people seem to appreciate each other at Mason City. The Second Church in Mt. Vernon, has called Rev. E. J. Urch of the Uni- versity of Chicago as a supply for the summer and possibly as a permanent pastor. Rev. G. W. \^^oolsey, pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Danville, baptized seven June 17th, and is said to be doing a fine work in that part of the city. The Pontiac Church, in order to give expression of its loyalty in these w^ar times, purchased a liberty bond. Rev. Edward Benden is the pastor. The East Park Church. Decatur, of which Rev. J. H. Cozad is pastor, is having success. The pastor held a two and a half weeks' meeting in May. re- sulting in forty-eight additions to the church, mostly adults. The North Shore Church. Chicago, of which Rev. J. S. Ebersole is pas- tor, has increased in twelve years as follows : Sunday School from 70 to 315; church membership from 140 to 415; benevolence from $300 to $3.- 217. Evangelist R. S. Kirkland held a two weeks' meeting with the Antioch Church in the Rock Island Association, "■ollowing the re-dedication. The .it- tendance was good and fifteen were re- ceived for baptism. About fortv people in Geneseo eave a nleasant surprise to Rev. G. B. Hop- kins and his wife before they left that ILLINOIS CAITIST BULLETliN 39 place to take the pastorate of the Da- mascus Church. They came with well- filled baskets. They presented them with a beautiful hand painted china sugar and cream set. Rev. L. E. Riley of Tremont held a special meeting, the pastor doing the preaching, assisted by Rev. Daniel Tliomas and wife of the Salvation Army. A report at the time of the meeting indicated good work. Rev. F. O. Webber, pastor at Troy, writes, "My first year at Shurtleff has been a delightful experience." The Troy Church seems to be doing well under the supply work of Brother Webber. The missionary spirit has greatly increased. Rev. A. B. Mercer has been pastor of the Kankakee Church for one and a half years. There have been 181 ad- ditions to the church during that time and more than nine-tenths of them adults, of more than sixteen years of age, about one-half of them married people. Prayer meetings for a year have had an attendance of about 100, Sunday school 300. They have a fine chorus choir of from thirty to forty voces. The Olivet Colored Church is lo- cated at 27th & Dearborn Streets. Chi- cago. After the death of Dr. Fisher, thev called Rev. L. K. Williams about one vear ago. Since becoming pas- tor, he has received into the church 2,460 members. 378 of them by bap- tism and the church now has a mem- bership of 5.100. The Apportionment Committee has done its work and the apportionments have been sent to the pastors and clerks of the churches. Rev. B. E. Al- len has been secretary of the commit- tee for three years. This is an im mense job for the secretary, ana Brother Allen has done it efficiently. In his quiet country home, ten mi^es from a railroad station, he and his wife have done this secretarial work to the. satisfaction of the denomination. He has donated work and time worth sev- eral hundred dollars. The Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago has recently organ- ized a Foreign Speaking Department, intended for able, consecrated promis- ing young women of foreign birth or parentage, who have completed the grammar grades, but not the high school. Special courses are provided for such i>ersons and every effort made to help them do efficient work. Any who desire such work should corre- spond with Dr. W. P. Behan, 2969 Vernon Av., Chicago. MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR JUNE Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a (*) star. Antioch Church, Bloom laid Ass'n.-..$ 5.00 *Atwood Church 10.00 BaUey. Mrs. J. M., Freeport, Special Evangelistic Fund 5.0o B-^cker. Frank, Tremont Snecial Evangelistic Fund 10. OG Be^v^dere, South Church 20.00 Big T?ock Church 39.38 *Buda Church 46.85 Chicago, Englewood Church 35.00 Chicago, Pilgrim Temple Church.... 35.00 Chicago, Ravenswood Church 10.00 *Chrisman Church 7.30 Collected at Chicago. Galilee Church fF. L. Church) Special E. F 33.00 Collected on Mission Fields 18.15 Danville First Church 25.00 Delavan Church 25.00 *Dixon Church 44.00 East Moline B. Y. P. U... 5.00 East Moline Sunday School 5.00 Evans, Mrs. Eunice, deceased, be- quest for State Convention, in- vested funds 9132.23 40 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Evans, Mrs. Eunice, deceased, be quest for use of University Ch. 7305.77 Evanston Church 40.00 Hart, Rev. Jesse E., Buda (5) 5.00 Hinckley Church 7.00 Home Mission Society (salary and expenses of Dunk and Church).... 132.48 Hopkins Park Church 10.42 Jerseyville Church 23.20 Johnston City, Second Church 12.00 ♦Lincoln Church 45.00 Lovering, Mrs. Rachel, Assumption Special Evangelistic Fund 2.50 *Macomb Church 81.00 Morgan, J. H., Buda (4) 5.00 Murphysboro Church 6.00 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Northern Baptist Convention, (expense of mailing resolutions) 6.75 Oglesby Church 15.00 *Osceola Church 24.00 Ottawa Church 50.00 ♦Peoria First Church 175.00 Quincy Church 50.00 ♦Sidell Church 25.00 Scrogin, Mrs. A. J., Lexington 5.00 Scrogin, Ruth, Lexington (6) 5.00 Springfield Association, Strawbridge fund 30.00 Stonington (New) Church 39.40 Supply, M. S. Bryant, in June 20.00 Tampico Church 1.00 Tiskilwa Church 14. [)4 Tonica meeting house rent 19.66 Tonica parsonage rent 30.00 ♦Troy Church 20.00 Woodstock Church and Sunday School 6.56 ♦York Church 12 dO Total $17,770.81 JOHNSON CITY On May 17th the editor accepted an invitation to preach a sermon on bap- tism at the Second Baptist Church in Johnston City. This was formerly a Free Baptist Church. It was organ- ized twelve years ago. It now has a good, large brick meeting house with only $3,000 debt. The membership has increased until it now numbers 400. There were 181 in the Sunday School and ])Ut very few older persons there. After the school closed most of tiic children went home and the house filled with older people. The choir and orchestra were fine, and the singing splendid. The writer preached three times. At two o'clock he preached on the Ordinances of the Church, and a little after three o'clock it was esti- mated that there were fully 3,000 peo- ple gathered on three sides of the lit- tle lake, where Pastor J. H. Bagwill baptized sixty converts in just thirty minutes. At first fifteen young men stood in the water together and all re- mained until they were all baptized. Then eight or ten young women ; after that married men and their wives and some children came into the water in groups and were beautifully baptized. There were thirty-two others await- ing baptism who were not baptized at that time. Sunday night, after the sermon on Christian Growth and Development, the hand of fellowship was given to a company that reached down both aisles and across the rear of the church. Brother Bagwill has been pastor of that church since last September and has taken about 150 members into the church. The Superintendent has not em- phasized Baptist teaching more on one Sunday in many years than on that oc- casion, and the people seemed to ap- preciate it as much as any congregation he has ever addressed. We are great- ly encouraged with the work of some of the former Free Baptist churches of Southern Illinois. We wish we had more time to help them in their work. DEATHS Mrs. B. C. Duke of the Rozetta Church, died May 26th. Her pastor writes "She lived a faithful, consist- ent life in this church for twenty-five years." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 41 Time and Place of the Loca' Associational Meetings in Illinois. Association Place Time June *Rock River Roekford, State St. Church 5 Chicago Chicago, Western Ave., Church........ 7 Rock Island Cambridge 12 Ottawa Buda 20 Aurora Sandwich 26 August Bay Creek Nebo 8 Clear Creek Shiloh Church 11 Louisville Jackson Township Church 16 Sandy Creek White Hall, Tabernacle Church 21 Apple Creek Unity Church 24 Salem Bethel Church 28 Greene-Jersey Co Kane 2» Macoupin County Mt. Zion Church 29 Salem South Belle Rive Church 30 Big-Saline Eddyville 31 Shelby Eiler Church 31 September Central Illinois Mt. Olive Church 4 Franklin Mt. Pleasant Church 7 Pehoboth Liberty Church 7 B^oomington Cornell 11 Bloomfield Paris 12 Kaskaskia Smiths Grove Church 12 Antioch New Liberty Church 14 Ouincy Clayton 18 Mt. Erie Wayne City 19 Peoria Monmouth 19 Mattoon Mt. Zion Church 20 Union Simpson Church 20 Nine Mile Du Quoin 25 Alton Litchfield 26 Southern Illinois Ava 26 October Morgan Scott Co Waverly - 3 , Sr>ringfield Decatur, First Church 3 Palestine Liberty Church 5 Saline County Gholson Grove Church 5 Olrev Sailor Springs 9 Fairfield Fairfield 12 WilMamson Crab Orchard Church 19 Ul. B'iDtist State Con Moline October 15-18 *Rork River and Dixon Associations have combined and are now called Rock River Association. Negro Associations East Mt. Olive Shawneetown August 7 Bethlehem Evanston. Second Church August 7 North Wood River Chicago, Friendship Church.. ..Anerust 16 Mt. Olive Union Hill Sept 18 Wood River Bloomington, Mt. Pisgah Ch., Sept. 27 Negro State Convention Paris June 13-16 PASTORAL CHANGES Shumaker's son has been ready for Rev. L. S. Shumaker, who has been college for a year, and this location will pastor at Paris for about six years, and suit them well. We regret to have has done very successful work there. Brother Shiunaker leave the slate, has accepted a call to the church in Rev. G. W. Cla.Kon closed a six- Iowa Gity. Iowa. This is the seat of years and two months' pastorate at the State LTniversitv of Iowa. Brother Barry to accept a call to the Roseville 42 ILLIXOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN' Church. Brother Claxon and his wife were highly appreciated, not only in the Barry Church but in the whole us- sociation. A layman from Barry writes a letter of very strong* apprecia- tion of the work of Brother Claxon and his wife during their six years' stay on that f.eld. The Roseville Church will make him a fine field for work. Rev. Samuel Hoekstra. for several years pastor at LUica, has accepted a call and located at Fairfield. He ex- presses himself as well pleased with this Southern Illinois field and is hop*^-- ful for the future of that church. The LaGrange Church has called Rev. P. G. Van Zant. for six years pastor at Fond-du-lac. Wis. He be- gan July 2. Rev. J. G. Little, after five years of very successful work at Havana, has offered his resignation. The church UT'v protest verv strongly against his going. We believe Brother Little ought to remain there if it seems wise to him to reconsider. Rev. Boston Oldham, who has been pa'^tor at Morrisonville for several years, has closed his work. He is now available for sunplv work. Anv church .ipqii-Hp- a suddIv for one or more Sun- d-^vc; mp->. corresoond with him. Rev. T. C Or')n'---Mr who has been the very successful pastor at Minonk for five or six years, has accepted a ell of the Fir^t Bantist Church of Rock Island. He will locate in Rock Island about August 1st. The church has a membershin of 348, and Edge- wood Church a membership of 5L and there are about 25.000 people to wt)rk among. ORDINATIONS Frederick Webber was ordained ai; Trov. lune 27th. Pev. I. H. Martin of Greenville was chosen moderator of the council, and R. A. Blair, clerk. Dr. Twing of Alton preached the sermon. It is reported that the candidate passed a satisfactory examination. A council was called by the First Church in Peoria on June 27th to con- sider the ordination of H. G. Smith. Brother Smith is a Peoria boy, tool* the full college course at Shurtleff Col- lege, and the three year course at Rochester. He is planning to take a year of post graduate work before set- tling in the pastorate. His pastor, Rev. Joseph Hazen. was chosen moderato» and Rev. Chas. C. Colby of Touloii. clerk. After the examination it was unanimously voted to ordain him. Rev. W. li. Geistweit, D.D., of St. Louis, preached the sermon. The ordination of Rev. Mr. Wallin, pastor of the W^ilton Center Church, was held in the First Baptist Chu-ch of Joliet, June 11th. Supt. E. P. Brand was moderator, and Rev. Henry Clay Miller, clerk. Brother Wallin recent- ly came from the Presbyterians to the Baptists. The Wilton Center p.o-)le seem to appreciate him very much. A council was called to meet at Easton, June 29th, to examine W. S. Sutton, whom they had called as pas- tor. Brother Sutton was brought up near Easton and graduated at Shurt- leff College and Rochester Seminary. He had supplied Easton Church two summers during his course. Supt. E. P. Brand was chosen moderator and Rev. J. G. Little, clerk. The council voted unnnimouslv to ordain him. Dr. N. T. Hafer preached the sermon Tlipr" '>^^^s a large local attendance at the ordination. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETLN 43 ASSOCIATIONAL. MEETINGS The Rock River and Dixon Associa- tions held their first joint meet'ncf at the State Street Church in Rock ford, June 5th and 6th. The associa- tions voted last year to combine their churches into one association, and as Rock River drains the territory of bodi associations, the new association took that name. The members from the churches of the Dixon Association voted unanimously for this name. The association was well attended and the interest good throughout the meeting. Evangelistic work seems difficult in that extreme northern part of .tie state. The twenty-five churches of the combined association reported 135 bapt'sms and 102 of these were report- ed from five churches. Ten churches reported no baptisms at all. The mis- sionary reports were good, many of the churches in the association making their entire apportionment. IHE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME Maywood, lliinuis MKS. A. W. KLM'ON Ediior aud l^'ield tsecietary 5742 .Mai-.>iau«i Ave., Chicago The Rock Island Association met in Cambridge, June 12th. The session was fairly well attended and the inter- est good. Fifteen of the cnurches re- ported seventy-two baptisms : four churches had not reported when this report was made. Last year the churches reported 124 baptisms, but seventy-two of them were reported from one church and that church had not reported this year, so the spiritual condition of the churches seemed about the same as the year before. Plenty of time was given to the Superintendent for the discussion of state missions v\(l other Convention work. The roads were not good for the driving of auto- mobiles, and we cannot have a large attendance at most of our local asso- ciat'ons if it is bad automobile weather. The Home now has 35 members who occupy the two cottages and the Aunt Lizzie Aiken Alemorial — the first section of the permanent building. The results achieved since the organiza- tion of the Home, 8 years ago, ixn remarkable when taken into account, the quiet way in which it has been ac- complished. A more general co-opera- tion is needed if we are to adequately meet the demand for this ministry by enlarging our building and endow- ment, and Baptist people wishing to do a permanent and beautiful service can- not do better than remember the Home in their wills — or take an Annuity Bond and receive interest on the amount during lifetime. In this time of high-cost of living. National suspense and anxiety — living expenses have almost doubled, and we should think seriously and give gener- ously to our own charities. We have learned on our board the summing up power of many littles— hence if you cannot do the large things, any sum however small will be receix^d with due appreciation. Plan ahead — set aside a certain amount of vegetables or canned fruit. — collect and send in before freezing weather. The Board of Driectors have re- cently arranged for more than one col- umn in our various State denonn'na- tional appers and by watching these you will know, more fully than here- tofore, the plans, conditions and needs of the Home — as well as what is 1)e- ins: done for it 44 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLF.TIX Woman s Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P. TOPPING, Pres. lEHgim Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Mrs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer Morgan Park. 2331 Hartzell At«., BTaiis':on Every woman, young and old, who can do so, should attend the Assembly to be held at Quiver Lake in July. It is a chance for a summer outing, and is conveniently located for those liv- ing in the central artd southern part of the state. Women's interests will be given considerable time by good in- structors. Dr. Etta R. Hilton will lead in the Foreign study book — "An Afri- can Trail" — and Miss Lyde Jenkins will present the Home study book, "Missionary Mile Stones." Plan to go. On June 1st a very helpful meeting of the State Board was held at the Training School with a large number present. It was gratifying to have sev- eral members with us who live quite ? distance from Chicago. From letters received, it is evident that missionary interest is increasing rapidly throughout the state. Ways and means for reaching a larger number of women so as to be helpful to them were discussed and one important fac<-or necessary to do this is a larger expense fund. Only 60 circles have respond- ed by sending the small contribution asked from them. Has your circle re- plied to the request for one cent from each woman memljer of your church — two cents would be better — if not. will you send to the treasurer at once? Deep sympathy was expressed for our first Vice-President. Mrs C. M. Church of Belvidere. whose husband. Cassius M. Church, after months of weary suffering, has gone to his Heav- enly Home. The following resolution was adopted : The triumph of Christian faith is best expressed in humble acceptance of the will of God in all things. It is with this thought in mind that we record the death of Mr. C. M. Church on April 16th. We. therefore. Resolve, That we express to our sister, Mrs. Church our loving sympathy in her hour of be- reavement. The Circle of the First Church, De- catur, celebrated on June 1st the 40th anniversary of its organization. It is one of the oldest societies in the state and was organized by Dr. Anna > Scott as a foreign society and remained such until a few years ago when it was reorganized a Union Society. We are glad to report the organiza- tion of a new Circle at Carterville. Mrs. L. A. Miller of Galva, President of Peoria Association, is in deep sor- row, because of the death of her lit- tle son. While all true hearts sympa- thize with her. those who have passed through the same sorrow feel that it comes home very closely. "The Pageant of World Wide Mis- sions." arranged bv Mrs. George Pot- ter of Upper Alton, and presented at the State meeting last October is now for sale — price ten cents — order from 706 Douglas Ave.. Elgin. 111. LLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 45 Sunday School Work in Illinois Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. I was not able to do as much field work as usual during May on account of attending the meeting of the North- ern Baptist Convention. In reporting Standard Schools and Societies, Illinois made a gain by taking third place in B. Y. P. U. honors and made a gam ot ten Standard Schools more than reported last year. Now is the time for schools to lay plans to qualify as Standard for next year. I will be pleased to hear from all schools who will make the effort. We are making a special effort to arouse interest in our new Teacher Training Course. This is a great im- provement on all previous courses of- fered. The first year consists of four units of ten lessons each on: (1) The Pupil, (2) The Teacher, (3) A Teach- er's Study of the Life of Christ, (4) The School. Price of the books is twentv cents each, or two dollars per dozen. Examinations may be taken at the end of each unit of ten lessons. Our new Editor in Chief Dr. W. Ed- ward Raffety is making a number of changes in our plan of Sunday School periodicals which we believe will meet with general favor. Acourse of Im- proved Uniform Lessons is soon to be offered. Full announcements will be mnde later. Dr. Raffety was born and nised in Illinois and our state has rea- son to be proud of the fact. Director, W. B. Morris, 117 North Monroe St., Decatur. At the next meeting of our State Convention, we will ask for the organ- ization of a Sunday School and Young People's Department as we believe a higher degree of efficiency will be se- cured through this means. The Associational meetings began last month. We hope that each Association will work for these follow- ing points : ( 1 ) An efficient committee on Sun- day School and Young People's work. (2) A Training Institute to be held in the Association during the year, and devoted, exclusively to the interest of these two phases of work. (3) A director of Sunday School and Young People's work in each Asso- ciation who will co-operate heartily with other workers in the adoption and attainment of our Standards adopted by the Northern Baptist Convention and report progress to the State Di- rector. (4) An Elementary Grade Superin- tendent to co-operate with our State Elementary Director. Also, a Junior Leader to promote the organization of Junior Societies in each church in the Association. The Societies of Alton held a rally in the early part of May w^hich wa? w^ell attended and promises to develop a stronger co-operation among tlie yoimg people. 46 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON (o3 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary MISS ALLI.E GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago The Detroit Convention will be , thing of the past by the time tne July number of the Bulletin reaches the hanils of our readers. We trust that our people are praying for a great blessing upon those who attend and upon the work of our Union. We are ])raying that God's Spirit may again l)ecome as manifest as it was at the Toledo Convention, and that all the Illinois delegation may return to their homes as fully filled with the Holy Spirit as those who were at Toledo. Then the great hope of our Statr President. Brother Johnson, would surely be fulfilled, and "things would happen" during the coming fall and winter. Our President is planning a great "Standard of Excellence drive" for next winter. "More Standard L^nions than ever before" is our Slogan. He earnestly asks the cooperation of every pastor and church in our state. .\ Standard L^nion helps its church in its efforts to attain the "Five year program." — the greatest effort of any denomination existing. A strong, aggressive B.. Y. P. U. helps to make a church the same way. Now is the time to start plans for the Standard Campaign. The great Detroit meeting program, is centered upon the thought of "One blaster, one Message, one Mission" and some of the brightest and most forceful men in our denomination are among the speakers. More time than ever will be devoted to Conferences. Trained workers will lead these Con- ferences, men and women who are giving their best thought, endeavoring to solve the difficult problems that con- front every Union. This should work for greater effi- ciency in our work. Ask your delegate to give a good report on these Confer- ences — they will contain the "Kernel" of the Convention. Don't forget the Summer Assembly at Havana. Scores of young people are unable to attend the International meeting, but with a little planning they could take their summer outing at our Assembly. They could not spend their "Vacation" in a better manner, witU both pleasure and profit for them- selves. All the convenience of a "Sum- mer resort" to which are added a pro- gram, studies in the Bible, Missions, Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. meth- ods, that cannot fail to be helpful. Our Assembly has been growing in num- bers each year, and on account of the unusual condition of our country, let us pray that it may have a larger place than ever in our thoughts and in at- tendance. JNO. R. RUTHVEN. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 47 CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME Hev. D. U. MacGilliTray, Supt. Mrs. D. H. MacOilllTniy, MAtroa HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE lKVlx\(iTO\, ILLLNOlis IUt. Alfred C. Kelly, Supt. Maywoocl, 111., June 29, 1917. During the months of May and June matters have moved along in the usual way. Quite a number of children have gone out but their places have been taken by others. Two infant girls and one nine year old girl, one infant boy and two boys twelve years old have recently been placed in private homes for adoption. The Home is full beyond the limit of its capacity and some parties are on t?ie waiting list. It keeps us moving these times to supply the needs of the boys and girls. Our boys and girls are healthy and blessed with a coming ap- petite. We made a special call in June for subscriptions for our Receiving Cot- tage and have had some response but the finances are far too short of what we ought to have. We need eleven one hundred dollar pledges to make secure the balance of the twenty individual pledges. Besides this we must have one hundred pledges of thirty dollars each in order to keep the work of con- struction moving. The excavating is done and the masons are hard at work building the foundation. Thirty-five dollars is a share. How many will take a share? Mr. H. E. Goodman. Vice-President of our Board has extended his subscrip- tion five hundred dollars more making the total amount of his subscription seven hundred dollars. A call has been made on the Sunday Schools in our territory for a Fourth of July offering. We need a generous response to meet our present needs. The number of children in the or- phanage remains near the sixty mark. The number of applications we must refuse to help constantly increases. The effort to improve conditions and appearances advances, slowly on ac- count of unfavorable weather. Be tween down-pours we have succeedea in putting on two coats of white paint on the main building. Other improvements are waiting un- til we are through planting, it being impossible to apply a force on the work of building and remodeling until we have our crops growing. We have been gathering together some of the material needed and will push im- provements at the earliest possible moment. In the meantime we are hop- ing for an increase of our improve- ment funds. About $3,000.00 is the limit of pledges already secured. Thv. resignation of Mr. Klotzsche made it imperative for the superintendent to remain constantly at the institution. Had it not been for the coming of Mr. W. F. Abston and his wife, about the time of the departure of Mr. Klotz- sche we would have been in distress- ingly exacting conditions. The matron is back at her tasks so far as her wounded hand will permit. While she was away the chief part of the domestic burden fell upon Mrs. Grace Grimm, a mother who is here with her four children. When .Uie came she needed our help, "but the tables have 1)een turned. We would not know what to do without her faithful and efficient services. 48 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN The Os-ka-wa-wa Special To Detroit B. Y. P. U. A. Convention via the WABASH RAILWAY Will leave Chicago 9 :45 a.m., Wed- nesday, July 4th, and arrive Detroit 5:10 p.m. Cost of entire trip, includ- ing transportation from Chicago, Pull- man fare, all meals enroute and at De- troit, hotel accommodations, sight see- ing and boat trips, ONLY TWENTY- NINE DOLLARS. Write at once for 'booklet giving complete detailed in- formation. Registration should be made at once— "First Come, Best Served." John Ruthven Transportation Leader 2319 West 109th Street, Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois ILLINOIS BAPTIST ^^BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, AUGUST, 1917 NO. 4 The Summer Assembly The Assembly met at Quiver Lake near Havana, July 15-22. This is the third year that the Assembly has been held in that place. The attendance was not quite so large as formerly, but the interest was better. The music, led by Rev. G. W. Kimball, of Cornell, was excellent. He had a large choir and led them well. The Shurtleff • College male quartette was present .again this year and did fine work. The speakers and teachers who came did good and appreciative work all through. Dr. Lamkin of Cairo preached twice the first Sunday and led the devotional service Monday morning and preached a patriotic sermon Monday night. Dr. M. P. Boynton of Chicago, Rev. LeRoy Dakin of Logansport, Indiana, Rev. S. P. Roberts, Sunday School Director in Indiana, did very fine teaching, and their classes were well attended. Rev. W. B. Morris was present all the time and did good work. Miss Ruth Tap- ping of New York City led the general course in missionary education. Miss Lyde Jenkins of Ohio, of the Woman's Home Mission Society, conducted a class in Women's Home Mission study, and Dr. Etta R. Hilton of Chicago conducted a Women's Foreign Mission study class. These women were all able teachers. Dr. Hafer gave a good paper on Roger Williams and Religious and Political Liberty. One great dis- appointment of the Assembly was the failure of Dr. Franklin and Dcm Shailer Mathews to' be present. Pas- tor C. C. Long of Urbana preached Saturday night and Sunday morning and night, July 21 and 22, in the place of Dean Shailer Mathews. Rev. E. K. Masterson, the business manager, put much time and thought into the As- sembly, and he managed the business part well. Everybody appreciated the splendid efforts that Pastor J. G. Little of Havana made during the three an- nual assemblies in the interest of all who came. There are two great disad- vantages at Quiver Lake for such an Assembly : it is in a portion of the state where but few nearby Baptists will take sufficient interest to attend ; and the people located in the cottages on the grounds and doing housework, cooking, etc., cannot be kept in close class work for the forenoon. The bathing was especially fine this year and was greatly enjoyed by nearly all who attended. The committee voted to discontinue the Assembly at this place and to ask the trustees of Shurt- leff College for the use of the campus and buildings for the Assemblv next vear. 50 ILLINOIS BAITIST BULLLTLX STATE CONVENTION SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY — SEPTEMBER 2;Ji(l The secretaries and superintendents in all the states of the Union, Xorth and South. ha\e asked the Sunday schools to observe the fourth Sunday in Sep- tember as State Mission Day. A splen- did program has been provided and has been sent free to each pastor in the state and to Sunday School Superintendents where there is no pastor. The same program is provided for both North- ern and Southern States. We hope the pastors will not throw these packages in the waste basket before examining them. I feel sure that any pastor who will carefully examine these programs and literature, will "be anxious to have the school take up the work. No mis- sionary society has done as much for the Sunday Schools as the state con- ventions, and yet. this is the first time that the conventions have asked the Sunday Schools to give one hour to the study of State Convention work. We hope that Illinois will not fall be- hind other states in the observance of this day. The literature and programs were sent during the first teii days in August. FARMERSVILLE CHURCH On the second Sunday in June was a real Red Letter Day for our church, being the annual roll call of the church, and after a sermon by the pastor at 1 1 a.m. all went to the basement of the church where the ladies had prepared a bountiful dinner. After a social hour the church met and proceeded to the calling of the roll of membership. There were about 58 per cent of the members responded to their names, and all debts reported paid in full. Then the trustees came to the platform and in the presence of the entire congregation l)urned all evidence of any indebtedness of the church. Zenobia church is moving along ad- vancing lines in all departments of the work, and with h'armersville makes a large field where the pastor finds plenty to do :'or the Master. There have been thirteen receised by baptism and three by letter on the field the last year. W. F. Thompson, Pastor. DEATHS Rev. L. B. McKinley, who located as pastor of the Sidell Church the first of last November, died in a hospital in Danville July 20th. He had spent fifty years in the ministry in the st.ile of Indiana. One of the members of the Sidell Church writes. "His short stay greatly endeared the membership to him, and his interest in all things pertaining to the community welfare, made hi ma blessing to the town." Mrs. Claxon of Mattoon, who was injured in the cyclone that swept over that place in June, died July 9th. She w^as the mother of the three preacher boys, R. H.. of Aurora; G. W., of Roseville. and one in another state, be- sides eight other living children, all of whom attended the funeral. One son writes, "A dear mother, a sweet Chris- tian, a noble woman was she. Her eleven children were at her bedside the past ten days." Rev. R. M. Scott, pastor of the Grace Baptist Church in Hoopeston, died Mondav afternoon. Julv 23rd, after an illness of six weeks. He had been for a few years pastor of the First Church in Hoopeston. He was brought up in Scotland and began his work in the ministrv in America possiblv ten ye-rs ago. ILLINOIS IJ.MTIST UUI.LKTIX 51 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 2 01 North School Street, Normal, Illinois '•Entered as second-class matter, June 1 '', 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." ELSEWHERE in this issue of the Bulletin is a reference to the State Convention Sunday School Hour, Sep- tember 23rcl. WE hope that each pastor and Sun- da}' School superintendent who gets these splendid programs, will be- gin studying them at once and fre- quently call the attention of the school to them. EVERY state in the Union has planned to use this State Conven- tion program on the fourth Sunday in September. ILLINOIS, one of our greatest states, one of the most aggressive, cannot afford to fall down on this State Convention day. THE time is so short, only a few- weeks now, that attention must be given to it at once. The beautiful red prospectus and the large red letters can be used in a very attractive way. THESE programs are sent to all the schools and they are recjuested t(j use them whether they help pay for them or not ; but it has cost a good deal to print them and send them out, and we hope that an offering will be taken at the close of the lesson and sent in. If it amounts to more than the expense. the surplus will go into the state mi-^- sion fund. NEVER before in Illinois have we asked the Sunday schools U> give their attention for one Sunday to State Convention work. It is not un- reasonable to expect the schools all over the state to fall into line for that one Sunday. LET readers of these notes ask their pastor or superintendent of they ha^•e rece.ved copies of the programs for State Convention Sunday School Da}'. September 23rd. Rev. W. J. Sparks writes, "Our well- to-do farmers are beginning to learn to gi\'e. They are noble fellows, an'l onl}' need to see their duty, and then they are willing to respond." PERSONALS The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon Rev. S. D. McKenny of Alton by Shurtleff College at the commencement in June. The title of Doctor of Laws was conferred by Shurtleff College upon Prof. Victor Duke, President of Red- lands University, California. Rev. Harvey F. Gilbert was an Illi- nois boy. He graduated at Shurtleff College and Rochester Seminary. He married the daughter of Rev. Mr. Moon, a former pastor in Illinois. They went to Africa as missionaries three years ago. They have recently returned and are stopping in Chicago. Mrs. Gilbert's health is such that it is doubtful if they can return to Africa. Brother Gilbert would consider a pas- torate and we hope some desirable field will open up for him in Illinois. 52 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. J. L. Meads of Benton has been appointed by Governor Lowden on the State Exemption Board of Frankhn County. Brother Meads' church is now clearing off its $1,600 indebted- ness. Rev. John Howard and wife send an interesting circular letter from Contai, Bengal, India. They seem to be in good health and are enthusiastic in their work. This letter gives an ii> teresting account of a missionary trip some distance from, their station. Rev. Fred Comber of Southern Illi- nois is spending a few months at Bry- ai\.- Texas. He is building a $10,000 meeting house which he hopes to have ready for dedication in about two months. will ask is, "Lord what wilt thou have me do " and God answers plainly through His word, that he should be baptized as a first duty and then be taught all things He has commanded. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS There seems to l^e a great need today of some practical suggestions in Chris- tian and church life. The one to b^ treated in this issue is the matter of en- tering into the church. In many places it seems difficult to get people to be baptized and to join the church. And it is equally difficult, or more so, to get them to live right after they join the church. One of the fundamental prin- ciples of a Baptist church is a regener- ated church membership. It is to be feared there is not sufficient emphasis today laid upon the doctrine of a regen- erated church membership. Many pas- tors and evangelists seem to work Fo- members rather than regeneration, and but little effort is made in many places to help the candidate to understand clearly what it is to "be born again" or "born from above." This is one reason why it seems difficult to get people to join the church. If a person is truly re- generated, one of the first questions he The Chicago Association met with the Western Avenue Church June 7th and 8th. This great body does not meet in the forenoon, only in the after- noon and night, with a banquet both evenings, at which addresses are made. This association reports ninety-two churches and about 26,500 members, and there are possibly 15,000 Baptists in the territory of this association not affiliated with it. Its territory not only takes in Chicago, with 2,500,000 people, but extends north along the lake to Wisconsin, south about seventy miles, and fort}' or fifty miles west. The meeting this year filled the large auditorium at Western Avenue Church and the interest was good. Chicago can crowd more business and associa- tional work into four sessions than perhaps any association in the North- ern Baptist Convention, and the ,vork seems to be well done. The churches reported 1,174 baptisms. Last year they reported 1,417. We do not yet know the exact net gain in member- ship. Dr. M. P. Boynton was moder- ator and filled the position well. The reports of missionary money raised were good, something beyond that of other years, but not a large gain. Rev. N. B. Henderson, Pastor of the Irving Park Church, read the report on State of Religion in the Churches. No mem- ber of the committee except himself had signed the report. The report was all right, but he combined with it an address in which he took the position of open communion, open membership. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 53 and the public consecration of infants. It seemed a long period before anyone would make a motion to receive the report. When such a motion was made it was promptly moved to lay the re- port on the table. It was then refer- red back to the committee to report next day. Tw^o members of the com- mittee were present, Rev. J. S. Eber- sole and Dr. Etta R. Hilton. They disagreed with Mr. Henderson and two reports were brought in. Mr. Henderson's report was rejected and the report of the other two members adopted, and the association request- ed that all reports in the future be signed by the committee, and not be presented by one member. The Chi- cago Association is very far from thf position of adopting these unbaptistic and revolutionary propositions sug- gested by Pastor Henderson. The Ottawa Association met with the Buda Church June 20th. President Potter, D. H. MacGillivray, W. B. Morris and the Superintendent of the State Convention were present, ind the women's societies were represent- ed, but the Home Mission Society, Foreign Alission Society, Publication Society and Old People's Home had no representatives. As the time of thi* association was changed from Septem- ber to June to accommodate the mis- sionary secretaries and as none of the great societies were represented, and as June is the month for plowing corn when farmers cannot well attend, there was strong talk of changing back to September, but the association voted to make one more effort in June. The churches reported 138 baptisms as against 114 the year before. 126 of the baptisms were reported from five churches, and only twelve baptisms from the other thirteen churches. The gifts to missions seem to have been kept up to about the same as in for- mer years; perhaps some increase. The xA-urora Association met at Sandwich, June 26th. The attendance was not large. Some of the pastors were not there during the three ses- sions attended by the editor. The churches reported about sixty-seven baptisms. Possibly there were a few more. Sunday school work was given good attention one afternoon. Dr. T. G. Soares of the University of Chi- cago was given one entire evening for an address on "The Meaning of Re- ligious Education" and he gave an ad- dress for one hour, which was very good. Henry Clay Miller of Aurora led the devotional sessions and he did it well. The writer did not hear either of the sermons. Dr. J. Stanley Brown of Joliet was the moderator. The last part of the Association was given to women's work and young people's in- terests. THE WAR Every indication seems to show that we are in the war for a considerable period of time. Our government is making preparations on a scale that would justify a three or five year war. When the four and a half years of the Rebellion ended our government was in debt $2,500,000,000. But indications are that by the first of next July this government will have expended $10,- 000,000,000 in this world war. Almost $1,000,000,000 has been voted by Con- gress for aviation. It was only a few years ago that the Wright brothers in Ohio discovered how to navigate in the air. Now possibly this gfeat world war will be won bv the nation that can Or ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLET L\ do the most effective fighting in the air. If Russia can form a governrntnt strong enough tr. control the people an.d keep her armier- loyal, 'lie war could possibl}- l)e l^rought to a close in a short time, but if the Russian power breaks down it may take years for the Allies to subdue the Central Powers. But however long it may take, and at whatever sacrifice of men and property and monev. the Prussian power must be overcome and the supposedly divine power of the Kaiser crushed, or the civilization of the world will be set back for centuries. The moral stand- ards, as advanced and carried out by the German nation in this war, are such that any advanced civilized nation can only think with horror of Germany ruling the world. The world is in such a condition now, brought on by the Kaiser and the Prussian autocracy, that either Germany must be com- pletely defeated or she will ultimately dominate the world. The father of Kaiser W'ilhelm was a man strongly inclined to peace, but he reigned but a short time before his death. The pres- ent kaiser seemed very anxious lest his father should establish a peace senti- ment among the German people, but he suddenly died, and the present Kaiser and those associated with him in au- thority, have for more than a genca- tion, been teaching and training the i:)eople in \\?.r sentiment and feeling. There can be no question but what on-: man is \-ery largely responsible for this war. that has cost possibly 5,000,000 of lives, indescribable suffering anion*;- millions of people, anrl the accumula- tion of d<^bts that will^ec|uire centuries to i::av, and the end is not vet. The editor of the Bulletin is plan- ning for a two weeks vacation begin- ning Monday, August 6th. He plans to visit his old home in West Virginia. He has many relatives living in three or four counties, and every nook and corner of the old farm is interesting. The old neighborhood has not changed much, but a new generation has grown up since he left that community. He expects to preach in the old church near which he was l)aptizerl and where he was licensed to preach and ordained to the ministry. Two weeks will be . a short time, but associations will be meeting the latter part of August, and he cannot be out of the state more than fifteen or sixteen davs. GALVA CHURCH The net results of Rev. W. B. Mor- ris' work with us on decision day was seen on communion Sunda}', July 1st, when the pastor gave the hand of fel- lowship to fourteen, all but one of whom were received by baptism. The church is grateful to Brother Morris for his excellent service on that day and were especially pleased with his sane and effective method of con- ducting such a service. .The work is moving smoothly. Yours fraternally, O. R. Thomas. CHURCHES The First Church of Alton is doing a fine work. They have had baptisms everv Sunday evening for eight weeks. Sunday, July 19th, they celebrated the the silver wedding anniversarv of the pastor, ^f. W. Tvving. Among other pleasant features of the celebration the church i)resented them wdth a bag of iLLixuiS BAiTiSi l;llli:ji.\ 55 silver, amounting to more than $100. The fiVbt church of Alton knows how- to treat its pastors well and to retain them on the field for a long time. An interesting Red Cross meeting was held in the Grape Creek Baptist Church, July 17th. There were a num- ber of speakers there, and the com- munity became very much interested in Red Cross work. Pastor L. B. Trites and his daughter, Caroline, were in attendance and sang a duet. The Centralia Church will be closed during the month, of August, when the trustees are planning to put $1,000 im- provements on the buildings. This church has made up all its missionary apportionments, and the pastor says 'Tt Pays to Tithe." The New Berlin Church, of which Rev. A. W. Judd is pastor, has made up its full apportionment for missions, with 15 per cent increase. Pastor Judd seems to know well how to educate his people along the lines of missionary giving. A layman from Petersburg writes, "The Bulletin is all right ; more inter- esting reading for its size than any pa- per I ever saw. We have no pastor 3"et. Sunday school is holding up very well." PASTORAL CHANGES The Auburn Church has extended a call to Rev. T. B. Marlin, who closed his work at Morrison a few months ago. It is expected that Brother Mar- lin will accept the call. The Moweaqua Church, after having been ahiTost a vear without a pastor, extended a call to Rev. J. H. Cozad, pastor of the East Park Church, De- catur Brother Cozad has done a splrnd'd work at Decatur. We hope he will have equally as great success at Moweacjua. Rev. W. B. Rutherford, who has done most excellent and successful work at Alonniouth for several years, has accepted a call to the pastorate at Waukegan, on Lake Michigan. The Monmouth people regret very much to have him and his wife leave that field. They are anxious to locate a successor soon, and to continue the work. We believe that the Waukegan field will afford a great opportunity for Pastor Rutherford. Rev. R. E. Bradford, who has been pastor at Danvers for nearly two years, has received a call from the Morrison Church, and has accepted that pastor- ate. He began work |ulv 15th. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES Rev. J. L. Duff recently received two into the Mt. Sterling Church for baptism, and two by letter. He some time ago gave a humorous lecture on Ireland ; 500 people were in the opera house. He took in over $100 and cleared $84 for the church, which they are using- in painting the house. Rev. C. W. Wolfe and his wife see n to be making some impression up )n the difficidt field at Glasi'ord, whero they live, and are having fine work at LaMarsh, a country field a few miles away. Their son. Clemen, has been very sick during the past six months, and for some time has been in Chicago for treatment. We hope he will re- cover in the near future. Rev. Edward Lee Stovall, pastor of the Elvaston and Warsaw churches, sends encouraging reports from those fields. The pastor writes June 28lii : "Received two fine ?i-ters bv letter from Keokuk, Iowa, at Warsaw. Then 56 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN on July 1st, baptized seven fine people. Yes, our little flock of God is growing at Warsaw." The pastor and people are now working to secure a house of worship in the town of Warsaw, and have encouraging prospects for suc- cess. Rev. J. Johnson, pastor at Chilli- cothe and Pleasant Grove, writes an encouraging letter concerning the work on those "fields. He says, "It begins to appear as if the Chillicothe Baptist church is going to be permitted to find her place under the sun. Three were added to the church this quarter. Nine more were received last Sunday, July 1st, who will be reported in the next quarter's report. Besides these, there are six others who have asked me to send for their letters that they may unite with this church." Brother John- son has organized a Sunday School and established a preaching point in a country district about five miles south- west of Chillicothe. The pastor says that at Pleasant Grove the interest is also deepening. Rev. V. Colbert writes as follows: "^^■e had a good meeting at Unity, East St. Louis ; fifteen baptized, others to receive the ordinance next Sunday. I baptized two at Mt. Vernon last night." Rev. \\\ E. Andereck reports exten- sive improvements on the church prop- erty at Bradford. He says, "The church is happy and optimistic, has good live prayer meetings, and good attendance at all services. There are several whom we expect to see coming into the church before long." month, we copied from the wrong issue of the Fairfield Association minutes. We stated in that that the Fairfield As- sociation would meet with the Fairfield church October 12th, which was for last year. The meeting this year will be with the Ellis Mound Church, Oc- tober 11th. ORDINATION ERROR CORRECTED In the list of associational meetings which we published in the Bulletin last A council was called at the Claim Street Baptist Church of Aurora on July 20th, to consider the matter of ordaining its pastor, Thaddeus Stevens, Rev. R. H. Claxon of Aurora was elected moderator. Rev. C. A. Neyman of Joliet, clerk. It is reported that the candidate passed a highly satisfactory examination. Dr. E. W. Lounsbury of Aurora delivered the sermon and Dr. J. Stanley Brown of JoHet gave the charge to the candidate. Rev. C. A. Neyman of Joliet gave the charge to the church, and Rev. Henry Clay Mil- ler of Aurora presented the Bible and Rev. J. D. Crumley of Plainfield of- fered the ordaining prayer. A council was called by the Second Church of Mt. Vernon on Monday, July 20th, to consider the matter of ordaining their pastor, Erwin J. Urch. Rev. V. Colbert of Collinsville was moderator, and Deacon H. T. Cunning ham of Centralia clerk. The candidates passed a satisfactory examination and was ordained that evening. The ser- mon was preached by Rev. A. P. How- ells of Centralia, charge to the candi- date by Rev. V. Colbert, and charge to the church by Rev. Jesse H. Wells of Mt. Vernon, the ordaining prayer by Rev. J. H. Bagwill of Johnston City. ILLINOIS i;.\ITIST CULLL'IJX 57 MOXEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR JULY Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a (*) star. Alton First Church $57.94 Allison, W. O., Alpha, S. E. F 25.00 Allison, Mrs. W. 0., Alpha, (4) 5.00 Areola Church 35.00 Bryant, Rev. M. S., for supply 13.18 Bulletin subscriptions 51.55 *Centralia Church 10.00 Chicago, Austin Church 146.91 Chicago, First Church 26.41 Chicago, Galilee Church — 12.00 Collected in special evangelism F. M. Dunk 90.00 Collected in special evangelism F. L. Church - 64.94 Collected on mission fields H. F. Jones 116.01 ♦Decatur, East Park Church 20.00 Galesburg, First Church 150.00 Gifford Church 32.00 Grigsby, Mrs. W. H., Blandinsville S. E. F -- 10.00 Home Mission Society, on salary and expenses of Dunk, Church, Kelih 208.20 Home Mission Society, for foreign work at Joliet 50.00 LaGrange Church 21.50 ♦Lexington Church 3.00 *Manlius Church -— 34.00 *McLean Church 5.00 McGuire, J. H., Centralia, S. E. F. 5.00 *New Berlin Church 31.00 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Oakford, H. L., Clinton, S. E. F 5.00 Oak Park, First Church 25.00 Palmyra Church 8.75 Paw Paw Church 13.00 Quincy Assn. Missionary Com 34.36 Peoria Association Missionary Com- mittee 33.56 Pubication Society, for advertise- ment in Bulletin 4.00 Received on cut .- - 1.75 *Rochelle Church -.. 10.50 Sterling, G. W., Belvidere, S. E. F. 5.00 *Tremont Church and Sunday Sch. 39.00 University Church Fund 437.87 Total $1916.43 DEDICATION The Bois d'Arc meeting house burned down last winter and was com- pletely destroyed. This was formerly a strong- country church, but Farmers- ville and Divernon and Zenobia churches swarmed from the old Bois d'Arc church and have much weakened it, but it has some good substantial ma- terial in that old country church yet. They kept a good insurance on it and collected $2400 when the house burned. They erected a new building costing just about $5000. It is not large, but large enough, with a good basement and kitchen with rooms for furnace and coal, under the whole building. It has a good baptistry and dressing rooms and is entirely complete except that the furnace is not yet installed. There was no money to raise at all; $200 or $300 will be needed to get the furnace complete, and the trustees said they could raise that, and we only askec for a basket contribution at the dedi- cation service. The house was dedi- cated Sunday, July 29th. Rev. Harry A. Belton. pastor at Virden, preached the sermon Sunday morning, and the financial statement of the building, etc., was made by Superintendent Brand. In the afternoon Mr. Brand preached the sermon. The dedication prayer was offered by Dr. H. C. Leland. pastor at Divernon. and the presentation of the keys to the trustees was made by Rev. John H. Howard of Litchfield. Mr. Brand then called for short addresses from the older members of the church and some of the preachers present. On Sundav night the sermon was preached bv Rev. ^^^ F. Thompson of Farmers- ville. The house was crowded fore- noon and afternoon, and well filled at night. The people brought abundant provisions for all who were present, and a very enjoyable time was had during the noon period. The church has been pastorless during all this building period, but is now planning to locate a man for half time. 58 ILLINOIS BAPTIST DL'LLLTLX CHURCHES Rev. IL C. Leland, who has been pastor about tive months at Divernon, is greatly encouraged with his work. There are 241 enrolled m the Sunday School, and at times there have been as many as 174 present. Dr. and Airs. Leland seem to like the splen:lid parson- age there in which they li^•e, and the people, and they are hoping for a good strong work during the coming fall and winter. The editor spen-t Sunday morning, July 1. with the Clayton church, of which Re\-. F. L. Enslow has lieen the pastor for a little less than one year. We had a very pleasant visit in the home of Brother Enslow. He and his wife and daughter have a delightful home and it is a pleasure to visit them. Fe has been pastor of the Elvaston 'barch since last fall, and the work is "V e "y encouraging. There ha\e been about twenty-five additions to the church and the Sunda}' school is in good condition. The church does not have a parsonage, and very much needs one. They are now talking of securing a home for the pastor. The Ouinc}' As- sociation will meet with that church in September. The editor preached Sunday night for the Timewell Church. This is quite a strong village church with 200 mem- bers. Rev. J. L. Duff, pastor at Alt. Sterling, gives half time to Timewell. The Timewell church is ai)undantly able to build a good parsonage and support a preacher for full time. We hope they will do it soon. Brother Du + f seems to be appreciated by his people. Sunday morning. July 8th, I ran down to Clinton for the purpose of helping the pastor out for one service. Rev. P. H. Aldrich. the pastor, has b.en \-ery sick for several weeks, and \\ as not able to sit up at that time. We had a good service m the church ana in the Sunday School, although the at- tendance was not large. We hope that Brother Aldrich will be able to fill hi^ appointments again in the near future Sunday morning. July 15th. I spent with the LaAloille church. This is one of our old, well established churches. They have good property and a great deal of wealth in the membership. Rev. P. O. Jensen is the pastor. Two or three years ago the church was persuaded to give up Sunday night services for a union service of the three churches thioughout the whole year. They are still keeping this up. although there is a great deal of dissatisfaction with it on the part of many of the Baptists. \\'e believe it was a mistake to start this plan, ?.nd ?. very serious error to keep it going. The Baptist church is thus cut out ol' all opportunities for doing effective work on Sunday nights for the local church. There seems to be no objection for union meetings for a few Sunday evenings through the hot weather in the summer, but we believe it is a ^•er^' great mistake on the part of any Baptist church to give up its Sunday night service during the year for the sake of union meetings. Any Baptist church that keeps that up for an indefinite numl^er of years is in dan- ger of becoming so unbaptistic that bye and bye it will cease to exist as a Bap- tist church. Rev. P. D. Afangun, formerly pastor at Belleville. Illinois, now of Paris, Alissouri, recently raised and paid the $16,000 debt on their $36,000 meeting house and lot. and now^ they propose to raise the pastor's salary. ILLINOIS I'.AI'TI^T BULLF/rL\ 59 ]\ev. U. S. Davis was for about five years pastor of the First Baptist church in Bloomington, III, He went from there to Akron, Ohio. The following- note from a New York paper will be :of interest to those who knew him and his wife in Illinois : During the five and one-half years that Dr. U. S. Davis has been pastor of the First cliurch, Alvron, Ohio, there have been adaed to the membersliip by baptism, 141, by letter 33 6, by experience thirty-two, a total of 509. The additions in the last associ- ational year were eighty-nine, of whom eighteen came by baptism. The net in- crease was fifty-seven. The present mem- bership is 784, even after the dismissal of 172 to form the Rumanian church. SONG — ^"ILLINOIS" By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illi- nois, O'er the prarle verdant growing, Illinois, Illhiois, Comeg the echo o'er the breeze. Rustling through the leafy trees; And 'ts mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois, And :ts mel-ow tones are these, Illinois, From the wilderness of prairie, Illinois, Illinois, Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois, Till ilpon the inland sea. Stands thy great commercial tree; Turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois, Turning all the world to thee, Illinois, When you heard your country calling, Illi- nois, Illinois, When the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, IHinois, When the Southern host withdrew, Pitting Gray against the Blue, Th;re were none more brave than you, Illinois, Ill.nois, There were none more brave than you, Illinois. Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois, Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, IlMnois, On the record of thy years Ab'ram Lincoln's name appears. Grant and Logan and our tears, Illinois, Illinois, Gr'i.nt and Logan and our tears, Illinois, A Great Little Church If ail our Baptist churches were like the little church at Buda, Illinois, the Baptist Board of Education wou! ' :ooii have enough uKjney to meet all needs. Our great societies are making an urg- ent call for more men for missionary work. It is the plan of the Board or Education to put into the field an e\-an- gelist who will work among (-ur col- leges for the purpose of leading the students into a deeper spiritual life, so that they ma}' be able to hear more clearl)- of God's call to service. Some of the broad visioned friends in this noble work desired to pro\"ide half the expenses of the evangelist for one year. They have already pledged $ESOO. If other churches would like t3 meet 'm- ilar pressing needs, write to Frank \V. Padelford. F^ord Building. Boston, Alass. ^alter J. Sparks 6C ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLF'lIX Woman s Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P. TOPPING, Pres. Klgin Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Mrs. H, W. Tate, Treasurer Morgan Park. 2331 Hartzell Ave.. Erans'ion. J It is of interest to Illinois women to know that there were twelve girls who claim our state as their home that last year attended the Baptist Missionary Training school with the intention of becoming missionaries. They are Emily Virginia Beck, Florence Isabel Barker, Clara Louise Clark. Anna Laura Niel- son. Helen Louise Stahnke, Lulu May Carter, Marie Zicha, Mrs. Reid Hag- gins, all of Chicago, and Mrs. Tama Uesugi, born in Japan, but now making her home in Chicago ; Lucy S. Gof f, Galesburg, Mrs. Eva Isabella Harriss, Decatur, Cecile Hazel Drake, of Syca- more. Our state will feel the loss by re- moval from the state of Mrs. L. S. Shumaker, who has been of much as- sistance as president of the Bloomfield Association. She has put energy and activity into missions in its various phases throughout the association. We shall miss Mr. and Mrs. Shumaker from our state and are sorry that their last days with us should be filled with sorrow because the mother of Mr. Shu- maker has passed from earth after a life of faithful an dcourageous service. We also extend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Claxon, who have recently changed their home from Barry to Roseville, as the mother of Mr. Claxon. who was injured in the cyclone at Mat- toon, has passed on nfter a life of 72 years. Airs. G. W. Claxon has beea one of our active workers as president of the Quincy Association, but her change of residence does not lessen our active workers in the state. Mrs. Milton Shirk, well known for the large financial assistance she has given to missions, as well as the person- al effort and time so freely used to in- test others, has resigned as state sec- retary of the Foreign Society. This is to be regretted for she will be missed in this department, but her service is not lost to the cause in other ways. Mrs. L. A. Vinnedge of Chicago has been appointed to the position, and our circles will soon hear from her and doubtless meet her. Any one holding the position needs all the aid and en- couragement from us which can be giv- en for its duties are constant and exact- ing. The women in our state who are loyal and true to the Master and His cause are constantly increasing, and we are sure Mrs. Vinnedge will be heartily welcomed as their leader in the foreign department. Many associations will be held in the following weeks. The reading contest should be made prominent. The state meeting at Moline October 16 should be emphasized and every woman urged to attend and do her best to make the meeting of 1917 the "banner one" of them all. i ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 61 Sunday School Work in Illinois Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. A BAPTIST DRIVE FOR TRAINED LEAD- ERSHIP IN EVERY BAPTIST SUN- DAY SCHOOL FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA The above is our Baptist slogan for our fall campaign. In connection with the Five Year Program of the North- ern Baptist Convention, we are asking all of our schools to set apart the months of October and November, 1917, for a simultaneous drive for Trained Leaders. We are sending out this wore word, October, get ready. November, go to it. Illinois must not be behind in this effort. Early in September let the pastor preach a strong sermon on "Training for Service." Let the superintendent call a meeting of all present and pros- pective workers, to be held not later than the first week in October. Let a formal vote be taken to undertake this "Drive." Ce sure to notify the State Sunday School Directors as soon as the "Drive" is voted upon and he will send you a chart to be posted in a conspicuous place.. Also be sure to send the Direc- tor a list of accomplishment on ^Ion- day, December 3rd or 10th, at the very latest. By doing this final results may be announced January 1st, 1918. A leaflet will be mailed to superin- ten^lents at an early date explaining the points of the plan. Director, W. B. Morris, 117 North Monroe St., Decatur. Remember the months — October and November. It was my privilege the latter part of June to attend the Baptist Summer As- sembly of Kansas, held at the Ottawa University, Ottawa, as one of the facul- ty. The assembly is yet in its infancy, but gives good promise for the future. Rev. J. M. Gurley of Topeka, is Sunday School Director for that State, and is doing a splendid work. On my way to Ottawa I had the pleasure of visiting with, and preaching for, Pastors LeGrand and Harms, for- merly of Illinois. These brethren are doing a great work on their respective fields, and evidently enjoying the en- thusiastic support of their people. A recent Sunday was spent with the \\'aukegan church. The evening ser- vice was for the men from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Quite a large number attend Rev. O. R. Thomas writes, "On Communion Sunday, July first, four- teen were given the hand of fellowship as a result of your visit to us. All by baptism and all from the school, except one mother, who was baptized as a re- sult of the baptism of her daughter." \\'here the conditions indicate a need, T am always glad to conduct a Decis- ion Service, at the request of the pas- tor and superintendent. 63 ILLINOIS HAITIST BULLETIN 1 Baptist Young Pec President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton j^ Secretary «^ .MISS ALLI.E GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon >ple's Union of Illinois Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago F f» Missouri won the Banner. Cedar Rapids. Iowa, gets the next convention. W'e were there good and strong, but our Missouri friends went us one l^etter, and won. St. Louis asked for the con- vention in 1919, and will probably get it. The journey of the Oskawawa was pleasant, the party — "everybody happy" — and the side trips enjoyable. On leaving Chicago, everyone was "prop- erly tagged" and made "acquainted." After a pleasant visit to the dining car, a short devotional exercise was led by Rev. J. H. Hughes, of Amboy. who had twelve of his young people with him. Autos met the train at Detroit, takin.; the partv to the Statler Hotel. After dinner, for those who had the time, d trip on the river to Belle Isle, was en • joved. Next morning at 6. autos again took the party for a tour of Detroit and Belle Isle, returning to the Hotel for breakfast, and then came the con- \ention. and it was some convention. Never has a welcome been given b}- any city, like the Detroit young people extended on ]\Ionday night — it was felt and taken to heart by every Oskie there, and by all others also. The progratii was ideal, and the speakers were men and women who have not lost their own youthful spirits, even if the years are counting against some of them. They came in that spirit, and they reached the hearts and minds of these young dele- gates. From the opening address, by our almost own Rev. Floyd H. Adams, of Hammond, Ind., (an ?.nnex of Oskie land ) until Prof. ]\IcCrimmon of Tor- onto, Sunday night, on "Conquest Through Sacrifice," there was an in- terest and an enthusiasm about every address and all the Conferences, that was a most encouraging sign for the future. Illinois delegates missed very few, if any sessions, and went home with well filled note-books. The re- ports that are given the local unions, should be filled with a spirit of hope, and zeal for service. The conferences, and open parliaments were well at- ended and large numbers of the dele- gates participated. Prof. L. P. Leavell. of the Southern B. Y. P. U., emphasized very clearly, the difference betw-een the work of the B. Y. P. U.. Sunday School, Baraca. ^^'orld Wide Guild, and similar organi- zations, and also the many benefits to be derived from a consistent and continual use of the "Group Plan." Saturday afternoon was one of great pleasure, for the Oskies. Detroit young people had chartered a steamer, had commandeered the orchestra of the Woodward Avenue Church, and we "all took a ride" the entire length of the Detroit river, from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. Friday night was also a great night. ll;I.IXO[S P.AITIST r.ULLP.'ll X 63 ^4^*^ Baptist Old People's Home — New Buildin: The Board of Directors entered into a contract of purchase, October 7th, 1907, of what was known as the Bra- brook property in Maywood. Mrs. Eunice P. Wood became the first mem- ber of the Home April 5th, 1909. This shows that Home has been maintained for over eight years. Qn October 10, 1916, the secretary, in his annual re- port, stated that there were thirty mem- bers of the Home. PROPERTY AND ENDOWMENT FUND The following from the treasurer's rei)ort for July 1st, 1917, needs no comment : "Property owned, fifteen lots com- prising an entire block, except one lot on each of two corners, at ]\lavwood. 111. Main building cost $22,500.00 One cottage and thirteen lots.... 10,000.00 Hospital cottage and two lots.... 5,500.00 Endowment fund 28,200.00 Reserve fund 9,500.00 Furnishing of three buildings about 6,000.00 $81,700.00 One house and lot 2,500.00 $84,200.00 Less mortgage 4,100.00 $80,100.00 We opened the Home eight }-ears ago without capital. Will someone help Us to pay off this mortgage? It costs about $600.00 a month to run the Home. We have done all of this be- sides securing property endowment and reserve of $20,000.00 in eight years. 64 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Shurtleff College Alton, Illinois The Baptist College of the State CAMPUS PATH FROM BELFRY A Co-educational institution of high standing. Founded 1827. Recogniz- ed by the Illinois State Examining Board. Group System. Courses in Liberal Arts, Household Arts, Music. Prepares for Medicine, Law, Engineer- ing, Theology, Teaching, etc. New College Library. Dormitories for men and w^omen. "In the midst of life prepare for life" Catalog apon request GEORGE MILTON POTTER PRESIDENT ILLINOIS BAPTIST — =BULLETIN^= VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER, 1917 NO. 5 The State Convention Before the October issue of the Bul- letin reaches its readers it will be almost time for the annual meeting of the Illinois Baptist State Convention, which meets this year in Moline, October 15th to 18th. It is now time to begin making preparations to attend. The Rock Island First Church, Rock Island Edgewood, East Moline, Silvis and Watertown churches joined in the in- vitation and will assist in entertaining the delegates. Each Baptist church in the state that contributes anything to the support of the Convention is en- titled to one delegate, and one addition- al delegate for each 100 members or major fraction thereof. It is absolutely necessary for persons to be appointed by their churches in order to have a vote in the convention. ?^Ioline, Rock Island and East Mo- line form a great manufacturing center, one of the finest in the whole state. The C. B. & O.. Rock Island, Rock Island, & Peoria, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads run into these cities, and the Rock Island and Southern Electric Railway. There are perhaps twenty miles of street car lines, connecting al- so with Davenport, Iowa. The program of the Convention, v/hich is now almost complete, appears in this issue of the Bulletin. The wo- men w ill have a complete separate pro- gram for all day Tuesday. The B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School sessions will come Thursday afternoon and evening. Many excellent speakers are on the program. The attendance and interest in the Convention seems to increase each year. No pastor can afford to be absent. He soon gets out of touch with denominational affairs if he fails to attend for a few^ years. We hope that a goodly number of la\ men will attend. The presence of the lay- men is greatly appreciated. They get great good out of the meetings, the ser- ^'ices are just what they need, ^^'e do not yet know how our Convention will come out financially th'c year. If everv church A\ ill make up its full apportion- ment, or as near as it can, the Conven- tion would come out without debt, but very much now depends upon what the churches will do before the first of Oc- tober. We are yet needing a large sum to clear up all the obligations of the year. Very much money that ought to be paid to the Con\-ention this year has not yet been received and only a short time remains until the books will close October 1st. The churches in Moline and vicinity will give free lodging and breakfast and will arrange for good places for the 66 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN delei^ates to secure dinner and supper at reasonable cost. The general ban- (piet will be given on Thursday even- ing between the afternoon and night sessions. We hope to report a good year's work this year and plan greater things for the year to come. There is a special responsibility resting upon the members of the Executive Board to attend these annual meetings. If a man will not make a special effort to attend the meetings of the Convention he should not accept, and retain a posi- tion on the Board. The members of the Board are delegates to the Convention by virtue of their office, and they do •not have to be appointed by churches. There are prominent men in our de- nomination, and other denominations, some of them teaching in our theologi- cal seminaries, who do not believe in, and some of them ridicule, the Virgin Birth of the Lord, the Deity of Jesus, his Resurrection, the Working of Mir- acles, Inspiration of the Scriptures, and the Vicarious Atonement made by Jesus Christ. That is, they deny what seems to be plain teaching upon these subjects in the new Testament. They do not as- sail the Bible as Robert Ingersoll did, but the substance of their teaching is not very different from his. Yet these people want to continue in our churches and to teach our young ministei s. And yet, there is perhaps more alarm over these men than is necessary. Some of them make great claims that their teachings are being accepted every- where. We have many true teachers of the Word in our schools, but those who believe and teach the Scriptures are not advertised as those who do not. Anyone who can read English fairly well and who will read the New Testa- ment, knows that according to the in- spired writings, Jesus was begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary; that He and others wrought many miracles ; that His crucified body was raised from the dead; that he as- cended to the Father ; that through His sufferings and death, someway, some- how. He redeemed the penitent believer from the penalty of his sins. Preaching of such doctrines results in conversions, and these saved persons believe in and will propagate the truths of the Scrip- tures. If these truths cea,se to be taught in the old schools, new schools will teach them. Those who deny these fundamental truths of the gospel do not have many converts. They may get some people to join the churches. It is hard to understand how a person can be regenerated in accepting one to be his Savior who was false to his own profession ; or by believing in a book that is full of errors from beginning to end. No evangelist can succeed who denies the deity and resurrection of Jesus, and who repudiates the New Testament doctrine of the Atonement. Rev. F. W. Stewart of Upper Al- ton Church has resigned to accept the pastorate of the Queen Street Church in St. Catherine, Ontario. Brother Stewart's father was pastor of the other church in that city when F. W. was born, and he will live in the same city where he began life. He did a good work at Upper Alton. Trinity Episcopal church, New York City, as a corporation, is older than the United States, for its charter goes back to 1697. In the course of years it hcis ac- quired an immense amount of property. The corporation owns 3 65 houses that are valued at $16,000,000. It is a renter to 893 families, and it is one of the largest real estate owners and dealers in New York. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 67 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois 'Entered as second-class matter, June T^, 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." LET every pastor, every Superinten- dent, and all the Sunday Schools remember that the fourth Sunday in September, September 23rd, is State Convention day in all Sunday Schools in all the States of the Union. IT IS to be hoped that the great state of Illinois will not fall behind in the observance of this day. Literature and programs have been sent to every pas- tor or the superintendent where the church has no pastor. LET this be a great advertismg day for State Convention work. It is not expected to raise money on that day; only a collection to help pay for the programs and literature. WE hope that many churches in Illinois will assist the pastor to attend the State Convention and where it is possible, both the pastor and his wife should go. Let the women see to it that a nice little purse is made up to send the pastor's wife to the Conven- tion in Moline. IT IS especially requested that all persons who plan to attend the Illi- nois Baptist State Convention at Mo- line, October 15-18, and desire enter- tainment, send their names to Rev. R. A\'ilbur Babcock, 914-16th St., Moline. THE Northern Baptist Convention has appointed a War Commission consisting of Samuel Z. Batten, Her- bert F. Stilwell, Ernest S. Butler, and Chas. A. McAlpine. This commission desires to enlist all of our people in the plans for war work. We hope that any of our pastors or laymen receiving communications from this committee, and especially from Dr. S. Z. Batten, chairman, will give it their sincere and earnest attention. PASTORS AM) CHURCHES OF ILLINOIS WHO ARE BEHIND ON YOUR AP- PORTIONMENT — LISTEN ! A STATEIMENT WAS SENT THE FIRST AVEEK OF SEPTEMBER TO EACH PAS- TOR, OR THE CLERK WHERE THERE WAS NO PASTOR, GIVING A DEFINITE STATEMENT OF HOW MUCH YOU WERE IN ARREARS ON YOUR APPORTION- MENT. THE WHOLE AMOUNT IS VERY LARGE. ONLY THE REI\L\INING WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER CAN BE USED FOR RAISING THIS MONEY. IT WOULD BE A CALAMITY FOR THE STATE CON- VENTION TO CLOSE THE YEAR WITH A DEBT. AVE WILL NOT HAA E TO DO IT IF EACH OF A OU WILL MAIi^E A SIN- CERE EFFORT TO RAISE YOUR ENTIRE APPORTIONMENT. AS THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER COMES ON SUNDAY, AVE WILL HOLD THE BOOKS OPEN UN- TIL THE AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER SECOND IN ORDER THAT OFFERINGS T.AJvEN IN THE LAST SUNDAY OF SEP- TEMBER MAY REACH OUR TREASURY. At a recent election in Porto Rico the Island went dry by the following vote : 100,000 for prohibition and 61,000 against it. The Americans who stop in Porto Rico are much more given to drinkino- than the Porto Ricans 68 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN PROGKAM OK ILLINOIS BAPTIST STATE (OXVENTION >leeting in Moliiie Octolxr 15-18, 1917 Monday Evening 7:30 Prayer Service conducted by Rev. L. A. Miller, Cambridge. 7:50 Appointment ol" Nominating Com- mittee and Committees on Pro- gram and Obituaries. 8:00 Address — M. and M. B. Board — $1,000,000 Campaign. Rev. W. B. Matteson, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 8::!u Annual Sermon — Rev. C. W. Gilkey, Cliicago. Collection for printing Annual. T^iesday Morning,, October 1« 9:00 Devotional Rev. F. W. Cliffe, Hudson. Topics for discussion. 9:20 1. Tlie problem of housing the Baptist Pastor. Rev. A. P. Howells, Centralia. 9:40 2. The pastor's relationship to his brother Baptist ministers. Rev. A. A. Todd, Jacksonville. 10:00 Discussion of above topics (each speaker limited to five minutes.) 10.30 Business. 10:45 Introduction of new pastors Supt. E. P. Brand 11:00 Obituary Report Rev. M. W. Twing, D.D., Alton 11:15 Memorial Address Rev. Judson B. Thomas, D.D., Chicago 11:40 Devotional Service Rev. Chas. W. Gilkey 12:00 Adjournment. Tuesday Al'ternoon .Meeting of Convention 1:40 Song and prayer 1:50 Introduction of new president and beginning of Convention work. Appointment of Nominating and other Special Committees, by president. 2:10 Church Finances — A Special Ser- vice conducted by Rev. F. A. Agar, New York. 3:20 Report of Committee on Single Collecting Agency Rev. S. H. Bowyer, D.D., Springfield 3:40 Committee on Apportionment Rev. M. W. Twing, D. D., Alton 3:50 Department of Philanthropy Rev. V. V. Johnson, Rockford 4:10 Dr. M. D. Eubank, Boston, Mass. 4:30 Business Tuesday Night 7:10 Prayer Service Rev. A. E. Meyer, LaSalle 7:30 Special Music. 7:40 Words of Welcome by Pa=ior. Response by Presideni. 8:00 Annual Sermon, Rev. Joseph C. Hazen, Peoria. Convention Collection for An- nual. State Convenfon Address Rev. D. O. Hopkins, Ph.D., Champaign Announcements and Adjournment. WO.AIEX'S MEETING Tuesday, October 1«, 1917 Meeting of the Woman's Baptist Mission Society of Illinois in First Methodist Church, Moline, 111. Mrs. W. P. Topping, President, presiding Mrs. W. L. Hunker, Leader of Music Miss Jennie Aram, Pianist Keyword — "Enlisted for Service." Thou therefore endure hardship, as a srood soldier of Jesus Christ." — 2 Tim. 9:li 9:30 9:40 9:50 10:00 10:40 Morning Session Inspiration for Service. John 20: 19-22, Mrs. W. I. Taze, E. Moline Words of Welcome Miss Alwilda Young, Rock Island Bulletins of the Year. Mrs. Geo. McGinnis, Aurora Assets and Liabilities Mrs. H. W. Tate. Evanston Information for Service. Woman's Work. Leaders — Mrs. J. D. Louderback, State Home Director; Mrs. L. A. Vinnedge, State Foreign Secre- tary. (The Home Associational Directors and Foreign Assocda- tional Secretaries on platform.) Topics To Be Discussetl Unified Budget — Mrs. S.H. Bowyer Springfield. Call to the Colors — IMr.-^. Pool, Olney. Conquest Program — Mrs. Pierce, Princeton. Standard of Excellence — Mrs. J. T. Whitlock, Mt. Vernon. World AVide Guild. Leaders, Miss Alice Brimson, Miss Gladys Topping, Statfe Repre- sentatives. (World Wide Guild Association- al Representatives on Platform) Topics to Be Discussed W. E. H. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 69 Reading Contest — Miss Florence Kennedy, Chicago. Standard of Excellence - — - Miss Pearl Mercer, Kewanee. Progrtms — ^Representative from Finances — Representative from Junior Guilds — Miss Gail South, Orion. Work of College Counselor — Mrs. B. F. Bills, State College Counselor. State Convention Message Dr. E. P. Brand, State Superin- tendent of Missions. 'Emergency Fund" Music by the Moline Ladies' Quartette. Advance PP ns Mrs. W. P. Topping, Elgin Pre.=:entation of Loving Cup Mrs. C. M. Church, Belvidere Children's Woi'ld Crusade. Leader, Miss Mary Noble, Buffalo, New York.. Experiences — Mrs. G. A. Sheets, Rockford; Mrs. J. D. Crum'^y, Plainfield. "Latest News" — Conquering Hymn — (Sung at the Northern Baptist Convention.) Closing Prayer — Mrs. J. C. Granger, Rock Island Recreation for Service" — Woman's Lunch- eon served in First Methodist church. 11:05 11:10 11:25 11:30 11:45 11 12:15 12:30 1:30 1:40 2:00 2:20 2:25 2:30 :;:30 3:30 Afternoon Session 'Guidance for Service" Ps. 32:8-11 Mrs. G. E. Mayhew, Aledo Pieport Standing Committees and Election of Officers. Recognition of Associational Presi- dents. (Associational Presidents on Platform.) Illinois State Assembly Mrs. E. E. Dawson, Petersburg ''Additional Supplies." Masic. 'Needs and Opportunities for Ser- vice" I )n the Home Field — ?vlrs. Clara D. Pinkham, Dean of Baptist Missionary Training School. Chicago. On the Foreign Field — Miss Ella D. MacLaurin, Gen- eral Field Secretarv, W. A. B. F. M. S. Music. Mi.ssionary Drama — "The Volun- teers — Before and After." Directed by Miss Etta Ains- worth, Moline. Closing Prayer — ^Trs. Schliemann, Rock Island. ! oncentration Camp" Conducted by the Illinois Regi- ment of the World Wide Guild, rin First Methodist Church par- lor.) 9:00 9:10 9:30 Toast Mistress — Miss Frances Burr Chicago "Our Staff" — Miss Winifred Morris Ashley "Officers Training Corps" -Name to be supplied. "Our Ranks" — Mrs. E. W. Copelin Aurora "Our Envoys" — Mrs. J. H. Sheesley Orion "Thro' Our Field Glasses" Mrs. L. C. Trent, Kewanee Illinois World Wide Guild March- ing Song. Wednesday Morning — October 17 Report of Board and Addresses of Missionaries. Song and Prayer. Report of the Nominating Com- mittee on Members of the Board and Standing Committees. Report of the Executive Board and introduction of State Convention Missionaries — Supt. E. P. Brand Each State Convention Missionary and Evangelist present will be introduced and give a short ad- dress. Introduction of New Pastors by Supt. E. P. Brand Address Rev. F. A. Agar, New York Devotional Period Rev, S. J. Skevington, D.D., Chicago. Adjournment. Dinner for the missionaries of the Convention. Wednesday Afternoon 1:00 Song and Prayer. 2:00 Report — Department of Missions Rev. S. J. Skevington, D.D. 2:20 Address — W. F. M. S., Miss Ella McLaaurin, Chicago 2:40 Address — W. H. M. S. Mrs. Clara D. Pinkham, Chicago 3:00 Addresses — W. W. G., Miss Alice Brimson and Miss Gladys Topping. 3:20 Missionary Address Dr. J. Y. Aitchison, D.D., Boston, Mass. 3:50 Educational Address Rev. F. W. Padelford, Boston, Mass. 4:10 Address by a representative of the National Reform Association. Pittsburgh. Pa. 4:30 Convention Business. 7:00 11:00 11:15 11:35 12:00 12:15 7:20 7:40 8:20 Wednesday Xfght Prayer Service, Rev. F. W. Huxfoi i, Sycamore Song Service Address Rev. .1. Y. Aitchison, D.D. Music. 70 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 8:30 Report of Anti-Saloon League T. J. Bolger, Chicago 8:40 Anti-Saloon Address. Announcements and Adjournment. Thursday Moi-niiig — October 18 PraVer and Song. Business of the Convention and re- ports of committees. Report of the Treasurer and Audit- ing Committee. Report of Department of Church Efficiency, Rev. F. E. R. Miller, Elgin. Addresses by representatives of the Orphanages and Old People's Home. Report of Department of Education Rev. J. M. Stifler, Tvanston Report of Committee on Resolu- tions Address. Samuel Zane Batten, Washington, D. U. Devotional — Rev. Jesse H. Wells, Mt. "Vernon Adjournment. Thui'sda y A f tern ooii P. U. and Sunday School Sessions Devotional Rev. G. W. W^right, Kirkwood Report of work of Sunday School Committee. Mission Study for boys and girls Miss Mary Noble, Buffalo, N. Y. The Place of the Sunday School in the Modern World Dr. A. H. Holtz, Milwaukee Wis. Discussion. Report of the work of the State B. Y. P. U. Committee. President's Address Carey J. Johnson, Princeton Business Session, State B. Y. P. U. Adjournment Banquet 5 O'clock Toastmaster — President Geo. M. Potter, Alton. Address — The Abounding Missionary Spirit Mr. W. G. Brimson, Chicago B. Y. P. U. Work — Speaker from Universitv Church, Rudolph Swartout. Women's Missions, Mrs. W. P. Topping, Elgin. The Summer Assembly — Rev. H. W. Hines El Paso Time of addresses — 10 minutes rach Thursday Night Song and Prayer. Special Music. B. Y. P. U. Work and Address Address — Enlarging Our Program Rev. W. H. Main, D.D., Chicago 9:00 9:10 9:30 9:50 10:20 10:40 11:20 11:40 12:00 B. Y. 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:50 20 30 3:45 4:00 7:15 7:25 7:40 8:40 lot of Springfield men being in Bloom- ington on Labor Day and getting filled up with booze. We do not know wheth- er this was true or not ; possibly it was. If true, it puts Bloomington in a bad light. And yet, that is what the peo- ple of Bloomington voted for when they put the saloons back in that beautiful little city. The saloons came back after the city was dry two years, be- cause a lot of men and women who are not in sympathy with the saloons were too careless and inchf ferent to go to the polls and vote. Bloomington is cursed with saloons because many temperance people were not interested enough to work for a dry town. No city, in this second decade of the 20th century, ought to claim advanced civilization as long as it will license grog ' shops to curse its own people and those of neigh- lioring communities. We believe Bloom- ington will vote the saloons out at the next election. It was reported in the Chicago Trib- une that the riot in Springfield Monday night, September 3rd, was caused by a MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR AUGUST Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a ( * ) star. Assumption Church $22.00 *Belleville Church 15.00 Bethel Church, Greene-Jersey Co. Association 5.00 *Bethel Church, Salem Association.. 13.00 Bulletin advertisement 24.00 Bulletin subscriptions 48.20 *Bunker Hill Church 25.00 Canton Church 85.00 *Chatsworth Church 20.00 Chicago, Morgan Park Church 25.38 ^Chicago, Windsor Park Church.... 13.80 Chicago, Woodlawn Church 59.17 ^Clayton Church - 16.25 Danville Church 10.00 Decatur First Church 65.00 Deer Creek Church 37.00 Day, Rev. M. H., Rockford Special Evangelistic Fund 5.00 Elvaston Church 12.00 *Forest City Church 10.00 Fosterburg Church 17.00 Hungarian Mission, Granite City.... 4.00 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 71 Jacksonville Church 65.00 Joliet First Church 12.00 Kane Church, Dorcas Society 5.00 *Kemper Church 13.00 Litchfield Church 3.00 *Mahomet Sunday School 6.83 *Marseilles Church 8.00 Murphysboro Church 33.35 Normal Church 12.13 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Oglesby Church 7.00 Ottervllle Church 7.00 Paris Church 20.00 *Peoria, Bethany Church 14.00 Petersburg Church 2.25 *Plymouth Church 5.00 Plymouth Sunday School 2.00 *Pontiac Church 115.00 *Rockford First Church 40.00 Seise, Rev. P. H., Alabama (3) 5.00 Stonington (Old) Church 5.00 *Toulon Church 110.00 Tuscola Church 10.00 *Union Center Church 5.00 Urbana, Cunningham Ave., Church.. 6.75 *Virden Church 25.00 Western Springs Church 1.00 Wheaton Church 11.49 Wilcox, Mrs. Eva, Raymond 1.00 Total ....$1,157.58 The editor of the Bulletin has receiv- ed ?. request from the War commission a])pointed by the Northern Baptist Con- vention for the names of Baptist young- men, or young men from Baptist fam- ilies, who have enlisted or have been drafted into the military service. It is hereby earnestly requested that the names of all such young men be sent to the Bulletin office, and the editor will carefully make a list of them and fur- nish them to any of our denominational Avorkers who need them. Please give the name, and if possible, the preseni address. ASSOCIATIONS The Salem Association met with the Bethel church August 28-30. The Bethel remodeled meeting house proved to be an excellent place for meetings. They gave a dinner and supper in the basement of the church and the supply of food was abundant and very good. Bethel church is located in the country, about six miles from Colchester. Rev. C. H. Wells is pastor of St. Mary's and Bethel churches, and he and his church did well in entertaining the association. The attendance was good, the large auditorium being full the first day ot the association. All missionary affairs were well taken care of by the associa- tion. Perhaps Salem Association was never better supplied with pastors than at the present time. Plymouth and Col- chester have not yet been abl to locate a pastor, but are looking for one. On the last night of the meeting, five per- sons surrendered to Christ. The Greene-Jersey County Associa- tion met with the Kane church August 29-30. The attendance was only fairly good from the churches, but the local attendance was good. Several pastors were not there. Pastor Jenkins of Jer- seyville was on the Pacific Coast, and several of the smaller churches are supplied by Shurtleff College students who have not yet returned to school. Rev. R. T. Gasaway, pastor of the Kane church, is doing well on that field, and they entertained the association splendidly. Some chautauquas worked against the attendance at this meeting. This association is loyal to all the work of the State Convention and Northern Convention. The Central Illinois Association met with the Mt. Olive Church September 4-5. This is one of the weaker asso- ciations of the state. It has only two churches that support a pastor for full time. The churches have never been developed very much in missionary giv- ing, and yet it occupies some very rich territory, and there are many wealthy farmers in that section who are Bap- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 8:;U) Krporl of Anti-SaU)on League 'P. J. Kolger, Chicago 8:40 Anti-Saloon Addroaa. AniiounciMnoiits and Adjournment. Thursday >l«»rnin>j — <)rt«>l)or IK !>:00 TraVtM- and Souk. ;t:10 lUisinoss ol' tlio Convontion and re- ports oi couiniitteos. Ivcport of the Treasurer anil Audit- ing Coininittee. : ;U) IJeport of Depart inent of Cliurcli Kffieioney. Uev. F. K. U. Miller. Elgin. 9:50 .\ddresses by representatives of the l"»ri)lianaKes and CMd People's Home. 10:20 Report of Depart nient of Kducatlon Uev. J. M. Stifler. Pvanston 10:40 Report of Committee on Resolu- tions 11:20 .\ddress. SaiunM Zane Ratten, Wasliington, D. «^'. 11:40 nevolioiial l{ev. Jesse II. Wells, Mt. Vernon 12:00 .Vdjournment. Thufsilay Aftei'iioon U. V. r. v. Hiul Siiiulay S(Ii«k>1 Sessions 2:00 Pevotional Rev. v.. W. Wright, Kirk wood 2:ir> Report of work of Sunday Sohool Cominittoe. 2:30 Mission Study for boys and girls Miss Mary Noble, Buffalo. N. Y. 2:50 The IMaee of the Sunday School in the Modern World nr. A. H. Holtz. Milwaukee Wis. 3:20 Discussion. 3:30 Report of the work of the State H. Y. P. U. Committee. 3:4f> President's Address Carey .T. .lohnson. Princeton 4:00 Business Session. State P. Y. P. U. .\djournnuMit ILiiiqiiel .I ()'<-l(><'k Toastmaster Prosideut Geo. M. Potter, Alton. Address— -The Abounding Missionary Spirit Mr. W. C. Rrimson, Chicago 1>. Y. P. U. Work -Speaker from Pniversltv Church. Rudolph Swartout. Women's Missions. iMrs. W. P. Topping. Elgin. The Summer .\sstMublv Rev. 11. W. llines El Paso Time of addresses 10 minutes ( ach Tluirsday \ljvlit 7:15 Song and Prayer. 7:25 Special Music. 7:40 P. Y. P. U. Work and Address 8:40 .-Xddress Enlarging Our Program Rev. W. H. Main. D.D.. Chicago lot of .Spiin^ik'Ul iiicii being- in lilooni- iii,i;(i)ii oil Labor Day and getting^ filled ii]) with boo/.c. We do not know wheth- er thi.s was true or not; possibly it was. If true, it i)iits iUooniing'ton in a bad Uglit. .Viid vet. that is what the peo- ple of lUootuington voted for when they put the saloons back in that beanlifiil little city. The s.aU)ons came back after the city was dry two years, be- cause a lot of men and women who arc not in .sympathy with the saloons were too careless and indifferent to go to tht polls and \-ote. T'loomingfton is cursed with saloons because many temperance people were not interested enongh to work for a ilry t(^wn. No city, in this second decade oi the ?Oth centnry. onght ti") claim advanced civilization as long as it will license grog' 'shops to cnr.se its own peoj^le and tho^eof neigh- boring comnuinities. We believe P.loom- ington will \i>te the saloons ont at the next elect ictn. Tt was reportetl in the Chicago Trib- une that the riot in Springfield Monday night, September 3rd., was caused by a MONEY HECEU Kl> FOH THE .STATE ( OXVEXTIOX FOR Al(UST Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Pulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a (*) star. Assumption Church $22.00 •Pelleville Church 15.00 Bethel Church. Greene-Jersey Co. Association 5.00 ♦Bethel Church, Salem Association.. 13.00 Bulletin advertisement 24.00 Bulletin subscriptions 48.20 ♦Bunker Hill Church 25.00 Canton Church 85.00 ♦(."hatsworth Church 20.00 Chicago. Morgan Park Church 25.38 ♦Chicago. Windsor Park Church.... 13.80 (Miicago. Woodlawn Church 59.17 ♦Clayton Church 16.25 Danville Church 10.00 Decatur First Church 65.00 Deer Creek Church 37.00 Day. Rev. M. II.. Rockford Special Evangelistic Fund 5.00 Elvaston Church 12.00 ♦Forest City Church 10.00 Fosterburg Church 17.00 Hungarian Mission. Granite City.... 4.00 ILLINOIS HAJTIST BULLETIN 71 .JarkHonvlIlf! Cliutch 05.00 .JfilWil KicHl. CIninh 12.00 KiiiKj cinirrli, ixjfcaH Society 5.00 ♦KliyHt)0(o (JJiurch 3;'.. '55 Normal f Mi inch , 12.13 Noii)i<;rii I'.apMHt ('onventlon 75.00 ()^^l<'t.l».y f!liiir<'li 7.00 (>if«!rvill«! ("Jnirch 7.00 I'arlH Cliiinh 20,00 ♦I'ooiia, l!«!i.hany Church 14,00 rctfitHbiirK rhiir(;h 2,25 ♦I'lyriiouUi Church 5,00 I'lynioijth Hiinday School 2.00 ♦I'ontlaf: Church 115,00 •ftockrord KIPHt f;hiir«;li 40.00 KcIhc, l(t!V. I'. II., Alabama (3) 5.00 Ht on I Marlon fOlfl) (Jhurch 5.00 ♦'I'oiiloii Church 110.00 TuKCola Church 10.00 ♦Union (;onfy the .Northern I'aptist L'on- veiiti(jii for the names of I'aptist yonn^f men. or yonn^ men from I'aptist fam- ilies, who have enhsted f;r have hccn (h'aftefl into the military service. It is hcre!>y earnestly refjucsterl that the names of all snch youn^ men be sent to the bulletin office, aiul the editor will carefully make a list of them and fur- nish them to any of onr denominational workers who need them. Please j^ive the name, and if j^ossihle, the present addre.ss. AHHCMJIATIONH 'I'lic .Salem A.s.sociation met with the I'.cthel chinch Aii^^ust 28-30. The I'efhel remodeled meet inj:^ house proved tfj be an excellent place ff>r meetin;>-s. They j^ave a dinner and supper in the basement of the church and the supply of f(;o(l was abundani and very ^ood l»ethel church is located in the country, about six miles from Colchester, Rev, f '. II. Wells is pastor oi St. Mary's and r.cllicl churches, and he and his church rlid well in entertaining the as.sociation. The attendance was ^is Association met with the .Mt. Cjlive C'hurch .Sep'embcr 4-5. This is one of the weaker asso- ciations of the state. It has only two churches that support a pastor for full time. The churches have never been developed very much in missionary /:;iv- in^, and yet it occupies some very rich territory, and there are many wealthy farmers in that sectirjii who are T>ap- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. W. B. Alatteson, secretary of the M. & M. Benefit Board, writes that the Board has outHned a Morehouse Memorial MilHon Campaign. It is pro- posed to close this campaign early in January. All of the denomina- tional societies, Home and Foreign Missions, Publication Society, Wo- men's Societies and State Conventions are co-operating in this work. This second $1,000,000 of the $2,000,000 M. & M. Benefit Fnud, is to be a mem- orial to Dr. Morehouse. The first $1,- 000,000 was secured before the North- ern Convention met in May. Andrew Swasey of Cleveland, who gave $200,- 000 on the first $1,000,000, has pledged SI 00,000 on the second $1,000,000, and other large sums have been received. It is hoped that it wall not require long- to secure this second $1,000,000 to give some little assistance to our aged and worn-out pastors and missionaries. Shurtleff College sends out a very beautiful and interesting Bulletin for July. If there ever was a time in the history of the denomination in Illinois, when the pastors should take a deep in- terest in Shurtleff College, it is now'. We have an ideal president; we have great resources ; we have many people ; and the only college appealing to us at this time for assistance is Shurtleff. Let us encourage our boys and girls to attend that school, and then proviae means for carrying on the institution as it ought to be carried on in the 20th Immanuel Baptist Church, with a prop- erty worth $50,000. $250,000 will be needed for the main memorial church and statue. The whole denomination is asked to contribute toward this mem- orial church. century. — The American Baptists, under the di- rection of the Northern Baptist Conven- tion are planning to erect a church in Washington city in the form of a Roger Williams Memorial. The site which has been selected is said to be the finest in Washington. It is the location of the THE UNIVERSITY CHURCH The University Baptist Church at the University of lUinois will open its sixth year of work Sunday, September 16th. The pastor, Rev. Martin S. Bry- ant, 807 S. Fourth St., Champaign, hopes that all knowing of Baptist young people entering the University, will, as far as possible, put them into touch with him and inform them of the University Church before thev leave home. A LOYAL LITTLE CHURCH A strong effort was made to lead the Providence Church in the Rock Is- land Association, into affiliation with the German Methodist Church. Instead of rushing headlong into such an affil- iation, the church took time to make in- quiry and consider the matter. This was one of our former Free Baptist churches. They consulted with the of- ficers of the Rock Island Association .nnd had some correspondence with the Superintendent of the State Conven- tion. The pastor is Rev. W. A. Phipps, W'ho did what he could to advise the church as to what was best to be done. At a very large business meeting re- cently, when the matter was considered, the church voted unanimously to turn down the proposition and to continue to carry on its work as a Baptist church. There are some splendid peo- ple in this Providence Church and we believe the Lord will prosper them in the future. The\' are now planning to remodel and enlarge their meeting house. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CHURCHES "The Streator Church adopted the Five Year Program, July 5th, 1917. Both churches had adopted it before but not this church. Our work is in as good condition as could be expected. We are soon com- pleting a beautiful eight-roomed, two- story brick parsonage. It is to be ready for occupation by Sept. 1st. This adds greatly to the beauty of our church lot and corner. We hope to clear the building so as not to leave a debt against the parsonage." Rev. J. H. Cozad, who did such splendid work for the East Park church in Decatur for several years, is nicely settled in the parsonage at Moweaqua, and the work is starting in a very en- couraging way. The church improved the parsonage very much after calling Brother Cozad as pastor. The Geneseo Church has called Rev. A.' P. Rossier to become its pastor. It has not yet been learned in this office whether he has accepted the call or not. Brother Rossier has been out of the state for about ten years. He did a most excellent work with the Bethany Church in the Alton Association when he was pastor on that field. The Men's Bible Class, conducted by Rev. Lamkin of Cairo, provided enough well-bound, beautiful New Tes- taments to make a present of one to each of the soldiers going out from Cairo. They were recently pres'^nted to the men in the city and a very appro- j^riate and strong address was made by Dr. Lamkin. The Plymouth Church in the Salem .\ssociation is still pastorless, but made up its full apportionment for State Con- \'ention work and more than 15 per cent increase. It is very encouraging to find some churches that are willing to do their full share and even more than their share of missionary giving. The Pon- tiac Church, of which Rev. Edward Benden is pastor, was apportioned $80 for State Convention and ser.t in a check for $115.00. Evangelist R. S. Kirkland held an evangelistic meeting in Andalusia in July. The meeting is reported to have been quite successful. Forty-one per- sons made a profession of faith, 29 were baptized and four more were ap- proved for baptism, and eight were re- ceived by letter. The church wa •. vigor- ously awakened and Sunday school re- organized. He also raised in pledges for the pastor's salary, the coming year $700, with a number of people to be seen yet. It is hoped that a pastor can be secured for Andalusia in a short time. Dr. Kirkland went from the Providence Church in the Ro<^k Island Association, to Andalusia, where he also had a very successful meeting that greatly revived and strengthened that church. "The Five Year Program Commit- tee is planning to follow 'Five Year Program Day', October 28, 1917, with a Mobilization Week, during which the churches will be asked to enlist all thv'ir resources, both in men and means, to meet the unprecedented opportunity and obligation presented by the present day situation. * * The call to the churches will be presented in a Mobilization leaf- let and poster which will be sent to the churches by the district secretaries of the missionary societies. * * The dis- trict secretaries will be prepared to send the material to the pastors about Sep- tember 15th." 74 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. W. B. Alatteson, secretary of the M. & M. Benefit Board, writes that the Board has outhned a Morehouse Alemorial Milhon Campaign. It is pro- posed to close this campaign early in January. All of the denomina- tional societies, Home and Foreign Missions, Publication Society, Wo- men's Societies and State Conventions are co-operating in this work. This second $1,000,000 of the $2,000,000 M. & M. Benefit Fnud, is to be a mem- orial to Dr. Morehouse. The first $1,- 000,000 was secured before the North- ern Convention met' in May. Andrew Swasey of Cleveland, who gave $200,- 000 on the first $1,000,000, has pledged $100,000 on the second $1,000,000, and other large sums have been received. It is hoped that it will not require long- to secure this second $1,000,000 to give some little assistance to our aged and worn-out pastors and missionaries. Immanuel Baptist Church, with a prop- erty worth $50,000. $250,000 will be needed for the main memorial church and statue. The whole denomination is asked to contribute toward this mem- orial church. THE UMVERSITY CHURCH The University Baptist Church at the University of Illinois will open its sixth year of work Sunday, September 16th. The pastor, Rev. Martin S. Bry- ant, 807 S. Fourth St., Champaign, hopes that all knowing of Baptist young people entering the University, will, as far as possible, put them into touch with him and inform them of the University Church before thev leave home. Shurtleff College sends out a very beautiful and interesting Bulletin for July. If there ever w'as a time in the history of the denomination in Illinois, when the pastors should take a deep in- terest in Shurtleff College, it is now. We have an ideal president; we have great resources ; we have many people ; and the only college appealing to us at this time for assistance is Shurtleff. Let us encourage our boys and girls to attend that school, and then proviae means for carrying on the institution as it ought to be carried on in the 20th century. The American Baptists, under the di- rection of the Northern Baptist Conven- tion are planning to erec!; a church in Washington city in the form of a Roger Williams Memorial. The site which has been selected is said to be the finest in Washington. It is the location of the A LOYAL LITTLE CHURCH A strong effort was made to lead the Providence Church in the Rock Is- land Association, into affiliation with the German jMethodist Church. Instead of rushing headlong into such an affil- iation, the church took time to make in- quiry and consider the matter. This was one of our former Free Baptist churches. They consulted with the of- ficers of the Rock Island Association and had some correspondence with the Superintendent of the State Conven- tion. The pastor is Rev. W. A. Phipps, who did what he could to advise the church as to what was best to be done. At a very large business meeting re- cently, when the matter was considered, the church voted unanimously to turn down the proposition and to continue to carry on its work as a Baptist church. There are some splendid peo- ple in this Providence Church and we believe the Lord will prosper them in the future. They are now planning to remodel and enlarge their meeting house. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CHURCHES ''The Streator Church adopted the Five Year Program, July 5th, 1917. Both churches had adopted it before but not this church. Our work is in as good condition as could be expected. We are soon com- pleting a beautiful eight-roomed, two- story brick parsonage. It is to be ready for occupation by Sept. 1st. This adds greatly to the beauty of our church lot and corner. We hope to clear the building so as not to leave a debt against the parsonage." Rev. J. H. Cozad, who did such s]:)lendid work for the East Park church in Decatur for several years, is nicely settled in the parsonage at Moweaqua, and the work is starting in a very en- couraging way. The church improved the parsonage very much after calling Brother Cozad as pastor. The Geneseo Church has called Re\'. A.' P. Rossier to become its pastor. It has not yet been learned in this office whether he has accepted the call or not. Brother Rossier has been out of the state for about ten years. He did a most excellent work with the Bethany Church in the Alton Association when he was pastor on that field. The Men's Bible Class, conducted by Rev. Lamkin of Cairo, provided enough well-bound, beautiful New Tes- taments to make a present of one to each of the soldiers going out from Cairo. They were recently pres'^nted to the men in the city and a very appro- ];riate and strong address was made by Dr. Lamkin. The Plymouth Church in the Salem Association is still pastorless, but made u]) its full apportionment for State Con- xention work and more than 15 per cent increase. It is very encouraging to find some churches that are willing to do their full share and even more than their share of missionary giving. The Pon- tiac Church, of which Rev. Edward Benden is pastor, was apportioned $80 for State Convention and ser.t in a check for $115.00. Evangelist R. S. Kirkland held an ex'angelistic meeting in Andalusia in July. The meeting is reported to have been quite successful. Forty-one per- sons made a profession of faith, 29 were baptized and four more were ap- proved for baptism, and eight were re- ceived by letter. The church wa ; vigor- ously awakened and Sunday school re- organized. He also raised in pledges for the pastor's salary, the coming year $700, with a number of people to be seen yet. It is hoped that a pastor can be secured for Andalusia in a short time. Dr. Kirkland went frorn the Providence Church in the RoCk Island Association, to Andalusia, where he also had a very successful meeting that greatly revived and strengthened that church. "The Five Year Program Commit- tee is planning to follow 'Five Year Program Day', October 28, 1917, with a Mobilization Week, during which the churches will be asked to enlist all th-jir resources, both in men and means, to meet the unprecedented opportunity an'l obligation presented by the present day situation. * * The call to the churches will be presented in a Mobilization leaf- let and poster which will be sent to the churches by the district secretaries of the missionary societies. * * The dis- trict secretaries will be prepared to send the material to the pastors about Sep- tember 15th." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton Secretarv MISS ALLI.E GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafavette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29tli St., Rock Island Editor TOHN RUTHVEN 2319 \V. 109th St., Chicago The services of tlie State president may be obtained for meetings of soci- eties or associations, by writing to him. A great proportion of our associations will hold their annual meeting during the next six weeks, and our great state meeting will be the final of the year. The meetings will all tell of what has been accomplished during the year passed, but will also plan for the com- ing year, and they are the places where a great effort for the Standard Cam- paign should be made. Churches that have adopted and are trying to attain the five-year-program, will be greatly benefited by a young people's union that is making an effort to become "Standard." President Johnson is exceedingly anxious to have a larger number of Unions than in any previous year, entered in this campaign. It is to be hoped that pastors will en- courage their young people to begin work now to engage in this year's cam- paign. "Echo Rallies' of the Detroit Convention are being held all over the state, and good reports are being made. Chicago Union will hold their rally shortly. They also held their annual moonlight boat ride and a large num- ber enjoyed a pleasant evening. The Detroit Convention matured plans to begin an effort for "Baptist Volunteers." It is intended to bring strongly to the attention of our young people, that the ^Master is calling them to the ministry, and other forms of ser- vice in the mission fields, and to en- courage them to respond to the call. If there ever was a time in histor}--, when the world needed men who will fear- lessly proclaim God's message of salva- tion, by grace, that time seems to be now. The world needs God, and it needs men who "know" God, to point the way to him. "Pray, therefore, the Lord of the Harvest, that He will send forth laborers." It might be good to have a special Sunday on which this call could be strongly emphasized and have our pastors bring messages from God's word on this topic. Our great state meeting will be at 3*Ioline and the B. Y. P. U. session will come on October 19th. Dr. W. H. !Main, pastor of the First church, Chi- cago, will bring a message of interest, helpfulness and powder, as he always does, and it will be worth while to be there to hear him. The annual election of state officers will also occur at this time, and all B. Y. P. U. Associations are requested to send their nominations for state presi- dent, to Rev. \y. B. Morris, Ashley, 111. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAYWOOD. ILLINOIS The purpose of the Baptist i_>iQ r'to- ple's Home is not to be a Home spelled with a capital "H" but to be a real hotm with the comfort and content that the word implies, a home that is rest- ful, sympathetic, and satisn-ing to men and women, who after a busy life, come to the years that are not their "declin- ing-" but their upward bound years. A lady who is a member of the Home has shown this fact in a brief re\-iew of her life, ciosing^ with her commendation of the Baptist Old People's Home. We give our readers her '"Reminiscence" as she has given it to us. ■*A REMIXISCEXCE O the log cabin of yore, where the old settlers dwelt: A\"here oft in the bygones, they'd freeze or they'd melt : ^^ here com dodgers were sweer. and the music of yore A\'as the howl of the wolves as they passed by the door. "Pioneer conditions of 1849 forced my parents in order to educate their children, to move to Chicago only sixty miles distant from their farm. This same year they united by baptism with the "Tabernacle Baptist Church.' locate t on LaSalle between Washington :-r.i Randolph, known as the 'Anti-Slavery Branch' of the 'First Baptist Chv.-" Two years later, or 1851. this c::. r:/. bumed. and the same year was rd)uilt on the west side on Des Plaines : r .- Washington. I united with this ch : : in 1861. Later on the West Side Bap- tists united with us and we merged into what was known as the 'Second Baptist Church.' of which I was a charter mem- LFcr anu -lock noiuer. ine cnurcn re- built on Monroe and Morgan with a membership of two hundred and thirtv. and increased tfarougli able leadership to thirteen hundred. Later cm there ap- peared among us one whose name we all revere,Aunt Lizzie Aiken, who was peculiarly fitted to search oat the kme- ly and afflicted: and this building is now a mission and fittingly bears tiie name of 'Aiken Institute-' But the old Second Church still lives ohl and the Centennial uniting with it, located far- ther west. "By special reques: Z -ti-: : : :•- pioneer education- 7 .t were ungraded when 7 . --. Later on I w-atched t :- cago's first High Sc' i mitted to its first das . :r- teen, and later gradu : rrs: Normal Class (Decemijer, "5 5 — :r.'. two of us are living " - - : pointment as a teac. and have taught th: : u- tive years in the same ^;::::. 7 rr years of this time, was a prir:- :-.\ cipal of its branch. I was :: singers at the dedicaticHi of J Ch^*:*?!.' also later on sang at : .r : the chapel of Douglas Uni- •• rr;:r . now Chicago University. "After teaching thirtv-eiglit consecu- tive years, failing health forced me to resign. Liberty and rest restored to a 'f r-ee my strength: but suddenly I was ■ :: of that strength after a severe illness. I decnded to er.te- the "Aunt Lizzie Aiken Me- " • ^-_ tingly perpetuate- e 'Baptist Old Pe ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME MAYWOUD, ILJJNOIS Her. D. li. MacGilliTiay, Supt. Mr«. D. H. MacGiUiTray, »latroB HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE IRVINGTON, ILJJNOIS IUt. Alfred C. Kelly, Snpt. The months of July and August have been busy ones for the matron and her staff of helpers. Some of the children of the home w ent to private homes for a vacation, but their places were soon filled by new ones. Consequently the home has been filled to its utmost ca- pacity (luring the vacation period. The Board voted the Matron a month's vacation, but so far there seems to be no chance for her leaving. The receiving home is fast nearing completion, and presents a beautiful and commodious appearance. The building will meet a long felt need and will help much in the management of the chil- dren and will add greatly to the com- fort and do much in preserving" the health of the family by protecting the children from contagious disease. The superintendent is working hard on the finances, but the response is slow, especially the cash receipts. The following cash pledges have been secured recently : Mrs. M. Arvin DeWitt $25.00 Mr. (). B. Turner 10.00 Miss Pease 5.00 .Mr. O. P. Channon 5.00 Mr. S. Talbot 2.00 Burton Hungerford 5.00 'Mrs. Samuel I^^Iousley 5.00 Mr. David McLelland 5.00 Mrs. S. Wallace 5.00 ^Irs. Marv Smith took a share 35.00 Mr. John Lowe 50.00 Mr. John Xuvcen. one of the 20 gave 100.00 The proposed improvem-ents are making slow progress owing to the ne- essity of keeping our full force engag- ed in efforts at production of food supplies. Howe\er, we have kept one workman constantly engaged on the buildings. The superintendent has giv- en his personal attention to the food production efforts and has not been in the field soliciting funds. Excess of rain in the earl}- part of the -eeding season made the farm work difficult. Yet we have succeeded beyond any other year in supplying our tables from the farm and garden. We hope to thresh between 500 and 600 bu-hels of wheat and our corn and other feed crops are unusually promising. Most of our wheat stubble has been sown with soy beans and cow peas and gives promise of a splendid crop of feed for our dairy herd. Our potato crop was cut some by several weeks drought, but recent rains are bringing" them out and a patch planted early in July is making good progress. Mr. W. D Olson, a member of the Berwyn Baptist church, has been in- \ited to accept the position of assistant superintendent and began his work with us August 1st. Mrs. 03son will interest herself chiefly in the educa- tional and religious training of the children. ILLINOIS BAPTIST ^^BULLETIN^^ VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER, 1917 NO. 6 Seven Baptist Principles Within recent months the editor has been asked several times concerning the seven Baptist principles which we read before the Free Baptist yearly meeting in Southern Illinois several years ago, and which were reported by the Board and passed upon by the Illi- nois Baptist State Convention. It was not claimed that these seven brief state- ments contained all of Baptist teaching, and it was admitted tliat Baptists might differ on seventy-seven, or seven hun- dred and seventy-seven positions, and yet be Baptists. All it was claimed was that any one who fully believed in these seven propositions was a Baptist, and could not, without a violation of conscience, join any church but a Bap- tist church, and anyone who rejected any of them was not a Baptist in the fullest sense of the word. There are many Biblical doctrines on which Bap- tists differ, such as election, predestin- ation, preservance, second coming of our Lord, the Lord's Supper, ferment- ed wine, leavened or unleavened bread, some of the qualifications for the Lord's Supper, ordination of deacons, the elec- tion of deaconesses, the work of mis- sions, and many practices for which there is no Scripture. But these dif- ferences should not break denomina- tional fellowship. Two people do not think alike in all things unless one of the two does the thinking for both, A large body of Christians will not think alike unless one person does the think- ing for them all. But there are a few fundamental principles that are Bap- tistic the world over. We give them below : Belief in 1. The Bible as the inspired Wonl of God, and authoritative in all mat- ters of faith and practice. 2. The deity of Jesus Christ and the personality and direct operation of the Holy Spirit. 3. Liberty of conscience in all mat- ters of religion and entire separation of church and state. 4. A regenerated church member- ship. 5. Believers in Jesus Christ as the only proper subjects for Christian bap- tism. 6. Immersion in water as the onlv form of Christian baptism. 7. Independency and self-govern- ment of the local church. ERROR The Oglesby church made its full ap- portionment, and should have been re- ported w'th a star last month. This was an unintentional error. S2 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN ASSOCIATIONS riic Hloomington Association met at Cornell September 11th. The roads were fine and many people went in automobiles. The atendance was good and the interest very fine. This is one of the strongest associations in the state, and nearly all of the churcnes were represented. The churches are generally supplied with a strong pas- torate. Only a few churches in the association are now pastorless. Rev. G. \V. Kimball is pastor of the enter- taining church. This church is in fine condition and entertained the associa- tion well. The Bloomfield Association met in Paris September 12th. This is a great association of forty-one churches, oc- cupying a very large and very needy territory. It is a region that needs much missionary work and the associa- tion is doing some systematic mission- ary work in co-operation with the Pioard of the State Convention. Twenty si.K churches reported 313 baptisms. Rev. L. B-. Trites, the missionary sup- ported by the association and the State Convention, did very good work. More than 100 persons were added to the churches where he aided in meetings; but some of them were not in that asso- ciation. The Paris church, where the association met, is now pastorless. Rev. L. S. Shumaker, who was pastor there for about six years, has located in Iowa. The Ouincy Association met in Clay- ton September 18th. Clayton is in the nor. hern part of the association, but the fine weather for automobiling gave them a good attendance. This associa- tion is in much better condition than it was fifteen years ago. Many of the churches are not strong, bul; it is a good field for missionary work. Barry and Pittsfield, two county seat towns, are now pastorless. The spiritual in- terest of the meeting was good. The Clayton church, of which Rev. F. L, Enslow is pastor, did splendidly in entertaining the delegates. The pastor and his efficient wife took a large part in feeding the people, and he and his auto seemed to be in all places at all times. The Peoria Association met in Mon- mouth September 19th. That church is pastorless, but entertained the asso- ciation well. The attendance was not large for so large a body, but the in- terest was very good. The Peoria As- sociation is doing the largest mission- ary work of any association in the state. It spent $1500 of missionary money, and the State Convention co- operated with the association at all points. About 100 additions to the churches were reported through the missionary work. Mr. A. F. Stickney, president of the Missionary Board, is one of the most faithful and efficient missionary laymen in the state. All of these associations are very loyal to the State Convention, and their appreciation of State Convention work seems to be srrowinsf. Announcement has just been receiv- ed of the marriage of Rev. Percy Gor- don Spangler, pastor of the Collins- ville Church, to Miss Roberta Ward Neff, which was to take place October 3rd. in the Euclid Avenue Baptist church of St. Louis. After October 5th their residence will be 424 A^an- dalia St., Collinsville, 111. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 83 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois "Entered as second-class matter, June V, 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." WHY DIFFEREXCES? Why should people in our genera- tion who have an open Bible in their l)OSsession so differ in its interpreta- tion as to form so many different sects and denominations? We think the pri- mary reason lor there being so much difference in doctrinal teaching is that they are trying to defend and to carry out some ecclesiastical system that was formulated in ages past. Many of our denominations came out of the Roman Catholic organization, and while they teach some vital Chris- tian doctrines, they cling to some of the old Roman Catholic theories rather than throw it all aside and abide by A\hat is plainly taught in the New Tes- tament, an 1 it seems strange that some of these will go far beyond Catholics ill their theories. For example, the Catholics changed the form of baptism. They do not claim that sprinkling was practiced in apostolic times, but im- mersion always and everywhere. But they claim that the church had the right to change this ordinance for conven- ience sake, and they changed it. But many Protestants have copied this prac- tice from the Romanists and then make a feeble effort to defend their practice from the New Testament, while any- one who can read the New Testament knows, or could know, that it teaches the immersion of believers as baptism, and nothing else. Baptizoo is always used when the ordinance of baptism is referred to and the word means to immerse, to plunge, to submerge. Rantizoo is the word for sprinkling. It is never used in the New Testament with reference to baptism. If a sin- cere and intelligent inquirer after the truth had never heard of Christianity and was given the New Testament as his gTiide without commentary or in- terpreter, he would be convinced of the deity of Christ, the Virgin Birth and Resurrection of Jesus, the genuine- ness of the miracles, the Vicarious Atonement, the reality of regeneration, the immersion of believers, and the or- ganization of local independent church- es, separate from the state. ORDINATIONS A council was called by the Big Rock Church to meet on September 10th. to consider the matter of ordaining its pastor, W. C. Deer. Rev. Henry Clay Miller of Aurora was elected moder- ator and Rev. C. K. Turner of Joliet. clerk. Eleven churches were represent- ed by a total of sixteen delegates. The council declared itself satisfied with the examination, and the candidate was or- dained that night. Rev. C. A. Ney- man of Joliet preached the sermon. On August 11th a council was called by the Troy Church to consider the matter of ordaining Robert and Lester Anderson, brothers, to the ministry. After a thorough and satisfactory ex- amination they were ordained. Rev. M. W. Twing, D.D., of Alton was moderator, and Rev. V. Colbert of Col- linsville, clerk. S4 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN MONEY RECKIVED FOR THE STATE rONVEXTION FOR SEPTEMBER Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a (*) star. Alpha Sunday School $ 100 *Amboy Church 16.00 *Antioch Ch., (Bloomfield Assn).... 5.35 ♦Arthur Church 47.00 *Assumption 5.00 *Aurora, First Church 79.00 Barry Church 22.00 Barry Ch., Mrs. Ed. Grammer (3) 5.00 ♦Barrington Church 6.35 ♦Benville Church 2.00 »Barrow Church 8.0U *Benton, First Church 75.00 *Be'videre, South Church 19.00 *Bethel Church (Rock Island Assn) 23.00 *Big Springs Church 5.00 Bloomington Ch., Mrs. F. I. Miller (1 and 2) 10.00 *Blandinsville Church 32.00 Bourbon Sunday School 3.00 *Brimfield Church -.. 5.00 Bulletin Advertisement 12.00 Bulletin subscriptions 85.46 Cambridge Church 11.59 *Carrollton Church - 41.00 *Carthage Church -.- 14:50 *Charle3ton Church 23.00 Charleston Sunday School 3.35 ♦Champaign, First Chuvch — 64.00 Champaign, First Ch., Bible School 12.00 Champaign, First Ch. S. S .-.. 9.00 Champaign, First Ch., Clarence A. Lloyde, (1 and 2) 10.00 ♦Chicago, Bethany Church 25.00 Chicago, Belden Avenue Church.... 100.00 ♦Chicago, Calvary Church 17.15 *Chicago, Covenant S. S 44.00 Chicago, Englewood Church 50.00 Chicago, First Church 50.00 ♦Chicago, Garfield Park Church.... 50.00 Chicago, Grace Church 3.00 ♦Chicago, Hungarian Church 15.00 ♦Chicago, Logan Square Church.... 16 00 Chicago, Maplewood Church 12.50 Chicago, Maplewood Sunday Sch. 5.75 Chicago, Messiah Church 4.14 Chicago, Morgan Park Church 26.31 ♦Chicago, North Shore Church 70.00 ♦Chicago, Pilgrim Temple Church 23.00 Chicago, Ravenswood Church 3.00 Chicago, Second Church 100.00 ♦Chicago Heights Church 20.00 ♦Chiricof-e Church 10.00 ♦Colchester Church 12.00 Colchester Sunday School 2.50 Cordova Sunday School 2.50 Cornell Sunday School 4.25 ^Damascus Church 7.00 Damascus Sunday School 1.50 ♦Danvers Church 16.50 -Decatur Firs; Church 168.00 Deer Park Sunday School 3.06 "Divernon Church 55.00 Divernon Sunday School 9.25 Dundee Church 5.00 Easton Church 5.00 *Enon Church 4.00 Evanston Church 60.00 ♦Freeport Church 116.00 ♦Galesburg First Church 99.00 ♦Galva Church 52.00 ♦Oilman Church 10.00 Grant Park Sunday School 2.20 Grape Creek Mission Society 3.00 ♦Greenvil'e Church 33.00 Griggsville Church 12.00 Guthrie, Rev. J. O., Raymond Ch. 5.00 ♦Harvey Church 10.00 Harvey S. S 3.12 Havana S. S 5.00 Havana B. Y. P. U 1.00 Home Mission Society..... 243.94 Hopkins Park Sunday School 7.25 Hutsonville, First Church and S. S. 12.50 Joliet, Ridgewood Church 20.00 Joliet, Eastern Avenue S. S 1.00 Kellerville Church 13.65 "Kinderhook Church 25.00 Kinderhood Ch., Mrs. Bessie Martin (4) 5.00 ♦Lexington Ch., Mrs. V. M. Bruffy, (5 and 6) 10.00 *Loda Church 7.00 Malta Sunday School 3.00 ♦Mattoon Church 30.00 *Marengo Church 32.35 McClure, Mrs. H. W., Atlanta Ch. (Special Evangelistic Fund).... 5.00 *Monmouth Church 43.50 ♦Mt. Carroll Church _ 136.00 Moweaqua Church 50.00 Moweaqua Sunday School 3.10 Nokomis Church 5.00 Normal Ch., Miss Eliza Bullock.... 10.00 Normal Ch., Mrs. Chas. Stone 2.00 Normal Sunday School 1.08 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Oak Park First Church 30.00 ♦Orion Church 43.00 ♦Oquawka Church 15.00 ♦Paris Church 18.00 ♦Paw Paw Church 22.00 Paw Paw Sunday School •?. 2.00 Plainfield Church 16.00 Plainfield S. S 5.00 ♦Pleasant Grove Ch. (Peoria Assn) 5.00 Pleasant Ridge Church 5.00 Pleasant View Church 3.00 Providence Church 4.00 ♦Quincy Central Church 102.80 Quincy Assn. Missionary Com 100.00 Rayburn, Mrs. Minnie C., Roseville Ch., Special Evangelistic Fund.... 10.00 ♦Rock Island, Edgewood Church.... 4.00 ♦Rock Island, First Church 30.00 ♦Rockford, State Street Church 45.00 ♦Rockton Church 8.05 *Roseville Church 67.45 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 85 Roseville Ch., Mrs. G. W. Claxon (4) 5.00 Roseville Sunday School 7.30 Sale of Annuals and letter blanks 7.32 *Sadorus Church 10.00 Sidell Sunday School 6.55 Shelbyville Church 35.00 *Spanish Needle Church 2.50 *Sparland Church 10.75 Springfield, Elliott Ave., Ch 26.50 *Cpringfield, Central Church 125.00 *Springfie:d, South 7th St. Church 40.00 *Somonauk Church 8.00 Streator, First Church 25.00 *Stonington, Old 10.00 *Sullivan Ch., Rev. J. L. Watson 5.00 Tiskilwa Sunday School 6.23 University Church receipts 80.00 Upper Alton Church 12.76 Warren Church 7.00 ''Watertown Church - 20.00 ■=Waukegan Church 46.00 ^Winchester Church 23.00 Woodburn Church 2.00 Total $3875.10 THE WAR We are now in the third month of the fourth year of the great war. Such a war has never been known. Perhaps no other war ever came within a tenth part of what the present war means. In die destruction of soldiers, the loss of life on the part of non-combatants, in the amount of suffering on the part of nations and peoples who had nothing to do with the war, in the destruction of property and in the billions of nionev that it is costing, there has never been a comparison in the world's history. It is yet scarcely six months since the United States declared the existence of war between this couniry and Ger- many, but the world has never seen such marvelous preparation in six months. Already this country has ar- ranged for the expenditure of about $8,000,000,000. Six months ago our effective army and navy would scarce- ly number 100,000 men; now we have at least 1,000,000 men, some of them in France, ohers being rapidly trained and another million will soon be brought into service. The manufac- ture of equipment, etc., has gone on as rapidly as the securing of men. The manufacture and equipment of mer- chant and war ships has kept pace with other things, and the building up of the greatest aviation establishment in the world is making rapid progress. The minds of the Americans seem to be rap- idly coming together on this greatest peril in our country's history. For, as we stood one year ago, we were in a perilous condition; in danger of self- ishly taking no part to save the civ- ilization for which our grandfatners fought 140 years ago. There are some good people, some of our Baptist breth- ren, who honestly feel that the U. S. government did wrong in going into this war, but there are not many of them, and they are becoming less. We can never have a unanimous sentiment in anything. When the representatives of the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence and made war upon Great Britain, there were some Tories who stood out against i t all through the Revolutionary war. The old people re- member that in the war of the Sixties, there were many people in the North who were bitterly against Mr. Lincoln for waging war against the South, and good, honest people did not believe that slavery should be destroyed; the more radical of these were called "copper- heads.'' But they were mistaken, and there are some today who do not feel syn]pathetically toward President Wil- son and the government in this war, but nearly all American citizens, and many of them of German birth or par- entage, are heartily supporting the gov- ernment. We believe that the U. S. has at this time, and for some years to come, the greatest opportunity in its 86 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN liistoiy to be a blessing to civilization. If we had endured the insults of Ger- many against our own country and had shut our eyes to what other countries were suffering; if we had professed ignorance of the real cause of the war and had allowed our country to be used as a tool in the hands of other countries, however the war might have ended we would have been despised by all nations and could have had but little influence with any of them after the war is over. Everybody knows that this country is not fighting for conquest; we have all the country we need or want. We do not expect one dollar of indemnity for ourselves. We are loaning billions of dollars to for- eign countries whose treasuries have been drained because of this war. Why should we make such a sacrifice ; what do we expect in return?. Only the preservation and advancement of the civilization and liberty with which our country has been and is blessed. It is not with any bitterness or hatred to- ward any people, but to help over-throw a nn'litary autocracy that threatens the world. The following communication from President George M. Potter of Shurt- leff College will interest many of the readers of the Bulletin : "The Executive Committee of Shurtleff College heart- ily and most enthusiastically grant the request of the Baptist Summer As- sembly for permission to come here next year, and they say that they will do all they can to make it just as pleas- ant and convenient for the Assembly as possible. I hope, therefore, that you will go ahead and make whatever an- nouncements you feel necessary about the matter. I have seen a number of the other trustees and all are very much in favor." We believe we shall have the greatest meeting of our Summer Assembly in 1918, that we have ever had. We shall plan for an enrollment of 300 next summer. 1'he following quotation was taken from a letter written by one of the doctors of divinity in Chicago : "Have just finished reading the Illinois Bulle- tin from the first page to last letter on last page, and had a feast of good things. That editorial on page 66 is a Jewell. God bless the writer for the nail (lr!\'en in a sure place." PKHSOXALS Rew H. M. Richmond, a young preacher of Chicago, who supplied the Andalus'a Church one mon:h during the past summer and afterward held a xery successful meeting in one of the missions of the LaSalle Avenue chnrch in Chicago, recently held a meeting at Benville in the Quincy Association. There was a great revival on that fielo. and the little church was greaih' strengthened. Rev. J, B. Rogers of Chicago, who organized the church at Renville while he was pastor at Quincy, came down Thursday, September 20th, :md baptized fourteen, and gave the hand of fellowship to sixteen. There are more to be baptized. Brother Rich- mond is now planning to work in Mich- igan for a few months. The editor of the Bulletin had the privilege of spending one hour in the L. D. Lamkin meetings in El Paso. They have continued just one week and there seems to be a very deep interest in the church and the meetings are well attended. At that time they were hop- ing for good results before the end of another week. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 87 CHURCHES The Clayton church was so much pleased with the meeting of the Quincy Association in their town that they "al- most felt like saying, come again next year." Rev. M. P. Boynton, D.D., has been pastor of the Woodlawn Church in Chicago for twenty years. It was a student supply church when he accepted it, with a small frame building. During these twenty years he has led his peo- ple in erecting a meeting house worth more than $40,000, and increased the membership to more than 1,000. On Wednesday night, September 12th, the church gave the pastor and his wife a reception, and invited him to remain with them another twenty years, and he accepted the invitation. The outlook on that field is good for this fall and the coming win:er. The Loda church lost their pastor two years ago by death and has not lo- cated a pastor since, and has had but few supply services, though they have kept up the Sunday school. Quite re- cently, Mr. E. M. Hungerford, one of the leading men in the church, and one of the leading Baptists in that section of the state, died from a stroke of par- alysis. The church feels somewhat dis- couraged. The editor of the Bulletin will give them the first Sunday that he can after the meeting of the State Con- vention, and will do what he can to en- courage the work on that field. The First Church, of Benton, of which Rev. J. L. Meads is pastor, re- cently raised $1600 and paid off the debts that had been several years in accumulating. We hope the Benton church will see its way clear, within a few years, to build a meeting house in keeping with tlie strength of the denom- ination there and with the needs of the city. The First Church of White Hall has candidates awaiting baptism and sev- eral have recently been received by let- ter. They have voted to increase the salary of the pastor. Rev. John A. Simpson. $100 for the coming year. The Second Church of Johnston City unanimously voted to increase the sal- ary of its pastor. Rev. J. H. Bagwill, $200 per year, to begin July 1, 1917. Our East Moline Mission church has let the contract for building a new meeting house. They have a very fine plan and let the contract for $12,000. They expect the house complete with heating, lighting, seating, and other furnishings, to cost in all about $16,- 000. It will be a brick meeting house, and they hope to be able to occupy it this winter. Rev. J. M. Osborne is the pastor and the outlook at East Mo- line seems to be verv hopeful. Pi\STOKAL CHANGES The Geneseo Church has called Rev. A. P. Rossier to become its pastor. About ten years ago Brother Rossier became pastor of the Bethany Church in the Alton Association and did excel- lent work there. At the close of that pastorate he went to Canada. We are glad to have him return to Illinois and to take the important field of Geneseo. Rev. Chas. H. Davies, who did h. splendid work for several years at For est City and Towanda, in the Bloom- ington Association, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Marissa church in the Alton Association. That church has been pastorless for more than two ye^rs, but is now strongly inclined to do aggressive work- 88 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. D. T. Magill, who has been pas- tor of the Calvary Church in Chicago for ten years, recently resigned that field. Brother Magill is an excellent man, a splendid pastor, and his wife is a good helper. We hope that some church in Illinois will retain them in this state. Rev. John M. Dean, pastor of the Second Baptist church in Chicago, af- ter five years' work, has offered his resignation. His reason for this is that his health will not permit him to do the large amount of work necessa.fy in the Second church. He will give some time to evangelistic work and some time among the soldiers in the training camps. He will also retain some con- nection with the Northern Baptist The- ological Seminary, which was organ- ized by him and conducted in the Sec- ond church. The East Park church of Decatur called Rev. H. H. Ray of Johnston City to become its pastor in the place of Rev. J. H. Cozad. Rev. O. P. Miles, D.D., of Shelby- ville, accepted a call to become pastor of the Arthur Church in the Bloomfield Association. It is reported that Rev. T. F. Chil- ton, who came from the Presbyterians to the Baptists in Danville a few years ago, and has been pastor at Muncie, South Danville, Streator and Mahomet, has accepted a call to become pastor of a Congregational church. We do not know how long he contemplates remain- ing with the Congregationalists. The Oglesby Church has called as its pastor Rev. Jam.es M. Wilson of Marion, Iowa, who will begin work October 1st. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES Rev. H. L. Mounce writes concern- ing the meeting which Evangelist Dunk held for him as follows. "Brother Dunk's work is of a constructive na- ture. I can heartily recommend him to any church needing special services. He greatly endeared himself to our peo- ple." Rev. E. H. Fletcher, our colored mis- sionary, recently organized a negro Baptist church in Dixon. There are at this time about 150 colored people in that town, most of them of Baptist per- suasion, and with no other church in that town for their race. Brother Fletcher also organized a church not long since at East Moline, where there is good prospect of rapidly building up a strong congregation. Rev. J. B. Little, who is now located for full time at Morocco, Indiana, re- cently closed his work at Hopkins Park, 111. They had a good closing up, with debts all paid and only $300 back on the splendid meeting house, and that is all subscribed. We hope Brother Little will see his way clear to come back to Illinois at some time in the future. Rev. John Johnson, our missionary pas-or at Chillicothe and Pleasant Grove, seems to be doing aggressive work. The Chillicothe field was in a very low condition when he took it nine months ago. He has built up the Sun- day School and greatly increased the congregation and added quite a nmnber of members to the church. A number of people who had church letters from ten to twenty-five years of age have brought them out and are identifying themselves with the church. They have secured a new piano at Chillicothe and are repairing the house at Pleasant Grove. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 89 Rev. P. H. Aldrich, our missionary pastor at Clinton, has been quite sick during the past quarter. He has been afflicted with rheumatism and has spent much of the time in Chicago taking treatment. He is recovering, but is not yet able for work. He offered his res- ignation at a business meeting of the church a few days ago, but they voted unanimously to reject it, and to give him more time to recover from his af- fliction. We hope he will soon be able to do full work again on that important l^eld. ASSOCIATIONS The Southern Illinois Association met at Ava Wednesday night, Septem- ber 26th, and the ministers' meeting wa~s held Tuesday and Wednesday. The attendance was not large, but the churches were generally represented, and the interest was quite good. Out- side interests were represented by Dr. Young of North Burmah, A. C. Kelly of Irvington, E. P. Brand of Normal. T. L. Ketman of Chicago, Mrs. Dr. Hilton of Chicago, Mrs. J. D. Louder- back of Chicago, and a lady from Wau- kegan. At the time the editor left the meeting, twenty-six letters had been received and these reported 408 bap- tisms. Among those that had not yet been received at the time the editor left was the First Church of Cairo, which would report a large number of baptisms. There were in all probably 450 baptisms. This was the largest of any association in the state, so far as we know, except that of Chicago. Plans were made to hold one or two meetings in the association during the year for the purpose of developing the spirit of missions and the work of B. Y. P. U. and Sunday Schools. While many of the churches in this association are small, there are some of the strongest churches in the state, outside of Chica- go, in it, such as Cairo First, Murphysboro, Johnston City Second, Benton First and Mt. Vernon First. The same officers were elected for an- other year, and a strong missionary committee was appointed, and aggres- sive missionary work will be planned for next year. Ava Church is pastorless, but en- tertained the association well. It will require some time for the former Free Baptist churches to fall fully into line with our missionary and educational and philanthropic work, but they are making some progress, and within a few years we will probably have two and possibly more, good associations in the territory that is now occupied by one. The Alton Association met in Litch- field Wednesday, August 26th. The interest was very fine and the Litchfield church, of which Rev. D. H. Toomy is pastor, entertained the association well. At the time the editor left, twen- ty-eight church letters had been read and they reported 402 baptisms. Re^. V. Colbert, the missionary, made a good report. Two new churches that are doing fine work have been estab- lished within the last two years. The Alton Association covers a great mis- sion field. A new association, to be known as the East St. Louis Associa- tion, is being organized by the South- ern State Association people. Possibly six or eight churches out of the forty churches in the Alton Association will go into this organization. One per- son is reported to have been very active in visiting churches and in trying to create a southern sentiment in them. 90 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN This division will clear the atmosphere in the Alton Association. While the great majority have been in hearty sympathy with the State Convention and the Northern Convention, yet on accoun: of a few- churches being in sympathy with the south, the mission- ary work of the association has been held back because of this division. We expect a large work to be done in that as.sociation in the coming year. CHURCHES Rev. A. P. Howells has been pastor of the Centralia Church for six and one-half years. They have just ex- pended $1200 in repairs upon the meet- ing house. Six persons were recently added to the church. The church made its entire apporiionment for missions. The Grant Park Sunday School of the Mattoon church seems to be doing splendid work. The school house where they met was destroyed by the cyclone, but with some assistance from the Home Mission Society and the State Convention, they will soon be able to put up a nice little meeting house at that place. On September 23rd, they had 142 present in the Sunday School. They are now at work building a new chapel. Good repairs have been put on the First Church meeting house in Mattoon. Rev. J. M. Lively, the pas- tor, seems to be moving the good work along in that city. The meeting house at Goodfield, which was a branch of the Deer Creek Church, was destroyed a few weeks ago by fire. The Deer Creek church has decided to rebuild the meeting house, to cost $10,000, $8,000 of which has already been subscribed. The pas- tor. Rev. W. A. Dalton, had resigned the church and accepted a call to the Huntington, Indiana, Church, but after the Goodfield meeting house burned down, the Huntington people released him, and he will remain on the Deer Creek and Goodfield territory. The Walnut Church of which Rev. H. E. Miles is pastor, seems to be do- ing good and encouraging work. At the annual meeting they were able to report a balance account in the several departments. They are now making a campaign for an advancement of mis- sionary education and contributions. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES Rev. E. H. Fletcher, our colored mis.;ionary, on September 18th, was in the midst of special meetings at Dix- on. At that time the meetings were well a -tended and it was expected to continue a few evenings longer. Evangelist F. L. Church assisted Rev. V. Colbert in meetings at the Unity church in East St. Louis during the first part of September. This is the same place where he held a meeung \n the summer, and they invited hnn back for a second meeting, which was quite successful. Quite a number of men were reached in these meetings. He organized a men's Bible class of fifteen members, with more to come. At the dedication of the new basement $650 was subscribed. He went from there to the Second church of Mt. Vernon to hold a second meeting for them. He had quite a successful meeting tliere during the summer. Rev. F. M. Dunk held a tent meeting with Rev. H. L. Mounce, pastor of the Erie church. The meetings were very helpful for the church, but not many ouiside of the church were reached. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 91 THE MINISTERS' AND MISSIONARIES' BENEFIT BOARD It is slowly becoming manifest that the denomination realizes how funda- mental the work of this Board is to all denominational activities. Our work will not rise above the level of its min- isters. Provision for our leaders is therefore a part of denominational capital. The Northern Baptist Convention in- structed the Benefi!; Board tc raise a'^ additional million dollars for its Per- manent Fund. The income of this amount together with the presen:: in- come will enable the Board to care for the cases of need. Last year the Board issued 340 grants. There are as many more cases in need. An average month- ly grant of $20 for 700 requires an an- nual income of $168,000. The Board urges every pastor to preach on Sunday, November 18th, on this subject. In 1902 Dr. Morehouse, who for thirty-eight years was secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission So- ciety, became convincetl that this work was the primary need of the denomin- ation. And it was through his efforts that the Benefit Board was organized. What is more fitting than that a great denomination should honor the labors of such a leader by calling die new- Fund the "Morehouse Memorial Mil- lion"? Write the Executive Secretary of your willingness to co-operate and send for further information, literature, etc.. to Rev. E. T. Tomlinson, Executive Secretary, 23 East 26th St., New York Citv. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES Missionary N. T. Hafer took his va- cation in a trip through Wisconsm and Minnesota. He did much automo- bile riding and reports a very helpful vacation. He came back in time to at- tend the Macoupin County and Shelby Associations before the end of August. Rev. Irving Fox of Chicago recently became pastor of the Riverside Church in Decatur. He secured a tent and held meetings for about one month, doing the preaching himself. Rev. L. B. Trites and his wife and daughter con- ducted the music. The people appreci- ated very highly the sermons preached by Mr. Fox and the music as conducted by Mr. Trites. They reported 58 ad- ditions to the church, and according to the reports in the Decatur papers, they are now planning a new church build- ing. The outlook at Riverside seems to be more hopeful than at any time in its history. The church has called a council to consider the matter of or- daining its pastor. Rev. F. H. Fletcher of Chicago, our colored state missionary, seems to be doing very active work. He recently organized a church of 27 members at East Moline. There are 300 colored people in East Moline, most of them Baptists. Evangelist F. M. Dunk took a vaca- tion through July and then conducted a meeting at Cordova, assisting the pas- tor. Rev. Frank Woodhull, for about two and one-half weeks. He is at this time assisting Rev. H. L. Mounce at Erie in the Rock Island Association. In both of these meetings he used the State Convention tent. 92 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Woman's Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P. TOPPING, Pros. Elgin Mrs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer 2331 Hartzell Are., ETanston. Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Morgan Park. This is onr last opportunity for re- minding every reader of the Bulletin and their friends of the State meeting to be held in Moline, October 16th, in connection with the State Convention. We are expecting a large attendance and the best meeting we have had. If some personal sacrifice is necessary in order to attend — and very often such is the case — in a short time it will be forgo :ten in the larger outlook and greater knowledge which has been re- ceived. Come and renew old acquain- tances and make new ones. Mrs. R. Wilbur Babcock, 914 16th St., Moline. is chairman of the local committee. Write to her so that you may be proper- ly placed for lodging. If living too far to reach there before 9 a.m., come on Monday, so as not to miss the morning meeting Tuesday, which is to be held in the First Methodist church. If not abk to come before Tuesday, go direct to the meeting and register for the cor; veniion later. What is a New Feature of our State Meeting ? Presentation of Study Books What Are They ? "An African Trail" and "uAfisswuary Milestones" When? Wednesday and Thursday o/ 8 :30 a.m. and 1 -.00 p.m. Where ?" /;; Public Library PI all, Moline. By Whom? Dr. Etta R. Hilton and Mrs. Clara D. Pinkhatn To Whom? To You and Every IVonian Attending the Convention The sympathy of all friends of Mrs. F. W. Heath, who was until recently our recording- secretary, is extended to her because of the passing on of her husband's mother, to whom she had ministered for many years as only a true daughter could. The mother is relieved from suffering, but left a va- cancy which cannot be filled. In contrast we have to record the marriage of Miss Goldie Whitesell, president of the Salem Association, to Rev. L. E. Ellison, pastor at Ar- eola. \\t can heartily congratulate both pastor and people. The World Wide Guild Girls are rap- idly coming to the front and if the old- er women do not bestir themselves, they will soon have the larger number of circles. The last report is 147 circles in Illinois. Their organization will be given especial prominence in Moline. Come and see how well they do things and l^e proud that they are our daugh- ters. The two state officers, Miss Alice Brimson and Miss Gladys Top- ping, are planning to visit, after the state meeting, a number of organiza- tions in the Ottawa. Rock Island and Peoria Associations. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 93 Sunday School Work in Illinois W. B. MoiTis, Ashley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Director. MRS. EDNA K. HOFFMAN, 1612 2t)th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Director. Has YOUR SCHOOL voted to en- ter the "Baptist Drive for Trained Leaders" ? If not, let me urge that you take action at once. There is yet time if you act promptly. November is the month designated, and your school will derive much benefit from the effort. Write to the Director for information. The following churches have said they will entertain Institutes : Harris- burg, Sycamore, Minonk^Urbana, Car- terville, Winchester, Mt. Vernon, and Rozetta. If you want one in your church, please write at once so that we may make arrangements for the pro- gram. Have you organized a Teacher Training Class yet? Now is the time to begin. We are offering the best course presented, and suggest that you use the first book in the new course, "The Pupil." This book contains ten lessons, and is the first unit in the new course. Have your class finish the book and then take the examination and re- ceive credit toward the full course di- ploma. Are you trying to have your school make the Standard this year? All schools making one hundred per cent will receive honorable mention at the Northern Baptist Convention, and also at the Summer Assembly. Since last writing I have visited the following associations : Salem, Green- Jersey, Central Illinois, Bloomington, Bloomfield, Quincy, Peoria, Alton and Southern Illinois. Our Elementary Di- rector was present and spoke at all ex- cept the last two named. We hear noth- ing but praise for Mrs. Hoffman's work and expect to arrange for her to attend nearly all of the Institutes we are now planning for. If you desire information about the Cradle Roll, Be- ginners, Primary or Junior Depart- ments, you may write to her at the ad- dress given above. We have secured the appointment of an Elementary Director in each of the associations visited whose business it will be to furnish information to the State Director upon request, and other- wise co-operate in promoting the ele- mentary work. I have visited the Mt. Vernon and Murphysboro Schools which are two of the largest in Southern Illinois. Pas- tor Johnson is doing good work at Winchester. Pastor Howells at Central- ia is leading his people in extensive im- provements, and seems to have a stronger hold on the church and com- munity than ever. I spent one Sunday at Stonington with Pastor Parsons and his people. It was State Mission Day in the Sunday School and an elaborate program was carried out to the enjoy- ment of all. 94 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary MISS ALLJ.E GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago Our Associations are holding their annu'il meetings, and good reports are being made, generally. In all plans for the coming months we hope there will come something to assist in the "Drive for Trained Leaders," that is made in sll our churches, until Thanksgiving Day. The B. Y. P. U. should be in- tenseS/ interested in this movement. It is right in line with their own efforts and they should do everything in their jjower to help it. We need more trained leaders, in every deparanent of our church work. Our State Director is sending out literature pertaining to this drive. It gives the details of the plan, how to en- ter, what to do, and the recognition and reward. Let me ask, with all the em- phasis possible, that every local B. Y. P. U. "get behind" this movement, aid it in every way possible, encourage their members to engage m these courses, and to faithfully strive to at- tain them. It would be a good plan for B. Y. P. U. officers to consult with the Bible School officers, and plan with them to make the drive a success. President Johnson has been "visit- ing" some of our Associations and re- ports increasing interest and activity. Bloomington Association, which re- cently held its meeting, at Cornell, was one of those visited, and he savs that President Livingston has great plans for the coming year. They are em- phasizing the Standard and the group plan, and in assisting their churches to attain to the Five- Year Program. He also gives reports received from Miss Jessie Horrell, president of Salem As- sociation. They have adopted their "aim" and put it on their stationery so that all may read : 1. Each Union a "Standard." 2. Each LTnion using the Group plan. 3. Each Union contribution $3.00 to State B. Y. P. U. work. 4. Each Union represented at the International Convention. 5. Each Union having a Junior Union. "Some aim," and may they not only aim, but may they "shoot" and hit the mark. Too many of us aim but never shoot. Ottawa Association B. Y. P. U. held a Labor Day picnic at Starved Rock, and although it rained nearly all morn- ing, quite a number were on hand in the afternoon, and enjoyed meetmg one another, playing games, and the re- freshments. President Geo. Stalkeir is also planning great things for the Association, and judging from past performances, they not only plan, but thcv exeaite. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 95 CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME MAY WOOD, ULLI^OIS ReT. D. H. MacGilliTray, Supt. Mrs. D. H. MacGilliTraj, Matron HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE IRVINGTON, LLLlxNOiS Hey. Alfred C. KeUy, Supt. During the month of September we housed seventy-one children and all have enjoyed exuberant health. This always makes a great demand upon our larder and food stuffs and on the bills these times. We hope for a large response this year, via donations ; last year very little was received because of shortage of vegetables and fruit.. However, this year there is a super abundance in Illi- nois, both of fruit and vegetables and if each household in our territory will make a small donation of potatoes, cab- bage, canned corn, canned fruit — anything in eatables, they will not feel a loss but be blessed and the Home will be greatly benefited. Our receiving home is nearing com- pletion and it presents a real comfort- able appearance and will mean much to the comfort and protection of our chil- dren. Here also cash has been meager, however, pledges are slowly coming in. The following- cash payments have been made since last report : Rev. J. W. Patterson, ten dollars; Monmouth supply and individual pledges, twenty- one dollars and fifty cents ; G. W. Gun- ter, Kirkwood, five dollars; Arthur Taylor, Mrs. Geo. Pratt, Mrs. M. Mil- ler, of Roseville, five each; J. H. and M. H. Allaman, and D. L. Warner, each five, Rosetta section, H. L. Jewell, Monmouth, five; and H. O. Smith, of Rogers Park, ten dollars. Mrs. Bent Stookey, O. Colwell, E. J. Perine, each one dollar. Our wheat yield fell a little below our lowest estimate, but its lowest mar- ket value was $971.20, estimated at the price secured for the portion of the crop we sold in order to pay a flour and feed bill, which had accrued. We put in our bins 260 bushels for flour and The food value of the wheat to be used for flour will be greatly increased by the fact that we have installed a strictly modern French burr mill, and will grind our own flour and meal for table use. We will for the greater part use the whole wheat flour, but we shall be able to bolt out the course bran when we desire to do so. The grinding of our own wheat and meal will introduce another industrial feature, and we may hope to develop a miller from among our crowd of boys. We have removed the barn near the main building, and have used the ma- terial in a very important addition to our dairy and horse barn, doubling its capacity. We have gathered from our vines more than 100 bushels of tomatoes, and the matron and her helpers have put them in cans for future use. We shall soon begin the erection of our new building, 24x60, one story and basement, in which is to be installed our laundry, power and light plant, shoe shop, printing shop, heating plant, flour and feed mill, and such other features as call for the application of power. Mr. and Mrs. Olson are getting hold of their work in fine shape, and their sincere devotion greatly encourages us 96 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN NORTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Jackson Blvd. and Lincoln St. CHICAGO, ILL. EVANGELICAL, POSITIVE MISSIONARY EVANGELISTIC, PRACTICAL BAPTISTIC Offers many courses for students desiring to prepare for Christian work. Write for Bulletins or Catalogues. Churches within a reasonable dis- tance of Chicago, desiring experienced preachers for pulpit supplies, for one or more Sundays, can secure the same by addressing the Dean, Dr. Geo. W. Taft, 1857 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. Telephone, Office, West 233, or Resi- dence, West 2583 Rev. Erwin J. Urch recently resign- ed the pastorate of the Second Church in Mt. Vernon. He seems to have done a strenuous work during the few months he was there, but the church is not strong enough to sustain full-time preaching. Rev. W. E. Mundell, Ph.D., pastor at Carrollton, says "We have had State Mission Day, and it certainly was a great success. We had a combined ser- vice and we asked for $15 to add to our State Convention offering, and got almost $20. We had the largest bun- day School in the history of the church. Mr. Arthur B. Hubbard, our stu- dent supply pastor at South Wilming- ton, is compelled to give up his work and go into a higher altitude on account of chronic bronchitis. He seemed to be doing well with the South Wilming- ton church, and we regret to have him leave at this time. Rev. Adolph Kelih, our Hungarian Missionary in Granite City, reports that the work is becoming more en- couraging. He held street meetings Sunday afternoons and evenings dur- ing the summer and was able to reach quite a number in that way. These evening out-door meetings have been attended by from 200 to 300 people. A recent women's meeting in this Hun- garian work had 28 present at one time. Rev. Samuel Hoekstra reports the work at Fairfield as quite hopeful. The attendance at the church services and Sunday School is larger than ever be- fore, or at least for many years. The Sunday evening services on the court- house square are largely attended. On a recent Wednesday night, there weie 35 in the prayer meeting. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER, 1917 NO. 7 The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Convention The Convention met in Aloline, Oc- tober 15-18. While Moline is on one side of the state, and not very close to large numbers of Baptists, yet 482 per- sons enrolled, and a considerable num- ber attended who did not enroll. There was something more than 500 present from outside of ^loline. Some of the time the weather was rainy, yet the at- tendance was good, and the building was crowded each night. The people of Moline and of neighboring churches took care of the people splendidly. The church had its house in fine condition for the Convention and took great care to make everybody comfortable and happy. Pastor Babcock and his wife deserve great credit for their splendid part in this great meeting of the Con- vention. It is possible to give only a few features oj the Convention in the small space for it in the Bulletin. The sermons, on Monday night by Pastor C. W. Gilkey of Chicago, and on Tues- day night by Rev. J- C. Hazen of Pe- oria, were ver\^ good and practical, and Dr. D. O. Hopkins gave a very fine State Convention address on Tuesday night. Dr. A\'. B. ^Nlatteson of Xew York, was to have spoken on the M. & I\r. Benefit fund, or the $1,000:000 Campaign ^londay night, but he died in Milwaukee one week previous, and Dr. J. B. Thomas of Chicago took his place in a very appropriate address. The all day meeting of women on Tuesday was very good. The M. E. church was crowded all day, and they held an interesting banquet in the even- ing. The all day men's meeting on Tues- day was very fine, one of the strong addresses being by Dr. Agar of Xew York. The State Convention session ^^'ednesday forenoon was interesting. The report of the Board showed all bills paid on October 1. with $1,949.79 on hand with which to begin work next year. The report showed that the Con- vention had supported in whole or in part seventy-eight workers last year, and that they reported 1,641 additions to the churches through their work. There was received by the Convention during the year for current work, for the University Church building, and for the permanent fund account. $48. 168.36. but only $22,303.42 could be spent in current work. There was an increase of $16,438 in the permanent fund. Twenty-two missionaries and evangelists were present and were in- troduced to the audience by Superinten- dent Brand, and each one was given a chance to speak a few words, and they occupied only one hour and four min- 98 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN iites. Wednesday afternoon was given up to missionary addresses. Four wo- men appeared upon the platform and were lieard with interest, and Dr. J. Y. Aitchison of Boston gave a strong ad- dress. Dr. Frank W. Padelford was present and gave one of his character- istic talks on education. Wednesday night Dr. Aitchison again gave a splen- did misnonary address, and he was fol- lowed by Dr. Howard H. Russell of Ohio, tiie founder of the Anti-Saloon League. It was a very strong temper- ance address. The large auditorium and side rooms were crowded to their limit. Thursday forenoon was given entirely to, the business of the Con- vention, and Thursday afternoon to Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. work. Director W. B. Morris, and President Carey R. Johnson, had charge of these exercises. The program was good and well carried out. The B. Y. P. U. con- tinued for one hour at night with sev- eral short addresses, and the Conven- tion was closed with a great address from Rev. W. H. Main, D.D., pastor of the First Baptist church of Chicago. Everybody seemed to feel that this was one of our great meetings. President E. L. Chapin of Spring- field, and Rev. E. K. Masterson of Nor- mal, did their work well as president and secretary, and were re-elected for another year. The Convention took hold of the matter of a single collect- ing agency and appointed a strong com- mittee to make a rapid and thorough investigation ancl report to the Execu- tive Committee in a brief time. We may be able to establish this system by spring. The Executive Board meetings were well attended and full of work. A com- mittee was appointed to raise $15,0C0, as Illinois' share of the $150,000 that the Northern Baptist Convention is raising for the help of the Baptist sol- dier boys. The Board took the publishing of the Annual out of the hands of the Superintendent and placed it in the hands of the Convention Sec- retary. This will release the Superin- tendent for much more field work than he has been able to do in the past years. The dinner for the missionaries was one of the best attended and most en- joyable we have had for several years. The Chicago University and Shurt- leff College and general banquets were all very satisfactory. Rev. Edward Benden, pastor of the Pontiac Church, and Miss Katherine Morrissey, the Superintendent's sten- ographer, did first class work in re- porting the Convention. Rev. G. W. Kimball of Cornell, as chorus leader, did satisfactory work. The church choir did faithful service at the night sessions. Rev. H. F. Jones, Dr. N. T. Hafer, Rev. F. L. Church and Rev. Frank M. ■ Dunk, were all reappointed for another vear as evangelists and missionaries, and Rev. M. S. Bryant was reappoint- ed pastor at the University Church. We trust that Moline received some benefit from the meetings, and we feel sure that hundreds of Baptists in the state will often think kindly of the Mo- line church and its pastor for the splen- did wav in which they took care of the Convent ioit. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 99 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN I'ublished monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Suijerintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois "Entered as second-class matter, June ' , 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." MANY papers are being blue marked these times. The bkie cross means that your paper will stop until you renew your subscription THE Pontiac Church, of which Rev. Edward Benden is pastor, sent in nearly 200 subscriptions for the Bulletin. The apportionment of that church for State Missions was $85 they sent in about $125. Most churches can do things if they try. 1' HE four departments of the Con- vention did some aggressive work last year, and are disposed to do more efficient work next year. ANEW department was organized, known as the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. department. It will have charge of the Summer Assembly at Alton. THE Convention took hold in a strong way of the raising of the $1,000,000 Morehouse Memorial fund for the M. & M. Benefit Fund of the Five Year Program. Illinois Baptists ought to take a strong hand in raising this money. I FT everybody in Illinois get inter- > ested in raising the $15,000 to aid in caring for our Baptist boys who have gone to the front, or who are in train- ing for service. $15,000 is regarded r^^ our share of $150,000. WHILE we came through the past year without a deficit and a little money in the treasury, we have great anxiety for next year. We have pro- vided for a much larger work; every- thing we undertake is more costly, and there are so many calls for aid in these war times, yet our Illinois Baptists must not forget the State Convention work. WE have never started on a year when there was so great a call for our people to provide liberally for the Convention as this year upon which we are now starting. We do hope that some Baptists of means in the state will give special donations for the Conven- tion work. Now is the time when peo- ple should give large sums for the sak-j of saving this sinful world. CHRISTIAN people in America have been piling up such large sums of money or other forms of cap- ital for the future generations, that now we seem to have come to the time when everybody should stop for a few years accumulating and spend all their income in trying to save the world for future generations. Riches piled up will not save the world, but used in the right way it can do much in that direc- tion, WIERE is no one organization in the Baptist denomination that means so much for the denomination and for saving this suffering world as the State Convention, Let every Bap- tist be loyal to this great central organ- ization. LET everyone who has anything to say with regard to the Annual, address the secretary. Rev. E. K. Mas- terson, Normal, 111., and not the super- intendent, as the publication of the An- nual has been transferred from the su- i^erintendent to the secretary. 100 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE WAR While the English and French show superiority in men and equipment in France and Belgium, the Germans and Austrians have made a great and suc- cessful drive on Italy. The Italians had been very successful for a few months in fighting against the Austrians, and had captured many men and much equipment, yet in the great German and Austrian drive they lost all the ground they had gained and much more, and Germany claims 180,000 prisoners. However, the Italians have an army of 3,000,000 men, and this defeat only means a prolongation of the war. The great force of the United States will not be felt in a large way until we get a million men in Europe, and another million in training. The collapse of the Russian government and army enabled the central empires to remove as many men and guns from the Russian lines as were needed for the Italian cam- paign. The war must continue until the militaristic power of Germany is subdued, or the civilization of the world will be destroyed. Germany's barbarism, her attacks upon unfortified cities, with the destruction of women and children, her submarine warfare — the most barbarous known to humanity — and her awful treatment of conquer- ed territorv has turned against her the nations of the world, except the hor- rible Turk, who is fighting under the .-lir^ction and control of Germany. Too much property has been lost, and too many milHons of men have been slain to stop now until a victory of right- eousness has been secured. x\merica has hardly begun to feel the effects of the war vet. It is estimated that about 35,- 000 000 men are now under arms in the countries nl war. Yet we have not lost faith in God. lie is able, to over- rule and overturn and bring out of this awful carnage a lasting and permanent peace. THROGMORTONISM This is somewhat of a ne\\' term to many readers of the Bulletin. But why not use it? We use the terms Campell- ism, Lutheranism, Dowieism, Eddyism, and others, to indicate the origin of certain isms or cults. There is a relig- ious system in Southern Illinois that nothing else will so well describe to the minds of those well posted in Southern Illinois affairs as Throgmortonism. The substance of the system is an ever- lasting fight on everything not approved in every detail by Rev. W. P. Throg- rnorton, D.D., Editor of the Illinois Baptist. He can hardly refer to the Illinois Baptist State Convention with- out attacking it for receiving into its fellowship the Free Baptists of South- ern Illinois, and when he refers to this matter he seems to try to make the in? pression upon the minds of 1 is readers that Southern Illinois is the only place where that horrible crime has occurred. He does not intimate to them that in the whole territory of the Northern Baptist Convention, thirty-three states, except Southern Illinois, the Free Bap- tists had already united with the Bap- tists, and that when the Southern Illi- nois association expressed a willingness to receive the fifty-four Free Baptist churches in that section, it was in per- fect harmony with the Baptists of the Northern Baptist Convention and of Canada. The most clear-cut, positive, Baptist rtatements made by representatives of ibe State Convention will be assailed by him. The seven Baptist statements ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 101 printed in the Bulletin in October were reprinted by him, and seven statements selected from here and there in Dr. Strong's theology, placed beside them. The comparison which Dr. Throgmor- ton tries to make seems silly, especially for a man who claims some strength as a theological writer. He frequently quotes Dr. Strong in referring to the Free Baptists of Southern Illinois, al- though he does not tell his readers that Dr. Strong never made a single pro- test against the union of the Free Bap- tists and the Baptists, and was in per- fect harmony with the movement. And yet, he knows that Dr. Strong and the editor of the Bulletin are just as strong and just as clear on the order of the ordinances, and the scriptural qualifi- cations for the Lord's Supper as he is, but the Bulletin and the State Conven- tion will not follow his leadership ; hence a perpetual and continued fight. This controversy is carried to the point of dividing churches and associations wherever a few members can be found who will stand for Throgmortonism. Something of this same spirit is found in Western Kentucky, where John Hall used to be the leader, and in Arkansas vrhere J. E. Bogard is leader of the fac- tion. These Western Kentucky, Arkan- sas and Southern Illinois elements tried to get together a few years ago and or- ganize a Conventi£)n in opposition to both the Southern and Northern Con- ventions, but it failed to materialize. WITH THE CHURCHES On Saturday night and Sunday morning, October 20th and 21st, the editor visited the Marseilles church. This church has had a hard time for ex- istence the past few years, but there are some faithful members trving to hold on to the work. Rev. L. Cruthers, a student at the Northern Baptist Semin- ary, has supplied them for a year. The people seemed pleased with his work, except that he has not been able to give them sufficient pastoral work. He hopes to give them more time this win- ter. Sunday night was spent in the Ot- tawa church. Rev. G. W. Chessman has been pastor there for several years. The B. Y. P. U. meeting was well at- tended and good, and the Sunday even- ing congregation was fine. Brother Chessman is quietly doing a great work at Ottawa. The people express them- selves as greatly pleased with him. The pastor of the Mendota Church expresses himself as much encouraged with the work there. Recently a fine boy was born in the parsonage. The annual meeting of the Board of the Central Baptist Children's Home vvas held in Maywood, October 23rd There were about 150 people present, nearly all women. A good luncheon was served, for which the people paid only twenty-five cents. The new hall, that cost in all $8,000, was dedicated. This new building makes a great im- provement to the orphanage plant. The report showed that the year had closed with all debts paid and money in the treasury, except about $1500 on the new building. Superintendent and Mrs. MacGillivray seem well adapted to care for the institution. They have all the children thev can care for. Sunday, October 28th, the superin- tendent spent at St. Mary's in the Sa- lem Association. This is a very old church, and the little town is older than Chicago. The Baptist church is the only one in the village, and in that sec- tion of the countrv. Thev have a good 102 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN parsonage and four acres of ground. Rev. C. H. Wells has just closed quite a successful pastorate with this church and Bethel and has gone to the Flora church in Southern Illinois. This is a good pastorless field, and they are anx- ious to locate a pastor. The night was spent in Macomb. The pastor, Rev. H. R. Waldo, has been ten months on the field. The B. Y. P. U. meeting was good, and the Sunday night congregation was one of the finest I have had for a year. The pastor seems to be -getting hold of the work in Macomb, and he and his wife are highly appreciated. The Loda church has been pastorless for two years. Almost no supply work has been done. The superintendent spent Saturday night and Sunday morning, November 3rd and 4th, on that field. On Sunday morning there was a good Sunday school and good congregation. The church voted un- animously to invite Rev. W. H. Beeby of Urbana to visit them, and they hope to make arrangements for him to sup- ply the church for a while. They have a good meeting house and parsonage ami considerable membership. Sunday night w^as spent in Oilman. Rev. Ernest Cox has been pastor of Mat church for about three years. Ev- trvthing indicates good work on the field, and the church and pastor seem much cnco'iraged. ORDINATION On Monday afternoon, November 5. a council met in Chatsworth to con- sider the propriety of ordaining the pastor, Mr. C. E. Shute. There were five pastors and the superintendent pres- ent. After a thorough examination it was unanimously voted to proceed with the ordination. Rev. N. J. HiltoP was moderator and Rev. Edward Benden, clerk, and the Editor of the Bulletin preached the sermon. Brother Shute seems to be doing well with the Chats- worth church. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES AND EVANGELISTS Evangelist F. L. Church is at this time holding a meeting at Raymond Chapel in Chicago. The field seems to be hard, but he is having some success. Our missionary, Rev. A. P. Rossier, seems to be considerably encouraged with the work at Geneseo. That, for many years, has been one of the most difficult fields for the Baptists, but at the present time the work seems to be hopeful there. Rev. James M. Wilson seems to be encouraged in his work at Oglesby. He says, "Things are going very nicely so far ; the morning congregations are good, and the evening congregations are large. The friends are greatly en- couraged. I am willing to work to the limit of my strength for the good of the cause here." Our missionary church at Sullivan has again suffered great loss by remov- als of members. The pastor says, "So many of our families have moved away ; one to Oklahoma, one to Texas, one to Windsor, one to Villa Grove, and one to Chicago Heights." We hope the Villa Grove and Chicago Heights pastors will look after these new fam- ilies coming into their fields from Sulli- van. Rev. C. F. Stalker, our evangelist for Southern Illinois, held a meeting during the month of October at Chris- topher. That is a very weak church, and they are greatly in need of .i meet- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 103 ing house. Brother Stalker sterns to have had a good meeting, with a few conversions. He is at this time en- gaged in meetings at Boskey Dell. Rev. L. B. Trites of Danville, as- sisted by his wife and daughter, con- ducted a meeting at Tuscola in October. The evangelist says, "The membership were brought together in a fine spirit of co-operation. Four persons were bap- tized and four were admitted by let- ter." Tuscola is still pastorless. Rev. E. H. Fletcher, our colored missionary for the state, reports the work at Dixon as growing and the out- look more encouraging. He also writes that the outlook at East Moline for a strong church is hopeful. Rev. A. Madison, the colored mis- sionary of the Wood River Associa- tion, who was at Moline and was given the privilege of taking an offering at the door as the people went out, re- ceipted to the State Convention for $3L25 for money received at Moline. This money will be used toward build- ing the meeting house in Mattoon which was destroyed by the cyclone last May. Evangelist F. M. Dunk assisted Rev. L. W. Hostetter in meetings at Orion immediately following the State Con- vention in Moline. The results of the meeting have not yet been reported. Our State Convention missionary, Dr. N. T. Hafer, spent ten or twelve days in October with the Pekin church. This church has been pastorless for about a year and a half, and was getting pretty well run down. Brother Hafer's work has put new life into the church and they now seem ready to take hold vigorously and secure a pastor. Rev. F. M. Dunk assisted Pastor Lockert of Deer Park church for three weeks in a meeting the latter part of September and early part of October. The meetings were good and seemed to be appreciated by the people, but there were not many additions to the church. Evangelist F. L. Church held a sec- ond meeting with the Second Church of Mt. Vernon the latter part of Sep- tember and first part of October. The meetings were reported to be very in- teresting, but the church is again with- out a pastor. Rev. W. E. Schliemann, pastor of the Edgewood Church in Rock Island is raising money for a new meeting house. They have purchased a new lo- cation and are now planning to build a new house when they can sell their old property. Rev. V. Colbert has just closed a meeting at North Venice, where he baptized ten and received two by letter. $75 was pledged to paint the church building, and $68 for the work of the evangelist. The church was re-organ- ized, and they have called a student from Shurtleff College to supply them. The Bloomington Association Com- mittee on the Morehouse Memorial Memorial Million of the M. & M. Ben- efit Fund, held a meeting in Chats- worth November 5th. They are plan- ning to raise $4,000 in the Blooming- ton Association. The members of the committee made liberal subscriptions themselves. 104 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CON\ ENTIOX FOR OCTOBER Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one tinvp. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a (*) star. Advertising in Bulletin ,..$ 8.00 Allen, Julia, Normal r'lurch 40 Alton, First church 66.00 Antioch Ch. (Rock Island Assn.).... 26.00 ♦Ashland church 35.00 Ashley church 5.00 Auburn church 31.00 Aurora, Claim St., church ...27.00 *Benson church 13.00 Bethany church, (Alton Assn.) 20.00 Blandinsville S. S 4.50 Bloomington church 100.00 *Bois d'Arc church 12.65 Bois d'Arc S. S : 8.85 *Bushnell church - 15.35 Cairo, First church 53.00 Cambridge church 8.41 *Carbondale church - 76.00 Carlinville S. S 2.54 ♦Chatham church - 7.00 Chicago, Albany*Park church 7.50 Chicago, Austin church 141.74 Chicago, Englewood church 20.00 Chicago, First church 15.29 ♦Chicago, LaSalle Ave., church.... 23.00 Chicago, Millard Ave., church. 25.00 Chicago, Normal Park church 50.00 Chicago, Parkside Church 15.00 Chicago, Ravenswood church 22.00 Chicago, Rogers Park church 15.00 Chicago, Roseland church 23.00 Chicago. Second church 375.00 ■^Chrisman church --- 7.60 Chrisman, M. Isabella, Buda church 5.00 Chrysup, Mrs. Kate H., Barry church Special Evangelistic Fund 25.00 Clinton church 18.00 Collected in evangelistic meetings (Dunk and Church) 136.97 Cordova church ...- 18.75 Cordfova Ch., Rev. Frank Woodhull- 5.00 Custer Park church 3.00 ♦DeKalb church 52.00 East Moline Special Fund-. 25.00 Edinburg church 9.50 Edwardsville church 2.88 Elgin, First church .....lOO.OO *E'lgin, Immanuel church 10.00 El Paso church -- 75.00 El.vaston church 3.25 *Enon church 4.75 ♦Erie church 15.25 ♦Fairbury church 44.00 ♦Fairfield church 11.00 Fairfield S. S 2.75 Fairmount church 2.00 Fairmount S. S 5.00 r'armersville S. S 6.80 Flora church 10.00 Foley, Rev. J. F., St. Mary's Ch... . 5.00 ♦Girard church 27.00 Gill, Mrs. Jennie P. Special Evangelistic Fund 5.00 ♦Glasford Church d.OO *Graymont Church 6.56 Havana church 7.32 Home Mission Society 205.24 Hoopeston church 26.00 ♦Hudson church 45.00 Interest 100.00 Joliet, First church 9.00 ♦Kane church 20.00 Kewanee church 60.00 Kirkland, Rev. R. S. Urbana ch. (5 and 6) 10.00 LaGrange church 20.00 ♦LaMarsh church 13.00 ♦LaMoille church 44.00 ♦LaSalle church 25.00 Lemming, Charles, Percy ICi.OO Lexington church 4.50 Litchfield church 10.00 Literberry church 10.00 MacGillivray, Rev. D. H., Maywood 5.00 Madison church 7.00 Madison S. S 3.00 Mendota church 35.00 Miles, Rev. Harry E., Walnut Ch. 5.00 Morris church 30.00 Morrison S. S 2.10 *Mt. Sterling church 7.00 Mt. Vernon First church 60.00 ♦Murphysboro church 42.65 Nokomis S. S. .-. 7.37 ♦Normal church 29.12 Northern Baptist Convention 15 0.00 ♦Olney church 14.15 Oreana church 8.00 Payson cliurch fund 31.70 Pastoral Union collection, at Conven- tion 28.88 ♦Pawnee church 5.00 Petersburg S. S 1.45 Pisgah church 44.00 ♦Plainfield church 19.00 Pleasant Grove ch (Bloomfield Asso- ciation 2.50 Pleasant Grove S. S. (Peoria Assn.) 1.05 Pontiac S. S - 10.00 Roberts, H. C, Murphysboro, Special Evangelistic Fund 5.00 Robinson church 2.35 Rock Island, Edgewood S. S 3.20 Roodhouse S. S - - 7.00 Rinewalt, J. M., Mt. Carroll Ch 200.00 Savanna church 15.00 ♦Sciota church — 6.00 Shabbona S. S 1-37 ♦Silvis church 10.00 Sparland B. Y. P. U -1.00 ♦Springfield Central church 76.00 Southern Illinois Association 30.00 ♦St. Anne church 5.00 State Convention collection 52.06 State Convention collection for the Colored church at Mattoon 31.00 Swords, Wm., Peoria Bethany ch. (4) 5.00 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 105 Tampico church 9.00 Tiskilwa church 2.00 Thomas S. S 1.50 *Uibana, First church 133.00 University church fund 48.00 =^= Villa Glove church 9.53 *Walnut church 16.00 *Wasco church 4.00 *Wauconda church 3.00 Waverly church 15.00 *West Pullman church 10.00 *Wheaton church 17.00 *Woodstock church 2.63 York Church 3.00 Total $38 08.96 PERSONALS Rev. Walter J. Sparks is now en- gaged in raising a fund of $250,000 for Peddie Institute in New Jersey. He writes that the trustees of the college have subscribed $150,000 of the amount. Rev. George H. Yule, assisted by- Mrs. Yule, closed a successful meeting at Lake Zurich, 111., Tuesday night, October* 2nd. The meetings continued two weeks resulting in nine being bap- tized and two others being received by experience. These people came from the Episcopal. Methodist, and Disciple churches, and others that have not been affiliated with any church, but were willing to unite on one common basis of a New Testament Organization. Thus they were organized into a Baptist Church. The Sunday School was also organized on Sunday afternoon with a ful corps of officers and teachers, with a great deal of interest. Rev. Yule did a good work under the most difficult circumstances, as this town has never had any services except those conducted bv the German Lutherans. Dr. F. L. Anderson was present on the last night and gave a very stirring address on the Christian life. The work will be looked after by the Executive Coimcil of Chicago. Mrs. Bessie Norton, Clerk at Lake Zurich. PASTORAL CHANGES Rev. Minor Stevens, after about sev- en years' work at Murphysboro, closed his pastorate November 1st, and accept- ed the pastorate of the First Church at Vincennes, Indiana. Brother Stevens did a fine work at Murphysboro during his pastorate, and we wish him similar success in his Indiana pastorate. Rev. Henry H. Ford resigned the pastorate of the Elliott Avenue Church in Springfield September 23rd, to take effect November 30th. Mr. Ford re- ports that in the two or three years he has been pastor of that church 201 have united with the church, 149 by baptism and that 3,700 has ben paid out on improvements on the meeting house, $2,200 of that had been raised and the remaining $1,500 secured in good pledges. Rev. E. H. Lyle of Fairbury has re- signed the pastorate of that church, to take effect on or before January 1st. He has been pastor there for several vears. The B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School Department of the State Convention, of which John Ruthven is chairman, held its first meeting in Chicago, No- vember 6th. John Ruthven, W. B. Morris, N. J. Hilton, Herbert Hines, E. K. Masterson and E. P. Brand were present. Masterson and Brand are not members of the Department. For sev- eral hours very careful and substantial work was done. "The Christian Standard of Cincinnati, the organ of the orthodox branch of the Disciples, claims that the Disciples are a rebuke to the divisions in the church and that they point the people of all creeds to the only basis of union and efficiency. The most hopeful thing we know about the Dis- ciples is that this piece of high church ef- frontery which makes them the laughing- stock of other denominations, is believed by fewer of them every year."- 10') ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CHURCHES Rev. J. H. Hughes, a graduate of William Jewell College, and for some time a student at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, has spent great success on that field. There have splendid success on that field. They have been many additions to the church, and the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. have been greatly built up. The El Paso Church has rendered a two-fold benefit by one contribution. The members of that church raised $100 and purchased a liberty bond, thus helping our government to that extent, and then donated this liberty bond to the Morehouse IMemorial IMillion for the M. & M. Benefit Fund, and in that wa}^ that organization received $100. Evangelist R. Sam Kirkland held a re\ival meeting at the Mahomet church from September 23rd, until" October 14th. He found the church in a very cold condition, but there was great suc- cess in the meetings. It is reported that before Evangelist Kirkland left he had baptized forty-nine converts and fourteen others had been approved for baptism. Eight united with the church by letter and former experience. Eighty three persons made a profession of faith. Of the seventy-one additions to the church thirty-four were males and thirty-seven females. On the last day o^ the meeting three-fourths of the church budget for the coming year was pledged, and $365 raised for the evan- gelist. The people expressed themselves as weW pleased with Dr. Kirkland's work. Rev. L. A. Miller, pastor of the Cam- bridge church, writes : "At the close of the prayer meeting last Wednesday night, the church gave us a donation of $16.00 in money, and groceries. amounting in all to about $25.00." The Claim Street church of Aumra, of which Rev. T. L. Stephens is pastor, seems to be doing good work. They raised their apportionment for the State Convention and raised money to send their pastor to the annual meeting of the State Convention in Moline. They are looking forw^ard wnth a great deal of interest to revival meetings the com- ing winter. Rev. E. L. Krumreig, D.D., is hav- ing considerable interest in his work in Danville. On September 30th, he had two exceptionally large congregations of people who came out to hear the morning sermon on the subject, "The Armageddon Conflict," and in the even- ing to hear the topic, "The Biblical View of the Armageddon," discussed. About half the congregation were strangers, and they seemed pleased with the sermons. The Morris Church, of which Rev. J. C. Richardson has been pastor for many years, is greatly repairing its meeting house, and wall have the re- opening December 2nd. The editor of the Bulletin will be present that day for the morning and evening services. Brother Richardson is doing good w^ork on that field. "The Virden Church has had a pros- perous year; all debts paid; peace and harmonv prevailing. Forty-six addi- tions, thirty-two by baptism; outlook good for future work." "Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Campbell of ^^^averly celebrated their twenty-eighth wedding anniversary at the Baptist par- sonage Tuesday. September 25th, the hours being from nine to eleven a.m. for the older people ; and from two to four for the married people of middle age, and from seven to ten p.m. for the ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 107 young people. The house was beauti- fuHy decorated with autumn flowers. and the young ladies of the church as- sisted in receiving the friends and in serving luncheon. ^Ir. and ]Mrs. Camp- bell received many gifts, indicating the high esteem in which they are held." "The First Baptist church of Mo- mence, Illinois, in appreciation of the services of Rev. Chesley A. ]\Iorehouse, who has been our Acting Pastor for several weeks, passed the following res- olutions : "We heartily and unanimously rec- ommend him for further service to our sister churches. "Brother ^Morehouse, who believes the scriptures, preaches excellent ser- mons, plays the cornet, sings, conducts and does everything joyfully, has as- sisted materially in all departments of our church life, coming to us as he did at a time when we needed a good lead- er." We believe there is much carelessness in bringing children into the church. Some children are capable of believing in the Lord Jesus quite early and they should be encouraged to aocept Christ early in life, but in everv case there should be the experience of regenera- tion before baptism and church mem- bership. This change of heart can be detected in the child as well as in the adult, but great care should be taken to find the evidence of regeneration either in the case of a child or of an adult be- fore they are encouraged to be baptizeu or to join the church. FOREIGNERS IN ELLFVOIS The following points on the foreign- ers in Illinois and America were taken from an address given by Rev. F. L. Anderson of Chicasfo : Foreign born in this country in 1910—1,202,560—21 3-10 percent. Foreign parentage in 1910 — 1,723,- 847—30 6-10 percent. The following gives the number of foreigners in a few Illinois cities in 1910: Foreign Foreign Bom. Parentage. Aurora 6,702 10,577 Bloomington 3,407 6,904 Danville 1,998 4,874 Decatur 2,442 5.466 E. St. Louis .. 9,450 12,799 Elgin 5,661 9,787 Joliet .- 10,441 13,967 Peoria 8,810 19,936 Quincy 3.641 12,224 Springfield .... 6,900 .13.855 Rockford 13,828 15.973 Chicago 783,301 1.693.918 Foreign parentage, of course, in- cludes the fore'gn born. There are 1,000 Polish saloon keep- ers in Chicago. A Bohemian banker in Chicago gave $16,000 in one year for atheistic propaganda. The newer im- migration has given $4,000,000 to the Roman Catholic Church in ten years. The Baptists are now carrv-ing on mis- sionary work in Illinois among the Bo- hemians, Poles. Slovaks, Hungarians, Roumanians, Letts and Chinese. These seven nationalities are of the newer im- migrants, ^fission work is also being done among the Scandinavians. Ger- mans. Italians and others. "The final figures for the religious cen- sus of 1916 are as follows: Methodists, six- teen bodies, 7,608,284: Baptists, fifteen bodies, 6.534.132; Lutherans, twenty-one bodies. 2.454,334: Presbyterians, twelve bodies! 2.171,601: Protestant Episcopal, two bodies. 1,078.435. Of the half mil- lion gained by all, 136.000 count in the Methodist group; 13 2.000 in the Baptist, 67.522 in the Presbyterian: 26.739 in the Protestant Episcopal; 20,150 in the Luth- eran." 108 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Woman s Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P. TOPPING, Pres. Mrs. Martha V. Hignian, Editor >Iorgan, Pai-k Elgin .Airs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer 23,31 Hartzell Ave., Evanston The annual meeting held in Moline was a great success and was attended by more than 300 women. It was of intense interest from the beginning to the closing hour. The cordial greetings by women of the several entertaining churches and hearty words of welcome bv Miss Alwilda Young, made us feel at home immediately. The reports of the state officers and the various top- ics discussed under the leadership of women from different parts of the state were full of interest and information One of the most encouraging features was the recognition and reports of the Associational presidents and delegates. All associations but one were represent- ed. The addresr-es by Miss Sundell, a missionary under the W. A. B. H. M. S.. and Mrs. INiacLeish, who gave verb- al pictures of the stations where Miss- Rawlings, Miss Bissinger and Miss Logergren, who are Illinois girls, are Avorking, and the closing exercise by seventeen young ladies, brought the session to a happy ending. There was great interest in the study books. On the morning of Wed- nesday at 8:30. there were 54 women assembled to hear of the "African Trail." At 12:15 of the same day, 16 women came together to hear of the "Sons of Italy." The reading contest for the new vear is now on. Rock Is- land Association was awarded the beau- tiful silver loving cup for having read the largest number of books for the year just closed. Write to Mrs. C. M. Church, Belvidere, for the leaflets containing lists of the books required for the coming year. Aim to have your association take the cup home next October from the meeting in Kewanee. A beautiful "Standard of Excellence" poster has been prepared for our Mis- sion Circles in Illinois. Have one hung in your church. By placing a gold star before each topic as you attain it, in- terest and enthusiasm will be greatly increased. Only 12 cents is required to bring you the posters and stars from 706 Douglas Ave., Elgin. What a help the }'0ung women were at the State Meeting. Every young woman who did not attend the W. W. G. Banquet missed a treat. Over 200 enjoyed it. Toastmistress and all who responded were AV. W. G. workers. Illinois mothers, work for the \^ . \^ . G., that our daughters may be as cor- nerstones. Soon they will take our places and should be better equipped than we were. Moline was a splendid place for the conx'ention. Every courtesy was ex- tended bv Rev. and Mrs. Babcock, also bv all oth<-r Baptists. We all wish to go aga'n. y^^ expect to get the Annual Report in every circle president's hands by December 15th. Plan for State After- noon in January. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Sunday School Work in Illinois 109 W. B. Morris, Asliley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Director. Mrs. Edna R. Hoffman, 1612 ?9th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Director.' The State Convention held in Moline was one of the best I have attended. An excellent spirit prevailed throughout, and much real progress was made. A department of Sunday School and Young People's Work was created and the following persons named as mem- bers of it : John Ruthven, Morgan Park ; R. M. Utterback. Mattoon ; Rev. N. J. Hilton, Minonk; Owen Scott, Decatur; Rev. H. W. Hines, El Paso; Carey R. Johnson, Princeton; W. B. Morris, Ashley. The Department Avill hold a meet- ing in the very near future and or- ganize for aggressive M'ork for the coming year. Mr. Johnson, who has done such excellent work during the past year, was re-elected as president of the State B. Y. P. U. Miss Davis finally decided to comply with the wishes of the com- mittee and was chosen as State Secre- tary, The following is part of the report of the State Director for the year end- ing September 30th. Miles traveled, 20,874, churches visited, 111; schools visited, 46 ; sermons preached, 82 ; ad- dresses delivered, 172; conversions, 74; families visited, 121 ; letters sent. r>22S>: circulars, 1050; institutes held. 15: cer- tificates granted, 62 ; teacher training leaflets distributed, 772; teacher train- ing books sold, 63 ; Young People's So- cieties visited, 22, societies organized, 7; general rallies arranged, 4; evan- gelistic meetings conducted, 3. Work outside of the state, addressed the Wis- consin State Convention, taught in the city institutes in Indianapolis and St. Louis, and in the Summer Assemblies in Kansas and Indiana. Our Elementary Director, Mrs. Hoffman, attended 10 Associations and appointed Associational Directors in nearly all of them. She is already en- gaged for several institutes. Her work is well received everywhere she speaks. I attended the Rally and Promotion Day exercises at the Normal Park Sun- day School and spoke to the several departments October 7. In the evening I preached to a congregation of about fifteen hundred at the Olivet Baptist church (Colored), Chicago. This church claims a membership of 5,200. One Sunday was spent with the Bethel church, Rock Island Associa- tion. The services were well attended. In the evening nearly two th!i"ds of the congregation were men. Re . W. H. Dickman is the pastor and is doing a good work on this field. Dr. A. A. Holtz of Milwaukee deliv- ered the Sunday School address at the State Convention. It was a fine mes- sage and well received. Dr. Holtz is State Director of Sundav School and Young People's Work for AV^sconsin. no ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary MISS ALLIE GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1«12 2J)th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago The annual meeting of the State Un- ion was held at Moline, in connection with the State Convention, Thursday, October 18th. The President's report gave an outline of the entire work, and showed progress in every way. He had a large number of Unions striving to attain the Standard, and enough of them reached the goal to put us in the third place, among the states. Many other Unions attained large percent- ages, just missing the 100 per cent. Thousands of letters were written by the President and his various helpers. The training and development of the yoiing people in all our churches was emphasized as the great goal of our organization. Interest in this work of conservation seems to be increasing. One hundred and twenty-six delegates from our state attended the Internat- ional B. Y. P. U. A. Convention at De- troit. More Unions contributed to the support of our state work than ever before, an indication that this work is interesting more of the young people. The following officers were elected for the coming year : President, Carey R. Johnson, Princeton ; vice-presidents, North, Miss Alice Coonrad, Chicago; Central, Henry Livingstone, El Paso; South, Harold Howard, Mount Ver- non; General Secretary, Miss Allie Cene Davis, Mattoon ; Treasurer, Rob- ert Hoffman, Po'^k Island. The annual meeting of 1918 wall be held at Kewanee. This is President Johnson's second year and we rejoice in it because we believe in the old "saw," "One good year deserves another." With such a band of helpers, who are all young peo- ple oi experience in R. Y. P. U. work, and with the knowledge and experience of one year, we believe President John- son is going to accomplish great things for the Kingdom, our organization, and and our young people during the com- ing year. In order to do this, how- ever, he must have united support of all of us. "You, in your small corner, and I in mine" must try and DO some- thing that will count. Simply giving your assent to the work, and to the ac- tivities proposed, will not accomplish much. "Start something" in your own Union. Our big drive now is the Stan- dard, and for "Trained Leaders." Con- sult with the Superintendent of your Bible school and work together. There should be closer co-operation between the "Teaching, and Training" forces of our churches. Our churches need "trained leaders" —our B. Y. P. U. can, and should sup- ply the material, the very best material for such leaders. They are the "future church" visible. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN ill CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME 3IAYWOOD, ILLINOIS Rev. D. H. MacGilliviay, Supt. Mrs. D. H. MacGillivray, Matron HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE IRVINGTON, ILLINOIS Rev. Alfred C. Kelly, Supt. Another year has passed in the his- tory of the Home, and it is with a feel- ing- of deep gratitude to our Heavenly Father that we acknowledge His divine favor over us. There have been no deaths nor ser- ious sickness, though we have had con- stantly 65 children, and once we reach- ed 7Z ; altogether there have been 129 cared for in the Home durnig the year. - The annual meeting of the Board was held at the Home the 23rd of Oc- tober, and though the weather was in- clement, there was a good attendance and good interest manifested. Among other important things done, the Re- ceiving Cottage was dedicated. We were sorry to have to dedicate the building with a debt of $3000 hanging- over it. However we hope this may not remain long, because a debt upon a charitable institution is a disastrous thing. It curtails the work that ought to be done for unfortunate children. If 100 individuals will give $30 each the debt will be raised and the in- dividuals will he benefactors in the interest of the needy children. Pledge cards V\'ere handeii to the people at the annual meeting, but only a few were returned signed up. I trust that those who have pledged and those who propose to give to us will do so promptly. The Home sustained a great loss in the death of Brother H. E. Goodman. He g-ave larsrelv of his thought and monev to make pos'^ible the new build- insf. as well as to liberally support cur- rent expenses. The health of our children is uni- formly good, there being little occasion for calling our physician. The farm crops have been gathered and stored for winter use.' Our two silos are well filled with good silage and with a good supply of hay in stacks and barn our feed for the cattle and horses is sufficient for the winter months. We have stored away sufficient table supplies in potatoes, canned fruits and vegetables, dried beans, etc., to give us a good start toward food for the chil- dren. We are feeding enough hogs to sup- ply our need for meat and lard, and are also feeding a three year old steer to help out. This does not mean that we do not expect some "meatless days." In- deed nearly all the meat we use comes on the tables in the form of gravy, rather than solid meat. The beef will be put in cans and preserved as soup stock ; that is, the greater part of it. Two teachers are employed in our school work. One is furnished bv the public school directors, they having rented for a nominal sum our school rooms and opened a public school for the benefit of our children. Airs. Ol- son, wife of the assistant superinten- dent, teaches seventh and eighth grades. During the rest of this year and until Spring seeding is on, we will be push- ing our general improvements and gathering funds for that purpose. We are hopeful that our friends will not wait for the coming of the superin- tPH^lent, l:»ut send in the cash to help us alone. 112 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS THE NEED OF AN OLD PEOPLE'S HOME Why do we need an old people's home? This is a question that. some- one is asking. If this world were heaven, there would be no old people's homes. Fifty years ago when there were no flats or apartments, houses had a generous number of bed chambers, and grandfather or grandmother was just as really a member of the house- hold as any of the children. To-day we have a wonderful civilization full of all sorts of conveniences, and among these, are old people's homes. It is no uncommon sight today to see grav hairs begging bread, and every community has its aged people who live "on the town" or "at the county f:i"m." The fact is, that there is an in- creasing number of people who are growing old, with the prospect of homelessness and friendlessness be- fore them. Only one who is in touch with this work knows of the fear that so many have that when they have be- come aged and weakened they may have to drop out of the w^orld which once knew them, and be forgotten and iincared for in the alms-house. So to rheet a real need the churches provide a real home for those members of our churches who might otherwise have to become the recipients of an unsympa- thetic public charity. Why do not old people live with their children? The considerable number vho pre childless do not come under the question. Some few do live with children ; and often happily. But many of those who have children visit from home to home. They have no real home, just transfer stations. If they are leal cheery, and can be helpful, they are wanted. But, if it is otherwise, they visit. Old people need a real home. At Oak Forest, our Cook County Home for the infirm, they sleep seventy-five beds or so in a room, and their clothes and few possessions go into a locker. At the Catholic Homes for the aged, such as the "Little Sisters of the Poor" collect for, they are cared for in much the same way. In our Old People's Home at Mayw^ood, there is a room for each one, with the thought of posses- sion and privacy. And throughout it all there is a ministry of .love that comes from Christian churches that care. A sweet faced, weary woman was led by the matron along the hall to the room she was to have at the Home. Thev entered the room and the little old woman sat down in the easy rock- ing chair near the dresser and looked about her at the pleasant room. "Is this to be my room," she said, "and am I really a member of the Home now?" The matron assured her that it was all true. The new member began to weep in a silent sort of way. "Why, my dear, what is the trouble?" said the matron, "I couldn't help it when I thought that I would never have to go visiting from home to home any more, and could stay here always." David T. Magill. Secretarv of the Bmrd. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER, 1917 NO. 8 + OltfrtatmaH + Christmas is coming soon. It was on the night that Jesus was born that the angel choir sang "Peace upon earth, good will to men," and yet there has never been a Christmas since Jesus was born when so nearly the whole world was in warfare as now. However, all ihat is good in this warfare, contending for national righteousness, the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., etc., came from the true spirit of Christianity. The war started because some nations, or at least their rulers, had completely for- gotten the true spirit of Christianity. Let us this year' pass by much of the foolishness that usually accompanies Christmas and try to get close to Christ. Everybody ought to send some remem- brance to the soldier boys for Christ- mas, but let us expend less in costly, but often almost useless, presents upon our iriends at home. Let us make it a day of gladness, but at the same time a day of real worship. Let us be glad that the place where Jesus was born is no longer in the hands of the Turks, but in the possession of a Christian nation, for at the time of this writing news comes that Jerusalem, after being in the hands of the Turks for 1200 years, has fallen into the hands of the English, and Bethlehem of course will fare the same as Jerusalem. The Ministers and Missionaries Ben- efit Fund has the right of way among the churches for December. Dr. Tom- linson and his workers want to get the Million Dollar Morehouse Memorial Fund in a few weeks. That will make $2,000,000 in the Ministers and Mis- sionaries Benefit Fund which has been accumulated in about seven years. Let all Baptists in Illinois affiliated with the Northern Baptist Convention help cheerfully and liberally in raising this fund. Rev. G. E. Milford has been supply- ing the Latham Church for half time for more than one year, and the work there seems encouraging. Brother Mil- ford lives near Hettick and supplies that church for half time. There is good interest in that church. Some time ago he held a meeting resulting in twelve additions. The First Church of Rock Island, of which Rev. J. C. Granger is pastor, is making good progress. During the three months of the present pastorate, thirty members have been added to the church, eleven by baptism, and twenty more were expected in a week or two at last report. 114 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN the colleges and the war Rev. Frank L. Padelford One thing the war has already dem- onstrated and that is the immense prac- tical vahie to the nation of the Amer- ican college. Take the contribution of our oldest American college as an ex- ample. Harvard has contributed 5,429 men to the war. 2000 are in the army, 713 in the navy, 1000 in the officers training camps, 122 in foreign armies, 420 in ambulance service, 229 in Red Cross field work, 216 professors giving all or part time to the government. The college has conducted at its own ex- pense an officers training camp, a radio school with 2,000 men and a naval cadet school. It is operating four base hospitals in Europe from its medical school. What Harvard is doing most other colleges are doing in proportion to their numbers and strength. Over 40,000 young men who were students in college a year ago, are now in the national service. Over 85 per cent of the new officers are college students or college graduates. In the hour ©f national crisis the col- lege has been the nation's greatest asset. What has been so clearly demonstrated in war times we shall now be ready to recognize is true at all times. Money invested in colleges has been money well invested. We shall not have to argue again the practical value of education. It does not merely teach men to read dead lan- guages. It prepares them for leader- ship in the most strenuous tests of life. The lesson of the war is so absolutely clear that every boy and girl who can possibly do it ought to secure an educa- tion, and there is a way for every one who has the wall. Our Board of Education is doing ev- ery thing it can to bring these lessons home to our Baptist people throughout the Northerfi Baptist Convention. The State Convention al its meeting in Moline in October, took up the ques- tion of federation of Baptist churches with churches of other denominations. After a lengthy general statement and preamble, the following statement and recommendations were unanimously passed, with possibly one dissenting vote : "We deprecate the tendency of some of our people, both among the laity and the ministry, to ''ose denominational identity by federating, merging, or otherwise enter- ing into relations that make it impossible to present a clear and forceful statement ol liaptist principles. We believe that strong, vigorous Baptist churches, func- tioning as such in their several communi- ties, is the most feasible and effective man- ner of realizing the spiritual ideal of Jesus. "Therefore, we desire to recommend: r'irst — That any individual church en- tering into relationship with another de- nomination, which relations involve the si- lencing or eliminating of our Baptist mes- sage, shall thereby cease to be recognized as a Baptist church. "Second;^ — That any of our Baptist churches looking forward to any move that affects the relation of the church to the denomination should secure the counsel and advice of the larger denominational units. "Third — That we regard church property as a sacred trust inherited from the past and to deliver such property thus inherited to another body of people is a violation of moral rights. "Fourth — That any Baptist minister who bei omes pastor of any federated church which implies silencing any of those prin- ciples which differentiate us from other denominations, shall, by such action, cease to be recognized as one of our ministry, and his name shall cease to be mentioned as one of our accredited ministers, or pub- lished in the Annual as such." "Rev. Geo. W. Stoddard of Dixon, 111., finds Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts, a real factor In his church life. He is scoutmaster. The church is pleased with the results follow- ing the every-member canvass of a year ago "nd is now preparing for the canvass for the new church year." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 115 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs 0*1 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois 'Entered as second-class matter, June ' , 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." THE WAR AMERICAN soldiers, supplies and ammunition have been shipped to France more rapidly than most Ameri- cans have known. SO FAR as is known, not one Amer- ican soldier has lost his life in transportation to Europe. The sub- marine has failed in that particular. WE, AT this time, are Hving in the most strenuous period of the world's history, a time when almost the whole world, including our own coun- try, is at war. WE cannot expect to live in the usual way. This is a time of strenuousness. People are doing big things. The world never needed active religion and missionary work so much as now. Where people were formerly giving one dollar or ten dollars for re- ligious and missionary work, they should now give by tens and hundreds. OUR church and missionary work must now be kept up at home and pushed to a much higher standard or civilization will be hopelessly lost as a result of this war. Let Christian peo- ple, like the soldier boys who are sacri- ficing their lives for their country, be willing to sacrifice largely for the King- dom of Christ. IT IS estimated that if the war should continue until June 1919, the United States will have expended in the war and loans to the Allies, the amount of $36,000,000,000. The war of the Re- bellion in the Sixties cost the govern- ment about $3,500,000,000 during the period of four and one-half years. POSSIBLY by next June America w^ill have one million men in Eu- rope and another million in training camps. America was forced into this war. President Wilson kept us out for nearly three years, but when we W'Cnt in we went in to win, at whatever cost of men or means. hUSSIA has practically gone to pieces as a military power, and Italy has lost much in the late German drive, but Germany has lost all her for- eign possessions, nearl)^ all her mer- chant vessels interned in foreign ports, and men and material and means at home almost without estimate. THERE seems to be but little feel- ing of bitterness on the part of Americans toward the German people, but the feeling is strong that the Rus- sian militaristic autocracy shall be de- feated, in the interest of all nations and the German people as Avell. $15,000 FROM ILLINOIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR BAPTIST SOLDIER BOYS The Northern Baptist Convention appointed a committee to conserve the spiritual interests of our Baptist boys who enlisted or were drafted into the service. As the work required haste and money was needed, this committee borrowed $70,000 so as to do the work that was needed to be done at once. Our State Convention Board in Moline last October voted to raise one-tenth of this 116 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN amount in Illinois, and a committee was appointed to carry out the resolution. So many things were claiming the at- tention of our people the past fall, it was decided to raise this amount in the month of February. Rev. E. L. Killam. Associate Editor of the Stan- dard, has been secured for this work; see his article on the last page of this issue of the Bulletin. Let everybody be ready to give liberally in February for this work. Good missionary work is now being done among our boys at Rockford. About $6,000 of this $15,000, will be asked for the w'ork at Camp Grant, near Rockford. While one million of our )'0ung men are now giving, and anoth- er million before 12 months are past will be giving all their time, risking their lives, and perhaps many tens of thousands of them will sacrifice their Jives for their country and for freedom, is any true American walling to stay at home and accumulate money during the war? Americans should tr}^ hard to make money and economize to save it, and then spend it all during the war for the good of humanity. People have had plenty of time to pile up money before the war, and they may have time after the war, but during the w^ar all income should be spent to save modern civilization. SINGLE COLLECTING AGENCY The State Convention at its meeting in October voted favorably for a single collecting agency, in some measures such as they have in Nebraska, Iowa. Wisconsin,' Michigan, Indiana, and Missouri. The main features of the plan is for one office and one man to h-cve charge of collecting all the budgets c f Home and Foreign Missions, Wo- men's Missions, Publication Society, State Convention, and any other funds that are apportioned to the churches. A committee was appointed to work out some scheme and report to the Execu- tive Committee. The committee has done its work and reported to the Ex- ecutive Committee as follows : That a Single Collecting Agency be established with office in Chicago; That the State Convention office be continued down-state : That the Single Collecting agent be responsible for creating intelligent en- thusiasm in the state for all missionary and benevolent offerings; That all missionary endeavors in the state for raising money shall be done in co-operafion with him. That the expenses of this office shall be paid by all the co-operating societies in proportion to the amount of money raised for each. The Executive Committee unanim- ously adopted the recommendations of the Committee and authorized the Su- perintendent to call a meeting of the Board of the State Convention as soon as the Nominating Committee has se- cured a man for the office in Chicago. Some states put this whole business in the office of the Superintendent of Mis- sions, but the Committee, with one ex- ception, felt strongly that that could not be done in Illinois, that with the large constituency, the extreme length of the state north and south, and the situation as it is in Southern Illinois, that the State Convention office should be down-state. The Single Collecting Agency office should be in the Great City, and yet that city is too far to one end of the state for the Convention office. With conditions as thev are in Illinois, if the ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 117 whole work were in one office under one man, either the finances or the State Convention work, or both, would be neglected. The establishment - of this office will not cost the denomina- •tion more, perhaps not so much, as when Dr. Aitchison had his office in Chicago, and besides Home and For- eign Missions it will take in the wo- men's work and four or five other in- terests. MEAXDERINGS OF SUPERINTENDENT On Monday, November 6th, the new department of B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School work met in Chicago. Mr. John Ruthven joi Alorgan Park is the chairman. The department did ver\^ faithful work during a whole after- noon. The question of Summer As- sembly was taken up and left undecided for. the present. Two questions were discussed in the Committee : 1. Whether or not to postpone the Assembly until the summer of 1919 on account of war conditions this year, and 2. Whether or not two assemblies shall be held, one in the Training School in Chicago, for Northern Illi- nois, and one at Alton for central and Southern lUinois. These questions will be settled soon. On November 10th, the editor visited Camp Grant near Rockford. This is a city of about 35,000 people, constructed in about four or five months, and it seems like a comfortable place of living. The soldiers looked like a fine lot of men. If each one of our laymen could visit one of these camps and see how these fine looking young men are not only giving their time during the war, but risking their lives for the sake of our civilization, they would not feel like staying at home and laying up money during the war, but would try to make all the money they can and give all their profit and in many cases some ot their surplus capital for the moral and religious work of the world just now. No person, it seems to me, who stays at home should attempt to accumulate any money while the war lasts. Sunday morning, November 11th, was given to the Stillman Valley church. This little church lost its meet- ing house by being struck by lightning last May. There was a good insurance and the church is well endowed, and it could easily rebuild, but there are only about twelve or fifteen resident mem- bers, and nearly all of the population is Swedish, with two Swedish mission churches in the village. The church voted not to rebuild at present ; that all its property should be used for Baptist work; that they would turn over from S200 to $300 annually to Baptist ^lis- sions and war work ; and that if at any time they should give up there, all the property should be turned over to the State Convention to be held in trust for that place, in case Baptist work could ever be started there again. Sunday night was given to Rochelle, where we held a conference with the people about locating -^ pastor. A^^e hope a man will be located soon. Monday and Tuesday the Superin- tendent spent in Chicago in Committee meeting and other work. Friday. November 16th, was given to the Missionary Committee of the Southern Illinois Association at \A>st Frankfort. An all day meeting was held and the matter of an evangelist for that association thoroughly dis- cussed. It was hoped that a man could be found to give all his time to evan- gelistic work in that association. Rev. 118 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN C. F. Stalker is spending three months this fall in evangelistic work on that territory. Saturday night and Sunday morn- ing, November 17th and 18th, the Ed- itor gave to the Claim Street church in Aurora. The pastor. Rev. Thaddeus Stephens, was very sick much of the time last winter and spring, but is in good health now. He seems to be do- ing good work on that field. The church has been weakened by quite a number of young, men going into the army. The Sunday School was fine. The pastor has a fine family of six chil- dren, one beautiful set of triplet girls three years old. Sunday afternoon we inspected the Sublette meeting house which belongs to the State Convention. The Evan- gelical Church and Union Sunday school are taking splendid care of the property. There is now only one Bap- tist family in the community. Sunday night was given to the church at Amboy. Rev. J. H. Hughes has been pastor there more than two years. A complete revolution has tak- en place. Instead of a little student supply church a great plant has been es- tablished. There were thirteen in the orchestra, a male quartette and twenty- two persons in the choir, and the large auditorium was well filled with people. I was told that it was about an average Sunday evening congregation. Brother Hughes has added about seventy-five members since he went there. November 20th and 21st, three im- portant committee meetings, two na- tional and one state, were attended in Chicago. Thursday evening, November 22nd, the Editor held a meeting in the Alpha Church and had a consultation with the pulpit committee and a candidate for that pastorless church was recommend- ed. Friday, the 23rd, we had a meeting of the Missionary Committee of the Rock Island Association in Rock Is-» land. Saturday, the 24th, was spent in An- dalusia and the State Convention farm was leased to Rev. T. F. Klotzsche, the newly elected pastor. Sunday, November 25th, he met with the colored people in East Moline, in the forenoon; preached to more than 600 insane people at the Watertown Hospital in the afternoon, and preached to a crowded house in the Baptist church at Watertown in the evening. Many of the East Moline Bap- tists were there. Rev. J. M. Osborne has been pastor in East Moline for half time for one year. Nothing was being done when he took up the work one year ago. Now they are completing a $16,000 meeting house and hope they will not have a very heavy debt when it shall be dedicated. MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR NOVEMBER Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a ( * ) star. Baldwin, A. C, Deer Park Church Special Evangelistic Fund $ 5.00 *Brimfield Church 5.00 Browning, Nancy E., Benton Ch S. E. F 5.00 Chicago, Logan Sq Norwegian Ch. 5.05 Chicago, Messiah Church 3.98 Chicago, Millard Ave., Ch 9.80 Chicago, Western Ave., Church.... 27.04 Colbert, Rev. V., CoUinsville, Annuity 100.00 Collected in evangelistic meetings F. M. Dunk 74.12 F. L. Church 40.00 Evanston First Church 60.00 Fisk, T. Otto, Aurora, S. B. F 5.00 Herrick, J. T., Wyanet, S. E. F..... 2.00 Home Mission Society 134.72 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 119 Lena B. Y. P. U 1.60 Lena, Sunday School 1.00 McChesney, B. D., Minonk, S. E. F. 10.00 McCurdy, J. S., Alpha, S. E. F 15.00 McCurdy, S. C, Alpha, S. E. F 25.00 Miles, Celia M., Centralia, S. E. F. 2.00 Moncrief, J. W., Aurora, S. E. F 10.00 Oak Park First Church 25.00 Parks, H. P., Minonk, S. E. F 5.00 Patrick, Mrs. F. W., Marengo, S. E. F 10.00 Pease, Emilie F. and Gertrude S., Quincy, S. E. F 5.00 Phillips, W. J., Elgin S. E. F 5.00 Pinney, Norman, E., Roseville, S. E. F 5.00 Peoria, First Church 100.00 Pleasant Grove Church 9.00 Rochelle Church 6.5b Scott, Mrs. C. F., Roodhouse S. E. P 5.00 Sheldon, Mrs. E. J., Berwick, fc'.. E. F 10.00 Tonica Parsonage Rent 50.00 Utica, Sunday School 5.00 University Church Fund 1038.00 Walker, Sarah J., Aurora, S. E. F. 5.00 Wiley, Mrs. Kate, Galva 2.00 Total $1801.84 DEATHS Mr. Ed Cool of Cordova died Satur- day morning, December 8th, from an attack of Brig-ht's disease. Mr. Cool was clerk of the Cordova church for many years and had been one of its substantial members. During the past four years he has been one of the most loyal supporters of the State Conven- tion we have had in the state of Illinois for many years. His gifts were always given in a quiet way, and he never wanted his name mentioned in con- nection with his contributions. He leaves a widow, but no children. DEDICATIONS The Morris church, of which Rev. J. C. Richardson has been pastor for six or seven years, was rededicated, or rather reopened, Sunday, December 2. They had put the meeting house in splendid repair, a very excellent roof was put oh the building, and the whole structure was beautifully stuccoed. The cost was about $1500. Very interest- ing services were held in the forenoon, afternoon and evening of December 2. The money had been practically provid- ed for and no solicitation was made. Pastor Richardson stands very high with his people, and his church is per- haps in the best condition it has been for twenty years. The people speak /ery highly of the work of both him- self and his wife. Martin's Prairie Church is located in the country six miles east of Rood- house. The people have erected a very beautiful and substantial and up-to-date building. They tore down the old build- ing and erected the new one on the same location. It is quite large and well fin- ished, with a nice set of pews in the auditorium and a good basement under the whole building. It was dedicated December 9th. Although the day was exceedingly cold, both Saturday and Sunday nights being considerably be- low zero weather, yet the dedication was a splendid success. The auditorium was not crowded, but well filled. The people did not gather until about half past eleven o'clock. They had an in- debtedness of $650, and after preach- ing thirty-five minutes the Superinten- dent undertook to raise $700. The process seemed slow and difficult. The preacher was on his feet two hours, preaching the sermon and raising the debt, but when the whole amount was summed up they had $866.25. Mr. John R. McConathy, who was brought up in that community, but is now a banker in Roodhouse, placed a beaut- iful piano in the church after dark Sat- urday night and made them a present of it in memory of his mother. Only one 120 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN person in the church knew that he was doing this, and it came as a great sur- prise to the congregation. A very sumptuous feast was provided for everybody and served in the basement. An after-dinner service was held. Rev. Edgar Ford of Benson, whose former home had been in that community, was present and rendered valuable service throughout the meeting. Rev. Wm. Rhoads of Upper Alton, who had for- merly been pastor of that church for ten years, was present and offered the prayer of dedication. They have planned for two weeks of special meet- ings to be conducted by Rev. J. W. Patterson of Morrisonville. PASTORAL. CHANGES Rev. J. S. Walls has closed his work at Sparland and Steuben and removed to Decatur. During the time he re- mains at Decatur he would be willing to supply any church within a reason- able distance of that city that might de- sire his services. His address is 1320 South Hill St., Decatur, 111. The Upper Alton Church, which had been pastorless for several months, called as its pastor, Rev. David T. Ma- gill, of Chicago. He accepted the call and began his work December 2nd. Brother Magill was pastor of the Cal- vary church in Chicago for ten years. Both he and his wife are capable and worthy people, and we believe he will do a successful work in Upper Alton, both with the church and among the Shurtleff College students. The Lincoln church, where Rev. N. J. Hilton did such successful work as pastor for quite a number of years, and from which he was called to the Minonk Church, has located Rev. G. W. Kimball of Cornell. Cornell was perhaps Brother Kimball's first pas- torate, and he had splendid success on that field. We hope he will be as suc- cessful at Lincoln, but regret very much that the Cornell church has again become pastorless. Rev. C. N. Manchester has removed from Edinburg and settled as pastor of the Plymouth and Colchester churches; his home is in Plymouth These two churches make a good, strong pastorate and we hope Brother Manchester will have good success on those fields. He did good work at Pawnee before leaving that part of the state. Rev. C. P. Greenfield, who has been pastor of the Charleston Church for about one year, has closed his work there and accepted a call to Paris. The Paris church occupies an important field, and we hope Brother Greenfield will have large success on that field. The Charleston church is in a very im- portant location, and we hope they will find a suitable pastor soon. Rev. J. S. Ebersole resigned the pas- torate of the North Shore church in Chicago and has accepted the pastorate of a church in Buffalo. N. Y. PERSONALS Evangelist J. N. Edmondson of At- wood, Illinois, is at this' time conduct- mg successful meetings in Missouri. After having closed one meeting, he began another at Morley, Missouri, De- cember 2nd. He is having large con- gregations, and every prospect of a good meeting. He can be engaged for such services for anytime in January or February. Rev. J. M. Jones, pastor of the Car- thage Baptist church, and Miss Ethlyn Griffith, his organist, were married on ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 121 Sunday night, November 25th. They started the same night for a trip to Kansas City and Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Bro. Jones has been one of our faithful and successful Illinois pastors during the past ten years. We wish them much happiness. Dr. E. L. Krumreig's Armageddon sermon seems to have attracted consid- erable interest. He was invited to re- peat it in Danville, which he did to a house full of people, and then again to the Ministerial Association of the city and to the Brotherhoods of three churches. The women of the First Church of Danville have raised about $2500 for the church building since the dedication, besides helping the church financially in many other ways. Rev. R. V. Meigs of Muskogee, Ok- lahoma, writes his appreciation of the seven Baptist principles which were published in the Bulletin in October. He recently referred to them in a ser- mon, and they were received accept- ably. We hope Brother Meigs will come back tolllinois some time. Dr. R. S. Kirkland recently assisted Rev. J. R. Very in a meeting at Hoopeston. It is reported as having been very successful. Forty-five were baptized and twenty-two more received for baptism. Twenty joined the church by experience and letter. Seven went to other churches, making a total of eighty-seven who united with the Bap- tist church. The church expressed it- self as highly gratified with the work of Dr. Kirkland and his wife on that field. Rev. Harvey F. Gilbert, one of our Illinois boys, a graduate of Shurtleff College and Rochester Seminary, and who went to Africa as a missionary for three years and returned on account of the illness of his wife, has just located as a pastor of the Memorial Baptist church at Toledo, Ohio. We were hop- ing that Brother Gilbert would locate in Illinois, but as he saw his way clear to go to Ohio, we wish him success in that state. Rev. F. E. R. Miller, pastor of the First Church of Elgin, is putting in about ten or twelve weeks with the soldier boys at Camp Grant near Rock- ford. He and the churches in Rock- ford are doing much for the religious welfare of our Baptist boys at the camp. The committee appointed by the North- ern Baptist Convention to raise $150,- 000 for work among our Baptist sol- diers has authorized Brother Miller to purchase a good Ford for work at the encampment. This was the right thing to do. The distances are so great that it is impossible for any one or two men to do all the work that ought to be done without a private conveyance. STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES Rev. A. P. Rossier is very much en- couraged in the work at Geneseo. De- cember 2nd was a delightful day, with baptisms in the evening. Nine have united with the church since he began work about three months ago, and oth- ers will follow soon. Evangelist F. L. Church held a meet- ing with the Lombard Avenue Church of Oak Park. The treasurer of that church writes of Mr. Church's work as follows : "He leaves behind him a score of friends who regret that the meetings are over. Mr. Church is one of the most earnest, sincere Christians it has ever been my privilege to meet, and he always has a message that goes 122 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN right to the hearts of his hearers, and how the children do love him." Evangehst F. M. Dunk has closed a meeting at the Kinderhook church. The attendance was good and the people seem to have appreciated Brother Dunk's work very much. The ingath- ering was not as large as had been hoped for, but there were ten or twelve additions as a result of the meeting. Brother Dunk will hold his next meet- ing at Petersburg. Missionary V. Colbert held a meet- ing at Alhambra in the Alton Associa- tion. He baptized some converts in a large farm watering tank. Rev. Rob- ert Anderson was called as pastor for full time. They raised $40 for asso- ciational missions, Pastor-at-large H. F. Jones, in a re- cent visit at Brimfield, walked twelve » miles in one day visiting the sick and calling on new families. In his last meeting at Payson one new member was received. Rev. E. H. Fletcher, our colored mis- j:ionary in Chicago, recently visited the St. Paul Church in Gary, Indiana, which belongs to the Illinois Bethle- hem Association. It is only two years old and now has 200 members, and a new church building is nearlv complet- ed. Rev. L. B. Trites of Danville as- sisted Pastor Rork in meetings with the Calvary Church in South Danville. We do not yet know the results of these meetings. The w^ork at Palermo, where he has been pastor for half time for three years, is doing very nicely. Pilgrim Temple Church of Chicago recently took in fourteen Roumanian members from Gary, Indiana. The work at the Temple is good. Rev. J. C. Dent is the pastor. CHURCHES The Greenfield Church, of which Rev. J, H. Martin is pastor, is very greatly encouraged in its work, and the pastor and his wife enjoy the field very much. Since he began work there about one year ago, there have been about forty-two additions to the church. The church is in good finan- cial condition and meeting all its ob- ligations. Rev. W. O. Shank took the pastorate of the Central Church in Quincy after the First Church and the Vermont Street Churches united. He accepted the call for one year. The year will soon be up, and he expects to close his work soon after. He has done faithful work and much good has been ac- complished. "Ten young people have offered themselves to enter the min- istry or mission fields, as the Lord may direct." Brother Shank can be secured, for some other good field after he closes his year at Quincy. Any church desiring to communicate with him can address him at Quincy. After the Loda church had been w^ithout preaching for about two years, and after a visit by the superintendent, arrangements w' ere made to secure Rev. W. H. Beeby of Urbana to supply the church on alternate Sundays. He has been there two Sabbaths and expresses himself as encouraged with the w^ork. The Sunday School had been continued during the time that there was no preaching, and they have a good school also a very good meeting house and parsonage. We hope that somehow, some way the work may be built up at Loda. The Jacksonville Church, with Rev. A. A. Todd as pastor, seems to be mak- ing good progress. They have adopted the Five Year Program and are in- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 123 creasing the church budget. They ob- served an annual thank offering day and received 3800 on the new Sunday school rooms. They are planning to put up a Sundav school building that will cost from $12,000 to 515,000. The Central Church of Springfield, of which Dr. H. S. Bowyer is pastor, recently received thirt}- new members, and a reception was given for them a week or so ago. Fort}' men have en- listed from that church in the army, among them the son of Dr. Bowyer, who left Denison L'niversit}' to go in- to the service. The Millard Avenue Church in Chi- cago, of which Rev. Jas. A. White has been pastor, has given up its organiza- tion and ceased to exist, as an English speaking Baptist church, and given over the field to a foreign Baptist church, but in closing out their ex- istence they made up their full appor- tionment for State Convention and 15 per cent above. This splendid church has not given up the field because they did not want to stand by the work, but because they could do better and more aggressive Baptist work by imiting with other Baptist churches and allow- ing the foreign Baptists to have that field. Rev. Ray E. Foster has just closed three years' work on the Gra^-mont field. The church has just called him for another year with an increase in salar\' of SI 50. The past two years have been among the best in the his- tory- of the Gravmont church CENTR.U B.\PTIST CHILDRENS HOME MAYWOOD. LLLiNOIS Rer. D. H. MacGillivray, Supt. Mrs. D. H, MacGillivraT. Matron 'At the February meeting of the board of managers of the Home Mission Society forty-five missionaries were appointed. These are, for the most part, located in the West and central West. There were also two evangelists appointed to work in co- operation with the state conventions, one in Kansas and one in Illinois." Our large family continue to be ro- bust and healthy. Conser\-ation of food and war times have not affected the appetites of our boys and girls: neither does the high cost of living bother them. However the management is kept guessing what to do next so that the necessarv- food may be supplied them Besides there is an ever increasing de- mand for charit}- work. There c.re constant applications for us to take new recruits, but our abilit}- is limited ow- ing to the lack of financial support. The returns from churches and in- dividuals have fallen oflt considerably in a financial way ; of course November is one of our poorest months for real support, but this November the re- sponse has been even lighter than usual. However, there is always an oasis in the desert and our oasis came or ap- peared at the approach of Thanksgiv- ing. Many of our friends remembered the children with generous donations of fruit and nuts and in some instances with clothing. Others in a larger way remembered the Home with the staple things, vegetables, fruit, canned fruit, etc. The turkey did not reach us this year : and had it not been for the good friends at Manlius and LaMarsh we should have had not only a meatless, but fowl-less day. They sent us goose and chicken which it is needless to say the children enjoyed immensely. One little tot was heard to say. in real American fashion, on leaving the din- ing room. 'T tell you we had some eood dinner todav." 124 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Woman's Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P TOPPING, Pres. ElKin Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Mrs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer Morgan, Park 2331 Hartzell Ave., Evanston Dear Baptist Women of Illinois : At this Christmas season, so differ- ent from any we have ever known, may- Christ's gracious spirit shine into your hearts, dispelling your doubts, giving you courage and sympathy. Though the way may seem dark today, may faith give you the vision of a radiant future for you and yours. May fellow- ship and service make you the true friend to all. This is my Christmas greeting to you. Mrs. W. P. Topping. The annual state report should be in every circle president's hand by De- cember 15th. It is of real value to every circle. Use it! What about the Reading Contest? Are you reading "Contest Books?" Send to Mrs. C. M. Church, Belvidere, for information. Has your Circle sent 12 cents to 706 Douglas Ave., Elgin, for the Standard of Excellence Poster? If not, DO IT NOW! How every one enjoyed the annual reception at the B. M. T. S. on Novem- ber 13th! What an inspiring sight, when at the close of a splendid supper, served in the dining room of the school, 82 girls marched into the room, the first two carrying the Christian and American flags ! Each girl wore a beautiful red ribbon on which was printed her state. How proud should we be to know that this year for the first time, Illinois leads all other states. Nineteen Illinois Girls in our B. M. T. S.! Dr. Behan, president of the School, gave much of interest. 790 have grad- uated since 1881, 326 still in active ser- vice, 125 have gone to foreign fields, 58 now in service on foreign fields. Ob- jective for next year — 125 students. Other speakers were: Miss Martha Troeck, for 25 years a worker among Immigrants at Ellis Island ; Miss Selma Lagergren from Jaro, Philippine Is- lands, and Dr. Burt, president of the Y. M. C. A. college in Chicago. It was an evening full of splendid enthusiasm. A live Circle has just been organized in Manchester, Morgan-Scott Associa- tion. Miss Eiminie Broadstone, the new District Secretary for Central District, under appointment of the W. A. B. H. M. S., has been working in Rock River Association. We bespeak a warm wel- come for Miss Broadstone when she visits other Associations. The following extract from Miss Anna V. Johnson, an Illinois girl, at the head of the training school in Iloilo, P. I., is interesting as an inter- pretation of her teaching. (Not space for the letter.) ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Sunday School Work in Illinois 125 — n W. B. MoiTis, Ashley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. TJ. Director. Mrs. Edna R. Hoffman, 1612 ?9th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Director.' Our Director has kindly allowed me the use of his page this month for a greeting to our Sunday school forces, on behalf of the new department of Sunday School and Young People, cre- ated by the State Convention. We are living in the most highly specialized age of the world's history. It is also an age of individualism, and we be- lieve in both of them, but slowly we are learning that in certain ways "unity of action" is essential to greater progress. We must maintain our individual integ- rity, but if we are to attain our great- est ideals, and become most efficient, we must co-ordinate many of our ac- tivities. This is the "reason" for this new Department. Our young people have their own organization, and will continue to have it. They are, and should be, a part of the church. They have made progress of recent years and we are conscious of them as a Baptist force in our State. Our Sunday School is also, part of the church, but we are not conscious of it as a Baptist force. We believe it ought to be, and should be in close working harmony with our young people's or- ganization, the majority of whom are members of our Sunday schools. It is our desire to effect this, and estab- lish a Baptist Sunday School consci- ousness. The church has a two-fold duty in this world — -to evangelize it. and to instruct its converts. In other words, to preach, and teach. It should have a very definite idea of what con- stitutes its "teaching department." This should be known as the "Church School," and should include, not only its Sunday School, but all Study Class- es, and its young people's organiza- tion. If possible, a director of Relig- ious Education should be appointed. One whose sympathies are broad enough to realize that if boys and girls are to mature into strong, efficient Christians, they must have different educational treatment, at different stages of life, and that you cannot fit a boy to a lesson, that the lesson must be fitted to the boy. This is our "objective" : To estab- lish unity of action among our teach- ing forces, and unite them as the "Church School." To establish a Bap- tist Sunday school consciousness in Ill- inois, and to promote greater efficiency in all our teaching endeavors. We desire to hold Institutes with Associations, or churches, and can offer a program that will help you "teach to win." We solicit your inquiries, and also your financial sup- port in order to promote this undertak- ing. Do YOU believe in it — how much? All contributions should be sent to Rev. N. J. Hilton, Treasurer, Minonk, 111. fohn Ruthven. 126 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary MISS ALLIE GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago The Editor of this, page requests all the young people to read the Sunday School notes in this edition, sure. The new department of Sunday school and Young People wish to assure the young people of their support, and in return ask for co-operation in the work before us. It is hardly necessary for me to say that I believe in "Work By and For Young People." We hope the young people will use all their influence in their various Associations and churches to help unify our endeavors, and thereby promote efficiency. The Standard Campaign is on its way and we trust that a greater number of Un- ions are entered than ever before, and that they will persist in the maximum of effort to attain, until May L Other states are making greater efforts to reach "Standard" and we cannot be behind^, Chicago Union held its great Thanksgiving Sunrise Prayer-meeting as usual, but with a largely diminished attendance, due, undoubtedly, to con- ditions caused by the war. Ottawa Association B. Y. P. U. held a very enthusiastic "Aviation meeting" at Oglesby November 16th. It was also a very largely attended one. A fine silver "Loving Cup" given to the Un- ion having the largest attendance, mileage considered, was won by the Princeton Union. This cup will be contended for semi-annually for four years, and then becomes the property of the Union winning it the largest number of times. Rev. David T, Ma- gill was the speaker at Oglesby. Bro. Magill has accepted a call from the Upper Alton church and begins his work there December 2. He has been in Chicago' ten years, and during that time the B. Y. P. U. have had no bet- ter, more helpful friend. We con- gratulate the church at Upper Alton and know that their young people will be greatly helped by this true servant of the Master. Rev. Mr. Gordanier, who graduated at Shurtleff College last June and be- came pastor of the Hammond church, is having very successful work. He recently held a meeting for two and a half weeks. As a result of the meet- ing there are twenty-three candidates for baptism and others received by ex- perience or letter. Last winter this church was in a very precarious and al- most hopeless condition, but through the work of Missionary N. T. Hafer they were brought together and se- cured a pastor and are now in a very hopeful condition. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 127 THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAY WOOD, ILLINOIS POINTED PARAGRAPHS From the Annual Report of Rev. Daniel T. Magill, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Baptist Old People's Home, 3Iaywood, Illinois. "One year ago we had 29 members in the Home; today there are 35." "The financial condition of the Home is most graifying to the Board. The past year has been the most successful in this respect of any year in our brief history. The total receipts for the year were $20,895. 5 L This amount does not include more than $6,000 raised by the Woman's Board. There is $1,822.15 cash on hand in the General Fund. "The Reserve Fund is composed of $300.00 sums out of each $500.00 ad- mission fee. Upon the death of the individual this $300.00 may be trans- ferred to the General Fund by vote of the Board. This Reserve Fund is prac- tically a permanent fund, and the larger portion of it is always in investments. One year ago the Reserve Fund had $1,100.00 in cash and had $7,000.00 in- vested. Today there is in the fund $690.00 cash and $9,500.00 is invested. "One year ago the Endowment Fund was $23,200.00. Today it is $27,200. "The Treasurer estimates the total assets of the Home, including Funds. Properties and Buildings, to be $82^ 762.15. All this has been accumulated in about nine years." "Eight years ago 15 churches con- tributed $1,119.54. This past year the churches contributed $2,228.00. There has been an average yearly contribu- tion from the churches for these eight years of $1,825.00."' "It was due in large measure to Mr^ J. G. Hale, member of the Board and President of the Woman's Board, also President of the Federated Organiza- tions of the city of Chicago that care for the interests of aged people that a 'Tag Day' for aged people was granted by the Chicago city authorities on May 14th last. Nearly $28,000 was col- lected by those agencies. Our own Home led all the organizations in the amount received. Our treasury was richer by $2,509.02 by the efforts of that day." "The necessity of a hospital depart- ment for our work was voiced in the last Annual Report of the Board. Mrs. Philo R. King secured an option on the house and three lots at the rear of the Aunt Lizzie Aiken Memorial building. By her own personal gift of a consid- erable sum of money and by interesting- others, a large part of the purchase price was provided for, and the proper- ty was offered to the board as a hospital building. The Board accepted the gift and became responsible for a mortgage upon it of $1,600.00. The hrst story of this house was remodeled as a hospital department at an expense of $1,500.00 which was the occasion of another ex- pression of Mrs. King's generosity. The upper story of this building has been fitted up for occupancy for members." "We now have a building with a suitable, complete and perfectly sani- tary hospital department. 128 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN OVER THE TOP We cannot go over the top with our boys, but we will go with them as far as we can. We have more than thirty Bap^ tist camp pastors in the camps with them now. These boys have gone out from our churches and Sunday schools where we did our best to make them Christian men. We will do our best now to steel them for the great task to which they have committed themselves. We can do no less. WHO IS WHO? The War Commission of the Northern Baptist Conven- tion has laid its hands upon the best pastors to be found in our great territory. It has said to their churches, "We want you to release your pastor for two months. We want him* for special service at the camps. W© want you to pay his salary. We will pay his expenses and supply your pulpit. We can do no more." In practically every case the church has arisen to the call and said, "Take him. We need him here, but the boys need him more than we do, and we must serve them while they are still with us." FORWARD MARCH The Commission could not wait to collect money be- fore it began its work. The boys are on their way overseas. Whatever is done must be done quickly. The Commission knew that the denomination would not — could not — fail it in an hour like this. The sum of $150,000 will be needed to , do the work this year. A minimum sum of $15,000 is the share of Illinois Baptists. What a pittance for our thousands of church members ! The drive for this amount will be made during the first "ten days of February. Don't wait for that time. Send the Commission your check today. It will be credited to your church. We will acknowleage its receipt through The Stan- dard. Address Illinois War Commission, Edgar L. Killam, Financial Secretary, Room 1210, Brooks Building, Chicago. Our Boys Are Going Across By The Thousands- We Must Come Across With Our Thousands ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, JANUARY, 1918 NO. 9 + Layman's Campaign for $1,000,000 + At a meeting of nine laymen from eight states in Cleveland last fall, a conference of fifty-five laymen from fifteen states was planned to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 14. The question that was considered was. "What is the duty of the Christian church in general and of the Baptist denomination in particular in view of the world situation created by the pres- ent war?" As a result of the deliber- ations of this conference, a meeting was called for in Chicago January 11. This was the greatest meeting of the kind the writer ever attended. Maine and California were represented, and nearly all the states between. There were 118 persons present, seventy of them laymen, three women, and the remainder were secretaries. Mr. F. W. Ayer of Camden, N. J., was chair- man of the meeting. It was very gen- erally felt that with the conditions we are now facing and with the great re- sources of the Baptist denomination in the Northern States, that at least a special fund of $1,000,000 should be raised before April 1st. This amount was distributed among the states. The larger sums were given out as follows : New York, $250,000; Massachusetts, $100,000; Pennsylvania, $100,000; Ohio, $75,000; Illinois, $65,000; Cali- fornia, $50,000, and smaller sums to other states. Rev. F. P. Haggard was selected as secretary of the committee and a committee for each state was ap- pointed. This will include the $150,000 that the denomination was planning for work among our Baptist soldier boys. The Illinois Baptist State Con- vention had planned to raise $15,000 of this war fund, but that will now be included in our $65,000 drive. The committee for Illinois consists of W. G. Brimson, Chairman ; Clifton D. Gray, Treasurer; Rev. R. H. Claxon, Hon. A. J. Scrogin, Robt. L. Scott, Rev. J. C. Hazen and Ed Drake. E. L. Killam was selected as general worker for two months outside of Chi- cago. Some other man will be selected to work the city. This is to be entirely over and above the apportionments. It is hoped that it will go far beyond $1,000,000, and it is hoped that the churches will get a great blessing in pushing through this notable enter- prise. It appears that the committee put Illinois much below some other states where the Baptists are not so strong as in Illinois, but we hope Illi- nois will come up with at least $100,- 000. 130 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN BAPnST DISCUSSIONS IN NEW YORK Some time ago a prominent layman in New York was asked to give a pa- per at the fall meeting of the Baptist Social Union. He is a man whose pastor has for some time been advocat- ing an open membership, that Baptist churches should follow the example of some English Baptist churches and re- ceive persons into their membership who have never been baptized (im- mersed). After the paper had been read the Watchman-Examiner of De- cember 13th took up the question and gave an editorial of more than a page and a half on open-membership. The editorial is a strong one. It takes the position that, 1. The Scriptures are against open membership. 2. Sane psychology is against op- en membership. 3. Self-respect is against open church membership. The editor then gives place to an ar- ticle of nearly two pages from Frank M. Goodchild, D. D. Dr. Goodchild writes a very strong article on the sub- ject. Among other things he says : "The suggestion to abandon the or- dinances is really a subtle attack on the validity of the New Testament or on ^he authority of Jesus Christ. It is an iivitation to the Baptists to give up the Scriptures as their one rule of faith and practice. To acknowledge the supremacy of the Scriptures is a first principle of the Baptists. The man who renounces that principle has by that act ceased to be a Baptist. With out doubt, it is an attack on the wis- dom and authority of Jesus Christ." Aside from the two strong and lengthy articles against Baptist open membership, the A\''atchman-Examiner in the issue of December 20th, gives a whole page to "A Confession of Faith" which was passed by the First Baptist Church of New York. This confes- sion of faith takes a strong position for believers' baptism (immersion) be- fore entering into church relation and that baptism not only precedes church membership, but also is a necessary qualification to the Lord's Supper. It is encouraging to see these funda- mental Baptist positions so strongly ad- vocated by such a Baptist paper as the Watchman-Examiner. It is the Bap- tist paper for five of the New England states, besides New York, Pennsyl- vania and New Jersey. The Watch- man of Boston and The Common- wealth of Philadelphia have both com- bined with the Examiner. SINGLE OOIiIiEOTING AGENCY The Single Collecting Agency, which was discussed at the State Convention meeting in Moline, and has been follow- ed up by efficient committee work since, is now an established fact in Illi- nois, and the work will begin the first of April or the first of May, as arrange- ments may be made by special commit- tees. At a special called meeting of the State Convention Board in Bloom- ington. Tuesday, January 8th, it was unanimously voted to establish a single collecting agency in Illinois, and Dr. Augustus S. Carman of Ohio, was un- animously elected to take the position of this office in Chicago. But few men are 1>etter known in the denomination than Brother Carman, and everybody who knows him. without a dissenting \ote. have expressed themselves that he would be a splendid man for this posi- tion. Still further accounts of this work will be given in the February :;nd March Bulletins. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 131 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois 'Entered as second-class matter, June ' ', 1909, at the postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." NOW is the time for a larger num- ber of Baptists to subscribe for the Bulletin. The Convention does not charge the subscriber one-half what it costs the Convention to publish it. OUR new plans of work in Illinois will be brought before the peo- ple prominently in the Bulletin. IN February and March we will have much to sa}^ about the Single Col- lecting Agency and the $1,000,000 drive. REMEMBER that the Bulletin al- ways stops when your time is up and you cannot get another copy until your subscription is renewed. ON Sunday, January 6th, the editor was snowed out in part of his work, and he went forty miles out of his way to Chicago, hoping to get home, but was snow-bound in Chicago until nine o'clock Monday morning. ON Friday, January 1 1th, the ed- itor was in Chicago and tried to get an evening train home, but the first train to go south on the C. & A. Rail- road was at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, and it took it tA\elve hours to reach Bloom- ington. DR. Granger, secretary for New York, left the Chicago station over the Nickel Plate Friday evening and ran out eleven miles and Sunday afternoon got back to the hotel in Chi- cago. THE editor of the Bulletin has been traveling over Illinois for twenty winters, and he has been snow-bound more this winter than in all the nine- teen former winters. SATURDAY morning, January 12, I walked from a hotel to the Un- ion Station in Chicago. It was the coldest experience of my life. The thermometer was fourteen degrees be- low zero, and the wind blew at the rate of about forty miles per hour. THE year 1918 will be a serious time for us as a nation, as a de- nomination and as individuals. The world has never seen just such a time. Christian people should give themselves wholly and unreservedly unto the Lord and his work. Evangelist F. M. Dunk held a meet- ing at Petersburg. The weather was unfavorable, but the meetings were good and some progress was made to- ward arranging a field and securing a pastor. Brother Dunk went from Petersburg to Divernon to aid Dr. Le- land in meetings. We have not heard from this meeting, but it was held dur- ing some of the terrible weather of this winter, and doubtless the attendance was greatly hindered. "This is a short year for wheat and a good one for potatoes. A baked po- tato equals a slice of wheat bread as food. Therefore, eat the baked po- tato and save the slice of bread." 132 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN The first quarter of the Convention year has closed. The attention of the churches and of individual Christians has been called to great things on ac- count of the war. Now is the time for our churches to awaken out of sleep for both local church work and mis- sionary enterprises. We must do things as never before. We cannot continue to exist as a religious organ- ization, nor as local churches nor mis- sionary societies as we did during the past century or the past decade. There is some danger that in our new and large giving we will neglect our own State Convention and we cannot afford to put it off until late in the Conven- tion year. People who have means should make large individual gifts to the State Convention. Some could, and should, give $100. and others $500, and some $1,000. 1,000,000 of our young men are now giving the most important years of their lives for our Christian civilization, and pei"- haps another 1,000,000 will be doing so inside of six months. Can we who stay at home afford to save any money while the war lasts? Missionary money is needed to help save our civili- zation as truly as our soldiers. Who will give us $1,000 this year for State Convention ? Who will give $500? Who will give $100? Now is the time to do large things for our State Conven- tion. Rev. Frank WoodhuU seems to be getting along well with the work at Cordova. The Sunday school is quite flourishing and the congregations are good. The Baptists have practically everything in the village and surround- ing country. They have fine property in the meeting house and have greatly improved the parsonage since Brother Woodhull located there. Rev. H. L. Mounce has been pastor at Erie for a little less than two years. The young j)eople's meeting is fine and the Sunday evening congregations are good, although the church member- ship is not large. The Disciples churcn has been talking union with the Bap- tists, and yet in nearly every case where there is an established Baptist church the Disciples will not join with them, but will insist on organizing a "Chris- tian" church, and then, in a short time, they will talk about there being too many churches and want a union; but it has been discovered that whenever a union has been attempted, that it must be practically a Disciples church. Bap- tists invariably lose out when they give up their fundamental principles and unite wnth those who teach and prac- tice error according to the Baptist standards. The Elvaston church is now pastor- less. This is a good half-time field. It has been dividing time with the new Baptist interest at Warsaw. It is hoped that they can locate a pastor soon. The Blandinsville church, with its large meeting house and good par- sonage, has been pastorless since Sep- tember. This is a good field and the people are willing to support a pastor fairly well if they can locate the right man. On a recent Sunday night when it was very cold, we had a fine congre- gation. December 30. the editor spent a busy Sunday in the Alton Association. The day was bitterly cold, and the people could not get out in large numbers. At Wood RWer Sunday morning we had a fairly g-ood audience. This church ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 133 is but little more than one and a half years old, yet they have a fairly good place to worship, and with a little as- sistance from the Convention, Pastor Webb is supported for full time on the field. North Venice has had a great revival this winter through the work of mis- sionary Colbert. There were but few members of the church there, except children, at the Sunday afternoon ser- vice, but there were five preachers present. Unity Church in East St. Louis, or- ganized about two years ago, has gone out of its taibernacle and is worshiping in the new basement. With a little more work it will be a splendid base- ment. Brother Colbert led the people in building it; did much of the work himself and contributed money toward it. The Piano Church has been regarded as one of the weaker churches of the Aurora Association, but it is in good condition now. About four or five months ago they called Rev. J. H. Pollard of Kansas. He is a graduate of William Jewell College, and he en- tered the Divinity School of the Uni- versity of Chicago and his wife the Woman's Training school. They live in the parsonage Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and spend the remainder of the week in Chicago. The Sunday school and all departments of the work seem encouraging. DANVIIiliE AND VICINITY The First Baptist church of Danville, of which Dr. E. L. Krumreig is pastor, reports a very successful year. At the annual meeting, held one of the coldest nights of the year, more than 100 per- sons were present. All departments reported good work and all debts paid except the debt on the church build- ing. The entire amount raised and ex- pended during the year was $589.84. The pastor is planning a campaign this winter to collect up the old pledges made on the church building, and to raise $10,000 to clear the church of a part of its heavy indebtedness. The church sent out fifteen well-filled Christ- mas baskets to those in need of Christ- mas dinner. Rev. G. W. Woolsey, pastor of the Union Baptist church in Danville, has accepted a call to the Western Avenue church in that city; he will divide his time between these two churches. He is now engaged in special meetings at Western Avenue. Rev. F. A. Kelly resigned the Western Avenue church and accepted a position as one of the secretaries of the Danville Y. M. C. A.. Eleven additions were recently received into the Union Baptist church through the work of its pastor, Mr. Woolsey. Grape Creek has settled as its pastor for full time, Mr. D. C. Linton. He began work December 30th. The Union Chapel church, under the leadership of Pastor Peter Briggs, is keeping up good interest. The Calvary church, of which Rev. C. C. Rork is pastor, held a series of special meetings with good results. Rev. L. B. Trites assisted the pastor. The Kelleyville Chapel, a mission of the First church, is under the care of Mr. Edwin Shaw, and is sustaining very good interest. The Sunday school is especially good. Palermo and Hil- lery churches are cared for by the As- sociational Missionary, Rev. L. B. Trites. In addition to this he assists in special meetings at any points within the association where needed. 134 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Mrs. Mae Gushing Howard, a re- turned missionary, says, "The Bulletin was a welcome visitor in our home dur- ing our term of service in Burma." Mrs. Howard returned last spring with her husband, R. L. Howard, and their four year old son, from Rangoon. Burma, after having spent eleven years in our Baptist foreign mission work. Brother Howard has been engaged in Y. M. C. A. work since September at Camp Pike. Arkansas. He reports, "Baptists in the lead in Arkansas, and as liberal supporters of the magnificent work be- ing done for our soldier boys in their midst." "Lee," as ]\Ir. Howard is fa- miliarly known to Shurtleff friends, is a son of J. F. Howard, for so many years pastor in Illinois and now living at Litchfield. Mrs. How^ard and her son both are with her mother, j\Irs. S. E. Gushing, at Assumption. STATE COXVENTIOX MISSIONARIES Rev. Samuel Hoekstra writes quite an encouraging letter concerning the work at Fairfield. The church recently traded its parsonage for another house for which they paid $1000 in exchange. This gives them a very good and de- sirable parsonage. The Sunday night congregations are good and all lines of work seem to be on the upgrade. Evangelist F. L. Ghurch assisted our missionary- pastor, Rev. Henry Duff, at Ghicago Heights in special meetings. The meetings were being held at the time of the great blizzard and snow- storm and it was exceedingly difficult to get reasonable attendance, but it wa? hoped that better results might be had before the meetings closed. Rev. James M. \\'ilson, our mission- ary pastor at Oglesby. seems to be get- ting hold of the work on that field quite well. He had planned for special meetings at the Baptist Ghurch, but an effort was made to secure an evangel- ist and hold a union meeting with the Gongregationalist Ghurch, to which the pastor finally consented. Some good was done in the union meeting, but it was somewhat of a disappointment. Doubtless better results would have been secured for tlie Baptist church if they had held their own meeting. The Disciples seem to be making an effort at this time to start a church in Ogles- by. No doubt, if they succeed in start- ing a church on that field, within a very few- years they will be contending that there are too many churches there and pleading for union with the Baptist church, w^hich usually means that they want the Baptist church to unite w^ith them. The Disciples brethren do some very queer things. They seem to be very much out of harmony w-ith their fundamental plea for church union. Missionary N. T. Hafer spent the last month mostly in visiting churches for a short time and in raising church debts. He was then at home sick for a week or so. but is planning this month to do some needed w-ork w-ith the Spar- land and Steuben churches in the Pe- oria Association. Evangelist F. L. Ghurch held a meet- ing with the Garfield Park church in Ghicago during the past month, and while there was not a large ingathering of converts, the reports from the meet- ing are very encouraging. The pastor, Rev. A. H. Gage, writes "The work which he did for us w-as splendid. There w-ere certain young people w^hom I was anxious to reach. He accomplished all that I had expected and more. I can never cease to be thankful for his per- sonal help to my ow-n boy. Ralph, aged nine years. Our church needed just the waking up he gave us. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BLXLETIN 135 A CHANGE OF PLAX The advertisement on the last page of the December Bulletin called atten- tion to the fact that a committee would attempt to raise 315,000 in Illinois as a war fund for the benefit of our Baptist boys in training and in the ser\"ice. More recently, a larger plan on the part of prominent laymen who met at Cleveland. Ohio, was inaugurated, to raise $1,000,000 for the Baptist work of the Northern Convention. This would include the $150,000 to be raised for the benefit of our Baptist boys m the army and, of course, would include the 815.000 proposed to be raised in Illinois. This campaign as advertised in the Bulletin last month, is now called off and the Baptists in the state will now join in in the larger effort of rais- ing SI. 000.000 in the territor}- of the Northern Baptist Convention. ORDEVATIONS A council was called at Charleston to consider the propriet\- of ordaining to the gospel ministry- Mr. Murray Stone of Charleston, and Professor H. M Tipsword, D.D., of Paris. Mr, Stone comes from the Separate Baptists, and Dr. Tipsword had for some time been president of the College at Westfield. The examination was thorough and proved to be very satisfactorv in both cases. Dr. D. O. Hopkins of Cham- paign was moderator and preached the sermon. Rev. C. P. Greenfield of Paris offered the ordaining prayer and gave the charge to the candidates and presented the Bible. Rev. J. M. Lively of Mattoon led in the examination of the candidates. Dr. Tipsword will pos- sibly become president of Ewing Col- lege. JOIXT MISSIONARY AGENT Rev. A. S. Carman, who has recently been elected as the single collecting agent for Illinois, to begin work next spring, has been seoired by the Home and Foreign Missionan' Societies to fill the position formerly occupied by Dr. -Aitchison in Chicago, for three months, from Januar)- 1st, to April 1st. There has been but little work done in this office since Dr. Aitchison left the state, but Dr. Carman will attend to this work during the closing months of the year. -\11 communications with regard to Home and Foreign Mission work should be addressed to Rev. A. S. Car- man, 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. Rev. F. E. R. Miller, soldier pastor at Camp Grant. Rockford, for about ten weeks, writes as follows, "My woric is progressing satisfactorily. I am meeting a number of new Baptist boys and after ever\- meeting at the camp there have been one or two conversions, fourteen to date. I think I have about eighteen more days' service here, and it seems as though I had hardly begun.'' CHl*RCHK8 The Baptist Church of New Berlin, of which Rev. A. \\'. Judd is pastor, recently assisted him in purchasing a Ford automobile for work on that field. They believe this will be a gpreat ad- ^■antage to him in his work. The an- nual meeting of this church held on Tanuar\- 2. showed all bills paid and all apportionments raised, and ever^-thing passed off harmoniously. The Normal church held its annual meeting \\'edne5day night. Tanuan* 2d. The ladies of the church ser\-ed a splen- did chicken pie dinner and there were more than 100 present. The reports oi 136 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN all the departments were very encourag- ing and all bills of the church had been paid during the past year, and about $500 had been raised for missions and benevolence. Rev. E. K. Masterson, the pastor, has been on the field for nearly four years, and is doing good work. The Antioch church, eleven miles north of Aledo, of which Rev. W. H. Parker is pastor, reports good work this winter, although the severe winter weather has hindered to some extent the work in the open country. A calendar of the Eastern Avenue church in Joliet of which Rev. C. A. Neyman is pastor, indicates very pro- gressive work in that church. Some important services are advertised for every day in the week. A letter written by a member of the Morrison Church, but not signed, indi- cates very successful work on that field. Rev. R. E. Bradford became pastor some time last summer. This letter states, "The attendance in all depart- ments has nearly doubled since the pas- tor came. Through the strong evan- gelistic services on Sunday evenings, a splendid personal work, souls are being saved and brought into the church. We are getting to expect baptisms almost every week. The young people attend and enjoy the prayer meetings. We have not forgotten the patience and prayers of our former pastor. Rev. T. B. Marlin. $300 has been paid on our church debt and our church pledges are increased. There were 130 present at our church banquet in November. The Berwick church, of which Rev. C. R. Drussel has been pastor for about six years, seems to continue to do strong work. The pastor writes, "We took our subscriptions for the current expense and benevolence for the Baptist Church November 25th, and both ran higher than they did any year since my coming on the field. This insured the full apportionment for our benevolences for the coming year." Dr. L. D. Lamkin, pastor at Cairo- writes, "Our work goes on with great interest. We have frequent conver- sions. Last night I baptized two and will baptize others next Sunday. We are arranging a union revival meeting to begin in January. We are contem- plating building a tabernacle that will seat 3000 people and are looking for- ward to a great meeting. "Rev. Ernest N. Cox, pastor of Gil- man and Bourbon churches, assisted by Rev. Sam Kirkland and wife, closed a remarkably successful series of meet- ings with the Bourbon church Decem- ber 9. The results were forty-four con- versions, forty added to the church, thirty baptized, six added by letter, ten reclaimed, and four awaiting baptism. Of the thirty baptized there were eight girls and women and twenty-two boys and men ; of the men all but eight were grown, and many heads of families, Also fifty of the old members of the church offered themselves for reconse- cration in the Masters's service. The total of conversions, reclaimed and re- consecrated makes 104." A NOTABLE CHURCH The committee that had in charge the raising of money for the Y. M. C. A. war fund in Alton, accepted the amount that was requested from that city and divided it out among the churches. They asked the First Baptist church to raise $1000. The man appointed for that purpose came before the Sunday ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 137 school and gave them an address, and told them that he wanted $1,000 from the First Baptist church, and he thought the Sunday school ought to raise $100. In a few minutes the Sunday school had subscribed $1,000, and at the next hour, when the matter was presented to the church the entire church and Sunday School subscribed $8,014. The next largest giver in Alton was the Presby- terian church, which gave $2,500. Dr. M. W. Twing has been pastor of the First church in Alton for more than twenty years. PASTORAL CHANGES Rev. W. H. Breach of Danville, who has been supplying a church in Indiana for several years, has closed his work there and become pastor of two Illinois churches, viz : the church at Newton, and Cunningham Avenue church in Urbana, each for half time. Brother Breach is a strong preacher and good pastor, and we hope these churches will do well under his care. The Murphysboro church has locat- ed as its pastor in the place of Rev. Minor Stevens, Rev. H. F. Abbott of Ohio. This is a great field and a splen- did opportunity for the new pastor. The Shelbyville church has seemed to have taken on new life and is plan- ning larger things for the Lord's work They have increased the salary on that field sufficiently to secure Rev. Chas. R. Shepherd, a returned missionary from Southern China. Brother Shep- herd was sent as a foreign missionary by the Southern Board and some time during the past year his wife died with small-pox in China. He and his daugh- ter returned to this country and he decided to locate in the pastorate. The church has promised to erect a new par- sonage for the pastor by the first of August. We hope to hear of a good pastorate on that field. Rev. H. L. McLendon goes Janu- ary 1st from Marquette Road church of Chicago, to the Calvary church in Cleveland, Ohio. He had been in Chi- cago four years. MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR DECEMBER Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated bv a (*) star. Annuity Bond Sale $1000 00 Allaman, M. H., Rozetta Church Special Evangelistic Fund 5.00 Aurora, Marion Avenue Church 25 00 Bethel Sunday School 5 oo Buck, Martha, S. E. F eioo Bulletin Subscriptions 149]91 Colton, Geo. F., Rockford, S.E.f! 10 00 Clutts, J. E., Cairo, S. E. F 3. 00 Collected in evangelistic meetings, F. M. Dunk 262.43 F. L. Church 63.00 C. L. Stalker 92 29 Dabler, C. H., Wyanet, S. E'. F..'" sioo Drussell, Rev. C. R., Berwick, S. E. F 5.00 Duke, B. C and wife, Kirkwood, S E. F 5.00 Englewood Church 35.00 Home Mission Society, S. E. F. 126.79 Hallman, W. H., Decatur, S. E. F. 5.00 Johnson, Mrs. S. M., Berwick, S. E. F 20.00 Johnson, W. A., Princeton, S.E.F. 25.00 Kankakee, First Church 60.00 Martins Prairie Church 3.;00 McClure, Sarah J., Pratt, Kas 1.00 Moreton, W. C, Assumption, S. E. F 5.00 Morris Ch., for work of Supt 12.50 Morgan Park Church 42.60 Mt. Carroll Church 20.40 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Phillips, Catherine, Cordova, S. E. F 5.00 Phillips, Ruth, Cordova, S.E.F 5.00 Piano Church 3.15 Smith, Mrs. Amelia K., Murphys- boro, S. E. F 5.00 Thompson, Mrs. Cyrus, Belleville S. E. F 5.00 Tomlinson, A. R., Kewanee, S. E. F 5.00 Trent, Rev. L. C, Kewanee, S. E. F 10.00 Tucker Permanent Fund, 50.00 138 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN University Church Fund 462.00 Voorhees, B. E., Blandinsville, S. E. F 5.00 Widdowson, J. M., Carrollton, S. E. F 5.00 Total $2628.07 eiful than in this twentieth century when faithfully preached. Billy Sunday's meeting of ten weeks in New York City was the greatest meeting he ever held. The closing aay was great, with the immense taber- nacle crowded at all three sessions and many thousands of people turned away for lack of room. On Sunday after- noon former ambassador from Ger- many, James W. Gerard, was intro- duced and spoke a few words. At nig^t Bishop Luther B. Wilson and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., gave short addresses. Sunday was at his best all day. Dur- ing the day 7,228 persons hit the trial. It is estimated that from 100,000 to 200,000 would have gone to the tab- ernacle Sunday night if there had been room. During the meetings a total number of 98,264 persons went for- ward and gave Mr. Sunday their hands and the committee their names. The offering amounted to $114,000, all be- ing turned over to the Red Cross and the Army Y. M. C. A. Mr. Sunday be- lieves and preaches strongly thel in- spiration of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the Deity, Atoae- ment and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. He preaches the way of salvation by repentance of sin and a personal accept- ance of Jesus Christ as a personal Sav- ior. He preaches the doctrine of per- sonal sin, of a personal devil, and that men who reject Christ will be eternal- ly lost. What would be the result if Mr. Sunday would turn away from this and preach the new theology and de- structive criticism. The old first cen- tury Christianity was never more pow- RUM FOR AFRICA The Missionary Review of the World, in a recent issue' says, "The amount of liquor passing Madeira, a port of registry for the coast of Africa, in one week is reported as foTows: 28,000 cases of whiskey, 30,000 cases of brandy, 30,000 cases of Old Tom, 36,000 barrels of rum, 800,000 demijohns of rum, 2.^,000 butts of rum, 15,000 barrels of ab- siuthe, 960,000 cases of gin. "In Sierra Leone during one-fourth of a year 250 tons of liquors were unloaded at a 'dry town' to be transported to towns of the interior." Who is doing this devil's work? They tell us that conditions are worse than the old slavery days. "Slavery slew its thou- sands; but the rum traffic is slaying its millions." — Watchman-Examiner. The Baptist World Says: "Many non- tithers conscientiously believe that they give more to God's cause than if they tithed. But a try-out almost invariably proves them mistaken. The following fig- ures gathered from a I'st of representative churches where tithing is practised, will serve to throw light upon this mooted ques- tion: Membership, seventy-five; tithers, eighteen; non-tithers, fifty seven; average contribution, tithers, $34; non-tithers, $10. Membership, 145; tithers, fifteen; non-tith- ers, 130; average contribution, tithers, $43.23; non-tithers, $5. Membership, 180; tithers, twenty-five; non-tithers, 15F; av- erage contribution, tithers, $34; non-tith- ers, $10. Membership, 702; tithers, ninety; non-tithers, 612; average contribution, tithers, $55.50; non-tithers, $8.82. The tithers were not, on an average, any wealthier or more able to give than the non-tithers." 102 boys have gone into the army from the Englewood Sunday School, Chicago ; twenty-one from one class. MEXICO "The American government Is reported to have spent $200,000,000 during the last year for the armed expedition into Mexico and the protection of the border. This is ten times the amount spent for evangelical Christian missions in Mexico in one hun- dred years. The money spent for the mili- tary expedition would have put a church, school and a hospital, with the necessary equipment, and with salaries of workers included, in one thousand cities and towns in Mexico." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 139 CAN'T AFFORD IT "We have been saying we could not af- ford to give eighteen million dollars a year for Foreign Missions, or to send four thou- sand men abroad. Yet today Great Britain, with less than half our population, is spend- ing twenty-five million dollars a day; and Canada, with less than one-tenth our pop- ulation, is sending three hundred thou- sand men to fight and die in Europe. We are asking tog little for the cause of Christ and the salvation of the world." BURMA The largest mass movement in the recent history of our work in any land has been taking place during the past year in the vicinity of Kengtung. In the station over 1,000 have been baptized; in the whole field 3,000 during the year. On a recent sixty day tour across the border in West China Rev. William Young, the missionary, bap- tized 1,600 people. He thoroughly be- lieves from present indications that 10,000 more converts could be won if an additional man could be procured to aid in the work and a second station opened in that sec- tion. Rev. E. M. Stedman reports that among twice-born men in recent evangelistic work in Montana was a man who was under a $2,000 bond for "boot-legging"; an old cowboy who had spent $1,800 in three days, drinking and gambling; a man who had made $1,600 in one night; a strong opposer of religion who would not allow a minister to enter his house; a man who held out against God until the baptismal service, when all at once he exclaimed, "I want to quit my sins, accept Christ, and be baptized." TITHING AS A REMEDY It is pointed out to our shame that the 70,000 Seventh Day Baptists give about $700,000 to foreign missions, while our nearly 3,000,000 white Baptists in the South give less than $600,000 a year. The explanation is said to be that the Seventh Day Baptists practise tithing. Whatever the explanation, there is no denying that Southern Baptists as yet are more mis- sionary in theory than in practise. Tithing smacks of the law, and grace ought to work better than the law, but with most of us it does not seem to work at all. Is our faith dead, as James said faith without work Is? "A little over a year ago, Bishop Law- rence of Massachusetts camped down In Wall Street with the intention of securing a five million dollar pension fund for su- perannuated ministers of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He completed his task March 1, with practically $6,500,000 In hand — a million and a half to the good. This means a provision of not less than $600 annually for old age or disability; and from that up to 4 per cent of the yearly salary. It will give widows of min- isters not less than $300 annually; orphans $10 annually up to seven years, $200 from seven to fourteen and $3 00 from fourteen to twenty-one. What an impetus this suc- cessful campaign ought to give to our own Benefit Board!" Mrs. Mary Flagg of Alton, recently died, aged ninety-six years. Accord- ing to her will, Shurtleff College and the three national Baptist Societies and the State Convention are remembered. Her estate is probably worth $55,000, and her nephews and nieces are be- queathed $40,000. She was a noble Christian woman, and for seventy-nine years had a been a member of a Bap- tist Church. Drs. Twing, Abbott and Jameson, all now living in Alton, have been her pastors for fifty-five years. DEATHS Rev. W. A. Phipps, pastor of the Providence Church in the Rock Island Association, was suddenly called to Kentucky to attend the burial of his son Jesse, who died December 9th, while on shipboard going as a soldier boy to France. The body was returned the 19th. Brother Phipps and has family will have the sympathy of their many Baptist friends in Illinois. This young man made a profession of faith last March, and his chaplain reported that he was well reconciled when he died. Rev. J. W. Patterson, who has been pastor at the First Church of Hutson- ville, for several years, has accepted a call to the Second Church at Mt. Ver- non. Brother Patterson is a good, faithful preacher and pastor, and we hope he will be able to build up this Mt. Vernon church. 140 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Woman s Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P TOPPING, Pres. Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Morgan, Park El^iB Mrs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer 2331 Hartzell Ave., Evanston The year 1918 has come. Never has a year opened when the minds of all peoples were so tilled with questions and doubts as to what the year would bring- to the world. The belief that a new- world in a moral and spiritual sense is being born is generally accepted. That Christ is to be an important factor in this new^ world is the belief of millions of people. That it is the duty of all His believers to do their part in this reconstruction is unquestioned, but are His followers aware of their responsi- bility? All are being called upon to assist financially in the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and many other organizations for relief of suffering. Many are giving their loved ones to serve in ways which may mean sacrifice of life that thereby the coming of His peace may be hast- ened. Now^ is not the time to hoard any resources which may assist in bringing the day w-hen His will shall reign upon earth. His work of evangelization be- gun many years ago, must be pushed with greater vigor, for how ''shall they believe unless they are told?" Three months remain of the fiscal year of the missionary societies. The societies need and must have more money than ever before. Expenses have increased, the opportunities have also increased, but instead of taking ad- vantage of them, retrenchment has been ordered. Is it not a shame when so much might be done to hasten His com- ing and to give the hearts of millions, weary with the suffering which has come in various forms to those in other countries, the everlasting peace which enables them to ''endure all things." What are we women going to do? Shall it be all we really can, or what we carelessly think we can ? Shall the next three months show that we are equal to the crisis which calls upon us so loudly ? Shall we gladly reply that there is noth- ing we can give in time or money vv^hich is a sacrifice but rather that it is a won- derful privilege to live in a time when we can be active workers towards the establishment of His kingdom? No one can regard this matter lightly or pass it by without serious consideration. ^Vhat is your answer ? Circle Presidents — Notice particular- ly page 3 in our annual report. Read it all, w^e never had a better report. The death, after three days' illness, of Mr. W. H. Harrison, of Galesburg, made the Christmas season one of deep sorrow to our sister board member, Mrs. W. H. Harrison, Our hearts go out to her in loving sympathy. Ottawa Association is planning for a splendid mid-year meeting at Mendota on January 11th. Associational Presi- dents please report all mid-year gather- ings to the state president or editor of this page, that they may be recorded. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 141 Sunday School Work in Illinois W. B. Morris, Ashley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Director. 3frs. Edna R. Hoffman, 1612 ?9th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Dii-ector.' Last month we devoted this page to a message from the chairman of the department which I am sure you were all glad to read. We have in these last two months held several institutes. In Mt. Vernon we had a good program and a fair at- tendance on account of a special Red Cross drive. At Rozetta we held a three days' meeting with the assistance of our Elementary Director. On Sunday we conducted a decision service resulting in thirteen conversions. This is a strong country church. Pastor Wright and wife are doing fine work. Mrs. Wright has an especially fine Junior Union. The work she is doing with the boys and girls is quite remarkable. One Sunday was spent at Bushnell with a decision service and ten conver- sions. Pastor Holbrook is finishing his college work at Macomb and also tak- ing care of the Bushnell church. Things seem to be in promising condition. We held an institute with the Claim St. church, Aurora. Pastor Stevens did all he could to secure a good attendance, but notwithstanding his efforts we had a small number present. Those who came were most appreciative of the pro- gram. In addition to the work of the State Director and Mrs. Hoffman, we had good addresses by Mr. John Ruth- ven, Miss Emily Mae vSedgwick of the Baptist Training School, and Rev. R. H. Claxon. I spent one Sunday at MurphysDoro. After the evening service the church extended a unanimous call to Pastor Abbott of Franklin, Ohio, who has assumed the duties of his new field. At Griggsville we had planned for a decision service but the blizzard came and made church attendance all but impossible. Pastor Burdon is enjoy- ing the good will of his congregation. The new parsonage marks a step in ad- vance for Griggsville. We next went to Winchester for a two-day institute. Rev. W\ R. John- son, former state evangelist, is pastor here and is having an enjoyable pas- torate. Here again the extreme weath- er interfered with the attendance and we were obliged to cancel the second day of the meeting. My next appoint- ment was with the Macomb church. Pastor Waldo has great reason to be encouraged in his work. The day was a Young People's Rally Day and also decision day in the Sunday school with eight conversions. It was my privilege to spend an evening with the Lincoln church and address them on the work of the coming year. The last Sunday of the vcar was spent at Chatsworth with Pastor Schute and his people. 142 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary MISS AL.LIE GENE DAVIS 1005 I/afayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 29th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W, 109th St., Chicago War conditions — What does that that mean to your Union? First and foremost, how many actual members have given themselves to save the world? That is just what Ameri- cans, who feel deeply upon this subject, beli'eve. That our boys are giving themselves to help save the world — for Freedom — Liberty — Justice, and all that goes with these things. Hun- dreds of them have gone, and more will go, and it is causing great changes in our work. It is bringing to us added responsibility and work. Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. are doing great things for the boys who have gone, and w^e must support and aid in these endeavors in every way posisble. And we will do so. We must not let them, however, take ALL of our time and attention. Men need Jesus Christ just as badly, now, as they ever needed him, and war is making them feel that need more than they have felt it for a long, long time. Alen are talking GOD, they listen attentively to anyone who will tell them alwut Him. but they are especially glad to hear a "personal" testimony aboui Him. Not what you have read — not even what the Bible says — but what He has done for YOU. That is what men are wanting, longing for. That brings to our minds verv clearlv, the thought of the work of our B. Y. P. 11. Here i': onr great opportunity to learn to ''talk for Him." Not to learn to "argue" — argument never "converts" men. Just a simple testimony to a friend — "God has done great things for me," not only in the future, but NOW. That's what they want— GOD NOW. All the topics of our meeting should be so interpreted and presented so as to give "practice" to all, in talking about God. After the War — God speed the moment — men and women, who can "point the way to God" will be in great demand. Are you getting ready for your great chance? Someone, perhaps a friend, perhaps a brother, may return from "over there" with a longing to know God. They may be looking to you who profess Him, to tell them. Whom else should they look to? Don't allow anything to interfere ^vith the most strenuous work and at- tention, to the duties of your B. Y. P. U. and your Bible school study. Make ready for the great moment that you are going to have — God is counting on YOU. In connection with our Standard campaign, Bible reading daily is re- quired. If your Union is not in the Campaign, acquire the habit anyway of reading the Word daily. You not only learn to know what is there, but you will "know" God better too. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 143 HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE IRVINGTON, ELLINOIS Rev. Alfred C. Kelly, Supt. CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS Rev. D. H. MacGillivray, Supt. Mrs. D. H. MacGillivray, Matron The annual meeting of the Hudelson Baptist Corporation will be held in the parlor of the orphanage December 24th, 1918. Three directors are to be elected and the general policy of the orphanage during the duration of the war will be discussed. Already we have one child of an enlisted man and have agreed to care for two children of another man who is enlisting. The meeting will be important and churches should be well represented. The present superinten- dent will be unable to assume so much responsibility for the industrial activi- ties of the institution, and will submit his resignation in order to enable the corporation to formulate plans for the future without embarrassment. The children had a fine Christmas in every respect. Friends sent in supplies and cash especially for use on that oc- casion and the management made every reasonable provision for a good time for the boys and girls. A fine tree was secured and its decorations and load of Christmas fruits were all that could be desired. Under the direction and train- ing of Mrs. Olson, a nice program was prepared. It was given in the dining room, which was crowded with guests from the local community. Funds for proposed improvements are coming in slowly, but we are hope- ful of being able to realize the hopes we have indulged. The increased cost of material may require more money than our first estimate of $5,000, but we shall not be turned aside for that rea- Fon. Christmas this year has been a most enjoyable one for the children of the Central Baptist Children's Horne. The various churches gave liberally, bring- ing in much appreciated supplies of gro- ceries and the things necessary to keef>- ing an Institution going. Each child received his share of presents and all enjoyed a Christmas feast. We wish to take this opportunity of thanking all of the churches and individuals who had a part in making this Christmas a happy one for the little ones with us. We wish also to thank those who sent in the splendid donations of canned fruit this fall. Our children are enjoying it and we are daily grateful for it. In these times it means a great deal to know that there is a supply of fruit to draw from. Some of the children are taking ad- vantage of the two weeks vacation and are spending some of their time among friends. The Receiving Cottage is now com- pleted and will, we expect, be constantly in use. We hope that it will soon he entirely free from debt. As the New Year approaches we be- gin to look forward to the things to be accomplished during the coming year. Great things can be done with your as- sistance. Give us your hearty co-ojvr- ation and support. Wishing you a very Happy New Year T am sincerely, 144 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS The holiday season has come and gone and left its impress of kindly- hands and hearts upon our dear Old People. Gifts of cash, amounting to ninety dollars, were received from lov- ing friends, to be used at the discretion of the Ladies' Committee. In addition there were many barrels of fruit and vegetables. Do you realize that it is costing $650 per month to maintain our thirty-four old people in comfort? A lady, prominent in the Evanston Baptist church, has pledged $5.00 per week for a period of five years in mem- ory of her many dear old friends. A THE ANNUAL. Secretary Masterson has done faith- ful work on the Illinois Baptist Annual, and it will l^e out in a few days. He waited until the first or second day of January and made a strong effort to get all the minutes, but some of the minutes of the Southern Illinois asso- ciations and some of the negro asso- ciations were not yet printed and had to be repeated from last year. It Avill not be many days until the Annual will be readv for distribution. number of Sunday schools remembered us, God bless them, Evanston leading with a donation of $105. The Elgin church sends hers to "Our Old People's Home," that is the spirit, "Ours," "Mine." The last two to be admitted to mem- bership were accommodated in rooms required for other purposes and quite inadequate for their needs. By the time this appears in print, our treasurer, Mr. C. H. Knights, will be on his annual vacation in California. L. F. Ingersoll. "According to a dispatch in the Chi- nese Daily World, of San Francisco, from its correspondent at Shanghai, the 24th Chinese Army Corps, com- posed of 15,000 picked troops, includ- ing companies of engineers, command- ed by Chinese graduates from Ameri- can colleges, and an aviation corps trained by Americans and French, is being mobilized for immediate depart- ure for the European battlefield." B\ All Means ORDER A LOT OF THE TRACT ENTITLED "THROGMORTONISM ! WHAT IS IT?" Address Rev. V. Colbert, C ollinsville , IllinGis Price, 2 cents per copy. The Baptist parsonage building at Brimfield was destroyed by fire, as a re- sult of a defective chimney. It was dif- ficult to save the church building, but it was saved. There was $600 insur- ance on the building, which was paid. The pastor writes, "The work at Brim- field is improving. Six more added to the Sunday school." ->■ ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY, 1918 NO. 10 Changes io Religious and Deoomioatiooal Life We are hearing a great deal now in the press and from the platform with regard to the great changes that must cqme to Christianity and our church life as a result of the war. It seems to 'be taken for granted that such changes are coming and men are writing and speaking very freely with regard to it; but nobody seems willing to say just what changes must take place, and yet from views held by some men who are anxious for change, we may guess what some of the changes are expected to be. Let us look at this matter from the view point of the Baptist denomin- ation. When the war is over shall Christian people throw overboard the Bible, give up faith in its inspiration, its authority, its teaching? Shall they reject the deity of Jesus Christ, his resurrection and the Biblical account of the miracles? If so, what good would come of that? The Unitarians have been experimenting along that line for seventy-five years, and they have made no progress in their church life. Some claim that we must give up our de- mocracy and Jiave some kind of cen- tralized power. But the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Greek Church, the Episcopal Church and the Method- ist Episcopal Church, and others, have had this centralized power for centur- ies, and they have not succeeded in winning the world to Christ. And the great world war today is as to whether democracy or aristocracy shall rule the world. Baptists cannot afford to give up their democratic church govern- ment now. A few Baptist people have been anxious for some time to give up baptism as a condition to membership in a Baptist church, and they seem to iTDw think that as a result of the war all such little ceremonies will be abolish- ed. But baptism is a positive command of Christ and was strictly carried out by the Apostles, and there is no possi- bility of setting it aside without entirely setting aside the teachings of the New Testament. We do believe that there will be great changes as a result of the war and some of them are coming now. But we do not believe truth will be set aside. We do not believe the Scrip- tures will be overthrown. We do not believe that a single practice that is clearly based upon the word of God can be eliminated. But there ought to be and we believe there will be a great change in the people connected with the churches. Doubtless many churches will die out unless the people wake up. 146 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN At this time many churches of 200 members do not have more than 20 in prayer meeting when they ought to have at least 150. Many people who are members of the church and are engaged in teaching or professional life do not throw their educated trained minds into the work of Christianity, and but few business men and farmers give more than a trifle of their large earnings to church and missionary work. But few churches are doing the w^ork that we need in a social way. In many ways the infliience of the war will wake up the Christian people, or if they do not wake up, they must cease to exist as organized churches. We fully believe that churches and mis- sionary societies cannot drift along for the next fifty years as they have done in the past fifty. We cannot continue to be Christian in name, and not in life. We must demonstrate to the world that we are what we profess to be, and truly represent the Christ, or we must not claim to be Christians at all. $1,000,000 OA3LPAIGN; $65,000 FOR IlililNOIS We called attention in the January issue of the great movement of the lay- men of the Northern Baptist Conven- tion, with headquarters in the Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, and Rev. Fred P. Haggard, D.D., as secre- tary. Mr. W. G. Brimson, 125 N. Wa- bash Ave., Chicago, is chairman of the Illinois Committee. The plan is to raise $1,000,000 above the apportion- ments of this year for the work of the societies in the Northern Baptist Con- vention, including $150,000 for work among our Baptist soldier boys. This is not a large sum for these times if the laymen will take hold of it. There is now less than two months to do it in. Some wealthy laymen will doubtless give large sums. Very many will prob- ably give $10,000 or $5,000, and when it comes down to $1,000 or $500 the number should greatly increase. Let each layman ask himself the question : Can he afford to save any money dur- ing these war times. Now is the time when everybody in America should give all he possibly can to save the world. Many, very many, have capital, a portion of which they could give, and should give. Almost everybody is mak- ing something, and many are making much money. All of us must live these times of high cost of living, but we should all live economically, save what we can, and during the war give all our savings for various kinds of benevolent work. Heed this great call of the lay- men during February and March. We are sure the committee did not assign a large sum to Illinois compared to other states. We hope the Baptists of Illinois will respond so liberally that the simi raised will be $100,000 instead of $65,000, the sum asked for. "Last summer '200,000 home and vacant lot gardens were under cultiva- tion in Chicago; 8,000 acres were plowed and 120,000 people called at the garden bureau to arrange for gar- dens." ''One pound less of wheat flour a week per person in the United States would save 133,000,000 bushels of wheat for our armies and our allies. That would go far toward filling the gap between the need and the supply." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 147 ILLINOISBAPTISTBULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor SuiieiTJitendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois "Entered as second class matter, June 12, 1909, at the Postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1879." MANY Bulletin subscriptions were out in Januax}-. Notices have been sent to the pastors or clerks. No papers will be sent out until renewals are received. ABLL'E cross always shows that the time has expired. Let no issue be lost; renew at once. It costs nearly as much to publish 5.000 as 10.000. The Convention wants the people to read the Bulletin. I^HE old people can hardly refer any more to the "old time winters."' Perhaps no winter in seventy-five years has surpassed tlie present one in severe weather, so much snow, and so much zero weather in December and Janu- ary. THE severe weather has been ver\- much against our evangelistic work this winter. For two months, we have scarcely had a pleasant Sunday, and nearly all the days have been ver\- cold or stormy. THE fuel shortage has been ver}' much against all church work this winter. In many places the churches have had union ser\'ices and in many buildings onlv the basements were used, and in some places the churches closed up. THERE seems to have been less revival work throughout Illinois this winter than for a long time. Se- vere weather, shortage of fuel, and the war talk and war conditions, seem to have held back the revival spirit. ON the whole, there seems to be encouragement among our Bap- tist people of the state. \\'hile condi- tions have been against revival work and increase of membership, yet both churches and pastors seem detemiined to press on in the work, and there is a hope for larger religious interest in the near future. NOW' is the time for everj-body to work and do business. Now i? the time to make money and make as much as can be made honestly and hon- orably. Now is the time to economize and save and it is the time above all others in the world's histor\^ when we should not hoard our savings, but spend them nmi.; during this war to save the world. TT IS just as important to sustain A our churches here in America and to carry on foreign missionan,- work as it is to give for the war Y. M. C. A. work and the Red Cross and other benevolent objects. We can do it all if we work to that end. and forget self during these war times. The Single Collecting Agency plan is to be tried out in Illinois. Dr. Au- gustus S. Carman has been elected to this work and will take charge of aJ' the apportionment budgets in Illinois. He is in Chicago now working in the interest of Home and Foreign Mis- sions. On April 1st. all the money for Foreign Missions, including women's 148 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN foreign work, and Home Missions, in- cluding women's home mission work, Publication Society, M. & M. Benefit L'und, Education and State Conven- tion, will be sent to Dr. Carman, Y. M. C. A. Bldg., 19 S. LaSalle St., Chica- go, and he will distribute it monthly to each society as it shall be designated. This is money collected on the appor- tionments. Money in Illinois for special objects, such as special evangelist, or fund for the State University Church, or annuities, or any special donation for the State Coavention, should be sent to Supt. E. P. Brand, Normal, or Treasurer L. K. Evans, El Paso, just as before. This single collecting agency will not cost any more than Dr. Aitch- ison's joint collecting agency when he was in Chicago, and it will not only do the work for foreign and home mis- sions, but will'save much work and ex- pense on the part of women's missions, Publication Society, State Convention and others. Dr. Carman's office will have to handle about $140,000 per year to start with. Let us all give this new plan our hearty support and make it a success in every way. A PAPER WHOSE MOTTO IS "SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE" The Illinois Baptist has had very much to say within the last few weeks concerning Rev. A. C. Kelly, Super- intendent of the Hudelson Orphanage, and Rev. V. Colbert, Missionary of the Alton Association. Anyone who reads the Illinois Baptist and believes all it says and who does not personally know those brethren would think them among the worst type of men in the whole state. But what kind of men are these who are so bitterly abused by the ed- itor of the Southern Illinois paper and some of its correspondents? Rev. A. C, Kelly was for quite a number of years an honored pastor of Baptist churches in Illinois. For more than a dozen years he has been superintendent and manager of the Hudelson Home. He took it when it had only a few thousand dollars in capital, and was doing but little work. During all these years he has proven himself to be one of the best and most level-headed or- phanage men in the state. He is loved by the children and helpers in the in- stitution and respected and » rusted by the people of the state. Rev. V. Colbert has been working in the Alton Association for ten or twelve years. During that time he has built four meeting houses on mission fields in the Alton Association. For about four years he has been mission- ary in that great association, and seems to grow stronger each year. He is highly appreciated and greatly respect- ed by the people of that Association and of the State Convention. What then, is the trouble with these brethren, that they have come under the censure of the Illinois Baptist ? Simply this : While they live in the southern one- third of the state, they persistently re- fuse to come under the dominion of Throgmortonism, and do not hesitate to oppose that system both by word of mouth and by printed page. The free circulation of that paper, which con- tains not only editorial matter concern- ing Kelly and Colbert, but also con- cerning the Superintendent of the Con- vention, entered into the homes of many pastors and laymen of the State Con- vention and was read by everyone who received it, and caused a great deal of ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 149 amusement. Some of our people did not know that there was in existence such a paper claiming to be Baptist. The only paper in the world that is fighting the Northern Baptist Conven- tion and men 'associated with it doing good and constructive work, is the lUi- nois Baptist. Our brethren were glad to see one copy of it. WHY SUPPORT THE STATE CONVENTION There are several distinct mission- ary interests that our churches and in- dividuals are asked to support. The three most important of these are For- eign Missions. Home IMissions and State Convention. The State Conven- tion occupies a position that should give it first place, and put it nearer the hearts of Baptists than any other or- ganization. The Convention is the de- nomination in the state organized for service. In Illinois the Baptist State Convention has been doing service for seventy-three years. About one-fourth of the churches in the state are in ex- istence because of the work of the State Convention. Now the Convention is back of Home and Foreign ]Missions and women's missions and all Baptist institutions in the state trying to push their interests along. It assists in the support of more than seventy-five mis- sionaries and evangelists : it publishes and circulates much Baptist literature in the state: it is back of the missionary work at the State University; it aids in all the foreign work in the state; it has two negro general missionaries working in the state. No church and no individual Baptist can neglect the support of the State Convention and have anv claim to be a true or loyal Baptist. Now is the time, this year. when the Convention should have more money than any year in its history, and yet we do not want the money unless we can have with it the good will and heartfelt sympathy of our Baptist peo- ple. Every pastor should see to it that his people have opportunity to give lib- erally for this work. Some of our State Convention mis- sionaries are not taking the Bulletin or are not getting up a club in their churches. It seems to us that a club of ten at twenty cents per year, or a club of twenty at fifteen cents, could be gotten up in almost any little church if the pastor would work for it. It does not mean much financially, but it means a great deal to the people who take it. The editor of the Illinois Baptist seems to make a careful and studied effort to make an unfavorable impres- sion upon its readers concerning everv- thing pertaining to the Baptists of the North, gives information in part and withholds what is necessary to a com- plete understanding. He frequently quotes from Dr. Strong's theology in fighting the union work of the Free Baptists and Baptists in Southern Illi- nois, but he has never told his readers that Dr. Strong was in entire sympathy with the union of the two denomina- tions, and never uttered a word against the Free Baptists coming into the Bap- tist denomination. He frequently quotes strong Baptist articles from the Journal and Messenger, but he never tells his readers that Dr. Lasher and the Journal and ^Messenger are in en- tire sympathy with the union of these two Baptist bodies in Ohio. The ed- itor of the Illinois Baptist often refers to some people in the North who favor open membership, but he does not state 150 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN that every Baptist paper in the North opposes it, and that the Watchman-Ex- aminer, the great Baptist paper for New England and the central eastern states, strongly opposes it by editorial and contributed articles. He quotes some of these from the Watchman-Ex- aminer, but fails to tell his people ed- itorially that this Northern paper is strongly opposed to any such move- ment. The said editor reads the Bulletin, and he knows that its editor is as strong a Baptist as he himself is ; that he opposes open membership; that he opposes union of affiliated churches ; that he believes in the Order of the Ordinances, and that the clear teaching of the New Testament is that baptism is a necessary qualification for the Lord's Supper, etc., etc., and yet his writings in his paper have led many of his readers to think that the editor of the Bulletin and Superintendent of the State Convention is an infidel and some of them express themselves in that way. The Board of Managers of the American Baptist Foreign Mission So- ciety will hold its February meeting in Immanuel Church, Chicago, February 12-14. The members of the Board have been invited to speak in the Chi- cago churches on the tenth and also to speak at the ministers' meeting on the morning of the eleventh. A special conference with pastors and members of the Board is being arranged for the evening of the eleventh. The Board will be in regular session at 9:30 a.m.. at 2:00 p.m. and inspira- tional meetings will be held on the evenings of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth. The friends of our Society, both pastors and laymen, are invited to at- tend any and all sessions of the Board. This will afford a splendid opportunity of becoming more intimately acquaint- ed with the opportunities and responsi- bilities and problems which we are fac- ing in connection with the conduct of our foreign mission work. J. Y. Aitchison, Home Secretary, "Statistical reports for 1916 show that 688 foreign missionaries, including those of the Woman's Society, are now serving the denomination in this great enterprise." THE WAR The past three months have been rather discouraging for the Allies and there has been some pessimism ex- pressed in some English papers. The whole Russian empire seems to have gone to pieces and cannot be depended upon as a military power against the central powers. The great drive into Italy, which the failure of Russia enabled the cen- tral powers to accomplish, was discour- aging to the allies, but the spirit of the war seems to be changing, and at this writing the outlook is more hopeful. There has not at any time been a feel- ing that Germany would win the war in the end, but the prospects were fav- orable for a long war. However, now the condition seems to be as follows. Germany has not yet brought Russia to an ignoble peace, and Russia may not yet be of much help to Germany. Much unrest and indications of revolu- tion seem to be developing among the German and Austrian people, and a strong plea for peace. The Italian drive seems to have ceased and the in- dications are that the central powers have gone as far as they can. With all the reinforcements drawn from the Russian war line, the enemv has not ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 151 yet been able to make an impression upon the English and French lines in France and Belgium. The one year of submarine horrors has failed to make much headway against the allies, and the allies have more boats and are do- ing more shipping now than one year ago. America, in ten months war, has now at least 500,000 men in France and perhaps 1,500,000 more who can be sent over this year. The United States navy and shipping equipment are in good condition and rapidly improving. While the United States is doing much now, yet its power will only begin to be felt in a large measure by the fall of 1918, and this power can go on in- creasing until we have 5,000,000 men, if need be, in the war. The military autocracy of Prussia must be beaten at whatever cost, and it will be, however long a time it may take to do it. PASTORAL CHANGES Rev. C. R. Drussell, who has been pastor at Berwick for six or seven years has accepted a call to the Elliott Avenue church in Springfield and will begin his work there March 1st. Brother Drus- sell has done good work on the Berwick field and leaves that church in good con- dition. It is one of the very best vil- lage and country churches in the state and has the entire field without compe- tition, and has a splendid meeting house and good parsonage. The Elliott Ave- nue Church, to which he goes, is a comparatively new church and yet has something more than 500 members. The field needs much work done in the way of developing the Christian life of the members, but it affords a great opportunity. Rev. John W'. Merrill, who has been the successful pastor of the South Chi- cago Baptist Church for a good many }'ears, has accepted a call to the Car- bondale Church in Southern Illinois. That church made an effort to secure Brother Merrill about one year ago, but he did not at that time feel that he ought to leave his Chicago pastorate. He will find the Carbondale Church a large and important field. Forest City and Kilbourne have suc- ceeded in locating Rev. J. A. Bruggink, of Whiting, Kansas, as pastor of the two churches. Brother Bruggink comes well recommended from Kansas, and it is hoped that a large work will be done on those fields; they are well lo- cated to work together. The Blandinsville Church, after hav- ing been pastorless for about five months, has located Rev. Mr. Gray of Indiana as its pastor. "A minister said recently during thirteen years he had heard only one pastor pray at a public service that young people might become missionaries." CHURCHES The Rantoul Church, through its trustees, expresses very great apprecia- tion of the work of Rev. C. E. Pool during his five years' pastorate on that field, and expressed very great regret at his leaving the church. Brother Pool has accepted a call to the Pekin Church in the Bloomington Association and re- cently resigned at Rantoul. During his pastorate the meeting house was burned down and a splendid new building was erected. Rev. John H. Martin, pastor at Greenville, expresses himself as very hopeful concerning the work there. The financial interests of the church were never in better condition than at the present time, 152 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. H. R. \Valdo became pastor of the Macomb Church January 1, 1917. During the ^-ear 57 new members were received into the church. The church met all its financial obligations, both for current expenses and for missions, and expended about $800 on church repairs. They have started a parson- age fund and now have $500 on hand and expect to build a parsonage this coming year. The Martin's Prairie Church was dedicated on that terribly cold Sunday in December and the dedication was followed by special meetings, conduct- ed by Rev. J. \V. Patterson, Morrison- ville. A layman in the church writes that they had splendid crowds, and twenty-two or twenty-three conver- sions. The church was at that time making a strong effort to locate a pas- tor, but we have not yet learned wheth- er or not thev have succeeded. The Areola Church of which Rev. L. E. Ellison is pastor, seems to be greatly encouraged in its work. It has raised more money for current expenses and missions than during any year in its history. This church has made great advancement during the past few years ; in fact, it has made rapid gains since it decided to do away with its old meeting house and build a nice modern church building. Brother Ellison and his wife seem well adapted for that field. "The nearest mission station to Gauhati, Assam, in time of travel is as far as from Boston to Chicago, and the two most remote stations are as far apart in time as San Francisco and Constantinople." DEATHS Mr. Emmons Fowle, a member of the Baptist Church at Macomb, lost his life when the boat Alcedo was torpe- doed by a German submarine. The church and citizens held a special ser- ice in his memory. Private Ray M. Waples, a member of the Presbyterian Church at Nokomis, who was engaged to marry Miss Orlena Smith, daughter of Rev. J, W. Smith, pastor of the Nokomis Baptist Church, died of pneumonia in Halifax, N. S., just before his company sailed for France. The body was shipped back to Nokomis, where it laid in state for several hours in the church. The fu- neral was attended by a great multi- tude of people. PERSONALS Rev. P. D. Mangum. formerly pastor of the Belleville Church in Illinois, and now pastor at Paris, Missouri, reports their new $30,000 meeting house paid for and large congregations. His work in Missouri seems to be quite success- ful. The many friends of Rev. J. F. Howard, who spent about forty years in the pastorate in Illinois, will regret to learn that his health is in very poor condition. He and his wife are now stopping with their son in Houston, Texas. Rev. J. W. Smith, who has been the pastor of the Nokomis Church for three years, was recently given an increase bv his church of $150 on his salary. If more churches would take into consid- eration the increase in the cost of liv- ing in the past three years, they would help their pastors out by increase of sal- ary. At Christmas time the Hudson Church surprised its pastor. Rev. F. W. Cliff, with a purse of $130. He greatly appreciated this expression of good will on the part of his people. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 153 STATE OOXVENTIOX >nSSIONAKIES The State Convention has employed Rev. S. H. Gibson of Bloomington to become a general missionary among the colored Baptists in central and southern portions of the state. He be- gan work January 1st. The Board also continues Rev. E. H. Fletcher until the close of the year, as missionary among the colored people throughout the northern part of the state. Both of these appointments are in co-operation with the Xegro State Convention. Rev. F. M. Dunk assisted Rev. H. C. Leland in meetings at Divernon during the earl}- part of January. The very severe weather was very much against the meetings and yet much good was accomplished. Dr. Leland writes, "A\'e had not one good day during the two weeks meetings. Brother Dunk gave us good service and left everybody pleased and wishing he might stay long- er. He is certainly as nearly an ideal pastor's helper as it has been my priv- ilege to labor with. His sermons and songs are full of gospel power." Rev. J. M. Osborne writes Januar}- T4th, "The cold weather is greatly hindering us in our church building. 'A'e have scarcely done anything for the last month. I received twelve members into our East ^Nloline Church last Sun- day, more to follow." Missionary- X. T. Hafer has been kept busy visiting different churches that need some assistance. He spent some time with the LaMoille Church in January and will begin at Elliott Avenue. Springfield. February 3rd. ^Missionary E. H. Fletcher spent Sunday, January 29th, among the col- ored people at Dixon, but the weather [ivas so severe, and most of the colored men were engaged in shoveling snow, so that he could not have services. The severe weather this winter has been very- much against all church work. A XOTABIiE CHRIST>L\S EVE ''Anyone who thinks that the Christ- mas spirit has been perverted or is wan- ing should have been at the Baptist Church in Toulon on Christmas Eve. It was by far the most remarkable Christmas that the church has ever seen. The thought was ''Others," and it was backed up by actions of "White Gifts for the King." Little children came lugging their bimdles of gifts, and purses and checkbooks liberally co-op- erated to make the Christmas in many ways the best Christmas we have ever had. About S200 was contributed in cash and other gifts. The institutions remembered were ^laywood Orphan- age. Maywood Old People's Home, Oneida Institute. Armenian children, five soldiers at Camp Dodge, to edu- cate a foreign woman to become a mis- sionary. Bible woman in India, and other objects." MONEY RECERED FOR THE STATE COXVEXTIOX FOR JAXUARY Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a ( * ) star. Alton First Church $ 56.25 Becker. Frank. Tremont, S. E. P.. .$..10. 00 Bulletin advertisement 9.00 Bulletin subscriptions 73.77 Chicago. First Church 12.12 Chicago. Irving Park Church 20.47 Chicago. Messiah Church 3.88 Chicago. Ravenswood Church 11.00 Chicago. Woodlawn Church 129.30 Chrisman Church 6.20 Collected on Mission F'elds H. F. Jones 103.40 East Moline Special Fund 25.00 Fenity. Mrs. Helen, Kane 4.00 Glencoe Union Church 30.00 Home Mission Society 121.66 Home Mission Society, S. E. F 129.70 Jerseyville Church 29.59 54 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Joliet, Eastern Avenue Church.... 35.38 Joliet First Church 12.00 Lexington Church 3.50 Memorial Church of Christ 36.50 Normal Church 9'36 La Grange Church 10.00 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Oakford, H. L., Clinton, S. E. F 5.00 Oak Park First Church 25.00 Peoria Ass'n Missionary Comi 32.40 ♦Pleasant Grove Church 5.00 Quincy Ass'n Missionary Com 33.85 Rebate on expense - 13.67 Reynolds Church 10.00 Stroughurst, Interest 55.70 University Church Fund 424.00 Total $1551.70 The editor recently spent a Sunday morning- with the University church. It was very cold. To save fuel the church and Sunday school have been conducting services down stairs in the dining and reception rooms. The Sun- day school that morning was not large but very good. Pastor Bryant was sick with tonsilitis, and one of the students gave a very good address. There were 112 persons present at the preaching service, and the interest seemed very good. Sunday, February 3rd, was spent with the Hinckley and Shal^bona churches in the Aurora Association. These churches were both closed up a few years ago, but through the work of the State Convention the^^ have both done good work the past five or six years. Each has a student supply, and both seem to be doing good work. Both meeting houses are in good condition and Shabbona has been self-support- ing for more than a year, and Hinckley is very nearly so. The congregations at both places were good considering the very cold weather, icy walks and bad roads. The First Baptist Church of Dan- ville, of which Rev. E. L. Kumreig, D.D., is pastor, has made rapid gains in membership during the past four years. Under the leadership of Dr. Krumreig they built a fine church three years ago, the building costing per- haps $40,000. There is a very heavy debt against this building. A debt of v'fSS.OOO is being carried against the old church property, which has not been sold, and a building and loan associa- tion of Danville took a $20,000 loan upon the new property. The churck is having hard work to keep up these payments and the interest. These peo- ple may ask for help. If anyone re- ceives a communication from them and can render any assistance, it will be greatly appreciated and will help a very worthy cause. War conditions seem to be such at this time that the Central Powers of Europe will probably hold out until the full strength of the United States is thrown into the conflict. By the first of April we will probably have a mil- lion men in France and possibly an- other million in training. This coun- try could better afford to put five mil- lion men into the conflict than to have our modern civilization destroyed by the modern barbarism led on by the militaristic autocracy of Prussia. How- ever, even though a victory might be gained over the Central Powers of Europe, the benefit to civilization would be greatly hindered unless the churches and missionary societies, both at home and abroad, maintain their strength and spiritual life and evangelistic pur- pose. There has not been a time in 1900 years when there was greater rea- son for Christian people to throw their full strength of spiritual and material interests toward the advancement of the Kingdom. Christian people and American citizens cannot afford to lay up money in these war times. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 155 Woman's Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P TOPPING, Pres. Ekgin Mrs. Martha V. EUginan, Editor Mrs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer Morgan, Park 2331 Hartzell Ave., Evanston The meeting of the Board of the State Mission Society was held on Jan- uary 25, attended by 26 members, all earnest and thoughtful in seeking the best way to meet problems of both na- tional societies in the state. Mrs. Church reported leaflets about the reading contest exhausted and asked for printing of 500 more. Reports are that some have already read the requir- ed books. If Rock Island Association is to hold the cup another year she must be very active, interesting every woman pos- sible to read some of the books. W. W. Girls report 160 guilds in the state, more than half as many as Wo- men's Circles. We cannot have too many for they will soon take the places of the older women. Miss Erminie Broadstone, District Secretarv of the Central District of the W. A. b'. H. M. S. from Nov. 7 to Dec. 11, visited churches in the Northwest- ern part of the state in the interest ot the society. She attended a mid-winter meeting in Freeport, and later was at all but two of the churches of the old Dix- on Association. She also was in the Rock Island, Peoria and Salem Asso- ciations, speaking at Sunday services. Women's Circles. W. W. Guilds and organizing union societies embracing church and missionary interests at War- ren, Orion, Providence and Enon. She found many women interested and enthusiastic about the Reading- Course, but also met the condition ex- isting in many places where women are interested in Red Cross work and mis- sionary interests are suffered to lan- guish. While we cannot do too much for Red Cross, we should not do any less for missions. The new world which is being born will have more of Christ. When it is ready to more gen- erally accept Him there must be well laid foundations on which to build. His work must not suffer in this branch while other problems are being worked out by blood-shed and sacrifice, even as His blood was shed to redeem the world from sin. Mrs. Louella Vinnedge, State Secre- tary for the W. A. B. F. M. S. sends the following: A workers' conference, consisting of the presidents and secretaries of Circles of the West and North districts of the Chicago Association, was held recently on two different dates. The si>ecial aim was to get in closer touch with the circle officers and discuss problems and plans for progressive, effective work of the Central District goals for the year. These meetings were called and ar- ranged for by the Foreign secretaries of the district, Mrs. Brownlee and Mrs. Julia Summer. They were informal and helpful, especially to the officers who were ne\v and have no other means of coming in contact with the leaders of the Mission work 156 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Sunday School Work in Illinois W. B. Morris, Ashley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Director. Mrs. Edna R. Hoffman, 1612 ?9th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Director.' Our departrtrent planned to held in- stitutes with groups of churches, but on account of the weather and war con- ditions we were obliged to abandon the plan for the present, as it seems almost impossible to secure an attendance from outside the place of meeting, especially during the cold weather. We are now trying to hold parlor conferences with individual churches, with the exception of Wednesdays and Sundays, on ac- count of the fact that so many churches are conserving coal. These conferences are held in the private home, thus doing away with the necessity of heating the church building. Anyone desiring such a meeting with Sunday school workers may write to me for a date. New Year's night I spoke at Berwyn to a get-together meeting of the church. I met the teachers of the Bethesda church (colored) and discussed evan- gelism. One evening was given to the Workers' Conference of the Garfield Park church. This is a monthly meet- ing and always offers a fine opportunity to present some phase of practical Sun- day school work. Pastor Shields of Windsor Park had arranged some time before to have me conduct a decision service in his school the first Sunday in the month. We had a most delightful meeting with his workers on Saturday evening by way of preparation. When we awoke in the morning it was to face one of the worst blizzards of the season, and while we held services, it was impossible to carry out our plans for the day. The attend- ance was good considering the day, and the services were enjoyed by those pres- ent. The following night I went to Mor- gan Park to a Workers' conference.' The worthy and well qualified Superin- tendent is John Ruthven, chairman of our Sunday School Department, and as usual he is making things move in the right direction. The next meeting was at Moweaqua with Pastor Cozad and his fine band of people. He has won their hearts and is enjoying a hearty co-oper- ation and the church is taking on new life. The church at Carbondale has called Rev. J. W. Merrill of South Chicago and is looking forward to his coming \\ith great expectation. The last Sunday was spent in Belle- ville where Pastor Hyde is doing good work on a difficult field. Both pastor and, people deserve great credit for faithfulness. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 15/ Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON 633 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary- Miss AlililE GENE DAVIS 1005 I/afayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1612 a9th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 W. 10»th St., Chicago Chicago Union is entering heartily into the arrangement being made by the Baptist Executive Council of the city, whereby Rev. Gage, pastor of Garfield Park church, has been called to act as Director of Sunday School and Young People's work for the Chicago Associa- tion, and they believe that this means a step forward and that great things are coming. They are especially anxious to "do their bit" toward the success of the great "Sunday meeting" to be held dur- ing March. This campaign is now be- ginning. A series of meetings are be- ing held in the various districts for our young people, Al Saunders, one of the most efficient of Mr. Sunday's assist- ants being the speaker. Mr. Saunders has a real message of his own that he gives with such force and power that interest and enthusiasm for Mr. Sunday and his work is created in all his audi- ences. Severe weather has maintained for such a length of time, and, strange to say, seems more severe on Sunday than other days, that church services have been, in many cases, abandoned for several Sundays. "Union services" have also been arranged in several places, these to continue for the next few weeks. The coal situation is the cause of some of this, in Chicago Asso- ciation. So many of our young men have en- listed or been drawn into our great National Army, that the ones left at the home "base" are finding it quite difficult to "keep the home fires burn- ing" and, at the same time give needed attention to work for the Association, or State Unions. The young ladies are faithful, however, and are not only "attending to their knitting," but are keeping things moving. Some of them complain that the young men who re- main at home, are using the excuse that the war is taking so much of their time that they cannot attend to the work of the B. Y. P. U. The "boys over there," or in cantonment, will expect to find a strong welcome from the B. Y. P. U when they return. They also appre- ciate, greatly, letters from home. "Cor- respondence clubs" have been organ- ized in some Unions to take charge of writing the boys who are gone. Try it in your union. Due to the government control of railroads, it is going to be difficult to arrange for the usual "Oskawawa spec- ial" to the B. Y. P. U. A. Convention at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, next July. We ought to be thinking of this meeting, however, and plan to send delegates. Illinois must not be behind in attend- ance there. More definite announce- ment of plans for a party will be made in March. In the meantime. Unions should begin definite plans to send rep- resentatives. 158 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE lU\li\(jiTOx\, ILiLlKOlS Kev. Allietl C. Kelly, Supt. Our children were amply provided with good things at the Christmas time. They also had their annual trip (to Cen- tralia for the purpose of buying their Christmas presents. This applies only to the older children who have some specific duties connected with the life and industries of the institution, and who had some money of itheir own to spend. Owing to the disorganized transpor- tation, very few people were able to at- tend our annual meeting on January 24th. The few who gathered deemed it best to adjourn until some later date to be fixed by (the superintendent. This adjourned meeting will probably be called at Centralia in order to better accommodate those who may desire to attend. While people can get into Cen- tralia from many directions and return the same day, it is exceedingly difficult to reach Irvington and return to their homes in one day. Pastor Davies of Marissa was away from his home two nights and three days in order to be present on the 24th. The exceedingly severe weather has made work on our new industrial build- ing impossible for several weeks. The basement story is complete, and as soon as the weather will permit completion of the building will pushed. War conditions have prevented re- sponse to our appeals for the improve- ment funds. While the first appeals were prompt and liberal, since the dec- laration of war, money has been com- ing very slowly. The annual report of the superinten- dent indicates the most successful finan- cial year we have yet experienced,, how- ever, so far as current needs are con- serned. An aged man in the southern part of the state writes as follows : 'T have just read the new Bulletin and write to say that I expect to have $1,000 for the State Convention in an annuity bond." We wish more of the readers of the Bulletin would write that kind of letters. Quite recently a maiden lady sent us $1000 for an annuity bond. It is the best and safest investment one can make to secure an income on his money while he lives and at his death he knows that it will be used in mis- sionary and denominational work in the state. Let people who have means think of what they, as stewards of the Lord, should do with it. Those Bap- tist people who have money from which they do not need the income, would do well to give it outright and have the whole of it go for the Lord's work, but if they need the income while they live, let them take out an annuity bond in the Illinois Baptist State Conven- tion. "Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." "In Mexico two new out-stations have been opened during the year: a Chinese Mission in Mexico City, and another in Tampico. At the latter place Pastor Policarpo Barro has had the joy of seeing a number of Chinese young men accept Christ. Eleven of them were baptized on one Sunday. The Chinese colony in Mexico is esti- mated upwords of 10,000." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 159 National Committee of Northern Baptist Laymen 1207 Fifth Avenue BuUding, New York City HEARING FROM THE COUNTRY When statesmen launch a new poHcy in government, they "hear from the country." The messages of their con- stituents give them sorrow or joy, con- ditional on the reception accorded the new policy by the "home folks." Religious statesmen among Ameri- can Baptists of the Northern Conven- tion have been "hearing from the coun- try" since that unofficial conclave of laymen in Chicago voted unanimously January 11, to wage a patriotic and religious campaign of education and fi- nance, and turned over the direction of the movement to a national campaign committee. If there are any pessimistic opinions regarding this project, they are being studiously concealed. It seems to be a "band-wagon prop- osition." The vote is unanimous in the states as it was at Chicago. Scores of telegrams and letters are coming to the national campaign headquarters. Fifth Avenue Building, New York City. Every message is an omen of victory and a call to service. Naturally, so short a campaign as this — closing in ten weeks — to raise $1,000,000, could not be set up with technical regard for all the niceties of purely democratic procedure. No time wias left to permit delegates to go home and consult, to find out how much sup- port could be secured. In time of war, emergencies must be met without delay. Baptists' loyalty was the bank on which the Chicago conference drew without question. ^ Now come the pledges of support from all parts of the land. Chicago del- egates, returning home and reporting to their constituents, declare that the movement was begun in the right way, at the right time, for a right purpose. Laymen, clergymen, editors, profes- sional men, men in tlie ranks and men of state and national repute as leaders in business, are hastening to assure the campaign managers of their desire to help. "Not diminution, but substitution — that is all food conservation asks. Bran meal muffins for breakfast and corn meal bread, or johnny-cake for lunch will send wheat to the men in the trenches." Extremely cold and snowy weather had not only interfered very much with regular church work, but has greatly worked against us in our evangelistic campaign. Bethany church in Peoria had to cancel a meeting because oi lack of coal. Immanuel church in Chi- cago could not open up Sunday, Janu- ary 13th for lack of coal. At the time of this writing, the great Normal school in the city of Normal is closed for a few days on account of coal shortage. Dr. John R. Mott says, 'The Y. M. C. A. is called upon to minister to 24,- 000,000 men and boys at the present time, 6,000,000 of whom are prisoners of war. Never in its seventy years' history has the association so much needed the prayers of the Christian church as now, and nothing but prayer can save the association from its great- est perils, one of which is the danger lest it compromise with the worlH." 160 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS Friends interested in the Home, have been pleased to note through the Bul- letin, the splendid progress made dur- ing the few years of the existence of our Home, and we are glad to add that through the effort of our Board of Managers, assisted by a few others, the debt of $1600.00 on our hospital de- partment will, February 7th, be wiped out Also, that notwithstanding the increased cost of living, we have been able each month to provide food, fuel and necessary comforts for the welfare of our forty-one residents of the Home and report all bills paid. This has not been done without anx- iety, strenuous effort and sacrifice on the part of some. The large number of donations of canned goods from churches have help- ed much in diminishing these bills, but what of the months before us? Each month we face a necessary expenditure of about $650.00 and a blank wall for assets, except for the interest on our endowment and a few sustaining pledges which seem like a strong arm under us. Then, the faith which has always sustained us that this work of caring for the aged is dear to Our Father and his children will not see it lack. We ask you now to consider wheth- er you or your church have done as sug- gested by the report of the Committee on Philanthropy, adopted by our last State Convention. We quote, "The Old People's Home at Maywood was visited by your chair- man. The property was found in first class condition and the residents happy in the excellent care given them. The Home is decidedly a credit to the de- nomination. "In order to meet its growing needs, it should be furnished an addition to its building, its endowment increased to at least $100,000.00, and given more sup- port by the churches and individuals until this endowment is secured. The denomination at large should do more than it has in the past to carry the bur- dens that have been borne so' valiantly by a few." Now that President Wilson, Govern- or Lowden and other good and promi- nent men who are also vitally interest- ed in all forms of patriotic service and sacrifice, are urging our citizens to "Hold the Home Lines," "Take Care of Our Home Charities" "A Time for Sacrifice, hut Not Sacrifice of the Needy and Helpless in Our Midst," is it too much to ask that every Baptist Church that has not already done so. send us within the next two months, either 1. A contribution for current ex- pense or a statement of what your church has given since January 1917. 2. What you will give and when we may count on it. This is necessary in order to properly plan and do our work. Evangelist F. L. Church aided the pastor at Chicago Heights in a meet- ing during some of the severest weath- er in January. The meeting was good, considering the very bad weather. His next meeting will be at Roodhouse. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, MARCH, 1918 NO. 11 THE LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT Never in the history of our denom- ination have the Laymen undertaken such great things as now. They of the Northern Baptist Convention have undertaken to raise $1,000,000 for the work of the societies of the Conven- tion. This is to be $1,000,000 more than was raised last year, and this great sum is( to be raised by March 31st. The easiest way for committees of laymen in Associations or Districts would be to divide it up and assign so much to each church. That would prove to be an absolute failure. This is not to be laid upon the pastors and churches as such. The laymen should see to it that the apportionments are raised by March 31st. There must be no falling back upon the churches, as such, or we would make no gain by this great effort. This is a layman's movement and while the pastors are back of the layman, they can not as- sign so much to the church and expect the pastor to raise it. This is the great- est opportunity that our laymen have had to do things. It will be a great mistake to ask small things of well to do laymen. $100 or fifty dollars should not be asked of men who are able to give $1,000 or $2,000 and who would give it if they could be made to see the need of the work. Every Baptist who can do any thing however small should have a desire to do something in the great campaign, but the laymen must not depend upon the small contributions from the churches, but upon the individual gifts of liberal, and well to do laymen. There are many, very many laymen who know- that they have more property than they needj more than they will ever need, and many of them could give from $1,000 to $5,000 in this $1,000,000 campaign and scarcely miss it from their capital. These war times are the times above all others for centuries past when men should give heroically. It will not mean much for the next generation for men to leave it large quantities of mon- ey, but it means much for men to leave it a good Christian civiHzation. Let hundreds of laymen in Illinois decide to do big things for Christ's Kingdom before March 31st. Pastor Walter Fowle of Galesburg writes a card saying, "Greetings from Camp Beauregard, Alexander, La. All tied up by quarantine here, so am lim-. ited as to nature of my work, but can minister to boys at Base Hospital." 162 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN" STATE CONVENTION MISSIONARIES The Chicago Heights Church, of which Rev. Henry Duff has been pas- tor for about five years, is planning for aggressive work. The pastor has laid out some verv aggressive wo.k, and the church voted unanimously to stand with him. Chicago Heights is a growing city and there is great opportunity for the Baptists if they will strongly take hold of the work. Rev. L. B. Trites of Danville began a meeting at Palermo Sunday, Febru- ary 17th. The M'^siotiarv expects to as- sist Pastor Lively at Mattocn the "^'st half of March, and Hopkins in Cham- paign from March 17th until Easter. Our two colored missionaries seem to be doing- active work. Brother Gib- son has visited many churches in the northern half of the State, trying to stir up a rniss'onary spirit among them, and will soon visit the churches in the southern portion of the State. Mis- sionary Fletcher has been busy mostly in Chicago and Dixon and other points near the city. Since the February Bulletin w^as pub- lished. Evangelist Dunk has held two meetings. One at Olney, where cold weather was very much against the meetings but the:v had a good time. The pastor writes a very favorable letter. He says, "The w^ork of Evangelist Dunk was greatly appreciated by all who heard him; I like Brother Dunk so well that I shall want him again some time; he is a good evangelist." The second meeting was with the Claim Street Church, Aurora. There was no large result there, but it was a helpful meeting. On b .th field- there w^ere some resuks by --Aay of additioiis to the churches. Rev^ F. L. Cliurch held a meeting in February at Roodhouse. The pastor, Rev. Russell A. Rapson, wrote a long letter of appreciation of Brother Church's work. They wanted to have him come back for another meeting next fall. The two weeks' meeting will probably result in fifty or fifty-five ad- ditions to the church. The collection was quite libera^ and was cheerfully given. ■ SUMMER ASSEMBLY Not Held in 1918 The Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Department of the State Convention has decided not to attempt to hold a Summer Assembly this year at Shurt- leff College, but to plan for the first meeting in the new location in 1^19. After a thorough discussion, and sev- eral months given to consider the mat- ter, the members of the department felt that on account of war conditions it was not best to attempt to hrld an yNssembly this coming summer. There are so many urgent calls for money, and so many of our young men h 've gone to tile front that it seemed not best this year to urge contributions and such an attendance as would make the assembly a success. It was not thought for a moment of giving up the assem- bly w^ork, but not to attempt it this year. We believe the denomination will concur in the decision of the de- partment in postponing the assembly for one vear. Evangelist J- N. Edmondson held a meeting in January with the P;iptist3 of Medora. Twenty-five made a pro- fession of faith and eighteen were bap- tized. The Mission Board of Missouri has arranged with Brother Edmondson for four months' work, beginning August 1st. He has accepted that, but will be open for evangelistic work dur- ing the spring and early siimrp.ir months. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 163 ILLINOISBAPTISTBULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. SubS'Cription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois "Entered as second class matter, June 12, 1909, at the Postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." THE LAYMAN'S CAMPAIGN ONLY the remainder of March is the time left for the thirty-three northern states to raise $1,000,000, and Illinois $65,000. THIS great sum of money is to help the Foreign and Home Mis- sion Societies, inchiding the Women's Societies, close the year without debt and to undertake other especially need- ed work. IT will give the Educational Board of the Northern Baptist Convention the money it must have to do the Edu- cational work so badly needed. IT will furnish $150,000 toward do- ing the spiritual and religious work needed among the Baptist soldier boys. A TELEGRAM from Cairo reads as follows: "March 3, 1918. The First Baptist Church today gave $1,000 for Baptist Laymen's Cam- paign. Pastor Lamkin put his whole soul into this and gave himself $125. Great meeting tonight. People happy to give. Albert H. Gage." THIS great movement on the part of the Cairo Church should in- spire Baptists all over the state to do great things just now. LAYMEN of means should look upon this Laymen's Movement as their great opportunity. Many, very many of our men have more money laid up than they will ever need. Some of them are making money in consid- erable sums. Many could give $1,000, others $500, and some $5,000, and not be financially embarrassed by it. THE duty of the well to do laymen to the next generation is the kind of society and civilization they can leave it, not the amount of money. Christian stewards should look upon their capital as money to be used to save the w^orld and not to be hoarded away for the next generation to use. LET everybody remember that aft- er April first is the time to send all money to the single collecting agent. Dr. A. S. Carman, Y. M. C. A. building, 19 S. L-^ Salle St., Chicago. DO not send any State Convention money to him until after April 1st. Then send all that is paid in on apportionments to him. Send Special Evangelistic money, special funds, an- nuities and State University money to the superintendent or treasurer as be- fore. LET all money raised for Women's work and Home and Foreign Mis- sion Societies and Publication Society and for Education and Ministers and Missionaries Benefit fund, and State Convention, that is a part of the appor- tionments be sent to Dr. Carman after April 1st. Rev. C. P. Greenfield expresses him- self as well pleased with the work at Paris. It is moving along nicely along all lines. 164 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THKOGMORTON-COLBERT The editor of the lUinois Baptist de- votes hirge space in his paper of Jan- uary in reply to a leaflet published by Rev. V. Colbert with regard to the be- ginning of the "Illinois Baptist State Association." Dr. Throgmorton gives much space to what he claims the con- stitution of the Alton Association has done with regard to admitting or ex- cluding churches, and yet, anyone who knows the facts can clearly see that Dr. Throg-morton's argument is w'hoUy without force. There is nothing in the Alton Association constitution like what he proposed to put into the con- stitution of the State Convention. There is no credal statement in the Al- ton Association constitution. The ed- itor proposed a credal statement such as was not found in the constitution of any state convention, north, south, east or west. Those who were on the ground know what he was after. The Home Mission Society, at its May meeting, had taken steps looking to- ward cooperative work with the Free Baptists. No steps had yet been taken to admit into the denomination the Free, Separate and General Baptists, and because the Home Mission Society did this. Dr. Throgmorton got up a series of resolutions condemning the act and pledging the associations to withdraw all support from the Home Mission Society until it had withdrawn or reversed the action, and he influ- enced many of the associations to pass the resolutions and he was heard to say that he would fix the constitution of the State Convention when it should meet at Carbondale^o that nothing like what the Home Mission Society had donecould.be done in Illinois. He did not like to introduce a resolution that any church that did not strictly prac- tice close conmiunion could not be ad- mitted as a member of the State Con- vention, but he attached to it Unitar- ianism, the Inspiration of the Scrip- tures, and other things. In the debate, one pastor in East St. Louis, besides the author of the resolution, spoke in fa\or of it, and although the majority of the delegates were from the southern half of Illinois, they voted it down four to one. The author of the resolutions seemed to feel and certainly looked like "two cents." Dr. Throgmorton was and is a man of much influence in southern Illinois, but he was not big enough to accept defeat gracefully, and so at once made an effort to cre- ate a new State Convention. Brother Colbert made a strong argument in his leaflet, and Brother Throgmorton utterly failed to refute his statements. V. Colbert and A. C. Kelley are each in a position to see and know the ill effects of this division in Southern Illinois, and they are not afraid to ex- press their opinions with regard to it. SEMI-ANNUAL MEET!\G The Semi Annual meeting' of the State Convention Board will be held in Pontiac, on the second Thursday in April, that is April 11th. Presi- dent George M. Potter of Shurtleff College and Rev. B. E. Allen, pastor of the Osceola Church were appointed to arrange a program at night upon Country Church Work. \\'e expect them to have a great program for that night. All five of the departments of the Convention are required by the Constitution to hold a meeting at the same time and place. The presidents of these departments should get busy at once and have some important busi- ness to lay before their departments ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 165 at that time. The presidents of these five departments are as follows : De- partment of Missions, Rev. S. J. Skev- ington, D. D., Department of Educa- tion Rev. J. C. Hazen; Department of Efficiency, Rev. F. E. R. Miller; Department of Philanthropy, Rev. M. H. Day; Department of Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. w^ork, John Ruthven. Pontiac is a beautiful little city and the church of which Rev. Ed- ward Benden is pastor heartily invites the Board to meet there. It is located on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, about half way between Joliet and Bloomington. It is an ideal location and we expect a good attendance and interesting meeting. and 5,443 members. Last year there were 398 baptisms in the Association. The mid-year meeting of the South- ern Illinois Association was held at Cambria February 7th- 10th. The writer spent two days in the meeting. The weather was rather disagreeable and the roads were almost impassable, yet there was a fine attendance. At night the large auditorium was full. The women's work was well repre- sented by their secretary from Chica- go. " Rev. W. B. Morris was heard with interest, in a sermon, and Sun- day School work. The Superintend- ent was given one full hour to speak on missions, and all the time he cared to, at other periods. The spirit of the meeting was good, and there seemed to be a strong desire to do more Bap- tist work in • Southern Illinois. Rev. Joseph L. Pleads of Benton, preached a great sermon on Friday night. Bro- ther Meads is one of the strong, in- teresting preachers of the State. The Southern Illinois Association has a great field, and it is a strong body of Baptists, with thirty-eight churches SINGLE COLLECTING AGENCY This plan of raising Mission money is now a settled matter in Illinois, or at least it will be given a fair trial. Money from the State Convention will be sent as usual during the month of March. Beginning with April 1st it is requested that all State Conven- tion money raised on the Apportion- ment, be sent to Rev. A. S. Carman, D. D., Y. M. C. A. Building 19 South LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. He will re- ceipt for it and turn over the money the last day of each month to the Treasurer. It will also be reported to the Superintendent, and published in the Bulletin. Dr. Carman will be glad to visit any of the churches that ask him and pre- sent the Missionary Budget. All de- partments of the denomination will work together in this financial budget. We hope that the great subject of Missions will take hold of the people under this plan as it never has before. CHURCHES The pastor of our State University Baptist Church reports that there are 583 fewer students at the University now than on the first of last Novem- ber. The war is making terrible in- roads upon our schools of higher edu- cation. Rev. J. H. Cozad, pastor at Mow- eaqua, some time ago held a meeting with his church, assisted bv Rev. Al- bert Gordanier of Hammond. There were many conversions and the church was greatly strengthened. The meet- ing was held during the heavy snow and severe cold weather, nevertheless there was a full house everv night. 166 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Rev. F. Leroy Enslow has spent about one year in his pastorate at Clayton. He made 431 calls, preach- ed 133 sermons, and received twenty- six members into the church. The fuel situation and cold weather hindered the work \-ery much during the past winter. Last September the church entertained the Ouincy Association splendidly. On h'ebruary 17th the Areola church, of which, Rev. L. E. Ellison is pastor, held a patriotic service at which the G. A. R., the Spanish Amer- ican War Veterans and the Boy Scouts attended in a body. At this meeting a beautiful Service Flag with eleven blue stars and one gold one w'as presented to the Church. The pastor delivered a patriotic sermon and it is said, "With great force and power." A Memorial service on the ill fated Tuscania was held Sunday night. The house w^as crowded at both services. Rev. O. W. Shields has been pastor at Carlinville nearly two years. During that time the Church has made substan- tial growth. This is especially noticed in the Young People's work, and the Mid-\\'eek Prayer Meetings. The outlook for the church is hopeful. Rev. Charles H. Davies is having quite encouraging work at Marissa. February 10, reported as a good day, congregation large and spiritual inter- est good. Rev. F. M. Crabtree has been pastor of the Union Church at Pisgah nearly three years. There have been fifty ad- ditions to the church and a new^ base- ment constructed costing $1,000. The Sunday School is in good condition. A. A. Cury has been Sunday School Superintendent twenty-four years. Danville, 1st, church is moving along. Dr. Krumreig reports that he will baptize about thirty on Easter. The church reported, last fall, 485 members. There were 180 members when he took the pastorate four years ago. The Baptists of Danville have been regarded about the weakest de- nomination there for the past sixty years. Now the first church has about 500 members. Two other churches built up by Pastor Woolsey during the past twenty-five years recently came into the Baptist denomination. We now^ have five white English speaking churches in Danville, including South Danville and Hillery, and there are five colored Baptist churches, two of them have built good meeting houses, and another will huild soon. The editor spent a Sunday night recently with Pastor Woolsey in the A\'estern Ave. Church. The auditorium is large and it was w'ell filled and we had a good meeting. Rev. Eugene Neubauer became pas- tor at Charleston January 1, and mem- bers of the church express themselves as very much pleased with his Avork. This is a growing town and an im- portant field. Brother Neubauer and his good wife will have a great oppor- tunity for successful work there. It is reported that Rev. E. H. Lyle of Fairbury has left the Baptists de- nomination and joined the Methodists and is preaching for some country churches. We hope he will have great- er success with the Methodist churches than he had in the Baptist pastorate. Rev. George Sneath of Glenwood, Iowa, located as pastor of the Mon- mouth church January 1st. Rev. S. H. Bowyer. D. D.. who re- signed as pastor of the Central church in Springfield, January 1st. has accept- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 167 ed a call to the Walnut Hills Church, Cincinnati. Dr. Bowyer spent his whole ministerial life as pastor of four churches in central Illinois. We shall miss his work. Rev. R. W. VanKirk has closed his work at the Normal Park Church, and has accepted a call to Owatonna, Minn., seat of the Pillsbury Academy. Rev. W. A. Phipps closed a two years' pastorate with the Providence Church February 24. Brother Phipps is an earnest spiritual worker and leaves the church much stronger than when he came. He has devoted much time to pastoral work among- the church and in the community, and has many friends who will regret his de- parture, but the Lord seemed to lead the way. He has located in the Cen- tral Illinois Association where he used to be pastor. PASTORAL, CHANGES Rev. J. H. Hughes has closed his two years' pastorate at Amboy to ac- cept an important pastorate in Mis- souri. Brother Hughes did a very re- markable work at Amboy, while pastor there, and the people regret to have him go. but he left the church in good condition for his successor. The church passed a strong set of resolutions con- cerning his work there. Rev. P. O. Jenson. who was pastor at LaMoille for about two years, closed his work February 24th, to accept a call in Colorado. This leaves the La- Moille Church, a good field, without a pastor. They are anxious to locate a good man. LaMoille is a nice place to live in and a nice field to work. Rev. Thomas L. Roberts of La Grange, Mo., has become pastor of the Bethel Church in the Salem Associa- tion. He gives one-half time to Bethel and half time to Basco Church. The people express themselves as well pleased with his work. Rev. James Niven leaves the Rose- land Church in Chicago and goes to Rochester, Ind., and Rev. A. Robert- son of Logan Square, Chicago, has re- signed and goes to North Woods, Iowa. Rev. R. R. Otto, pastor of the First Baptist of Girard, closed his work February 4th. At the last evening service he baptized three men and ad- ministered the Lord's Supper. Rev. J. W. Patterson located as pas- tor of the Second Baptist Church in It. Vernon, in January. He held a U'Ceting from January 27th to Febru- ary 17th. The weather was much against the meetings but the church was greatly strengthened and th-jre were five additions to the member- ship. The Sunday School has greatly improved and the outlook for the church is hopeful. ORDINATION A council of eighteen persons from six churches met in Belleville February 13th, to consider the matter of ordain- ing E. A. McCkirkin. The candidate passed a good examination anrl it was itnanimously voted to ordain hin: Rev. M. W. Twing, D. D , acted :{<. mode- erator and Rev. C. E. Davies as clerk, 'i'he candidate was ordained in tlie mening. Dr. Twing preached the ser- mon. DEATHS Rev. Jacob Fillmen, one of the most highly esteemed and efficient German brothers, died at Oak Park January 23, at the age of eighty-three years and four months. 168 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR FEBRUARY Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin com- pletes the apportionment, it will be indi- cated by a (*) star. Aledo Church, Mrs. Lena M. May- hew (1) $ 5.00 Alpha Church, W. O. AUisony .... 27.00 Benton Church, Mrs. M. E. Kirk- patrick, S. E. F 5.00 Bulletin subscriptions 64.92 Chicago, Berwyn Church 66.78 Chicago, Englewood Church 30.00 Chicago, Evanston Church 40.00 Chicago, Lorimer Memorial Church 20.00 Chicago, Morgan Park Church .... 40.69 Chicago, Tabernacle Church 25.00 Chicago, Ravenswood Church 14.00 Chicago, Albany Park Church .... 9.75 Clinton Church, Mrs. M. L. Oak- ford, S. E. F 5.00 Church Rev. F. L. Garfield Park Church, S. E. F 42.63 Church Rev. F. L. Chicago Heights Church, S. E. F 25.86 Church Rev. F. L. Roodhouse Church, S. E. F 150.25 Rev. F. M. Dunk, Divernon Church, S. E. F 65.61 Rev. F. M. Dunk, Olney Church, S. E. F 61.60 Rev. F. M. Dunk, Claim St. Church, Aurora, S. E. F. 48.30 Dixon Church, Selma Stoddard, (5) 5.00 Interest on invested funds 1358.90 Northern Baptist Convention, University Church 75.00 Normal Church, Mrs. Emma Blake. S. E. F 5.00 Home Mission Society, S. E. F 129.57 Manchester Church 5.55 Oregon, Miss Maria Wilson 5.00 Rebate on expense 5.23 Rockford First Church 25.00 Sterling Church 40.00 State University Church 13.00 State University Church Building 66.00 Timewell Church, Mrs. Susan Scoggan, S. E. F 10.00 Woman's Mission Society of HI., printing 27.81 Total $2518.45 The PERSONAL Silvis church owiis jood for this church if they could rally from some discouragement and feel that there is a great field for them. The Orion church, of which Rev. L. W. Hostetter is pastor, occupies a fine field and has a wealthy membership. They are now putting in a pipe organ and expect to extensively repair the meeting house soon. The Danvers church called Rev. H. H. Rohrback as supply pastor last fall. He is a graduate of Brown University and Newton Seminary, and is now taking post graduate work in the Uni- versity of Chicago. The people express themselves as greatly pleased with his work and are very liberally supporting him as a student pastor. The Editor of the Illinois Baptist in its isstie of Feb. 23rd, stated that the churches of the state of Illinois con- tributed to the state convention last year $14,075.24. But the Editor did not state that the Treasurer's report showed that the whole amount receiv- ed by the state convention last year from individuals and churches, from all sources and for all purposes amounted to $48,179.38. He did not seem to want his readers to know that. meeting house with a small indebted- ness upon it. Rev. James P. Payne is pastor. There is a great opportunity Evangelist R. S. Kirkland, D. D., is now laboring in Iowa. He would pre- fer to labor among the Baptists in Illi- nois if sufficient work would open up Last summer and fall he did fine w .rk in the Rock Island and Bloomington Associations in six successful meetings. He can be addressed at Urbana, his home. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 169 RATIFYIIVG THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT "It was to be expected that the prohibi- tion states would one after another ratify the national prohibition amendment. But something new under the sun is happening. Already two "wet" states have fallen into line and ratified the amendment. All hon- or to Kentucky and Maryland! It is now developing that many who do not favor state prohibition are enthusiastic over na- tional prohibition. It is difficult to en- force State prohibition, especially when prohibition states have bad neighbors, but when the United States and Canada are 'dry,' only the Mexican border will have to be watched. Even from Mexico we hear hopeful tidings! Let the good work go on!" — Watchman Examiner. "The annual church rapeHne and parish supper of the E'nglewood church, Chicago, Dr. Smith Tiio.vias Ford, pastor, ^\■as held on January 28. The clerk's report showed that 125 had united with the church dur- ing the year, eighty by baptism. The pres- ent membership is 1,883. The financial re- ports showed the receipts to be more than $30,000. A part of this was toward the new church house, the erection of which will be delayed for a time owing to war conditions. The progressive plans of the church will be seriously handicapped, but it is unavoidable. The service flag of the church bears 138 stars, and two of them are already significantly covered with gold. This annual meeting also marked the com- pletion of the thirteenth year of Dr. Ford's pastorate. An average of 12 6 members have been received each year. Dr. Ford has been confined to his home for three weeks by an acute illness, but is slowly convalescing. Although several miles from the Billy Sunday tabernacle, pastor and church are laying plans for full coopera- tion with the coming campaign which opens on March 10." Dr. James M. Stifler returns to his pulpit in Evanston, Illinois, on March 1, after serving as camp religious work director for the Young Men's Christian Association in the cantonment at Camp Dodge, Iowa, since September 1. The church in Evans- ton gave him a six-month leave of absence, which expires on March 1. Dr. Stifler feels that it has been a great privilege to be with the men of our National Army these six months. Rev. V. Calbert seems to be doing a strong and successful work in the Alton Association. He recently sent in 165 names for the Bulletin from all over that association. Besides other things, there are four new meeting houses in that assoriation that are in existence be- cause of Colbert's work. Dr. N. T. Hafer has been taken from his regular work and put into the work with Rev. E. L. Killam to help raise the $1,000,000 by March 31st. It is requested that we raise $65,000 in Illi- nois. This great onward movement of the laymen seemed so important that we could not refuse them Brother Hafer's help. Hafer is especially qual- ified for that kind of work. Let the people receive him kindly wherever he gfoes. The writer has not been home for a Sunday since last October, but he al- uays found small audiences. One of the best congregations, he met was a*- the State University Church on a very cold Sunday. While war conditions have effected our work some and al- most every church feels deeply the loss of the young men who have gone to the army, yet there are not many who seem discouraged or despondent, while a very few are ready to surrender ev- erything and give up the struggle, but the great body of those holding the Baptist faith feel more inclined than ever to make a strong effort to build up the cause of Christ, and they believe that the best institution in the world through which to accomplish that is the Baptist denomination. They feel that now is the time as never before to hold up the gospel truth and to cling to Baptist Democracy. The editor spent Sunday, February 10th, with the First church in Cairo. Dr. Lamkin was holding a meeting in Kansas. Everybody speaks well of the pastor and he seemed to be doing well wnth that large and important field. 170 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLLTLX The Illinois Baptist Annual was pub- lished this year by the secretary, Rev. E. K. Masterson. It was delayed on ac- count of the impossibility of getting" the associational reports at an early date, and some of them can not be secured at all in time to publish the Annual and their statistics are a year late. The general statistics show that there were 1,295 churches reported, eight less than the year before. The total membership is 169,946, a gain of 4,239 over the year previous. The total Missionary and Benevolent offerings reported for the State was $237,097, a gain over last year of $15,797. The severe weather and shortage of fuel has been very much against all phases of our work this winter. It has been almost im- possible to carrv on much successful revival work. The necessity of meet- ing in churcvh basements and com- bined work of different denominations has hindered the effective work of the Churches and Sundav Schools. On February 25, the Alpha Church gave a hearty and unanimous call to Rev. G. W. Wright, pastor of the Ra- zetta Church, to become its pastor. Rev. \\Vight had supplied the Church on Sunday, the 24th, and was present. He accepted the call and promised to make an effort to locate in Alpha by April first. He came from one of the best country churches in the State, and the people regret to have him leave. Alpha is a strong church and in fine condition at the present time. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4-7, 1918. The key-note of the con\ention will be "Through Cross to Crown." Addresses will be delivered by Dr. W. O. Carver of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Louisville, Ky. ; Dr. F. H. Adams, Pastor First Baptist Church, Hammond, Ind. ; Dr. Ambrose Bailey, Pastor First Baptist Church, St. Paul, Minn. ; Dr. D. D. Alunro. Pastor Cal- vary Baptist Church. Kansas City, :\Io. ; Mr. L. P. Leavell, of the Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn. For in'.'ormation address James Asa White, General Secretary, 125 North Wa1)risn Avenue, Chicasfo, 111. B. Y. P. r. OF AMERICA CONVENTION The Twenty-Seventh Anniversary Convention of the Baptist Young Peo- ple's Union of America will be held in GERMANY'S GUILT IN MURDERING ARMENIANS •'How far was the German Government responsible for the murder and deporta- tion of the Armenians? Let me say most emphatically, the German Government could have prevented it. My strenuous and repeated efforts to enlist the interest of the German Ambassador, Baron Wan- genheim, in behalf of the Armenians were absolutely fruitless. In my numerous in- terviews with him I tried to impress him with the thought that the world would con- sider Germany morally responsible for the crimes of her ally. I urged that even from an economic point of view it was not to Germany's advantage that the Turks should destroy the constructive elements of the country, as that would mean the economic ruin of the Turkish Empire. Then, in the event that Germany should become the ruler of Turkey, she would find it an empty 'shell! When I found that my ar- guments were of little avail, I suggested to my Government the desirability of bringing pressure on the Foreign Office in Berlin to the end that instructions be sent to the German Ambassador in Constanti- nople to insist upon a cessation of the atrocities. This resulted merely in a note from the German Embassy to the Sublime Porte protesting against the horrors per- petrated by the Turks. The purpose of this note was merely to absolve the Ger- man Government from all responsibility. It had no practical effect whatsoever. "There is not the slightest doubt in my mind that the Germans could at the very beginning have stopped these horrors." — Ambassador Henry Morgenthau. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 171 Woman s Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P TOPriNG, Pics. Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Mrs. H. W. Tate, Tieasiirer Morgan, Park 2331 Hartzell Ave., Evanston HOW ONE SOCIETY IN ILLINOIS IS AT- mail wiU pray her own prayer, each TAiNiNG THE IIth TOPIC IN womaii will have greater interest. Each STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE missionary will receive help. Try it! A Prayer League chairman was chosen — a woman who believes in prayer, has a telephone, and knows how to use it. She sent to 450 East 30th street for "Book of Remembrance" (25 cents). This has the names of missionaries on foreign fields scheduled on their birth- days. It also includes different definite objects for which to pray. She inserted names of home inissionaries taken from magazine "Missions" and then se- cured the co-operation of her pastor and editor of church paper, who gave her space each month to have this Prayer List published. All was now ready for the telephones. It was so cold few attended the church services held in basement of church, but she kept the telephone "warm." Up to date she has 138 members in her Prayer League ! To every woman she has given a Prayer Covenant Card, and is keeping list of names to send to Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Ford. If you have no church paper, get some one to typewrite lists each month. Each wo- man must have her own list, each wo- This is the month of reckoning! W^ill Illinois women measure up to our privileges and responsibilities? No body of women have more. Stop for a moment and count our blessings. Gratitude should make unnecessary the constant reminders for funds to carry on the Lord's business. Pleas are coming' from many sources, we are living in the midst of a world which tries the faith and courage of us all. So great is the struggle for the victory of righteousness that human mind can not grasp its significance. The utmost endeavor is demanded from each in ev- ery possible form which shall hasten the coming of His kingdom. This month our financial obligations to the missionary societies must be met. Have you done your part and can you do no more? The love and sympathy of all Illinois women will go out to Mrs. J. E. Scott, former president of the Woman's Bap- tist Foreign Missionary Societv of the West, because of the passing on of her husband. Mr. J. E. Scott, at their home in Pasadena, Cal. 172 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Sunday School Work in Illinois W V W. B. Morris, Asliley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Director. Mrs. Edna R. Hoffman, 1612 ?9th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Director. IMPORTANT I am sending- out report blanks for Sunday Schools and Young Peoples Societies to the various Superintend- ents and Presidents. It is most impor- tant that those receiving them fill out and return them at the earliest possible moment. We want the report on each school, and society, whether you have made the Standard or not. The De- partment of Sunday School and Young People's Work will appreciate your help in thus furnishing the desired in- formation about the condition of your work. I also wish to call the attention of the Sunday Schools to the letter sent out some time ago, asking for one cent per capita from each school, for our work in the state. It is surely within the ability of each school to make this contribution notwithstanding the num- erous calls that are being made for var- ious other objects. Do it next Sunday without fail. Our Elementary Director, Mrs. Hoffman, wants a specimen of the work done in the various Elementary Departments in the state, in order that she mav make a selection for the ex- hibit at the next meeting of the North- ern Baptist Convention. When she writes to you please answer promptly. Will the pastors of schools conduct- ing Teacher Training Classes, please report the fact to me, together with any items of interest you may have as to the progress of the work being done. After conferring with Superintend- ent Brand it was decided not to at- tempt to hold our Summer Assembly this year; we will, however, plan to have the best session ever held in the Summer, 1919. It is a matter of real regret that we feel obliged to come to this decision, but it seems the only thing to do under the circumstances. I am glad to report the work is open- ing better since the weather conditions have become more favorable. The par- lor conference is meeting with some success. I visited a number of churches in the Bloomington Association. Pas- tor Davies at Marissa is doing good work. We had a fine conference there. Pastor Kimball has put on a fine con- test for building up the school at Lin- coln, the people are enthusiastic over it. Write him for the particulars. It is a winner. Pastor Hilton at Minonk is getting hold of things in his usual efficiency and is enjoying the hearty cooperation of his people. Other churches visited were Benton, Carter- ville. Cambria, Springfield (Central), Bloomington, Goodfield and Normal ; lack of space forbids special mention. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 173 Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAREY R. JOHNSON G33 S. Main St., Princeton Secretary MISS ALLIE GENE DAVIS 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAN 1G12 29th St., Rock Island Editor JOHN RUTHVEN 2319 VV. 109th St., Chicago Only four months until another great Inter-National Convention will be here. This time the meeting will be held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This will make a very short trip for the Oska- wawa, and an inexpensive one. Every Union, of any size, should be able to finance, and send a delegate to this meeting. The effort to do this should begin NOW. Do not wait until the last few days, and then, suddenly discover that your Union ought to have a rep- resentative there. "Start something" now. The war, with its great and nec- essary activity, is the first thing in our thoughts — its successful termination in the shortest possible time is om^ great desire — the care and comfort of "our boys", whether they are "over there" or in camp here, is absolutely essential, and we will do that, but in all that ef- fort, do not lose sight of the fact that we must "keep the home fires burning." That the boys are coming back, and we must be ready to receive them. Those will be great days— happy days — event- ful days, when our loved ones come home — can you imagine it? Can you begin to think just how they are going to be received in YOUR UNION, and wont there be a general day of Thanks- giving to God for their return? Will you be ready to have a part in that great day? Are you training in the chorus now, practicing your prayer oi thanks, your testimony that your Faith had been strong all these terrible months of anguish, that Our Father knew what w'as right and best, and yoi^ trusted in Him. Don't neglect this "practice" — don't weaken in your de- termination to be ready to witness for Him, in that great day. Keep your local Union fires burning, and your latchstring out, for these boys of ours, are surely coming back with Victory on their banner, and the Freedom and Liberty of the World assured. Keep 3'our Union activities moving strongly, the latest, most efficient methods to de- velop your members. The Convention is the place where these methods are illustrated — explained — emphasized. Considering the small expense every L^nion in our State ought to send a del- egate. The dates are July 5-8 inclu- sive. Arrangements for the trip are be- ing perfected. If you are interested write John Ruthven, 125 North Wa- bash Ave., Chicago, for details. 174 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN HUDELSON BAPTIST ORPHANAGE IltVIXGTOX, ILLINOIS Kev. Alfred C. Kelly, Supt. CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS Rev. D. H. MacGillivray, Supt. Mrs. D. H. MacGillivi'ay, Matron The recent death of Airs. E. A. Hobbs, has seriously influenced the life of Hudelson. For many years Mrs. Hobbs was our matron and known as Aunt Louise. She came to our help in a crucial hour and by her untiring- devotion and splendid skill saved the domestic situation. Her death is occa- sion for great sorrow to the superin- tendent and to the children who knew her. But to our present matron, Aunt Kate, the blow is most severe. Besides losing her sister, she has, bv the sad event, had forced upon her a duty which compels her to lay down for an indefinite time her work at the orpran- age. The care of her sister's two chil- dren, one a babe of six weeks, together with the feeble condition of her aged mother, is a call she cannot resist. Her enforced withdrawal from our work creates a serious domestic crisis in Hudelson. She succeeded her sister as matron and for efficiency and the spir- it of self-sacrifice these two Avomen have not been excelled in our experi- ence. On account of weather and trans- portation only a few were present at the meeting of the Hudelson corpora- tion in January. The meeting adjourn- ed at the call of the superintendent, and he has set Tuesday, April 16th, as the date and Centralia as the place. Dele- gates will report at the Y. M. C. A. rooms on reaching Centralia. The hour for business will be 1 p. m. In your plans for commemorating the resurrection of your Saviour do not forget the iboys and girls of Hudelson. Two months have passed since we have reported to our many friends through the Bulletin; much has trans- pired during that time. Our two baby girls present in the Home at last writ- ing have been placed in good family homes and are doing well. Our family at this writing consists of 69 children, 59 of them are in school. Among the number are two boys that ought to be placed on farms this summer ; also a brother and sister, boy 6, girl 3 years, for adoption. We have hopefully entered the year 1918 with the same faith and confi- dence, in the generosity of the Baptists of Illinois, that we have had in the past and know we shall not find them lacking in interest or disposition to care for a work truly ther own. The Receiving Cottage is proving a great help to us in the purpose for which it was designed. The detention of children first entering the Home and rooms for isolatinof those sick with minor contagous diseases, common to children; during the winter we have had but one serious illness, that of our little friend Martha, who has pneu- monia, and the crisis is past, and we believe recovery certain. Many are the congratulations we receive that we have such a splendid addition to our equipment. I quote of the house physician who said "It was the brightest idea the Board of Direct- ors ever had when they planned the Cottage." We regret very much that Dr. Ford, president of our Board, has been ill. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 175 THE DUTIES OF THE HOUR As members of the Church of Christ the hour lays upon us special duties: To purge our own hearts clean of arro- gance and selfishness. To steady and inspire the nation. To keep before the eyes of ourselves and of our allies the ends for which we fight. To hold our own nation true to its pro- test aims of justice, liberty, and brother- hood. To testify to our fellow Christians in every land, most of all to those from whom for the time we are estranged, our con- sciousness of unbroken unity in Christ. To unite in the fellowship of service mul- titudes who love their enemies and are ready to join with them in rebuilding the waste places as soon as peace shall come. To be diligent in works of relief and mercy, not forgetting those ministries of the spirit to which, as Christians, we are especially committed. To keep alive the spirit of prayer, that in these times of strain and sorrow men may be sustained by the consciousness of the presence and power of God. To hearten those who go to the front, and to comfort their loved ones at home. To care for the welfare of our young men in the Army and Navy, that they may be fortified in character and made strong to resist temptation. To be vigilant against every attempt to arouse the spirit of vengeance and unjust suspicion. To protect the rights of conscience against every attempt to invade them. To maintain our Christian institutions and activities unimpaired, that the soul of our nation may be nourished and renewed through the worship and service of Al- mighty God. To guard the gains of education and of social progress and economic freedom, won at so great a cost, and to make full use of the occasion to set them still further forward, even by and through the war. To keep the open mind and the forward look, that the lessons learned in war may not be forgotten when comes that just and sacred peace for which we pray. Above all, to call men everywhere to new obedience to the will of our Father God, who in Christ has given himself in supreme self-sacrifice for the redemption of the world, and invites us to share with him his ministry of reconciliation. To such service wo would summon our fellow Christians of every name. In this spirit we would dedicate ourselves and all that we have to the nation's cause. With this hope we would join hands with all men of good-will of every land and race, to rebuild on this war-ridden and deso- lated earth the commonwealth of mankind, and to make of the kingdoms of the world the kingdom of the Christ. — From the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. A GREAT DAY IN CAIRO The First Baptist church went "Over the Top" Sunday, March 3. . The following telegram was received: "Cairo, 111., March 3, 1918. E. P. Brand, Normal, 111. First Baptist church today gave one thousand dollars for the Baptirt laymen's campaign. Pastor Lamkin put his whole soul into this and gave himself one hun- dred twenty-five dollars. Great meeting tonight, people happy. — Albert H. Gage." This conduct on the part of Cairo should be an inspiration to laymen all over the state to do big things for the Kingdom be- fore the end of March. Rev. Joseph C. Hazen of the First church, Peoria, is the camp p^.stor for two months at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Evangelistic meetings, with preaching by local pastors, have just closed in Ca:l ronton, 111. There will be twenty addi- tions to the Baptist church, Rev. V/. E. Mundell, pastor, which is as many as were received by all the other churches com- bined. 176 ILJJXOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS At the last meeting of the Board of Directors, the names of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Halsey were passed for member- ship in our Home. Brother Halsey will be remembered as a member of the First Church under Doctor Henson, and as co-worker with B. F. Jacobs. Also, the Evanston and Morgan Park churches contributed one each to our resident membership^ — and the appli- cations keep pouring in. One of our reception rooms has been given over as a sleeping room. The burden of the running expense is growing with the days, and is now well over the six hun- dred dollar mark per month. But, never once has an unpaid bill gone over to the next month. Will you all remember that TAG DAY for the various Homes in the city comes again MAY 13th? Last year it netted us over $2500, and we hope to do much better this year. There has been a mortgage of $1600 against the last property we acquired — that for hospital purposes. Since the first of the year that has been paid. You will be glad to know this. I am in receipt of a most delightful raessage by one of our good friends who visited Maywood recently — "Have never been more comfortable and hap- py than during this very cold winter." This will make you glad. How do these dear ones spend their time? Listen! There are fourteen who are able to knit for the Red Cross, and up to the 23rd inst., they had made — Socks, 121 pairs. Sweaters, 5. Rifle mitts, 3 pairs. Wristlets, 1 pair. President Wilson would, no doubt, be rejoiced to know this, and really it is our intention to give it public notice through the columns of the Red Cross Magazine. It is gratifying to know that the red blood is to be found in the veins of the right kind of people even to the days of the sear and yellow leaf. L. F. Ins-ersoll. BIBLE WILL HELP YOU SELL GOODS In an article called "The Book That Has Helped Me Most," which is printed in the "American Magazine," the writer says. "But, more than that, it's the greatest course in direct, forceful English in the world. If you want to learn to write a better sales letter if you think that a good English style would help you in getting out your advertising, I commend you to it. Take the great masters of forceful Eng- lish right down the line — Addison, Steele, Burke, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln — Bibli- cal quotations drip from them like dew from the trees. Franklin taught himself to write by hard personal application; the marks of the Bible are everywhere appa- rent in his style. Even if I didn't believe a word that is written inside these covers I would still give my boy the best kind of a Bible education; it would mean money in his pocket, Freddy; he would live to bless me for it. As a drill in simple, direct, powerful Anglo Saxon, the kind of lan- guage that we use in advertising and in modern business, there never has been, and never will be, a book to equal this." ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN VOL. IX. NORMAL, ILLINOIS, APRIL, 1918 NO. 12 What Changes Will Come? We hear a great deal said in these days about the radical changes that are going" to take place in organized Chris- tianity as the result of the war. Some men who have been very anxious to get rid of the old ways and the Old Book and to substitute something new are very clamorous now about the changes that the soldiers are going to demand when they come back, etc. Now it is not likely that our brave boys will have much time to study Theology nor de- structive higher criticism while in the trenches or training camps. Many of them will come in touch with the Y. M. C. A. but they have sense enough to know that the Y. M. C. A. is supported by the Churches and could not exist for six months if the Churches were not back of it. We do not believe our Christian soldier boys will want to surrender the Bible because of the war, nor will they want to become Unitarian, nor surrend- er the deity of our Lord. If they hold to the inspiration of the Scriptures and the deity of Jesus, they will want to obey what He commands, and our Bap- tist boys will not want to surrender the ordinance of baptism. Recently, the writer heard an address by a prominent man, known for many years to have been an extreme destruc- tive critic, who laid great emiphasis on what the soldier boys would demand on coming home, and he seems to think they will insist on about the same things he has been contending for during many years past. Although he is the pastor of a prominent church, he boast- ed of the fact that he had sent his boys to dancing schools so that they could appear well among the best people. Now at least a million of our best young men have gone into the service ; we expect great things of them, but we do not believe they will come back revo- lutionized on theology nor to tear up our churches. We believe that as one result of the war that our people must take hold of religious work with an energy and per- sonal sacrifice as never before. Our Churches and Missionary Boards can- not drift along for the next ten years as before. They must take hold hero- ically in the new life of the world or cease to exist. "Negroes are raising more than a million dollars annually for their educational insti- tutions; today there are 28,000 public schools manned by 30,000 negro teachers; 170 industrial schools and colleges con- ducted exclusively by negroes. 178 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN THE WAR At the time of this writing, March 30, there is going- on the greatest bat- tle by far, in the history of the world. The Germans and the Austrians have been fighting the Allies over a battle front of more than five hundred miles, with perhaps 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 soldiers on both sides, and they have been fighting strenuously day and night for ten days, and the end is not yet. Tlie Germans have driven the English back a long distance and seem to have captured many prisoners and guns, but the}- have done it at a tremendous Ger- man loss in the slaughter of men and have nowhere broken through the Eng- lish or French lines, and at some points the Allies are making successful counter attacks. If it could be known as to the number of men who have been killed or wounded in this ten days' battle, it w^ould perhaps number 500,000 men. The Germans made the drive by keep- ing their men in mass formation and as one brigade or division would be weak- ened by the slaughter, fresh divisions would take their place. It seems to be a philosophy of the Huns that human life is worth just as much as it is valuable to the Govern- ment, and the lives of their own men are sacrificed just as freely as horses or wagons, or guns, or aeroplanes, if by such sacrifice a mihtary point can be gained. It seems to be a theory of the Prussian Militants, that Avomen, chil- dren, old men, property, people and na- tions having no part in the war at all must be sacrificed, if by doing so, the military power of Germany can be ujv held. This world would not be worth living in if the German aristocracy should win in the war. The LJnited States could better afford to put in 5,000,000 men and $90,000,000,000 than to be defeated by Germany and her helpers, the Austrians and the Turks. Miss Clara E. Phillips, member of the Damascus Church in northwestern Illinois, died February 22, after a one week's illness of pneumonia. She was fifty-three years of age, and had been a teacher in the Sunday School since she w^as sixteen years old. She was one of the most devoted members in her church and in her missionary work in this state. She was a constituent mem- ber of the country church where she lived, and in a large measure gave her life to that church, and to a large extent through her assistance the church has become the strong body that it is. Last year she took out a $1000 annuity in the state convention, but did not live to draw her first annuity payment. She will be greatly missed by the Damascus church and by what was formerly known as the Dixon Association. PASTORAL CHANGE Rev. \\' illiam Jackson, a graduate of the Louisville Seminary this May, has accepted a call to the Lexington church. Bloomington voted for license two years ago by a small vote. On April 2nd, the vote was taken on the saloon and the city went dry by 2141 votes. This will doubtless end the saloon busi- ness in Bloomington forever. Last year Moline voted dry, but Rock Island by the side of Moline, voted wet. This year Rock Island went dry by 800 majority. In a little while we will have saloons in Illinois only in Chicago, Peoria and East St. Louis. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 179 ILLINOISBAPTISTBULLETIN Published monthly in the interest of the Illinois Baptist State Convention. Subscription price, 25c a year; clubs of 10, 20c; clubs of 20 or more, 15c. E. P. BRAND, Editor Superintendent of Missions 201 North School Street, Normal, Illinois "Entered as second class matter, June 12, 1909, at the Postoffice at Normal, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879." AT the time of this \Yriting we have not learned the result of the Lay- men's Canvass for $1,000,000, but the last reports were very favorable. LET everybody begin reading this eighth year publication of the Bulletin with the determination to make next year's subscription the largest in the history of the paper. IT will be only a little more than a month until the great meeting of the Northern Baptist Convention will be held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. IT is expected that this meeting of the Convention wall be the greatest in its history; war conditions and the $1,000,000 drive, and the renewed in- terest among the laymen will add great- ly to the interest and attendance of the Convention. WE hope a goodly number of peo- ple from Illinois will attend. Many pastors cannot go unless their churches aid them. Many well to do men or women can not go, but could easily give five or ten dollars to aid their pastor in going. We hope many will do that. A donation from fifty dollars to one hundred dollars would enable many pastors to go, who could not oth- erwise do it. IT is too early yet for us to know how the National Societies came out in their finances for the year clos- ing March 31st. . We hope Illinois came up well on her share of the Mis- sionary giving. REV. A. S. Carman, D.D., 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, 111., is now ready to receive all State Convention Missionai-y money raised on the appor- tionment, and all other apportion- ment money of all the Societies. He will turn it over to the treasurer of each society at the end of each month. ONE-HALF the year of the State Convention has now expired. It has been the hardest winter for Evan- gelistic work and for advance Church and Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. work w^e have ever experienced and yet our work has kept up fairly well, but we need to do vigorous work during the next six months if we make the pro- gress during the whole year that ought to be made. "1"^ URING the first six months one -L^ man in Chicago, Englewood Church gave $100 for State Missions, one bequest of $500 is promised by September 11th. One elderly man in southern Illinois gave an Annuity Bond of $1,000, and one lady in the north- western part of the state recently de- ceased, took a $1,000 Annuity Bond. WE have not said much about State Convention finances during the three months when the Societies of the Northern Baptist Convention were pushing for their apportionments, but now is the time for six months to push the matter of State Convention finances. Let many people give large sums for the State Convention work. 180 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CHURCHES Our church at Manhus, one of our splendid country fields seems to be do- ing good work under the care of the new pastor, Rev. J. Brainard Brown. They seem to have raised their regular apportionments easily and are doing quite a good work toward the Million Dollar Drive. The pastor is well pleased with his field and the outlook is hopeful. Rev. Albert Gordonier, pastor of the Hammond church has been preaching a series of sermons from material on the Attributes of Man. The subjects are, Courage, Strength, Gratitude, Fidelity and Brotherhood. Great audi- ences have turned out to hear these subjects discussed. Rev. Wm. H. Dickman, pastor of the Bethel Church in the Rock Island Association, writes a very good letter concerning the work on that splendid rural field. A meeting was attempted in the winter during the very cold weather, in which not much was ac- complished, but the church was not dis- couraged. They have made up the regular apportionments on that field and have raised $200 on the Layman's Million Dollar Drive. Brother Dick- man seems to be very happy in his work. We sometimes wonder why more of our preachers do not seek coun- try fields. There is no greater oppor- tunity in the State for strong men than in our rural pastorates, and at this time two of our finest country churches in the state are pastorless. They are Ber- wick, in the Peoria Association, and Rosetta, in the Salem Association. These churches have splendid meeting houses, first class parsonages, in good repair and give a liberal support for their pastor. The Winchester church of which Rev. W. R. Johnson is pastor, seems to be doing substantial work. They put the missionary apportionments in the budget and made an every-member canvass in November and they "Went 'Over the Top' with a good sum, more than asked for." There have been some conversions in the regular serv- ices. The Oglesby church has secured the services of Evangelist Robert L. Moy- er and wife, of Pennsylvania, to lead in an evangelistic campaign, commen- cing on Sunda}^ April 17. Rev. G. W. Kimball is having much encouragement in his work as pastor of the Lincoln church. March 3d was de- cision day in the Sunday School, when thirty-six took a stand for Christ. The right hand of fellowship was given to six at the communion service following the decision service. No sermon was preached on that occasion. It is ex- pected that a considerable number will be baptized on Easter Sunday. Rev. Charles H. Davies speaks hope- fully of the work at Marissa. The church is coming up nicely on the mis- sionary apportionments and the congre- gations are good. On March 10 the El Paso church, of which Rev. Herbert Hines is pastor, raised over $900 on the Laymen's Mil- lion Dollar Campaign and at the same time increased the pastor's salary $100. They expect to go over the $1000 mark in the One Million Dollar Campaign. The church at Pekin, after having been pastorless for about a year and a half, is now very much encouraged with Pastor E. C. Poole, who began a few weeks ago. The work seems to be very hopeful. The Ashley church, south of Cen- ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 181 tralia, has two Baptist preachers living in the town, Rev. W. B. Morris, Sun- day School Director, and Rev. H. A. Hoover, who is engaged in business. The church is pastorless but is a good hve body of Baptists. They have raised the entire apportionments for missions and fifty dollars on the Million Dollar Campaign. Rev. Wm. H. Main, D.D., has been pastor of the First Baptist Church of Chicago one and one-half years. Dur- ing his pastorate there have been more than one hundred additions to the church. All expenses of the church have been met and the apportionments raised, with an increase of eighteen per cent. The net beneficences given by the church were $19,500. The Sunday School is in fine shape and the congre- gations are large. The Cambridge church, of which Rev. L. A. Miller has been pastor for about one and one-half years, seems to be doing good work. They have suf- fered great losses by deaths and remov- als recently, but the church has yet a strong membership. The meeting house and parsonage are in good condi- tion. The superintendent of the convention was invited to Carbondale to give an address at the recognition of the pas- tor. Rev. J. W. Merrill, who came from the South Church of Chicago, and be- gan work in Carbondale March first. The pastor seems pleased with his field, and the people show great appreciation of the pastor. We expect Brother Mer- rill to have a successful pastorate at Carbondale. The La Moille church is now without a pastor, but they hope to locate a man soon. This church has a great oppor- tunity for tihe future, if it will only util- ize its strength. Its membership is made up, largely, of well-to-do people. There has been a little friction in the church within the last year or so but this can be entirely overcome by a will- ing and energetic pastor. Since last July the church at Arthur has redecorated the inside of the build- ing at an expense of $600, have built a $6000 parsonage, kept up all their ex- penses and are meeting their apportion- ment in missions. The pastor. Dr. O. R. Miles, held a series of special meet- ings from which they expect an in- gathering. The congregations are good and the church is in an excellent con- dition. Tampico is a beautiful little town of about nine hundred people, thirty miles west of Mendota. The Baptists have maintained a good organization there for quite a number of years. They now have a good meeting house and a good parsonage. Rev. W. J. Eyles was pastor of that field for six years, but closed his work in January to become teacher in one of the negro colleges in the south. The Tampico church has a small membership, but considerable re- sources, however, it is difficult for them to support a man for full time on the field, and they may have to undertake work with one-half time service or stu- dent supply, but in either case good work can be done if the people will loy- ally stand by it. We hope that some- one can be secured quite soon to give them some kind of service, and it may be possible to locate a man on the field. Sunday morning, January 17, the editor of the Bulletin preached for the Olivet Negro church, 27th and Dear- born S'ts., Chicago. This church now has a membership of six thousand eight hundred. They have a good meeting 182 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN house and the auditorium, including the galleries, will seat perhaps twelve hundred people. Every seat in this audience room was taken and at the same time they had a congregation downstairs, with preaching services, and they report that above five hundred people were turned away who could not get in that morning. Rev. A. D. Williams is the efficient pastor of that church. They have purchased for $17,- 000 a large lot about two miles from where they are now located and there hope to erect a new meeting house with an auditorium that will seat more than three thousand. NINE VOLUMES This April number of the Bulletin finishes nine volumes of the Bulletin. How rapidly time seems to pass. These nine years have been an important pe- riod in our State Convention work. Perhaps never in the history of the con- vention has it made such decided prog- ress. In every line the progress has been onward, and yet more could have been accomplished. The Bulletin has had as its primary object, to keep before the minds of the people the work of the convention, but beside this it has given much space to Women's work, Sunday School and B. Y. P. U., and Missionary work. Space has been reg- ularly given to our charitable institu- tions and to education. Special em- phasis has been placed upon the doctrin- al position held by the Baptists, and the Bulletin has done much to keep the de- nominational atmosphere clear in the central and southern portions of the State, where the mists of Landmarkism and Throgmortonism cause much cloudiness in the atmosphere. Eight volumes of the Bulletin have been nicely bound and a copy placed in the State Historical Library and a copy kept in the office at Normal. In more recent years copies have been sent to the Historical Libraries in the University of Illinois and the University of Chica- go. As we enter the tenth year of its publication the. mailing list could be in- creased to ten thousand if the pastors and women and young people would boost it as they should. We spend but little time in trying to increase its cir- culation. That must be done by the people, if they want the Bulletin and want it kept upon a high grade. We recently received a very complimentary letter from Dr. Aitchison of Boston, Massachusetts, on the way we are keep- ing up the Bulletin to the grade of a first class State Convention Bulletin. Let us all try to make the next nine years of state convention work far su- perior to any other nine years in its history. Evangelist Francis L. Church has been doing some very successful work during February and March. He held a meeting at Roodhouse that was re- markably successful. The attendance was great, the interest good and the financial support given to the evangelist splendid. There were probably about fifty additions to the church as the re- sult of the meetings. The pastor. Rev. R. A. Rapson says, "Church is strong with the children, but at the close of the meeting he reached the adults. Last night and Friday night were great, never anything like it here before. Our church is stirred to the limit. We voted to have Church come back again next fall or winter." He went from Roodhouse to Harvard Park Mission in Springfield. Rev. A. E. Browning ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 183 has charg-e of that interest. The pastor speaks in very high terms of Church's work there. One evening during the meeting, Pastor Browning baptized in the Central church meeting house nine- teen, and three adults offered them- selves by experience to the church and at that time fully twenty more had promised to come out for baptism. This church also made a liberal offering to- ward Brother Church's support. At this writing Evangelist Church is at work at Warrenville. In the midst of the meeting the pastor writes, "The services last night will never be forgot- ten, neither will the visit of Mr. Church. Surely he has won the confidence of the people. There were thirty-two decision cards signed last night, the most, I be- lieve to be real cases of conversion." and the name of the school and its loca- tion, and write to Dr. Chas. L. White, 23 E. 26th St., New York, N. Y., and make inquiry concerning the school. WARNING Dr. Charles L. White of the Amer- ican Baptist Home Mission Society, writes a letter, March 13, in which he gives a caution to the Northern Baptists concerning supporting certain negro schools in the south. He says, "I am sending you a copy of a statement con- cerning fraudulent solicitations of money by representatives of negro schools of the south. These frauds are being perpetrated on our Baptist people, especially on Sunday Schools, by requesting for money and our Bap- tist churches are the 'Happy Hunting Grounds' of those seeking funds for such institutions. It would undoubted- ly surprise us all to know how much money is given in this way by well meaning people." We suggest to our people in Illinois that if they are think- ing of giving money to such solicitors that they take the name of the solicitor Evangelist Frank M. Dunk recently held a meeting at Chatsworth, south of Chicago. The pastor writes: "The number making confession was nine, and four of these will be baptized next Sunday.." He says: "Brother Dunk's work is to be commended for he preaches a sound gospel and works hand in hand with the pastor for the upbuilding of the cause. Our people were glad to have had him in their midst and hope that he may be able to pay us another visit." Brother Dunk is at this writing holding a meeting at Marissa in south- ern Illinois. He held a meeting with that church last spring when he bap- tized twenty-four converts. The Evan- gelist writes, "We have had good at- tendance, and interest so far. Last night one of the members said that the attendance was larger than it had been for ten years. Dr. N. T. Hafer, our State Conven- tion Missionary, who is held for any kind of work at any place and any time throughout the state, has put in a very busy winter. His principal work is to visit churches that need a few days of special work in reorganizing their work, in putting on an every- member canvass, trying to locate a pas- tor or raise a debt, etc., etc. The State Convention gave him for one full month in helping to raise Illinois' $65,000 on the One Million Dollar can- vass. Brother Hafer is a very eificient and useful man in the denomination. 184 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN PASTORAL. CHANGES Rev. A. C. Hodgson, who has been for four and one-half years pastor of the Bethany church, Peoria, has resign- ed that field and accepted a call at the Marquette Road Baptist church, Chica- go. He will make the change May first. Brother Hodgson has done good work in Peoria, and we hope he will succeed well in Chicago. Rev. VV. E. Mundell, Ph.D., who has been pastor of the Carrollton church for six or seven years, has resigned that field to become religious director of the Y. AT. C. A. at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky. Brother Mundell has been a strong force in the Greene-Jersey Co. Association. He has received a goodly number of people into the church and during his pastorate on that field he says he has had one hundred weddings and about three hundred funerals. We regret to have Brother Mundell leave the state, but are glad that he is going into a good work for the soldier boys. Rev. Mr. Vette, a student supply of the West Pullman church, has gone into Y. M. C. A. work in connection with the army. The West Pullman church seems to be in very good condi- tion and is anxious to locate another pastor. Rev. John H. Spindler. pastor over one and one-half years of the Taylor- ville church, has accepted a call to be- come a professor in the LaGrange Col- lege, Missouri. The clerk of the Tay- lorville church says, "Mr. Spindler has been a faithful minister to his people in Tayloi'ville. He has been an earnest worker, and has placed new energy in the prosecution of the Master's work. The members of the Taylorville Bap- tist church will miss him very much." Rev. J. W. Allen of Ewing, has lo- cated as pastor of the Baptist church in Edinburg, and has included in his pas- torate the Bethel church in the Shelby Association. These two churches are well loeated to work together and will make a splendid pastorate. We hope Brother Allen will have good success on that field. The York church near Thompson, was reported pastorless a few months ago, but the retiring pastor, Rev. F. J. Gillroy reconsidered the matter and with an advanced salary, took up the work again on that field. We are very glad indeed, that this splendid country church will not become pastorless at this time. Rev. W. J. Eyles, who was pastor of the Tampico church for quite a num- ber of years, has closed his work there and taken a professorship in Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. This is a Home Mission Society school for the colored people. We regret to have Brother Eyles leave the state, but we are glad he is teaching in one of our Baptist schools. Rev. J. Livingston Duff, who has been pastor for some time at Mt. Sterl- ing, and during the past year has in- cluded in his pastorate the Timewell church, has resigned the pastorate of those two churches. We do not know what his plans are for the future, nor what arrangements those churches will make for a pastor. During his pastor- ate he has baptized six and received ten into the church by letter or experience. Rev. William Henry Jones of Osh- kosh, Wisconsin, has accepted a call to become pastor of the North Shore Church in Chicago. Rev. H. F. Jones of Macomb, has been our pastor-at-large in the Salem, ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 185 Quincy and Peoria Associations for a period of eight or nine years. He is al- ways the pastor of not less than four churches and they are usually in a very low condition when he takes up the work with them. He also visits a great many other fields and does much work for them. Rev. L. B. Trites of Danville, has been for three years our missionary in the Bloomfield Association. He has had charge of some of the smaller churches in that association and does consider- able evangelistic work outside. This winter and spring he has assisted the pastors at Mattoon and at Champaign in special meetings. He is especially good in street meetings and among la- boring people in the shops. His wife and daughter usually assist him in the music. AIIiEN INSTITUTION A nice letter from the Aiken Institu- tion gives some interesting information concerning that institution, which works in the old building of the Second Baptist Chtuxh in Chicago. Its terri- tory embraces about one hundred thou- sand people, of nearly twenty nation- alities. There are one hundred saloons that infest that section of the city. The institution is doing a great work. Dur- ing the fiscal year just closing, its influ- ence has been felt in over one thousand families. Over 4,873 garments have been distributed, over two thousand dresses, aprons, sweaters, etc., made bv the girls and mothers. Hundreds of girls and boys are organized in various clubs and departments. Best of all the Gospel message is proclaimed in all this work. The Sunday School has a total enrollment of three hundred sixtv-two. This work is being kept up by the Chi- cago Executive Council, the Wom- en's Home Mission Society, the Home Mission Society, the Pubhcation So- cietv and the State Convention. Rev. C. F. Stalker of Tamaroa, labored as State Convention Evangel- ist in the Southern Illinois Association a part of last year and some of the past winter, but has now closed his work with the State Convention. He did good work at different points in that end of the state. Rev. V. Colbert of CoUinsville, has for several years been our State Con- vention Missionary in the Alton Asso- ciation. He did successful evangelistic work during the months last fall and this winter, and spent much of his time in visiting churches that need some as- sistance from the convention and asso- ciation missionaries. Brother Col- bert has done much writing during the past winter on the question of the Bap- tist schism in southern Illinois. His tracts have had quite a large circulation among the people in that part of the state. It is the custom of the superintend- ent to spend one Sunday about six months before the convention meets with the church that will entertain the convention. Sunday morning, March 24th, he gave to the Kewanee church. Rev. L. C. Trent has been pastor of this church for about seven years and it now has a membership of eight hun- dred sixty. It has a splendid meeting house, large and well equipped, and will be a splendid place for the meeting of the convention next October. The peo- ple seem very much interested in the 186 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN coming of the convention, will plan to take care of it splendidly and hope to get a great blessing out of the meeting for their church. There were three hundred eighty pupils present in the Sunday School that Sunday morning. Sunday night we went ten miles into the country and visited the Osceola church, of which Rev. B. E. Allen has been pastor for eleven years. We had a fine congregation and good interest. We hope this church will see its way clear to build a good modern meeting house within the next two years. The country needs it and the church is abundantly able to build it. Rev. E. H. Fletcher of Chicago, has been our colored missionary in north- ern Illinois for two and one-ihalf years. He has done considerable special work at Dixon and Hopkins Park and has visited many of the weaker colored churches in the northern part of the state. MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE STATE CONVENTION FOR MARCH Only a few of the churches send the full apportionment at one time. Whenever a payment reported in the Bulletin completes the apportionment, it will be indicated by a ( * ) star. Alton, *Cherry St. Church $ 75.00 Atlanta Church 17.00 Aurora First Church 10,00 Aurora, *Marian Ave. Church 17.00 Aurora, Park Place Church 25.00 Ashly Church 4.00 Alpha Church 4.05 Bulletin Subscriptions 128.91 Belvidere, South Church 1.00 *Big Rock Church 43.40 ♦Bradford Church 11.00 Bloomington Church 70.00 Belvidere, *First Church 62.00 Chicago, Covenant Church 40.00 Chicago, Galilee Church 4.00 Chicago, Messiah Church 8.00 Chicago, *Windsor Park Church.... 18.00 Chicago, Hyde Park Church 200.00 Chicago, Irving Park Church 17.51 Cambridge Church 35.00 *Clyde Church 10.00 Chrisman Church 4.90 Downers Grove Church 5.00 Dundee Church 10.29 Evangelistic Meetings, C. F. Stalk- er 50.00 Evangelistic Meetings, F. L. Church 155.00 Evangelistic Meetings, F. M. Dunk 69.81 *Edinburg, Ladies' Mission Circle.. 5.50 *Griggsville Church 29.00 Graymont Church 29.00 Home Mission Society 268.05 Interest on Funds 1486.61 Joliet, First Church 12.00 Jerseyville Church 46.22 *Kankakee Church 19.00 Kewane6 Church 22.65 LaSalle B. Y. P. U 4.50 Lincoln Church 2.00 Lexington Church 9.75 *Mt. Zion Church, Quincy Assn 5.00 Marley Church 19.00 Morrison Church 10.00 *Manlius Church 32.00 New Ark Church, Mrs. M. BagwilL. 15.00 Northern Baptist Convention 75.00 Newtown Church 3.50 Oak Park, First Church 75.00 Peoria, First Church 101.25 Pacific Union Church 10.00 ♦Princeton Church 70.00 Piano Church -. 7.85 Payments on University Church Building 239.00 Rents, Oklahoma House 17.00 Rents, Andalusia Farm 150.00 Rents, Tonica Parsonage 30.00 Rebate, Interurban .54 *Roodhouse Church 35.00 Supply by Superintendent 15.00 South Wilmington B. Y. P. U 5.00 Shabbona Church 4.00 Timewell Church 40.00 Whites Grove Church 6.00 Wisetown Church 1.00 Wheaton Church 16.60 York Church 5.00 Total $4007.89 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 187 Woman's Baptist Missionary Society of Illinois MRS. W. P TOPPING, Pres. Mrs. Martha V. Higman, Editor Morgan, Park ElsU Mrs. H. W. Tate, Treasurer 2331 Hartzell Ave., Evanston Reports are coming in which indi- cate considerjtble interest in reading missionary books. Many circles are taking part in the contest with the hope that when the last report is out oil Oc- tober 1st., their association may be awarded the custody of the Loving Cup. As this is determined by the largest number of readers and books read ac- cording to number of women in the association, the smallest association has an equal chance with the largest. The W. W. G. Girls are also wide- awake and from Macomb comes this report : "Every girl in our Guild has read the five books as required. They are mostly girls in school and have much outside reading in their school work, but they enjoyed them, and many have said, T did not know a mission- ary book could be so interesting, they are as good as some of the popular novels.' " Have you a circle of the W. W. Girls in your church? If not, they are miss- ing something from their lives, for no movement has enlisted them in mission work as this. The suggestions and methods used please them and are the means of many healthful hours of so- cial enjoyment and information. To quote again from Macomb, "Recently our Guild had a 'tea' at which there were over sixty present. Had a splen- did program of music, reading, etc., and a royal good time." The goal set for Illinois for the year closing March 1st, was 150 circles. They report 172. They have "gone over the top." Elgin reports that 24 women have read 25 books. Who is next ? The Annual Missionary Chautauqua in Winona under the auspices of the In- ternational Committee is held this year from June 20-27. A splendid program is being prepared to meet the needs of the young ladies and older ones. Be- gin now to plan for it. Items of Interest — The women of the Morgan Scott Association recently held a mid-year missionary meeting in Winchester. The women of Spring- field Association also came together for a mid-year meeting. We are glad to hear of these. In some states they are so popular with the women, that the attendance is larger than at the an- nual association meeting. Put "pep" in and the women won't miss attending them. Miss Nellie Hubbard, foreign secretary for Bloomfield Association, has resigned. She has been a faithful worker for many years. From south- ern Illinois comes the report of a new circle at Cambria. A new circle is re- ported also in Edgewood, Rock Island Association. Areola sends very en- couraging reports and are much inter- ested in the reading contest. Thirty women have read two books. 188 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN Sunday School Work in Illinois .w:'v.,.^'^ W. B. MoiTis, Ashley, Illinois. Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Director. Mrs. Edna R. Hoffman, 1012 ?9th St., Rock Island. Elementary Grade Dii"ector. I want to urge upon all those who received report blanks for Standard Sunday Scliools, and Young People's Societies, to lose no time in returning them properly filled out. This is most important, if the department is to do its work. We were unfortunate in not getting out the blanks on time. The delay was caused by the loss of the package in transit. Express from the east is quite uncertain these days. Mrs. Hoffman is trying to secure an exhibit from our state, to be sent to the Northern Baptist Convention for the national exhibit of Graded Work of the Elementary Department. The semi-annual meeting of this de- partment will occur at Pontiac, Thurs- day, April eleventh, at two o'clock. We hope to have every member present, as important business will come up for consideration. Upon arrival, come at once to the Baptist church. Those who arrive before noon will arrange to have dinner together. I wish every Sunday School Superin- tendent in the state would try to secure a club for the Bulletin, among the of- ficers and teachers of his school. This is the only stated means of communi- cation we have to regularly reach our constituency, and this page should be of special interest to all our workers. The same word applies to presidents and secretaries of our Young People's Societies. In the near future I will send out a return postal card to the various so- cieties, asking for information in re- gard to Young People's work in the churches. Please see that these also are returned to me without delay. We want to know the following: name of president, name of secretary, number of members, time of elections, and how many of your young men are in the army or navy service. You will great- ly assist the work of this department by attending to this matter as soon as the cards are sent to you. Last month I spent most of the time in Chicago visiting 16 churches, hold- ing conferences with the workers. In a decision service at the Irving Park Church School, there were thirty-eight who came forward confessing Christ. Pastor Henderson at once organized a Young Disciples' Class, with a view to carrying on the work of bringing as many as possible into the church. It is always desirable to follow this plan before urging church membership. At Waukegan I spoke to a large number from the Naval Training Station, and three of the boys accepted Christ. Lack of space forbids much I would like to say this month. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 189 Baptist Young People's Union of Illinois President CAKEY R. JOHXSON 633 S. Alain St., Princeton Secretary >nSS ALLflE GENE DA\^S 1005 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon Treasurer ROBERT H. HOFFMAX 1612 a9th St., Rock Island Editor JOHX RUTHMEN 2319 W. 109th St., Chicago Inter-Xational B. Y. P. U. A. Con- vention — Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4-7. Our work this year has been greatly hampered bv conditions caused by the war. Every one feels that we must do everything possible for the Red Cross, and are giving all their spare time to that work. This help is greatly needed, and we are glad to know that many of onr young women are giving of their time to help prepare the necessar\- ar- ticles. Some societies have pledged their members to give a specitied amount of time each week to Red Cross Work. This service, however, should not cause us to neglect our other duties. It can be rendered, and other things taken care of also. If we should all neglect our church duties, it would mean that in a ver}- short time, we would have no organization. Our or- ganization means working in unity, and we all know that we must have some medium through which we can render "unified service." It counts more. This applies to the work *'By and for young people," as well as all church work. "Reconstruction" of religious activ- ities is being discussed, and some are saying that great changes are coming in church work "after the war." This may be so — only time can tell that, but there is one thing absolutelv sure, and that is that the Gospel message will be just the same, and it will be told by men and women, old and young, v.ho have experienced God's saving grace, and who are anxious that others may know the way. ^^ e feel therefore, that the work of our B. Y. P. U. is doubly important, at this present moment, be- cause it is there that the future genera- tion is getting the practice necessarv in order to tell the story most efficiently. We are all endowed with certain "talents," and the Master expects us to develop them. Where in all the list of our activities, as a church, have we the opportunity ofifered by the B. Y. P. V. ? Arrangements for the trip to Cedar Rapids are in a rather chaotic condition. The Government control of the roads has discouraged the "special train" feature. Rates are also rather uncer- tain, and no reduction in regular rates will be in effect. A party will be or- ganized to go on a specified regular train — the expense of the trip will be. approximately 830.00. We hope by next month to have a definite statement of this movement. It is impossible to do so at present. All persons inter- ested, and desiring information, may write the Transportation Leader, John Ruthven, 2319 West 109th St.. Chica- go, who will keep them advised by mail. 190 ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN CENTRAL BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME MAYWOOD, ELLINOIS R«v. D. H. MacGillivray, Supt. Mrs. D. H. MacGillivray, Matron THE BAPTIST OLD PEOPLE'S HOME MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS The necessity for charity is more and more pressing every day, and the fulfillment of Scripture is in evidence <;verywhere, "The poor you have al- ways with you." A greater demand than ever is made upon us to care for homeless children. Besides our regular " calls there have come calls from social workers and Red Cross workers. Last week four families representing from three to seven in a family, knocked at our door; genuine American children and one of said families are the children of a soldier now at the front in France. The Home is taxed to its capacity and the superintendent is forced to look up temporary private homes for children asking admittance. To meet this demand our financial support is by far too limited. True some of our friends have done and are doing nobly, but there are many churches, Sunday Schools and classes and individuals that have done nothing for the Home this year. Is not this the time to help "Hold the Home Lines." A special call is made for the raising the debt on the Receiving Cottage ; we need seventy thirty dollar pledges, pay- able inside of a year. Are there not friends enough in the territory of the Home who want a share in this build- ing, that means so much to our little ones ? When you read this call please respond by a pledge, without forcing us to go to the expense of going after it. The following is from the pen of our very efficient field secretary, Mrs. A. W. Rlunyan. Some of our churches have been very good this year in sending in con- tributions for the running expenses of the Home and some already have it in their budgets — but the many have so far failed in including the Old People's Home in their benevolence that it be- comes necessary again this year for our Board of Managers to join the list of those who seek to add to their income by participating in Chicago Tag Day for the aged. We are hoping that the recommen- dation in connection with the report of the Committee on Philanthropy adopted by our last State Convention, will be- come effective this year and the Old People's Home be placed on the budget apportionments and thus all our churches feel that the support of our Baptist Home for the Aged is a part of their work to be contributed to througli the regular channels. In the meantime if you have done nothing for the Home the past year, send in a con- tribution now. Watch for the unfold- ing of a very pleasant secret in the next issue of this paper which we hope will act as an encouragement, an inspiration and an incentive to attain larger service ihroug-h our Home. Many townships in Illinois voted "Dry" April 2nd. The saloon business will be as impossible in America in a decade or two as slavery is now. ILLINOIS BAPTIST BULLETIN 191 The Illinois Board of Baptist Beneficence How does that name sound in your ears ? The committee of seven, repre- senting the missionary societies who cooperate in the single collecting agency under the direction of the Illi- nois Baptist State Convention have adopted this name for the agency, which begins business with the first of April, and which is now the appointed place to which all funds on the appor- tionment from Illinois are to be sent hereafter. Remember the following points : L The Office, At 19 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Rooms 1317, 1318. 2. The Secretary, Augustine S. Carman. 3. Tlie Objects of Contribution, The Illinois Baptist State Conven- tion. The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. The Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. The American Baptist Home Mis- sion Society. The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Societv. The American Baptist Publication Society. The Ministers' and Missionaries' Benefit Board. The Education Board of the Northern Baptist Convention. Education for Illinois. 4. The Method of the Office. The office will remit monthly the full amount contributed to each object to the treasurer of the society. Where a lump sum is sent to this office it will be divided according to the ratio agreed upon between the societies, but the churches may always designate the funds as they wish. 5. The Method of the Churches. Since church treasurers may now re- mit in a single letter and by a single check for all of the nine objects, it is desirable that they remit monthly wherever possible, and at least quarter- ly, thus saving the paying out of mis- sionary money for interest. Let us unify and magnify and glorify our giving. Augustine S. Carman, Secretary. PERSONALS Evangelist George Yule and wife of Chicago, held a meeting at the Baptist church in Logan, West Virginia. They had quite a successful meeting and Brother Yule was deliglited with the West Virginia Baptists. Dr. Zane Batten, who is a member of our War Mission of the Northern Baptist Convention, states that on March first, there were about six hun- dred chaplains in the Uniteci States Army and that ninety-eight of them are Baptists. A member of the congregation of the Centralia Baptist church gave $800, and the church added $200, mal