Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1916 — Winona Conference Opens This Week at Winona Lake. [ARTICLE]

Winona Conference Opens This Week at Winona Lake.

Winona Lake, Ind., August 18.—The religious bodies of this country are for military preparedness, if the experience of the Rev. Dr. John A. Marquis, of Des Moines, la., moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly, is to be taken as a criterion. Dr. Marquis spoke today at the opening session of the Interdenomina.tional Bible conference. Announcement of extensive improvements at Winona was made by the Rev. Dr. Sol C. Dickey, director of the Bible conference. These improvements include ti e construction of a new tabernacle, seating 10,000; the building of an interdenominational missionary building, to cost at least $5,000, and the building of a new Bethany hall and athletic grounds for the young women.