Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-26
IOWA BAPTISTS.
Annual Convention Now Being Held
at Boone-The Proceedings in De-

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, Oct. 26-The fifty-eighth an
nual meeting of the Iowa Baptist state
convention began Monday evening with
pastors conference, which closed
Tuesday noon. Nearly 200 delegates are
in attendance, those being for the most
part ministers. The principal address
of the pastors conference was by Prof.
g. 3. Foster, of the theological depart
ment of the University of Chicago, on
What Is Scripturalness?" Mr. Foster
answered to the charges of heresy be-
ing taught in the University of Chicago
by stating the worst that is there
taught This included the doctrine of
evolution and the denial of the verbal
inspiration of the scriptures, holding
that the writer's were Inspired to write,
but that the wording was their own and
depended on their point of view, which
was influenced by the state of culture
of the times in which they lived His
address caused much discussion, the
delegates being divided as to the ac-.
ceptance of Professor Fosters views.
One man said he was glad he heard the
address. but was glad his son was not
present. A vote of thanks was at last
nights meeting passed, thanking Pro-
fessor Foster for his candid expression
of opinion.
The Iowa Baptist Education Society
met Tuesday afternoon and evening,
| the following program being carried
out:
| II a. manual sermon, "A. B. Chat
| fee, ID. d.
| Tuesday fternoon-Devotional serv-
ice, led by Rev. c. w. Clark, FIT Dodge :;
reports of secretary and treasurer; adj
dress by the president, Rev. John A.
| Earl; address, The Education for Bap-
lists" Rev. Hugh a. Heath; reports of
committees; election of officers
| Tuesday evening-Prayer service, led
by Rev. John Rooney; address. Ethics
of Ministerial Aid Prof George b.
Foster. Meeting of executive commit
tee at S:45 a. m. on Tuesday and Thurs
| day.
The following officers We're elected:
President. r. ~ Hutchinson, Musca-
| tine; first vice president Rev. Pentreff,
| Burlington: second vice president, DIR.
| Busby, Pella; third vice president. Pro-
4 fessor. Lee, Sac City; fourth vice presi-
dent, DR.. III. l.. Stetson, Des Moines,
4 president Des Moines College; fifth vice
president, Prof. a. Abernethy, Usage
All these are presidents of educational
Institutions in the towns where they re-
i side.
i The Iowa Baptist state convention
l proper opened Wednesday morning al
s:3l. The following program was fol-
/ lowed out:
Neutrality-suspicious. service, led by
Rev. Craig S. Thoms; address of well
come, Rev S. r. Wilcox; president s
address, j. F. Clyde; appointment OF
committees and adoption of program;
reports of secretary and treasurer; im-
portant points in report of the board. F.
i w. Parsons. Phi. D.; devotional service
led by Rev. j. A. Lapham; annual SER
mon, Rev. Arthur Fowler; welcome to
4 new pastors, President j. f. Clyde; re-
Spouse, Rev. j. F. Saunders.
4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cal THE Ag-
gressive Church. Rev f. A. Harter;
4 OBJ Its Necessity" Rev. E. NJ Jones
4 lowed by three minute speeches fol
thirty minutes: report of work among
the Swedes, Rev. A. Olson. district mis-
sionary to the Swedes; address, "Wh.
and How Should More Work be Dons
among the Norwegians and Danes il
Iowa 2" Rev. l.. j. Anderson, distric
missionary to Norwegians and Danes
address, Our Weak Churches and How
4 They May be Strengthened" Rev. M. j
Sigler, district missionary for eastern
Iowa: address, Western District-It
Needs and Possibilities, Rev. j. NJ
Jones, district missionary for western
Iowa.