The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-26
The Most Important Baptist Edu
catiOnal Movement Ever Made
in the State.
THE MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTARY.
William Jewell College Is to Re the
Head of the Affiliated Schools
Course of Study Left to
a Board of Directors.

REPIr BLlC SPECIAL.
Columbia, Mo. Oct c5-The fourth day s
session OF the Missouri Baptist General As
sociation to-day reached the high-water
mark In point of interest, enthusiasm ana
eloquence. s. S. Parker OF Jefferson city.
chairman of the Committee on Enrolment
reported an attendance of S14 delegates. lo
in excess of the previous years enrolment.
This with the visitors. made an attendance
OF over co., the largest the association has
known in years.
The most important action taken was the
adoption OF the report of the Committee on
Education, offered by President j. W. MIL
lion Of Mexico. its chairman. This report
presented a plan looking toward the al
iliation OF all the Baptist schools in Mis-
souri,, and is the most important Baptist
educational movement ever made in the
State The system of affiliated schools is to
be made up of only, those schools which
voluntarily enter the system. William
Jewell College of Liberty is to be the head
of the affiliated schools.
The matter Of securing uniformity in the
course of study is to be left to the Board
of Directors of the Missouri Baptist General
Association. and TO a committee made up
of one member from the faculty of each OF
the affiliated schools. Any school desiring
must make full and complete statement
of its financial condition TO the Board of
Education for the publication in its next
Succeeding report to the Baptist General
Association. The Board of Education Is
continued in the General Association as
committee to advise with the president and
trustees of the schools concerning steps to
be taken in furtherance of the work of af-
filiation. The association pledged its aid TO
Doctor ]. z. Greene, president of William
Jewell this year, in his effort 10 add s2eO.uV
to the endowment Of that institution, but
declared that its support was not meant TO
prejudice other interests now before the
Baptists of the State. nor TO prevent efforts
by other school men.
President Million urged the adoption of
the report in an earnest speech. and 1t was
carried by practically unanimous vote.
Visited stephens Female College.
This morning the association visited Ste
phens Female College in a body, attending
chapel exercises. Inc Reverend Doctor }.
G. Armstrong of ST. Louis read the Scrip
ture lesson. Short addresses We're made py
the Reverend Doctor j. +. Greene; Reyer-
END Doctor h. \. Mullins. president of the
Louisville Theological seminary: the Rev
erend Doctor s. II. Ford of St. Louis, and
Moderator f. w. Stephens of Columbia.
hrsic and recitatfons were furnished by the
members of the faculty.
The regular business session of the asso-
to the regulation OF the affairs OF Stephens
College for Young Men. The report on the
college showed the need of another build
Ing on the campus. the lack of endowment
mad been assumed by twelve members of
the college board.
The report was presented by the Reverend
G. n. Hatcher. Doctor ". II. Mayfield of
St. Louis urged the association to wipe out
the debt, and n tbirty-five minutes the So
500 was raised Doctor Mayfield leading with
a subscription of Sl00. The report OF Will
liam Jewell College showed an addition of
two new professors TO the faculty, and an
n f.yRZ bot,
dents for the Baptist ministry: total re-
sources of S3o0.OtQ, and a production endow-
ment Of $4,000. The Reverend Doctor J.
r. Greene in discussing the report. urged
the raising of S2JlO00 as an additional en-
dowment for William Jewell.
At the afternoon session +. W. Stephens
announced the death of G. W. Pendleton,
one of the life members of the association
and the father-in-law of the Reverend Doc
Boney presented the claims of the Macon
College for Colored Baptist Minister'S and
a collection of sl07. so was raised for it, The
Ministers Aid Society held its annual meet
urer. presented his annual report, showing
that ten aged ministers had been helped
during the year. E. w. Stephens OF Co.
lumbia was reelected president of the as
sociation.
Tonight the interests OF the Raptist
Orphans Home in st. Louis and the Bap-
tist Sanftarium were considered. The re-
mainder of the nights session was devoted
TO the interest OF the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union. The Reverend John r. Brown
of the Olive Street Baptist Church, Kansas
City, presided and the chief address was
made by the Reverend Doctor III. NJ Chi
vers of Chicago
The association will adjourn tomorrow
morning. 1t was voted to hold the next
meeting in Springfield commencing on the
last Monday In October. 1901