Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

to the pastorate Of Westminster Presbyte-
rian Church, Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1901
Gen. John Eaton. Ii. D., the president OF
Westminster College, Utah, resigned that
position and DR.. Bailey was elected acting
president. For almost a year he filled this
position in addition TO his church work, but
in February, 1902, he resigned his pastorate
and since then has devoted his time to the
presidency of this college.
The Importance of this work in which
DIR. Bailey has been engaged is shown by
the fact that it is the only Christian in
sttuticn with collegiate courses of study
within radius of $50 miles, and, being
located at Salt Lake City, the headquar-
tiers of the Mormon Church, it occupies
a place of great Importance for Christian
work and education.
Since March. 1908, DIR. Bailey has been
in Washington on business for the col
lege of which he is president. This BUSH
ness was connected with the property left
by Mrs. Mary j. 6. Temple, the daughter
of Mr. Gunton, for whom the Gunton-Tem-
pie Memorial Church of this city is named
and by whom the funds for it's building
We're donated. Mrs. Temple on her death
left certain property to be administered
by the board of Home Missions of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States of
America as trustee. This property was so
badly incumbered that the board of Home
Missions refused to act trustee, where
upon suit in equity was filed and the
Westminster College was appointed SUBJ
stitute trustee. Dr. Bailey has succeeded
III paying OH IHe lnculnDTdnCeS ana SeIllrR
large portion of this property, with part
of which the Gunton Memorial Chapel of
Westminster College has been erected.
Since his graduation DR.. Bailey has taken
postgraduate courses of study in connec-
ton with London University, England, and
Illinois Wesleyan University. He has also
taken a course in law and was admitted as
an attorney-at-law in the district courts
of the state of Nebraska. He has devoted
much of his spare time to the study of So
GEOLOGY and was awarded his degree of
doctor of philosophy after examination in
physiological psychology. DR.. Bailey is a
contributor to a number of religious period
icals, among them the Missionary Review
of the World, Preachers Helper, the Pull
pit and the Treasury Magazine.
Although DR.. Bailey undertook the presi-
dency of Westminster College because the
necessities of this work were urged upon
him, he has always believed that the pulpit
and not the educational institution was his
proper field of work. When the pulpit of
the Western Presbyterian Church, in this
city, became vacant last September his
name was among the first of those sug-
gested as possible successor to the Rev.
Dr. Wilson, who had Just left this city to
accept call to Providence r. !. DR.. Bal
ley was accordingly asked to preach, soon
after which 1t became so apparent to the
committee In charge Of the calling of
preacher that the congregation was ready
10 extend to DR.. Bailey call that a con-
gregational meeting called and formal
expression of opinion was had.
AT this meeting DIR. BaileyS name was
the only one put In nomination out of the
fifty or more names brought TO the atten-
ton of the committee and he received a
unanimous call on the first ballot. He has
accepted the call and expects to begin his
new pastoral duties on the LIST of March
subject to the approval of the presbytery.
DIR. Bailey, during his stay in Washington,
has made so many friends among the Pres
byterian ministers that the question of the
approval OF the presbytery is considered to
De merely a formal act In accordance wit
the rules of Presbyterian law.
DR. Bailey has wife and three children
two boys and a girl-the oldest child being
eleven years of age.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church will be-
gin tomorrow evening his usual winter
course of Sunday evening lectures His
general theme will be Some Historic Re-
ViVals. and the subjects will be presented
follows: February 26 IAN Old-time Re-
fst;" March u. "A Disappointing Re-
vival;" March 10. "A Revival Text Dis
covered" March IS. "A Sudden Revival"
April 2, "A Street Pulpit" April 0, "A Re-
luctant Evangelist" April is. 1.-The Times
of Refreshing" April ., The New Evan
gelism.'
Rev. DIR. Weston Bruner, pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church, will begin series of
special sermons tomorrow for both morning
and evening services. The general subject
Kingdom of the Coming Christ and for
Sunday evening it is This Life of Ours"
The double series will continue through
March ~.
The chapel of the Holy Comforter, re-
Gently erected on Brightwood avenue at
Whitecroft, a subdivision of Brightwood,
as a mission of Rock creek parish, Rev.
Charles E. Buck. rector, has organized
mixed choir with a membership including
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Nalley, Mrs. William
3. Torbert, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. II. Collins
Miss katharine Baird, Miss Catharine
Whitcomb and the Misses Eva and Emily
Faulcoper. AS organst the choir has the
assistance of both Miss Buchanan and Miss
Eailey. Services are held each Sunday