The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
President of Baker Is Fighting
Methodist University.
Objects to Establishment of New
Institution at Topeka.
ASK MINISTER'S TO AID.
Appeals to Conference to Oppose
Chrisman Gift.
News of the South Kansas Meet
ing at lola.

lola, Kan, March 24-Dr. Murlin,
president of Baker university, who Is
attending the Methodist conferences
here, is endeavoring to have the confer
ence take a stand in the interests OF
Baker university.
He wants the south Kansas confer
ence to ratify the action of the Kansas
conference held at Junction City last
week in regard to Chrisman will mat
ter
Mrs. Chrisman, of Topeka, died and
left 100000 for education. It was to
be used for the establishment OF a
Methodist university in Topeka within
ten years. and DR.. A. S. Embree, of
Topeka, was put in charge of the es-
tate. If the university was not started
in ten years the money was to go 70
Kansas conferences, which meant Baker
university. About five years IS gonas
Mr.. Ernbree is drawing a salary OF S2,-
500 year. A year ago President Mur-
lin got through the conferences q reso-
luton to submit the whole matter to
the board of bishops which met last
fall In Connecticut. Whatever they de-
cided was to be final Governor stan
ley went there, and President Murlin
and M. Nausbaurn OF Ottawa, and Dr.
Embree representing the Chrtsman es-
tate. DR.. Embree wouldn't agree to a
final decision on the part OF the bishops,
informally and nothing was done Of a
definite character.
Last week at Junction City the Kan
sas conference reaff1rrned its loyalty to
Baker university, and passed a resolu-
ton against the establishment of any
other college in this territory. The con-
ference also appointed a board Of trus-
tees to look into the accounts OF DR..
Embree. Governor Hoch was made a
member of this board. This is the first
time any conference has made a move
to investigate the estate. DR.. Murlin, IL
is understood, wants this conference TO
pass the same resolutions. He will ap-
pear before the committee on educa-
ton to urge it. The chairman Of the
committee on education is DR.. s. S.
Incidentally, DR.. Nurlin wants every
member of the Methodist church in this
conference assessed rs cents to help
support Baker university This is the
game as last year, and he will doubtless
get it.
Dr. McBirney, of Pittsburg, who was
superannuated at this conference, ad-
dressed the conference after "a years
in the ministry, 30 years in the south
Kansas conference.
He said that after this 80 years eX-
perience he had great faith in God ana
new inspiration of the scriptures, ana
that this was the word of God he SAID
that he had great faith in the Metnoa-
list church and the south Kansas con-
ference. He made touching remarks IN
tions with the ministers and member
ship through all these years He sa4d
that if he had his life to live over, ne
would choose the ministry for his life
work. would choose the Methodist
church to work in, and the south Kan
sas conference for his field Of labor. he
said he had to quit because Of his
health; that 1t was a great crisis in his
life when he had to lay down his cho-
sen work. but that he felt just as clear
a call to 20 out of the ministry now as
he had felt in his younger days to go
into it.
The bishop took occasion, following
DR.. McBirney, to state that they had
reached what he regarded as the most
ironortant period of the conference,
when d man who had been long years
in the service had to quit his life work
He greatly sympathized with Dr. Nc
F3frney he said, and asked that Gods
blessing rest upon him and his family.
some more ministers are being men
toned for the place made vacant BY the
retirement of Dr. Durborraw.. {. f.
Creager. a strong minister of Osawato-
mic has been mentioned. S. L. Chase,
the former secretary of the conference
is also talked of. Mr. Chase is at pres
emf a pastor at Columbus. H J. Coker,
who has been at Chanute for the last
wear. is also spoken of as a possible
successor to DR.. Durborraw. DR.. Coker
was formerly presiding elder Of the En-
poria district.