Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-19
Pella and Des Moines Each
Have Chance to Win Bap-
fist Support
MUST RAISE NEW FUND OF 100000
State Committee Acting for Baptiat
Convention Has Decided on Recon-
nendations-Money Must Not Come
From Rockefeller or Carnegie -
Committees Suggestions Not Final.
Special to Times-Republican.

SDeC1al to l1fneS-fSepuUIlCdh-
Boone, April 19.-The special com
mittee of the Iowa State Baptist con-
to determine upon some plan for tne
consolidation of the Baptist colleges OF
the state has finally prepared report
which is certain to arouse much dls-
cussion among the Baptists of the
state. 1t provides, in brief. that either
Des Mones college or Central univer-
sity OF Pella is eligible as the location
Of the consolidated institution, but that
the college to be chosen must first
raise 100000 cash as additional en-
dowment before Sept. l. 1907, and meet
certain other conditions named by the
committee
No complete official statement of the
action of the committee has yet been
issued, being held back until 1t can be
issued in printed form, but Rev. c. u.
Tingley of Boone, member of the
special scommittee, has made an official
statement of what had been done.
After setting forth the necessity of a
consolidation of the Baptist colleges of
the state and the duty imposed upon it
of selecting a plan for effecting a
merger the resolutions of the commit
tee set forth. in substance, the follow
ing important terms:
Whichever institution shall be chosen
as the state denominatonal college
shall come under the jurisdiction and
control Of the Iowa State Baptist con :
vention thru the election OF the trus-
tees of the college by the convention.
Des Mo.nes college and Central uni
versity having both been found ade-
quatsly equipped with buildings for a
state college, that one shall Be made
the state UNCONVENTIONAL college which
shall secure at once an addition OF
100000 to its present endowment. This
100000 must be in cash, or in per
cent notes with approved security. pay
able on or before July l, 1909. This sum
must be an addition to the assets Of
the institution and must be secured
exclusively of any funds contributed by
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller.
or the General Educational F'ounda-
ton.
The board Of trustees Of the two in
stitutions must report to the secretary
of the convention before June Is, 1907,
as to whether or not 1t will accept the
plan of consolidation proposed by the
special committee and the convention
and undertake to secure the required
endowment and otherwise comply with
the conditions named. The board must
further report the results of its en-
dowment campaign on or before Sept.
1, 1907.
In event that only one Of the two
colleges shall comply fully with the
conditions by Sept. /, 1907, that col
lege shall be chosen as the state de-
nomnational institution. In event that
both of them meet the conditions, the
location of the UNCONVENTIONAL college
shall be determined by the convention
in view of all the conditions existing
at the time the convention passes upon
the matter. In event that neither of
the two schools meets the require
ments, the denominational college shall
be located at such third point as shall
offer the best financial inducements
therefor.
The Iowa state convention shall
pledge itself to aid the college which is
chosen by the gift of 100000 ito its en-
dowment fund within a period of five
years and until the completion of this
100000 gift aid the college by the pay
ment annually of per cent upon such