The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
BAPTISTS PLANNING
SOUTHERN COLLEGE
RedIands Pastor Is Conducting
Financial Campaign TO Raise
Hall a Million
Officers of Pacific Coast Baptist
Conference viii Be Elected
Today

OAKLAND. May 1.-THE third days
session of the Pacific Coast Baptist
conference was opened this morning
with a discussion Of the status and
efficiency of the Pacific Baptist. the
official organ Of the church in the states
west of the Rockies.
Rev. James A. Clark. d. D.. who has
edited the publication for four years.
gave some statistics which bespoke
plainly the rapid strides IL has made
under his supervision. In April. 1904.
there We're 2,160 subscribers to the
paper; in April. 1906. there were 1888;
April 1, 1908. the subscription roll num-
bered 4,730. The paper has been en-
larSed and improved during the period
named.
In an address on the best way to
promote the efficiency of the Baptist.
Rev. w 7. Jordan of Portland laid
stress upon the necessity Of securing a
business manager to lift the present
indebtedness and secure money for the
purchase of a linotype machine. The
speaker said that the church should
work TO bring the paper into every
Baptist home on the coast.
Rev. L. W. Riley. president OF Nc
Minnvtlle college. Oregon, gave
strong talk on The Idea OF Educa-
tion." He made careful analysis OF
physical, mental and spiritual man.
Plans to increase the endowment OF
California college. in East Oakland. to
100000 were brought up for discus
sion when the second topic OF the.
morning session, Our Denominational
Colleges" was introduced.
NEW COLLEGE PLANNED
Rev. j. B. Travers. an aIumnus OF
California college, described the work
that is being done there and pointed TO
the fact that there are now 131 students
enrolled, gain OF more than 100 in the
last year. The college is presided over
by Prof A. A Macurda, former deputy
superintendent Of schools in San Fran
cisco Rev. w T. Jordan OF Portland
read paper on the present condition
and plans of McMinnville college.
which now has an enrolment OF 229
students
A movement TO found a Baptist col
lege in southern California was an
nOunced during the address Of Rev j.
N Field of Redlands on The Vital
Importance of Our Denominational Col
leges." Mr.. Field announced that he is
conducting a financial campaign to
raise 100000 for the purpose.
Rev H. L. Boardman. ID. D.. OF Oak
land concluded the morning with an
address on the imperative demand for
immediate adequate endowment of the
coast Baptist colleges He referred tc
the general educational value OF the
colleges. to their Christian character
and to the fact that they form the chief
asset Of UNCONVENTIONAL force and
progress
The Financial Question Funda-
mental was the subject OF the opening
address at the afternoon session by
Rev. H. ]. White of Tacoma. Wash.
Rev. f. E. Dark OF Portland spoke on
The Effective Method in Church
Finance" and Rev George z. BurIin-
game Of San Francisco gave a talk on
The Duplex Plan" which he strongly
advocated
OFFICERS ELECTED TODAY
The final address OF the afternoon
was made by Rev. o. c. Wright of Eu-
gene. Ore. on The Relation Of Better
Financial Methods to Improved Salaries.
Meeting Houses and Benevolences."
The c-owning social feature of the
conference was the banquet arranged
by Rev. H. W. Vosburgh this evening at
the Hotel Avalon. Rev. ]. Whitcomb
BrOugher of Portland acted as toast
master. and speeches were made by G.
+. Holt of Riverside. T. Fl. Cornish OF
Bellingham. Wash. and Floyd II. Adams
Of McMinnville. Ore.
At the evening session very inter-
esting talk on ~Laymen and the Work
OF the Kingdom from the Viewpoint OF
Dean of Seattle. Mr. Dean is one OF
the younger men in the pulpit OF the
church. and he has been notably sue
cessful in his work among men. The
Iaynnan's standpoint on the same ques-
tion was discussed by John H. stevens
of Oakland. past president of the Bap-
tist union, and a very prominent man in
local church work.
Tomorrow morning a business session
will be held. ending with the annual
election OF officers of the conference.
Rev. George z. Burlingame will preach
at II o'clock In the afternoon the del
egates will be entertained on boat
trip to San Francisco
At night Francis ]. Heney. the graft
prosecutor. will speak IN the First Bap-
tist church. corner OF Telegraph avenue
and Twentieth street, and preparations
are being made for an overflow attend
ance. .
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