Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
STARTS FUND TO
TRAIN MINISTERS
MAKES CONDITIONAL DONATION
OF $4,000
ORANGE KING ANSWERS PLEA
FOR SUPPORT OF PREACHERS
More Than Five Hundred Persons Are
In Attendance at Convention of
Members of Christian
Church
LSnecial 10 Tha Herald !


LONG BEACH, Aug IA feature
of Ministerial day" of the Christian
convention was the offer this morn
ing by c. c. Chapman of Fullerton,
president of the convention, to give
$4,000 for the training of young men of
the Christian church for the ministry,
provided a sufficient amount was raised
for the same purpose by the various
Southern California and Arizona
churches.
The proposition was accepted at once
and to enlist the churches in the work
of raising the $4,000 the following COM
mittee was appointed: Rev. e. K.
Phillips, Oxnard; Rev. j. L. Stevens,
Los Angeles, and Rev. w. H. Martin,
Whittier. President Chapman is known
as the orange kinr of America, is
president of the Interdenominational
Sunday School association of this state,
and has been president Of the Chris
tian convention seven years. His
proposition was made this morning,
after DR.. H. H. Guy of Berkeley, dean
of the Bible seminary there, had
opened a symposium on the subject of
Men for the Ministry"
Ministers Desert Calling
Many ministers are deserting their
calling to enter secular activities" :"
said DR.. Guy. There is a big falling
off in the number of men applying for
preparation for ministerial work, and
the caliber of the men in the semi
naries is not equal, as a general rule,
to the caliber of the students of a
generation ago."
The centennial course lecture for to-
day was by the Rev. w. 2. Crabtree
of San Diego whose subject was alex
ander Campbell and the Declaration
and Address" DR.. Charles A. Young,
the Rev. j. P. Mcknight of Los An
geles and the Rev. w. II. Martin of
the symposium on Men for the Min
istry." DR.. B. B. Tyler's lecture at
the auditorium tonight was on this
same subject.
The singing of Mrs. Princess Long is
feature of the convention. Last
night she sang "God Give Us Homes"
Tomorrow will be given over en-
tirely to the Christian Endeavorers of
the church. A large registration of the
members of the organization is ex-
pected. Nearly 220 of them registered
today. A prize will be awarded to the
society having the most In attend
ance.
Pleas for Ministers
There was a total registration by
this afternoon of $40. Of these more
than 100 We're ministers, all having
made 1T a special point to be here on
ministerial day"
In the course of a talk today A. C.
Smither pleaded for a more considerate
treatment of the ministry
Support them, don't starve them" 3"
he said. Respect their families and
love them for the great work they
are doing. In Southern California I
have seen ministers hungry and have
divided a loaf with them"
The full program for tomorrow,
Christian Endeavor day, follows
1000 a. m.-Opening song service.
1000 a. m.-Prayer.
1915 a. m.-Welcome TO visiting En-
deavorers. President of Long Beach
society.
1920 a. disappointment Of commit
tees. Announcements.
1925 a. m.-Address. (Hour for mis-
sions). "'The Endeavorer of the World" "
DR.. H. H. Guy, dean of Berkeley Bible
seminary.
1O:55 a. m.-Music. Solo.
100 a. m.-Symposium on Fndeavor
committee methods and problems led
by Paul C. Brown, field secretary of
California c. E. union. Short talks by
well-informed Endeavorers.
2:15 a. m.-Noon conservation SER
vice. Solo.
2:3o p. m.-Adjournment
lis p. m.-Meeting Of committees.
Afternoon Session
200 p. m.-Song service.
2:15 p. m.-Roll call of IIndeavor so
cieties in Southern California and Ari-
zona.
2:35 p. m.-Music. Solo.
2;40 D, m.-Report of President Alice
M. Strang Los Angeles Report of
Corresponding Secretary Maude Lewis,
Los Angeles. Report Of Recording
Secretary Ida Gunder Long Beach, Re-
port of Treasurer George c. Blair, Red
lands. Reports of committees Elec-
tion of officers.
$40 n. m.-Music.
3:15 p. m.-Address. (Quiet hour and
Bible study. DR. Robert P. Shepherd,
Pomona.
3:45 p. m.-Closing conservation SER
vice.
400 p. m.-Adiournment to meet at
"Recreation Center" on the beach in
front Of bath house.
Evening Session
Great Endeavor mass meeting in the
auditorium on the pier
1880 p. m-SOng and praise service.
Devotionals and prayer. Announce
ments. Music. Quartets.
500 D m.-Address. Christian En-
deavor. Sermon. "Our Pledge: A
Study" DR.. B. B. Tyler, Denver, Colo,
director United Society Of Christian
Endeavor.