The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-19
TO DIVORCE GUILD
FROM MISSIONS


logical attitude, on the other hand.
there have not been lacking reports
OF his earnest religious spirit and de-
votion to the welfare of the students
Separation Is Urged.
And. further, his success In win
ming young men from'an aimless, and
sometimes evil life, to a purposeful
and earnest Christian life, aglow with
evangelical and missionary activity,
has been evidenced by facts. But.
though the purport OF this statement
may seem equivocal, your board, has
In view Of the reasons 10 be submitted,
come to a decisive opinion with re-
gard to the question of our relation
to the guild work. as 1t involves bat
a simple question OF practical policy.
There are some supporters OF the
state missions who, altogether apart
from the guild management, either by
committee or director, are opposed to
the principle of the financial merging
OF the guild and the state mission
work. Then, there are others opposed
TO the merging on grounds already out
lined. Both these classes signify their
determination to withhold their sup
port from both If the separation is not
made.
1T seems clear. therefore. that. in
the interests of both departments. the
matter should be given most careful
consideration, and your board would
recommend that the separation be
made By the end of the calendar year.
AS to what disposition of the
matter shall hereafter be made, that
l.. a.
vention TO determine. --
I'VE merely state that, in the inter
ests Of the convention. generally. and
the two departments of work concern
ed, It Is particularly desirable to have
the separation. For 1t Is manifestly
unreasonable to expect hearty support
from a majority for work especially
interesting to only a minority and this
minority can. and We believe will, sup
port the work. This question, as 1t
affects us. Is quite independent OF and
separate from theological differences
Speaking on the difficulties OF carry
ing on mission work among the mis-
sion churches OF the state, Mr.. Rob-
erts said:
To Extend Rural Campaign.
I'VE will do our best to enlarge and
extend our rural campaign, for what
ever differences exist among us are
on literary and philosophical questions.
We are solid on the practical urgency
Of melting the city and country to
combined effort by word and work to
take for our Lord the land that Is be-
fore u.s. Let there be no sidetracking
of the main question Of our great OBJ
In ha In foCnn -
Mr. Roberts report with the ex.
ception Of the part referring TO the
guild. was adopted. The guild portion
will be considered when the guild COM
mittee's report is read this afternoon.
Gates Remains Secretary.
The election of officers resulted In
the following slate made by the NOM
mating committee, going through
without a crack:
President, Jasper c. Gates; first
vice-president. T. w. Young; second
vice. president, r. W. Traver; third
vice-president. J. w. Hoyt fourth vice
president, o. J. Price fifth vice-pres-
ident. Ira Smith secretary, George H..
Waid; treasurer, n. Bates Ackley;
auditor, T. T. Leete, Jr; directors, II.
n. Andrews, F.. w. Ainslie. w. w. Be-
man, G. ID. Barhyte, j. s. Boyden,
Ralph Barry, F. B. Cutler NJ. p. Fixes,
r. c. Fenner. Schuyler Grant, @. M.
Hudson, Daniel Kurtz. George Laugh
ton. William A. Lee. w. G. Mertz. b.
McDermand, T. Fl. Millar. c. G. Morse,
J. w. Priest, J. c. Rooney. l.. A. Sharp.
A. G.. Slocum. j. K. Smith. w. FL.
Sweet, ]. p. Sundstrom. b. F. Taber,
L. Fl. White, A. II. Wilkinson, A. w.
Wishart, Smith Young.
The annual sermon was preached
by the Rev. f. b. Bryan. president Of
Colgate university, Hamilton. N. Y.
while addresses were given by Miss
Abigail Johnson, of Polacca. Ariz..
missionary among the Indians OF ART
IONA. and Mrs. Andrew MacLeish,
president OF the Woman's Baptist For
eign Mission Society OF the West.
6sptists Losing Ground.
That the Baptist church has lost
ground In Michigan during the past
year. was shown Tuesday night. In
The report of George III. Waid, OF Mid
land. secretary Of the board OF man