Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-30

ment as a result OF which Prof. George b.
Foster was recently expelled from the
Chicago Baptist Ministers conference
have formed an organization Of their own,
which they hope will make them independ-
ent Of Chicago university.
DR., w. A. Matthews OF the Tabernacle
Baptist church of Chicago has resigned
from his charge to assume the presidency
Of the new divinity school Others who
will aid the movement are Or. Johnson
Myers Of Emmanuel church, Chicago; DR.
]. w. Riley Of Minneapolis; President
Leavitt of Ewing college and many other
well-known clergymen and laymen.
This does not mean a formal split in the
denomination as the complete independence
Of Baptist congregations makes this I'M
necessary.
Chapman and Alexander.
DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman and Charles NJ.
Alexander have returned with their wives
from abroad and gone to Chicago to begin
the greatest campaign they have even con-
Quoted in this country.
Dr. Chapman spoke before his departure
at the anniversary services OF the Fourth
Presbyterian church of this city Of which
he was formerly pastor.
Through the Laymens Evangelistc
council the cooperation OF over 400 city
and suburban Protestant churches has been
secured for the meetings, which win con-
tinue for six weeks
DR.. Chapman and Alexander will be as
sisted by some fifty evangeHstics and
singers.
Chicago's amusement park, the White
City. has been secured for meetings, and
DR.. Chapman will speak in the big ball
do nd nj grbt 20 tue
The room seats 5000, with choir platform
holding nearly another thousand.
Two tabernacles are being erected on the
north side and meetings will be held there
for two weeks, and during the last two
weeks meetings will be held in a taber-
nacle now being erected on the west side.
work Uptown.
In addition, DR.. Chapman will hold noon
day meetings in the Chicago Opera house,
and probably other meetings at various
points.
1t Is estimated that the cooperating
churches represent 10000 members.
On several conference days ministers
of Illinois and adjoining states will attend
Prominent religious workers will speak on
these days, among others Commander Eva
Booth of the salvation Army.
At the close of the Chicago campaign DR..
Chapman and party will conduct meetings
| I'm Fort Wayne. Ind, and i'm January will
go to Toronto, Canada
Missionaries for spain.
That Spain and Portugal are ripe for the
Methodist missionaries that the cOngre-
gational church will turn over those coun-
tries at a number of important centers,
and that the Spanish, so far from beni
at enmity with Americans as a result OF
the recent war, expect our missionarie,
TO come and teach them Americanism
was the burden Of reports made to tn,
| this city. DR.. w. l. Haven and Dr. Franz
/ Mason North, who visited spain during
the summer to investigate conditions
| Joined in a report which favored the i'm.
mediate formulation Of plans for evangel.
| izing Spain, TO be undertaken when neces-
sary funds are available.
! Or. Haven, speaking for both investi.
gators, said that If the church only wanted
| to go where the work was easy, il would
not tackle the Spanish situation, but would
also keep out Of many other countries
4 where there are missionaries
1t is strategic moment" he said
| with the new forces at work there
Canalejas is maintaining his poise and
his move for religious freedom is not OF
| temporary character, A strong anti-cler-
zeal element in the country is favorable
and we are needed there to give spiritual
emphasis to religion. The Spanish are
worth winning. SO far from having any.
thing against us for defeating them they
are glad we took away their colonies, ana
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