The Detroit times., 1910-10-21
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the Rev. II. ". Whippie. OF Three
Rivers. The committee recommended
that the Baptist clergy continue to
patronixe the course a study adopted.
Mr.. Lawson said that he thought II
was well that the BAPTIST ministers
were given the advantages OF the
course of study. Every minister who
was anxious to make progress should
study, he said.
God pity the man who enters the
pulpit for the mere sake OF having a
profession" Mr.. Lawson shouted. I'VE
want men In our pulpits who have the
love Of God In their hearts. men who
want To advance the Masters Kingdom.
We also want men OF power. men well
qualified to preach the gospel OF Jesus
Christ. not 'wishy.washy' men who
have no standing In the community"
Dlsiikes Examining Board.
Mr.. Lawson. former Methodist. liked
the Baptist ministry because there was
no examining board to appear before,
as In the Methodist denomination. He
saw four former Baptist ministers re-
nounce their individuality In subscrib-
ing To the form OF faith OF the Metho-
dist church. and the spectacle dumb
founded him. he said.
Mr. Whipple said he Joined the Bap-
tist ministry because the requirements
appealed TO him. He didn't like the
examining board OF the Methodists.
He had been instrumental In getting
other ministers to leave the Methodist
denomination, and was planning to
get hold OF others. While he disliked
the idea OF the Methodist examining
board. he liked their system OF timer
ecy, he said.
Rev. Smaller Mathews Talks.
The Rev Smaller Mathews, ID. D..
dean OF the divinity school founded
by John ID. Rockefeller In the Uni
versity OF Chicago. gave an address
on the Northern Baptist convention.
| DIR. Mathews is q man OF the new
school of theology and his remarks
| dealt largely with the idea OF saving
a mans whole body as we'll as the
soul. Yet he stuck to the fundamental
principles of the gospel In his talk
Men who distrust the gospel can
not preach the gospel" he said. I'VE
must put the gospel OF Jesus Christ
into life. work IL into society and
make il effective. Evangelism is more
than a shibboleth. We have great
er task than merely manicuring one
another's theology. the task Of making
democracy effective. II Is the task
OF evangelizing and evolving demo
cracy. the task OF solving economic
problems on higher plane than bald
materialism. We must consider re-
| generate personalities.
The Northern Baptist convention
was doing much TO further the inter
probation OF salvation in broader
| sense. he pointed out. The Baptists
had taken this step some 10 years
ago, and the Congregationalists and
| Disciples of Christ were now follow
| ing in their wake. He felt that the
democratic spirit in religion was
| just as essential as II was in the sys-
TENS OF municipal and national gov
| eminent.
In his report on the Ministers Aid
society, the Rev. ]. s. Boyden pointed
out that the society Is now caring for
| l22 aged ministers in the home in
Fenton. Mich. and that fund Is now
| being raised to place monument
over the graves of the 20 benefciar-
les OF the home who had died in re.
| cent years.
| The convention will come to a
close with a laymens reception and
banquet In the North Woodward Bap-