Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-24
STATE CONVENTION AT WATER.
LOO ADOPTS MANY CHANGES
IN CONSTITUTION.
ALL FINANCES TO BE
HANDLED BY ONE BOARD
5enevolenees to Sc Unified. cenven.
ton Affiliates With Northern Baptist
Association, and Women Are Given
Part in Management Of Organization
TO Boost Education.

Waterloo, Oct. 24.-Reform and pro-
erosion IL every department OF church
government, church work and policy Of
the state convention seems TO be the
slogan o. the seventy second annual
convention Of the Iowa Bapt:s,s now
in session here The policies outlined
oy P-esidea. Vaughan at the openias
session. coming as they d!d al a time
when members OF this denomination
realized as never before that -ad!ca!
changes would have to be made. GRE
ate5 deep impression upon tie dele
gates and tie result IS that cce bust
ness transacted here n Waterloo q,
his time marks an epoch II the his
cory OF Iowa Baptists.
a note worthy feature was the aec2-
tim OF the change OF time for this an
nua. meeting. 50 TIA, hereafter i Will
convene OF Weda instead o.
Tuesday an6 VII hold session over the
following SuoGay- Rev. Eowiand Han
SOC, OF Des MoiRes, was chosen 10 de-
LIVER the annual sermon al that time.
Changes in Constitution.
Numerous changes were recon-
:nen6ed by the committee OF revision
= the constitution. The mos, radical
alteration suggested By This body was
the proposed adoption Of tie single
co,lectico agency, with well organized
systea, thru which channel ali money
gwen by the churches 70 the various
forms u banevolences should Be paid.
This unified system now IN vogue in
:he Bap-is- conventions OF three states.
3 considered I.e Only means By which
the problem Of missionary cont-ibu-
tons cac De satisfactorily dealt with.
The Cecomm ended plan was formulated
after q careful study Of ,hs three var
led plans row being tried out, but IN
many Ways IS considered superior TO
than. The ot1e- Recommendation
made by the committee provided that
me name q the organization De
changed 20 The Iowa Baptist conveu-
ton. emitting The word stale" The
articles % Incorporation are to be so
amended as 10 contain the statement
;ha. the convention IS n complete az
allat!on with the Northern Baptist
convention and IS working for the pro-
molten o. work outlined by the super-
Tor organization.
Women Gain Power.
The constitution referring 10 the
officers and management OF the state
convention is 70 De SO revised 10 pro-
vide thai not less than one third OF the
mem oers at-iarge Of the board o. man
ayers shall be women. Heretofore
they have been represented by but one
@! two OF there sex representing the
women's missionary societies.
For the purpose OF prom oring the
work OF The church and realizing the
ends which are in view. the committee
recomme ends further Reorganization III
the naming OF certain committees
which will carry on the activities.
Provides for State Missions.
The first committee. that OF state
r2iss.ons is 10 make careful study
Of conditions in Iowa, supervise the
work Of ali state workers, and Of the
state evangslisls, make report Of
what is being done and offer whatever
recommendations they may deem wise.
TO the convention This com mi,ree
will also assume the duties % the
country church commission. ordered
dissolved and viii be in complete
charge OF the state work until sec
rerary shall De employed 20 assume
charge Of the chief duties.
There viii also be appointed gen
erai missions committee which viii CO.
operate with the Northern Baptist con-
yention and tie general missionary So
cieties to promote the general mission
work. and will work among the yar:-
Gus local churches 10 promote interest
and enthusiasm for the cause.
The Sunday schoo! committee will
place .hen selves in touch with the
latest methods and materials for Sun
day school work ana ain 10 instruct
the individual schools along these
lines.
Young Peoples Commission.
Another noteworthy. change will be
the taking over 81 the state 3. Y. P. l.,
the young peoples organization. By the
state convention. This department
vii, De known as the young peoples
commission and its duty will be 70 pro-
mote the efficiency Of the individual
Baptist Young Peoples unions.
The general effect 0. these recon-
ynendations when adopted means that
there viii De fewer separate state or
PLANTATIONS, overlapping each other in
their interests and confusing one an
other in their working plans. The
idea Is 20 unity the church activities
under the general supervision OF the