The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
ELLIOTT IS CHOSEN.
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nominating committee of the board OF
trustees today made a report to the
board recommending the election OF
DR.. Womer. The board of trustees
took favorable action on the report.
DR.. Womer who has been guest for
a week in the home of d. L. McEach-
ron, acting president, will accept the
position.
DR.. Womer is an author, lecturer
and educator and combined with these
excellent qualifications for the lead
ership of an educational institution, is
his proven ability as financier. His
financial and organizing ability make
his selection especially fortunate.
DIR. Womer is a graduate of Ohio
Wesleyan university and has de-
grees from four other American
universities and one European univer-
sity. He has been pastor of the Ply
mouth Congregational church of st.
Paul, Mimi, for the past seven and
one-half years. There he CONSOLE
dated two churches and organized a
third. For two years he was rector
of ST. Matthews United Free Congre-
gational church at Glasgow, Scotland,
succeeding to the rectorship of one
Of the most famous theologians in the
world. At Syracuse, where his work
won him special recognition, he was
pastor four years of the Dansworth
Congregational church.
The new head of Washburn college
is the author of number of books.
written four books on economic ques-
tions. He was born in Pennsylvania
and until the last seven years spent
most of his time in the east and in
Europe, where he filled the pulpits
of several pastors who wished to study.
DR.. and Mrs. Womer are the only
members of the Womer family.
Washburn college has been with out
a president two years, or since the
resignation of DR.. Frank Knight San
ders.
In the order mentioned DR.. Womer
has studied at the following univer-
stiles: Ohio Wesleyan, Yale, Dart
mouth, University of Glasgow, and the
United Free Church College of GIas-
gov, and the University of Minnesota.
The higher degrees which DR.. Womer
holds are the b. ID. and SGD.
His Work as an Author.
The four books of which DR.. Womers
is author are: 1.-The Relations of
Healing to Law "a Valid Religion
for. the Tines 1.-The Coming Creed
1.-The Church and the Labor Con-.
flict.' This latter book, which is pub
lished by the Macmillan company, has
been widely recognized by students of
labor conditions as a book of great
value. By the English press it is de-
clared to be the best book which has
yet been published in its field. Be-
cause of this book, DR.. Womer. was in
vited to go to England a year ago in
order to give several addresses in Lon
don, Southampton and other industrial
centers.
Shortly after DIR. Womer had ar
rived in England, and had begun these.
addresses the war broke out with the
result that the addresses were inter
rupted, and he was compelled to re-
main in England longer than he had
anticipated.
DR.. Womer went to Scotland in 1908
to study economics and sociology in
n Of II, f1xr
after arriving he was invited to occupy
the pulpit of St. Matthew's United
Free church, the pulpit that DR.. James
Stawker had made famous. After
preaching two weeks. he was invited
to occupy the pastorate indefinitely.
He accepted the invitation and occu-
pied the famous pulpit one year.
After returning to this country. DR..
w omer accepted a passionate in SYRIA
cuse, \. Y. where he remained four
years. during which time more than
$50 persons We're received into the
church A large parish house was
church reorganized on institutional
lines.
A Scholarly Pulpit.
During the several years that DIR.
Womer has occupied the pulpit of the
Plymouth Congregational church in
St. Paul, Mimi, that pulpit has gained
the reputation of being one of the
most scholarly in the northwest. Dur
ing his pastorage there he raised more
than 100000 in his parish for extra
work of one sort or another. He eff
fected the consolidation of two rela-
lively weak churches and welded
them into one strong organization. He
also organized another church on the
outskirts of the city and erected a
new building at cost of $4,000. He
has also organized society of unique
character which has as its object the
solving of race problems and the
creation of amicable relations be-
tween the races.
DIR. Womer comes to Washburn
highly recommended by large num-
Der of men of nationwide regulations,
who in various ways have been
brought in contact with his work DR.