Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-28
STATE CONVENTION ADOPTS REC.
CONCENTRATIONS oF'sPgc'AL
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
TO DISCONTINUE PRESENT
DIES MONIES COLLEGE
Property Of Institution to Be Sold
Central College at PeIla TO Be Con-
tinued But Under Domination Of Re-
formed Characterization Dollars For
New School to BE Raised.

Des Moines, Oct. 2S.-Union College
Of Iowa, the new Baptist college which
is to fill the field heretofore, filled by
Des MONIES and Central colleges and j:
to be developed and elevated into thu
highest place among denominations
colleges in the central west will be To-
Gated in Dies Moines and according tt
action taken by the seventy fifth an
nual meeting of the Iowa Baptist con-
vention at the Forest Avenue Baptist
church yesterday afternoon will be
soon made a physical reality.
The report of the committee of six
teen, composed Of seven from the OLE
corporation of Central college, sever
from the Des Moines college corpora
ton and two from the education board
OF the Northern Baptist convention
which committee has had charge OF
the new college project since it first
arose three years ago, was adopted by
the state convention last night ant
preliminary steps were taken for i'm
mediately launching financial cam
paign for the founding of the college
Text Of Resolution.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, that the Iowa Baptis
convention approve the plan for found
ing the new college in lDes ,Moines sub
mitted in the report Of the committee
of sixteen and the committee is ad
vised to proceed to secure the fund.-
for the new college and that when thu
sum Of 100000 shall be secured IL
cash or banka.ble pledges the new col
lege shall be founded as submitted il
the plans"
Upon a motion unanimously adopted
The rule of the convention not to take
any offerings during the convention
except for convention expenses was sci
aside to make possible an appeal for
$4,000 to finance the campaign TO
raising the 100000 necessary to begir
the new college.
We are not aiming at 100000 only
however" said Prof. Ernest D. Burton
OF the University of Chicago who hat
spoken in favor Of the adoption of the
report I'VE intend to raise $1,000, 0Ol
and I am confident that we will hay,
the necessary half Of that amount b,
July l. 1917, and that we can start ou
work on the college at that time"
Action at Once.
The committee OF sixteen me
this morning to take up the ,plannin.
OF details OF the preliminary work anG
further details as to the plan of tn
college itself.
Members Of the convention wer.
lUbi!anttat the Accomplishment of the
work for which the committee was an.
pointed three years ago and at the nj.
innate solution Of the difference:
which has existed within the denomi-
nation IN Iowa for nearly a half CEN
fury.
"Des Moines College will entirely
disappear but will turn over all its
holdings to the new institution" the
report Of the committee said Cen
trail College will continue its long and
honorable history, under it's original
charter, with its old name and in its
historic location. but under board OF
trustees the majority of whom will
hereafter be of the Reformed church
instead Of as heretofore of the Baptist
denomination. Each alumnus will be
able to look back to his alma mater
with gratitude and pride and forwards
We believe. with Joy to her greater fut-
ure. The new college will un-
doubtedly confirm the degrees of the
graduates of both colleges who may
desire to become enrolled as her
alumni.
Means New Institution.
&c }hot =,
perfectly clear. If the new institution
is located in Des Moines it is to be IN
no sense a perpetuation of the old col
lege, nor is it to have any relation to
It, Des Moines College is to close its
doors and go out of business. If th
Baptists of Iowa today give their in.
dofsement to the plans of the commit
tee Of sixteen, we shall immediately
organize a new board of trustees anC
this board shall file with the proper of
ficsrs new articles of Incorporation un-
der new name. The board of trus-
tees will doubtless include some Imer
who have been identified with both ole
colleges but it will elect other men
who have had no relations 10 either.
I ITO this new board Of trustees the
American Baptist Education Society
will turn over all the assets which il
has received from the two colleges
This new. board will proceed to or
ganize the work Of the new institution
AS soon as Its funds are collected and
it's buildings are in readiness the board
will open the doors of the new colleg'
and Des Moines Colleeg will be closed
The property of Des Moines College
will be disposed Of just as soon as q
desirable sale can be contaminated. 4
has already been placed on the market
The new college is to be new college
and in no sense perpetuation of eth
er Of the old ones, altho continuing the
work of BOTH