The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
War Time Spirit Features
Conference Of Western
Association.
HONOR MISSOULA MEN
Rev. F. J. Salsm9n Elected
Chairman Of Meeting in
Garden City.

The annual convention of the West
ern Association of Baptist Churches
closed last evening with the. reading
OF resolutions drawn up by the COM
mittee on resolutions, and the adop-
ton of the same by the convention
The delegates expressed their appre-
citation OF the hospitality OF the Bap-
lists of Missoula and of the manner in
which leaders had conducted the meet
ings. In conclusion the convention
adopted the resolution that the
churches represented pledge support to
the prosecution OF the war until victory
should rest with the allied nations and
democracy be saved to the world.
The work Ct the convention was con-
Quoted along lines in keeping with war
time spirit. and meeting the demands
OF war time necessity. Church work
leaders ana Sunday school experts
both pointed out the fact that the work
OF Christianity must undergo a change
TO meet conditions which will exist
after the present war
The feature Of yesterdays program
was an address given by DR.. +. O.
Smith, head OF the department OF
psychology at the state University,
upon THE Reconstruction of Church
Work Tor. Social Service as Necessary
to Meet Conditions After the War"
Dr. Smith pointed out that civilization
will make new demands Of the church
after the present great conflict; that
Christian thought is going to undergo
n change. that the church must widen
its scope and be prepared to meet new
conditions.
Saisman Honorsd.
Rev. +. J. Salesman of the First Bap-
fist church Of Hamilton. and formerly
a pastor of Immanual Baptist church
of Missoula, was yesterday elected
chairman of the convention. Mr.. SAILS
man Is pioneer minister OF this part
of the state.
Yesterdays program began in the
morning with the reading Of the church
letters from all the institutions repre-
scented at the convention This was
followed by a discussion of each of
these letters. G. Clifford Cress, super
intendent o. the Baptist convention of
Montana. next discussed the necessity
of adopting church and Sunday school
methods to meet the peculiar condi-
tons in the Bitter Root valley He
later delivered an address upon The
New Iayman." Mr. Cress said that
since THE days of the Civil war the lay
man of America has undergone a
change. the layman of the country, he
said, are the leaders of the country
is a man who strives to live the teach
ings of Jesus Christ into the conditions
of business life of today
Rev. ]. \. Hoffman. minister at large
in Montana for Baptist churches spoke
on the work of the church in Mon
tana.
DIR. +. o. Smith spoke in the after
noon regarding changes which will be
demanded of the church at the close OF
the great war He was followed by
Y. II. Burrell OF Billings. state super
intendent of Baptist Sunday schools,
who explained the undermining of Sun
day school work in the state. Practical
demonstration Of Sunday school work
was shown by leaders Of the schools in
the Baptist church OF Missoula.
In the evening Miss b. Dezell OF
Hamilton spoke on, Young People and
the Church" Rev. Frank Peterson Of
Minneapolis spoke on Liberty Loan for
the Kingdom" The reading and adop.
ton of resolutions closed the conven-
ton.
Leaders and delegates from this and
other states. who were in attendance
at the convention. expressed themselves
as pleased with the work which had
been accomplished.
The next meeting will be held in
Hamilton.