The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20
CHURCH BODIES
| PLAN 10 UNITE
x.okuk Baptist Association and Iowa
burlington Association Repre-
sertativse Talk
Merger.
| RATIFICATION TO COME
churches Represented With Vote and
1wo-Thirds Ballot VIII
Carry the. Plan
Through.
sAr1r1cAr1oN TO COME

laat association and the Iowa Burling-
AN association was discussed yes
,erday at Burlington by representa-,
Lives of both associations. The Ga
-ette SAYS OF the negotiations:
Al a meeting OF committees repre-
sentinr the lowa-Burlington associa-
lion and the KeoEuk Baptist associa-
tion at the Hotel Burlington this
morning the plan of re-uniting these
,vo Baptist bodies was ratified and
Committees were appointed to draw
IN b,-laws and constitution for the
rsw association and to communicate
| 10 the churches in the two districts
/ the action that had been taken. The
church must ratify the union by a
|txothirds vote. AS they have al.
ready put themselves on record as
| favoring this move the ratification
will only by a matter Of formality.
The two associations will meet in
conjunction at Danville later in the
year and will be merged at that SEES
sion. The new association will be
known as the Iowa association. The
first Iowa association was organized
at Danville in the year 1889. the split
occurring at that same place in 1859.
Now Danville is to he the scene Of
the merger.
The Rev. T. S. Bowel, of this city.
and the Rev. F. X. Gibson. of Fort
Madison are on the committee to
communicate the action taken here
today to the churches in the two dis
,ric;s The committee on bylaws and
constitution is made up of ]. NJ.
Mercer and the Rev. w. B. Hutchin-
son. of this city: the Rev. John Ma
|thas. of Keokuk: the Rev. F. K.
Gibson, Of Fort Madison, and the
Rev. Mr.. Nelson, OF Pennington.
To Raise War Fund.
A meeting of laymen from the
churches in two districts followed In
he grill room of the hotel to consider
plans Of raising the districts share Of
fhe million dollar special fund of the
northern Baptist convention. This
Fund is for war work among the sol
5iiers and for special missionary work.
iowas budget is $4,000, and Is
smaller than that of other states due
70 the fact that an educational cam
Faign is being staged in the state by
he Baptfsts at the present The mon
/ :
The Rev. Wilbur l.. Clapp OF Cedar
Rapids. campaign director for Iowa,
Explained the proposition at the meet.
ng. Several other talks were made,
Fmong them one by DIR. S. e. Wilcox
pr Des Moines. The representative
here are to take UP the campaign in
their home towns and TO lead in the
york Of raising the sum allotted to
The two districts. AZ
The following we're in attendance.
Stanley P. Fray. Fl. Madison.
Rev. John H. Matthias, Keokuk.
D f. Lnquist, Keokuk-
Rev, Frank X. Gibson. TT. Madison.
John NJ. Mercer. Burlington.
Elmer r. Severn. Fl. Madison.
Y p. Burcham, Burlington.
X L. Van Syoc. Winfield.
NeT. ". B. Hutchinson. Burlington.
Frank Chandler. Danville.
r G. Ottowa. Fl. Madison.
= W. Mitchell. Yarmouth.
+ 3. Lane, Fairfield
r. buchanan, Mt. Union.
=. 3. Van syoc. Winfield.
Gust Schillentu, Lockridge.
Q Y. Goad, Danville.
6. P, Mitchell.
y y. Grimm. Fsrmin gton.
y H. Whitney, Burlington.
mas. Slater, Yarmouth.
nhas. Dick. Harrisburg.
reaTl R. Van Syoc, Winfield.
frank Chandler, Danville.
rev. ", B. Hutchinson, Burlington.
ions +. Van Syoc.
uscar Eckey. Mt. Union.
mm. A. Dunlavy. burlington
I'D h. Mix. Danville.
James Elliott. Mt. Union.
nev. I s. Bowel. Burlington
n y W. Bailey. Des Moines.
:, ,e'- frank b. Webster, Mt Pleas