Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-02
BAPTIST PASTOR RESIGNS TO
ACCEPT poueLs POST
AT AMEs.
BECOMES HEAD OF WORK
AT IOWA STATE COLLEGE
In Addition VIII Assume Passionate
OF City Church at Ames-rss Been
Pastor Of Baptist Church Five and
a Halt Years-Experleneed In Re.
llsious Work Of Colleges.

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years, Sunday rendered his resigna-
ton, effective March !. TO accept the
pastorate Of the Baptist church at
.Ames and 10 become college pastor at
Iowa state College. Rev. Davidson
goes 20 q field Of wider activity and
much greater possibilities and will
receive en- increase IN salary Of $500
year.
Rev. Dsvidson's retirement from
the local field leaves two city pulpits
vacant, Rev. W. NJ. Baker, OF the Con-
trail Church OF Christ having tender
ed his resignation few weeks ago,
Mr., Davidson has been very success
tul II his work here and his departure
viii cause regret not only in his con-
sregatiou but IN the community at
large.
Broad Field Of Activity.
For some weeks Mr.. Davidson has
contemplated the change, being urg-
ed by President Pearson. Of Iowa
State College, and other prominent
church workers, 10 take the leader
ship IN church work for the Baptist
denomination az the college. About
three weeks ago the Baptist church at
Ames extended a unanimous call TO
Rev. Davidson and it was only after
the most careful consideration Of the
situation that he accepted.
A Baptist church viii be erected
near the college campus at 8 cost OF
100000 or more, the plan being to
extend the church work at the COL
lege in line with a policy Of church
work expansion in the schools OF
America. This work also is being car
RED forward by other denominations,
the Preshyterisrs having erected
church at the college, and the Catho-
lies and Methodists are preparing to
build $4,000 edifices.
Takes Up Double Passionate
Rev. Mr.. Davidson viii not only
have charge OF the new student
church but will have charge Of the
city church as well Els association
with religious work at the Universe
ties Of Chicago and Michigan has ad-
mirably fitted him for the new post.
He will have the assistance Of Pres
ident Pearson and other prominent
Baptists in laying the foundation for
the church work at the college.
Here Almost Six Years.
Pew. Davidson took the pastorate Of
the locel church IN August. 1914. COM
ing from Rockford. Ill. where he had
been very successful in his work.
Prior 70 his Rockford pastorate
which was for a period Of five years.
he was pastor Of the Warren Avenue
church, Detroit. Mich.
Mr.. Davidson's collegiate work was
secured IN Bushnell University. Lew
;sburg, Pa. where he finished IN 1894
with the degree Of 4 B. He pursued
theological course at the University
Of Chicago, from which he was grad
uated in 1897, with the degree OF D. D.
For two more years Mr. Davidson did
post graduate work at the universe
~.
His first work after finishing COL
lege was as general secretary Of the
Students Christian Association Of
the University Of Michigan, which
occupied the year 1900. He Yves called
to the Pittsburgh church in 1901.
Mrs. Davidson Able Assistant.
Mrs. Davidson has been an able as
sistant TO her husband IN mis- church
work and has taken an especial In
terest IN the church music. She has
-been member Of the choir and has
bean popular as a soloist
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson and family
plen to go to their new home about
March /. The resignation OF MI Dev-
idson came as a surprise 70 the con-
Eregat,on and Will be accepted with
the SeeDaat rep-et