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Show BAPTIST MONEY FOR STUDENT ARMY MEN 7$200,000 to Aid Soldiers in School TbXontinue Study American Boys Enrolled in 20 Baptist Colleges to Benefit by Play Adopted at Conference Here. i AMERICAN youths enrolled in Uncle Sam's students' army training corps at the twenty Baptist colleges scattered over the United States will receive financial aid from the Baptist church of America to continue their education after the disbandment of the corps on January t, according to an announcement made today at the national convention of Baptist laymen of the West held :il the Motel Utah. 4o hundred thousand dollars will be used lor this purpose. Men who wish to remain in school and are unable to finance themselves will be furnished with money to do so from th's specjal lilud. I he colleges will also receive financiiil nid to meet the Increased i xi.citscs brought about by Improvements Improve-ments nnd extra equipment made ii'-cessary by the .training of the students' stu-dents' army corps. FROM NINE STATES. Kprty laymen and ministers from California. Oregon, Washington. Idaho, Nevada. Arizona. Montana. Colorado and I'tah were in attendance at the opening session of the convention this morning, called for the purpose of laying plans for the raising of $6,000,- ooo during the last two weeks of J. February. Similar conventions have -sW already been held In Ne.w York and Chicago. MODERN METHODS. For the first time In the history of the church the raising of money for church purposes will be made by cao-vaaslng- Individuals by teams In the manner that war drives have been conducted. At this mornlng'g session thirty teams for the raising of the western quota, were named, each one consisting consist-ing of one layman and one minister. These teams will each visit fifty or sixty of the big western centers, where other teams will be organised, these In turn organising similar teams In the smaller centers and on until prac- ttcally every member of the American riaptist church Is enrolled In the network net-work of solicitors for the fund. A portion of the morning session was devoted to teaching the members of the teams how to solicit. Besides using a portion of the fund for the benefit of the student reserve corps, the remaining sum to be raised will be used to promote home and foreign for-eign missions, for pensions for ministers minis-ters and missionaries, to give aid to the Baptist society publication and community welfare work. I The national laymen's movement Is rsprsxt'lHed by A. A. r'ilrane. national convention secretary of New York, and V. A. Agar, efficiency secretary. LIST OF DELEGATES. T'tah Is represented at the convention conven-tion by the Rev. J. H. Wallace of the lmmanuel Baptist church of Salt Lake. Among the out of state representatives representa-tives at the convention are: F. 8. Tompkins of I'asadena. .1. C. Brllne of Spokane. Professor Martin of Oakland, Oak-land, F. 8. Taft of Hollywood, Cal.; the Rev. A. W. Rider of Los Angeles, the Rev. J. E.'.'oftslnger. president of the Washington state convention; the Rev. F. O. Belden of San Diego, Cal.: the Rev. F. O. Davles of Santa Ana. Cal.: Judge Wlttv of Poeatello, C. A. Cook of : Butte, Mont.: F. R. Blarkstnne of j Co-eat Falls, 7.. O'Farrell of Wyoming, the Rev. A. M. Petty and O. C. Wright of Portland. F. McConrtney of Phoenix. Phoe-nix. Aril.; A. M. Cardner of Nevada, the Kev. Uurlingame and the Rev. Ralph Palmer of Denver and the Rev. A. N. Un of Orand Junction. Another session will be held tomor- row at which fifteen more out of state 1 representatives are expected to sjjend. |