Religion and ethics Module 1

Module 1

history of cpu

cpu is connected with the baptist mission in the philippines

Rev. Dr. Eric Lund

swedish baptist missionary

batized braulio manikan

Braulio Manikan

native of aklan panay in barcelona spain

first filipino baptis

translated the gospel and acts into hiligaynon

american baptist foreign missionary (ABFMS)

commisioned&financed braulio manikan

arrived in iloilo May 1900

organize churches in Iloilo, negros, capiz

1901 (Rev. Charles Brigas)

impress Dr. T.S. barbour that school should be started

1903(Dr. Joseph Robins and Dr. Peter)

planned that a boy’s school should be started

1904

11 Baptist missionaries met in Iloilo

organized the philippine baptist mission conference (PBMC)

December 2, 1904

PBMC voted to establish 2 schools

Industrial school for boys

bible school - train pastor

Rev. William Valentine elected principal of 2 school

October 1 1905

Jaro Industrial School opened under the Principalship of Rev. Valentine

1907

enrollment increased from 20 to nearly 300 students

all working students

1915-1916

first year high school opened with 58 student enrolled

5 remained

march 1921

first highschool commencement with 17 student graduating

jaro industrial school changed to central philippne school

1922

formally changed to central philippine college

June 1923

junior college opened classes enunciated by Pres. Stuart

College was organized with two division

department of education and liberal arts

college of theology

1942-1945

world war 2

student and teachers went to the mountains for refuge

April 1 1953

Central philippine college became CPU

1966

CPU corporation voted Dr. Rex Drilon

1st filipino president

1968

property was turned over by americans to filipinos

1973

member of the board of trustees & administrative officials are filipinos

CPU mottos

scientia et fides

scientia

fides

knowledge

faith

confession

listing our sins

adoration

praising god for who he was

thanksgiving

thanking god

intercession

making request to god

petition

asking god to help us in specific way

submission

determining to recognized god as our master