▁married ▁his ▁neighbor ▁and ▁child hood ▁sweet heart , ▁Elizabeth ▁Mary ▁Sh anks . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁do ctr ines . ▁ ▁Charles ▁resist ed ▁accepting ▁these ▁do ctr ines ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁found ▁no ▁bib lic al ▁support ▁for ▁Sunday ▁observ ance ▁and ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁by ▁W . ▁A . ▁H enn ig . ▁ ▁Watson ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁successful ▁w ool ▁bu yer , ▁but ▁quit ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁attend ▁Austral as ian ▁Mission ary ▁College ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁the ▁min istry . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁this ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁into ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁min istry ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Watson ▁was ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Conference . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁Ed win ▁But z . ▁His ▁business ▁sense ▁and ▁apt itude ▁for ▁remember ing ▁names ▁and ▁faces ▁had ▁gained ▁him ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁administrative ▁skill , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Union ▁Conference . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁pre ached ▁in ▁Australia , ▁F iji , ▁T ah iti , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until