The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-03-08

Last Sunday evening at z o'clock
the Allen Christian Endeavor of ST.
John A. M. e. Church enjoyed rare
treat in timely address by DR.. C. v.
Roman, M. D., the eye, ear and nose
specialist. The services were late
in opening owing to the slowness
In the gathering of the members,
and 1t was nearly half past seven
before Mr.. D. A. Hart, the president,
announced the first song Prayer was
offered by Mr.. W. D. Rucker. The
president stated that it was the pur-
pose of the executive committee to
have from time to time able men and
women address the Endeavor Society
on the leading topics Of the day, the
object being to teach the people the
right principles of Christian living.
He said in view Of the fact that theS
first national session of the Allen Chris
tian Endeavor would be held in that
church in July of this year, it was
deslrous to make the Endeavor So
ciety Of st. John the largest in the
African Methodist Church, and one of :
the best and most thoroughly in
formed. He said many thousands are
expected to visit this city in July, and
the cooperation of all lovers of Chris
tianity is sought that Nashville may
hold up her reputation before the rep
resentative people that will be here
from all parts of the country. "We
feel highly complimented to have DR..
Roman to speak to us this evening
and I take great pleasure in present.
ing to you this able thinker and Chris.
tian worker"
DIR. Roman said: GAS a rule when
the announcement is made that DR..
So and So will speak in a church It Is
generally presumed that the gentle
man is a minister of the gospel. But
am not, I am only an ordinary lay.
man as you are. But at the last Gen
eral Conference the body saw fit to
put, one layman on the Committee on
Laws and Rules and the gentleman
who is to address you tonight was
that one layman so honored by that
General Conference" He urged the
people to think. Said he weigh your
words Remember your obligations,
If you are to be at meeting at six
o'clock, be there at six by the clock.
was to be here at seven this evening,
and I was here, but you did not meet
me according to your promise, and
you have not therefore lived up to
your promise" He announced for a
subject Ecclesiastes go; 1914: "Live
ioyfully with the wife whom thou low
est all the days of the life of thy van
| ity, which he hath given thee under
the sun, all the days of thy vanity:
for that is thy portion in this life, and
in thy labour which thou takest under
the sun" For God shall bring every
work into judgment, with every secret
thing, whether it be good, or whether
it be evil" He said, "It is a charac-
teristic of the Negro race that they do
not think, for if they had been think
ing people, they could not have lived
through the period of slavery in this
country, for oppression maketh wise
man mad, not in the general sense,
but it drives him crazy, and the one
point want to rivet 70 your minds is
the necessity of being thoughtful. AT
one time during the years I lived In
San Antonio Texas, and while I was
doing a general medical practice,
had a call about two o'clock in the
morning. The course took me through
the most beautiful residence portion
of the city like the which there is
no section in Nashville. On my re,
turn, and you know it is very quiet
at that hour, my attention was at
tracted by light in one Of those large
mansions, and I looked and my eyes
beheld a man with white beard and
speckled hair bent over table f1gur-
ing. drove to a corner near by and
under an electric light / saw a group
of Negro men laughing and talking. I
at once made UP my mind which OF