The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-03
.CONORf6A 's'7S \. ',7SNAL
ASSOCIATION
CLOSES PROFITABLE SESSIONS
OF ITS CHURCHES.
Ihirty-Sixth Annual Meeting
of This Denomination.
MANY DISTINGUISHED REPRE-
sENTATIvEs FROM ALABAMA,
TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY
IN ATTENDANCE AT ALL OF
THE SESSIONS.

Last Sunday night at the Howard
congregational Church the closing
services of the thirty-sixth annual
meeting of the Tennessee Association
of Congregational Churches and the
eighteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union were held.
Many distinguished visitors from Ken
lucky, Alabama, East and West Ten
nessee were in attendance throughout
the sessions. Important subjects we're
discussed throughout the week. Sat
urday and Sunday were busy days for
this annual meeting.
The program Saturday began at 81:
80 a. M, and continued until noon,
when recess was had Sunday morn
ing there was a model Sunday school,
in which many distinguished divines
were present. At II o'clock the usual
services were held. An able sermon
was delivered by
The general session proved to be the
most interesting during the day. 1t
was conducted by the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union and opened promptly at
2:30 p. m. by song services. Scripture
reading and prayer in the form of de-
yotion, lead by Mrs. G. W. Morrow and
Miss A. T. Ballantine, of Fisk Univer-
sity, The welcome address on behalf
of the church was delivered by Mrs.
James Bond, who is a tireless worker
in all that pertains to the develop
ment of womanhood. She made one
of those timely, entertaining speeches.
An instrumental solo was rendered by
Mrs. j. G. Napier Letters of greet
ing from Congregational societies, mis-
sionaries and friends were read Next.
came an interesting paper by Mrs. M.
w. Jennings, of Memphis, Tenn, sub
ject, Missionary work in the cities"
The trio by Miss Allen, Messrs. King
and Merrill was indeed entertaining
A paper on Zone need of our working
woman" by Mrs. A. B. Carter, who is
the Secretary of the Day Home, was
masterpiece. At this point the meet
ing was given over to the discussion
of the needs of a Day Home Mrs Ma
pier, the president of the Home, made
an interesting talk, setting forth the
absolute need of keeping such an insti
tuition alive. She said she believed
God was with the plan Mrs. j. G.
Merrill, of Fisk University, read in
teresting letters from missionaries
An entertaining duet was rendered by
Messrs. Boutte and Merrill, of Fisk.
The President, Mrs. Geo. w. Moore, in
troduced the speaker for the evening
D. D., of New York City, N. Y DR..
Ryder is secretary Of the American
Missionary Association and is making
an extended tour through the South.
He has visited La Moyne School at
Memphis Tougaloo University, at
Tougaloo, Miss, the school at Jackson,
Miss, and came here to attend the
meeting of the Association and to visit
Fisk University. Dr. Ryder is an en-
tertaining speaker and although he
spoke forty minutes, at no time did
his audience tire Uf him. He stated
that he had not been to Nashville since
1876. It was then that he was here
at the invitation of the late Pres. Cra-
vath He had under consideration the
of a professorship in Fisk.
He sad that the battle was fiercely on
as to whether he should take this posi-
tion or go East DR.. Ryder 1t
was decided on the front porct q
state capitol. $50 you can see," con-
tinued the speaker, that that build
ing on the hill has more than a pass
ing significance"
Two beautiful silver collection re-
ceptacles were presented to the church.
The presentation speech was made by
Mrs. Geo. W. Moore The Missionary |
Society and the Missionary Union
made the donation. Dr. Bond accept |
ed them on behalf of the church. A
collection was then lifted amounting |
to $1,000, which was given to the Day |
Home by the vote Of the session.
While the collection was being lifted, |
Mrs. Moore, who was with the original
Fisk Jubilee Singers, sang Swing