The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-10-25

On next Monday morning at seven
o'clock Bishop Evans Tyree will leave
for Oklahoma and Texas to begin the
winding UP of his second quadrennium
as bishop in the African Methodist
Church. In May, 1900, the General
Conference of his church saw fit to
honor him with the largest vote ever
given to any man by that connection
for the high position he now holds,
and after the excitement had subsid-
ed, and the new bishop had had time
to reflect, it dawned upon him the
greatness of the honor conferred and
the magnitude of the task before him.
He was seen to be making his leisure
ly walk out one of the streets of his
toric old Columbus and to pause as if
to mediate for a moment. After
wards it was learned that he uttered
short prayer while standing there
that has followed him these seven
years of hard, consistent labor. His
colleagues had done all they could do,
but to cope with the situation he felt
that he was not able without help
from an invisible source, and, with
tears streaming down his cheeks, he
made this request of his Creator:
Lord, make me bishop" Whether
or not his request was answered can
best be told by the results achieved.
Bishop Tyree's first Diocese con-
sisted of the states of Arkansas and
Mississippi. He found the work
there in fairly good condition except
as to the educational institutions
Shorter University in Arkansas and
Campbell College in Mississippi were
sorely in need of funds and we're
barely able to keep their doors open.
Four years under Bishop Tyree these
two institutions were put in excellent
shape, the conferences in the states
raising from $4,000 to $4,000 annually
for educational purposes.
The last General Conference saw fit
to change his diocese and hence sent
him to take charge of the work in
Oklahoma and Indian Territories and
Texas Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tories then contained one conference
each, the only difference now being
that the two territories are considered
as the state of Oklahoma Texas has
four conferences. Paul Quinn College
at Waco, Texas, was the most in need
and being the largest in his diocese
and one of the oldest in the connec
ton, Bishop Tyree turned special at
tention in that direction.
When he returned home few week.
, ago he had just closed his fall rally TO
, educational purposes in Texas, ant
she has raised this year in Texas SO
925 for Paul Quinn College. Two RAJ
lies were held; one in the spring an,
! one in the fall. In the spring he raise
/, $5,300.25; in the fall, $5,53415; he cor
= trihuted $500, and when he reache
Pine Bluff Ark, Mr.. VIM. Clark, who's
! wife is a student of Paul Quinn Co
= lege, and who kindly took an agenc
I to raise means for the school, met Bisl
- op Tyree and reported $65.60, whic
= he had forwarded to the treasurer
q the school, which footed up the tot;
:, amount stated above
The people of Nashville and the stat
> Of Tennessee are exceedingly proud {
" this brilliant son, and are deeply i
terested in his success. Men in ever
diocese of his church are asking thj
e. Bishop Tyree be sent to them for II
l. next Quadrennium, and his mar
6 friends hope for him great success
t, his work soon to begin. Mrs. Tyr
h. will accompany him the entire tri
ID and while away will visit her so
f. Rev. Herman Tyree who is pastoril
o. in Texas,
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