The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-06-28
DAILY NEGRO NEWSPAPER
J PHIL II. BROWN, EDITOR
ii iATES Mr.. DOCK A. HART, OF
NASHVILLE, TENN,
FOR SECRETARY OF A. N. E.
CH URCH SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION, TO SUCCEED DIR. w. D.
cHAPPELLE, IN A VERY LOCI
CAL EDIToRIAL-MR. HART is
CAPABLE FOR POSITION.

CAPABLE FOR POSITION.
When the General Conference of the
A. NJ e Church meets next year, it is
expected that the lay forces of the
ehurch will renew their efforts for
recognition on the general officiary.
The quadrenial assemblages OF the
dest exponent of Negro Methodism
I'VE grown to be quite as important as
cir contemporary meetings, the ma
lnal conventions, which occur the
me year. We say contemporary be-
use the game of politics is singular
H.A evidence at the General Confer
Men are made and unmade,
are set and sprung, intrigues
made and countered and friend
and enmities are engendered
Just as these things happen in
great conventions of the political
es. And if you go down to hard
and marbles, the preachers and
aymen who compose the church
dJl srence have about as much abil-
1yl olitical and otherwise as the aver
man who attends the national con-
kition. In fact, politics is said to be
R9art Of the cult of the A. M. e.
III. This indeed we do know and
s when you have an A. M. e.
" Gilman to deal with in politics
5ou may be assured that you are deal
s. ing with a politician. Politics is WOW
en- in the warp and woof of the A. M
e. orthodox An A. NJ e. preacher
who has forgotten the Apostles Greed
may be forgiven, but one who knows
not the rudiments of devious political
ways and means will forever be un
known to fame.
Nevertheless, the church is not anC
should not be blamed for its participa
tion in material methods to secure ma
Cerial ends. When a man expects tt
do anything on earth, prayer will hell
him wonderfully; but he must not de
pend entirely upon prayer He mus
hustle and keep eternally at it anC
keep his eye skinned for the maiI
rNsnce. This is what the communi
Fat of the A. NJ e. Church does ever!
!, ne. He learns it in the Sunday
Al 'ool, and as all the world loves ;
ON Ter, who is prepared to condemn
meet lrch of hustlers?
mon
Mrslng the last twelve years consid
street attention has been given t.
Shelb nts for Office who are laymel
Mise experiment of employing tn
nle stl in general Offices has provel
where ltly successful, the most cor
". in taills example being the wonder
lnsst cess made by Prof H. T. Kea
mid ,litor of the A. N. 3. Churc
Naalevj. At the last session of tn
32ia il Conference, which met in Ch
lRr vel 1904, the desire of the organ
Iodiee to recognize the laity became S
poi1ov lent that the Rev. w. d. Chal
a prominent preacher and e1
mlsslt secretary of the Sunda!
Ohlon Union barely escaped a humil
Baptlsdefeat for reelection to hi
tion at the hands of young IT
Mr.. yant mere boy, but wh
postal zen raised in the church an
street, infancy had shifted the peculia
days. here of church politics, whic
Misses and haloes the heads of a
NllOC.-
of tha the church,
torooo. eason that Bryant was so gene
me- 4 onsidered by the conference We
was, and is reputed to be pa
MISS master in the art preservativ
nue. SGther words, that he is a prin
eral dae Sunday-school Union of tt
Mrs has in charge the editing an
ing fro Fishing and the printing of II
week re used by the Sunday schoo
Nlr It's an extensive printing plal
suferlI I,hville. Young Bryant has K
for theyears occupied a position in II
Mlssment Printing Office at Was
street and this has been used by h
MISS to promote his chances for Il
vier ideration of the conference. ~
.SrRing NeloS happens to know som
thing about the Government Printir
Office, inasmuch as we served sever
years in various capacities in tn
stitution ourselves We do kno