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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
FRIDAY EVENING PROGRAM.

The Academic Rhetoricals proved a
good starter for what was to follow.
The participants seemed, as the Presi-
dent remarked, to "size up to the
situation" That they were "in dead
earnest was not to be questioned, and
that they did well the audience is a
witness. The program was as follows:
Invocation
Thou o Lord-University Chorus.
In Dead Earnest-A A. Bennett.
The Grace of Womanhood-Ma B.
Bracken.
Beauties and Blessings of Rural Life
Z. U. G. Carlton.
Fair Moments-L. S. Crocker.
Piano Solo-Mrs. A. M. Townsend.
Elements of Success. G. Haynes.
Reaching the Apple-R. D. Jones.
Defective Modes of Education-Elean-
or Maxwell.
Spirit and Purpose of Education-Me-
lissa Oden.
Manifestations of Power-E. K. Will
liams.
Quartette-Messrs. Haynes, Bennett,
Baird and Burns.
Announcements. Benediction.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS BACCALAUREATE
SERMON BY REV. W. s. ELLINGTON.
The baccalaureate sermon was ably
preached by Rev. w. S. Ellington, A.
B.. Editorial Secretary of the National
Baptist Publishing Board, and pastor
of the First Baptist Church, Nash
Vile. The text was simple: "Consid-
er the lilies how they grow" The
three points in the main were that
they grow-first, downward into the
earth; secondly, that they grow out
ward; thirdly, that they grow upward
Having thus discussed these phases OF
his subject, he spoke with evident
feeling of the history and struggles
for existence through which Roger
Williams had passed and is passing
of the mysterious way through which
a kind Providence seems to be leading
those whose affections and interests
center about Roger Williams Univer
sity and the principles for which il
stands. He spoke for fifty minutes
ending with an appeal to all that they
resolve to rise in their might and play
no longer the young mocking bird act
with tight-shut eyes and wide-oper
mouth, to take in and enjoy what 9th
ers have hustled for
The sermon over the president
made the remark that the sermon was
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
MONDAY MUSICALE.

The meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees was set for Monday afternoon as
per announcement cards, but for good
reasons was reset for Tuesday at 10000
a. m. The Musicale for Monday night
was as planned conducted by the
BUSY Bee Club" an auxiliary of the
Nashville Alumni of Roger Williams
University. 1t had been arranged and
was managed by Mrs. G. B. Bandy.
An especial feature was that of the
participants from the Colored Depart
ment of the Tennessee School for the
Blind, who rendered both vocal and
instrumental numbers-each one do
ing his part with ease The vocal solo
by Master VIM. Harris revealed in him
the possessor of a rich, yet flexible
baritone; and the number entitled
"Forsaken," whose tone for its sweet
ness together with its sadness touched
every one who chanced to be present
some to tears unbidden. The recita-
tion by Mrs. Maggie Cheers and the
numbers with two encores by Madame
Tartt were all of high and pleasing
order The program in full was as
follows:
1. Song-University Chorus.
Prayer.
8. Vocal Solo-"Bonnie Sweet Bes-
'sie," Gtlbert-William Harris.
4. Trio-"Forsaken," KGSchSt-Flos-
sic Connington, Bell Reed and Lizzie
Casey.
5. Instrumental Solo-"Our" (Dause
Capricciose), Op. 1O4, CodmGS-Liz-
zie Casey.
6. Recitation Looking for the
Slain"-Mrs M. E. Cheers.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
TUESDAY.
TRUSTEE BOARD MEETING.

At 10 o'clock the Board of Trustees
met in regular annual session. The
meeting was called to order by Chair
man Haynes, who out of courtesy to
the senior trustee, Mr.. H. w. Buttorff,
asked unanimous consent that Mr..
Buttorff act as chairman, which he
did. The report of President Johnson
was first called for, which he present
ed in typewriter form. 1t was heard,
received and adopted in full after pass
ing upon the three following attached
recommendations
1. That some arrangement be made
whereby the teachers may receive the
remaining half of salaries unpaid
them.
2. That Academic Diplomas be
granted to William Shela Starks,
Nashville, and Daniel Jere Tate, La
grange, Mo-
3. That the degree of Doctor of Di-
vinity be conferred on Rev. Thomas
Jefferson Searcy, Memphis.
The matter of the raising of Five
Thousand Dollars on the field for the
purpose of erecting another needed
building on the campus was thorough
ly discussed. Correspondence from
Recording Secretary H. L. Moore
house of the American Baptist Home
Mission Society was read to the Board
in which the sum of $4,000 is offered
as a gift toward the sum for every
1000 the Baptists of the State raise
The proposition was accepted. At this
iuncture Chairman Buttorff proposed
generously to make every 5000 we
raised $1000-all the rest of the Board
in sums of from $25, by Mr.. A. B
Hill, down to S. on the same propo
sition concurring In this way there
was subscribed in the neighbor
hood of $1,000 on the $4,000 to be
raised. Having heard the report OF
Treasurer Townsend, and having re
ferred his and the financial portion OF
of President Johnson's to an Auditing
Committee, after some other rou
tine, the Board adjourned.
BUSINESS MEETING OF THE ALUMNI
At 5 p. M, as planned, the Alumni
was called to order by President
Bandy, who ordered the collection OF
annual fees and appointed committees
on Nominations and Coincidence. Let
ters bearing greetings from Alumni
on the field were read as is the annual
custom by the Treasurer to whom let
ters with remittances had been sent
as follows:
George M. Porter, Chicago. ....$ 5 OF
P. A. Handy, Boynton, Okla. 5 OF
Mrs. M. ]. (Oglesby) Ander-
son, Shelby, Miss .......... 5 OF
Mrs. M. c. Kenney, Live Oak,
Fla. .............. ...... OO
Miss Florence. Neal Morris,
Fruitvale .......... ..... B OF
2. w. Benton, Nashville .... 5 OF
Continued on Page ~
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
CLOSING OF ROGER
WILLIAMS
The Thiry-ninth Commence
ment Celebration.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY
REV. W. S. ELLINGTON.

LARGE AND APPREClATIVE AU-
DIENcES DEGREE OF D. D.
CONFERRED ON REV. T. j.
sEARCY, OF MEMPHls-CAPTI-
WAITING AND SoUL-INsPIRING
MUsIC-PRoF. JOHNSON MADE
HIS FIRST REPoRT-oFFlcERs
OF ALUMNI ELECTED-NEAR-
LY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
SUBSCRIBED ON NEW BUILD
ING-ALUMNl RALLY TO THEIR
ALMA MATER.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
Mr.. IRA 7. BRYANT
TAKES CHARGE
New Secretary of Sunday
School Union Here.
ARRIVED SUNDAY MORNING
FROM WASHINGTON, D. G.

ON MONDAY MORNING IN CON-
PANY WITH DR.. CHAPPELLE,
HIS PREDECESSOR, Mr.. BRY-
ANT MAKES AN INSPECTION
OF THE PUBIsHlNG CONCERN
OVER WHICH HE WAS PLACED
BY THE GENERAL CONFER
ENcE OF HIS CHURCH-FlRST
PRACTICAL MAN TO BE
PLACED IN SUCH POSITION
SPENT PART OF HIS EARLY
LIFE AS APPRENTICE HERE.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29

Once more the friends and alumni of
Roger Williams University are made
glad by the successful closing exercis-
IS The history of the school is unique
and its existence necessity. Against
what great odds has it forged for
ward during the now past five months
of it's re-establishing existence! There
was a time when all seemed lost and
the place of its habitation seemed
doomed to become desolate; but
"'Wearied souls through dust and heat
Rise from disaster and defeat
And conscious still of the divine
Within them lie on earth supine
No longer"
There were those whose faith never
failed them in the conviction that their
cause and contention was a just one,
of which the past term of five months
is proof-positive and the attendance of
the commencement week exercises was
was no less indicative.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
SECRETARY TAFT
VISITS FISK
Leading Candidate for the
Presidency Speaks.
LAYS CORNER STONE FOR CAR.
NEGIE LIBRARY LAST FRIDAY.

CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON
BENNETT FIELD - IMMENSE
THRONG PRESENT-MOST EN-
THUSIASTIC ADDRESS DELlV-
ERED-CHANGES HIS OPINION
ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION-
GENIAL SECRETARY PRESENT
ED FLORAL DESIGN IN SHAPE
OF HoRSESHOE-GLEE CLUB
FURNISHES INSPIRING MUSIC
NEGRo'S EDUCATION MUST BE
IN FORM OF PYRAMID.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29

On last Monday morning Mr.. Ira T.
7rvant, secretary-elect of the Sun
1ay School Union Publishing House,
uttered upon his duties as the head
,f that department Of his Church.
'Tr. Bryant was elected at the recent
assion of the General Conference or
he African Methodist Episcopal
1hurch, in Norfolk, Va. He succeeds
0r. w. D. Chappelle, who has been
t the head of the institution for
light years. He set out about six
ears ago to point out the posi-
ilities of the publishing house which
as been run here for over twenty
ears. printing literature for the Sun
'ay-schools of the A. M. 2. Church.
20 convincing were mis- arguments
hat the delegates to the last Gen
raj Conference decided to give this
brilliant young man a trial. About
,ixteen years ago Mr.. Bryant was
erving in the Sunday School Union
IS an apprentice. DR.. G. s. Smith,
1ow Bishop Smith, was in charge at
hat time. Young ira was always
considered bright boy and showed
rreat aptitude in grasping the art OF
printing. He left Nashville when
suite boy and entered the Normal
Industrial School at Normal, Ala.
We was not there long before he was
put in charge of the printing depart
ment at that institution. He held
that position until he graduated,
when he took the civil service exami-
nation for copyist in the Government
Printing Office in Washington, D. G.
He served in that capacity for sever
al years, receiving every promotion
to be obtained m the service. While
employed there Mr. Bryant studied
law in Howard University, graduating
from that institution with high hon
ors. When he set his mind on the
publishing house here he at the same
time set about to thoroughly prepare
himself to meet the requirements in
the printing world of to-day. So he
mastered the machines that are so
very essential in up-to-date printing
offices. Mr.. Bryant is an expert op-
orator of both the linotype and mon
otype casting machines. He is the
first practical printer to be placed at
the head of any of the publishing
houses fostered by the Negro church
organizations in this country, and
his method of conducting a publish
ing house will be watched with keen
interest
Mr.. BRYANT was seen by a Globe re-
porter Wednesday. The reporter
found him with his sleeves rolled up,
diving into the business. He was
pleasant and though very busy, could
find time to say a word to a news
paper man. No details we're gone
into as the new secretary had not
had time to fully investigate matters.
but the general appearance Of things
showed a busy air.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29

At noon Friday the weather looked
as though the city would be visited
with a Texas cyclone, thunder
storm or a cloudburst. The interest
in Nashville was centered in the
northern part of the city, as the Sec
retary of War, VIM. H. Taft, who is
also a candidate for the nomination
on the republican ticket for presi-
dent of the United States, was sched-
uled to participate in the cornerstone
laying at Fisk University The rain
came down in torrents about noon
this was preceded by part of a
threatening cyclone, which proved to
be a dust storm, but by o'clock the
clouds had cleared away, the sun
was shining bright and an immense
throng of visitors gathered on Ben
nett Field, while a procession was
formed by the students at the gate,
the College Glee Club led the way
singing the college songs. The Sen
ior class followed President Merrill
and the guest, Secretary Taft. The
Glee Club sang "Steal away to Je-
sus." The ceremonies were not
lengthy. Mr.. Taft was introduced
and spoke as follows:
"It is a great pleasure for me to be
here and to testify the earnest in
terest feel in the event which this
day celebrates and the institution the
progress of which it indicates
have been going through a process
of education in the Philippine Islands.
There I have had the experience in
problems which l might have known
notbing of had stayed at home.
"The United States in those Islands
is trustee for the uplifting of 100000
neople, and in the United States we
have a more sacred duty to the TO-
| 100000 Negroes, whose ancestors
we brought here against their will
BY the efforts Of the United States
they should be fitted to enjoy all the
privileges of citizenship.
"It is a problem that we must
solve, and it is solving itself. Just
'ook back forty years at the marvel
ons development in education, indus
try and finances.
"The education of the colored race
has been much criticised and al
times 7 have myself doubted the wis
dom of such a classical institution as
This. I thought that we should begiT
from the bottom and leave off the
higher education at first; but I have
read further and my opinion has
changed. With a race such as yours
YOU can have no education that Is
not in the form Of a pyramid. YoU
must have educated leaders.
zone of the first necessities of youl
race is hygienic life, and for this yor
must have educated physicians; the
same way with teachers or lawyers
Rut a lawyer is an excellent man tt
advise, but most Of this is in regard
10 property rights, and until you accu
mulate property you will not need law
vers AS you do physicians and teach
ars. The ministers are a necessity tC
vour race and to he good ministers
they must be highly educated They
must be educated to lead the coloreC
r9ce on to a successful solution. will
which the prosperity of the nation +
oo closely allied.
"This question must be solved. Thu
oolored race owes allegiance tn tn,
same flag and lives in the same coun
trv, and the United States must us
all its resources to aid in the devel
opment of the race.
"The best hope for the young Ne
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29

intensely practical and sounded "col-
lection-like." The sentiment prevailed
to lift collection, which was done by
Chairman Haynes of the Trustee
Board to the amount of $2O.25. The
lifting of collection at a baccalau-
reate sermon would seem to CRATE a
little on the feelings of the dignifed,
but the conditions seemed to justify it.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-29
TO 3. Y. p. U. AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORKERS.

Remember the State B. Y. P. U.
and SUNDAY School Convention meet
in Clarksville, Wednesday, June "a,
to 2S. We want this to be the Ban
ner Year" Urge your Union and
Sundav-school to send $1,00 extra for
education. Yours for the cause.
L. c. MOORE,
Pres. State B. Y. P. u. Con.
r. J. TOWNSEND,
Pres. State s. s. Con.
P. S.-Send in your dollar if cannot
represent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
GOOD MoRNlNG RILL.

| Hon. "Bilr Taft comes into Iowa to-
day to meet the people of the creates!
state Of the nation over which he is
soon to- be chief executive. AS he
came the weather and the state broke
out in smiles of welcome. We are glad
to see MIR. Taft as q candidate, as the
pledge to continuation of the Roosevelt
policy in governmental administration
and even more, perhaps as big capa-
BILE splendid citizen who has done
things and against whom no suspicion
of double dealing, neglect of duty and
lack of sincere purpose has ever arisen
Today, when we analyze the situation
Iowa welcomes Taft as representative
citizen more than the candidate of a
party Who is all right? Taft.
This man Taft is Just common
folks" with desire and ability to serve
the common interests. He is not a
pcseur. His features are not set in the
fixed form of the orator and self as
serted Statesman" He looks and acts
like other men, eats like a farmer.
jokes like a travelling man and makes
no attempt to surround himself with
halo. He is likeable man at his
ease and capable and conscientious
man at a job. Hon. William Taft
uhene he is busy strengthening out a
diplomatic difficulty. Bill to his
friends. And that is American, plain
ordinary American. United States.
Strong enough to quietly repudiate
the aid and advances of a powerful
man VIII, stood between him and his
highest ambition and put him quietly
ols of the way when exposure proved
what Taft had suspected; but kindly
enough to feel sorry for the man who
was down. Honest enough to refuse
a compromise that would settle an en-
barrassing fight against himself and
refuse a nomination If it must come
thru a forgetfulness of political prin-
ciple This is big strong righteous
man who has come into Iowa today.
Taft is "a mighty square man." a
common man, a business man, diplo-
mat, type of the best Americanism.
Why isn't he the kind of man who
should succeed Roosevelt? He does
things and talks about them after
ward He is a man of action more
than of words. His opponent is a
pretty good sort of man who talks over
time and does little except for himself.
Which?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
ICY" JERNEGAN.
AhSAS ~
champion Chrouicle)

champion Chronfcle)
Mr.. Cyrus Jernegan was forty
miner In February. 1S49, he. with a
party of his townsmen, formed a COM
pany who afterwards Incorporated and
purchased a vessel for the purpose of
making the trip from Edgartown,
Mass. by way OF Cape Horn. to Cali
fornia, in search of gold. and on the
way they touched many of the import
ant South American points.
In rounding the cape they expert
enced very rough seas and for days
and nights they were without food
and light not knowing whether they
would ever reach a port of safety.
During all of this siege there was mu-
tiny in the crew. the men becoming
divided over their mode of procedure,
a man by the name of HOLSTER being
at the head of the mutineers. ]. p.
Sanford, the captain of the vessel, took
most stringent means to bring about
order among his crew. He administered
punishment to HOLSTER by hanging
by his thumbs until he promised to be
obedient. Hollister had on many occa-
sions threatened the life of Captain
Sanford as his idea was to kill those
in opposition to his plans and take pos
session of the vessel.
They reached Calico shortly after the
earthquake which sunk portion of
the city and were forbidden to land.
Finally they obtained permission from
the authorities to come on shore, and
they remained In the city about ten
days. From there they went to Homo
lulu and stayed forty days before leav-
ing for San Francisco. There the COR
poration dissolved and sold the vessel
to- traders for trading vessel to ply
between San Francisco and the Sand
wich Islands.
Mr.. Jernegan proceeded from San
Francisco to the gold mines in search
of gold. Part of the time he mined and
the balance Of the time he was en-
gagged in the business Of trading with
the miners, and amassed small for
tune for that time.
He then made up his mind to return
to his wife and two babies, Charles
Henry and Hiram, who remained in
Massachusetts. He took passage on
a steamer in the 1arbor of San Fran
cisco to go to the mouth of the Sacra-
mento river and while the vessel was
still in the harbor the boiler burst and
he was one of the few who survived,
landing in boat between two fisher
men who We're fishing in the harbor.
While Mr.. Jernegan saved his life he
lost his small fortune
He made second attempt to reach
his family by the next craft but was
shipwrecked few days later He was
reNved from the shipwreck only to be
run into by another vessel. Eventually
he reached home by working his pass
age upon the third vessel from the
one upon which he had started. 1t
seemed to be his good fortune to es-
cape from all of the perilous positions
In which he had been placed during his
life to live to the ripe old age which
he had reached at the time of his
death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
Topics of the Times,

Has Bryan listed Haskell for the
6. b. or cabinet position?
At the Denver convention. accord
ing to democratic paper, Governor
Haskell said to some Guffey men who
interrupted him: Go back to your
Standard Oil tank" and when the
Guffey men Missed Haskell continued:
You can hear that sound coming from
the pipe line any time" According to
Hearst, confidential relations exist be-
tween Haskell and the Standard Oil
company.
The rebellious angels had just been
cast out of heaven.
In the swift downward fight Lucifer
overlook Beelzebub.
whats troubling you, Bub?' he
called.
AN old problem" answered the flu
ture foul fiend. between somersaults--
Where are we going, this fall ?"-Ex.
The monetary commission will rec
ommend central bank for the United
States.
The London Evening News, in order
to determine the musical taste of the
English people, asked its readers to
name the musical compositions the
performance of which gave them the
most pleasure The answers showed
these to be the most popular in the or
der named The overtures ito "Tann-
hauser," the overture to William
Tell" Tschaikowsl1i's 1872" Grieg's
peer Gynt Suite" Thomas "Mignon
Gavotte," ""The Mikado," Mendelssohn's
Midsummer Nights Dream"
Argentina is making rapid progress
as a competitor | the worlds wheat
market. It's wheat exports 80 far this
year have exceeded 129,000,000 BUSH
els, which is an increase over the same
period of last year of about 33,0000,000
bushels. A few years ago the United
States annually exported 200,000,000
bushels Of wheat, but recently the for
eign demand has fallen off, altho In
1907 it took 146,7OO,oo0 bushels, that
being highwater mark for some years
back. Argentina has overtaken> and
passed this country in supplying for
eign markets with wheat and will
doubtless maintain this lead as 1t has
a very large undeveloped area of
wheat land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
QUIT "FOURFLusHlNG."

Governor Haskell should quit four
flushing and get down to business His
case is beyond recrimination and even
beyond argument, He must either
show himself innocent or take the con-
sequences for himself and his party.
His case is somewhat different from
that of the criminal accused before the
bar and entitled to stand on the de-
fence that he must be assumed inno-
cent until he is proved guilty. Gov
ernor Haskell occupies a most promi-
nent position in politics. 1t is up to
him to satisfy the public OF his in
nocence Mr.. Hearst has rested his
case and the evidence before the court
of public opinion looks to a verdict ad-
verse to Haskell and injurious to his
candidate and party. He should offer
something beside buncombe in rebuff
tai
If his skirts are clear 1t is hard to
see what stands in the way of making
1t clear to the public. II he is guilty
as charged in the indictment Senator
Foraker has shown him the only way
out. the back door.
What will Mr.. Bryan doo There was
no hesitation on the part of Mr.. Taft
He put Foraker where he belongs,
outside the councils Of the republican
party. Roosevelt did not palter. The
republican party has not attempted to
shelter the senator from Ohio. Why
does not Bryan and his party demand
refutation of Haskell or dismiss him
in disgrace?
Mr.. Bryan has acquired considerable
reputation as lip reformer. What is
he going to do about this chance to
put his theories into practical oper-
aticn"