The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-26
CONGRESS AND
CHAUTAUQUA
,<Md Annual Session Con-
Vened in Jacksonville.
MANY DELEGATES FROM VA
RIOUS STATES ATTEND.
IMMENSE CROWDS ATTEND EACH
SESSION DIR. C. H. CLARK
OPENS THE MEETING - ALL
SUBJECTS BEING ABLY DIS
CUSSED-MUSIC A PLEASING
+, FEATURE-CHORUS OF ONE
HUNDRED VOICES -DELEGATES
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 24.-With
fitting ceremonies the third annual
session of the National Baptist Sunday
Congress was called to order to-day by
Rev. G. H. Clark, d. D., of Nashville,
who is chairman of the National Bap-
tist Publishing Board. Scores of promi-
nent Baptists throughout the United
States are here in attendance This
Sunday School Congress and Young
Peoples Chautauqua represents the fu-
ture denomination, so far as the Bap-
lists are concerned They have an eX-
tremely large following.
To-day when the chorus of one hun
dred voices chanted special anthem
Hail the Baptist Congress" written
by Prof. Thomas w. j. Tobias, of New
Orleans, it showed the real amount of
interest already created in the meet
ing, The magnificent choir was under
the direction of Rev. N H. Plus, D. D.,
of Springfield, o., who is the national
chorister and who has been here for
the last ten days instructing singers
for the occasion. This promises to be
the greatest meeting held under the
auspices of any one denomination in
the United States. While the largest
part of the attendance is from the
Southern states. there is an excellent
representation from the East and the
Middlewest.
The opening exercises were exceed,
ingly impressive. The fattering vel
come accorded the delegates and visi-
tors to this Christian gathering will
long be remembered. The officials in
the city and state took a prominent
part in the opening exercises. Bethel
Institutional Baptist Church, where
the meeting is being held, is the most
magnificent church edifice owned by
Negro Baptists in the South. Jack
sonville is extending welcome that is
becoming to a city of its reputation
From now on until Monday, June
20, there will be two sessions each
day. The interesting and unique
feature of departmental meetings
to be held each day from 2 tt
5 p. m., is creating a very ia
v0rable impression. A long lis
day from 2 to p m, is creating {
very favorable impression. A long lis
Of prominent Sunday-school workers
educators and Baptist divines is here
to take their part. The subjects to bt
discussed will interest every one whC
is engaged in Sunday-school auC
young peoples work Not all of tn,
speakers for this meeting have handel
in their subjects to the Secretary o
the Congress Movement. 1t was an
nounced to-day that more than on
hundred have been invited to take par
and that each would be given an op
portunity to read his paper.
On Sunday morning the Model Sun
day School will be held All of tn
Sundayschools in Jacksonville, with
representation of the various Sunday
schools throughout the country will
participate. Saturday night previou
will be given over to special lectur
from Rev Chas. T. Walker. D. D., o
Augusta, Ga.
The Nashville delegation to the M
tional Baptist Sunday School Cor
gress and Young Peoples Chautauqu
left that city Tuesday at noon over tn
'DiXie Flyer" going via. Atlanta, G;
The delegation consisted of Rev. ]. 7
Thomas, who came down from Chicag
TO join the crowd; Revs. w. S. Ellin!
ton, c. H. Clark, r. H. Boyd, Henr
Allen Boyd. They were Joined b
Rev. VIM Becllham. who went owe
via. New Orleans, La; Mr. Lowell Lal
ders, who left Sunday; Mr. T. Cla
Moore. who went down on the moo
train Sunday, but went through
Key West; Rev. N. Fl. Plus, WI
passed through a week ago; Rev !
w, y. 1sRac, at Ati"~i" Tn Prof,