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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15
DIR. R. S. STOUT.

Among the prominent visitors in
the city this week was Rev. R. S.
Stout, d. D., Of Little Rock, Ark. DR..
Stout is the General-Secretary of the
Church Extension Board of the Col
ored Methodist Episcopal Church, and
has been prominently mentioned on
several occasions for the bishopric.
Just when such honors will be con-
rerred depends upon the vacancies.
DR.. Stout's business here took him
among some of his old acquaintances
and his stay was extremely pleasant.
He was entertained by some of the
clergy and business men of this city.
His ability is not questioned. He is
genius as we'll as an eminent divine
For a long time he was a law prac
titioner of the firm of Murchison &
Stout, Palestine, Texas.
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sion Society schools, as he is the first
Negro to occupy the exalted position
as President of one of the big Home
Mission Society schools in this South
land. He graduated with honor from
Brown University, Providence, R. l., a
few years ago, and last year his Alma
Mater conferred upon him the degree
of A. M. The Inauguration of Prof.
Hope as President of the school comes
after what might be termed a proba-
tionary period as President for nearly
two years. That he has made good is
demonstrated by the fact that he re-
ceived and is given the presidency in
reality Hence another door of hope
stands ajar for the Negro in the edu-
cational world. There are but two
colleges now of any note in the city
that have white presidents, viz: At
lanta University and Spelman Semi
nary.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15
APPOINTED TO POSITION
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.


The announcement was made this
week that Mr.. William D. Boyer, one
of the popular young men of the city,
in church, social and lodge affairs,
has been appointed to a position in
the Railway Mail Service. Mr.. Bo-
ger has been informed of his appoint
ment and has resigned his position as
substitute carrier in the local post
office.
Mr. Boyer was appointed as a sub
stitute letter carrier in the Nashville
post-offce about one year ago, but
when the time arrived for the weigh
ing in of mail upon the railroads, was
upon his request appointed for this
work by Superintendent Welch, of
the Chattanooga Division. For the
past three months he mas been en-
ployed between this city and Mont
gomery, Ala, and it is thought that
so satisfactory was his work that II
was from this cause that he received
his appointment in the Railway
Mail Service While it has not beer
definitely decided as to where he will
be located, it is more than probable
that at first Mr.. Boger's headquarters
will be in St. Louis, Mo-, under which
division he was appointed. He will
not take up the work until the tim'
allotted for the weighing in of mai
has expired, which will be in June.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15

was asked to take the leading So
prano role in this new work.
Saturday night the audience was
mainly white, and practically the
program of Friday night was repeated.
The same successes were scored as be-
fore, and even greater one for the
Cantata. About every number was en-
cored, showing a superlative appreci-
alton of this fine work.
This Festival was held in Lieder-
ranz Hall, the leading music auditor
ium in the city of Louisville, and Mr..
Mcclellan and his Musergia Club
scored a big success,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15

Norfolk, Va, May 1O.-Conference
reconvened at $3.50 p. M, Bishop Grant
presiding. Rev. w. D. Chappelle leo
in prayer.
Prof. John R. Hawkins gave out his
uuadrennial report, which he after
wards read 1t was referred to the
Committee on Secretary of Dducation's
report.
Rev. w. F. Dangerfield offered
motion. that the resolutions be laid
on the table; DR.. G. M. Tanner offered
as a substitute that the resolutions be
referred to the Committee on report Oh
Secretary of Education. The substl-
tute carried.
The uuadrennial report Of the Secre-
tary of Sunday School Union was dis
tributed. DR.. w. D. Chappelle read
the same. While the report was be-
fore the Convention, before it was re-
ferred several questions were asked
by Drs. w. d. Cook, and D. P. Roberts.
Questions were ruled out of order.
Rev. A. L. Gains, D. d., offered some
complimentary resolutions in behalI
of the Sunday School Union Board.
Resolutions referred to Committee on
Sunday School Union.
Rev. B. F. Watson, D. D., Secretary
of the Church Extension Department,
read his official quadrennial report.
The report was referred to the Com
mittee on Church Extension Society
Rev. 2. w. Jefferson offered a mo-
ton, that the $1,000 surplus presented
by Dr. Chappelle, be deposited with
the Financial department for a reserve
fund to be held in trust for the build
ing of a Publishing House. Dr. W. d.
Johnson spoke against the motion.
Prof. Jno. R. Hawkins made the point
of order that, since the report OF the
!, Secretary of the Sunday School Union
is now in the hands of committee
= that nothing can be done until that
: committee makes its report. BishoI
A Grant ruled the motion out of order
i i Benediction by Bishop Coppin
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THIRD DAY-EvENING.

Bishop c.. r. Shaffer presiding He
addressed the congregation, saying,
among other things, "The subject of
Missions is the greatest subject before
the world to-day. Men have sacrificed
comforts and gone into heather lands
to establish churches" He spoke in
glowing terms of Sarah Gorham and
Bishop Turner, both of whom without
authority from the Church, went into
the dark Continent of Africa and
planted the Church The Bishop
showed that upwards of $13O,OOO has
been raised for Missions in an organ
lied way.
Bishop Shaffer introduced Rev. Reu-
ben A. Sealey, d. D., Presiding Elder
of Barbados, who spoke of churches
in Trinidad, Barbados and other
West Indies Colonies.
Rev. J. P. James, D. D., of Santo Do
mingo, addressed the Conference.
Rev. L. c. Curtis, of Liberia, was In
troduced, and when he arose, Bishop
&c. S. Smith requested the Chautauqua
salute. which was given. DR.. Curtis
gave much data concerning the work
in Liberia. Rev. H. NJ. Steady, a ma
tive African, educated in Africa, ad'
dressed the convention.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15
IN HONOR OF MISS j. r. PITT.

Mrs. 7. l.. McClanaham, of 1105
Stevens street, entertained a few
friends Thursday at six o'clock din
ner in honor of Misses Jessie R. Pitt,
who has been teaching at Strowers,
The rooms were decorated with cut
flowers. Music was rendered through
out the evening. A solo was sung by
Mr. ]. M. Lyte, after which the
guests were invited into the dining
room, which was decorated in green
and white. An excellent menu of
six courses was served. Those pres
ent were Misses J. r. Pitt, Esther o.
Turner, Mesdames Wayed, ]. M. Lyte
and Mr.. Frank Turner. Mrs. McClan'
aham was assisted in receiving by
her mother, Mrs. Mollie Brown.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15
FOURTH DAY-MoRNING.

The General Conference convened
$50 a. m. with Bishop A. Grant in the
chair.
DR.. R. D. Brooks, of Alabama, read
the Journal of the previous days ses-
sions. Prof. Jno. R. Hawkins gave
notice that he would move the recon
sderation of so much of the minutes
that pertains to General Officers being
on Committees.
Prof. Jno. r. Hawkins moved to re.
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A. M. E. GENERAL
CONFERENCE
Large Crowds in Attend
anCe at the Sessions.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
BEING TRANSACTED.

DIR. w. D. CHAPPELLE READS RE-
PoRT-NUMBER OF OTHER RE-
PORTS READ-MISSIONS Dis
CUssED AND MISSIONARIES
PRAISED = DIR. FLIPPER, OF
MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE, DE-
LIVERs MAsTERLY ADDRESS
CONFERENCE INVITED TO WIS.,
1T HAMPTON INNSTITUTE.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15
PROF. JOHN HOPE
INAUGURATED
President of Atlanta Bdp-
tiSt College, Atlanta, Ga.
INAUGURATION SERVICES HELD
THURSDAY MORNING.

REV. JOHN E. WHITE DELIVERS
THE LEADING ADDREss-oTH-
Err ABLE ADDRESSES DE-
LIVERED BY REVs. E. R. CAR
TER AND M. J. WHlTE-STU-
DENTS OF SPELMAN AND A. B.
C. FURNISH MUSIC = PROF
HOPE ONLY NEGRO PRESIDENT
IN H. M. S. SCHOOLS.
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REV. Mr.. STEWART LEAVES THE
CITY.

Rev. G. e. Stewart left the city
Tuesday morning for Birmingham,
Ala. 1t will be remembered that Rev,
Mr.. Stewart is a minister from Kings
ton, Jamaica, British West Indies,
who has been in this city in the in
terest of the church destroyed on the
island in January, 1907. His mass
meetings are reported not to have
been success, as the plans outlined
at the Baptist Ministers Conference,
where the churches were to cooper
ate, were not carried out. There were
five different mass meetings appoint
ed, but at none of these five places
was there a mass meeting proper
Still he succeeded in getting before
some fairly good audiences made uT
mostly of the congregations of the
churches where he spoke. From Bir
mingham he expects to go to Mont
gomery, Mobile and New Orleans
At the last named place he embark'
for his home on the Island of ia
maica.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-15

Messrs. Earl and Pernell Deirf stu
dents of Fisk, left the city last week
for their home at Alexandria, La. En-
route they stopped a day or so in
Mobile to visit friends,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26
THEATRICAL NEWS

Maria Guerrero. Spains greatest
actress, was in New York for just three
days last week on her return home from
a profitable South American engagement
In the Teatro Espano,. in which Sonora
Guerrero and her husband are the stars,
the plays presented are of unusually high
class. The actress has gained her fame
in the works of Lope de Vega Calderon.
Ilrso de Molina and Moreto, whose mas
terpieces are as familiar to her public as
Shakespeare's are to us.
In New York Sonora Guerrero visited
the Hippodrome, which amazed and de-
lighted her: saw ALA Nazimova in her
new play, THE Comet" and expressed
great appreciation of the Russian actress
art Then she went to see Mrs. Fiske in
"Rosmershoim," being particularly anX-
ious to see an Ibsen play, as lbsen is a
stranger in SPAIN
eve read Ibsen, said the Sonora but
to act him would be impossible in my
country. The temperament of the north
is in his plays and We are of the south.
Students like him, but the masses-it
would be of no use. They would wonder
what it was all about
"Ibsen has been translated into Spanish
and We know about HIM. but 1t is use
less to try to act his plays in Spain. /
have always had great admiration for
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

Hamilton places him as zone OF the
ablest actors of his time and with that
estimation there can be no disagreement.
IAN imperial nature" Mr.. Hamilton
writes, "can scarcely sustain itself with
out the element of pride. Mr.. Mansfield
was very proud; he was also somewhat
vain; but he was not Ito my mind self
conceited And here, in order to avoid
MISUNDERSTANDING, / must state exactly
what is meant by the words as they are
used in this connection. BY self-conceit
is meant the self-delusion that arises from
an overestimate of ones own powers; by
vanity Is meant a Just estimate of ones
own powers accompanied by an enjoy
ment Of the exhibition Of them for the
purpose of exciting admiration; and by
pride is meant the enjoyment for It's own
sake of a just estimate of ones own
powers, because that estimate is high.
Mr. Mansfield was not self-conceited. He
had very keen sense of what he could
not do as we'll as of what he could: and
in his work as an artist he very wisely
kept within his range. He would never
have attempted Hamlet" though the
part has lured nearly every other actor
of prominence from Shakespeare's day
to ours"
Bertha Kalich has repeated at Cincin-
natl the remarkable popular and artistic
in which she has appeared this season as
Marta in Marta of the Lowlands." The
Lyric theater during her engagement held
the largest audiences in it's history. The
critics Joined enthusiastically in the I'M
stinted praise that writer's wherever she
has appeared have beloved upon this
actress and her present medium.
Marta of the Lowlands' is a strong,
beautiful. tragic pastoral, a play of in
tense human interest" says Montgomery
Phister In the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune. with Bertha Kalich in tha
role of the heroine. supported by a care
fully selected and most capable company
under the direction of Harrison Grey
Fiske, IL produced so profound an i'm
preston at the Lyric theater that its
success is to be spoken of only IN en-
thusiastic terms The gifted star and the
individuals of the cast share literally in
the admiration evoked by both the play
and its performance. Madame Kalich, re-
Winding one strongly of Duse, gives a
most human, natural, vivid and intense
portrayal OF the poor girl of the lowlands.
her conception of the part. her marvellous
emotional embodiment and her dramatic
Intensity compelling spontaneous and
voluminous applause"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

leased to John Cort to create roles in
1.-THE Alaskan, which has now closed.
Genie Ormonde is to have the SOU
brette roles and it may be that the
young woman will have her first big
opportunity here.
1.-The Toymaker' is to be used largely
in the smaller cities and Mr.. Healy
plans to give a special matinee per-
Torrance of it at the Los Angeles next
week with Miss Ormonde as the doll,
the role formerly played by Daphne
Pollard.
The trouble with Daphne, it is said,
has been her unwillingness to obey Or
ders. She is a clever yougster. but too
much praise has turned her head and
the result has been unfortunate all
around.
Plans for the immediate future at the
Belasco call for the presentation of a
considerable number of untried plays.
One of these, Margaret Mayo's Com
mencement Days" will have its first
production on any stage at that play
house tomor5ow night; while the week
following will witness another novelty,
in the first American production of
Little Dorritt." This is a play based
upon Dickens novel. but curiously
enough it was prepared for the stage by
a German, Franz Won Schoenthau. Fol-
lowing this will come three or four
more new plays. Representatives of
prominent eastern interests will be here
for the premieres and upon the recep-
ton of the plays locally their accept
ance or rejection for New York pro-
duction will depend in large measure.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

During this scene the orchestra
through the wood winds, celeste and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26
LUHH
rae HER HLD4A NO"

Can such as this be forgotten
What Japanese
Baby was ever born with azure eyesY
Such lips too and such head
or golden curls"
The consul, convinced of the child S
paternity. asks mis- name. Butterfly
prompts it with:
sir today my name is Trouble. But yet
Write and tell my father on the day
OF his returniEg
Joy shall be my name"
Here the maternal love and pride OF
the still trusting and confident wife is
shown. In these scenes Puccini is SUI
perb, although reverting somewhat tC
the same method he employed In his
La Boheme" The use of the Amer
lean motiv, a paraphrasing of some Of
| the familiar bars of the Star SpangleC
Banner" gives emphasis to the pater
nifty of the child, and lends color to the
episode. The theme of the constant
faith of the wife is nnely set forth il
these scenes.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

determine to outwit him. In the sec
ond act Babette and her father appear
disguised as strolling players, and when
they learn that Baltazar and Vinetta,
as Spanish ENJOYS, have just arrived at
the inn, with the assistance of Mon
dragon, they plan an exchange of cos
tune.
Baltazar and his daughter are per-
suaded to don the strollers' clothes,
while Van Tynpel and Babette appear
as courtiers. The act ends with the
arrest of Baltazar and Vinetta as mem
dicants and the departure of Babette
and her father as representatives of
the Spanish government, to Interview
the king of France at Versailles.
In the last act both parties-the real
and the fictitious envoys-meet at the
court. 1t looks very dark for Van
Tympel and his daughter, when the
king recognizes in Babette a singer
whom he has long been seeking. In
admiration of her talent he promises to
grant any request she may make, and
when she asks pardon for her father
and permission to marry Marcel. he
readily assents. thus bringing the opera
to happy conclusion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

Mrs. Fiske, because she explains the
meaning of this difficult writer"
The only English pay Sonora Guerrero
has ever produced in Madrid is THE Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray."
Marta of the Lowlands," in which
Bertha Kallich is starring, was originally
written to order for Sonora Guerrero S
husband, who Is her manager as well.
Guerrero created sensation in Madrid In
the role of Martin.
The Senora's admiration for Sarah
Bernhard is unbounded. She made her
first appearance in Paris at the Theater
Sarah Bernhart ON the invitation of
Bernhard herself.
No doubt an adequate biography of
Richard Mansfield will be forthcoming
ere long, but In the meantime our knowl-
edge of the dead actor is materially in
creased and clarified by such an intimate
study of his personality as Clayton Ham
ilton contributes to the January issue of
the North American Revis.
Although Mr.. Hamilton did not know
Mr.. Mansfield personally until the last
year of his life, he made such admirable
use of his opportunities for observation
and analysis that his estimate of the
actors character is exceedingly illumin-
ating, and accords with those traits by
which he is best remembered. 1t Is great
ly to the credit of Mr.. Hamilton that he
does not prejudice his study by making
such claims for Mr.. Mansfield as often
during his lifetime prevented justice be-
ing done to his undoubted abilities. Mr..
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26
OBSERVATIONS BY
A FIRST-NIGHTER
Continued from Page Six,

Continued from Page Sikh
Rehearsals were called. but Dick was
too busy talking elephants equestrian
ism, sawdust and pink lemonade to pay
any attention to them, and as he him
self will play the leading role in the
piece the production, in all probability,
would have been somewhat ragged had
it been made on the date originally set
That indoor circus. under the joint
Ferris and Blackwood management, by
the way, is going to be big thing II
the promises of At promoters are made
good, and, / have no reason to suppose
they will not be.
= Frank Healy of the San Francisco
opera company is busily reorganizing
his company for 1.-The road" AS | told
you some time ago, Aida Hemmi and
Arthur Cunningham are to go. Like
wise Daphne Pollard and her sister,
Ivy. A new baritone and new So
prano now are ON their way here.
Teddy Webb, comedian, Will arrive
in time to appear in "Fantana" next
week. So will Amy Leicester. Both of
these singers were under the Healy
management last season, but were re-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

1t is In the third act, after weary
vigil, the watching and waiting for the
return of the husband, whose ship, al
ready announced by the booming of
cannon. lies anchored in the offing of
Nagasaki, that the beauty of the three
loves of Madam Butterfly receives full
demonstration.
Dies with Honor
The daughter of Samurai, whose
life was declared forfeit by the mikado
for his espousal of the cause of his
feudal lord, or daamio, finding herself
deserted by her husband, cast off by
her relatives and denounced by all of
the priests and supplanted by the real
American wife, who asks for the child,
Butterfly resolves to end it all. She
stands before the image of Buddha.
lost in sad thought with prayer on
her lips. Taking the dagger of the
father, which is i'm i waxen sheath, she
piously kisses the blade, holding 1t
with both hands by the point and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26
BEAUTIFUL
LSTRAGEDYOF
BUTTERFLY
PATHOS AND ROMANCE ARE
MINGLED
SWEETNESS OF JAPANESE OPERA
UNEQUALED
Puccini and ColIaborators Have Sur
passed ia Boheme" with Bit
of Old World Love
Story

H ANTASY, passion and tragedy are
exquistely mingled in the pathet-
- ic story of Madam Butterfly
the last opera by Giacome Puccini-
now being sung by Mr.. Savage's Eng
lish singing artists to the most enthus-
iastic of crowds wherever they go. Mr..
Longs delightful narrative of japanese
life, Ct which the Puccini opera is
based contains underlying sentiments,
symbolism and national characteristics
that really form the full force of the
story. All these beautiful phases have
been given +he fullest expression in the
expansion made by Luigi Illica and
Giuseppe Giacosa in their three-act
book which forms the grand opera.
No character in the vast array of
grand opera heroines of the past quite
reaches the sweetness of poor little
MADAM Butterfly" in its range of
pure and holy loves.
Her loves are three, and from all of
them she draws only Inhappiness and
griee OF the most poignant character.
First. her love of kindred and fore
father-the fundamental principle of
Shintoism-the real base of the religion
of Japan. Second, the loyal love of the
wife for her husband, the American
navy officer. Third, the love she bears
her child, Trouble.
Gives All for Love
Puccini, the composer, finds in musical
symbolism something which the dram
atist can never resound or reach. In
his MADAM Butterfly the Italian has
met these themes in an after-Wagner
spirit, For each of the loves he has a
distinctive motive, in the elaboration
of which the atmosphere of old Japan,
and of modern days, is clearly sounded.
Musically interpreted, these passions of
Love, Hope and Despair are given with
a significance that mere words and
acting could not possibly convey.
How great was Butterf1y's love for
the American officer! This is shown in
the remuneration of hen religion and
her people even before the marriage
ceremony. Illica and Giacosa convey
this in u complete lyric of exquisite
feeling:
Hear what 7 would tell you
Yesterday l crept softly to the mission,
Entering my new life
i wish to adopt new religion.
NJ one knows what I've done,
Neither friends nor relations.
My fate 1 have to follow,
And full of humble faith
1 bow before the God of my dear master"
The discovery of this by her uncle,
q Buddhist priest, after the ceremony
was over, leads to his denunciation of
her, in which she is deserted by her re-
lations and cursed by the priest, as
follows:
TN everlasting torment
May your wicked soul perish!
Come with me all,
Well leave her!"
Buddha Sounds Warning
During this scene the orchestra,
through the wood winds, celeste and