The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-01-29

The twenty-fifth anniversary of
welded life was celebrated by Bishop
and Mrs. H. B. Parks, Jan. 16 at their
beautiful home, 1912 Calumet Avenue
Chicago, Ill. The following represen-
tatives Of the 18th Episcopal District,
over which the Bishop presides, left
Nashville on the 18th, to pay their re-
spects to the distinguished host and
hostess: DR.. |. H. Welch, of Chatta-
noogo; DR.. w. Sampson Brooks. DR.. T.
W. Haigler, Rev. A. Brooks and Mrs.
Anna T. Jackson, of Nashville; DIR. J.
A. Jones, President of Turner College,
Shelbyville, and Rev. J. w. Walker.
of Alabama
The event consisted of the rendering
of a unique program arranged pre-
viously by the ministers Of the 18th
District.
At 300 p. m. the first part of the
program was rendered in the presence
of a large number of Chicago's elite,
DR.. ]. A. Jones' acting as master of
ceremonies. The following papers were
read: Bishop Parks as a Presiding
Officer and Leader" by Rev. A.
Brooks; Bishop Parks as a Church
man." by Mrs. Anna T. Jackson;
Bishop Parks Twenty-Fifth Mar
riage Anniversary" by DR.. 7. H.
WEIGH. The exercises were punctu-
ated by rich and rare musical selec-
tons conducted by Miss Naomi Parks,
who presided at the piano
The evening exercises which began
at o'clock, were as follows:
Greetings from Tennessee" by DR..
]. A, Jones; Life and Times of Bish-
op Parks" by DR.. T. w. Haigler:
Bishop Parks as an Exponent of Afri-
can Methodist Principals" by DR.. w.
Sampson Brooks; a paper by Rev. J.
w. Walker, of Alabama. Bishop G.
T. Shaffer d. D., acted as Master of
Ceremonies, and performed the formal
ceremony of re-uniting the two hearts
that had beat as one for period of
twenty-five years.
Greeting were read from every Sec
ton of the country. The presents in
the way of silver offerings were num-
erOus, beautiful and costly. They came
from all parts of the United States.
Cash offerings amounted to $4,000. 1t
is estimated that the silver offerings
are valued at $4,000. The following
is list of the presents from tennes-
see: Breakfast and dinner set (six
pieces) from the Memphis District;
gold-lined silver fruit spoons from
Shelbyville District; silver bread
tray from Chattanooga District;
silver pudding dish from the Rev.
G. L. Jackson and DR.. w. B. Den
silver bread tray from Chattanooga
District; silver pudding dish from the
Rev. c. l.. Jackson and DR.. w. B. Den
ny; silver water service from Rev. and
Mrs. j. H, Grant, of Memphis; cash,
$3.50, by Rev. H. e. Rye, of Clarks-
vile, and Rev e. NJ Moore, of Union
City; Tennessee Conference, per DR..
Haigler, presented $4,000; st. Paul
Church, Nashville, presented $500,
per DR. Brooks; East Tennessee Con
ference Fayetteville DISTRICT, $1,000
per Rev. ]. H. Smith; Memphis Dis
trict, per DR.. ]. w. Pickett, presented
$500 Rev A. L, Pinkston and wife,
5000 Rev. NJ. d. Ivory Of Prospect,
$3.50; Rev. w. A. Parrot, of Arlington,
$1.0O.
Silver offerings from Alabama ex-
ceeded those from Tennessee, as did the
cash donations. From the state of
Alabama alone there came $145.00.
| Words of greeting came by wire and
mail from the following persons:
bishop H. M. Turner, D. D., Bishop ].
A. Handy, D. D., Prof. Booker r.
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