The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-06-18

The closing of the fourth annual
session of the National Baptist Sun
day-School Congress and B. Y. P. U.
Chautauqua attracted widespread at
tention in this city. While Monday
was the end Of the meeting, the Con-
gress proper closed with a mass
meeting at Ryman Auditorium on
Sunday afternoon. This spacious and
well-known Gospel tabernacle had
been selected by the Congress Off
cials in order that the people of
Nashville might all see and hear the
distinguished and noted Sunday
School workers who had gathered
from all parts Of the United States
to participate in this movement.
Representatives that need no intro
duction to the Sunday-school and re-
ligious world were here and from
Wednesday morning until Monday
discussing every phase of the re-
ligious life and giving suggestions,
as we'll as plans for the improvement
of the same. No one who visited
the sessions and listened to the pa
cussions will doubt that this move
ment is a long felt one ere it has
reached it's sixth anniversary and will
be the largest and most eagerly
sought annual meetings in the United
States. On Sunday, Notwithstanding
the interference of a rain, large
number of people eager to see the
OF
Ryman Auditorium on Fifth avenue,
North. The meeting was late begin
ming, caused principally by the
length of the morning services at the
various churches and the unexpected
rain, but this did not prevent the
carrying out of the program for the
afternoon, nor did the large crowd on
hand tire of the evening program.
The music by the chorus of one hun
dred voices under the direction of
Prof. N. H. Plus, showed the musical
ability of the instructor, gave the
large audience an opportunity to
hear some of the best singing ever
rendered by such, as we'll as produc-
tions of the race which are capable
At 800 Dr. R. H. Boyd, the prime
promoter of the Congress, called the
meeting to order and introduced Rev.
G. H. Clark as Master of Ceremonies
for the afternoon. DR.. Clark, after a
few remarks pertaining to the work
of the meeting, introduced Rev. q. D.
Hubbard, D. D., of Laurel, Miss, who
led in the invocation. Then, as an
opening chorus, the Congress sang,
peace be within thy walls" by j.
H. Carter. of Harrisonburg, Va. This
splendid production seemed to add
more enthusiasm and religious zeal
to the occasion. The first speaker OF
the evening was Rev. VIM. a. Thorn
as, D. D., of Columbus, o. In intro
Quoting DR.. Thomas, the Master OF
Ceremonies characterized him as one
of the coming young men. He spoke
only a short while and then Mr.. Will
liam H. Harrison, Attorney-at-Law
from the state of Oklahoma, was in.
troduced as the second speaker and
the principal one of the evening. Mr.
Harrison gave to the audience an ad'
dress that will not be forgotten soon
The third speaker was Rev. A. N
McEwen, D. D., of Mobile, Ala, the
educational secretary. Dr. McEwen
is ene of the witty, entertaining men
that never fail to delight the audi
ence. He made deep impression
upon the meeting by his humor and
logic The fourth speaker was Rev
DR.. Hearst, of Kansas City, Mo-, who
in representing the great state of Mis-
souri, and the Baptists Of the West