The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22

Columbia, Tenn, July 20, 1910,-Co-
lumbia, the county seat of Maury
County, the center of the phos-
phate district with its historic
record is entertaining the Twenty
third Annual Session of the
Baptist Missionary and Educational
Convention of Tennessee this week.
The convention is being held in the
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church located
on the corner of Glade and Eighth
streets. This church has the distinc-
tion of being the Oldest Negro Bap-
tist church in the State of Tennessee,
being organized in 1874, making it
siXty-siX years old. The first pastor
was Rev. Edmond Kelly, who was one
of the seven charter members in the
organization. Rev. Kelly was the ia
ther of Prof ]. H. Kelly, principal of
the city schools for thirty-four years
of this city, and an uncle of Prof. ].
w. Johnson, the president of Roger
Williams University, of Nashville,
/ Tenn
Prominent divines from all over the
state are here. They came over in
large numbers this morning yet a
goodly number came over last night.
The officers of the convention have
served for the past twelve months
with credit to the organization. They
are as follows: President, Rev. T. j.
Searcy, d d., Memphis, Tenn. First
Vice President, Rev. G. B Taylor
Nashville, Tenn. Second Vice Presi
dent, Rev. A. L. Bartlett, Memphis,
Tenn. Third Vice President, Rev. S.
T. Eldridge, Knoxville, Tenn; Cores
ponding Secretary, Rev. E. M. Law
renee, Nashville, Tenn; Recording
Secretary, Prof. w. S. Thompson.
Nashville, Tenn; Assistant Recording
Secretary, Rev. G. P Woodson, Paris,
Tenn. Treasurer, DR.. A. M. Town
send, Nashville, Tenn; Statistical
Secretary, J.. Thomas Turner, Nash
vile, Tenn. There seems to be no dis
position on the part of the delegates
to change the present roster.
The convention proper was called
to order at lv o'clock a. m. by Rev T.
j. Searcy, D. d., the President. DR..
Searcy made some very interesting re-
marks, then thirty minutes were Civ
en- over to devotion, conducted by
Revs. P. B. Broughton, Chattanooga,
and ]. P. Johnson, OF Dayton. Thirty
minutes were given to short talks.
At 11o'clock a. m, Rev. VIM. Haynes,
ID. d., the pastor of the Sylvan Street
Baptist Church, of Nashville preached
the Introductory Sermon; the Rev. J.
H. Maston, of Chattanooga, was an al
ternate for the speaker. The sermon
was very appropriate for the conven-
ton
The feature of the afternoon ses
siCn of he convention was the annual
address of President Searcy, which
was delivered at A o'clock p. m, be-
fore large audience, creating pro
found impression upon he entire dele
cation. The report of the Executive
Board was also made at this /ession.
The welcome by the Rev. IB. Sprat-
ling, the pastor of the ckurch, who is
entertaining the convention and the
response by Rev. A. B. Rogers, of
Knoxville, with a Docuinal Sermon
by Rev. VIM Underwood, of Shelby
Vile closed the first days session.
Second Day-Mornng Session, July
q, 1910.
Devotions conducted by Revs. N. B.
, Neighbors, Humboldt and d, Ingram,
Jackson; Report of Statistician, Bro
= J. Thomas Turner, Nashville; Discus
t sion led by Rev. J. C. Lott, Johnson
: City; Report of Treasurer, Bro A. NJ
r Townsend, Nashville Discussion led
by Rev. e. Moore, Chattanooga; Ser