The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-10-28

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most important and most successful
sessions in the history of the Tennes
see Conference of the African Method
ist Episcopal Church is now being held
in Pulaski, and in addition to all
the conference members being present
there are many visitors from all parts
of the state especially from Nashville
and Columbia, and it is estimated that
over 500 will be here for Sunday.
The conference is presided over by
Bishop H. Blanton Parks, who is one
of the most remarkable men of the
raoe, and who is doing much to raise
the standard of his church in this sec
ton of the country, both among the
ministers pnd laymen, and the result
is apparent Turner Normal College,
the school fostered by the church. is
in better condition, and the reports
made were of high order.
The conference opened Wednesday
morning at o'clock in Campbell
Chapel A. M E. Church. Bishop
Parks called the meeting to order and
led in singing Before Jehovah's Aw-
full Throne" and Rev T. W. Haigler
made the opening prayer and followed
with the ritual service. Bishop Parks
then read as Scripture lesson the
31st Psalm, and after singing Blessed
Assurance" DR.. ]. @. Johnson, pre-
siding elder of the Columbia District,
was presented and preached the an
nual sermon, using as his theme
salvation by Man." He based his re-
marks on the following words of the
Apostle Paul: "For since by man
came death by man came also the
resurrection from the dead" q Cor.
1929 He said in part:
"It is not to be supposed that man.
kind are literally going to raise them
selves from the dead. When the
apostle says by man he refers to
Christ. Jesus Christ having come
q proper member of the race, the
whole remedy of sin and power Of sal
vation is included in humanity itself.
Through the incarnation of Christ
there came into humanity all the
power of light, all the inspiration, all
the life impulse Of the divine man,
and so all the supernatural powers OF
complete salvation up to resurrec'
tion force itself.
God is not calling humanity from
a distance but from within the race
The kingdom of God is within you
The word is nigh thee. God Is not
far from any of us, but in Him we
live and move and have our being.
"Jesus took not unto himself the
nature of angels, but the seed of Abra
ham. He has become a part of the
race by birth, has entered into it, in
that manner become corporate grace
of life in the race itself. He identi
fled himself with humanity by becom
ing the Son of Man. He is the heac
OF the new humanity.
Booker Washington, of our own
race, by his wonderful leadership, has
shown capacity to teach two races
This man is teaching white and bllcf
the way to economic salvation. Hi!
program is now universally accepted
in spite of his detractors, In an edu
cational way he has affected the Soutf
more than any other man. This mar
is a saving influence in our midst
Our race need not despair as long a.
it can produce such leaders.
"When a new nation is to be borI
God raises up a George Washington
When slavery is to be destroyed HI
sends men endowed with power from
on high, equips, commissions ant
charges them. The God-filled mel
cannot come down Douglass, CARR
son, Phillip, Lincoln, Harriet Beeche
Stowe, will not equivocate, will no
retract a single inch. They will b
heard"
Following the sermon, Holy Com
munion was administered by Blsho