The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-03-18
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tions, the stellar dignity of those
appearing on the program and the at
tractive arrangement of the whole
marked the magnificent event of the
reception given by the members of
the First Baptist Church, in honor of
their popular pastor, Rev. w. S. E.
lington, A. B.. d. d. The occasion
was in commemoration of the tenth
anniversary of the pastorate of Rev.
Ellington at this church.
The program preceding the recep-
ton consisted Of several numbers and
was permeaied with h lpful thoughts
cleverly rec.ted DR.. J. B. Singleton,
manager of the choir spoke of Rev.
Ellington as a over of good music
The speaker, in few but well-chos-
en- words, told how the pastor was al
ways ready to lend a hand in making
the music an interesting feature of
the services. Prof. J. d. Crenshaw,
Editor of the National Baptist Re-
view, Superintendent of the First
Baptist Church Sunday-School and a
man of exceptional oratorical ability
charmed the audience by an address
entitled, HThe Strength of a Mar"
The pastors gentemanly and Chris
tian character was treated cleverly
under this subject, Mr.. Thos w. An
derson, president of the Baraca Glass,
of which Rev Ellington is the teach
er, ably represented the class and
eXtolled the talent virtue and phil
osophy of their leader. Miss Loure-
tina U. Chambers private secretary to
Rev. Ellington, in an intelligent
speech gave the business side of
the pastors life under the subject
REV Ellington, as an editor" Her
article was filed with rhetorical dis
plays and was much enjoyed Sister
Nellie Seay, the mother of the church.
in representing tbs Ladies Aid So
ciety, delighted every one with a talk
showing an Intellectual ability sell
dom manifested in one of her age
Before leaving the platform she pre-
sented the pastor with a shower bo-
quet consisting of ten white roses,
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blemished and characterized by right
living and spiritual peace existing be-
tween pastor and members. The
last speaker, DR.. A. M. Townsend,
took for his subject, "The Mission Of
the Negro Ministry" He spoke in
commendable terms of the ministry
of Rev. Ellington in particular. The
excellency with which he handled his
subject was enjoyed by all.
Two musical numbers rendered by
Mrs. H. A. Cameron and Mr. Roland
W. Hayes respectively, were highly
appreciated In fact, the entire pro
gram, opening with an invocation by
DR.. r. H. Boyd and ending with a
response by Rev. Ellington, in which
he thanked the speakers and the
members for their tokens of appre-
citation, was one round of admiration.
However, the climax of the evening
was reached in the lecture-room of
the church, where the guests, num-
bering several hundred, repaired aft
er the rendition of the program.
Here around many tables banked with
profusion of beautiful flowers and
attractively decorated with ported
plants and ribbon, the guests were
seated. The center-table, the one de-
signed for the pastor, had suspended
above it large aeroplane, from the
corners of which long streamers of
pink and white ribbon extended to
each corner of the table. At the head
of this table were seated Rev. and
Mrs. Ellington, constituting a center
of interest around whom good
cheer, mirth and admiration reigned
supreme. while the elaborate supper
was being served
Special caterers had been secured
for the occasion and they spared no
pains in making their part of the af.
fair come up to the standard. A vari-
ETY. of delicacies, palatable and en-
ioyable, was served, with a delicious
ice-course in which the predominating
colors, pink and white, were shown.
The affair goes into history as an
honor well deserved by a man whose
Christian character and inspiring ca
reer has endeared him to the entire
community.
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