The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-03

The session of the Tennessee An
nual Conference Of the African Meth.
odist Church that closed at st. John
Church Monday was pronounced by
the oldest members of that body to
have been the greatest in it's history.
A large number of the leading men of
the connection visited the conference
at some time during it's sitting, and
the members Of the body and the peo-
pie generally were treated to many
brilliant addresses. The prominent
visitors included several general of.
7ficers and those who are candidates
for higher honors in the church. Prof
R. R. Wright, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa,
was the last arrival, and just did
get In to see the closing scene He
made short talk but could not go
into lengthy discussion of his work
owing to a. press Of business and the
iateness OF the hour There was Onlv
one incident to mar the meeting, and
that was the report of Rev. W. Gaines,
who was the pastor of Bethel Church
in South Nashville. Rev. Gaines, it
seems, invested his church money
in chautauqua and failed to make
it back "A committee took his case
+, in hand and made report of their
findings. The conference agreed 10
Eve Rev, Gaines chance to get
himself straight. @
A feature OF this conference that
vas commendable and received the
highest praise of all was dinners set
each day for the delegates and visi
tors. Every African Methodist church
n the city is due a share of the
praise for this feature. There was
enough food to feed every delegate
and some days several baskets
were left untouched. 1t was left for
! st. Johns members to cap the climax
On Sunday, when fully one thousand
were fed in their cornmodlous dining
room at the church. The ladies' COM
mite were at the church early as
j seven o'clock Sunday morning decorat-
.ng and getting everything in readt-
ness. Baskets continued to pour in un-
! I'll it looked as If preparation was being
made to feed an army, and still they
came, everything good to eat, cabbage,
potatoes, fixed in every style, pies un-
nameable, turnip greens, turnips, mac
oroni, salads, chicken, roast pig, veal
outlets, roast beef and mutton, and
'possum and tatars, snap beans to-
matoes, rice, pickle, hot coffee, and
everything you can think Of was
| there and in abundance. 1t was a
real Benjamin feast, as can be wit.
messed to by the members of the
Tennessee Annual Conference. Din.
ner was spread about p. m, and af.
ter the chickens had gone to roost
the brethren were still feasting, and
sisters likewise. After the last per.
7oN had eaten there was a good
wagon load OF food left untouched
about forty baskets. If for no other
reason. this conference will long be
remembered
The Conference closed Monday eve.
ming.
Tho following assignment of pas.
tors was made by the bishop:
Columbia District-G. L. Jackson
presiding elder; st. Paul, Columbia
to- be supplied Bethel, Columbia;
Mt Pleasant, I. J. Edwards; Colum
bia Circuit, ]. G. Smith; Canaan, j
B FoXall; Goodwin, G. w. Hodge;
Santa Re w. P. Green; Williamsport
~ Smith; New Hope, G. T. Reeves;
Sandy Hook, B. N. Murry; Lawrence
burg, G. w. Perry; Clifton, A. F.
Cooper; South Columbia, G. w. Gun
ner; Franklin, w. B. Denny; Harlan
Mines, Gilbert Gordon.
Pulaski Districts. ]. Howard, pre-
siding elder; Pulaski, A. Brooks;