The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-10-27
,hapel A. M. E. Church, East Nash

+ ception given the bishops and men,
bers of the Tennessee conference at
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church Wednesday night at St. Johns
A. M. E. Church A large crowd was
present, many being unable to get
standing room.
Rev S. il. Howard, pastor of the
church, presided He said In the out
set that the people we're proud to
have in the city some OF the mnS'
no men and women of the race,
and that ii was a pleasure to him
to turn over to the conference headed
by one of the most noted men of the
NEGRO race of America, Bishop Parks,
the keys of the church.
The first address of welcome was
delivered by DR.. w. S. Ellington,a
editorial secretary of the Nationai
Baptist Publishing Board. D. A.
Hart, secretary of st. Johns Church,
delivered an address, after which Rev.
]. A. Jones, president of Turner Col
lega, spoke
Bishop Parks then maze an able
address in which he spoke Of the Ne
gro and his achievements during the
past forty years, showing that he
had not been asleep but was up and
doing.
Before taking up the reports Bishop
Parks introduced Rev. l. II. Jones,
Of the G.. M. e. Church; W. G. Por-
ter, D. D., and H. F. Smith, presiding
elders of the Central Tennessee Con
ference; T. H. Blackman, H. p Bel
cher. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. J. F. Dean, Dixon, Tenn
and w. A. Lewis, D. D., secretary
and treasurer of the Connectional
Preachers Aid Association of the Al
M. E. Church, with headquarters in
Nashville.
DR.. Lewis stated that ne was put
ting forth an effort to establish
fund for the aged ministers who had
given their life in the service. He
wanted that there should be a place
where they could go for food and
shelter when unable to preach.
Report of Pastors.
The report of pastors who were not
present at the opening of the con
ference claimed attention Rev. w
Sampson Brooks, pastor or st. Paul
A. M. f. Church, reported that the
church had sent to the conference
S310 for the dollar money fund.- which
was over last year, and the church
had collected for it's running eX-
nenses $4,000 since the last session OF
| The conference He was given an
ovation.
. The Committee on First Years
5 Studies reported that Rev. jesse j.
. Parker, who was student In Tur-
: ner College, had passed the required
examination and passed him to the
i second year.
Y Glass Failed
. The entire class of the third year
= failed and will have to remain in
= the class another year. Bishop Parks
e said that the man who wanted tc
S keep un in the ministry would have
p to study.
t The questions in the discipline were
e asked and answered. Question 13
k "Who have died this year?"
At this point the death of Bishops
|. Abram Grant and James A Hand!
l. was announced, also Rev. T. w. Haig
s. Ter, presiding elder of the Nashville
8 District, and Watson Johns, loca
G. deacon of st. Paul.
G. Mt Pleasant Selected.
e. where shall our next conference
'. be held?" To this question, MI
a. Pleasant was selected.
E. The Bishop announced that 1t hat
r, been the custom of the church sine
le its organization to hold Genera
a. Conference, and to such conferenc
10 delegates were elected. I'VE hav
n. now reached that place in our cor
le ference. You will not have any oil
:; lection to electing, How many dele
e. gates is this conference entitled tt
e- Brother Secretary"
six" came the prompt respons
ed from Secretary Jones. Revs. j.
r. Caldwell and G. w. Porter were elec
le er tellers; ]. G. Robinson and D. I
d. Graham, clerks.
Is. The following delegates were elec
r. ed on the first ballot: Revs. A.
an Gray. w. Sampson Brooks, s.
IS. Howard, w. B. Denny and g. L. Jac
Is. son. This narrowed the race down
N. Revs. H. L. P. Jones and G. R. No
c. man. The first ballot showed Re
ry Jones to be in the lead and all
ra the strong aspirants withdrew an
of gave him the field. He was electt
vs.. by a big vote.
;: Dinner was served by st. Pa
T Church members. Every member
7 the conference and many others we
of dined sumptuously in the large Su
daV-school dining-roOm.
ed Friday morning, October 26th, t
of conference opened with devotion, 4
rs. ter a few preliminaries the repo
ice of St. John A. M q E. Church W