The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-04-27
In SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION OF A.
Nj. IL. CHURCH UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT.
Bryant Making Good
New Machinery Installed. Quality of
Literature and Its Mechanical
Preparation Improved and Pros
porous Air Pcryadcs Establish
mcnt.
(Regular Correspondence. }


other branch of the great A. Nj. e.
church is making any more progress
than the Sunday School Union at
Nashville under the ulrection Of Ira
L. Bryant, Secretary Of the A. M. e.
Sunday School Publishing concern.
There is very noticeable improve
ment in the quality of the litera-
ture and it's mechanical preparation
as we'll. Then also the Methodist
people seem to have selected a good
business man when they chose Ira
L. Bryant. Everything seems to be
moving in machine-like order there,
if the mail ordeL and express busi-
ness done by the house are good wit
nesses and they are because there
are no delays when matter is ordered
from the Nashville house Of the A.
M. e. Church.
People who have VISITED the Sun
day School Union in Nashville are
loud in their praise Of it's conduct un-
der Mr.. Bryant. There is an air of
business around the place that is a
commendable sign in any large en-
terprise conducted b.. our people. By
practicing rigidy economy e. master
ing all the little details Of the work
at the Sunday School Union Head
quarters, Ira Bryant has saved
large sum of money for the church
and added to the equipment of the
headquarters in Nashville. 1t has
been fitted fitted with new monotype
and linotype machines and now the
institution is making a great deal
Of the type used there. One, looking
at the samples Of the type made
under the direction of Mr., Bryant
would never think 1t was home
made goods
The Sunday School Union employs
men of the church in Nashville They
are all efficient in the several lines
Of work at which they are engaged
and are paid better and work under
more agreeable conditions there than
they could find perhaps anywhere
else in Nashville.
The Methodist Sunday School Un-
ion is an enterprise Of which the
Nashville people seem distinctly
proud. 1t has always seemed so
free Of distracting influences that
might cast shadow over the noble
purpose Of its foundation. Mr.. Bry-
ant Is keeping it up to the highest
point in this particular. He is keep
ing the institution on the track upon
which 1t was started. 1t is abso-
lutely free of commercial taint and
ic 10 ~ &c
Of light e religious shining out from
the A. M. E. church throughout the
length and breadth Of the land 1t
is the only well organized Sunday
School Publishing House conducted
under the auspices Of great Negro
Church today. 1t is thing of cred
it to the A. M. e. Church people
that they have kept their depart
ment work SO strictly under the sup
| ervision Of the church that they can
with grace make such changes as
they deem wise from time to time as
General Conference meets. It Is
greatly to their credit that they have
| shown so much wisdom In the selec-
ton Of men to take charge Of this
important work since it's foundation
by Bishop Smith.
The present Secretary Of the Union
| is not only q credit to the A. NJ. e
connection but as a business man
| and as a citizen he Is a credit to the
entire race. The people Of the church
are descrvedly proud Of him and the
other young men coming on in the
| church have a bright example be-
fore them in the person Of Ira r.
I Bryant, Secretary Of the a. Nj. Il
Sunday School Union.
| 1'he popularity Of the institution
under the direction Of MIR. Bryant
Is evident from the way the Older
and younger men Of the church are
| looking toward Nashville. 1t rs the
| headquarters Of the A. NJ. K. Quar-
terly Review, published and edited
by II. T. Healing and the Christian
Endeavor World under the supervis
ion Of Dr.. Julian G.. Caldwell.
Since the selection Of Dr.. Keal
Ing as president to succeed DR.. w
IT. Vernon as president Of the West
ern University Of Kansas, the al
has been full of rumors regarding
his probable successor. The choos
ing Of an editor Of such an impor
tant publication Of the Churcl
should be done very carefully. 1t /
important that q man should b(
chosen who not only fills the condi
tions from a literary viewpoint bu
he should be man known through
out the country for identity with tht
Church life Of the connection. II
should be minister of the gospe
with an undoubteG reputation 70