The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-18
BISHOP CHAPPELLE
IN NASHVILLE
SPEAKS TO LARGE AUDIENCE AT
ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH.
First Appearance in the City Since His
Election to the Bishopric-Hs
Many Friends Show Apprecia-
ton of the Honor Bestowed
Preached an Excellent
Sermon = Old Fight
ing Spirit.

Bishop w. d. Chappelle Columbia, S.
c., paid his first visit to this city
since his election as Bishop last Sun
day. He spoke to large and appre-
ciative audience at St. Paul A. M. E.
Church at II o'clock He came to the
city unheralded, or the audience would
have doubtless been much larger than
it was, for he has a host of friends
and admirers in Nashville who would
have been glad to greet him for the
first time since he has been so sig
nally honored by his Church.
The sermon Sunday morning was
well received and was typical of the
man. While Secretary of the Sunday
School Union in this city, which po-
sition Bishop Chappelle held for eight
years, his membership was with the
ST. Paul Church, and it was here that
he met his host of friends and ad-
mirers. The sermon was a forceful
one, and showed that the church made
no mistake in elevating this scholar
ly man to the highest position in it's
gift
Bishop Chappelle is progressive
/ and his sermon showed that he be-
lieves in progressive Christianity. He
is a thorough African Methodist who
never hesitates to challenge any one
when they depart from what he be-
lieves to be strictly methodstic Gus
toms. None was surprised Sunday
morning when Bishop Chappelle di-
/ greSsed from the sermon to admins
ter few of his characteristic criti-
cisms on the method employed by the
pastor of st. Paul. The Bishop did
not approve of the cap and gown
choir. He said, however, that he did
not ask any man to agree with him,
but that when he differed he did not
hesitate to say so. He also criticised
one of the old members of the church,
Rev. Crump, in his manner of prayer.
DR.. j. W. Sexton, pastor of the church,
is also progressive in church work.
Since coming to Nashville he has in
augurated at st. Paul form of SER
vice that has become very popular.
But Bishop Chappelle objected to
this departure from the old customs.
Hon. j. G. Napier was present and
when asked to say few words he
differed with Bishop Chappelle, and
said that he highly approved of the
manner in which DR.. Sexton conduct
ed his services. This brought forth
applause, though it was Sunday, from
the congregation. Bishop Phillips
was also present and he agreed with
Mr. Napier. DR. Sexton was In no
wise disturbed by the criticisms of
Bishop Chappelle, for he is a scholar
ly and gentlemanly Christian pastor.
unassuming and thoroughgoing. He
: has pastored some of the largest
churches in his connection, and his
method at st. Paul seems to meet the
approval and receives the highest
commendation of large majority of
the membership of the church, and
the same has grown in popularity un-
der his administration
DR.. Sexton is well liked in Nash
vile and does not believe that Bishop
Chappelle's criticisms will have any
effect whatever upon the church, for
those who know him best know that
he is a born critic and seems duty
bound to find fault with something
wherever he goes. 1t was said by
some of the members of the church
that the very thing Bishop Chappelle
criticised Sunday morning he offered
to introduce under the administration
of DR., c. H. Boone and went so far
as to agree to donate the caps and
gowns for the choir if DR.. Boone
would introduce that form of service
i'm his church.
1t was evident, however, that
Bishop Chappelle has changed in some
of his views and that now since he
is bishop in his church does not ap-
prove of the cap and gown custom in
choirs.
This little furry, however, did not
have any effect on the services. The
Bishops friends were glad to see him
and took his criticism as natural
consequence and bade the Bishop
God-speed on his journey.
Mrs. Chappelle was with her hus-
band on his way to his work in Ar
kansas and Oklahoma, where he will
soon be holding his conferences. They
were both in splendid health ane
spent the time in Nashville greeting
old friends.
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