The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-08-30
CHURCHES HAVE
NEW PASTORS
Rev. Howard Resigns And
Is BanQuetted.
Succeeded by Rev. G. w. Porter
People Well Pleased With Him
Prominent churchman - Hon.
ored by His church-sec-
retary Of Commission
viii Distribute $6a5
in Tennessee.

Two of the largest churches in
Nashville have recently changed pas
tors. Rev. S. L. Howard, who was
elected Secretary of the Evangelistic
Bureau Of the A. M. E. Church at
the last sitting of his General Con-
ference resigned he pastorate of ST.
John = M. E. Church, which resig-
nation took effect on the 18th inst
The members of st. John regretted
very much to see their pastor leave.
VINO had done such noble work the
year and nine months ne had been
with them. The church has been 70.
modelled and renovated at a cost of
about five thousand dollars. Just be-
fore leaving new walk was pui
down on both the Eighth avenue and
Cedar street sides.
1t was not thought that Rev How
ard would resign until the annual
conference, but repeated calls from
different points forced him to 90 to
the work which the Church had elect
ed him to- He is now in Alabama.
where a federation revival is to be-
gin in 4 few days. From there il is
learned that he will go to Indianapo-
lis, Ind, for a series of revivals; and
it is also learned that other churches
are calling for him, and from present
indications the work that he is set
tlng out to do has been i'm need of
Just such a man for many years.
On the eve of DR.. ifoward's de.
parture the members of St Johns
Church and many of his friends here
IN the city honored him with an
elaborate banquet The affair was
one that would have done credit TO
any man. Nashville was well repre.
sented at the banquet, and. in fact
a more representative audience has
never assembled to do honor to a
man in this city. The Committee
nad planned everything in high
class style, and the program was car.
ried out without hitch. The ex.
pressions of the speakers on the oc.
casion- would impress the most skep.
tical of the high esteem in which the
retiring pastor was held.
To succeed DR.. Howard BishoD
Joshua H. Jones elected DR.. G w
Porter, who has for many years pas
tored in the West Tennessee Con.
terence, DR.. Porter W.T. at one time
pastor of Bethel Chapel in Vicksburg.
Miss, which is one of the largest
churches in the A. M. e. Connection.
He also pastored Avery Chapel ar
Memphis. Both of these places were
pastoFed by Dr. Porter five years
He has also pastored very success
fully the leading A. M. e. Church in
Clarksville, Tenn, and served the
West Tennessee Conference in the
capacity of presiding elder. He was
transferred to the Middle Tennessee
conference last year and was sta
toned at St. Paul, Columbia. From
that point he was transferred tO
Nashville upon the resignation of the
Rev. Dr. Howard.
When Bishop Jones was here he
stated to the congregation that after
much consideration he had decided
that DR.. Porter was the best man to
send to st. John. The members are
highly pl ased with their new pas-
tor. He was greeted by a large au-
dience at both services Sunday. and
enthusiasm and spiritual fervor were
at high pitch all day. Before the
sermon Sunday DR.. Porter read of
the congregation checks amounting
TO S655, which is a portion of the
hVe thousand dollars voted by the
last General Conference of the A. M.
g. Church for the flood sufferers
Ihls money is to be paid to the suf- |
terers living in the vicinity of Mem
Dhis and West Tennessee, and a
Few from Arkansas and MissiSsippi.
DR.. Porter stated that seven hundred
iollarS was appropriated to Tennes-
zee, but since the suffering was 50
much greater in Arkansas. Mississip-
u and Louisiana, the Commission de-
'ided that it would be wise to de-
luct fifty dollars from the seven
hundred dollars appropriated for
'ennessee. DR., Porter Is the Secre-
airy of the Commission and all of
his money will have to pass through
us hands. deal of it has been
aid already The Doctor stated that
lhen he returned from the General
conference he went mt once TO the
ood-stricken districts of his state
nd that the Committee did not stop
0 ask in every case of what particu. I
II denomination or Christian faith
ne sufferer was, but that they sought
ut those who needed help most and
agardless Of their Christian faith.
lch help was given them as could {
'cm the amount allotted to this &
ate. ,
Dr. Porter will leave this week for
emphis to wind up the distribution
the appropriation made for the s
)od sufferers. n
Next Sunday at the old historic {
pruce Street Baptist Church the
aw pastor will be installed en- the r
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