The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-02-09
TENNESSEE
FOR DR.. JONES
AFRICAN METHODI>TS
SOLID FOR HIM
Primary at Bethel
Last Tuesday
Every Conference in the State Rep
resented - Plans Formulated to
Work for DR.. Jones' Election
distinguished Educator Full
ly Qualified for Position
Steering Committee APP
pointed

On Tuesday of this week the dele
gates to the A. NJ E. General Con
ference, which convenes in Kansas
City next May, met in Bethel A. M.
e. Church in this city In connection
with the delegates several trustees of
Turner Normal College, an institution
supported by the Church, of Shelby
vile, also several general officers,
visited.
The meeting, as has been stated
heretofore, was for the purpose of
looking after matters pertaining to
the schoo' and formulating Plans to
be laid before the General Confer,
ence.
Rev. L. P Gray, P. L. Tennessee
Annual Conference, was chairman of
the meeting, and DR.. G. w. Porter,
of Columbia, was secretary.
Every conference in the state was
represented except the West Tenes-
see Conference The Tennessee Con
ference was represented by Rever-
ends L. P. Gray, II. l.. p. Jones, N
B. Denney and S. l.. Howard; Laity
G. V. Roman and M. c. Ruford The
East Tennessee Conference was rep
resented by Rev. j. II. Smith, pastor
of Warren A. M. E. Church, of Chat
tanooga, and Mr.. d. H Allen. Mid
die Tennessee Conference by Rev. D.
w. Porter and W. H. Shelton. Rev. A.
Brooks, as alternate, represented Rev.
W. Sampson Brooks, who was elected
at the last Annual Conference and
afterwards transferred to st. Louis,
Mo. The general officers present
were Rev. w. A. Lewis Secretary Of
the Preachers Protective Associa-
ton, Mr.. Ira T. Bryant, Secretary CT
the Sunday-School Union Department,
and Rev. J. c. Caldwell, Secretary of
C. = Alien Christia" Endeavor L ,agl,e
The meeting was very harmonious
in every way. 1t was e5iu III: that
Tennessee is solid for Or. Jones for
editor of the Southern Christian Re-
corder. There was not a dissenting
voice against his election. DR.. Jones
was present and in his usual genial
mood. Every delegate expressed
himself as Of the belief that Or. Jones
would be elected.
Tennessee is proud 0? her noble
son, Having lived in the state all his
life, DR.. Jones is we'll known from
carter to Shelbyville, As President
of Turner Normal College he has
made an enviable record. He was
elected to that position when the
school was without anything save a
lot. by HIS energy and tact he has
brought that school up to the point
where it ranks favorahly with the
other normal schools IN the state
And now the trustees have some
money in hand preparatory to erect
ing a girls dormitory on the campus
DR.. Jones has pastored some of the
LARGEST churches in the state, but
while in the pastorate ard since he
has been President of Turner Norma
College, he never ceased to advocate
through his church papers and alsC
through the secular press the things
he believed to be the best for all thu
people. He is a sane and courageou
writer. He is not afraid to tell tn,
truth and to state facts in any case
, vt has been chargd by the secula
press that the church ptpers cove
up things that happen within tn
church that the world ought to know
and ministers often complain that DE-
: nominational papers refuse to gran
5 them privileges they ought to have
It is not believed that Or. Jones wi
t be guilty of either. He Is born et
1 itor and q thorough scholar AS t
his reputation, one only needs t
: strike Tennessee soil anywhere an
call the name of ]. A Jones, and a
4 once the response will come that h
e is one of our leading citizens an
/ foremost educators.
: He has had experience in bot
!. newspaper and magazine work.
n the days of the late Dr. M E. Bryan
i when he was editor and publisher {
r the Southern Christian Recorde
n with Headquarters in Nashville D
DR.. Jones assisted him In that worl
/ and af or his death his successC
l. found in DR. Jones valuable
The first Sunday-school lessons eve
written by the Negro came from tn
pen Oh lnlS SdlIe D. a, JuueS, WuOl
Tennessee is asking the General Co
ference to elect Editor Of the Soutl
ern Christian Recorder That was du
ing the tenure of Bishop c. S. Smit
as Secretary of the Sunday-Schot
n Union.
; There is no man better acquainte
n with the affairs of the A. M.
It Church than Tennesseee's candidat
r He has proven this in various way
1t The members of the conferences
IS this state look to DR. Jones for cou
d sci and advice and they always fiji
o in him a warm friend, The laity all
are very proud of him, and can a