The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-05
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTlsrs WILL
MEET IN NASHVILLE.

MEET IN NASHVILLE.
The fourth binennial session of the
Southern Union Mission of the Sew
enth Day Adventists will convene in
this city on the 18th inst. The meet
ing will represent nearly every South
ern State, and will bring together be-
tween five and six hundred delegates,
colored and white. The colored meet
ing will be held at their church on
inter Winter street, East Nashville.
The Mission will continue ten days,
and promises to be both interesting
and beneficial. Some of the strongest
men of the South will be in attend
ance at this meeting, and topics per-
tanning to the church work of mis-
sions in particular will be ably dis
cussed. A special feature of the Con-
ference will be the services at night
When music OF a high order will be
rendered and NashvviL will be treat
ed to the effectiveness and influence
of congregational singing in churches.
Each night some one of the leading
pastors will discuss some special top
ic explaining the doctrine of the Ad-
ventist church. The public is espe-
cially invited by the local Adventists
to attend these meetings and to learn
the exact position of the Adventists
on special Bible subjects. The cleo
ton and appointing of officers also
promises to be an interesting part Of
the meeting. Pastor G. f. McVay,
OF Pennsylvania, is at present the
president of the Southern Mission.
He will reach the city about the 10th
OF this month to arrange the details
for the general meeting. 1t could not
be learned whether Pastor McVay
will have any opposition for re-elec-
tion or not, but it is presumed he will.
as is the case always on such an occa-
slon He is a very popular man, and
it is thought that the delegates will
come with their minds made I'D to
retain him in his present position.
The Seven Day Adventists have made
great strides in Nashville since they
first opened little printing house on
Jefferson street. In the outset they
they attempted to give colored print
ers employment in their publishing
house. Unfortunately they got their
hands on the wrong people in the
start and after several attempts they
gave up in despair, and now they en-
ploy all white printers and book-bind-
ers in their mammoth publishing
house, which is located north of the
city in what is known as Terrytown.
But, however, they have always shown
a friendly attitude toward the colored
people and take a deep interest in
their welfare.
The Rock City Sanitarium which
has been in operation in East Nash
vile for several years, is an evil
dence Of their interest in colored peo-
pie. They also take an active part
in the establishment and maintenance
of churches for their colored brethren.
This meeting will it is believed firmly
establish the Adventists in this city
and in the surrounding countries.
MR.. RICHARD HARRIS, SR., DEAD.
After an illness of long duration,
Mr.. Richard Harris, Sr., one of the old
est citizens of Nashville, died at his
residence, 1917 Seventeenth avenue.
North, Thursday morning at half-past
five o'clock Mr.. Harris was one of
the pioneer business men of the race
in the city of Nashville. He was the
senior member of the well-known
furniture firm of Harris & Barbour.
which afterwards changed to Har-
ris & Son, which was a successful
business, and only the failing health
of the senior member caused it's sus-
pension. Mr.. Harris was the first
Negro trustee of Fisk University, a |
position which he filled with credit |
to the race. At the time of his death
he was 81 years and days of age.
Up to noon Thursday no announce |
ments had been made concerning the
funeral, which will likely take place |
at the church of which the deceased
was a member.
kilograms were sent to the chill
dren, who are living in the various
states. Mr.. Eugene Harris is in
Walla Walla, Wash, one of the daugh-
ters in Chicago, one in Little Rock,
one i'm Cleveland and one in Alabama,
while one of the sons, Richard Har-
ris, Jr, one daughter and the be-
reaved wife are in this city.