The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-31

That Nasiville is attracting the at
tention of the people throughout the
nation was never more clearly evil
denced than by the action taken by
the last session of the General Con-
ference of the A. NJ e. Church which
wa held in Kansas City, Mo-, this
moth; in that they voted that the
Southern Christian Recorder, one Of
their weekly papers now being pub
lished in Columbus, Ca, shall be
moved to Nashville and published
here. This will bring to this city
several thousand dollars of revenue
annually in the way of subscriptions
and at thu same time advertisements,
and will greatly Increase the post
Office receipts. The Southern Chris
tian Recorder is the most popular or
gan in the A. M. e. Church, being
located in the South where the bulk
of the Negroes live, and naturally has
the largest circulation. For several
years the paper has been published in
Columbus, Ca, by contract, which
meant that the Church was expending
all of the money for the printing Of
the paper outside of the Connection.
A thorough canvass was made during
the four years previous to the Gen
eral Conference, and the men through
out the country were educated to see
the folly Of the Church spending all
of this money with private concerns,
and at the same time maintaining
two houses, one in Nashville and one
in Philadelphia. When the resolu-
tion was introduced at Kansas City
to permanently locate the Southern
Christian Recorder in Nashville, and
that the same be published at the
Sunday School Union, there was hard
ly an objection to the passage Of the
resolution.
This will mean quite boost to the
publishing interests here, as it is the
plan of the Editor to increase the
size of the paper. Being located as
it will be at one of the publishing
headquarters of the Connection, it
will thereby rapidly increase in cir
culatiOn.
The other paper that will in all
likelihood be brought to Nashville is
the Women's Recorder, which was
created at the last session of the Gen
ference. 1t was not decided by vote
that the paper should be published
here, but it is understood that the
Editress, Mrs Turner, prefers to have
the paper published at one of the
Church publishing houses, if the price
is equal to what she is able to get in
Atlanta, Ga. This being the only OBJ
stacle in the way, it is a foTegone
conclusion that the Women's Record
er will also come to Nashville. This
paper also has large circulation
among the women, and quite a num-
Der Of subscribers among the minis
ters and laymen of the Church. 1t
bids fair to become one of the lead
ing periodicals Of the African Meth
odist Connection.
In 1908 the A. M. e. Review, a.
Quarterly Magazine published by that
Church, was moved here from Phila-
delphia, Pa. DR.. Fl. T. Healing was
then the Editor, but two years ago
he resigned the editorship of the Re
view and accepted the presidency of
Western University at Quindaro,
Kans. DR.. Keeling agreed, however, |
20 edit the magazine until the sitting
of the General Conference when his |
successor would be elected. Prior to |
the sitting of the General Conference
the aspirants for the editorship Of |
the Review were asked to express
themselves as to where they would
continue the publication of the maya
M " n
favor of continuing the publication
here; but the delegation south was
not content with the mere assertion
on the part of a candidate aspiring
for the honor, so a resolution was in
troduced that the Review be perma-
inently located here, which was car
lried; and which means that not only
the two papers above mentioned will
come to Nashville, but that the Re-
|view will remain here.
The coming of the Recorder will
give Nashville four Of the General De-
dbartments of the Church, and if the
Editress of the Women's Recorder
homes here the number will be five.
added to this the new position of
Secretary of the Evangelistic Bureau,
bf which Rev. S. L. Howard, pastor
,bf st. John A. M. e. Church Of this
bity, was elected secretary, Nashville
will have six of the General officers
bf the A. M. e. Church located here.
IFor It was understood that If Rev.
Howard was elected he would remain
An this city, which is his home. To
accommodate all Of these General De-
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