The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-07
TURNER
ANSWERS GALL
VETERAN JOURNALIST EXPIRED
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY I.
Was Well Known Throughout the Ma
tion-Teacher, Business Man, Law
yer, Statesman and Fearless
Advocate of His Race-A
Pioneer in Fraternal Or
der - A Consistent
Churchman.

The funeral of the late j. Thomas
Turner. Editor of the Nashvllle
clarion. was held at Mt. Olive Bap-
tist Church Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. The services were conduct
ed under the orders of the United
Brothers of Friendship, knights OIL
Pythias. Mosaic Templars OF Amerl
lea and the Queen Esther Court.
/ Rev Clark, the pastor, stated that
'lwhile the attendance was large IL
would have been much greater had
lit been possible to announce the hour
of the funeral earlier. But thls
could not be done because Mr.. Tur-
! ner's sister could not be located IN
Holly Springs in time. But the trl-
lbute paid the deceased was indeed a
great one, and showed concluslVely
!, that Editor Turner was held in the
I highest esteem by the people. :,
D The choir sang Some Sweet Day
Rev. w. S. Ellington read for the
. . Scripture lesson the goth Psalm. rev hev'
. S. Cumby, of Smyrna, led in prayer,
: : after which the choir rendered very
4 pathetically Servant of God Wen
!, lDone" The obituary was read by
q Rev. w. L. Craft as follows:
v ]. Thomas Turner was born in the
i Estate of Mississippi August, 1860
.tl He died Saturday, February l, 1913
If at 7:12 a. m. He was 81 years anu
n. I6 months old when he died IN NJ
srtroom On Fifth avenue, North. Ht
had suffered for years and had spen'
at hundreds of dollars, seeking cure
er but found none until on last Satur
30 day morning, when the Lord Whon
ol he had served for years sent His an
te gel to bring him to Himself WneI.
As all is peace and love. AT MS Deu
IL side when the end came were Rev
ry VIM. L. Craft, Miss Birdie Wasnlne
rs ton and Mrs. Jane Buchanan. In
ooiend was peaceful. He passed ava
eV as one resting from the days tol
=. - He was for long time mempe
90 m of the Metropolitan Baptist Cnurcl
p. e Memphis, Tenn, being one OF the o
~ ganizers of that church. He was 1c
%. a time one of the leaders in u
m famous Beale Street Baptist Churcl
se of the same city when it was In i
nd glory. He was teacher in the cl'
schools of Memphis and one OF u
srs reading buEiness men, standing a
ng the head of large grocery compan
igs He came to Nashville some year
lse ago and connected himself with II
Mt Olive Baptist Church as watc!
core member. where he proved to
faithful and consistent Chrlstla
taking part in all the work OF u
church. He was at the head OF u
social and literary movements Oh u
church. He was graduate from u
Law Department of Walden Unlve
sitv He was one of the foremo
laymen of the Baptist denominatio
local. state ard national, holding u
following positions in the staU
Statistical Secretary OF the Missio
arv and Educational Conventio
member of the Executive Board
the State B. Y. P. u and Sunda
School Conventions, Editor OF Z
Nashville Clarion, the official org
Of the Baptist State Conventic
which position he held at his deaf
/ He was a member of the Nation
B. Y. P. U. Board and at his dea
4 was the legal adviser OF the lo(
i Executive Committee of that Boal
Il He was we'll and favoraply kno'
\ throughout the United States in
i litical and fraternal circles. He "
il a thirty-third degree Mason, me
Il Der of the Knights of Pythias,
II U. B. F. and s. M. T., g. U. o. OF
j Masonic Templars of America,
other fraternal organizations.
did not say anything at his dea
He was too weak. He had tall
before his death in his walks
,day Christian department whilst
Is moved among men. The Bapt
have lost a prince who stood
The the doctrine of the Baptist chui
lfter strong supporter Of missionary
iven educational work. The citizens h
lrow lost foremost man whose heart
they always ready to render whate
Continued on page T.