The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-09

Activities among religious workers
of Negroes of this city have been ap-
parently on the increase for the past
few years, caused primarily by the
development of new leaders who CO.
operate with the older ones in push
ing the work OF the young people di-
rectly through the Sunday-school
Sunday Nashville will witness perhaps
the biggest demonstration iii a reli-
gious way that has been attempted.
This is especially true among the Ne
gro Baptists, who are the prime NOV
ers in the affair to be held at the Ma
jestic Theatre Sunday afternoon. Sun
day will be their Sunday-School Ju-
bilee Day and in reality it is the first
public celebration among any one re-
ligious denomination in commemmo-
ration of the fifty years of freedom
from slavery. Two brass bands have
been employed and the representa-
tives of forty-five Sunday-schools will
parade across the square to Deadrick
street, down Dea'defick to Cherry,
Cherry to Union, Union to Fifth ave-
nue., Fifth avenue to Cedar, down Ce-
dar to the Majestic Theatre, where a
special program will be rendered. Ten
minute addresses will be delivered.
but the real feature will be a song
service, including plantation melo-
dies, conducted by Rev. N. H. Plus,
their National chorister, who will
have charge of a chorus of 100 voices
The songs will be from books made
and published by the National Bap-
tist Publishing Board, of which Dr.
R. H. Boyd is Secretary.
1t is expected that fully 1000 chill
dren will be in this parade which has
the Endorsement of the Sunday-School
Union, Rev. T. j. Lewis, president,
and the Ministers Conference, Rev
William Haynes, president. Promi-
nent among the workers in the Sun
day-school world who will take part in
the parade and at the Theatre Sunday
afternoon will be: Rev ]. Slaughter,
pastor North College Street Baptist
Church and member Baptist Publish
ing Board; Rev. William Haynes, pas
tor Sylvan Street Baptist Church and
Financial Agent of Roger Williams
University; Rev. G. B. Taylor, pastor
Second Baptist Church, Superinten-
dent State Reformatory School for Ne
groes and member of Publishing
Board; Rev. J. c. Fields, pastor Pleas
ant Green Baptist Church. Professor
at Roger Williams University; Rev.
j. c. Harding, pastor New Hope Bap-
tist Church; Rev J. D. Bushell, D. D.,
pastor First Baptist Church. East
Nashville; Rev I. Tunstall. pastor of
North Sixth Street Baptist Church,;
Rev. E. NJ. Merritt, of Mt. Bethel Bap-
tist Church; Rev. c. H. Clark, pas
tor Mt. Olive Baptist Church, chair
man National Baptist Publishing
Board, Rev n. n. Plus. national
choriSter and superintendent Teacher
Training Department; Mr.. J. D. Cren-
shaw, editor National Baptist Union
Review; Rev, w. S. Ellington. pastor
First Baptist Church, Editorial Secre-
tary National Baptist Publishing
Board; Rev T. L. BaIlou pastor
Spruce Street Baptist Church; Rev.
G. W. DiCkerson, pastor Mt. Nebo
Baptist Church; Rev. S. Stubblefeld
pastor North First Street BAPTIST
Church; Rev. G.. B. Bolden. pastor
Fosters Chapel Baptist Church: Rev
R. Page, pastor Mt Gilead Baptist
Church; Rev. -, pastor Fairfield Bap-
tist Church; Rev. Boger, pastor Bass
Street Baptist Church; Rev. Tate,
assistant pastor Kayne Avenue Bap-
tist Church.
In line with these will be the Secre-
tary of the Sunday-School Congress.
H. A. Boyd, with the officials of the
Metoka and Galeda organizations.
Then will come the children from As
led by their superin-
tendents. christian Soldiers March
ing will be the popular march song
and the new Metoka and Galeda
march song recently dedicated to this
movement by Prof. Tobias, of Chatta-
nooga, will stir the forces during the
line of march,
At the meeting of the superinten-
dents held last week it was decided
that this would be the last demonstra-
tion of the Sunday-schools prior to
the convening Of the Congress at
which is the largest gather
ing of Sunday-sch6ol workers of any
denomination in the United
States. It is estimated that about
sixty will go from Nashville to this
meeting in Oklahoma, which is to be
held June 4th-9th The same chorus
that will render music Sunday will
be held in tact for the coming ses-
sion of the National Baptist Conven-
BRlERVlLLE SCHOOL CLOSED.
Last Friday NIGHT, May ., the pa
irons and the public at large enjoyed
a delightful time by filing the build
ing to witness Prof r. G. Rideouts
closing exercises Tho rehaarsa1e