The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-16
GREAT SUNDAY
SCHOOL JUBILEE
THOUSANDS OF BAPTISTS ASSEMBLE
AT MAJESTIC
Sunday a Gala Day for Christian
Workers = Mammoth Street Pa
rade - Sunday-SchooI Congress
Pennants Waving the Chill
dren on-Metokas and Ga
ledas in Evidence.

AS a fitting climax to the Sunday
school enthusiasm that has been in
jected into the local Sunday-schools of
this city for some time, the Sunday
School Jubilee Celebration that was
held at the Majestic Theatre Sunday
afternoon, May II, served admirably.
The entire affair was under the direc-
ton of the denominatonal leaders of
the local Baptist churches and Sun
day-schools of the city. Characteristic
of the whole affair was the first de-
nominational observance of the fifty
years of freedom in which the chill
dren played the larger part and were
the center of attraction. The NAM
moth street parade was pronounced by
all to be an occasion to inspire new
religious work. A line of march COW
ering a distance of more than four
blocks, in which Sunday-school work
ers participated, singing as they
marched, Christian Soldiers March
ing" accompanied by two brass bands,
has not heretofore been witnessed un-
der religious auspices. The parade
formed on the north side of the Pub
lie Square and moved south on Sec
ond avenue to Union street, turning
west On Union to Fifth avenue, north
on Fifth avenue to Cedar street, east
on Cedar to the Majestic Theatre.
The parade was headed by national
2 Sunday-school workers. Foremost
! among these were Revs. N. H. Plus,
> the national chorister and Superin-
tendent of Teacher-Training Course,
! and Henry A. Boyd, Secretary of the
!. Sunday-School Congress Movement
and Assistant Secretary of the Nation.
4 al Baptist Publishing Board; the
b former with baton directing the
/ singing, the latter with huge Sunday
School Congress pennant cheering the
{ children as they marched. In the sec
t ond division of the parade was the
; National Baptist Band, which is the
l. latest addition of the publishing force
l. equipment. These sixteen pieces Of
brass instruments handled by skilled
operators made splendid music alonl
the streets. Following the band were
the pastors of the city. In the thirt
division was the I. o. I. Brass Band
These veteran musicians, who have
Y rendered yeoman service played in /;
! manner distinctively their own on thi!
J occasion. In the fourth and last divi
sion were representatives of the forty
Baptist Sunday-schools of the city
t AS the parade neared the Majestic
n Theatre, the leaders swung the line O.
C march to the opposite side of the
e street, the bands lined up on each sidt
It and the Sunday-school children
n marched bravely into the magnifl
cent edifice amid the cheers of thou
sands of throats. The National Bap
tist Band played Onward Metoka'
and Galedas," new march anthem
y composed by Prof. T. w. j. Tobias
+ The !. o. I. Band played rally to thu
II Standard" composed by the late Prof
/ VIM. Roseborough. In the hall th'
/ boxes and reserved seats were fo
; the little ones. Rev. G. B. Taylor
81 pastor of the Second Baptist Church
was master of ceremonies.
y As soon as the floating and wav
l. ing of banners ceased, the jubile,
st chorus sang one of the favorite sc
lections. Mr.. Thomas Anderson, o
the First Baptist Church, led il
prayer, Rev. ]. D. Bushell, D. D., reat
the scripture. The chorus then ren
dered a selection, after whicl
a. Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D., delivered al
y inspiring address on "The Fifty Year
= of Freedom" He addressed his en-
L tire remarks principally to the chill
u dren, who received it joyfully. A
le this point the chorus sang 9Th
u Rocks and Mountains" in plantation
melody, an arrangement by Prof
VIM. II. Sherwood. DR.. Bushell de
livered an eloquent and forceful SCI
L. monette to the delight of the audi
l. ence that completely filled the thea
!; ter. Short addresses were made b,
is Prof ]. d. Crenshaw, Editor of tn
d. Union-Review; Rev. c. H. Clark, I
s. D., pastor of Mt Olive Baptis
4 Church. Rev T. ]. Lewis, Chairman
e. of the Sunday-School Union, unde
); whose auspices the jubilee and choru
was pulled Off and DR.. J. L. Peters
n The chorus then rendered the best sc
10 iSCJlOu Vi Jut evening, w dlh
r, gether Children, Don't Get Weary.
At the conclusion of the program tn
d, National Baptist Band again playe
ga Onward MetOkas and Galedas," whil
.; the Sunday-school children, unde
T. their superintendents and teachers
ut filed out Of the theatre in order. TIL
la music for this occasion was unde
rs the direction of DR.. Plus, the ne
ID tional chorister. Chairman Lewis, c
the Sunday-Schol Union, stated tina
It, the advisability Of continuing thes
as annual observances would be take
/; up at the regular Sunday-SchoC
e. fourth Sunday at Mt. Olive Bapti:
by Union Committee meeting on th
Church