The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-04
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BAPTIST MINISTER'S CONFER
ENCE SELECT GENERAL AR
z RANGEMENT COMMITTEE.
NAMES CHAIRMAN AND sECRE-
TARY.
SPLENDID PREPARATIONS UN.
DER WAY BY LOCAL SUPERN-
TENDENTS AND PASTORS FOR
THE CARE OF THE HUNDREDS
WHO WILL ATTEND SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONGRESS HERE JUNE
. 18TH 18TH.
COMMITTEE MEETS IN Y. M. C. A,
PARL0RS.

iouo olC Wcil way IOT the
entertainment Of the Sunday School
Congress forces who will come to
Nashville during the week of June
18th to attend the great Sunday
School Congress which will convene
in its twelfth annual session. At
the Baptist Ministers Conference,
Monday morning it dissolved itself
into a committee of whole by Or
der of the conference, of which Rev.
G. ii. Clark, D. D., is the chairman.
Then the Rev. j. l.. Harding, ID. D.,
who is the president of the Baptist
State Convention of Tennessee, and
who has also been chosen as chair
man OF the committee of whole
called the committee together and
announced the personnel of the sub
committees. On these committees
there appear nearly all of the leading
Baptist pastors of Nashville with
their superintendent, working on
the several committees with them.
1t was noticeable that few ladies
had been appointed. Especially is
this true with the committee on
homes and the committee on enter
tainment. The conference approved
the plan and the committees have
bet0l given permission to begin work.
Chairman Harding stated that the
committee would meet every Monday
night in the parlors of the Y. M. C.
"A. Building and that after being in
session in their various ub-commit-
tees they would come together as a
committee of the whole and each
hear the report of the other. He has
I made arrangement for the printing
+ OF the assignment cards and the big
placards to be used in connection
/ with this meeting. Every home that
4 agrees to entertain any of the dele
gates and visitors will have the Con-
gress Welcome Placard in Congress
colOrs displayed from their homes
and Sunday School Congress Pen
ants. we have already the
homes of four hundred dele
gates to be assigned at the
first meeting of the committee on
homes and as soon as the cards are
ready for mailing. We were never
more encouraged over the outlook OF
any meeting, neither have l seen
people so thoroughly aroused and in
terested in the care of visitors as
has been shown by the citizens OF
this city," declared the Rev. Mr.
Harding in the Ministers Conference
Monday morning. 1t was also an
nounced at this meeting Monday that
the Woman's Executive Board of the
Woman's National Baptist Conven-
ton. which is an auxiliary of the
mems convention, had called theiI
board to meet in connection with the
Congress which gives further assur.
ance for an increased delegation
This, together with the announce
ment of the very low round triI
rate means that Nashville will be
thronged with Sunday school work.
ers as never before. The Sunday
School Congress Secretary was made
secretary of the local committee Of
the whole because of his knowledge
and personal acquaintance with the
forces throughout the country ant
his personal acquaintance in Nash
Vile. They will have headquarters
at the National Baptist Publishing
Board in connection with the Sunday
School Congress and the assignment
cards are to be sent out after the ar
rival of each days mail. The citi
zens OF Nashville, irrespective of de
nomination, have proffered thei
home and agreed to co-operat,
with the committee in giving to tn,
visiting delegates the care the.
would have were they in their owl
homes, as it is understood the.
will be representative and that onl,
the best from each local Sunda,
school will be sent The followin,
are the Subcommittee:
Committee on Arrangements :
Rev. j. A. Brown, Chairman, Mr.. G
P. Baker, Asst. Chairman, Rev. E
w. Hawthorn, Rev. H. M. Burns
Mr.. Thos. G. Marshall Rev. Ell
Cleggett, Rev. j. B. Ridley.
Committee on Divine Services.
Rev ]. G. Fields, Chairman, Rev
w. H. Whitaker, Rev. A. w. Porter
Rev. J. G. Harding, Rev. T. S. Davis
Rev. 7. G. Roland, Rev. A. Phillips
Committee on Homes.-Rev. H. A
Alfred, Chairman, Rev. w. S. Filing
ton, Rev. j. T. Tunstill, Sr,, Mr.. W
o. Moore, Mr.. w. c. Sheffield, Rev
w. ]. Baugus, Mrs j. L. Harding
Mrs. c.. j. White.
Committee on Entertainment
& Mr.. Lee Fite, Chairman, Mr.. P. Z
4 Lockridge, Mr.. j. H. Shute, Mrs. r.
Raynor, Mr.. Henry Morgan, Mr.. +
K G. Buchanan, Mr.. d. w. Stewart.
Committee on Reception Rev. H
+ M. Burns, Chairman, Mr.. Thoma
Grooms, Mr.. JAS. Bryant, Rev. G.
Bolden, Rev. ]. T. Tunstill, Jr., Mrs
Fl. M, Burns, Mrs. Genie Patterson
Miss T.. II Chambers Mr. r. +