The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-10-05
THE BAPTIST MINISTER'S HELD A
PROFITABLE SESSION IN THE
CHAPEL OF THE PUBLISHING
HOUSE MONDAY MORNING,

fhOfl1 ABLE SESSlON IN me
CHAPEL OF THE PUBLISHING
HOUSE MONDAY MORNING,
OCTOBER 1.
The Baptist Minister'S Association |
was called to order promptly at 11:45
a. m, Monday morning by the Rev.
c. H. Clark, ID. D., president, and the
Rev. ]. A. Brown led in the devo-
tional exercise. The meeting was in
teresting from the start to finish, as
there was the coming together of
many of the ministers who had been
out holding revivals and travelling
through the country bearing other
messages of Importance to the de-
nomination in general. The reporter
collected the following names Of part
of the ministers who were present:
Rev. ]. II. Tunstill, Rev. ]. c. Fields,
B. D., Rev. G. B. Taylor, B. d., Rev.
c. H. Clark, d. d, Rev ]. Davis, Rev.
A. Phillips. The writer and Rev. Mr..
]. R. Averett, B. D., of Terre Haute,
Ind, and many other ministers who
did not hand in their names with
their reports we're also present.
The Conservation Of Food.
The ministers took under advise
ment the great question of the saving
of food and thus assisting the Gov
eminent as well as ourselves in the
perpetuation Of food stuff during
this terrible worlds crisis. The mat
ter was brought to the attention of
the ministers by Hon. j. c. Napier,
the legal appointee by the Govern
ment for this section of the country
to arouse the attention of the race
to the importance of saving the food
that the race so carelessly throws
I away from time to time. This will
include the conservation also Of the
fuel material duting the same period.
For indeed there will be a great de-
mand on fuel this winter and those
who buy coal must use the same spar
ingly. The ministers passed reso-
luton to assist in every way posi-
BILE to bring about the economic re-
sources that may be possible to save
the food that is now being wasted
I'VE, the Ministers Association OF
the Baptist denomination of the city
Of Nashville, Tenn, here assembled
do by vote request every race-loving
man in this and CONTIGUOUS vicinities
to join with us In the endeavor to
assist the Government Of the United
States Of America in the work Of
Economic Conservation of all food
stuff, that the nation of this grea,
government may by that means be
J able to supply all of the demands Of
the Government along said lines"
(Signed)
c. II. CLARK, President,
e. w. HAWTHORNE, Secretary
pro tempore.
The Rev. J.. R. Averett, B. D., de
lfvered timely address to the min
listers assembled, assuring them thai
the great state Of Indiana was stand
ing by the old National Baptist Con
vention, unincorporated. The speak
er said that there were only three mer
In his state who were led astray from
the old landmark Baptists, who be
lieved in the doctrine that the ma
jority rules in the Baptist church
and that they were on their way
home. The Baptist church cannot b.
directed by board of any. kind, bu,
the people have a right given Of Coo
that must be respected, etc. The
ministers listened with intense inter
est as the stalwart Baptist minister
delved into the doctrine and disci
pine OF the Baptist church and de
nomination. The Rev. G. H. Clark
D. D., is a natural born presider and
under his leadership the ministers
are marching on to the goal fol
which Christ gave himself ransom
for many. The Rev. ]. L, Harding
the secretary of the meeting was alb
sent on account Of illness; it is the
prayer and hope of the ministers that
he may have a speedy recovery.