The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-23

then read from the Metropolitan Bap.
fist Church by Mr.. l.. c. Moore, the
Grand Master of Odd Fellows for the
state of Tennessee. Other resolutions
were read by Prof. C. ]. Neal, Mrs.
Florence Cooper and Mr.. z. l.. Bonner.
Rev. R. S. Brown then sang a solo,
following this Miss l.. Z. Campbell,
an active worker in the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, read the follow
ing obituary:
REV. T. ]. Searcy was born in
Rutherford Co., Tenn, Nov. 4, 1853,
died Saturday Nov. II at 700 p. M,
age "a years. He graduated from
Roger Williams University May IA,
1880. In 1882 he was called to pastor
the First Baptist Church of Browns
vile, Tenn, which church he served
faithfully for eleven years. He was
then called to the Tabernacle Baptist
Church Memphis, and after serving
seven successful years, he resigned
this charge to accept the position of
Field Secretary, having been called
by the Baptist State Convention and
Home Mission Board (white) He
served here four years. On Oct 2, 1902
he accepted the pastorate of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church. He
served this church Is years. In all
these years he has given untiring ser.
vice for the spread of the gospel of
Jesus Christ. His word always bore
consolation and faith. His last ser.
vice in the Metropolitan Church was
the first Sunday in July. He went
home from this service to rest and to
come back to his flock. He did not
speak of death during his illness, but
was patient in the hope to enlarge the
church, his greatest ambition"
At the close fthe obituary the choil
from the Metropolitan Baptist Church
led the singing, while the congregation
joined in.
AT the close of the obituary, the choil
master of ceremony for the occasion
introduced the Rov. T. o. Fuller, A. NJ.
d. d., who delivered the funeral ora
ton. DR.. Fuller selected as his text
a part Of the 3Sth verse of the 3rt
chapter Ct End Samuel. Know We moi
that there is prince and a great mar
fallen this day in Israeli" His was {
splendid tribute from a Biblical ant
logical sitting, built up from argu
ment that was both convincing ant
eloquent. He gave to the deceased tn,
credit due in death, and declared tina
a real prince of Israel had fallen. Fo
thirty minutes he poured forth will
eloquence an Grafton that was fittin,
the occasion, and, notwithstanding tn
hour was long past one o'clock whel
he was introduced, it was eviden
from his delivery that throughou
the long wait careful preparation ha
been made. At the conclusion of hi
Grafton, Rev. S. E. Griggs was il
troduced by the master of ceremony
'. and assisted in the Grafton. It wa
b brought our during the long exel
clses that the Rev. DR.. Searcy was
national character, having lived i
Memphis for twenty-five years. Hi
s first pastorate was that of a churc
r at Brownsville, where he took charg
e Immediately after his graduation frol
a Roger Williams University; he the
( came to the Tabernacle Baptis
l. Church where he served them for seve
f years. Leaving the pastorate he too
d up the mission work as superintel
IS dent of mission for the state of Tel
d nessee under the Baptist State CONVEX
IL ton, which was then in cooperate
i. with the Home Mission Society
s New York. 1t was while engaged
It this work that he was called to IL
n Metropolitan Baptist Church. whel
e he served until the time of his deaf
IS The late DR.. Searcy was elected son
e years ago as chairman of the Educ
tional Board of that part of the N
tional Baptist Convention now know
as the incorporated convention.
was secretary Of the Trustee Board
ID Howe Institute, was eX-president
Is the National Negro Business Leagu
IF Many Of the speakers touched upC
" his activities and his deep interest
s. the civic improvement throughout Il
lg city. The active pall-bearers we
e. Messrs VIM. Lane, c. j. Neal, H.
lie Thomas, l.. C. Moore, T. H. JohnsC
in and DR.. G. w. Adkins. The honora
Is pail bearers were: Revs: w. ]. N
e. Michael, w. w. Whitton, A. Parr,
IN L. Petty, w. T. Vernon, VIM. Col
is R. S. Brown. Prominent among t.
n visitors who came to attend t
ey funeral were Revs. G. A. Bell and H.
so Moore of Chattanooga, Tenn, ].
lg Burnett and others from Jackso
ed Tenn, Amos Johnson of Vicksbul
OF Miss, W. L. Craft, Henry A. Boyd,
at M. Townsend, VIM. Haynes and e.
n Lawrence of Nashville Tenn, Rev.
On Parr and several deacons from l
n church, with Rev. Harding Smith
IL Brownsville, Tenn. In fact it W
ty said that there were more than fiji
on out of town visitors. 1t is understo
ge that the Ministers Conference of
IN. city also had resolutions that wor
! be presented to the family.
up, REV SEARCY KNOWN IN MAS
~. WILLIE.
The Rev. T. ]. Searcy, whose fune
wv services were held at Memphis, Ten
Ut this week, was well known in Ma
DIS vile. At one time he was called
w. take charge of the First Bapt. Chul
lc' in East Nashville, and it was thous
lo- at that time that he would acce
lis Then on another occasion during
,n service in the educational work of I
he National Baptist Convention, VIII
MS the late Rev. A. N. McEwen, D.
d. of Mobile, Ala, was acting as sec
A. tary it was thought that the Boz
So had practically decided on DR.. Sea-
le- as president of a Theological Sem
&C. airy. He often visited the city, and
ss, an alumnus of Roger Williams
au versity, he was often here to the Bo;
el- meetings. The Baptist Ministe
lor Conference of this city over which
ne Rev c. H. Clark, D. D., presides,
eV' understood to have passed fitting re
ue- buttons of his death.