The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
JONES THROUGH GEORGIA.

Not since the days of the famous
march of Sherman through this old
historic state has there been such
awakening of the people as has Just
been caused by the victorious march
OF DR.. Edward p. Jones of Mississippi,
President of the National Baptist
Convention. 1t is true that the march
Of Sherman had for its purpose the
conquering of the Rebels against the
authority of the Federal Government
and the emancipation of four million |
slaves. 1t is also true that the march
OF President Jones had for its pur
pose the subjugation of the rebels
against the authority of the govern,
ment of Jesus Christ and the enamel
patton of the religious serfs from the
bondage of autocracy of the would
be lords in the church. Sherman sue.
ceeded most gloriously and history
counts the march as one of the most
glorious feasts of the civil war.
From all indications DR.. Jones is
TO be equally successful and will sci
up a banner inscribed with the eter.
nal principles Of church sovereignty
that shall be read and glorified in
by the young Baptists in all of the
coming generations. His speech in At.
ianta at the great Friendship Baptist
church, pastored by that eminent and
scholarly preacher, DR.. E. R. Carter
was masterpiece. Darted with gems
or Divine truth that shine as the
stars in the sky. The Baptists have
nothing to fear with such a brilliant
aggressive and progressive leader as
DR. Edward P. Jones. He is fearless
courteous and intelligent He is able
TO present the cause and case of lib
erty-loving Baptists of the nation n,
perhaps no other man. 1t seems tc
nave been Divine that he should have
been brought forth to head the Ban
list work at the time he was. Like
Moses, God seems to have had hin
IN preparation in the land of Midier
back of the desert, under the shadow,
: Oh Mount Horeb. For twenty wears he
mas been the matchless leader of tn,
odd Fellows of Mississippi, and ha,
just been reelected over the sternest
opposition to his twenty-first term. Il
= indeed encouraging to note tina,
: through his solicitation and far-sight
edness that Dr. ]. B. Gambel. Pres,
dent OF the Southern Baptist Convep
tlon' and DR.. o. L. HALEY are to b,
, guests at the National Baptist Con
Vention to be held at Atlanta. 1t doe,
|, not take a philosopher to see in tn,
: coming of these two great leaders O
l white Baptists sentiment in the sout,
, that the National Baptist Conyentio,
unincorporated among Negroes ha,
the ear of the worlds best thinker,
IN the Baptist church. 1t also testifie,
That the unincorporated National Ban
list Convention will doubtless hay,
the sympathy and the cooperation O
our great Southern white convention
IL the Negroes can make the prone
l showing at Atlanta In the presence
.. OF these representative Baptists the,
the victory is won for indeed tn,
1 body of Negro Baptists that can S,
| conduct their affairs as to appeal t,
: the great organized white Baptis
= church will be in much better posi
ton to do worldwide work and t
f make itself permanent and respect
d ed body than it could otherwise. An
be 1t known that the great whit
brotherhood is going to line up wit
J. that organization that proves itsel
s capable of doing things for the whit
7. man is a genius at accomplishment.
VI For twenty years we have watche
=. the old line convention, our incorpora
d ed brethren, and have held out
e them all kind of helpful inducement
st have stimulated them with all kin
&c &c Of helpful suggestions as well as mon
h. tary consideration, but the Baptist
under the old Morris regime hay
failed to accomplish anything worth
of respect or in any way commons
rate with the help rendered ther
30 They have contented themselves
L. meet in great masses, re-elect by a