The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-09
EXECUTIVE BOARD HOLDS
MEETING.

EXECUTIVE BOARD HOLDS
=. MEETING.
Missionary Baptist Convention of
Tenn.-First Quarterly Session
Lake Providence stormed With
5aptists.
The little village Of Lake Provi-
dence was stormed out with the pres
ence Of an unusual number of strang-
ers last week, and when the question
was asked, who are all these strang-
ers? and where did they come from?
Pastor Swift replied, why this is
the Executive Board of the unincor-
porated host of Tennessee, with the
Ladies Auxiliary and the B. Y. p. U.
and Sunday School Convention. They
are from all parts of the state and
here on business for the King"
The meeting was called to order by
President J. L. Harding, D. D. De.
votiOnals were conducted in the usual
way, after which the roll was called
with the following members, mOdera-
tors and Sunday School Con. Presi-
dents responding to their names: DR.,
J. l.. Harding president; DR.. A. w.
Porter, first vice-president; DR.. A.
]. Moore, second vice-president,
GAINESVILLE; DR.. L. W. Easley, third
vice-president Brentwood. DR.. T. A.
Brown, Walter Hill, Tenn, Modera-
tor of Stones River Association: DR..
c. H. Evans, of Murfreesboro Tenn,
President Smith Fork Sunday School
Convention; DIR. McCord, Moderator
Smith Fork Association: DR.. J. c.
Fields, President of the Sunday
School Convention of the Stone River
Association DIR. J. L. Collins, who
represented the Cumberland River
Middle Tenn, and South Kentucky
Association, of which DR.. p. D. Din
mis- of Guthrie, Kentucky, is modera
tor; DR.. T. j. Tunstill, DR.. John
Slaughter, DR.. T. j. Tnstill, Jr, DR.
B. H. West Springfield, Tenn; DR.
c. Fl. Clark, DR.. r. w. Hawthorne
Dr. ] B. Ridley, president B. Y. P. U
and Sunday School Convention; DIR
NJ. d. Batson Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Dr. A. ]. Brown, Dr. S. F. Swift
Providence; DR.. w. H. Whitaker, DR.
G. B. Taylor, Mrs. d. A. Ferguson, Of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, President OF
WOman's Auxiliary to the Convention
Mrs. H. M. Burns, president of the
WOman's City Union; DIR. A. c. Ken
non, of Murfreesboro, Tenn; Mrs. R
| III Of Am H..
H. M. Burns, Secretary to the Con
vention, and many others that the
writer failed to get. After roll the
Board proceeded to business ant
quite a large volume of work was
transacted. Among the things done
was the election of the State Mission
Board consisting of the following
Rev. T. ]. Tunstil, Rev. T. A. Brown
Treasurer; Mrs D. A. Ferguson, Dr
G. Fl. Clark, Gen'l Supervisor of Mis-
sions; Rev. A. j. Brown, secretary
Rev. ]. c. Fields and Rev. H. M
Burns, Chairman. The duty of thi
, Roard is to have entire charge O
. the mission field of Tennessee. The
, meet at once and begin to make plan
. by which they hope to do the wor
D and are expecting to report grea
0 results to the convetnio nnext yea,
D Two District Missionaries were cleo
0 ed-Rev. J. l.. Collins and Rev. T.
5 Tunstill, Jr These two gospel gun
5 expressed that they were very an,
. iohs to get on the field so thew ca
D do the work for God and the Bal
fists. The Theological Seminary an
0 Training School work was taken IL
3 aud plans are now well on foot t
= raise money for the same The won
en- were assigned a place to hol
8 their meeting, and quite a deal {
/ work was accomplished by thel
/. along the missionary and education
j. al lines Pastor Swift and the Ell
:, tire membership of Lake Providenc
Q Baptist Church gave the Board
?, royal reception and expressed ths
d they were only too glad to have thel
J, present, for it was great uplift [
l. the church and community.