The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Flying Squadron Break
Their Record.

Still seeking to Guido their former
record, the flying squadron OF the
Sunday School Campaign workers
continued their work last Sunday.
Perhaps the most extensive trip ever
made in an automobile in one day
was accomplished ny tie Sunday
School Congress Secretary, the Rev.
Henry A. Boyd, and his squadron.
The total distance of miles Travelled
was leo. They began SUNDAY morn.
ing at seven o'clock. The first town
visited was GOodlettsville, Tenn,
from thence to Springfield, from
there to Adairville, Ky, thence t.
Russellville, Ky. At RusSellvi,le
they met a great ovation. The Rev
DR.. M. P. c. Bigbee and Prof. w. II
Haddox pastor and superintendent
Of the First Baptist Church and Sun
day School, respectively, had gotten
an inkling of their coming. The sun
day school was in session when they
arrived at $780, and although dusty
from a fast ride, they marched right
into the Sunday school, the Congress
Secretary being spokesman Of the &C.
casion. Previous arrangements had
been made for the First and Second
Baptist Churches to give a joint re.
ception, The Rev. Mr.. Boyd told of
the work Of the Congress, impressed
upon them the importance of large
attendance, and after d brief intro
duction, pulled out for Bowling
Green. They reached Bowling Green
at 1880 and drove directly to the
State Street Baptist Church. Rev.
DR.. Drane, the pastor, Mr.. Frierson,
the superintendent, anG the entire
congregation gave them hearty well
come.
AS soon as the sermon was over
DR.. Drane introduced the Congress
Secretary, who made q brief talk,
after which it was learned that at
least twenty-five delegates would
come out Of Bowling Green with a
company Of Boy Cadets. The run
was then made to Franklin, KY,
where the Rev. T. W. Mack, who for
thirty-five years has pastored, waited
their arrival. His people had been
advised that the party would pass
through Franklin. Although it was
three o'clock before they arrived,
the preparations that had been made
were still in tact. One hour was
spent at Franklin, where the SQUAD
ron was served dinner and refreshed
for the remainder of their Journey.
On their return trip they stopped at
Adairville, where Miss Edna Arnold
and Mr.. Taylor had assembled the
Boy Cadets. When the Congress Sec
rotary and his squadron arrived, the
boys stood to attention and the con-
gregation cheered. Only twenty
minutes were spent in Adairville, the
party making its return trip, arriving
in Nashville at S:15 Sunday evening,
completing a run Of 100 miles from
700 a. m, until S:15 p. m.
The Blue Grass State, therefore, at
the conclusion of this drive, had its
first real taste of the ginger being put
into the present campaign by this
squadron. Accompanying the Sun
day School Congress Secretary on the
trip were Mr.. Henry Thompson of
the Mt. Nebo Baptist Church; Mrs.
R. H. Boyd, the wife of DR.. Boyd, of
the Publishing Board, and mother of
the Secretary of the Sunday School
Congress, Mrs. Henry A Boyd, Miss
es Katie Albertine Boyd and Eleanor
A. Battle. One of the pleasing fea-
lures of these campaigns has been
that Mrs. R. H. Boyd like her hus.
band, has never allowed one to pass
without joining the party.