The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-08-24
A GREAT MEETING.

The District Conference. Epworth
League Convention, Sunday School
Convention and Woman's Missionary
Convention which convened at La
vergne Church, Spring Hill, Maury
County, under the auspices of the
Nashville District of the c. NJ. T.
Church, was in every way a grand
success, a record-breaker financially,
socially and spiritually and reflected
great credit on the presiding elder,
Rev. P. ]. Coleman, A. NJ, d. D., who
has stood for four years at the head
of the district under the episcopacy
of the Right Rev. C. H. Phillips, A.
NJ, NJ. D., d. D., bishop of the Fifth
Episcopal Diocese. The meeting was
characterized throughout by the
greatest earnestness, zeal, enthusiasm
and religious fervor. Ministers and
delegates were present from all over
the district and took part in the pro-
ceedings. The various sessions, day
and night, were largely attended by
the people of the vicinity and neigh
boring towns and hamlets, the house
being crowded. Many white people
were CopOSAoiiy OiA DNN
urday night at the District Annual
Coalition Jubilee and Banquet. In all
the sessions business was dispatched
with tact and decorum, the subjects
were discussed with ability and elo'
uuence and the ministers who hlled
the pulpit from time. to time were
filled to overflow with the Holy
Ghost and preached soul-stirring SER
mons that went straight to the heart,
/ electrifying the vast audience ana
bringing them, as it were, into the
! very presence of Him who will bring
every work into judgment whether II
/ be good or evil.
Among those who filled the pulpit
are Rev. ]. H. Britton, Rev. a. }
Parker. Rev. D. r. Giles. Rev. A
| Springer. Rev. r. B. Polk and Rev
p. ]. Coleman.
On Wednesday the Epworth League
Convention rendered an excellent anc
unique program. DR., j. T. philips
a promising young physician and
Christian worker filled with an altru
istic spirit, is president and presided
with a dignity, grace, tact and humol
that kept the meeting at once busi
ness-like, interesting and jolly.
On Thursday the Sunday Schoo
Convention rendered program tina
was entertaining, instructive and con
structive. The president, Prof. E. W
Benton, A. NJ, principal of BellevieN
School. and who was formerly dea'
of Lane College and later principal O
Paducah High School, has had lon
experience in such work and kneN
lust how to make the meeting intel
esting, lively and business-like. A
important feature of the conventio
was the great address on the esta'
lishment of a practical Sunday scho'
department by DR.. J. A. Lester, Tn
able phvsician and professor IN Nj
harry Medical College, and the col
vention went on record as tavoring
separate Sunday school departmeI
and the removal of the puDllshln
house from Jackson to Nashville.
was also voted to establish and pu
lish a Tennessee Conference Journa
Friday the Woman's Missional
Convention was in charge OF the pres
dent, Dr.. NJ. F.. Coleman, woman
- ability. rare attainments and Wor
s. or of untiring energy. Besides muC
h constructive work along missional
d lines. with able addresses delivere
V q feature OF the day was a cannlr
,e demonstration for the editication
ID the people of that vicinity.
II On Saturday the District COME
a. ence concluded it's work with picn
+ in the grove. Saturday night gre
70 treat was given the good people Of l.
ie vergne in the form Of a literary al
% musical entertainment by the vers
at tile DR.. ]. T. Phillips, assisted by b
accomplished sister, Miss l., b. Phi
lips, together with the talented YOU
ladies', Misses Eva NJ. Green, Ida
White, Alice V. White, Mrs. Bla
l., and several other ladies and gent
81 men. On that night Miss Green W
., mistress of ceremonies and the rea
III ing by DR.. Phillips were enjoyed
II the encore.
T. Sunday crowned the week by a n
u del Sunday school conducted by ST
u erintendent Wood. Preaching at
1t a. m, by the presiding elder; at g.:
T. p. M, by Rev. R. b. Polk and at
n p. M, by Rev. j. H. BrittOn.
Ill Among the prominent persons vi
re came as visitors may be mention
IS Presiding Elder H. ]. Johnson of Il
lie GAINESVILLE District, Mrs. B. f. Dav
~ of Columbia, Rev. A. j. Parker al
n Sister S. A. Sawyers Of Nashville.
,r Among the local Christian veteran