The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-08
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR THOUSANDS
Sessions to Be Held at Mt. Olive
Baptist Church
Grand Parade, Sunday, June IL

Hundreds of Sunday School workers
coming from the four cardinal points
of the compass will be gathered in
Nashville by next Wednesday morning, |
whea the Twelfth Annual Session of
the Sunday School Congress will be
called to order by Chairman Clark in
the Auditorium of Mt Olive Baptist
Church on Cedar Street.
Every possible preparation has been
made for the entertainment and the
care OF this Congress. The Sunday
School Congress Secretary, Henry Allen
BOYD, said this week that every indica-
ton points to the most successful gath
enng In the history of the movement.
Nightly rehearsals OF the mammoth
Sunday School Congress Chorus have
been conducted In the Y. N. c. A.
Building. The local organizations have
been working with clock-hke precision
in detailing arrangements Tor the COM
ing meeting. Nashville is ready" de-
ciared DR.. r. H. Boyd, director OF the
Sunday School Congress Forces. The
official program, which is also mu-
steal souvenir, provides for business
session for the entire five days. It says
that from $50 to 1880 next Wednes-
day morning, will be given over to the
reception OF the Congress Delegates,
shat will be arriving in various sections
from different directions, at both sta
tionS. but at 1870, the Sunday School
Congress viii be officially opened. The
prngram provides that all of the general
sessions are to be held in the audi
tprium of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, but
that the departmental meetings will be
held with some of the local churches.
There will be quite number of in
spring occasions during these sessions
which the citizens of Nashville have
lUecn cordially invited. Especially is
Glis true, says the secretary OF the
Congress, with regard to the general
sessions and departmental meetings,
but perhaps the biggest day of the
Congress will be Sunday, June ~,
when 1t is estimated that 5000 people
viii form Sunday School parade on
!, the Public Square and with three brass
bands and a number of companies of
cadets, with perhaps Company G, un-
attached, of the Tennessee National
Guard, will march to Ryman Audi
torium, where they will hear patriotic
addresses, where they will be filled with
religious fervor by the special speakers,
and where the awards will be made to
Front Line Sunday Schools, and where
the Teacher Training Diplomas will be
given.
During the entire week only twelve
subjects will be discussed in the gen.
eral sessions. The subjects cover a
scope of work calculated to do a great
good to the Sunday School Forces. By
permission of the Congress officials
the list of subjects were obtained and
are as. follows.
Another big affair of the Sunday
School Congress next week will be the
Metoka and Galeda demonstrations at
which 1t Is expected that not less than
600 enthusiastic workers will gather in
the dining room of the Y. M. C. A.
Building for their annual banquet, given
under the auspices OF the Metoka and
Y Galeda Union of Nashville.
Saturday afternoon Greenwood Park
A Will be the scene of much demonstra-
tions. The entire afternoon will bt
given over to the National Boy Cadets
!; under the command of Commander.
I, General W. H. Crawford of Texas
y Drills, inspiring addresses and goot
music will be the features of the eve.
Z ming.
On Sunday morning a special Sunda,
y School Congress conductor will he sen,
4 to the Sunday Schools of Nashville tc
conduct modern Sunday School. ant
make report OF whatever they wer,
able to do at the Auditorium Sunda,
afternoon. Judging from what Is al
ready being done, Nashville wifi face !,
4 busy week.
y Committee on Arrangemepts-Pev
= !. 4. Brown, Chairman; MIR. G. p Baker
assistant Chairman, Rev. E. W. Haw
thorn, Rev. H. M. Burns, MIR. Thos. q
mnarshali, Rev. Ell Cleggett, Rev. j. B
Committee on Divine Services-Rey
J. q, Fields, Chairman, Rev. w. n
Whitaker, Rev. A. W. Porter, Rev J. c
Harding, Rev. T. S. Davis, Rev. T. c
Roland, Rev. A. Phillips. :
Committee on Homes-Rev n A
Alfred. Chairmanj Rev. w.>S. Ellington
Kew. ]. 7. Tunstill, ST., Mr. w n
Moore, Mr.. W. c. Sheffield, Rev. w. \
baugus, Mrs. ]. L. Harding, Mrs. c. j
Committee on Entertainment-Mr
Lee Fite, Chairman, Mr.. P. B. Lock
ridge, Mr. J. H. Shute, Mrs. F. B. RAY
nor, Mr.. Henry Morgan, Mr.. F. G
Buchanan, Mr.. D. W. Stewart.
Committee on Reception-Rev. h
M. Burns, Chairman; Mr., Thoma
Grooms, Mr.. Jas. Bryant, Rev. G.
Bolden, Rev. j. T, TunstiIl, Jr., Mrs
H. M. Burns, Mrs. Genie Patterson, Mis-
L. u. Chambers, Mr.. r. E. Hunt MI
W. o. Randolph, Miss Marguere
Thompson, Mr.. Monroe McGay, Mr.. G
Ovens Mr.. D. Griffin, MIR. S. S. Page
Mr., 5. Gregory, Rev. S. s. StubberfieId
Committee on Finance--Rev. G.
Taylor, Chairman; Rev. J. H. Graham
Rev. D. B. Butler, Rev. A. w. Wilson
Rev. r. S. Swift, Rev. Wash Simon, Rev
H. Hudgins, Rev. D. A. Weakley, Rev
h T. "A. Brown. Rev. a. T. Murray, Rev
a. Abernathy.