The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-02-22
METHOD|STS HOLD
THREE MEETINGS
A. M. E. AND ZION METHODISTS
AT L0UISVIILE-C. M. E.'S ALSO
HOLD SESSI0N-NASHVILLE
LOSES GENERAL CONFERENCE.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 16-One of
the most important meetings ever
held in Louisville, will close here
tomorrow, and great good for the
Whole race has been accomplished
IL was the melting of the federated
Bishops of the African Methodist
episcopal, the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion, and the Colored
methodist Episcopal churches in
the Chestnut Street G. M. E. Church.
This is the third meeting looking
forward to the unification of the
three branches of Methodism among
the colored people in America. The
BISHOPS are first getting together.
and later the ministers and laymen
Will be called together. 1t has
already been declared that before
thls time another year the Methodist
Episcopal church and the Methodist
Episcopal Shurch South will have
agreed to unite, the only question
involved now is the Negro contin-
gentt. will the Methodist Epicopal
church eliminate the Negro in
ord,T. to unite with the Methodist
Episcopal church south?" Is the
question asked by many people ali
over the country, and all will wait
and see.
The tri-councils were opened
with Bishop G. W. Clinton, presid-
ing, and the opening sermon was
preached by Bishop L. H. Holsley
OF the A. M. E. Church, Bishops
John Hurst; l.. w. Kyles, N. c.
Cleaves, were elected secretaries
and Charles Stewart, official re-
porter.
After Holy Communion and the
introduction of the general officers
and representatives of the three
cnurches a recess was had In the
afternoon, there was a lively bust
ness session, and addresses were
delivered by representatives of the
M. e. church south, and the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. This meet
ing was harmonious and full of en-.
thusiasm.
The feature of the session Satur--
day was the report of committee
on address to the country, settina
forth the position of the colored
Bishops on the things which con
Germ the nation today. This docu-
ment was manly, yet conservative
Each OF the councils held separate
meetings during the week. The
question of locating the next session
of the A. M. E. General conference
1920 claimed the attention of com.
mission appointed for that purpose
After lively contest between Chi
cago, st. Louis and Nashville, Tenn
st. Louis was elected
Bishop j. Albert johnson, d. D.
one OF the most eloquent preachers
in the country preached the opening
sermon. Rev. ]. r. Ransom, Of
Kansas called attention to the treat
ment of the Negro in this country
and urged that the race look to the
president of the Nation, who hat
more power today than any Twins
man In the world, and with one
stroke of his pen, could wipe ou
Jim Crowism, discrimination on thu
common carriers just as Abraham
Lincoln wiped out slavery To-day,
said DR.. Ransom, "all he needs is tt
speak and the thing is done, it mat
ters not what it is. We have giver
him all of this power"
Bishop G. S. Smith, of Detroit
Mich, delivered an address OF
Democracy and Mobocracy." He wa.
given an ovation.
Special attention was given to tn,
educational mass meeting. Bishol
w. d. Chappelle, presided, and ad
dresses were delivered by Prof. A. S
Jackson, commissioner of education
Waco, Texas; Rev. R. R. Wright, Jr.
Editor of the Christian Recorder
Philadelphia, and A. j. Carey, d. D.
of Chicago, Ill.