The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-08-30
MONDAY NIGHT
OF NEXT WEEK
3Sth Annual Session
of the n. B. C., to
Be Held at
LITTLE ROCK
ARK, SEPT. 4-9.

The delegates to the coming session
of the National Baptist Convention,
will leave the city Monday night at
1000 for Little Rock, Ark
This session of the Convention
promises to be the greatest and most
interesting session held in many years
as ther care many issues that are Oh
great importance that will come 3e-
fore this session. Calls have been Is
sued to the Baptists throughout the
country by President E. P Jones, MRS:
G. DeBaptist Ashburn, President OF
the Woman's Auxiliary and RMS. M.
A. B. Fuller, Corresponding Secre-
tary and other officials connected with
this great body urging that the Bap-
tist brotherhood come to Little ROCK
and take part in these proceedings.
Nashville will be largely represent
ed at the Convention. The National
Baptist Publishing Board, the largest
plant of the kind in the world, the
property of the Baptists, OF wnlch
they are justly proud is located mere
an devery year large delegation Oh
workers and officials attend the Con-
yention in its interest and in the in
terest of Educational and Publishing
work in general.
During the past year the Baptists
of the National Baptist Convention
(unincorporated) have purchased for
the denomination and dedicated to
the service for purely Baptistic train
ing for Negro Baptists one of the hand
soonest pieces of school property to
be found south of the Mason and Dixon
line. This property is situated IN
East Nashville on an eminence over
looking the city and stands as
monument to Baptist progress. The
coming session of the Convention will
outline and formulate plans for the
speedy opening of this school.
The report of the Secretary of the
National Baptist Publishing Board
shows that Notwithstanding the un-
settled condition of affairs and the
heavy war clouds which hang like
a pail over the country the financial
condition of the Publishing Board is
up to the standard. Every depart
ment of the work as outlined in his
report is progressing nicely and the
future prospects are very bright in
deed.
TIL Assistant Secretary Of the Pub
fishing Board, Rev. H. A. Boyd, has
made all arrangements for the COM
fort and care of his party who will
leave the city Monday night. Mr..
Boyd has for the past fortnight been
in the east but is expected in the city
at the end of the week at which time
all plans viii be consummated. Already
he has secured twenty section
standard sleeper and day coach
and promises from railroad officials
that the party will be given every
consideration possible.
Prominent persons who will leave
the city Monday night for Little Rock
are r. II. Boyd, Secretary of the Ma
tional Baptist Publishing Board, and
Mrs. R. II. Boyd, Rev. H. M. Burns
. pastor Of the Tabernacle Baptist
, Church and Mrs. Burns, DR.. j. c
, Fields, pastor of the Pleasant Greer
Baptist Church, DR.. C. H. Clark
l Chairman of the National Baptist Pub
3 fishing Board and pastor Of the Mt
| Olive Baptist Church, Rev. j. l.. Hard
: ing, President of the Tennessee Stat
a Convention and pastor of the Thirt
|. Ave, Baptist Church, Rev. j. C. Hard
e ing, pastor of the New Hope Baptis
k Church, Rev. G. b. Taylor, pastor o
+ the 2nd Baptist Church, Rev. G. G
il Bolden, Fairfield Baptist Church, Rev
e A, w. Porter, pastor 18th Ave Bar
y tist Church, Rev. |. G. w. Shelton
d travelling evangelist, Mr.. j. b. Boyt
l. General Foreman, National Baptis
J. Publishing Board and Mrs. j. B. Boyt
n Rev and Mrs. r. l.. Morris, of Ii
II dianapolis, Miss Mamie Brock G
r Greenville, S. c.; Rev. T. A Browl
S Murfreesboro, Tenn; Moderator Ston
" River Association, Rev II. A. Boy(
IS Assistant Secretary National Baptis
g Publishing Board and Mrs. II. A. Boy
g Rev. J. 7, Tunstall, pastor N. 9Th S
r Baptist Church, Mrs. d. A. Ferguson
~ Pres. Tennessee Woman's State Coz
II vention, Miss E. A. Battle, Assistar
l in Publicity Department, Rev. n. 7
IS Stoner, pastor Mt Gilead Baptis
q Church, Rev. ]. T. Tunstall, Jr,, pa
- tor of the 1st Baptist Church, Colun
u bia, Rev. j. A. Brown, pastor Mt. Zio
D Baptist Church and Mrs. Cora Jordal
= White assistan Editorial Secretary
:. National Baptist Publishing Board.