The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-06-21


as never before. Al of the sessions
of this department were well attend
ed each day, and me inspiration
was given out than ever before
The Teacher Training Department
under the efficient leadership OF the
scholarly DR.. ]. A. Sharp, was the
cynosure OF an who attended the
Congress. DR. Sharp, VINO is one OF
the beAt Bible eXegetes known, was
at his best and tie knowledge that
ne impaired 10 Its hearers only made
them eager to know more of this
great course that is being given
through this service. Several certiti-
Gates were given out,
The Cadet department was all that
could be expected. Dr. w. H. Craw-
ford, Of Austin, Texas, was unable to
lie present, SO he sent in his stead
his BOY, who was able through hls
Cadet training, to take his fathers
place. On Cadet night he covered
himself with glory when he delivered
! the address of the evening. All OF
the departmental meetings were all
above any that have ever been held
| before and the attendance in all OF
them wag a record breaker.
On Metoka and Galeda night every
available space - was taken. The
church has seating capacity of about
two thousand and crowdfng capaci-
ty of possibly three thousand and all
of this was taken, while on the out
side there were equasy as many peo-
pie trying to get in. The program
rendered this night was superbe The
/ chorus of more than two hundred
wreathed thems elves in a halo OF
glory and Prof. Hob P. JomGon is
to be congratulated on the splendid
music rendered at all times Miss
Butler and Mrs. B. B. Bell were the
stars of the evening.
The meeting of the Executive ON,
GERS OF the National Baptist Conven.
ton also added number of celebri-
ties to the already cosmopCl itan make
UP Of the Congress. The appearance
of Dr. e. P. Jones waG the signal for
an outburst OF applause when he EN-
fed and had to wedge his way
Trough the assemblage. Mrs. Geor-
gia DeBaptiste Ashburn, President OF
the WOman's Auxiliary, was also one
of the distinguished visitors present
On Sunday the climax or the meet
ing was reached when more than
three thousand delegates and citizens
of Alexandria marched through the
principal streets of the city led by a
company OF National guards from
Camp Beaureguard to one of the
parks Of the city, this being the only
thing that would anything like accom-
modate the Immense crowd. In the
line of march were the National ON
GERS OF the Convention and the Con
gress, the delegates, the little girls,
who are members of the Junior Red
Cross, with their white wells II red
crosses, and each carrying. an Ameri-
can flag, the boy Cadets in their Kha-
ki uniforms and thousands of others
who were eager to swell the already
great crowl When these reached
the park they found awaiting them a
large cEoWd Of enthusiastic people
who had rushed ahead in order TO
gain admfttance to the park. After
the singing of America by the chorus
led by Prof. II. B. p. Johnson AM
the offering of prayer, Rev. w. S. Il
lington introduced the speaker OF thC
day, who was none other than the
Hon. William Henry Harrison. Am
a great outburst of applause tnC
speaker arose, and with that smI
that won't come at once had his al
dience at his finger tip, In the chast
est language that could be used Tt
proceeded to deliver a patriotic ad
dress that for years and years e
come will reverberate on down
through the ages and never grow old
Generations unborn will rise up an
call him blessed for this matches
piece of oratory. One of the stl'k
ing utterances of his addrefs was ,ne
comparison made between Woodrow
Wilson and himself He stated that
Mr.. Wilson had come from cultuiet
family of the Southern aristocracy
and reached the highest gift of the
American people and he had come
from the cotton fields and ignorance
, OF the south and was still climbing
and that 1t doth not yet appear what
he shall be, for he is still going
This, he said, was characteristic
\ all Of the Negroes who had an ambi-
tion to be or do something This is
the day of the doer There is no
place for the Stacker in the Negro
race. AT the close of this matchiess
address Judge Harrison was given
an ovation. He was almost lifted
from the speakers stand and the
next thing eeen was that he was
backgroundei by a huge American
flag and all kodaks and cameras