The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-08-02
BIG DAY At
SEMINARY
Immense Crowd Of
Baptists
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Excellent Program all Day.
Many Visitors Present.
Handsome Sum Real
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Through Build.
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Out at the Theological Seminary
Training School last Sunday, Baptist
churches and Sunday schools held a
big, rousing rally. The program and
the preparations for the occasion un-
der the able management Of DIR. H.
M. Burns, the pastor of the Taberna-
clio Baptist Church and the CORE
spending secretary of the Baptist
State Convention, resulted in the
mighty boost to religious education.
1t had been agreed that q number of
the churches would suspend their
morning and afternoon services and
repair to the Seminary campus and
buildings for the purpose of giving
their members an opportunity to see
a Theological and Training Seminary
that had been purchased by the Ne
gro Baptists. At Sunday school, the
secretary Of the Sunday School Con-
gress assisted Rev. Alexander in con-
Quoting the Sunday school. At II |
o'clock the program proper began
There were on the platform Rev. ].
l.. Harding, president of the Baptist
State Convention; Rev. H. M. Burns,
the secretary Of the Baptist State
Convention; Rev. c. H. Clark, treas
urer of the State Convention; Rev.
Elias Jackson, Rev. A. O'Neal, Rev. /
j. T. Tunstull, Rev. A. c. Kenan, of |
Murfreesboro Rev. e. A. Weakley, |
Rev. Henry Allen Boyd, Rev. r. H. |
Boyd and others. The audience was |
graced with the presence of Mrs. Ada |
Morgan. and her sister with Miss
Cushion and Miss Eaton. The plat |
form also contained a chorus organic
ed for the occasion under the direc-
tion of Prof. H. B. P. Johnson, the
national chorister. He had regular
chorus and juvenile chorus, one
strengthening and relieving the other.
DR.. Burns, the master of ceremo-
MES, after opening the meeting, de-
livered strong address, setting forth
the object and purposes for which
the Baptists had gathered on this
particular occasion. He took the
time to outline the work of the Con
vention, dwelling upon the attitude
that Nashville had shown in helping
toward such worthy cause. In clos
ing his remarks he introduced the
Rev. C. H. Clark, d., d.. the pastor of
the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, who
preached the eleven o'clock sermon.
1t is known that DR. Clark pastors the
largest congregation in the State of
Tennessee. The fame of MT. Olive is
known far and wide. 1t was built
by him from the basement to its
present complete and magnificent
structure. DR.. Clark took his text
from Philippians 4th chapter and 9Th
verse'-''Think on these things" For
more than an hour he dwelt upon
the subject and the theme, deliver
ing an eloquent and scholarly sermon
that moved the magnificent audience
from tears to laughter and back into
the religious fervor that made the
meeting almost a revival. With his
well-trained voice he would lift it
and lower it and then the climax of
the sermon came, making it perhaps
the most fitting for the occasion.
Following the sermon the choir
sang jubilee melodies, original COM
positions and other religious songs;
after which adjournment was taken
for dinner. 1t was veritable camp
meeting arrangement. The five acres
of heavily-timbered land wit hits gi-
OF heavily-timbered land with its gi-
elevated upon such hill as overlooks
the principal parts of the city, MAX
ing it, as has been said, one of the
most imposing sights around the city.
The baskets were opened and the
dinner spread. All were invited and
oil atA 81 opt
{, noon services began. There was a
Y sort of symposium, Baptist Love
Feast, Covenant, as announced by
the master Of ceremonies, DR.. Burns
This, Of course, was preceded by
song services. Prof. Johnson, with
his chorus, showed them how to sing
and they sang. Rev. Richard Vincent
then led in prayer. Rev. Alexander
led the Scriptures. Then among the
following these spoke in the after
noon: Rev. Richard Moten, Rev. E
Jackson, Rev. Terry, Rev. Tunstull
Rev. Whitaker, Rev. R Benson and
Rev. A. Alexander, Mr.. c. T. Hume
Miss Ada Morgan, Rev. A. M. Moore
of Clarksville; Rev. ]. l.. Harding
Mrs. Cora Jordan White and DR.. r
H. Boyd. Following this a Special
collection was lifted. The church
leading in the collection was the Ia
bernacle Baptist Church that contri
buted $4,000. The other churcnes
were st. John Baptist, Mt. Olive Bap
tist, Mt Zion Baptist, N. Third Ave
nue. Baptist, Eighth Avenue Baptist
North Sixth Street Baptist and thu
Mt Bethel Baptist, with special do
nation coming from other churche,
that were unable to be present, be
cause of previous services. 1t wa,
not learned the exact amount of tht
days collection, but 1t was stated a
the Ministers Conference Monda.
morning that quite financial sun
had been raised. After the collec
tion Rev. A. c .Kenan, D, D., pasto
of the First Baptist Church of Mur
freesboro, was introduced He preach
ed a soul-stirring sermon, taking hi
text from Exodus Ais, in which h.
displayed marked ability as a gospe
minister, taking his audience to spirit
ual heights and to the realms of re
ligious fervor. At the conclusion o
the able sermon, a real handshakin
ensued; after which pilgrimage o
the building and grounds was cor
Quoted by officials from the state bod
and by members Of the local CON
mittee.