The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-01-04
DR.. EDWARD P. JONE)APP0y1'
\, RAILROAD COM MISSION
REPRESENTATE RgR0M EACH co Opera IN OF SECRE
TARY MoA 10 9To BE sOUGHi- -pRoMNENr PASTORS
MAKE RtR CpMMssmN-wA CALL -I-ATNG.


Vicksburg, Mis- sh., Jan. /. Another
appointment which was ordered by
the National Baptist Convention in its
last session in september I'M Allan
Ia was announced today. \ when
President K. p. Jones, OF thi$ city,
named the Nation pal Baptist Railroad
Commission. There is to be al rep
preventative from each state and \ter-
ritogial conventiofn affiliated with the
National Baptist convention on this
commission, WHOSE duty it will be,
as outlined by the Convention and
Is further stressed by President
Jones, to make full and complete ar
rangements for Nhe rates and accom-
modations for the delegates from the
various localities to eacn session of
the National Baptist Convention.
The first duty, therefore, devolv-
ing upon this commi ission will be the
rates and arrangements for the next
National Conventional which is to be
\ held a. Little Rock, ARK, September
St@ n ). 1t will be Understood that
cal pastors of the churches at
Rock, under Df. j. p. Robin
and that the commission is
Ia meeting for the purpose of
sE their formal requests to the
Mtds through their Director Cen
secretary McAd@o, who is vir-
in charge of railroad condi-
hs thought by President Jones
the Director GenSral represent.
Nthe Government will cooperate
Slnging these religious bodies to-
gr annually. The personnel of
committee as announced is:
lis, Rev. B. j. Prince, Chicago;
Rsas, Rev. R. B. forter, Little
..!. Alabama, Rev. A. G. Williams.
!rmingham; Florida, Bev. X. d.
jritt, Mariana; Colorad', Rev. d. e.
Over, Denver, Connecticut, Rev. W.
B. Reed, Hartford; Misst 9sippi, Rev.
l. W. Crawford, Jackso Georgia
Rev 5. W. Gore, =; Texas, Rev. h.
N Williams, Galveston Louisiana
hev. j. l.. Burrell, New Oceans; Ten.
tnes ee, Henry Allen Boyl, Nashville;
DIX .homa, hev. J. H. Smiley. Mus.
kogee; South Carolina, Rev. E. w.
Jones, -; Louisiana, Rev. J. N. Car
ter New Orleans Florida, Rev. R. H..
Pittman, Palatka; Texas, Rev. M. E.
RI binson, Beaumont; Illinois, Rev.
kC. c. Phillips, Golcondf Indiana,
ICev. 6 w. Morris, Indianapolis; Ken
,hi 4;ky Rev. F. G. Locust, Cpyington;
EnsyIvania, Rev, ]. T. IN, Phila-
Ss phia; Ohio, Rev. A. NJ M~'YacRSo,
=; North Carolina, Rev c. IN Car
wright, Edenton; Californil liRev
G. Coleman, Oakland; Ngibissinn
Rev. j. A, Alexander, Vic '|ullg; III
nessee, Rev. G. B. Taylor gYsShvili,
-,.kentucky, Rev. ]. F. Drans hsl Bowlii
4 Green; Arkansas, Rev. e. A. Lon
Helena; Missouri, Rev. SE c, Col
st. Louis; Virginia, Rev.S A. A. Ga
win, Danville Texas, ReI. ]. S. Il
dele, Dallas; New York, Rev. w. v
Brown, New York City; Rhode 7
land, Rev. G.. w. Smith, Newport
Maryland, Rev. G. w. winston, Ba
timore; Michigan, Rev. S. IS. Cumb
Detroit; Delaware, Rev. Eturch, Wi
,nington; Oregon, Rev. Magett, Por
land.
1t is stated today by theI Presider
} that ne felt this commission woul
4 be able to cooperate with the raj
roads and transportation lines an
thereby emedy many of the incoi
venlences about which there has bee
so much complaint He furthe
stated that DR.. B. ]. Prince df Ch
cago, pastor of the Original PROV
dent Baptist Church, whose palatia
special train to Atlanta lowed hi
ability to arrange for this, woul
in all probability designate the tim
of the meeting of this commission.