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UI f C1U 7TTTI IT TT? AlLiLiG Vol. III. NASHVILLE, TENN., FRIDAY, MAY S, 1908. No. 18. CONCERT BY MOZART SOCIETY Elijah Presented at Fisk Memorial Chapel. GREAT CREDIT TO CONDUCTOR AND ALL PARTICIPATING. DISTINCT SUCCESS SCORED BY SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS SEV ERAL OF THE MOST PLEASING NUMBERS LEFT OUT CRITICAL ESTIMATE OF THE SINGERS SUGGESTIONS BY A MUSI CAL CRITIC AS TO IMPROVEMENTS. the pathos of the situation. In the role of the youth she was splendid; in the purely contralto parts, she was, of course, out of her range, and did not do herself nor the part anything like justice. Her enunciation is not. all that could be desired; the short words sometimes being so slightly struck that they seem almost omitted. One delightful feature of the solo work was that of Miss Alice Jones. She had but one piece to render, and it was the "0, Rest in the Lord." Miss Jones is a soprano but sang the solo well. It is true that she lacked the richness of a contraKo in her lower tones, and it seemed almost presump tions to attempt it, but she largely made up for her lack by the sweetness and simplicity of her voice, and the feeling she displayed. Without the least attempt at trying to sing, she did what she had to do with an apparent spirit of devotion to her task, which surely, to a large degree, captured her audience. Miss Marie V. Peek sang the heavi est soprano solo, "Hear ye, Israel," and did it to the greatest satisfaction. The quality oi her voice, on the high er notes, was tine; her volume was full and it seemed that she never sang better. She had all the pathos the aria required, and when she finished, she had touched many a heart. When she developes her lower notes, as she has her higher ones, she will possess A. . E. CHURCH CONFERENCE In Session at Historic Nor folk, Virginia. announced the following Committee on Credentials: First. District, J. L. II. Watkins D. D. Second district, J. T. Jemifer, D. D. Third district, J. M. Gilmore, D. D. Fourth district, N. J. McCracken. Fifth district, J. C. C. Owens. Sixth district, C. C. Cargile. Seventh district, B. II. Williams. Eighth district, John Jones, D. D. Ninth district, J. 1). Dennis. Tenth district, T. II. Hawkins. Eleventh district, G. B. Williams. Twelfth District, A. W. Ilackley. Thirteenth district, St.' John's Church was not large enough to accommodate the many peo ple who were anxious to extend wel come to the bishops, general officers and visitors to the- General Confer ence. Long before the hour for oper ing every available seat was occupied. IN ATTEND- and when the organ prelude was SESSIONS nIayeu by George W. Grayo it was im- possiDie iu get inside oi im auditori um. lhe first speaker was Mayor J. G. Itiddick, who was given an ovation LANDS MANY ELOQUENT SER- when he was presented to the large FORTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT A Most Successful Year Closed at Walden. HEARTY WELCOME EXTENDED BY MAYOR RIDD1CK. EXCELLENT PROGRAM REN DERED THURSDAY MORNING. IMMENSE THRONG ANCE AT THE EVERY STATE REPRESENTED DELEGATES FROM FOREIGN MONS DELIVERED DR. REY NOLDS WILL NOT ACCEPT RE ELECTION AS SECRETARY. The two renditions of Mendelssohn's a fortune in'her throat. audience by Bishop Gaines as a friend to mankind. He said that he was in deed pleased to welcome to the city of Norfolk the representatives of the col ored race. He said it was providen tial that the meeting should be held here, because it was in this city where the first English speaking people land ed three hundred years ago, and had EIGHTY-SIX GRADUATES YOUNG LADIES DISTINGUISH THEM SELVES AS SPEAKERS ALL EX ERCISES LARGELY ATTENDED CLIMAX REACHED THURSDAY MORNING AUDITORIUM WOULD NOT SEAT PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED. Norfolk, Va., May 5. The twenty- i 1 J - P "I rami. v.. VT.n.t CW f US el.- I 'ill' PllJll'V RnP.fl.lf in ST. It WAS most Uliru miaui run 11 aramim ui liic uur University. Friday and Saturday, May unfortunate that there were such oral coniei ence 01 tne Airican jueui- niacie it possible for the race represent- lst and 2nd, were a marked success in omissions, as nave ueen mentioned " 7"" X . . eu to occupy tne position it now holds more wavs thai w At t 1 .n 1 1 uro Pu n icna nni pr 1 r 1 u 11 1 imi'i iiim 1111 , . n . 1 . more largely attended than any pre- " '". i-.ni mine eyes. it seems ai- i;.V ' V , V A , .V: 11 tne better element ot white peo- f,mna n,.oam-,u. most unnardonable. uisnop wesiey j. uames, nu pifbmcu nm1 1hf hpnPr pipmoT1t nf tvwpo 1 tion, and the chorus scored a triumph. One more minor criticism: It would dTmi,n the da B shop Hem y Mc- were together there would be perfect This last, remark applies particularly "e "uer n me soioisis an sat uown - ... "7- Peace, tne race prooieiu would be to Fridav evening's concert. The mu- n irom to avoid so mucn disturbance """ "l " - -"- solved,'' he said. itDmmn,0 nf ih cin-prc wns which the going up and down steps eonrerence to orner, was aust-nt on at- IIe touchinelv referred to his child- rti..0ni,io anH rpfrPQhfnfr creates, count of his serious, illness. hooa lavs when nurse(1 rm largely attended. The large Meharry f.,.Q Hooi, uh whiPh thp Tnatr. Generally speaking, there is noth- It is expected that the session will U sainted old woman who was willing Auditorium was insufficient to seat the mc mp aim uus.i .....v... v..w o . .. .. .. ... , . .... . . . . "---a .. 1 J , An. nifippnt nnd difficult numbers were M" mit Praise lor tne wnoie renauion, continue tnrougu tnree weeKs, aunns to protect him, and when he left this eaer ununs wuu uauicicu nvm ua, c-lvpn added much to the already fine and lor an wno tooli any part in it. which time many important questions and reached the Great Beyond, he felt to uay to witness me vauuus eAcicisca. 01 interest 10 wuuib i-xeiu ija.c sue wouiu ue mere to welcome mm. oiiuaJ iuc uunvunu The forty-second commencement of Walden University was interesting from beginning to close. Dr. John A. Kumler, president, stated that the year just closed was a prosperous one, about one thousand students being en rolled, and that the school spent dur ing the year $45,000. This argues that colleges are of some benefit to the ci ties in which they are located. . Every exercise during the week was reputation of the Society. The mighty climaxes were all given with due ap preciation and the pianissimo passages were finely executed. Without doubt the best piece of execution was "Thanks be to God," which closed the first part. THREE METHODIST CONFERENCES. The three largest Methodist Church- will be discussed and many prominent leaders are expected to be present. Booker T. Washington is expected; also Senator J. B. Foraker, who has been active in the Bownsville affair. (Continued on Page 2.) es in the United States are holding Thc latter deiiver an address Fri tneir quaarenniai conrerences tnis f1n,. nt-ht. 1. mi.. 11 tti l ih-.jv.-j Udy IUSUL, If in the whole concert anything weeic. The M. E., or mother Method- The educational work among the ROGER WILLIAMS NOTES. Revs. T. J. Townsend and J. C. Fields paid us a visit last Friday aft ernoon. Rev. Mr. Townsend was scheduled to deliver the principal preached by the president. It was a most elegant and forceful one, prac tical and scholarly and made a useful impression on students and other hear ers. There were forty-five who finished from the English Department receiv ing certificates to this effect. Seven- vv ill 11 1 r 1. 1. v i .- inn rAi.ruriii.L 1 icru nrn in onooicA-! or 1 11 1 rr ryr n 1 n 1 of the chorus work, and, too, much with quite a delegation from the South, egroes in tne unneu ciulviu ,u,n addres8 of the afternoon. Rev. Fields i credit cannot be given Prof. II. II. Alnon the prominent Negroes pres- for much discussion There are in a vcry fltting raanner introduced f ht usWal, ei.ht Tneo Wright, conductor, and Miss Alice M. ent at this meeting are Bishop I. B. many Prominent educators present. the speakei. who ln lurn delIvered a los tal, 0lo Grass, who presided at the organ. The Scott, Missionary Bishop to Africa; Some, tl)e colleso presidents ; very forceful address, which was in- Snnsitd SZ vM Met! t ,f T,t nprtpd to he nromoted to the highest toroct n.r Uimimmit xrii,n- distinguished tnemstivts as bpediiers buiu wuni vi a,a feuviu ui iajuim, uui hwl i KfV. Ji. vJ. 1. ftiaSOn. L). U.. BeClctarV I ' . . ' iv.Hiua iiiiuuftuuu j.unu)Tnjfc, i L1 01 the i reeciman s Educational uureau, 'y-"" , wu'a ui ntv. iu. iuus ivev. d of Cincinnati Ohio- Rev I Garland bishop and some of the well-trained Mr. Fields in a modest manner pre r. Penn., of the Epworth League, with yun iner wil1 be selected to fill their sentcd to the school an indexed Bi- lLCfcl-T I . m . I ' "-J so good as ordinarily, in this annual Ur the Freedman's Fdurntional Rnrpnu. Position in the gltt or tne i.nurcn address of Rev. Mr. Townsend Rev, concert. Some parts were distributed without much regard for adaptibility Some singers excel in dramatic, and headauarters in Atlanta. Ga.: and h)laces- pie, saying that he would that he had others in lighter scores; some in Rev. L. R. Jones, D. D., Editor of the This is the largest convention of thousands to give, but such as he recitation and others ln aria; but southwestern Christian Advocate, at Negroes ever held in this section, had he would give it freely. Although it seemed that this fact was, to a cer- New Orleans, La. The following Asso- hence is attracting large crowds. it. seems but small to some, the fac- uuh uesice, iusi, M6ut ui in uioLiiuu- ciated 1'ress aespatcn aescrines tne The opening service yesterday at- "" --' ""b ",mumo Lnn at mith O W L Green tion nf cnlr nnrtq Lin p wu. Tu a m nu,,u annreciato it as if it had been his " 0 ' ' v.v. , "i-'"b "icv-uuf,. tracieu 10 01. ,iuun v. iu. m. umv.n n T . vTfnfiiion a nrnminont mir. o AAA 1 TVT , o10n lllOUSandS. J- lumiiau, a l""'"""-"' lvir. . ij. niciiiii Bang 111a uo.it 11 1 uannuuit, iiitij u. yih.ii ii;hiiio "llUliy o.uwu lirupir. in a u y nnc unnuiv-i ri e r with all vnuv hpqrts " nrpporlpfl hv ihp hiralse and tiravers for divine guidance. tn o-ot ovati otanrHntr room In the lartre Mr- Geo. Crocker, of Oleander, recitation, "Ye people, rend your the twenty-fifth delegated session of auditorium. The Negroes of Norfolk Tenn., whose youngest sister is a are Misses Corine J. Winfrey, Serena D. Herman, Susie M. Vernon, Mabel' E. Scott, Blanche E. Johnson; Messrs. W. D. Chappclle, E. R. Clemmons, M. lioss. Tiiose finishing the course of the Bible Training School are: F. B. Ransom, W. Ayers, G. W. Gore, II. T. Thornton, John Hayden, R. L. John- us Saturday atternoon. Rev. R. I). Jones preached at Zion hearts," very intelligently and with the General Conference of the Method- were anxious to see the leading men of iuuent nere, who was iormeriy a precision, as he always sings, and ist Episcopal Church was begun here their race and a large number of white pumtui ul nuLi wii.icuut,, viautu considering the make up of his voice, to-day. There are accredited to the people attended the opening service. deserves much credit for his effort. Conterence ibl delegates, wno, with This beautiful solo, however, calls for the fraternal visitors, come from twen a voice more robust and one freighted ty-four different countries and repre with more emotion than Mr. Merrill's, sent more than 3,000,000 communi- Mr t a Mpvpr tnnV mot nt thP pants of the Methodist Episcopal de i... . .-v.u v .... . rji, iTn ir iu,. tonnr rpnitntivp nnrts nnrl rtid vfi I'umiunuuii. iManuu iiciujr v. vv cti Promntlv at 9:30 Bishop Wesley J. Gaines railed the conference to order, and led in scripture sentences. Bishop B. T. Tanner, of Jackson- pounded the Word with much force geon and practicing physician and pro fessor of Chemistry in Meharry Medi cal College, having finished a three years' post-course received the degree of Doctor of Science. The names of those receiving di- Baptist Church last Sunday evening, plomas from the college department Rev. A. O. Kenney was unusually are W. II. Higgins, I. A. White, U b. wrought, up Sunday evening as he ex- Powell, S. M. Utley. ville, Fla., made the opening prayer. Pnd vi0r. .u. h-j Tllshon C. T. Shaffer, of Chicago, in.. work in tip-top shape. Indeed, it was 01 u.n vrr, w.u no r scripture lesson and the almost nprfprt nrobihlv thp nnlv fnnlt assemblage to order, directed attention ,fWl ine nrst 1 , T Pf!:iPIf1 lL1 ! to ecumenical character of the Church rond eaaon was read by B.shop L. urius, mc uto uu ma t, , . . ("oTirun. or ijni a( einnia. i a. us snuwu iu iu uruei ul uuvuuuuai i hirh notes, once or twice, producing an effect undesirable and unnecessary. He h?d the fire, the pathos, and was in fine voice. Prof. John W. Work, Jr., whose magnificent tenor has been heard to great advantage in previous concerts of the Mozart Society, had but one solo. This, as was to have been ex pected, was executed faultlessly. SEAY'S CHAPEL AID SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the Ladies' exercises. These were led by Bishop China and India. The Conference will meet daily, Sundays excepted, from 8: 30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. The afternoons will be devoted to committee meet ings. The A. M. E. Zion are in session in . . . I a i i ; . i . i. j. it. l. P AT,--. Bishop Moses IJ. Salter led in sing- aiu society met ul um num m iui. rionted: e as col- Flushln. N. Y. lection was $i.iu. a iwo-coursu mnnii wns sorvpd. niter which the After a selection by the choir, Bish- ,,..imWa .,.,,, ,n hnf1v lft vit Mrs. Thursday was commencement day nroper. The exercises were of unusual interest. The Meharry Auditorium in which they were held could not accom modate the large crowds which turned out. The following program was pre- John J I. Vincent, of Indianapolis, and ing, "O for a Thousand Tongues to Mary Owen last week, with a larg taking part with him were represents- Sins." ond the ritual services were con- attendance. The Bible lesson wi fives of the Church from Sweeden. ducted bv Bishop W. B. Derrick, of the 5th chapter of Genesis. The cc op Gaines introduced to the congre- Jonos of Grecn street, a sick mem gat ion one of the most noted Negro , Mr. N. W. Ryder, who sang the part Philadelphia, Pa. Much interest is of Elijah, had the burden of the con- centered in this meeting on account of cert to sustain, and did it commend ably. His best work was that done on the pinno passages, where his voice assumed a quality rarely found in a bass voice. He was at a considerable the vacancies to be filled in the Gen eral Officers, and the Bishops to be elected. Bishop Alexander Waters is the most prominent man in this con fection, lie is not only a churchman nnlpit orators in the country. Bishop Evans Tvree. D. D.. M. D., of Nash ville, Tenn., who is without question a renresentative of the Nesrro race. The ST. ELI BAPTIST CHURCH. The Bible Band mot in lobular t-L University. Professional March, "El Trocadero," nesselburaVrot. I. J. Berry, . Miss Alb'uta Smith. Maria, from "Joan of Arc" Glee Club. Invocation. Chorus, "Lost Chord," Sullivan-Brew-(; Choral Society. Address Rev. W. F. Tillett, D. D., Dean Theological Department ander- disadvantage in that this part of Eli- of wide reputation, but a public man .iah is essentially baritone, and ranges of note. nuite high for the most part, and Mr. Ryder's voice is a true bass. He did not attempt more than once or twice to get those forte effects on the high notes, in which very thing, he showed sermon was practical and was nunctn- session last Sunday at r o'clock p. m. ated with shouts of "Amen," from The teacher made the lesson very in- manv throats, and other expressions, terosting. Superintendent J. L. Doug- Following the sermon, one of the Ins made interesting ro.narks. most pathetic nrn vers ever listened to ANNUAL CATALOGUE. was made by Biphon Charles Spencer Smith, of Detroit. Mich. Tt was a sup- cial nrayer for Bisbon TT. M. Turner, and Bishon J. A. Handy, two venerable nrclntcs of the Church. Bishon Abram Grant administered "I WANT NIGGER, FOURTH The fourth annual catalogue of the National Athletic Association is consummate, good judgment; for he now m ,ne hantis or t.ie puoiisners. jjo.H' Communion, and the benediction seemed to understand his limitations. Is -to be constructed in tne latest folloWPf1 Tt was unfortunate, however, that he ' w' u u'1,l'uc "l " ' The afternoon session opened with did not have more aria work, and lI" ou" ' e" w" "f1 ims a1: Bishon Gaines presiding. Rev. Dr. L more so, that "Tt is enough" had to i,P gallon snouid receive me suppun ul n Rovnolds. who has served as score omitted. Tt reminded one of "The play ine lniU111-- tarv since called the roll of dele- . . urates by districts. But few were not- I Ht I. U. I. DMINU. Hamlet, with Hamlet left out." Miss Eleie Taylor seemed to be the versatile genius of the production, for she took the parts of the youth, the oneen, the angel and the widow, be sides taking all the contralto work TO KILL A ANYWAY." The above words fron a group of young hoodlums were heard on Jef ferson street last Sunday night about, the hour when the churchgoers were lurrying homeward. It appears mat i young colored man while passing the group of white youngsters men tioned above accidentally brushed against one of (he number who be came indignant as well as impudent and wanted to "settle" (he affair then and there. After a vain attempt to Piano Quartette, "William Te," Ros si n. Scenes: A Summer Day A Thun der Shower The Shepherd Leads Out His Flock The Approach of the Army. Piano 1. Miss Mabel E. Scott and 1'rof. I. J. Berry. Piano 2 Miss Beatrice Stewart and Miss M. E. Biaden. Presentation of Diplomas. Conferring of Degrees. Chorus "A Vision," Wcntwich. Choral Society. The music of the week was superb. It was under the management of Miss M. E. Braden, which always insures music of first choice and well rendered. Mrs. Thomas, Instructor in Domestic crates by districts. oil ohsnnt Pnntpcfo tvpvp nntod fvnm .. ' " " iulu iiH-il-. Aim a iciui imuu . mi U.,wl r,.U The I. O. I. Band met Sunday aft- the delegation from several of the "cam w troubled wattrs" the Col- !inu. ored man proceeded on wav. At'- proiicifiuy i i M,a. er he had disappeared in the dark- exhibits prepared by her classe3 were. i. vrrv pvpdltn nle. ness one ot tne gan sam io ins ernoon at their hall in Boyd Building Florida conferences. Dr. Reynolds nn and elected officers for the ensuing pounced that, he was not a candidate vear as follows: Thomas Grant, for re-election because of some other save the "Rest in the Lord." In the President; P. V. S. Lindsley, Musical things. He is booked for the episco- comrades. "I want to kill a nigger, Walden University has a faculty of Intenselv dramatic, narts such as that Director: Robert Finley, Treasurer; paCy. nnvxvnv " lint thinkin? neihans that seventy teachers, all able, consclen- of the queen, she was at her best, but I Isaiah Davidson, Secretary; S. S. w D j0hnson, of Georgia, was "discretion is the better part of val- tious, and loyal workers. The alumni in tha part of the widow eho lacked Hughes, General manager. elected chief secretary. Biahop Gaines or," ho abandoned tho idea. Associations held their annual meet