National Baptist world., 1894-11-16
TwIGS BY THE WAY.

Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
r. r., enroute for Fort Scott, Kansas,
to meet an appointment which Bishop
Grant bad made for me at the Fist
Baptist church, at which place l arrived
about one O'Clock p. m. | was direct.
ed to the home Of Deacon Ravs, al
whose house [ made my home during
my stay in that beautiful city. Indeed
my stay was made the more pleasant
by reason Of Bro. Rays most beautiful
daughters, both of which graduated
last Spring. l preached Monday and
Wednesday nights, the lst and 3rd.
On Thursday, the 4th, [ took the
great Santa Fe route for Wichita, Kan
sas. Here | met Rev J. W. Price, one
OF Kentacky's sons, pastor of one of
the best churches in the state Oh.
was indeed glad to meet him, as it had
been almost twenty years since we met.
bat he is married now and has all ami
able wife and two sweet looking child
rem. We had to talk and talk of the
days passed and gone in old Kentucky.
and the 'boys." After good supper
we went to the land of happy dreams.
Friday morning, the 5th, at seven
O'Clock, we took the train South bound,
and after passing through some of the
finest country and farming lands nv
eyes ever saw, that is Oklahoma, |
wondered why Bishop Turner and
other good and great men don't tell the
Negroes Of the South to come here and
take up the lands. l felt like singing
the good old hymn "My Lord saws
there is room enough"
About three O'Clock p. III, 1 landed
in Guthrie, Oklahoma. and went to the
home of Rev. Jordon, Of Little Rock,
Ark, and was made welcome. After
supper we walked down to the church.
where gave a talk, and left the same
night on the one O'Clock South bound
train; some time before day a white
man came and laid his lily white hand
Oh me, and said "Old man you must
get Ill the other car" [ said cold bud
alright" And out I went, thinking
that the only way might reach Fort
Worth, Texas, see? | went and drop
ped down Oil two seats and fell asleep.
all draWed up dog fashion, see? AT
about eight o'clock rubbed the sand
out of my eyes and sat up looking
about me. Behold, am in the Jim
Crow car with that Southern and
damnablc law put up iu each ear, max
ing it an objectionable sin for Negro
to go i'll any other car but what the
class legislation of the South says: WHY
don't the Negroes Of Texas test the con-
stitutionality of the so-called Gw.aaal
I'D the negroes of Kentucky. Texas
ertainly has talented men-yes, men
who are brain. My friends and neigh
,ors, make the move, make it altogeth-
II, and make it in tie right direction,
md demand your rights as man and
! citizen of the country.
| run into Fort Worth, Texas, and
vent to my old home, Mrs. Della
stamps. Oh! how glad we were to
get to an old friends house. She soon
iXed things for the inner man, which
oOn vanished. | took walk up to
Rev. j. Frances Robertson, pastor of
he First Baptist church, whom we
'ound to be courteous gentleman, not
,nly so, but one of the ablest men in
he Baptist ranks in the state of Texas.
He preached very able sermon on ,
Sunday morning, October It'll. It has
)een long, long time since l heard s
such sermon. | was asked to talk
ome gospel for them at three O'Clock
md also ut sevel p. m, which they all
eemed to enjoy, so much so that [ was
'sked to stay over on Monday night
md preach again, which l did, aid
hey put in my hands that which a
preacher most needs when out on the {
-, see?
Tuesday, the 9th, at 8 o'clock [ start
d cut for Navasota, Texas. After All
III days ride, at about 8 o'clock p. m.,
arrived at my destination and was {
net at the depot by. 81 know some !
hing, but amt going to tell" 1
vent to the home of Mrs. Mayos, where
was Hospitality entertained for some
lays. In this happy family arc Mrs.
Laura A. Thompson, Miss Lille A.
Johnson, Miss Ida and some little ones.
can never forget the happy days
spent at this house. God bless them.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10th, was the
most eventful day, in as mucA as it
was show day. Such an occurrence is
lot often in these little country towns,
1ence the name of show, regardless to
character, quality or quantity, they
come in great focks, whites and blacks,
Oh horseback dual and sometimes three
fold. In wagons with six OK teams