The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-04

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to know that Mississippi is just full
of our people, and some of them are
doing well in spite of what may be said
or done on the other hand. 1 have
been around where there has been a
real lynching, yet I have seen so many
people who have not been lynched, and
are making good.
While this is the state of Vardaman
and other evils, yet the more 1 see of
it, the more impressed I am and the
longer want to stay down here among
the people. The last time L wrote to
you I was in Yazoo City, and there I
was in a conference taking reporting
lessons, trying to tell you about the
East Mississippi conference of the At
rican Methodist Episcopal church, pre-
sided over by Bishop J. M. Conner.
1t is wonderful how he has gotten into
the hearts of the people down here. To
see him you can tell at a glance what
race he belongs and can even locate
his tribe. The Bishop has spent his
time in preparing, and he reads the
Bible in its originals just as you read
the real translated Bible.
While in the city of Yazoo City, I
had the pleasure of going to Bap-
fist Association, and heard those peo-
pie Just speak right out in church about
Brother E. P. Jones, and appointed a
committee of 35 to tell where the As
ISOLATION stood, to a man for DR.. E. G..
Morris and the National Baptist con-
vention, and let it be understood now
and forever that there is but one Ma
tional Baptist convention in America.
Now let me see about the conference.
have been to three of them already,
and L have been very much impressed
with Bishop Conner and his work down
here. He is doing much to help our
people from every view point. He not
only insists that his preachers shall
study, but prepares the way. Two
hours every day are spent in an insti-
tute, where the practical things are
discussed and reviewed, especially the
common errors made by men. This is
indeed helpful and inspiring to the
men, and then when it comes to the
young men entering the ministry, they
are carted right off to school if they
are not qualified. I looked at all this
and felt like shouting myself.
At each of the conferences 1 have
seen Revs. John J. Morant, of Vicks-
burg, D. H. Butler, of Jackson, J. W.
Hair, of Jackson, s. P. Fielder, of
Mound Bayou. These are the men who
are putting forth an effort to get to
the higher positions in life. These are
the men who are looking up in their
church. DR.. Morant wants to be bish-
op, and DR.. Fielder wants the same
place, while D. n. Butler, will be con-
tented with the management of the A.
NJ. E. Book Concern, and J. W. Hair
wants Church Extension Society.
nCN. ID. L. "dISOu, VI hduSdS, has
held this for a long time and he has
rendered such good service that it
would be impossible of DR.. Hair to beat
him. He is a good man, a business
man, and has learned the business well.
Such man should not be changed
until changed by death. But the elder
can get his name before the church,
for when DR.. Watson has been called
home he will be in line.
From Yazoo City, I went to Lexing-
ton, Miss, to spend a day with Rev.
]. A. Marshall, D. D., pastor Of the
Baptist church. He is a young man,
and was in Chicago during the Ma
tional Baptist convention. He said he
took pleasure in inviting me to 90 to
Lexington and the way he treated me
showed that he meant it. This is one
Of the smaller towns Of the state, but |
We have fine set Of people in the
place. was surprised as I walked up
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