The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-25
Charles Stump Ends His
Travels Through the
South for the Holidays
at Shreveport, La.
Where He Attended
the A.M.E. Conference

met tnere ana IL was some conference
too. 1t was one of them big ones.
They elected 10 delegates and then
divided, giving each conference five.
DR.. S. P. Fielder was elected the lead
er, and he is man who has been
we'll trained, and is we'll up in his
church affairs. DR.. Fielder is men,
toned for the episcopacy, and has
the full backing of his conference.
The fight will be between DR.. Fielder
and DR.. ]. ]. Morant, and the dele
gates will meet in January and tell
which to support.
There were many good things said
during the conference. 1 did not stay
through the session of the conference
but left to spend a day with Rev. E.
P. Jones. 1 had an invitation from
him to visit Vicksburg, and his home
and accepted it. He has a lovely
home, and believe me he is some busy
man. L do not need to tell you who
DR.. E. P. Jones is, because he is well
known. That big meeting in Chicago
last September brought him before
the public. He is the man who con-
tested with Dr. E. C. Morris and the
two stood side by side a whole after
noon in the National Baptist conven-
ton. He is the man that the daily
papers said lost his coat tail.
He is doing some work these days,
and while am not with him, 1 give
him credit of being a hustler. He did
not ask me to change, he gave me the
right to think, but as 1 was in his
state, and he knew my state was solid
against him, yet he wanted to show
me some courtesies. 1t was not a
convention matter but entertainment.
They are having some deaths in Vicks-
burg.
1t was bright and early on Monday
morning that 1 got myself together
and crossed the river. They put me
and my James Crow car all on the
boat, and pulled us over in Louisiana,
and 1 stopped at Gibsland, La, visit
ing there Coleman College. 1t is a
large school with plenty students.
They have 200 acres of land, and when
they asked me to talk to them, /
could talk about farming, because !
was right at home there on the farm.
knew more about that than 1 did
about newspaper writing. Prof. o. L.
Coleman is doing a great work there
and his associates.
On to Shreveport, and l am here
now. I met Bishop ]. NJ. Connor
Mrs. D. H. Butler, Mrs. Helen Camp
bell, and others on their way to con
ference. 1t was a nice little trip, but
only Al miles. 1 am here, and 1 an
attending the conference. Rev. F. D
hampton is pastor of the church. He
is brother to the late Bishop Lamp
ton. The people here are busy.
have met a hustling young doctor
DR.. S. S. Turner. She has big prac
tice and is conducting a hospital her
self 1 shall tell you more about hel
work in my next letter.
1 told you that 1 have met Charlie!
Stewart, and I have an invitation
from him to come to Chicago fol
Christmas, and may accept his invita-
tion. He tells me that he is going t.
deliver a special lecture to men onl!
Sunday afternoon, December 26 a
Quinn chapel, and if can get to Chi
cago I shall hear that lecture to men
I wonder what he has to say to men
Well all of this will hear for myself
will be out of Louisiana when
write to you my next letter.