The broad ax., 1916-05-06
Charles E. Stump Visited
High Point, North Car
DINA, Knoxville, Ten
nessee and Other Points
in the Tar-Heel State
and Virginia, on His
Way to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Where He
Will Attend the Ses-
sions of the General A.
M. E. Conference

to report to you that he is doing a
great big work in this part of the
world.
1 have not mentioned all the men,
because I am away from Atlanta, and
not yet in the general conference, but
I will have few things to say to you
about it next week, so you may look
out for me. I will tell you all that
I know. 1 went from Atlanta to Knox
vile, reaching there at night at 10:40
o'clock I found Editor W. L. Porter,
waiting for me, and toted me in his
car over to the place where I was
booked to spend the night. Well, I
slept as best 1 could there, and then
the next morning went to the home
of Rev. W. Augustus Jones, pastor of
Mt. Zion Baptist church, and got in
his tub, and was fully ready and pre-
pared for the next day.
What happened. After shaking
hands with DR.. 81. M. Green, DR.. s. NJ.
Clark, I got in the car with Editor
Porter, headed Tor Jefferson City,
Tenn, where he had booked me to
make a few remarks. He had pretty
little automobile, and said it would
tote US over to Jefferson City and then
he could tote me back, and I would
start from Knoxville to my next point.
Mr.. Porter is a small man, and 1 am
well you may guess. We got in the
wagon, and he turned a little some
thing and that thing grunted a few
times, and then started off. We were
riding well, and all at once, I heard
something like a gun, and he said it
was blow out. He stopped, took
something off the wheel, and stuffed
that, put some wind in it, and then
off he started. 1t looked as if we were
flying at times, and there was nothing
for me to debut just sit there and
hold my breath, for thought every
minute something would happen. We
rolled up into the town on time, and
then we had to go up big hill.
This was the Nelson Merry college,
Jefferson City. The president was
away but they were looking for US.
They received US like they were reeeiv-
ing their own. Teachers and students
alike seemed glad to receive US. Misses
NJ. Cordille Rice, and Vandolia Sim
mons, met US down the hill, and as I
had to get out and walk, they walked
up with me, and we saw Editor Porter
pull the hill. 1t was not long before
we had supper, and then our attention
was called to the meeting. They were
there. We had the pleasure of meeting
them, and they were anxious to hear
what a Kansas farmer would have to
say, and they even asked me about the
potato growing business.
We had many things there to see and
many things to say, but I shall not
take time to tell you about all of them,
Because we just looked and looked I'M
til we were through looking. I shall
not have any more to say about the
trip Just now. I would mention the
teachers we met, Mrs. L. A. Diggs,
principal, Mrs. A. C. Thompson, Mrs.
o. Joiner, and Rev. ]. NJ. Thompson, is
the president. I could just tell you
so much, but I will not have time.
We remained over night and the next
morning at 4:3O we were up and ready
to start back to Knoxville, and we
made it there I am here to tell you.
Perhaps I have said enough for this
time. I will have to bring this letter
to a stop. Kindly let me hear from
you when you have the time to do so.
I stopped at Lynchburg, Danville, and
I am now in North Carolina, but will
soon be away. In my next letter ]
will tell you q few things about Vir-
ginia and a trip to Philadelphia.