The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Charles E. Stump, the
Smart Farmer News
paper Correspondent
from Kansas, After His
Steamboat Trip up the
St. James River in Old
Virginia, Again Finds
Himself in the State
Where You Have to
Show Me---Missouri

Mexico, Mo.-Perhaps this is world
that will stand the test of worlds. 1
have been here for a long time and 1
am not ready to leave, because it has
been my lot in the past year to see
so many places since 1 have been try
ing to write for the paper. The people
are getting acquainted with me, and
1 am getting acquainted with them,
and then 1 have had some one to tell
me that / was smart, and that has Civ
en- me the big head which may lead to
my death.
1 have not sent you a letter for a
long time and it would take me almost
as long to tell you all have seen and
what 1 have been doing. But then 1
will try to say just few things to
you.
1 told you about my trip up the
James River and the visit to James
town, Va. Well when I got through
there I found my way to Petersburg,
Raleigh, N. c., Atlanta, Ga, Jackson
vile, Fla, and then to Savannah, Ga,
to attend the session of the National
Baptist Convention which was one of
the greatest in the history of the or
ganization, and it was well attended.
People were there by the thousands,
and I did not count myself in getting
at the number. There were enough
without counting me, but if you want
me to do so, then put it down so many
thousands and one, or I will make the
one. Then they raised some money
there. 1t was all reported, and then the
Board made the proper appropriations.
I have been going to conventions for
years, but I have not been to a Bap-
tist convention where there were so
many free social functions. They were
there Just the same. got more free
eatings, and while the people were pay
ing a dollar a day, the place where 1
stopped declared that they felt more
like paying me a dollar a day for stay
ing there and would not accept cent
of my money. So you see it was free
doings for me all the way through.
Rev. E. C. Morris, of Helena, Ark,
was elected president; DR.. w. G. Parks,
of Philadelphia, vice president; Prof.
R. B. Hudson, of Selma, Ala, secre-
tary; DIR. A. J. Stokes, Montgomery,
treasurer; Prof. NJ. NJ. Rodger, Dallas,
Texas, auditor; Rev. c. Fl. Parrish,
Louisville, KY, statistical secretary;
W. J. Latham, of Jackson, Miss, and
T. G. Ewing of Nashville were elected
the attorneys. Now there were as
sistant secretaries and other officers
that I will not mention, but they put
me on the staff of reporters. Musko-
gee, Okla, was selected as the next an
nual session.
1 went from there to Washington,
D. c., to attend the B. NJ. c. and it was
great big meeting. I want to here
congratulate Hon. E. 81. Morris, of
Chicago, upon his ability as presiding
officer. He is one more president, or
grand master as he is called in the
B. NJ. c., and so well is he into the
hearts of the people that they would
Just keep him all of. his life if he will
stay, and James F. Needham, in the
position of secretary.
But there was something sad con-
nected with that big meeting. You see
DR.. E. P. Jones, was some pumpkins
in Boston, and had his eve on the
grand mastership, and thought that
soon he would land. In Boston he was
placed in the Office of the sub-commit-
tee of management, and attended all
the meetings. But in his zeal to push
his Baptist convention, he got mixed
up in the affairs in Georgia, and his
head fell in the waste basket in Wash
ington, and perhaps he will never see
the big position. He came within the
sight of the land of promise, but will
pass on without ever getting there.
He has my sympathy. The Rev. DIR.
W. n. Nixon, also had to pick his head
out Of the waste basket.
1t is strange that two preachers
should fall from Office in the Odd Eel |
lows, but perhaps God wants them to