The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-21

Little Rock, Ark.-Writing for news
papers and getting over the country is
not like farming, and this I have dis
covered in the past year, but then 1
am willing to continue to try. have
been trying to write for The Broad AK
one year, and whether or not have i'm
proved it will be for the editor to say,
but 1 do know I have been off of the
farm, and have not been using the
plow or hoe in that time.
I have been back to Kansas a num-
Der of times, yet 1 have not seen all
there is to be seen, nor have I heard
all there is to be heard, yet 1 am in
the ring.
1 wrote to you last week from a
point in this country. I am sure you
will remember where have been.
Now this time 1 have been to another
part of the world-a little town known
as Houston, Texas. 1t was indeed a
pleasure to have been there and to
have talked with the good people of
that place.
The Baptists had their big convention
in Houston, and believe me, honey, it
was some convention. Rev. L. K.
Williams, pastor of Olivet Baptist
church, Chicago, was president and he
has held that position for long time,
but he resigned to go to Chicago. 1
mean he held the Office, and resigned
the Fort Worth church. He has been
there for a long time. Well, he re-
turned to open the convention and
leave in an honorable way. He was
present and called the convention to
order. He brought along with him,
Deacon S. A. Griffin to see that the
thing was properly done. He was there
and was there to stay with him. He
is chairman of the Olivet Deacon
Board, and he made hosts of friends
down in Texas. He visited the high
school and made an address there, and
so many other things took place in the
city while he was there. 1 was so de-
lighted to see him myself.
The convention is composed of some
big men, such men as Rev. A. Barbour,
DID,, who is a leader in thought in this
section of the country, and one of the
men who is working for a change in
the national administration. He was
figure in the National Baptist conven-
tion and has been for years; Rev. j. B.
Plus, of Austin, well-trained and edu-
Gated young minister; Prof. NJ. NJ.
Rodgers, who is auditor of the National
Baptist convention and one of the
finest men it has been my lot to
meet in this country. Rodgers heart
is in the right place and he is spend
ing it for his people and for the
cause of his church denomination. He
is a good Baptist, and directly inter
ested in the development and uplift of
his own people.
1t was indeed a pleasure to come in
touch with all these big men, and then
to have preacher steal a fountain pen
from me. / have been told that a
preacher won't steal, but 1 found one
that would. L saw him when he
slipped the pen from my table, and
was so disguised with him that could
not speak. l remember him as that
same man stole when he was in the
National Baptist convention one time,
but L am not going to expose him. God
forgive him, is all 1 can say.
There were some good speeches made,
and a White man from Birmingham,
came there to talk to our people. 1t
was Rev. b. F. Riley, and he is inter
ested in us, and is willing to help US all
he can. God bless him, for 1 can't.
l had the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
s. Willie Layton, president of the
women's convention, auxiliary to the
National Baptist convention. She is
just a good woman and worker. She
was of the opinion that Miss Mamie
II. Burroughs would continue with her
work, and this pleased me very much.
1 stayed all through the convention,
and heard all the sermons and speeches.
I had the pleasure of going with Dea-
con Griffin to the high school and heard
his address. He said some good things
to those young people. 1t was his first
time to be in a real Colored School, and
he was pleased with what his eyes be-
held. Well he should be, for those peo-
pie there are doing some real good
work.
Our people are busy in Houston.
They have a public library there which