The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Charles E. Stump, the
Kansas Newspaper Cor
respondent, After Visit
ing Chicago, Makes His
Second Tour Through
Mississippi and Other
Sections of the South

ana mis- people, but 1t would always be
inferior to white man. He tried to
find history to back him up, and then
he said that it was the teaching of
Booker T. Washington, and i can
imagine I see and hear DR.. Washing
ton turn over in his grave, and declare
the good "Rectorer" or something like
that 1 felt like speaking right out in
church, but 1 was not a member of
that League, and could not give you
or him the desired answer But that
man did not handle the truth correct
ly about God. 1 believe Paul told the
truth when he declared from some hill
up about Mars or some other place,
''And out of one blood hath God Gre
ated all the nations of men to dwell
upon all the face of the earth" 1 did
not get to see Paul but from what l.
can learn about his education and his
touch with God, he knows more about
things than that white man did down
here, and will pass him up and take
Paul for it. Paul was not full of
hatred for the Negro. He nor his an
cestors had not held slaves. You see
that white man was from Georgia, and
it had been the talk around the fire
side when he was a child. He had
heard it in the Sunday school, from
the pulpit, from every walk of life,
that the Negro was his inferior, and
1 do not think hard of him now, but
want that my people shall prove his
doctrine false. We must do superior
things in a superior way.
The meeting ended, collection was
lifted, then the people went to their
several churches for watch meeting,
and 1 went to the Baptist church, and
all at once, heard the whistles blow
ing, guns shooting, and they told me
that it was blowing the old year out
and shooting the new one in. Just as
soon as it happened, 1 jumped up,
shouted time or two and then turned
over a new leaf, and began to write
the things / am going to do this year
But since it is little late now 1 will
not attempt to tell you all the things
l have in mind to do.
Thanks be unto God, remained in
Bristol until 5 o'clock in the after
noon of Jan. 1, and then started for
Roanoke, where l remained several
days with Rev. ]. H. Burks, then on
to Bedford City, and from Bedford
City back to Knoxville, Tenn, when 1
was the guest of DR.. S. NJ. Clark, one
of the leading physicians, then on to
Atlanta, Ga, Birmingham, Ala.
Our people were in a stir in Birm-
ingham because the Penny Prudential
Savings Bank had just closed few
days before that time, and many peo-
pie were money out, but they hope to
get it in. Met Mrs. Carrie A. Tuggle,
who was as busy as could be. Most
of my time was spent in the Office of
DR.. U. G. Mason, although l spent the
night with one of the strong men of
our race, DR.. j. S. Jackson, financial
secretary of the A. NJ. E. Zion church,
and one of our great race men. DR..
Jackson has given his life for his peo-
pie, and then he has handled thou
sands of dollars for the church of
which he is a member, giving an ac-
count for every cent. You see he has
always had money of his own, and the
man who knows how to care for his
money can care for others. His strict
honest dealings with his people has
brought him right to the front, and
made for him many friends in this
world and in the world to come. 1t was
indeed to me a source of pleasure to see
all this, and to see his lovely mansion,
and to meet his wife, who is indeed
one Of the brightest women of our
race
DR.. Jackson is now mentioned for
the highest position in the gift of his
church, and the general conference
which will meet in Louisville, KY,
will make of him Bishop, and he has
won the place. had the pleasure of
meeting the wife of Bishop G. W. Gin
ton, of Charlotte, n. c., and heard her
make a big speech. Met some big
men of all the races in Atlanta, Ga. 1t
was the conference of college presi-
dents and principals, and the inaugu-
ration of the new president Of Gam
mon Theological Seminary.
I would like to tell you some of the |
people I met there. Excuse me this |
time, and I will let you hear from me
again. 1t was q brainy meeting. I
had the pleasure of shaking hands