The broad ax., 1916-04-22

Juos touo eoho myeoA, eIOpplnS ue4I
at Palatka, where I met with little
disappointment, hence did not tarry
there, but will go back another time
and spend just little time with Rev.
G. s. Long, D. D., whose name is be-
fore the A. N. E. church as successor
to Dr.. ]. G. Caldwell. Then to Day
tona, and from there to Miami, the
stepping of place. I could just write
q week about Daytona, about Miami,
Palm Beach and other places. 7 spent
a little time with Rev. J. T. Brown,
one Of the writers Of the Sunday
School Board Of the National Baptist
convention, and one Of the best Bap-
fist scholars in this country. DR..
Brown just reads his Bible in the
original tongue just like you read it in
English, and perhaps better than some
people read it.
I am glad that DR.. Brown is a man
with common sense, because, I just
said a big word to him, as I thought
I was talking in Greek. I said emo
cusdumpikomurdus." thought I was
talking in Greek, and he did not under
stand me and rather than make me feel
bad he just looked. I spent a few
days with him, and had the pleasure
Of meeting some of the leading people.
will not take up time to talk about
him because I want to tell you a few
things about Florida oranges. You
have been buying them but perhaps
you don't know that we are in this
business, and I am now eating oranges
from grove owned by one Of our men,
and one of the largest shippers in the
state, but you don't know it. It is ].
W. Wright, of this place.
Perhaps you want to know about
him. He has worked his way up here
in this world. He came into the world
via Hawthorne, Florida, or out in the
country and that is the nearest town
we could get at in order to locate him.
He is strictly a country boy. But I
wish you could see him and his home.
It is first class city home, believe
me. Just about miles from the town
Of Deland in the midst of his large
orange groves. A two story house,
modern improvements. He has his own
private water supply, his own gas plant
with latest improvements, his beautiful
walk, from his door to the gate, on
each side of the walk, large palmettoes.
Then large oak trees in his yard COW
cred with moss.
In the business world, he has fine
rating, and the bankers down here
speak in the highest terms of this
young man, and all because he has
made good. It is indeed inspiring to
come in touch with him and his
brothers. The Lord has just blessed
his home with junior, and he is here
to stay.
Just after starting this letter in
formation comes to me that DR.. J. n.
Thompson, of Orlando, Fla, has been
forced to leave his home-not exactly
leave, but had to be spirited away by
the sheriff to save his life, and that he
is in Jail somewhere. Several weeks
ago, in a drug store, the White drug
gist accused him of disputing his word,
and when he turned to leave with a
weight or something knocked our doc
tor down, and then took advantage of
it to give him good clubbing. For
this the White man was praised and
there was no arrest made.
Things went on, until one day last
week this same G. N. B. Barlow, drug.
gist, met DR.. Thompson on the street
and thought he could repeat it, but this
time DR.. Thompson was on the look
out, and when this White man attempt
ed to make the assault, DR.. Thompson
known his right down on the ground
and then gave him real good whip.
ping. This man rushed in town, told
the White men that "Nigger" ran
over him with an automobile, and then
dubbed him. A mob was formed, DR.
Thompson was arrested, and at night
carried away, so when the mob went
to Jail after him, he was not there. 1t
was alright as long as the White man
was doing the whipping. How brave
the White man of the South is.
JUST think of it. One little man,
arrested, everything with which to de.
fend himself being taken away, to be
tried by White men, executed or pun
ished by White men, and yet this same
crowd of White men will go to work
and form a mob to kill one man fol-
protecting his rights. Think Of SOC
men going after one man, and then at
ter he has been disarmed. Well, I will
not comment on this,