The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-04-29
Charles E. Stump on His
Tour Through the
Southern States, Visits
South Carolina, the
Rotten State Which
Belongs to the United
States Senator Benja-
min R. Tillnan

of Senator Ben I1llman, ana am
gratiied to note the wonderful prog
ress being made by our people as
pass through the state, and read about
the wonderful things being done, and
then I can see some of them for my
self, and say "Behold the race"
1 was in Florida when wrote the
last letter, and you will see that 1
am away now, but saw so many good
things in Florida until I am going
back to spend a few more days and
will then go to Georgia to see what 1
can see there and how can see it and
you will Just look and listen until l
am through and you will be on the
borders of wise man or wise woman
or boy or girl if you are reading after
me-
1 spent a good time in Florida and
was present when they had the Found
ers' Day exercises at the Florida Bap-
fist College, in Jacksonville, and it was
to me a source of pleasure to have
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on. This school started about "a years
ago in the Bethel Baptist Institutional
church, of which the Rev. John E.
Ford, D. D., is now its pastor, but he
was not there when the churches was
started, but it is another church now
with other people taking charge of it,
and I don't mind telling you about
this. 1t is one of the leading churches
in the country. But now let us see
about the school. It has increased just
like the church. The school soon got
too big for the church and they were
forced to go out and purchase some
other property, and they are going to
get out from where they are soon.
At the head of this school is Prof.
n. w. Collier, and he is some educator,
and one of the finest young men have
ever met since 1 have been in the
world He is just a real big man and
1 don't mind letting you know this for
yourself. Miss s. A. Blocker was in
the organization of the school and she
is found there right now. She is just
a fine woman, and has given her life
for our girls. We need such women as
this and don't mind reaching them
when we can. So many girls out in the
world are making good because they
touched Miss Blocker.
Now let me see about the program.
1t was just fine. Rev. c. Brewer an
interesting and noble character was
fright on hand and he took pleasure in
reading the scripture lesson. I lis
tened to him read, and then there was
others who had something to do.
Charles Stewart, of Chicago was on
hand and made one of the leading
speeches. Stewart was not well, but he
made good talk, and he was followed
by White man, the Rev. DR.. Rogers,
secretary of the Board of Missions for
the Baptist State convention. That
White man told what he was struggling
to have the Baptists of the state do to
help the Negro to rise in this world.
1t was a wonderful address, and I GER
tainly did enjoy hearing it.
From Jacksonville, L spent a few
hours at Savannah, Ga, and then
jumped right into South Carolina, stop
ping at Denmark. At this place is one
of the great institutions of learning.
1t was there 1 found the school which
was started some few years ago by
Miss Elizabeth Wright young gradu-
ate from Tuskegee, and she spent her
life in getting the school on foot, and
then died. It is a monument and one
that will never decay and fall down.
When she died there was one of her
friends, Prof. Martin A. Menafee who
was the treasurer. He took up the
work and has kept it going. He is
active in the work and is doing some
real good work. They have over 200
acres of land, and some fine buildings
that count for something, buildings
that are worth while. was glad to
look at them and to note progress.
After spending two days in the
school looking at the educational prog
ress, then it was my lot to turn atten-
ton to going to orangeburg to visit
the state school and to have a talk
with Prof. r. s. Wilkinson the presi-
dent. This is one of the largest schools
in the south and is under one of tho
greatest educators. OF course it has
the whole state behind it, and it means
something to graduate from school Of