The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

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and while 1 have read of attacks and
counter attacks in Europe, have not
realized what that meant until I re-
turned to the farm just a few days
ago, and have been forced to find res
cue in Kansas City, Kans., for a few
days, and then without telling the peo-
pie what has happened, 1 am going to
take another trip away until cold
weather comes and destroys my enc
mics.
In my last letter, told you about
looking around in Chicago to see what
was going on there, and 1 met a few
people and got a little information. l
called at the printing house of Bernard
Fits, on State street, and found that
he was busy as could be. Of course
he took time to shake my lily black
hand and give me some information,
and also introduced me to another
printer, by the name of Mr.. Shirley.
did not know that printers knew
so much about what was going on in
the world until 1 talked with these
two men. 1 left there full of inform
alton. 1 then went to call on the
"Grand Old Man," Rev. j. F. Thomas,
who has been preaching many years,
and is today one of the greatest preach
ers in Chicago. He is strictly in har-
mony with his church doctrine, and if
you want to stir him just dish out some
milk and water Baptist doctrine. He
is deep dyed in the wool Baptist
preacher and is doing great big work
in Chicago. 1 was delighted to talk
with him.
It was to me a source of pleasure
to meet Rev. L. K. Williams, the new
pastor of Olivet Baptist church and
talk with him. He is planning to do
some real work, and am sure he will.
Rev. Williams is a young man, well
educated, and has had some experience
in church work-yes he has erected the
finest church in Texas owned by our
people, and it is a monument. After
getting it up, and the debt out of the
way, he then was called to Chicago.
This will give him better opportunity
to educate his son. So many of our
best men seek an opportunity to leave
the south because of the educational
opportunities.
L don't see to save my life why the
south would want part of its citizens
to be illiterate and ignorant. Educa-
ted people, whether white or black
help communities, and will do good.
They help to allay lawlessness. They
help to improve communities. The
south is sleeping on its own rights.
know here and there in the larger
cities and towns you will find in some
places good schools, but then back in
the rural districts where the masses
are, they do not make any steps to-
ward a real education.
Out at Evanston, 1 had the pleasure
of meeting that great church builder
Rev. 1. A. Thomas, who is without a
doubt a man among men. 1 talked
with him just a little bit about his
church and church work, found that
his people were putting down money to
get the church out of debt. 1 had the
pleasure of meeting Rev. II. E. Stew
art, pastor of the A. NJ. E. church in
Evanston. 1 went to the church to
hear a special lecture to men only, and
enjoyed it. met Rev. I. N. Ross, who
is one of the new Bishops of the A. NJ.
E. church, and many other people. i
had the pleasure of attending services
at the Y. NJ. C. A, where Rev. w. R.
Ashburn is holding forth, prior to
building a new church. He is going
to put up some church there, believe
me. I was proud indeed to have the
pleasure of looking into his face also
of meeting his wife. She is a fine
woman.
Getting through with the town,
left for Kansas City, shaking the dust
off of my feet. 1 went directly out to
the farm and found the horses, mules,
cows, chickens, ducks and even the
eggs glad to see me, and Juno, the old
dog certainly did do some extra shak-
ing. 1 thought everything was well,
and I would bask in the sunshine, but
then that night came the spirit of war.
1 had retired in the bed where 1 had
been sleeping for years, and thought it
was my right to do so, but then even
before 1 could go to sleep an army of
million bed bugs made an attack on
me, and I started the killing act. At
ter 10000 had fallen at my hands,
there came a reinforcement, and 1 had
to retreat. Some little hopping things
came along to help them. 1 think
they are called heas or something like