The broad ax., 1917-05-05
Charles E. Stump, the
Kansas Farmer News
paper Writer Has Been
Spending Some Time in
Florida, Feasting on
Grape Fruit. While in
Washington, D. c. He
Was Furnished with a
Pass by Hon. Martin B.
M adden to Enter
Congress

any other one man of our race in Flor
ida. He has just purchased first-clas
hotel at cost of $40, 900 and he is bid
ding for the wealthy Colored people t,
come down and bask in the Florid;
sunshine when it is cold in the North
Ny congratulation to the great men
and the men of wealth. Rev. Jones il
one of the best men 1 have ever met
and he is constantly doing things fol
his people. 1 was delighted to see ant
to talk with him and to be at the table
where Carnegie has been, and to reaC
beautiful letter which Mrs. Carnegie
had written to Mrs. Jones. Wonderful
couple are these, and the boys are fol
lowing in the steps of their father.
1t would just take whole paper fol
me to tell you what I have seen and
where I have been since sent you the
last letter. But, believe me, honey,
am on the Lord IS side and am stick.
ing as close to Him as possible, for ]
am afraid of germs and Germans, and
since my country has been plunged in
to war, I may have to go to the front,
and, believe me, I have been taking
running lessons recently, and one day
I ran five miles without stopping, and
I think I can outrun anybody's bullet.
I am some runner and don't you forget
it. 1 will enter the race any time now.
Can you try it with met
1 have been to Jacksonville, Fla, to
be with Prof. n. W. Collier at the an
niversary of the Florida Baptist Col
lege, and the twenty-ifth anniversary,
at that. 1t means a whole lot for one
school to live so long and be so useful,
and this is just what has been in the
case of this school.
Miss Sarah A. Blocker, one of the
greatest women of this race of ours,
has been connected with the school
ever since it was born, and she is still
there doing good. She is a friend to
girls, and will give her life for them.
She recognizes the need and the care
of the young girls of our race, and she
is one woman who will do her duty
whether you like it or not, and like
to see this class of women, for they
are whole cloth, yard wide. 1 have
told you about her work before and
what she meant to our race, also about
President Collier.
I had the pleasure of shaking hands
with DR.. John E. Ford, and then L
found my way around to see Prof.
John A. Gregg, president of Edward
Waters college, and another great edu-
,ator. DR.. Gregg has given his best
life and service to his church, and is
now serving his church and people.
There is no doubt about his training,
and then he is a man of God. A long
time ago he went to Africa and there
spent some time in preaching there,
md from that place, he returned to
his country and took up regular
church work, and was a success as
pastor. Now he is serving the college,
md I am of the opinion that he should
De made bishop in the next general
conference. Why mott
Then off to the North. I wish you
.ould have seen that big crowd trying |
o make it to the north. I rode on the
seaboard Air Line from Jacksonville |
o Fredericksburg, Va, without get
ing off. When L got there I found a |
Minister awaiting my arrival, but 1 am
lot going to talk much about that, but |
will look into the other things, for
here were other things to claim my
attention. I wish I had the time to
ell you all about this place, but as
I'M going back there, shall save what
have to say until my return to the
lace.
From that town to Richmond, where
touched John Mitchell Jr., and after
aking up some time with him,
urned my attention to Washington,
}. c., and wrote a letter to Congress