The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-21

you know 1 have been to Chicago, but
I am not there now as you can see, and
1 am a few miles from there. This is
a wonderful age in which we live. 1t
is worth while to know something
about this world and come in touch
with some of the people in it. To
know just what we are doing and how
we are doing it, and to know what has
happened yesterday and what is go
ing to happen tomorrow will be of in
terest to humanity.
To know how to plough, and what
to plant, and how to make food enough
for yourself and then a little for
Others will be of interest to all hu-
manity today, for all must eat, and all
are now asking what the winter will
have in store for them, and don t
blame them for asking, for am think
ing about it myself. I have been by
and looked over my crop, my garden,
my farm, and found that things were
in good shape and will be ready for
harvest this fall. 1 hope to feed my
self and then some others. I hope to
help some one. I was sorry when 1
passed through Kansas City to find
Tilford Davis in the hospital suffering
some. The doctor had cut him some,
but he was getting to be himself. The
doctors are wise guys these days, just
cut you to pieces and put you together
again.
As I told you I was going to say a
few things about Chicago, yet so many
other things have happened since then,
that I fear I shall have to leave off
some of them. Of course I met some
of the people who were visiting the
city, and touched the lives of some of
the Chicago people. called on Mrs.
Christine Cook and found that death
had visited her home and had taken
away her dearest and best friend, Mrs.
Tena Morton, and this happened while
she was in Florida. I saw many new
faces in Chicago, some from the ex-
treme south, and some from other sec
tions of the country.
Sunday night I had the pleasure of
seeing join the Olivet Baptist church,
Lawyer W. j. Latham, who has re-
Gently moved to Chicago from Jack
son, Miss. This young man is one of
the best of lawyers. He held his own
down in Mississippi in the midst of
prejudice, and I am sure he will make
it now in big Chicago. He made it
from Jackson to Chicago in his own
car and his wife all the way by his
side. Wonderful. I have in mind only
good things.
Have you lost your religionf Have
you been made to say "euss" wordsf
You needed an extra supply of grace
when you read of what was going on
in East st. Louis a few days ago. 1t
made you feel like you just wanted to
lay your religion on the shelf for a
few minutes and then pour out all the
venom and all other vile stuff there
could be gathered, but then 1 suppose
the best thing was to just pray "Fa-
ther, forgive them" But, believe me,
the Negro did take good care of him
self in this affair, although armed po-
lice, and soldiers, armed with law,
armed with shooting things, entered
homes, took away everything that
might produce death, met men of my
race on the streets, searched them, and
then stood by and saw mobs beat to
death helpless men and women, and
when white nurse phoned a doctor
to come to assist a dying man, his re-
ply was, "Let the Niger de-" But
I must let this alone for fear some
thing may out that I don't want to
say, and I never want to be arrested
for treason, for 1 am one good, loyal,
American citizen. 1t is my country,
right or wrong, my country, and for
its flag I am willing to die.
For US all Theodore Roosevelt spoke
right out in church. He is one great
man and there is no getting around it.
I would that this country had more
like him. He may not be liked by
others, but then he is q great man, and
will speak right out when it is neces-
sary.
Now, permit me to tell you that I
have been to Jacksonville, Ill, and
there is where I had the pleasure Of
meeting one brainy Sunday school
the Wood River Baptist
Sunday school convention with the
Rev. George Mason, Of Alton, presi-
lent. It is one well organized body.
Il is one Of the very best in the coun-
~. The Teachers Institute with
Rev. J. A. Crockett, president; the B.
z. P. o., with Mrs. Alberta McKinzie,