The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-04

ues to move and men are dying just
as they have always been dying, but
then in the old country they are in
the wholesale business and no longer
human lives.
1 have never understood why men
should go to war and kill up each
other, for if left alone they will die
themselves soon enough. But still the
war goes on, and we are now right in
to it, and it is hard to tell how many
of our men will be called upon to give
up their lives for the Stars and
Stripes. Those who do so will do it
willingly.
We who are farmers are called upon
to prepare to feed the world, and this
is what we have been doing this sum-
mer, and soon we will be reaping the
harvest. Whether or not foodstuff
will continue up, l am not prepared
to say, but we have put plenty of it
in the ground, and it is coming up
now, and getting in shape for use. In
the meantime the work of helping
brother to live goes on with success
in all parts of our country.
Of course I have been moving since
1 wrote to you last and will continue
to move. 1t strikes me that 1 was
just on the eve of entering Virginia
when 1 wrote the last letter, or had
reached Portsmouth, Va, and had a
fine time over there, and then l went
to Norfolk, and from there to Lynch
burg, to be in that big. Baptist Jubilee,
and it was ,one big jubilee if you will
take my word for it.
1t was a great thing to see four
state bodies come together at one
time, for the purpose of celebrating
the 50th anniversary of the big con-
vention. These bodies were the Bap-
fist State convention, the Women's
SuuSdtiOudl SOuNChIiOu, Tic Ouuudy
School convention and the B. Y. P. U.
and in the same order l
will give the names of the presidents:
A. A. Calvin, DID,, Danville; Mrs. E.
P. Fox, Salem; Prof. ]. S. Lee, New
port News and R. c. Mitchell, Rich
mond.
All meetings were held on Seminary
Hill. Three of them under large tents
and the fourth in the chapel of the
Virginia Theological Seminary and
College. You see, the fathers fifty
years ago, organized the convention,
and then planted on the hill one of the
greatest institutions in the country
for the religious and literary training
Of our people. 1t was G. w. Hayes,
who put the school on the map and
died. He had a wonderful personal
ity and he touched men. Associated
with him were such men as R. H.
Bowling, B. F. Fox, w. F. Graham,
and others whose names 1 do not re-
call. DR.. Graham is still living and
preached the semi-centennial sermon,
while the others whose names 1 have
,alled have gone to their eternal rest.
At the head of the school today is a
great man, although a young man,
Rev. R. C. Woods, who is a graduate
Of the institution and who has spent
MS time in getting prepared for his
work. He did not stop because he
was a graduate already, but went
light on getting more education, and
when the school needed a man, Just
)ut hands on him, and it has been a
wise selection.
Back of Prof. Woods is Adolphus
a deacon in one of the
churches, but one of the wealthiest
men of our race in America. He is
nan of business ability, a man who
las made good and is still making
yood. The school is one of the largest
n the country, and it is now only a
question of time when it will pay off
IL the present Indebtedness and then
make room for other students who
re knocking at the door.
But I must hasten to get through
With this. 1 will not enter into de-
ails, for it would take too long. r
ad the pleasure Of meeting many Of
UT trained people, and they tried to
make me happy. There was the wild
W of the late G. w. Hayes, who is
ow Mrs. Allen, then there was Mrs.
J. G. Donahue, Of Danville. who was
or a long time one Of the leading
eachers Of the state, but is now en-
aged in keeping house herself. She
) one Of our thinking women, and
7as active In the convention. She
nd many good things to say. But I
not to get OF on these
Kings.