The broad ax., 1917-05-12
Charles E. Stump Visits
Baltimore Md. and Has
a Pleasant Interview
with Rev. W. Sampson
Brooks the New Pastor
of Bethel Church of
That City.


hard, and soon you will be hearing of
people being killed, but our people are
ready to enter into it and die like
others if the country demands it of
them. We love our God, our country
and our family. Nothing more and
nothing less, and that which a man
loves he is willing to die for.
You don't realize what it is to be
busy until you visit this part Of the
world and see what is being done up
here. You see things and yet you
don't see. 1t is not possible for you
to know all the activities, but you will
find that it is not possible to get into
the buildings that were once opened to
you. To get into any place you must
have a pass, even to get into the gal
leries of Congress.
I wanted to make a visit to Congress
and just appealed to Congressman Mar
tin b. Madden from Illinois, and in the
next mail came the pass reading,
"Here it is" 1 thanked him and then
went into the house to hear the debates
on the knotty problems. You are not
permitted to either read or write when
you are up there, but must remain as
still as a real mouse. This is what 1
had to do and found pleasure in doing
" &c 10
and they are proud of him, and the
people of illinois are willing to give
him anything he wants in that state,
around and about Chicago.
Getting over this country at this time
is interesting because there is so much
protection accorded you. Every turn
you take you will see bunch of sol
diers, and they are guarding you and
your train as you move along over the
country. We have a great country and
we intend to keep it great. ] am sure
you will agree with me that it is just
the thing to do, and if you don t agree
it is the thing to do just the same.
1 am in Baltimore, as you can see
from the date line of this letter to you
this week, and the first man to attract
my attention here was the Rev. DR.. w.
Sampson Brooks. OF course you are
with him, because he is a
man of much vision and experience.
Little more than a year ago saw him
in st. Louis, and this very month one
year ago his name was before his
church for episcopacy, but he did not
make it, but then he will make it. Last
fall when his time was out in st.
Louis, they sent him to Wichita, Kas.,
but the people of Baltimore thought
that they should have him and have
been working to get him ever since.
1t has been work, work, until the
Baltimore conference met, and then
Bishop ]. Albert johnson conceded to
the wishes of the people of Baltimore
and assigned DR.. Brooks to Bethel
A. NJ. E. church in this city, one of the
largest and oldest in the connection.
It vies with Bethel in Philadelphia for
age, and vies with the whole connection
for influence and actual work. a few
years ago this congregation took big
bite when it took in perhaps the largest
church building in the whole connec-
ton. l don't know what the purchase
price was, but do know that they now
owe about $4,000 on it, and this is
what DR.. Brooks must shoulder with
his people, and L think it will 60 down
in hurry. He is here to wrestle with
the debt, and already he has launched
a rally for $4,000 and then will begin
to plan for other emergencies. He has
met with a cordial welcome in Balti-
more.
. Speaking of his welcome in Balti-
more, permit me to say that it was here
hat DR.. Brooks took on his education
at Morgan College, and of course his
school is proud to have him here. 1t
was here that he got the inspiration
and the divine call to preach and he
has been preaching too. Now he re-
turns to his old home and is honored
BY the people of the town. He is with
honor in his own country, and be-
ieve he is going to do some work here.
1 told you a little about being in
when 1 wrote to you, and
now that 1 am away from that, may
tell you of some of the other things
nave seen and been doing. From Wash
ngton 1 went out to Chester, Pa, to
spend little time there with the Rev.
Dr.. ]. R. Bennett. He was glad to see
ne and 1 was glad to see him. We
shook hands and then was soon in my
,oom after greeting his wife and his
laughter by adoption, Jessie. Chester
IS one of the places where our people
rom the south have been pouring in,