The broad ax., 1917-05-12

from Mississippi. Some knew me and
knew some of them, but there were
others 1 did not know and they did not
know me. Well, such is life after all.
You want to know what these peo-
pie are doingf Well, they are making
good. OF course there is a worthless
set in this bunch just like you would
find anywhere, but the most of them
are being heard from in this busy
world. Just let me give you an exam
pie. One little woman from Savannah,
Ga, with two or three children, started
from Savannah at the time when they
would not permit them to leave. She
went back home and declared that she
was going to get out of the south. She
held a position there paying two dollars
a week, out Of which she had to sup
port her children. She pinched off a
little every week until she got together
enough to pay her fare and left the
children behind.
She found a good position in Chester,
sent for the childreA. Her son now
abo2t 10 years old is making SIS to SIS
a week. She has now started on the
purchase of a home, putting down one
hundred dollars, and has paid the Sec
ond one hundred dollars.
People who have lived in Chester for
years, paying rent, have been forced to
take down their signs, for these people
from the south are coming right into
town and buying the places where they
have lived for years. They are teach
ing our people in the north the, lessons
of thrift and industry and how to -
vest money. They will be large prop
erty owners before they are through
with it, and thereby will be substan-
tial citizens of the city or town in
which they may cast their lot Now
this is not disgrace, and these people
should be encouraged.
Of course we may expect to meet
with prejudice even in the north, and
some of the prejudiced White people
are using the coming of Negroes to the
north as a subterfuge to get out of
serving them or granting admission to
their places of amusement. / am not
going to comment on it just now, but
you will hear from me just little later
on this question.
In Philadelphia where visited had
the pleasure of meeting some of the
leading preachers there, and at the
same time heard an able sermon from
DR.. c. T. Walker; also had the pleasure
of attending a reception which was
given to DR.. L. G. Jordan, who has just
returned from the west coast of Africa,
and he was called the modern Paul,
because he dared to carry the gospel
to the people and to look into his mis-
sion work at time when it was almost
worth a mans life to cross the At
lantic Ocean. DR.. Jordan said that he
was going on business for the Lord and
felt that the Lord would take care of
him which He did, and now he is back
in his Office in Philadelphia.
1t was indeed pleasing to note the in.
terest the Philadelphia ministers took
in the affair, and all of them united as
one in order to give their missionary
caoratary 0ood baor;nn ond 70 1an,o,
strate to him that they were really
with him. They told how they would
pray for his safe return home and then
60 right out and ask if they thought
DR.. Jordan could get back home. He is
back, and told of his return, of the con-
dition of the work in Africa and
brought with him three girls to be edu-
Gated and returned to do mission work
The reception was given by the Min
isters' Conference of Philadelphia and
vicinity, Rev. W. T. Hall; president.
1t was at the largest church in Phila-
delphia, the Union Baptist church, Dr.
W. G. Parks, pastor: 1 never saw so
many preachers in all my life. The
committee consisted of Revs. C. c..
Scott, chairman; j. R. Bennett, secre-
tary; ]. NJ. Moses, j. T. Smith, P. H.
Hughes, w. G. Parks, A. R. Robinson
and J. C. Jackson.
Rev. w. 81. Moses, pastor of the Zion
Baptist church, is one hard working
man in this part of the world. He is
making the world know that he is in
it, and is by the help of God doing
the commendable things. He is some
pumpkins in. the National Baptist Con-
vention, and has the love and respect of
his people. I was delighted to hear
DR.. Moses, and I will go a hundred
miles out of my way to hear him preach
if he is going to preach. He is hard
worker in the National Baptist Con-
vention.