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are going to entertain, and there is no
question about this. 1t will have the
great religious organization in the
country, and they are going to treat
them accordingly.
1 have been to Little Rock, since 1
wrote to you last and there 1 touched
the Secretary of the Home Mission
Board of the National Baptist conven-
tion, DR.. Joseph A. Booker, who is one
great man. He is going to have one
more report for his convention this
year. He was busy as could be. You
see he has charge of all the missionary
work in this country for the Baptists,
and in this he is being assisted by the
Southern Baptist convention with the
Rev. DR.. Gray, of Atlanta, secretary.
These two men are pulling together for
the betterment of the people, and they
are meeting with great success.
1 did not do much getting around
in Little Rock, but soon had myself
together, and headed for Mariana,
Ark. L did get to shake the hands of
Bishop j. M. Conner, of the A. NJ. E..
church. He is putting things through
in his part of the work, and if you
will give him just two years, you will
not know Shorter college. Wonderful
things are being done there, and am
real proud of the success of that great
institution. 1 will not be able to say
all 1 desire about it this week. He
will soon be in his fall conferences,
and they promise to be great.
Away from Shorter, then to Marian
ma where the Phillips, Lee Monroe and
Desha Baptist District Association
met. This is a great organization and
is doing much educational work in that
section of the state of Arkansas. Of
course you know that the people in
Arkansas are in great trim, and they
are not leaving. This is the Assoeia-
tion to which DR.. E. c. Morris belongs,
and was absent this year on account
of sickness. The first time in SO years.
Special prayer was offered for his res
toration to health. He was one great
man, and all are sorry of his illness.
L am glad to report that he is better
L went to Helena to see him myself.
Death has been at work. Two great
men have been taken from us within
one week. I am sure that all lovers
of education will regret to learn of the
death of our great friend, DR.. Frissell,
principal of Hampton Institute, Hamp-
ton, Virginia. 1 do not need to say a
word about Hampton as such, for it is
well known to you. That is the Insti-
tuition that furnished US Booker T.
Washington, DR.. Robert R. Motion,
Major Allen Washington, and many
others who are filling prominent places
in the hearts of the American people.
DR.. Frissell was a White man, and
yet he lost sight of his race and color
and his whole aim was to serve hui
manity. He realized the Fatherhood
of God and the Brotherhood of Man,
and looked upon all men as his
brothers. He was ever $eady to serve,
and did serve. To him a man was a
man, and received such treatment. To
our boys and girls he held up the high
er manhood and womanhood. He
showed them that to be man and to
take a place among men, you had to
be thinker. What more could he doi
I am of the opinion that there was
never time in the history of our
people when such a friend was needed
as today, yet God has claimed him, and
we must bow, and believe that there
is another friend who has put himself
where God can use him, and will come
to the front. I don't know where he
is or who he is, but God has him for
US. The great work planted by Gen
eral Armstrong will 60 on.
Then God hath taken from us DR..
W. Bishop johnson of Washington,
D. c., the man of the hour, the scholar,
the logical preacher. It was at the
last session of the National Baptist
held in Savannah, Ga, that he was ap-
pointed to write the history of the
Baptists. His work was not finished.
Some other will take it up and on it
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I must here stop. It is hard to tell
who will be the next.