The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

A big man Is in town, and made C bis mistake in who he was. It all camc about by my being Baptist instead oi a Methodist.
 Thursday morning, as I got off the Iakeview car at Nineteenth street saw a portiy looking man who I sus- pected was the Rev. Fl. M DuBose, the scholarly editor of the Methodist Re- view, and being g regular reader of 1t and hearing that he was in the city, walked over to the curb and asked, ''Is this Dr. DuBose9"
 Now that's where made mistake, for he iaughingly replied. 'FNo, am not he" Not to be outdone and to save my face, I said: Anyway, know you are high up in Methodist circles. Who are you and what do you do?" He looked ot me a bit ouriously. and answered, My name is Candler, and I am bishop" and introducing myself. we had pleasant chat until I put him on an East Lake car and headed him for tho conference at woodlawn.
 Now, as I am out of his Jurisdiction. I am going to let him settle 1t with pr. DuBose, who. by the way, saw later at the conference. and found him to be of the build of the bishop. In the confusion incident to the close of the session I failed to find the editor to make acknowledgment that l had taken a bishop for him. I dare say he won't be mad with me, for it's hard to offend a Methodist preacher by taking a bishop for him.
 It seems that Bishop Candler was just here for the day, but when the various announcements were made 1t seemed to me that the chairman of every con- ference committee urged all of the members to be present as Bishop Can- dler was to speak to them. To cap the climax announcement was made from the pulpit that he would preach at p. m This gave me my clue, for I made up my mind to hear him. You can just set it down that no little man ever gets to be a Methodist bishop. and that when one is scheduled to preach it will be worth hearing.
 Just before the morning session was concluded Bishop Denny announced that the conference had time to hear from any one who had a message. This was pr. George Stuart's cue, and he intro- duced Dr. W. J. Turner, colored, presi- dent of the Miles Memorial college, and those present gave him a warm greet ing because pr. Stuart had told them of the great effort he was making to build up worthy institution for his race.
 have noticed that whenever a negro is introduced to a big religious gath ering of white people and given a chance to speak that he is going to sweep his audience. Dr. Turner was no SACcpllOI. HIS dUOub IAOIO DCN Ing three kinds of Methodists among the colored people and his discrimination between them was quite effective, and when he claimed that the conference to which he belonged was the only real thing, 1t brought forth shouts of laugh ter.
 He made such a stirring talk about the needs of his people and the poor with which he was trying to do his work that 1t set Bishop Candler on fire, for when he was and asked to speak to the brethren he began with eulogy to the negroes loyalty. both in Civil war times and at the present and let it be that he trusted them more than he did some people whose faces were white but whose hearts were black in the way they were betray- ing Uncle Sam while enjoying his hos- pitality.
 Continuing, he said: ''Some people talk about deporting the negro, but I am like a friend of mine, who said that whenever the negroes are sent out of America he wants to go with them" He was strong in his belief in the need of foreign missions. but he was equally to care for the black men who were in our midst, and that the church ought to stand by them and help them in every possible way in their schools.
 Getting aroused he turned to Bishop Denny and said, With your permission I want to start collection right here and now for our colored brother and his work" The presiding bishop laugh ingly replied, q knew if I gave you a chance to talk you would take collec- tion for something before you quit, so just go ahead"
 And he did. giving evidence that he is a past master when 1t comes to lift ing a collection. Some brother said, Let's make 1t . negro offering by com ing up and putting it on tho table," but a wiser collector objected and proposed that the clerk take down the names of those who would give. This was done and later they were allowed to put 1t down on the table. sveral hundred dol lars was raised.
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 I like to have forgotten the best part of tho collection taking, for some one wA coma forward with our gtfta."