The broad ax., 1917-05-26
Charles E. Stump Jumps
from Denmark, South
Carolina to jacksonville
Florida and Other
Points in the South; His
First Jump Being from
Washington, D. c. to
Baltimore, Md.

which was delivered by Charles Ste
wart, from Chicago or some other go
L got down there in time to hear tn,
observation-disclosures sermon. 1t wa
preached by the Rev. DR.. w. W. Car
ter, pastor of the Central Baptis
church right in Jacksonville, preached
the sermon, whatever it is called ant
it was preached to a queens taste
Now that is some preaching man, ant
he just tried himself on that sermon
He talked plain language to them Il
young people who are to soon take
their places in the busy world anG
amid the activities of life.
I have told you time and time agar
about this great young educator, Prof
N. w. Collier, and 1 am of the opinion
that there are none like him in this
world. You may light you a candle
and at midday 60 through the streets
and you would not find his mate. A
refined cultured christian gentleman
He is honest and this is what he should
be in such a position. He has gone
right into the hearts of the people.
Prof. Collier has brought around him
fine collection of brains, men and
women who are prepared in their line
and who are doing their work and
doing it well. Miss s. A. Blocker, is
one of the faithful and she is well
educated herself, and is devoted to the
life of her girls.
The exercises were frst-class, and as
1 told you heard the address. Getting
through with this and having a real
good fine dinner, next found me at the
reception, then in company with some
preachers, and that same evening
left for this place to see them get
some good education down here.
"Edueatum ct rehgionratus ct rel
lustus," were the sounds 1 tried to get
out when touched them educated peo-
pie. They got dictionaries and other
big books to find out what I had said.
Now fellow is doing some teaching
and some talking too when he can
make college professors and teachers
break to the word which has all the
words in them whether you know the
or not. This school where I
am now is Voorhees, normal and indus
trial school. 1t was founded by little
who was just from college and
with the idea and mind of a Booker
I. Washington, desired to do something
for her people. To make a contribu-
ton toward her race. In this she went
down and established this school. and
having the right spirit and character
back of it, soon found a friend who
purchased the land for her, put up
buildings, and then got the school in
good shape, and to the place where a
child can by doing right handle it, and
then she folded her arms and went
home, and Mr.. Voorhees, has also
gone, but Prof. Martin A. Menafee,
who was with her in the school and
its establishment, is yet the treasurer,
but he is seeing to it that the school
is kept on its feet, doing the great
work, and then that the grave of Miss
Wright is kept green. He honors and
reveres her name, because she was a
great woman, and the race some day
will awake to her greatness.
accepted an invitation to come here
and witness the commencement exer-
cises, and am glad that I did come
because I have been inspired, I have
been lifted up, when touch such able
people as I found here. From the Flo
rida Baptist college comes Is gradu-
ates and from this school here in Den
mark are s. These will mean 26 think
ers turned into the world and they are
going to do things believe me.
They reached out and got one of the
great men of our race to come down
here and deliver the commencement
1t was Hon. J. C. Napier, of
Tenn, who was at one time
the man who had to write his name on
all of your money in order to make it
worth spending, and in addition to
this, he is now president of the Ma
tional Negro Business League which
will soon meet in Chattanooga, Tenn.
This will take place in August, and
will be one more great big meeting,
and will contain many good things. 1t
promises to be one of the best sessions
ever held. I am proud to have been
there myself and to have seen these
good things and met these great peo-
pie.