The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Charles E. Stump Visits
Orangeburg, So. Caro-
lima, Atlanta, Ga. and
Other Educational Cen
ters for the Colored
People During His
Travels Through the
Southern States

INC JuoSc anu OpcIdIcs IL W SulL ulua
self, and makes the division. "He is
an honest man." said the judge, "and
if anyone touches him they touch me
also.D
There is one man who is protected
and 1 thank God for him. DR.. N. F.
Haygood of the C. NJ. E. Church in
Columbia, made the address, and he
certainly did make an address. DR.. L.
M. Duntsn, of Clafin University also
made an address. was proud to hear
and to see him. He is a wonderful
man. He was called pioneer in work
ing among my people in the South. I
was so pleased to hear and to see this
man. 1 will not go into details of the
commencement, but will say it was
just fine.
South Carolina is a big state, and it
would surprise you to know that the
Rev. DR.. Brooks was chased out of
Aiken, S. c., after having been fined
one hundred dollars for toting pistol,
and then there were other charges
against him. The judge himself got
disguised with the many things that
were said about the vender Of the Cos
pei, and just told him that it was a
shame, and he could not listen to more
things about a minister. "I will sus-
pend the fine until tomorrow, and if
you are found in town tomorrow you
must go to Jail. The minister handed
back some change and left about 8
o elock for parts unknown.
From Orangeburg, went by Colum-
bia, and had the pleasure of meeting
the Rev. DR.. Nance, president of Allen
University, and made few remarks to
the students there, and then talked
with DR.. Ruth Carroll, who toted me
over in her automobile to see her
father. Then 1 called on a White man,
told him who 1 was and where was
going, and he just told a young woman
to write me out a pass over his road.
Wonderful age. 1t was in the state of
South Carolina. I made connection
with another road and reached this
place right on time. 1 am here for a
few hours looking at them get educa-
tion here.
Morris Brown College is great in
stitution for the education and train
ing of our. people. 1t is an institution
of the A. NJ. E. Church, and has made
wonderful progress. At the head of
the school is one scholar, one pastor,
one preacher, one clean Christian gen.
tleman, Rev. W. A. Fountain, DID,, who
is doing things, and who is worthy of
the highest position in the gift of his
church. Of course you know when you
do things in this race of ours there is
a fight made on you, that is, they do
not want you to go any higher. DR..
Fountain is going to be bishop in his
church, and you may put it down that
I told you so. He is another modest
man. I met him in his office and in
greeting him in an unknown tongue, I
said, "Professordustus Imperrumpusti,
letiretium. He looked wise
at me without saying a word. I believe
he did not understand them words, for
1 did not myself, but I wanted to say
to him that it was a source of delight
to shake hands with a college presi-
dent. I have translated them and you
do not need to get a dictionary or any
other kind o. nary for you will not
find them. I make my own outlandish
language. make my own educational
phrases and sounds, and when you read
them you must simply guess.
Now then over to Morehouse College,
and here is where stands Prof. John
Hope, who got his wife right there in
Chicago. She was, in her maiden days,
Miss Eugenia Burns, but she is truly
the wife of a real college president,
and one of the best in the country.
You may get an idea when tell you
that they are now speaking of him for
the presidency Of Howard University,
and that is the largest and most inau-
entail separate school in this country
for our people. They have never had .
man of our race president, neither had
Morehouse College until they expert
mented on Prof. Hope, and he has 50
greatly improved the school, until the
Home Mission Society Of New York
called in other men Of our race to be
college presidents.
Prof. Hope broke the ice in this case