The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-07-27

Texarkana, Ark.-The world con-
tinues to move and it would seem that
I am moving with it, but not 50 fast
as the world, yet I am doing my part. I
am praying and working all in my power
to help my country win this war, and
when we win I am going to shout all
over the United States, and viii have
right to shout.
OF course you know I have been to
Chicago, and have had a few things
there to cheer me up. 1 was greatly in
spired. 1 had the pleasure of shaking
hands with Editor Taylor, and he made
me feel like that was some pumpkins.
He told me how well pleased he was
with my efforts, and told me if 1 kept it
up would make q real newspaper man
in twenty years from now, for which
desire to thank him and say that am
going to keep on trying, sink or swim. I
am praying the'Lord to let me live twen-
ty years.
There were many things in Chicago to
claim my attention. had the pleasure
Of getting around little July 4, meet
ing some Of the people and going with
my private SECRETARY to see the natural
sights Of the town. Then Sunday morn
ing went to the Institutional Church,
and DR.. Carey was having drive there.
/ have heard Of drives, but tell you
them people did put some money on the
table for the church work. They are
getting ready to meet some debts and
then getting ready for conference which
is to meet in September in Evanston, Ill.
1 hope to be there. DIR. Carey has the
Endorsement Of the whole country, and
it strikes me that he is going to be q
bishop in 1920.
After getting around in Chicago and
meeting, the young reporter on the Broad
Az, Charles Stewart, Jr., 1 got myself
together and started for another part
of the world. 1t was 1 o'clock Monday
night when I shook hands with my
private secretary, and made it to the
stable where I got on the Rock Island
road trains for Peoria where I changed
after a hard nights sleep, getting up
out Of the bed ear in the town, and then
changed over to another for Canton,
where was to meet the Wood River
Baptist Sunday school convention.
1 reached the place about Q O'Clock,
and the Rev. +. W. Peniek and others
were there to meet me, and told me that
was to stop at the parsonage, which
was next door to the church. / was
received by the president and others,
and then Mrs. Florence Cook, of Quincy,
invited me to 60 to the country for
upper. This invitation was accepted,
md in company with Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Al
'erta MeKinzie, Of East st. Louis, Mrs. |
Hattie Wells of Champaign, and Rev. |
Dykes Of Quincy, the trip was made,
md I don't know when 1 have seen so
much chicken piled up on a table.
1 returned to the parsonage, in time
or The night services, and tell you that
put my hat up and didn't see it any
nOre until Friday, thus you see 1 was
tuck to the convention, going to the
hureh to my room, and all meals were
erved in the church.
Rev. Psniek is q young misister and
J making his way to the front. he
ONES from the Virginia theological
eminary and college, Lynehburg, and
a Canton he has Just made a place for
imself and the race. He has the re-
pect Of the White people to the extent
hat they opened theiAdoOrs to entertain
he delegates a. wen as orr own people,
nd the mayor was represented with an
Iddress of welcome, and the Rev. DR..
deKee, pastor Of the First Baptist
hureh, not only delivered an address Of
but showed us that he meant
very word Of it, for his home was open,
lis church mas open, and the closing
sssion of the convention was held in
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