The broad ax., 1918-06-01
CHARLES E. STUMP CONTINUES TO
TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH
LAND; HE HAS SPENT SOME TIME
IN BASKING IN THE WARM SUNSHINE At
ORLANDO, FLORIDA.


head Of the district Is Bi.hop W. D,
Chsppslls rhoras once the president
Of the school, but aow he Is following
after the other prssidshts-in other
words he Is at the top and directing the
work.
1t Il one Of the leading institutions
In the country for the education Of our
boys and girls, and you may put IL down
that told you that It is at the top II
not over. Dr.. Nance has been doing
some good In this direction, and right
now they are having what Is called In
the educational world 'sConmenee-
nent." It Is the closing Of the school
and why they call It by that name 1 am
not able to say, and you must not expect
me but congratulate me on being frank
enough to confess that I dom Z know.
They haye-had . piano recital, May
20, which was extra fine. Then this
followed with the nexs night Hoperet-
Ia" by the 9Th, 9th and 7th grades,
"A College Town, 1" was the drama pre-
scented May % by the 9Th grade, and
I am not prepared to tell you much
about the oratorical contest, May "a, and
You win not expect II, but I tell you
them fellows made the old time orators
60 back in their graves and take q seat.
Then on Sunday q wonderful sermon was
preached by Bishop Joshua A. Jones,
d. d, and he walked about Zion. It
was called q tObaeolaw sermon or some
thing like that These new words get
crossed in my head and I may not get
them all ont in straight goods, but I
mean well Give me credit for the ef.
fort.
Now then followed other sermons and
addresses, and these big things were de-
livered BY Rev. W. +. Rice, Of Green
vile; Dr.. G. W. Dunlap, spartszsburg,
8. C.; Dr.. E. B. Anderson, Manning, 8.
C.; L. =. Aston, Charleston, 8. G.; d..
W. 7. Vernon, Of Memphis, Tenn, and
q few others whose names I cannot re-
can although I went with my eyes and
mouth wide open and saw many inspir-
ing thoughts and those who did not
graduate win be there next fan right
m fins % odd suma more education to
the already partial edaestion, and you
must not blame them for that, but Let |
tie good work 60 on.
1t would not be out of place to men,
hon some Of the teachers of the insti- |
sutton. They are D. h. Sims, AN;
g. N. Perrin, DID,; W. D. ChappeIls,
Nd; Willie Nance, Alb; i. b. Aston,
Alb, BID; J. N. Carter, Alb, BID;
.. z. Valentine, Alb; A. v. 7. Nc
Daniel, ABB; L. A johnson, LII; Miss
Katie N. Cochran, Ii, and many others
hat i win not have time to ten You
'bout in this short letter.
The African Methodists Of South Car.
lima think much Of their school, and 1
vish you could zee how them trustees
ut down money. They don't attend
he meetings Of the board expecting
o have their expenses paid, but they
AZ their own expenses and then bring
long q little oil to oil up the school
wheels that they may run. This Is IN
eed q wonderful age.
Now coming back to the school ques-
lon, II Is 3 great question and IL Is
ping to help to solve many problems in
he future, for the man who takes the
Ime to prepare himself is the one who (
in be considered IN the Affairs Of life. I
I could Just ten you many thinsslI
bout the school Il had the time Ilf
ID the pleasure Of attending big Red /
ross drive in the Zion Baptist church,
ID the speaker was Charles Stewart,
ut WIN rot talk about IL nov, For I
ant 70 get whore I am night now.
ftsr locking around in Florida, then
got myself in ths swim and started
= this place. ! rode an night, getting
TO Jacksonville, Saturday morning. I
Ned up and got y touch with Prod.
". Cellar, whose ear was soon hight