The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-24
Shreveport, La.


lis the name OF the North Louisiana
metropolis where landed the morn
ling OF the 2sth of April, where ! was
Ibiiiod to speak that night and the
night Of the 2sth. A part Of the plan
had miscarried. Revivals were ey-
ery where IN full blast The bust
ness OF soul-saying had taken prece-
dence over all other enterprises, and
as result on the night of the 28th,
III could find no place to speak. You
see, | merely wanted to teach the
way TO get the bread and meat OF this
life. while the preachers we're talk
| ing about that living bread. which, II
a man eats, he will hunger no more.
on Tuesday night, the 10Th, through
the kindness OF Rev w. A. Binga-
man, the pastor Of Antioch, famous
Antioch, / got small bunch OF the
commercial elect together and was
permitted to expound the great doc
/ trine OF "Race Organization For the
| Promotion OF Commercial Business"
Rev. ]. M. Carter presided and a
brother whose voice was not broken,
but badly cracked, raised the old
! Hundred, "And Am ! Born to Die. to
Lay This Body Down."
spent an hour telling the Louis
| lana natives the Texas way. and j
believe that broke through" At
any rate, have the Information that
the attack was we'll received.
forgot to say that Monday night
| / attended at this same church a
choir reception, the singing numbers
being rendered by three choirs, and
I let me tell you that the music was
OF the kind which some fellow says
doth "soothe the savage breast"
AS ! took the time to say before
I'm former written description,
Shreveport Shrevepor.-is a
live wire, and many are the examples
of enterprise among the people. !
am told that the c0lored people OF
Shreveport number an even $4,000
souls and I am glad to tell the out
side world that there can be found
among them little Of everything
which shows them to be an enter
prising set.
The usual invitation to dine came
TO me through Miss Ohio Newlin,
who makes her home in Texarkana
mostly, but some time Ia Shreveport.
| The unforgettable occasion was stag
| ed at the beautiful home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson at 102 Western Ave.
| The party made up of Mr.. and Mrs.
Garner, Mr.. Grant Miss Toledo
Ohio Newlln and the Editor of the
Dallas Express. The menu was made
up with baked chicken at the bot
| tom, topped OF by the trimmings
which belong Herewith.
Shreveport Is a study and back
ward citizens full Of doubt of what
the race can do Should 90 Shere and
| get inspiration.
Texarkana, Tex,
was my next stop, and | arrived there
at $3.50 the evening Of April &c.
spoke that night at Polly Chapel Bap-
fist Church Of Which Rev. II. B. Ey-
ans Is the pastor. Rain interfered.
The vivid lightning and muiering
thunder played their nimbss game,
and the elements weeped az faith
full. however, were "a evidence and a
| splendid audience was present. Pas
| tor Evans presided and Rev. w. A.
Preston who at odd times operates
La big saw mill introduced me. |
made remarks on the Building Of a
Race.
had no less a parsonage than
Prof. Virgil Goree to motor me to
my stopping place at the home OF
Lieutenant Ferrance, just back from
France, where had splendid sup
per. spent dreamless night at the
| beautiful residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Chappelle. A splendid break
fast fell TO my lot.
The next day accepted an invita-
| ton to renew the inner man at the
home OF Miss T. Ohio Newlin.
saw nothing OF DR.. g. U. Jamison
Prof. Barrett, DR.. Edwards, Rev
Scott, Brother Connor and other
Bowie county Business League mag
mates. but ] understand they were In
town.
j Dekalb. Texas.
was the town where unloaded the
morning OF May 2. The town was
ripe for the meeting. Mr.. Flowers
secured for me o stopping place a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. G. Car
ter. Mr.. Flowers fed me at noon. A
i night spoke to large audience OF
the subject OF q at Some Business
in Religion." Rev. Watkins prayed.
Men were there from all the coun
tryside around and had the promise
that the future would show that m!
speech had done good. MIR. and Mrs
Collins operate n barbershop ant
dressmaklng establishment. Aw'
young men own a confectionery
4 This Is the enterprise. but ! have tn
promise of the men who can make
happen, that they are going to max
il come TO pass. ueKalb has its lul
snare OF churches and lodges p.id !
is going TO have its share Of bus
ness.
> Ammonia, Texas,
reached the next day, May
r Here the men whose DUTY i ives I
get up the meetirg had for som
J. reason rallied Nothing daunted,
pulled the broken cords together.
4 found Mr.. Easteriand. Mr.. Williar
Titus. Mr.. Tom Bratto1, Prof. Haml
a ton, Rev. Burlington, e. t. Trembl
and others, and al night we wer
face to face with a fine audience a
Rock OF ges Baptist Church. /
the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Titu
4 had decided that had bed and boar
rlat their very comfortable home an
I Bro. Burlington had walked with
i country mile out to his home to
supper which much enjoyed. Tn
injecting was a success and Mrs. So
u lie Gamble and others promised m
that Ammonia was going to have {
ii least one business enterprise col
: trolIed by colored people. AT pre-
4 ent Jno Royal operates the only co
ofed place In town--a restaurant an
:. partnership combined. Among II
property owners among our race |
Ammonia ere: =. 4. Tremble ia
/, Hawthorn. Jas. Mcclellan, Pal
< Reese. Cal Cuusley. T. B. Washin
i. /.