The broad ax., 1919-07-19

] of some point in Georgia. Now there
, are others, but all are not going to be
elected. The general conference may
! decide on two or three, or perhaps
four. Some disposition will have to
be made of Bishop /. N. Ross, Bishop
W. W. Beckett, both for Africa. /
think the church would do a wise
thing to send DR.. John A. Gregg to
South Africa, for he is fitted for the
job. will leave it to you though.
/ remained around Chicago Just a
few days, and pulled out for Dan
vile, ILL.,, after a short conference
with Editor Taylor, Of The Broad Ak,
who shook my lily black hand and told
me not to get tired of well doing. He
issued my monthly check, saying that
if / continue he would raise my sal
airy. | had me a regular Gold Dust
Twin smile all over my face. He is
pushing the paper as never before is
getting great results.
/ went to Danville to be there at
the Wood River Baptist Sunday school
convention. 1t was a great big ses-
sion, and l was real glad to have been
there and enjoyed it to the highest.
I met many young people there, and
they met me and some of them SEEM
ed glad to meet me. / met a bright
little girl, Roger Williams. She was
one of the youngest and brightest
have ever met in a convention. She
was just II years old, second year
high school, and ready to speak on
any question. l tell you it is man
ners to see how our young people are
coming.
From Danville, made it to India
napolis, Ind, where met a few
friends. Rev. Charles Johnson, who
was known the world over as the boy
preacher, but he could not remain the
boy all of his life. He has been doing
a great work in this country as a real
preacher. Has returned to Indiana
polls where he is still doing good. I
had the pleasure of calling at his
home, also called on Miss Sayde Mays.
She had been 10 the meeting in
Cleveland hence had a new vision.
She was determined as never before
to do something for her people and
was ready TO strike down any one who
could not see the new world as she
saw it. We must all now join the
National Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, and if / have
the name wrong excuse me. / mean 1
well.
From Indianapolis, to st. Louis,
where met the Editor Of the East
Tennessee News, W. l. Porter, who
was there to help to show the i'm
oortance of making a member Of our
race a member Of the Kentucky Le-
gislature- Billy for that, then took I
a day in Frankfort, and on to Rich
mond, Va, and then where am to-
day.
was a little shaky in Richmond, i
for they had organized the Klu Klux
Kan, and I don't know much about II,
but they tell me it is an organiza-
ton of what they call white folks to
take a way from me all that I have t
which causes me to look up like a $
man. This may be possible, but I a
doubt It very much. They tell me v
some mysterious process the little q
thick gets IN the shell, he picks and
picks after receiving life, until he D
yets out, and would ike to see the 4
power put him back in there. So it c
s with the Negro. You had him under q
teet one time, and he picked and
'ieked until he got out and there is d
lot a power on earth to put him back.
We have tasted liberty and liberty is D
What we are going to enjoy or tell N
sOd why We did not enjoy il Hear h
mat / say and then put It down. c,
must be careful about what I s.-, e
or fear Col. Charles h. Young might Z,
ear it. and then he viii tell the
Ehite folks about t. You see he Il 20 =