The broad ax., 1919-08-16
MALONE, PRESENTED HER WITH AN AMPICO,
BABY GRAND KNABE PLAYER PIANO.
By CHARLES E. STUMP.

! AuSS " hiONSs pSOpiS dAS BctllllS OluSi
every year, and it would not be out OF
place to say they grow older every time
the clock ticks, and it takes them just
that much farther up the hill of time,
l have heard them say that they quit
having birthdays after they reach a
certain age.
The race has just celebrated in Rich
mond, Va, under the General Baptist
Association, of the Old Dominion
state, and the Woman's Baptist Mis-
sionary and Educational Convention;
the Baptist State Sunday School con-
vention, and the State Baptist Young
Peoples Convention, the three hun
dredth anniversary OF our people land
ing in the United States from Africa,
and it was a great big thing believe
me. The people put on all their Sun
day clothes and made it to Richmond,
and there they had a week of good
time. Separate meetings were held in
the churches during the day, but at
night by the thousands they assembled
in the City Auditorium to tell the
story.
The opening session was held join
tly in the First Baptist church. Would
you be surprised if ! tell you it was
really the first Baptist church of that
city. They do not go by First Colored
Baptist Church, or First African
Baptist church, but just First Baptist
church. 1t is historic, and back of it
is a great history, and you will put
it down because l told you so. The
pastor is a young college man, DIR.
w. T. Johnson, and am told that he
is a fine preacher. know that he is a
thinker, and knows how to put his
thoughts on paper. l enjoyed reading
some of the things he had written.
Mrs. W. T. johnson, is president !
of the Woman's convention. and !
heard her make some speech herself. |
She knows how to speak and did speak |
right out in church when the time !
came for her to deliver her annual /
The General Association was
presided over by one OF them noted !
preachers in this country, DR.. 2. d. !
Lewis, pastor of the second Baptist /
church, but on account of health cond-
itions he declined to be reelected, and
there was another giant elected, but
a young man. There are more large
churches in Virginia than any other
state in the Union.
/ was there, and / had the pleasure
of stopping with that intellectual
giant, Major J. H. MeCrew, state sect.
of the Y.M.C.A. He is called the man
hunter of the state, and he is on his
job daily helping the young men to
higher things in life and inspiring
them to lives of worth while. His wife
is a native OF Hampton, Va, and got
her education at Hampton Institute.
She is a worker in the Y.M.C.A. She
is just putting her life into the work
and doing it freely.
I viii have to tell you about my
rip just a little later, for l want 70
ell you / am in st. Louis and what
have seen since l have been here.
have been talking about celebrations
and would like for you to know that
he founder of Poro College is not
BID enough to quit having birthdays,
md while the celebration of her -
anniversary was a surprise to her, yet
he employees, husband and friends
showed to Mrs. Annie NJ. Malone that
hey loved her and rejOiced that she
lad reached another mile stone in her
ife, and to say to her go on"
She haSbeen a blessing to humanity
o the ei ,, to the state and to the l
Ountry. s he has 50 used her time and Z
alent that when the United States I
vas in need Of money, she could say
I can let you have some, and she I