The broad ax., 1920-09-25

in part over mingling with that large
number which John saw that no man
could count, and now am turning my
attention to other things Perhaps you
want to know where that number was
and what they were doing, and why
80 many Of them were tOgetheri Since
you want to know 1 win tell you in
part and you win have to guess the
other.
1 was at the National Baptist Con,
vention in Indianapolis, Ind, and il
brought together more people than ]
have seen in many moons, and perhaps
since have been in the world. I only
wish that DIR. John n. Frank of Louis
vile, KY, editor Of the National Bap-
fist Union Review could have seen this
number, for it would have made him
take down. his sign and sign no more
in this or any other world.
am unable to see how they got 50
many people together, but they were
there, and there with the goods. The
convention raised more money than at
any time in history, and accomplished
more good, and made a great impress
sion. President E. C. Norris, headed
a delegation or committee of two hun
bred and went right on to Marion, o.,
to have a chat with President Ito be)
Harding, and believe me when / tell
you that the American people have de-
eided that he shall be the next Presi-
dent Of the United States, and of
course you are in that number, and
you are going to join in making this
thing happen. You have decided that
you and yours are going to help to
vote the ELECTORAL votes of your state
to this grand and good man.
The Baptists Of this country are
with him and they are going to stand
by him to the White House, and then
viii help to make his administration a
success.
The convention was loud in de-
nOuncing a paper published in st. Louis
by "Col." Roscoe C. Simmons, stating
that the convention had voted down a
proposition to appoint a committee, to
60 to Ohio. The writer must have
been dreaming or something else. But
Prof. r. B. Hudson brought the mat
ter up in the convention, and it voted
that the statement was manufactured
out of old cloth, and became the thing
out of which my mother used to use to
help make soap in the old fashion way.
They used grease and what that paper
published.
The people Of Indianapolis claim that
they got some real inspiration out of
the meeting. / was the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Lewis, 1880 Boulevard
place, and believe me them people GER
tainly did have some eats, and it looked
to me like was inst going to eat my
fool brains out. There was present at
the same time Dr.. @. G. Mason, dean of
the theological department Of Jackson
College, jackson, Miss, DR.. W. h.
Jernagin, President Of the National
Race Congress, which will meet OctO-
Der ), 6, and s, Washington, D. C.,
Rev. A. A Graham, Of Pheobus, Va,
DR.. C. S. Brown, of winton, N. c., and
Rev. Tally, of Selma, Ala. We ell
tried to see how much We could eat.
1 want to thank her for all them good
things I got.
The officers were elected in the same
old way, suspension Of the rule. DR..
E. C. Morris, elected president; W. g.
Parks, viee-presidentat-large; r. b
Hudson, secretary; w. A. J. Stokes,
treasurer; N. N. Rodgers, auditor; O.
II. Parrish, statistieian. Joseph A.
Booker retired from the seeretaryship
of the Home Mission Board, which I
consider a miStake, for he was just
getting the work in good shape, where
it meant something. I do not know
why he retired, but he is going to give
his entire time to the development Of
the Arkansas Baptist College. The
American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety and the General Educational
Board are going to get behind him
in fact they are already behind him in
his efforts to improve, and now for. his
church to stand up.
The Rev. DR.. William II. Haynes,
retired from secretary Of the Sunday
School Publishing Board Of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention, which was
another error, although they elected O.
younger man, Rev. A. n. Townsend,
and made DR.. Haynes, treasurer. DR..
Haynes is q wise business man !
shall not say too much about this mat
ter, but win turn my attention to
other things. The next session Of the
win be held in Chicago.
When 1 got through with the con-
ventioR beat it to Chicago and in
with Rev. sad Mrs n. K.
ain. went to the home Of Mr.. and MEL