The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-07-24

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week ] feellike deeoratiag my hat with
crepe or something embIep which would
indicate froable. bot then the people
would Be asking what the trouble was
and I would not be prepared to answer
the question hence must last 20
right on and say nothing, but believe
me when I ten you as I write the devil
Is in me as big As the White House
where the President makes his head
quarters, but win just let him remain
until he gets ready to leave.
If it were not that am praying
man, and got religion it is hard to
ten just what would say, but win
just get down on my knees and say,
Lord 1 win leave it all in thy
hands" Nothing else is more apprO-
pirate to get rid Of this mean feeling
I have and turn my attention to re-
ferring to some Of the places where
I have been and some of the people /
have seen, leaving an the meanness
behind. "Get behind me DEVIL
When wrote to you the last time
I was in Institute, ". Va, the guest
of Prof John W. Davis, the man who
has accomplished 50 much in less than
one year, and who has put education
for my people in the map in West
Virginia He is young man but did
not leave school until he was fully ripe
enough to pluck, and that is why he is
making such progress. Not too fast,
but just fast enough.
When I shook the Institute dust
from my little feet, I made my way to
Charleston, W. Va, where 1 had the
pleasure Of coming in touch with Miss
Rsbeeea Builard, one of the most re-
Variable women of our race, and a
woman who is doing something for our
bettennent and uPlift. You remember
I told you about this remarkable wous-
an when I was in Charleston last win
ter. I told you about how she was at
the head of the home for girls and the
people were raIlying to her. They had
just raised q reHarkable sum Of money
for this home. 1t was q drive worth
while, and now the people arc paying
in their pledges, and this keeps Miss
Billiard as busy as can be writing re-
seipts, and banking the money with
which they are going to build the Mar
tie V. Lee Industrial Home for ColOred
9irls. 1 pray God that the home win
De a success. 1t is doing a great work
low under Miss Ballard I had the
pleasure Of meeting her sister, Miss
sarah Bullard.
From there beat it to Cincinnati,
made connection with the Big Four for
indianapolis, Ind, and there I spent
sunday. Found them as busy as could |
'e getting ready for the National
BAPTIST Convention, and believe me,
oney, they are going to have some
inc there.
The strong men are getting in shape. ]
n the morning went to the church
( which the Rev. C. II. johnson is
aster, and they had a fine eOngrega-
ION and are enrolling the names for
he delegates, and the people are get
ing ready to take them in their homes
nd give them two or three meals, If
esired- In the afternoon 1 was with
he Rev. DR.. WestbrOOks, and in the
vening was with the Rev. DR.. Ward,
nd they are al in line. I was 50
leased to see how wen they are get
ng things in shape. They have Sc
Ired the largest available hall in
,Wn for the meeting. Miss Alice P.
ely, of the G. ]. Walker Manafae-
rring Company is getting ready 10
'e TO it that her pastor is provided.
e has organized a committee for that
nrpose Snd the persons who are fortu-
ne enough to stop with DR.. West
rocks, viii be well provided for, and
Ie same is true with DR.. Ward ami
:. johnson.
had the pleasure Of calling on DIR.
arPer, and Others, and while in the
~ 1 was the guest Of Ms. LOuis.l
swis, Of 1880 boulevard place. am
be her guest during The session Of
e National Baptist Convention, ard
e is one Of The finest cooks in In
anspolis, and the sister Of Charles
'ewart BE arranged for me to stop
it'll his sister, and I want to thank
N for that much II nothing more.
Sunday night, / went down and got
Q a bed ear, and beat il to Chicago.
here 1 spent Monday, and left Monday {
ght for Springfield, III, where Hon. 4
Il. Morris, is battling away for thel {
zhts Of his people. He Is busy
N in the Constitutional Convention
/. A. J. Carey, was elected to the :
me convention, but it vas 70 help Z
n % the episeopaey, and be has been Z
ieted bishop, be must look after thu {
lra business. ] pay that he viz 8
{ in touch with the Lord for hke 3
ny politicians, he mAde many prom .
. that he has not redeemed ard
ne he uia never redeem. He vaHt-