The broad ax., 1921-09-24
CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT OF
THE BROAD AK, REVIEWS THE
NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION
WHICH WAS LATELY HELD IN CHI
CAGO.

nor am played out nut nave DCeu
rusticating for a few weeks. but come
back to you this week fresh and
vigorous and ready to tell you some
Of the things | have seen and some
have not seen, and you will not
know the difference when am
through and II YOU will guess which
is which then ! will make you a
Christmas present.
tinues to movejBCWhetdcob awir
After a fashion the world con-
tinucs to move and have been
moving with it. and / am in position
to say a few things after getting
around as | have and been in some
big meetings and met some big men
and women who arc contributing
their part to the uplift OF the world.
Since writing to you last | have
been in the big National Baptist con-
vention, and honey YOU will have TO
take my word for it that II was some
convention. don't see where so
many people came from. and they
were eye openers TO the people OF
Chicago. John and the number he
saw were certainly on hand in Chi
cago. and the 9Th Regiment Armory
was not large enough to hold the
crowd desiring to pay their respects
to the National Baptist convention
presided over by Dr. F. {. Morris,
Helena, Ark. and he was reelected
president at large and he is a man OF
rare ability DIR. Parks is gust a
leader of men. and man with a
vision. He is pastor of a large church
up there in Philadelphia. and went
from Tennessee up there He at a
glance jumped into leadership in the
Quaker city. and is loved by all who
attend the National Baptist conven-
ton. He is loyal and stands right
by the side of DR.. F. c. Morris.
the president.
want to pay my respects to DR..
L. X. Williams, DR.. J. H. Branham,
and all the others who contributed TO
the successful entertainment OF the
convention. DR.. Williams. is indeed
a leader of men and a trained man at
that | find so much pleasure in
coming in touch with him and sec
him from time to time. | have made
study of the man. He is void of
beauty, he is not gushy. He is not
man to make big fuss over things,
but just a polished still factor in
affairs OF church a.IG I.sstiOn, and lac
is rendering a great ser &c to the
denomination and to the race. and
you. may put it down that | told
you, that some day he will lead the
Baptist forces of America.
1t is a nice thing to come in touch
with the leading men of Chicago, and
to see how they are building up the
cause, and how they are getting hold
of great church buildings. even
though they are second-handed, they
are answering the purpose for which
they were erected. OF course while
the white folks were building these
churches they were building for white
folks, as they saw it, but God was in
the plans. He had said long ago.
BLESSED are the meek. for they shall
inherit the earth" Little by little
this beatitude is being demonstrated.
A long time ago the white Baptists
erected a fine church at Thirty-hrst
street and South PARK avenue. for
white folks. but look at it now. 1t
is the home OF the Olivet Baptist
church, and that congregation has
outgrown it and will soon be build
ing new quarters. Then you look at
the Pilgrim Baptist church, Dr. s.
f. J. Watson. pastor. the Bethesda
Baptist church DR.. Martin pastor,
and the church of-which the Rev. DR..
McCoo is pastor, and the building
soon to be occupied by Ebenezer
Baptist church, saying nothing about
the Methodists.
Go back to 1884 when the conven-
ton met in Chicago and nominated
James G. Blaine for president of the
United States, then less than a dozen
people of my race lived East of State
street, but look at them fine mansions
occupied by them now. | will join
in that fellow who wrote the Psalms
and say THE Lord hath done great
things for US whereof we are glad"
! told you it was going to be a
great convention and il was, and the
delegates and visitors were so well
entertained that they are ready and
willing to return when invited. 1t will
not be long before Chicago will in
vito them to come.
1t was inspiring to listen TO the
reports, and made the fellow who
was not a Baptist to feel like he
wanted to get in the boat right away
and follow Zone Lord. One Faith and
One Baptism" DR.. s. l. Brit, made
4 speech, and at once DR.. c. H
Parrish moved that he be received
IS a candidate for baptism on his
Christian experience. Rev. Brit
bucked, and declared nc was willing
60 continue the dr,, Land route to