The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-07-30
LEADING PHYSICIAN ENDORSES
THE SOUTHERN INDICATOR
DR.. J. w. Sexton Thinks Live Negro Journals One Of Our
Hopes. Speaks In Glowing Terms of Sumter
Attorney. Reads Is Negro Journals
S%partanburg, S. c., July oath, 1921.
Editor of The Indicator.

Dear SIR Enclosed find check for g. 90 to apply to my sub
sciption. LIDO mot know whether / owe you or not as have never
applied businesdmeth9ds to my busy ae that counts TOR anything yta IN IN
who is making # possible for US all. But by your continual appeal
lay aside my bread winning time and use the same to give you an
expression thatEeaches my hearts sincere desire which is my
highest ideals Of a true and worthy man, like you, standing on the
highest and lofty peak, looking into the future from It's lofty heights
viewing and Judging the past advents OF great nations ana those
that have passed that way into the great beyond.
can not bit admire you in your beauty and splendor of race
cooperation and|raciai building. No man today is doing more than
men like you in|your beautiful and unpre]udlced Editorial OF tne
rape case of Mr. Thomas, the white man, who raped or attempted
to race a Door dEfenseless Negro girl. You are to be commended
a thousand times for your recommendation of a true and only way
to meet iusucd is by employing such men as our Hon. M. }.
Frederick the coming Negro Statesman and Lawyer OF South Caro-
lima. have the utmost confidence in him and knew from a pro-
fessonal stand point he can do more in those cases tor MS race
than m other For us. The same applies to such men as yourself
and other NegrJ Editors along with the Hon. NJ. }. Frederick.
Mr. Editor let me mention here before forget. that | saw
that dark cloud arlse from the Baptist State Conventlon 10 GROWN
with its clodd burst rain. But you were like the truth crushed
to earth, rose again and with busness-lke methods still SHINE
with the sun. Since all others went down with the sun to rise nc
more. you are still on the job pleading in terms OF a true patriotic
Journalist for the race cooperation of those who smote you. Long
NAV YOU live and God bless you. want you to know deep down
in my heart you have my hearts sincere sympathy anu coher*'o
lations to cheerV ou on your way
T admire vd1 from my bleeding heart when think of poor Ed
tor Labon Morgan, who lived from hand to mouth for more than
80 years, trying to establish the Piedmont Pied asaa indicator Indie or to 90 5a5
for that ereatesE need for our people that they can only become q
zessaassssiesqq'sl s ss 3! Ra fRssJ q s sss!s. s s. sza Rsesls :ssa sseessssas =,
for want Of his Getting a living out OF what ne, IKE h you " m @k;ne
s y y efforts and did not appreciate his life of service: 4SuC NJ "A
CICDIEIcE, No greater service any man q given GAan 11oA
oH NNho i strck ko this paper till the last breath was gone. Yes,
s.: !: sn;th".t clbthes to be buried in. Yet he is dead ana no one
upeu "i e4e b;no Bnt thanks be TO God his widow and three boys
sk1 I ond hid hoys are making good. Buster IL IN Clanm Uni
SUI un.;4v ~ onA Of the bright, boys for his age. Wnen MS poor
49, wants onev from the First National Bank OF opartanDurs'
m mo'n A ~ rhr;1tbnrg, the president will at any time upon my re-
MI. =. g 1ong vdars 400. when Morgan was struggling, leno her
q y ~ 18th n q Visible means Of paying back except my name upon
the back.
~. rd;+or this will never be your lot; for in you are greater
possibilities, the time is more ripe - " 81 10 e ~ tba door Of hioh and
tln1e poul o ~ trv;no tn kin YOU and your paper. | only regret
io"ly 1 ne e a. Il ~ ~ a nresent of the money gave to that great
1nn+;.t Con veIhon paper that went to BED never 70 rise again
baptlst ~ - ~ ~ - claim against the stock holders Of S43. % each.
IeaVins III ito "" u MT naver received a certificate of share These
paio Ii a nTI IT,, who made the mistake, like all of US do, should
grest meh - ITnbl;c that it takes business men like you to head a
business enterprise.
Every preacher should IN every se, nned ~ fodsv ;s II the rad
press upon our peopie tAae ~ ~ ~ 60 o;von duty tn nreach racial
ing of Negro journals. II IS tn9r ~ xech ~ ooa1 in II racial
upift and cooperation. we W. nas I've 1907 tho roce cooneration
up-ift till our preachers ano .n1 ~ will navar mature
and race PRIDE or reanzaeion u ~ wv
1.ooa .ndl n.v for e Negro papers and must say that my hat
= Ieau 4m up ~raatest Southern Negro papers in their worth as
IS OIL W ~ : ~ W rrass namely: The Indicator and the Atlanta indie.
1reeuon v un11eh for Rem Davis of Atlanta, and }. A. Roach OF
penasn; the Ewo greatest Southern Negro Journalists. May God
oinD Wv fneace and happiness ever attend your ways Is my
nrayer for youI my Dear VAR. hoi'oi'
DIR. j. w. SEXTON
Box 1872, Spartanburg, S. G..
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