The broad ax., 1922-11-18

my little feet to touch the ground, 81
to speak, as he had his car at my com
mand, 10 move when I wanted tc
move, and If he were not at the wheel
then his scholarly brother, Prof. and
Rev. A. Barbour. was there to convey
inc.
This Texas conference is one more
big thing. and they voted to make an
other conference, which will give eight
In the state. Bishop Johnson made a
great address to them, and in addition
to this there were some other things
that happened. He is Just doing
things In this conference there are
three men that the Lord has called to
be Bishops-Rev. G. B. Young, a grad
uate from Paul Quinn college; Rev. II.
A. Carr, from the same school, and the
Rev. DR.. P. c. Hunt, presiding elder.
These men are strong. and declare
they will make It, for they are the
Lord'saselected, and II you win step in
some of the other conferences you will
find Revs. z. J. Howard, WE. Nc
Grew. S. d. Butler. R. S. Jenkins, w.
d. Miller, ]. A. Jones, and there are
few more whose names I do not re-
call, but You can see from this that
the Lord has been busy in Texas cali
ing men to the episcopacy.
hope that these men will not mis-
represent God, for II he called you,
he knows his way to your house. He
has your street and number, and
knows where to put his hands on you
any hour in the day. He can use the
men who have already been called. He
will have his hands full
/ wonder If II is Gods intention to
put ali the A. M. E. preachers in the
bishopricl If this is done what viii
become sof the pulpits, for bishops
don't pastor; they have the highest
calling. but some of these good breth-
rem should ask God to excuse them
from being bishop and look to the
Lord and dismiss this subject from
their already filed brzins. am going
to tell you in due time which win be
which, and II some of them keep on
fooling with God and not do His work
he is going to send them right on to
the hot house for warming mp. They
win get warm, too, believe me.
Rev. s. J. Johnson is On hand and |
he is asking God to just let him be an
ordinary secretary of the department
that means the extension Of the church
on earth. He is not wanting to be
bishop. but to be in position to do
more preaching and work more for the
cause.
Since I started this letter, / have
been to Houston. to Brennan, and |
am now putting on the finishing |
touches in Chapel Hill. The election !
is over and some fellows are left. The
democrats got back New York and !
some other places. This is saying to |
the republicans Il they don't look wise
they are going to have a heiuva time
two years from now. Many of us
have been disappointed in President
G. Harding, and unless some
thing is done they will carry that dis
appointment to the ballot box Novem-
Der, 1924 AMI another democrat. If
they select scod man, viii be the
next president Il the United States.
We feel that we have paid our debt
10 the party with interest. We want
something else now besides broken
promises, and The Republican party
reed you" With a working majority
n the house and senate, and a presi-
ieut, there was not manhood enough
n the republicans to pass bin look
ng forward to stamping out that hell
sh. barbarian habit of iynching. A
hing that is disgrace to the devil
md al his followers thing that the
levi would not permit to take place
!" Ai~Ht IN WEI yCu tCt 70 aiCAi CNcIy
nan has an equal share at the fires
nd they are given the same iempera-
ure. How in .he hen feathers can a
ivilized country refuse TO stamp out
eurses Unless Mr.. Republican, does
nore than talk We viii do as well un-
Ter one as the other. President Hard
ng is great man. and would Fight
Or him right nov. for he is my presi-
ent but then I want him to do some
hing. too. II be were not the presi-
ent and ] mere bench mem
er. I would speak right out IN church.
iuf ! commend thee. Mr.. President Of
ne United States, IN the hands Of God
nd the voters. and I am sure that
I'd and the voters win do the right
ing.
! thint / WI has.s. i bring my isasr
} a stop. I.
CHARLES z STUMP