The broad ax., 1922-12-30

/ to drop out OF lSEZ anu SPIN u hltC
eternity, and l am here to tell il
goodbye for it will never return to
us, but we do not know what 1925
will bring to us, but we must be pre-
pared to take whatever comes. l am
ready for it.
l hope it will not surprise you that
am writing this letter on Christmas
Day, and there have been so many
things to claim my attention from
time to time. | have never made a
world, and if / could make one l
would not have any space to place it,
hence l must just go right along
making things go east and west, north
and south, and any other way that
will be necessary.
AS / take my pen in hand to write
to you today, after my return from
Olivet Baptist Church, where | heard
wonderful sermon by DIR. L. K.
Williams, pastor of Olivet Baptist
Church and president of the National
Baptist Convention. He is indeed a
great preacher, believe me, that that
sermon was soul stirring as we'll as
soul reaching, and | left there rejoic-
ing. came in contact with many
friends, and here | am away.
AS / look back, l think of those
who were here this time last year, full
of Christmas, and some of them were
in church, but today, they have gone
home to rest They are not with us
According to the plans of God, some
have failed to obey Him and they
have been consigned to that hot FIRE,
and others who obey are with Jesus
! am thinking of the late DR.. Elias
Camp Morris, who was indeed a
leader of men, and who put so many
things over for our people. He was a
leader among men and accomplished
so very much for his people He was
at the head of the Baptist State Con-
vention of Arkansas, and at the same
time at the head of the Baptists of the
nation-the National Baptist Conven-
ton. He lived we'll his life, and on
the morning Of September 5 closed his
eyes and passed to the Great Beyond.
He had many plans for the future and
was doing things, but in the midst of
life We are in death has been said and
believe in it.
Did DR.. Morris leave any unfn-
ished work? If he did his successors
will take them up and go right on
with them. l say his successors, for
there will be-in fact, there are right
now two of them. the Rev Dr.. ]. r.
Jamison. president OF the Arkansas
Baptist Convention, chairman of the
board of trustees of the Arkansas
Baptist College, and a member of the
board, the places filled by DIR. Nor
ris, and DR.. L. K Williams as you
know. has succeeded him as president
of the National Baptist Convention,
and is now getting ready for to push
the work. He is a man of great
power and ] am sure he will accom-
plish much for US. The executive
board of the convention will meet
soon and you are going to see a few
things after that meeting.
l was just thinking of another
great man. DR.. R. H. Boyd, of Nash
vile, Tenn, who is also with our
Father in Heaven. 1t was the last
time / saw him. He was attending |
the convention in Florida. He was
full Of life and hope, and was doing |
great things. He passed out just be-
fore DR.. Morris. and l hope tilat they
have met in Heaven.
We were just about getting over
the shock of the death of DR.. Morris,
and the National Baptist Convention
had met and closed. DR.. w. G. Parks,
who became president on the death of
DR.. Morris, delivered a wonderful ad-
dress, installed his successor. We all
his great address, and he
went right on home and died. He
was a great man, and a wonderful
preacher, but one by one we are pass
ing out. We will some day join him
and others. But l must not dwell on
this business too long, for it is deal
ing with death.
do not want to branch from that
to cussing matters, but 1 was Just
how the republican senate of
the United States, with a big working
permitted the democratic