The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-12-09

Hillsboro, Texas.-I am getting
ready to have an Old Aunt Dolly time
Christmas, for have been invited by
Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart and her hus-
band to come and spend Christmas
with them, and / have accepted the
invitation, and they are going to have
turkey, o'possum, sweet potatoes,
hominy, bread and butter, and l am
told that the butter is to come from
Tuskegee, and l expect to reach there
December "a. from California, and
what a time we are going to have.
But here ! am in Texas, and this
week ! am the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Jordan, and believe me, my
friends, am stopping in one hrst-
class home this time. Mr.. Jordan
is a man of great experience, for he
was at one time a wild cowboy, way
out West, and can place an apple on
your head and Shoot it of with his re-
volver without hitting you, and when
he desires he can hit you in the kill
ing spot every time. He is an expert
with a revolver. He is now the lead
ing butcher in this part of the world,
and he won the heart and hand OF
Miss Martha J. Thurman, an accom-
plished and educated woman who was
engaged in the school room until Il
years ago, when she resigned to be-
come the wife of the prosperous
butcher, and now they are happy, with
two sons. He threw open his home
to entertain those who attended the
Central Texas conference of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church, pre-
sided over by Bishop William Decker
Johnson of Plains, Ga, and who is
without a doubt the Bishop of the
people as have told you be-
fore, and who is doing big things
down here in Texas. Another con-
ference is to be organized just as
soon as the bishops meet in Column
bia, s. C., next February. We are
all planning to be there.
1t has been a pleasure for me to be
in this place and mingle with good
people. When / took my pen in hand
to write to you last week was way |
out in the country, eating chickens,
"possums," potatoes and all
the other good things to be found in
the home of a big wealthy farmer,
and that is where / was. ] left there,
IS you can see, and Bishop and Mrs.
Johnson accompanied me to Italy.
where ! was invited by the Rev. DR..
Prince, pastor of the Baptist church,
% make some 1marks to the people,
Ind you will believe me when ] tell
vou they turned out in large numbers
% hear me.
/ do not know as / have told you
bout Rev. Prince before, for this was
ny first time in Italy. He is an ag-
yressive young minister who is des-
ined to make the world know that he
las been this way. He is a fine
,reacher, a good pastor. and is putting
Up a church there that will be a credit
o any city or any people. He has
lad flattering offers from Dallas, larg-
T churches, more pay, but he desires
o do something among the people
Who need him, and when this has been
then he may consider
,ther calls.
He stepped over into Paris, Ill, and
Won the heart and hand of Miss Cecil
Thomas, who was at one time secre-
airy of the Wood River Sunday school
and she is one more good
horthand writer. She is at the head
f the class. l had a fine time with
hese young people and was sorry
When / had to leave them. They
reated me like a father. / have been
invited to return. Although Texas at il