The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-07

Cincinnati, Ohio.-We have just
stepped into 1922, and ! have told the
old year that so far as ! am con-
cerned it did not need to come back,
but could remain in eternity, for /
know that is what II is going to do
without my knowledge or consent
Now what have you to Say about this
decision?
Here am in Cincinnati, but / was
not here when the year changed. /
was right in Olivet Baptist church,
and upon my knees talking to the
Lord when l heard the whistles blow
ing and shooting which said to me
that there had been a change, then
thanked God for letting me see this
year. and for not allowing the bugs
to take me away. DR.. George Cleve-
land Hall and DR.. Horace w. Con-
rad fought a noble fight and won the
case, and / am still hear. / ecalied
when they put something to their
ears and another little fat thing to
my breast and listened TO what the
bugs were saying and told them that
they were lying and backed that up
with facts. You see they were talk
ing about how they were going to get
rid Of me, have me put in the ground
and then get fat of of my body.
] have now turned over a new leaf
aud am prepared to serve God as
never before. I am going to stick
close to the cross and at the same
time ! want TO keep the readers of
The Broad AK posted On what the
world is doing, and how people are
being treated. l hope that there viii
not be anything to make me have to
lay my religion on the shelf long
enough to say "euss" words, for ]
am heaven bound, and want to get
there when l am through with this
earth.
] want that we shall hold up man
hood this year That we avoid ali
race clashes, for We usually get the
worse of them, and then l hope that
they will not be necessary, but that
men will live up to the Golden Rule.
1t has been my motto and have got
SO much out of it, and / am willing
to commend it to others for a trial
at least I have learned that il is
better to play than it is to euss, and
the thing to do is-to let Jesus into
our lives.
Death has invaded our ranks DUR
ing the year passed, and has taken
away some of our strongest men in
the nation and race. These men are
not with US now, and / can imagine
that they would not return If thew
could. They are with Jesus, and that
is a fne place to be. A number of
preachers have joined this number
and they are resting now from the
labors down here.
l close the year on the go, for when
Christmas was over, in fact, Christ
mas night ! got me a bed car ticket,
and made it to the place where 4 am
now, and spent a few hours in the
city, and then to Lexington, XIV,
where / had the pleasure of going to
a reception and from there to the
home OF the Rev. DR.. Robert Mitch
ell, pastor of the First Baptist church
and one of the strongest ministers in
The rank. He is a strong man, but
he was led astray in the convention
matters, yet / think the time will
tome when he will return to the fold
and get in line with his old friends.
That viii not be disgrace.
In Cincinnati I had the pleasure of
going to the Ninth Street Branch of
he Y. NJ. c. A.. which. Of course, is
our people, and they have one more |
there, believe me, honey.
They are not q whit behind others,
md them secretaries there are so nice
Ind polite. even to old green men
Ike me. They are courteous and ever
'eady to render a service. The first
md most important man IN the bunch
S the most polite. and the one who
S ever ready to serve, B. w. Over
on, whose birthplace was way down