The broad ax., 1922-03-04

ldlkd, FlOrlda--lt takes a man to
hive down here in this country. and
that has nothing to do with his color,
but If you belong to my race YOU must
almost be super-man that is putting
It IN mild terms. / know whereof /
speak and i am sure that you know
Just what ! am talking about.
But / am not here to talk TO YOU
about that this week but / want to re-
mind you that just little more than a
month from now an opportunity will
be given the American people to pay
a tribute to one of the great men of
America, and / am saying nothing
about race or color, for true greatness
IS not measured by color, by size, by
hair, but by mind and by service rem
dered to mankind. This will nj our
hero in whose honor a monument will
be uncovered in few days, Booker
I. Washington. No. his monument is
already uncovered when you look at
those great buildings at Tuskegee In
stitute, and the thousands of men and
women in all parts OF the country who
stand out as the result of Booker T.
Washington having lived and served.
He was indeed great servant, and m
his service he knew no race or color,
he represented the Christ
We all rejoice that Booker T. Wash
ington lived. Those who knew him
are glad to say that they did, and those
of US who enjoyed his friendship are
the happier about it. He was a man
who loved his people, mean by that
the human race. He was inspiration
to so many, and now that he has gone,
the people will gather at Tuskegee
April 5, and witness the exercises of
unwilling that which will remind gen
erations to come that Booker 7. Wash
ington was at one time on this earth.
A hundred years from now, all who
knew him perhaps will be gone, but
the boys and girls then will talk about
him, and they will know him by what
he has left behind. Just as we talk
about George Washington, Abraham
Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and
others they will be talking about
Booker T. and other great men who
have lived and died.
/ would suggest to you now that if
you have decided to go there, then and
l hope that you have, you will notify
DR.. Robert R. Motion, or his secretary,
Albion A. Holsey, at Tuskegee Insti-
tute, Ala, that provisions may be mode
for you.
Speaking of DR.. Robert R. Motion, l
am sure that you are glad that you
know him, and if you do not l would
advise you to try to get to shake hands
with him, for after a while he will
step into the Great Beyond, and we
will be talking about him. He is one
of greatest living Americans OF this
age, and he is doing his work and
doing it we'll He is pleading our cause
where we cannot plead It ourselves,
and he is truly representative OF the
race. He is a giant in statue as well
as in intellect. He is the direct sue
cessor to Booker T. Washington, and
God prepared him for the work. He
was a personal friend to DR.. Wash
ington, and like DR.. Washington, he
worked his way through school He
earned his place not by luck, but by
work, and he will stand out as
great character. can point to him to-
day as an example for our boys. He
represents the possibilities of the race.
In the life of Hampton he filled a
place that will take years to fill He
was a man every inch of him, and he
is a man today. He is a Goldman, a
race man, a man for the human race.
1 feel like dropping flower at the
feet of Secretary Holsey, but will not
have time to do so this week, but will
do so before we get to the April 5
meeting. He is filing his place and
doing it well. Then there is that other
great American, Emmett J. Scott, and
when you talk about DR.. Washington,
the name of Emmett ]. Scott Will come
before you, because they lived and
served together. / wish that / could
tell you many things about him, but
when I 60 to Washington soon, ! am
going to tell you about Mr.. Scott, and
his great work
The Baptists of this country are get
ting ready for their two big meetings,
the one in New Orleans in June, the
National B. Y. P. u. and Sunday
School Congress, and the other is the
National Baptist convention You
would be surprised to know the num-
Der of people who are going to attend
this meeting way out yonder IN Los
Angeles, Cal They are going IN sur
prising large numbers, and already
they are getting ready for this The
church who love their pastors declare
that their preachers must take the triP.
and the men themselves are getting
ready. / win keep you posted from
time to time.
The Methodists are going to have a
big meeting in Chicago next August
and II VIII be a meeting Of the young
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