The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-12-09
CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
FOR THE BROAD AK, HAS COME
TOLIFE AGAIN AFTER BEING
LOST AWAY DOWN IN TEXAS.

times may appear near the hot place,
yet they are doing things down here.
Producing men and women. 1t takes
a man to live down here.
From Italy, made my way to this
town, and reaching town / was sent
to my stopping place, and then l
found that the Rev. s. J. johnson, D.
D., who is to be the next secretary
of Church Extension, had been here
ahead of me, or he had reached town,
left his regards for me and half dozen
very large apples, and believe me they
were just particularly fine. Rev. John
son had made a trip in Arkansas and
Oklahoma and reported that great
things were being done by the two
bishops, Ross and Parks.
Now, was soon in company with
Bishop and Mrs. Johnson, and ] want
to tell you that Mrs. Johnson is bring
ing things to pass. She is wonderful.
spent Thanksgiving with them and
ate some real turkey down here in
Texas. In the same place where l
stopped were Revs. G. B. Young Of
Houston, Texas; J. B. Butler, the
evangelist for the whole A. NJ. z.
connection, a wonderful man, and Rev.
H. s. Simms, pastor of Allen Chapel
A. NJ. E. Church, Fl. Worth, Texas,
and the man who has announced that
he is going to give Prof John R.
Hawkins a chase for the financial sec
That will be settled at
the general conference He is a man
OF ability and worth.
He has been assigned to Fort
Worth for the third time, and ! wish
you could have seen them people give
him a banquet and welcome reception,
for they are proud of the wonderful
work he is doing here. He is a man
who just makes friends, and recall
when he was assigned here, or before,
the people got in wind of IT, and they
protested against his coming to Allen
Chapel, because people declared that
he was ignorant, illiterate, and many
other things, but when he preached his
FIRST sermon all this cloud was dis
PEELED. and the people took hold of
the new pastor with love.
II looked like all Fort Worth want
ed to do him honor, and he is to be
found in everything that looks like
work or racial uplift, and his money
IS into anything that means racial bet
terment. This reception and banquet
we're to the pastor and his wife, hence
Mrs. Simms had hand in It also, for
she is working to make things happen
here with her husband.
Some of the people who figured in
his were Mrs. Josie L. Moore. Mrs.
!. H. Stephenson. Mrs. ]. w. Tildon,
Mrs. P. v. Walker, Mrs. R. E. Jor-
Ian. Mrs. J. N. Seals, J. H. Jones, w.
D. Donifer, J. N. Seals, J. H. Jones,
Mrs. NJ. E. Jones, and the steward
Ind stewardess boards No. ! and the
board all took part in max |
ng this a wonderful success.
They had a program, and / would |
ike to tell you something about it.
Anthem by Music and Literary Club;
prayer, J. n. Jones; chorus, NJ. and
l. Club; welcome, on behalf of the
:hurch, c. c. Marion; welcome on be-
lalf c. NJ. E. Church, Rev. 1. E. Rob-
nson; solo and chorus, Club; well
:ome on behalf St. James Baptist
:hurch, Rev. ]. H. Vim; Response,
" DR.. H. s. Simms, and then followed
march to the banquet hall Toast to
he pastors wife by ]. N. Seals, and
he presentation of bouquet of honor
" Mrs. Sallie Bowens. ! will not
i've you the menu, but it was up to
late, believe me.