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


The National Baptist convention
was put of on account of the strike,
but / am now en- route to California,
ard viii be there or on my wy when
you read this letter, but then have
spent the week here with my friend,
Charles Stewart and his wife, because
of the accident of their son, Charles
Stewart, Jr., special delivery messen-
ger in the United States post Office,
and who IS now in ST. Luke's hospital
as toe result of his contact with an
automobile.
Young Stewart, got on at the Chi
cago post Office, and was working
Eard. He had made his run Sunday,
August n, and had checked in at the
main post Office, had his lunch. and
started for home full of joy and hap
piness on the thought of going to see
father" He was making for his
mother, when the accident occurred.
He was carried to the hospital un-
conscious and has been there week
as write to you. The doctors are
holding him there now waiting de-
veiopments. They fear that there
his been a fracture of the skull. but
let US hope and pray not. He has
entered his senior high school year.
He is the SON of his father with his
mothers brain and intellect, and you
may know what that means.
y Every possible moment, Mrs.
Stewart, Is away from her home,
1922 Aberdeen street and is found
at the bedside of her son in St. Lnke's
hospital, and his father looks ike an
other man. 1t is their only son, and
the people with only one child know
what this means
But friends, there have been many
things to claim attention of the Amer
lean people, and il seems that our
country is still in a heluva FIX, and /
wish that there was some one who
could unhx it for US, for if it is not
unhxed soon there is going to be
some suffering this winter. When i
was working for the election of Pres
ident Warren G. Harding, thought
he was the greatest 6xer in the world,
and / declared in my own mind that
the thing was going to happen when
ne got in the White House. He would
be the president OF all the American
people, but-well, am not going to
say that was mistaken yet, but /
am thinking like clever fellow.
Chicago is full of interesting things
and am here to tell you that our
people have made wonderful progress.
We don't know what we have in the
race, and i am going to spend some
time looking up some of the men and
women who are helping to do things,
and will tell you about them as fast
as can get them located. / want
you to pray for me, and help me to
stay well in this search. / have just
this week discovered a wonderful
singer, and did not know that she
was here before. This time it is Mrs.
Pearl Lowery Winters, of Bakers
field. California, and who is charm
ing the musical world with her won
derful voice.
Mrs. Winters not only sings, but
she interprets, she writes music, and
she is a lover of her people and
worker among the women of this
country. / have just seen and heard
her sing her own composition =
words and music By herself, "Oh, If
Thy Gates" This will touch the soul
If you have one. II is soul question,
If thy gates should close, and you so
full of sir !-t. out / am not quot
ing her words, but i an telling you
what the question is and stop and
see If it don't apply to you. If the
gates should close with you full of
sin. where would you landi
Mrs. Winters has been the guest of
Miss Naomia G. Parks. the daughter
of Bishop H. Blanton Parks. On
this round / expect to visit Bakers
field and viii tell you about her work
and ability with other things may
find there. If you desire to write me.
send your letter to 1900 K street, Ba-
kersheid, Calf. So you see I am 10
ing West.
It seems that the white people Of
this country are trying to put John
Mitchell out of business. and this
viii give them less competition. but 1
hope that all win be we'll A few
weeks ago they closed the Mechanics