The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-06-24

i WICK dIOn eNdSY ana now L An VIII
ing to you this week from down here
in New Orleans, and It has been a
great big week with me, and / desire
to get upon my knees and thank God
for this week which has been so full
of information and advice.
/ was up yonder in the State of
Texas and at the leading city, Austin,
and YOU will believe me when / tell
you l had a great big time there. l
was the guest of DR.. s. D. Butler, who
wants to be one of the bishops in his
church, and from there, / went over
to see d.. ]. E. Knox, pastor of the
First Baptist Church and a strong
man.
1t has been long time since told
you anything about him. He is one
of the noted educators of the Baptists
of this country. He was at one time
connected with the Arkansas Baptist
College, and left there to become
president of a college, in Brinkley,
Ark, where he made wonderful rec
ord, and from there right into Texas
where he put state missions on the
map as no other man had ever done,
and then he resigned to take up other
work at which he made a success. /
mean by other work that he went into
the pastorate in Houston, and from
there to Austin, where he is doing a
great big work.
had the pleasure of meeting Prof.
Randolph, in Austin, and / am sure
that you would be interested in him,
because he is now the president of
ClsAin University, in South Carolina,
a position which has been held by a
man of the other race variety for over
fifty years. / am here to tell you that
he is going to make good, and if you
want to drop him a line of encour-
agement, send it to Samuel Houston
College, Austin, Texas, and he will
get it there. He is now winding up
his work there getting ready to move
into the State of Tillman.
Well, / spent all day Sunday in Aus
tin, and left Sunday night for Crow
ley, La, where / spent Monday, and
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
McClung. l am sure you would be
delighted to know that Mr.. McCiung
holds an important position as clerk in
large rice plant, and he is a real
clerk and not a lacl6y. have seen
him in his position, and I just had to
shout. In this place he has the con-
idence Of the people, and he is highly
respected by the citizens. l know Of
no man who holds higher position
in a plant operated by millionaires.
Well, McClung has won his position
in this country, and / am proud of
him. His place should inspire others
to prepare.
] would just mention Mrs. Blanche
McClung, the wife of her husband,
and refined cultured woman, who is
devoting her life working for the up
lift of her people. She comes from
Alabama, and am sure that the peo-
pie of Alabama are proud of her.
] had the pleasure of meeting the
people of Crowley, and made a speech
to them, and they clapped their hands
while / was talking, and this causes
me to think that l must be getting
to be some speechmaker, and If am
sure. / am sure that you are proud of
me, and am proud of you. Pray for
me that / may be something in this
world before die and go to my home
to be with Jesus and so many friends
who have gone there, and / am sure
that I have some friends who have
gone to the other place.
Of from Crowley, to New Orleans,
reaching here on Tuesday morning,
found the Rev. Edward Wittenburg, |
at the stable with his own automobile |
car carriage awaiting to tote me to
his quarters, or to the place where
he had provided for me to stay, as
he did not have room in his own
house fer me. You see they have
right now children, but he had fine
room for me, and right across the
street from his home, and / was
booked to get my eats at his home.
Reaching his home. / found his
wife. with broad smile on her face,
telling me by the very expression !
that she was glad to have me. She
is a native of the state, but I am not
prepared to say whether or not she is
Frenchie. or whether Polly and Fran
ces or not, for did not know enough
to find out myself. and 1 would not
ask her. | met all the children, and
they bade welcome to me, because
they considered me to be a friend to
Daddy" Every one of them were
ready to serve me.
Here is family, that is truly a fam
lily, and when you touch one you touch
all, and it seems that when one is