The broad ax., 1922-11-04

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going TO happen IN the special SIS
sion Of Congress which is to be called
right after the eleetionS Which way
are tie parties iookdngs Win the re-
ppbliczns have strength and man
hood enough TO pass The Dyer bills
Perhaps you are ready to say that
I am the most questioning asking man
IN the country. but you say what you
want to say about me and win think
what want to think about you, and
the world win move right along just
the same. and If you don't care what
you say about il. you viii be ready
10 say that this old man is doing
some moving with the world. told
you about the time ] have spent in
the Park Sanitarium. Guthrie, Okla
homa. Now have been discharged
from that place. and now am headed
for another part of the world, but I
am not yet well, but hope some day
that l viii be myself. / want to talk
10 you this week
l was in Guthrie, as yoE know, and
while there / had the pleasure OF tax
ing a trip out to Langston University,
and there l saw the great things being
done out there for the education of
my people. At the. head of the school
is a real man, Prof. John MARQUES,
who is well trained and a high class
sch ! man. He is a man who is do
ing something and something worth
while. II is only question Of shori
time when this school viii take its
place at the head of its class, and al
because the have had a school man
at the head. Many are the improve
ments that have been made under this
master and are still being made, and
he is not making any noise about il.
They have one OF the best laundries
in the country, one of the best presi-
dents, and then they are now erecting
a gymnasium that viii rank with thf
best. and other things in proportion
are being done there, and believe me
they are doing some real high class
college work, and when you come out
there you will be prepared for any
work at Yale, Harvard, Columbia
University Of Chicago or any of the
other higher Institutions. spent a
night with the educator, and returned
TO Guthrie. and then with the result
] have mentioned.
Perhaps You want to know all ths
things I have done and al the place:
/ have been and this woaid be almos'
impossible. but l win tell you that
am getting ready for ST. Louis, and
have letter from Poro College, stat,
ing my room viii be ready, and they
win meet me at the stable with one
of them fine automobile cars car.
riages. and see that l am cared for
during the session of the National
Baptist convention God be thanked
for this.
A trip was made to Fort Worth,
Cameron, and now am right here in
this town. and in company with Bish-
op William Decker johnson, Of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
who Is worker, and is doing much
in this part of the country for our
people ] have told you about this
leader before, for he is truly a leader,
and has made his way from the
ground floor up to the top. and now
he is doing things. He has on hand
a great program for the uplift of our
people. from an educational viewpoint.
Bishop Johnson is not a college grad
uate, but he is man who has spent
sieepiess nights in feeding his mind,
in taking IN, until today he Is one Of
the best posted men, and one of the
scholarly men Of this race of ours
and any other race.
] am proud to say that he is a stu
dent today, although he is bishop in
his church, and this bishop business
is a lifetime job. When you get 50
you can't 60 il. then you get pen
sion. In his address before the con-
ference here he said some real good
things, and I wish that could just
give you the whole address. / will
give you just few lines Of some Of
the things he said. His subject was
ITS Up to You Now, then, he
said:
I'm taxing an inventory Of the
classes of people who come to church
we find two kinds or groups and one
major group. The first group is the
class thar comes TO church b. forcc
Iof their own spiritual life. Any
preacher can read a hymn IN any
service. whether Sunday or Monday
Is precious TO them. They nay Be
|eompared to the Old Guard who stays
in the field until tie war is ended, re-
|Ezrdless to who leads or Who fol-
lows; rain or shine, they come. Thick
or thin they hold the fort under bright
sizes and under fhreaiening clouds
hey stay on the firing line
The next groGp Is made sp Of the
class who comes from sense Of
dirty. They may not enjoy the preach
Ing ard may not Ike tie prsaehel.