The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-08-18

this week, am right at the stepping
of place. yet ! have decided not 10
step of 1t viii keep me busy keep
ing my mouth from jumping out 81
my heart during my stay IN Hot
Springs. ] have always thought that
this was close to the devils home.
and # not how in the hen9 feathers
can 50 much water come out Of the
mountains not?
This has never been explained to
me and perhaps never viii be. The
devil must have somewhere near earth
10 operate. because he has 80 many
followers. and 50 many are going to
follow him throughout eternity. Some
be Is going to miss, but he VIII get
enough to pay up for his missing
Here / an in this part Of the world,
but let me pause to pay a tribute to
another great man who has fallen
asleep in death. This time II is the
Rev. DR.. B. F. Watson. Of Washing
ton. D. C., secretary Of the Church
Extension Society Of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, and he
was one Of the great preachers Of the
A. N. E. connection, and one Of the
most noted men Of the whole race
He is known ali through the west,
and his last charge as a pastor was
in Springfield. Ill. and there is where
he was N 1900 when elected TO the
position which he held mp to the time
Of his death which came about August
4. / do not know just the time ex-
actly, but l heard Of il on Monday
He was . faithful servant, and worked
hard for his church He accomplished
much in his department, guarded well
the finance committed to his charge
and used il As he was objected BY his
church.
A few years ago his companion, the
wife OF his youth. was taken from his
side BY death He remained a wild
over for some time. but recently. he
wun the heart Of one Of the finest
women in his race She was widow.
Z nurse, trained nurse at that. and vel
educated. She was adapted to his
compani0nship. and they eHtered life
together, living ike two little children
II love and realms fancies Right BY
their sides was Mrs. Smith, his de-
voted daughter, and the two women
lived together ike sisters. They were
devoted to each other, and Mrs
Smiths heart was lifted to see the
interest Mrs. Watson took IN her
father. II was house OF love
But loved ones must be separated,
and IN the midst Of love and happi-
ness, death stepped in and claimed
Benjamin r. Watson. the veteran sec
rotary. He was the oldest general
officer from point OF service. He de-
cisred that he was satisfied TO serve
his church. and his race In the ca
pacity where ne was. and no desire
to BE- bishop I pause to pay this
deserving tribute to . man who served,
and would not forget the faithful
and efficient clerk, who has been abb
solutely in charge Of the work for
tie past three or four years. Miss
Marie Thomas. She has I place III
the hearts Of al African Methodists
who appreciate her for the efficient.
faithful service she rendered
have been moving Just little
since wrote you that last letter from
Kansas City. You recall I was there
with the Rev. DR.. Edward Witten-
burg, and you viii believe me when
tell you / was some under the
weather. DR.. Hall had looked me
lover. furnished me with some real new
medicine, which was filed BY DR..
Porter Of Chicago. State and Thirty
fifth streets, and I was taking Il right
along. But two OF three mornings /
was almost to the other world. and
| pulled ont from Kansas City. for
decided that I did not want to die In
Kansas City
One day was spent IN Fort Scott,
Kansas, and then I made II down to
Oklahoma City. where was put In
touch with DR.. z W. Perry, who got
his automobile car carriage and toted
ne 10 Guthrie to see DR.. Conrad, who
put on his thinking and hearing caps,
listened to the bugs. said something
about acid. gave me some acid elm
inator Or something else, and about /
o'clock At night We rolled I'D to DR..
Perry's parsonage N Oklahoma City.
Leaving there the next morning for
Kinghsher IN that same automobile
car carriage II is wonderful how
people can get over the country IN
these iiftle things They take many
dollars from the iron horse railroads
car carriages
Just think of 4. viii you7 People
are advertising 70 take you u them
from Dallas, Texas, to Los Angeles,
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