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Of sweet milk and other things for
me, but since do not eat at night any
more, sent down the milk, and left
the other things off, leaving there the
! next morning for Helena, Ark, where
once lived Elias Camp Morris, pres
ident of the National Baptist conven-
ton, and president Of the State Bap-
list convention of Arkansas.
Perhaps you want to know what
was doing in Helena. Well, the con-
vention met there and met in the
church where this same DR.. Morris
was pastor during his entire life, and
the only church he was ever pastor
Of, although he had other calls, yet he
remained right there until his death,
and was president Of the convention
38 years or more. Wonderful record.
They had a great big convention
there, and on Friday afternoon went
to the grave, held services and dedi-
Gated it. The Baptists are going to be
called there again soon to unveil the
monument which the National Bap-
fist convention and the Arkansas Bap-
fist convention are going to erect. He
made his own monument in the hearts
Of men while he lived. From the
grave, they went to the motion pic
ture house conducted by Mrs. Eliza
Miller, and witnessed the funeral serv-
ices in motion pictures This was an
other wonderful sight.
Speaking Of Mrs. Eliza Miller,
think have told you about her be-
fore. was her guest during the con-
vention, and you may know was up
stairs, for she is to US what Hettie
Green was to the other people. She
is not a dressy woman, and honey,
she can just roll. up her sleeves, 60
in the kitchen and cook real meal,
and she is the finest cake maker in
town, and then she is perhaps the
wealthiest woman in the race, and you
would not think it. She has given to
the Arkansas Baptist college-in fact
she gave them this week about $1,000,
and then she held mortgage on the
college for $4,000 and it was one
years interest that she gave them /
do not know what this amount IS, and
then she made one more speech to
the convention, declaring that the
highest position on earth was that Of
minister, and she had the highest
regard and love for the calling, and
told them to be proud Of the job, to
truly represent Jesus Christ, whose
life was spotless. She said that at
is not your work, nor my work, but
the Arkansas Baptist college, the
proper training Of our children IS our
work, and we must do it."
had the pleasure Of meeting some
Of our National Baptist convention
people. Among them we found DR..
Sutton E. Griggs, DR.. j. E. East, sec
rotary Of the Foreign Mission Board
and Dr. w. L. Craft, field secretary
Of the National B. ". P. U. Board
and man of great power and worth
to himself and race. He has fought
a wonderful fight and is as active as
a man can Be. He is doing things
S. P Harris, assistant secretary oi
the Sunday School Publishing Board,
Nashville, told about the wonderful
building being erected and that ii
would be ready on time. He spoke
Of how the Board under DR.. "A. M
Townsend had raised $4,000, and still
the money was coming in. The con-
vention voted 500 for the cause. We
are doing things in great shape in this
country. | will have to bring this
letter to a stop in a few minutes, for
there are others. l had the pleasure
Of shaking hands with that prominent
layman, John L. Webb, and since
am on my way to Hot Springs, 1 viii
tell you about him.
! While in Forrest City / am the
guest Of Mrs. Lulu S. Blount- Bryant
who is the grand worthy counsellor
Of the Calanthe Courts Of Arkansas
and is endowment secretary Of the
Royal Circle Of Friends Of the world,
and that means this world and not
the world to come. She is a we'll
trained, cultured young woman, and
lives in the hearts Of the women Of
this part Of the country, yes, Of the
nation. She is well known the coun-
try over and is blessed with some
friends in the other country across
the big body Of water She is the
sister of DR.. R. A. Williams of Chi
cago and woman of great parts. It
is indeed a pleasure to see how busy
she is kept and how she keeps three
or four girls busy all the time. They
have books here as large as a man
and they have to write in them big
books. / may tell you more in an
other letter. You may write to me,
1901 East Tenth street, Austin, Texas,
and soon I viii turn my attention to
Chicago.
CHARLES E. STUMP.
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