The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-12-22
E. STUMP, THE REGULAR
OLD-TIME TRAVELLING CORRE-
SPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AK,
WHO HAS BEEN STALLED AT
HOUSTON, TEXAS, is NOW ABLE
TO START ON HIS WAY FOR CHI
CAGO AND HE WILL BLOW INTO
THIS BIG TOWN CHRISTMAS
MORNING.

other world. She was the Supreme
| Worthy Recorder OF Deeds OF the Su-
preme Court Of Calanthe, having sue
ceeded a great woman, Mrs. Connie
Curl Maxwell, a wonderful character.
Mrs. Lakewood had a host of
friends and they join me in commend
ing her spirit to the God who gave it
to US. She was a worker and earned
the place she occupied. ] had the
pleasure of seeing her in New York
City last August, but did not dream
that it would be the last time in this
world Of ours.
The following information, that Mrs.
Katherine D. Tillman, editor Of the
Woman's Missionary Recorder, Of the
African Methodist Episcopal church
had gone in to come out no more.
She was one OF the outstanding wom-
ell Of the race, and | would say that
she was a great woman. Her ability
her PEN made the world know that
she lived. She wrote several books
and was indeed a busy woman. /
have known her over forty years, for
when | was boy in Kentucky trying
to get hold Of an education, or get
something out OF books, she was i'll
that same school, Simmons Univer-
sity, Louisville, KY, and we were at
the feet Of that wonderful scholar and
man, William ]. Simmons, who died
early. Mrs. Tillman made her place
in the hearts of the people, and was
giving to the church a wonderful
paper. She was at the meeting in
Brooklyn, then in bad health and had
to be carried in on chair.
No more suffering for Mrs. Till
man. She has been relieved or all
pain, and is now at rest. | believe we
will all meet again at the feet Of Jesus.
We are now standing at the back door
Of 1923, and it is hard to tell just how
many of us will step out with the year.
We know not the day, nor the hour,
hence just work for the future like
we had hundred years before us,
and when the summons comes just
stop whatever you are doing, fold
your arms and 60 right on. Such
should be the way we spend life, and
the ending will be 50 sweet. Not how
you die, but the way you live that
counts.
AS | write you this paper from
Texas. am sitting looking right into
the face of Christmas, which will
bring to some sunshine and gladness,
while to others gloom and sadness.
Those who will sit down and reflect,
thinking Of the dear ones with them
last Christmas, but not here today,
will drop tear, and then 60 on. Let
us all feel thankful to Almighty God.
| am ready to shake the Texas mud
from my shoes, go through Louisiana,
and then beat it on up to Chicago
where | will be on Christmas day,
1922 Aberdeen Street. / will receive
some greetings from my friends who
will be delighted to know that / did
not take the trip to heaven from San
Francisco, where | was in the hospi-
tai. but got nearer to them.
Several friends have promised to
send me a turkey, and if l am able
to do so, | will eat some of the breast
and then thank God-in fact | will
thank God if | only have a glass of
water. Such is life
As | write you these few lines, l
find tears coming into my eyes. The
flood gate is about to open, showing
the humanity in me, 50 | will have to
bring this letter to a sudden stop.
God bless you all, and ! wish you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
CHARLES z. STUMP.