The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-07-21

showed 4 weak spot in my think tank,
for they tell me the more education
YOU get the more you should get, and
the more you should get the more you
want. ! tell you. ! have known men
and women to teach from now hence
forth and forevermore and never look
in book to study. They just seem
ingly had all knowledge in their
heads, and they didn't have to study,
but 1t strikes me that ! never hear
of such people getting any promo
tons. They just know It all, and that
little all they know just remains, and
the other fellow who gets 50 much
and digs for more, just goes right on
up and up.
There is no middle ground in edn-
cation. but 1t is progressive and ag-
gressive, you either must keep up or
you get in the class Of damphules and
just remain there. I think that some
Of the days I am just going " buy
me a hundred dollars worth OF die
tionaries, and spelling books, and
grammars, and diction books, and be-
lieve me, honey. you will not be ablf
to get close enough to me to hand
me red apple | am just going To
outdiction the dictionary, and outspell
the spellinary, and outgrammar the
grammarary. When you see me you
will just ask who in the hen feath-
ers is that big functination with all
that education in his headf"
was delighted to see the progress
being made BY Miss Perche and
just said thank God and continued
on my journey. had the pleasure 81
being the FIRST man to ride with Dr.
W. w. Jernagin in his fine new auto
mobile car carriage which was pre-
scented him BY his church, The peo-
pie of Mt. Carmel Baptist church,
Washington. d. O., just love their
pastor and he is a deserving man. |
did not get to ride much, because ]
had to leave for this place
am in Richmond, and have had
the pleasure of shaking hands with
Hon. John Mitchell, Jr., the man who
has fought many battles for. his race,
and is now regarded great man. He
has been hit at by some Of the politi
clans and others. He will come out
all right Many friends are sending
in contributions for his fight for life.
It is a worthy cause.
! think II will have to bring this
letter to a stop. Please let me hear
from you. God bless you and all the
world. I am here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucian Miller. You will recall told
you about this brilliant young man,
who is we'll fixed in the goods of the
world, yet the Lord has laid his hands
on him and told him to 60 tote the
word. Rev. Miller believes that God
at the same time He called him to
preach also called him to prepare. ut
is time to get rid Of ignorance in the
pulpit" he said, stand by the help
of God / am not going to be in that
class Of hangers on" He is getting
ready for his life's work.
Right by his side is to be found
his companion, his wife. She is a
daughter Of Arkansas. She came into
the world via Demondson, Arkansas,
little one-horse town, near Memphis.
She came from a good family, for
her father was the late B. T. Wofford.
He was one of the founders Of the
town, and was the postmaster,-in
fact he was the leading spirit in the
town. "A man Of wealth and influence.
For sixteen years he held the position
Of postmaster and was the man to do
things. Mrs. Wofford was a refined
and cultured woman, wife and
mother. Now this place is composed
Of our people only.
| Six children came into the family,