The broad ax., 1923-09-15
CHARLES E. STUMP, TIL REGUL AR
OLD-TIME TRAVELLING CORE
SPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AK.
MADE ONE LONG JUMP FROM
NEW YORK CITY TO LOS ANGE-
LES, CALF, WHERE HE AT
TENDED THE MEETING OF THE
NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVEN-
TON, WHERE HE MET COL. NOAH
D. THOMPSON AND MANY OTHER
OLD FRIENDS.

t.OlAs II Was JUST Ike the EEeSlOFnt
coming into town so far as the
crowd was concerned. shall never
forget this reception.
Well, we got IN town, and were
soon at the church. Tabernacle Bap-
fist to be assigned but for a while
the committee was swamped. Lack
of system. We we're followed by
three other specials, one from Chi
cago, bringing President Williams; an
other from Tennessee and Mississippi,
bringing DR.. "A. NJ Townsend, aid
his crowd, and Dr. E. B. Topp and
his host; the othes from Dallas and
Fort Worth, hea{d BY DR.. "A. L.
Boone, and DR.. E, Arlington Wilsd IN.
The people poursl into town that
night and two or tlree specials came
in the next dat, saying nothing
about the Pullman bed cars hitch ed
to the regulars irrnding Texas m n
and women on ths Sunset Limited.
Wednesday moiring for the fl st
time in his life, Dr.. L. K. Williams
called to order the 43rd annual ses-
sion of the Natioiil Baptist conveh-
ton, under a mammoth tent, for
there was not lrilding in the city
large enough to hold this mass of
humanity. 1t wal the number that
John saw and thena few more added,
for | was there md / was not in
Johns number.
Of course, DR. Williams was elect
ed president in ST Louis to succeed
E. c. Morris, but le did not open the
convention, but Pesided the closing
days, Saturday and Sunday, and Non
day, but now he slipped out with the
whole responsibility on his shoulders
and, honey, he bFe it like a little
man, or big ma. He is a great
man, and the void will hear from
him. He has wonderful program
and in it he will have the support
of the Baptists. Just think Of his
responsibility, paspr Of the largest
church in the wor1, and president Of
the largest CONVENTION in the world
Well, he is a traied man, and id
the midst of all OF his duties, he is
student and va vii have him
often up as late a, 2 o'clock in the
morning studying is books. He is
wonderful man, nd we are proud
Of him.
Perhaps you Wi want to know
where l am stoppiig, and what l am
doing? | am stopng at the home Of
Elijah Cooper ant his wife, and 1
have told you aout their lovely
home. DR.. L. K. Williams and his
wife, and son ar here also, then
there are others. Prof. R. B. Hud-
son, was here, bu he went to the
home Of another tiend. If it were
not for the fact thu had such good
religion and charit, would say a
few things about the shortcomings
Of the local committee, but ittis the
first time that sucE convention has
been out this way,and it was an in
vestment worth VILE
There were may addresses and
sermons preached, and l hear them
all The first sermon was preached
by the Rev. w. d Norman, and the
president Of the Ntional Race Con-
gress was here. would like to men
ton the next sernon which was DyI
real young man Rev. r. c. Bar
bour, Of Galveston He is truly the
SON Of his father all great preacher.
! want to congratulate him on being
able to discuss pefore that great
crowd, numbering fully 10000, He.
that hath an ear t hear let him hear
what the spirit saith unto the
churches" Put me before that
crowd and / thinkI would have the
stage fright into ternity. He held
his own and preachd a great sermon.
Short and sweet.
But let me paue here to drop a
tear. and pay trihte to one Of the
leaders, the Rev. /. Fl. VanLue, Of
Wichita, Kansas. Nj the convention
was thrown into gloom Friday
morning, when tn word went out
"Dr VanIue die this morning"
Like President Hating, il the midst
Of a busy life, fl from home, he
folded his arms, slipped into heaven
there to remain Ie was missionary
for Kansas and a active minister
His body was SHIPPED back to Kan
sas where it will Be consigned to
mother earth. Or by one we arei
passing away.
Speaking Of passing away, it was
just az our CONVICTION opened that
Noah D. Thompson informed US that
Charles AlexandeI, the author, the
writer, had just stepped into the
kingdom. He has been making bis
home out here br sometime. and
while he had been sick for sometime
his death came to All as a shock ]