The broad ax., 1923-08-04
FIARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR
OLD TIME TRAVELLING CORE
SPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AK.
HAS DURING HIS RAMBLINGS
LATELY VISITED KANSAS CITY,
MO-, INCLUDING OTHER POINTS
IN THE WEST. HE ALSO BLEW
INTO CHICAGO, WHERE HE HAD
A GRAND TIME.

Kansas City, Mo.-Believe me when
| tell you ! have been going some
since wrote you that leuer from
Chicago, and here | am right here III
Kansas City this week the guest Of
Rev. Edward Wittenburg, pastor OF
Allen Chapel, A. M. E. church, but
before this letter can get out Of town l
viii be our also, and VIII have covered
several miles when you read it.
1t would not be out Of place for me
to tell you that Rev. Wittenhurg. IS
one Of the leading pastors in the A..
M. E. church, a young man who has
worked his way from the ground UP
and who has won everything that he
has attained in this world, and is still,
winning more, for it is only a few
months now before he viii be address
ing Bishop Wittenburg. It is a nice
thing to work from the ground up.
When boy he worked iii the mail
ing room Of the Picayune. in New
Orleans, and his life was such as to
demand respect from all who worked
with him, to the extent that they
would not say even a "cuss' word
when Eddie was around. Well he
worked and worked and then he went
to Wilberforce University to prepare
Tor his work He got his bride. and
with faith in himself and God, with
his bride and baby four months old
went to Wilberforce to prepare for
the ministry. He graduated with
honors from Wilberforce University,
and Payne Theological seminary, and
then right into the work for which
he was prepared. His first charge
after returning from school was at
Plaquemine, and then to Patterson,
La, Baton Rouge, Greenvil1e, Miss,
then Vicksburg, and from there re-
turned to his childhood play grounds,
for he was assigned to St. James a.
NJ E. church, where he remained 6
years and three months over. Then
he was sent from New Orleans to this
place, and believe me he is doing a
great big work here. He is making
his place BY hard work, and when
placed on the bench he will make, a
great big Bishop.
But, now comes my trip over here.
! left Chicago after getting around all
day with Bishop Parks, and reached
here Sunday morning. remaining just
few hours, for at o'clock in the
afternoon ! was in Fort Scott Kansas,
there the guest Of Rev. and Mrs. G. NJ
Tillman, of the A. M. E. church,
certainly get this Baptist foot Of mine
under many Methodist tables. 1t is a
great thing to make friends, and this
is what have been doing. | was in
school one time, and Mrs. Katherine
D. Tillman was there also and we
were in the same class. She has gone
out and made a reputation as a writer
anu duAuOIs anu - EdllOI VI TIC
Woman's Christian Recorder, the mis-
sionary paper Of the church. She is
worker.
From there / made my way to
Chanute, Kan, stopping two hours at
Parsons, taking breakfast with Rev
and Mrs. T. J. Smith, pastor Of the
A. NJ. E. church.
At Chanute the Grand Lodge of
Knights Of Pythias Of Kansas met,
presided over BY DR.. S. H. Thomp-
son, of Kansas City, Kansas, and a
leader Of men. 1t was indeed pleas
ure to come in touch with this won
derful man and all those associated
with him. This is a grand lodge of
brains. | don't know when | have
seen 50 many educated men and
women together as in the Grand
Lodge and Grand Court Of Calanthe,
Of Kansas.
! was assigned to a first class stop
ping place, the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Branch, Of the Baptist church, and
you see was walking with John and