The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-05-26
COL. CHARLSE STUMP, THE REGU-
LAR TRAVELLING CORRESPOND
ENT FOR THE BROAD AK, HAS
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS
SPENT ALL OF HIS TIME IN RUB
BTNG UP AGAINST THE BIG FOLKS
THROUGHOUT THE EAST AND
AT RICHMOND, VA.

Richmond, Nirginia--The bugs Ger
tainly had me last week and could
not write 10 you, but I have been m
der the care of DR.. A. NJ Curtis, and
you know he Is some pumpkins when
ii comes to looking after the siria and
using the knife 1t j. said that Dr. a.
M. Curtis and Dr. George Cleveland
Han are the best in the country, when
II comes TO cutting the devil out OF
bugs and making them get from their
hiding place. I am glad to report to
You that / am much better and now
on my way back to where was Pray
for me these days
just now you viii find that the
young people in various parts Of the
country are holding the universe in
one hand and the world In the other.
They are making rounded sentences.
using diction, oratory that would move
a world like this OF ours, and they are
being applauded BY large crowds Of
people. They step out Of school full
Of hope and good cheer. They see
whole world waiting for them and
they are ready 10 grasp II right now
People win tel them that II was the
greatest speech they ever heard, and
wish them all god speed and good
viii. but What next? What viii they
do? Who viii open tic door Of hope
10 them?
OF course you have been there You
know what all this is about, but there
are others. | wish ] could make me
world and just have place for All
these graduates. Some Of them are
going Just tell the world to stand aside
and let a man go by, while others viii
Just sit down and say what they are
going to Be after while Il they live and
nothing happens Some VIII imagine
because they graduated the world win
Just open up to them. But what is
worth while must be won IN this
world.
| have Just received from President
Robert q Woods. OF the Virginia
Theological Seminary and college a
notice that they are going to have
some graduates from that great institu-
ton. and they viii have several days Of
exercises. june /, viii be the class
dav exercises; and viii Be followed
Sunday, June 5, with the Baccalaureate
sermon by the Rev. Mordecai w.
Johnson, of Charleston. W. Va; Mon
dav. June 4. win be the academy and
teachers training closing, and On this
occasion DIR. M. w. d. Norman, Of
Washington. d. @. viii deliver the
sermon OF address He is both some
preacher and speaker. Tuesday, JaEe
:. will be she main day, and there VIII
be some real exercises on that hill.
The college graduates, the theologs,
win make the hill ring with eloquence-
and DR.. "A. Leroy Locke, Of Oxford
University, will be the commencement
speaker. We look forward 10 this with
interest
Then comes an announcement from
DR.. r. w. Nance, president Of Allen
University. and ron viii believe me
when tell you they have an interest,"
ing program prepared also. II Is on
right now and viii have the final
Thursday, May 81. They started On
MAY rs. can now tell you what Will
20 On next Sunday, and the other
DAYS. but viii not take mp the matter
for the week now ending. Let her go
Next Sunday, May n, Dr.. John
Harmon. OF Atlanta, Ga viii preach
tbe Baccalaureate sermon and a. ;
O'clock In the afternoon the Rev J. W
Douglass. Of Greenwood viii preach
70 the Religious Societies; and at $50
o'clock the Rev. W F. McBrown, Of
Hemingway, s O.. VIII preach the
annual sermon Monday night the
Rev. Dr. r. al Grant, OF Jacksonville,
Florida will preach to the literary So
c5eties IN the shape Of an address, and
the trustees viii meet Tuesday and
Tuesday night, Rev g @ Jackson Of
Sumter viii address the Theological
class: Wednesday afternoon the AL
umni Association viii meet and We'd
nesday evening al $50 Mrs Sarah O.
Horny. OF Mt Pleasant. s. c, viii adj
dress the ASSOCIATION The commence
nent address i staged for Thursday
morning 1t 10 o'clock and vii be de-
lirered by DR. Z H Colt Of Charles
ton. It IS understood that Nance VIII
be made a bishop. and he deserves Il
Iam informed that there viii BE- two
college presidents elevated 70 the
bench. Dr. John A- Gregg, president
u wherefore, and Dr. Nance. and
they are both deserving There are
others who are deserving, and you
NAV put II down thas 7 told Eou pr.