The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-24

returned u their homes and getting
their plans ready for four years from
now.
This has been a great big meeting
and believe me when I tell you thai
Bishops Abraham Lincoln Gaines.
Reyerdy Cassius Ransom and John
Andrew Gregg. viii say that it was
the greatest general conference ever
held in the world, and they will leave
Louisville strutting Mr.. Gobler and
don't blame them. They entered
Louisville as Gaines, presiding editor,
Ransom, editor, Gregg, college presi-
dent and they leave Louisville with
the highest position in the gift Of their
churches, and this is for their natural
| life. Once bishop always bishop,
although if you step around the dead
line they may unfrock you, and then
you would be frockless bishop.
told you all the time that Gregg
was going to be Bishop and SO
would Ransom and Gaines, and it hap
pened just as / told you it would, and
they have left now, or will leave for
their work. The episcopal committee
has not reported, hence l am not pre-
pared to tell you just where they will
be assigned. Bishop Gregg with his
wife will 60 to South Africa, hence we
will not have him during these four
years, but he will return to US, and
will take his place here with us.
If you will remember, l told you
that DR.. S. J. Johnson would tote off
the Church Extension Plum, and
honey, he will return to Texas with
the bacon, and believe that he is
going TO make good faithful official.
He is now planning to move to Wash
ington, d. G., and remain there until
after things change, He is not seek
ing to be bishop now, but wants to
remain right there and develop things
and take off my hat to him.
The biggest surprise in the general
conference was the election Of the
Rev. DR.. J. G. Robinson to the posi-
ton of editor of the A. M. E. Church
Review. No one expected this, and It
is the unexpected that happens He
lis aggressive and friend maker. He
declares that he is going to surprise
them all, and he is going to get out
a magazine that will count. 1t comes
out only quarterly, and in this age Of
writer's and thinkers he should get to-
gether material that will count. like
this, and l thank God for it.
AS | told the young men and old
men too, that the General Conference
would retain DR.. G. w. Allen as editor
Of the Southern Christian Recorder,
and this was done, although it re.
CURED three or more ballots to do it.
He got there just the same and viii
be in charge for the next four years,
and / am sure that he will continue
to give the people a real good paper.
He is the man for the place and the
place is just for the man. He Is 4
thinker ] take off my hat to the gen
eral conference for placing honor
where it has been earned BY service.
There was lively contest for the
position Of secretary of missions, but
that was won BY the Rev. DR.. E. Fl.
Colt, of South Carolina, a deserving
man, and one who is way up in the
church. He won and he is secretary.
pr. J. w. Rankin IS out, and then he
IS out Of commission.
If you will 60 back and read, You
will find that I told you that Ira. T.
Bryant would succeed himself and.
honey. with some Of the bishops on
his head-in fact most OF them de-
creeing that he should Be retired, he
won on the first ballot, defeating all
the other candidates that had been
brought forth TO defeat him. OF
course, there was main candidate
and il was thought that he would be
elected The men thought that He
would be- and in order to make sure
of il, there was an official ballot
printed green, and those who were d.
rectly interested IN his defeat got
where they could see the green tickets
90 in, and in they went. I saw
smile on Bishop a. ]. Carey's face as
/ had not seen for years.
But if You know anything about Ira
4. Bryant, you will know that he IS
almost sleepIess foe. He will almost
get you in the grave if you 20 there
with something belonging to the peo-
pie While the green Defeat You
Bryant tickets were going In the box,
while they had been sent ont or dis