The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-07-05

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bere until / leave, but ! viii not Be
here when you read this letter. will
bet nv head to a ginger cake.
It's nice thing to Be able to drop
into Chicago now and then and meet
some of the newcomers and to see the
improvements being made and then to
ses how my people are making won
derful progress. It just makes you
FEEL ike singing Old Hundred Praise
God From Whom All Blessings
Flow" for if they don't come from
God there is no other source,
When l took my pen in hand to
write YOU a few lines last week,
was i'll that big city, called Cleveland,
Ohio. and if you remember / was
mingling with the young Baptists in
their Congress. 1t was great big
meeting. l don't know when / have
seen 50 many young people Of the
Baptist churches together, they were
up to now. Well educated, and
reaching out to do more for the king
dom. They had one more big time,
and I was delighted to see and know
all this.
When I got through in Cleveland,
made my way to Cincinnati, and
then on to Richmond, SO to speak.
While l did not go to Richmond, l
made it to Lynchburg, where the Vir-
ginia Baptists were having something
never heard Of before, Sabbatical
Jubilee celebration. / heard of this,
and thought it was really something
new under the sun, but it was just the
coming together Of all the state or
CARNATIONS in one big convention.
That is the state convention, the state
Sunday School Convention, the state
BYP.U. convention, the state con-
vention Of Baptist women. Now that
was one more quartet. Seven years
ago, these same Baptists celebrated
their Golden Jubilee, and this time it
was that big name l have told you.
These Virginia Baptists are doing
something. They operate school in
Lynchburg, where the celebration was
held, known as the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary and college. One Of
the largest schools we have. Just to
think Of it, it cost them over $4,000
to operate the school last year and
they raised all the money, and I am
told that at this meeting they just
planked down for their own work a
little over fifty thousand dollars.
Praise the Lord, for we have a vision
in Virginia, and vision to do some
thing for yourself.
The president Of the convention, Or.
Thomas Jefferson King, pastor Of the
Fifth Street Baptist church, Rich
mond, Va, is one Of the finest men
have ever known, and is just a leader
Of men, full Of the Christ spirit. He
Is IN the hearts Of men, and they love
him and viii ever follow his lead.
Where he 1eadeth" they viii follow.
l got some real mule-horse pleasure
out Of being with these people, and
seeing how they do things for them
selves and God. I just like to write
about it.
| reached the city Of Lynchburg,
and went on to Seminary Hill, to
my surprise, was assigned to stop
with President and Mrs. r. C. Woods.
Or. Woods is president Of this won
dertul school, and his wife-well she
IS his wife. A cultured, well educated
woman, and real mother. She has
been right by his side, and is great
nelp to him, and she received me just
nke was one of them educated men
way TIP in Gee"
his Is where tried to shine, for
when I saw Mrs. Woods, and she
extended me a welcome to her home,
/! said, "Thankireti posuleritum inI1i-
0orum, and she looked wise at me,
and replied, aDr. Woods viii be in
shortly, and he viii be delighted to
see you Col. Stump. We are de-
nghted to have you Ii our home
was with DR.. and Mrs. T. ]. King,
Chairman Of the Executive Board, DR..
4 4. Calvin, Of Newport News; DR.
carter G. Woodson, the great his
Iorian and scholar, DR.. Charles 5.
MOTHS, and others were there from
'He 70 time, and you know / just
got the big head. and it would not
I, M Prise me if they do not treat me
IKE they do horse when he gets the
Dig head, they declare that he cannot
rs cured and die he must Pray for
me. feel ike asking you to pray
T. creek, Latin, Hebrew or something
Csc but then the prayer viii have to
81 up to the throne IN straight Eng
Hsl' Tor there is no time to waste.
must tell you that this convention
Is Certainly got some educated men
sad women IN i. those VIM are work
ing to make the world better, and
-.-Iiy OF the ministers who hold sorae