The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-09-20


derlng his best service, God claimed
him, and we had to give him up I
have met some Of the graduates from
that institution.
Back to our bed cars and II and
behold that was another crowd I
don't know what you would call this
crowd, for they had just II 81 them
riding carriages, and 9 Of this number
were them bed cars, and they hitched
up our three with them. The other
crowd were delegates to the National
Baptist convention from New Eng
land, New York and Pennsylvania
They were some pumpkins, believe
me. They and am now prepared to
say we were made second section to
the Pan Amrican, the almost "No
Stop iron horse carriage, and we
were in Nashville. before dark.
Don't you ask me about Nashville,
for there was the number that no man
could number. / was forced to ask
as did Mayor House. in delivering an
address Of welcome Where did all
these people come from anyway"
They stopped us out just a little ways
from the stable, and said Get off
here, for there are 5000 in the main
stable, and it will be sometime before
we can get in there to dump you out
It was near the publishing house
conducted by the Rev. Henry Allen
Boyd, SO just toted my things over
there, and took up the speaking trum-
pet, asked the hello" girl to give me
the residence Of Rev. Julian G. Cald-
we'll, D. d., Of the African Methodist
Episcopal Sunday School Union. 1t
was soon that he was at one end and
was at the other other shouting
hello" and I told him where | was,
and-he was soon there with his auto
mobile car carriage to tote me over to
his place. He had invited me to stop
with him, and his wife had joined in
the invitation, and put it down that
/ made it over there.
In his home / soon was, and in my
palatial room, and other guests were
in their own rooms. Mrs. Caldwell re-
ceived me just like she was receiving
brother. She had a special welcome
smile for me, and Of course I accepted
it.
Speaking Of DR.. J. {. Caldwell, he
is now on the shelf, to Be taken down
in 1923 and placed on the episcopal
bench Of his church. During these
years. Of awaiting he viii do great
work for he is going to feed the minds
Of the young people and old people
too, if they will study the Sunday
School lessons. He is the editorial
secretary, and put it down that | told
you he IS going to give his people
some thought. He is a scholar and
christian gentleman.
DR.. Caldwell, soon had us in his
automobile car carriage to 60 out to
see the town. That is we went to
concert. and from there back home,
and believe in my soul | slept like
a log. They tell me that pulled and
groaned like that iron horse. Some
Of the people in the house declared
that / was trying to initiate him.
Now about the convention. Dr. I.
K Williams, D. D., Of Chicago, who
is called the Baptist wizard. called the
44th Annual Session Of the National
Baptist convention Of America to
order, and this happened in the Ryman
Auditorium Of Nashville, the largest
place Of its kind in the city. The peo-
Die were there in large numbers, ana
took active part in this program. 1
was 50 mighty glad to see them and
to Be with them during this time. 1t
was 10 me a source Of pleasure to see
these good people.
But there was a sadness in the
opening Of the convention. Urof. J.
G. Austin. the wonderful leader Of the
chorus, the man who has charge Of
ali The music for the convention, had
his 100 voices to sing, and they had
the usual opening, and then DR.. L. K
Williams said:
1T now becomes my duty to call to
order the 44th annual session of the
National Baptist convention. There
has never been in the history Of our
convention an opening ike this. Death
has Invaded our ranks, and has taken
the Oldest officer from point Of service,
DR.. Andrew Jackson Stokes, who died
IN California. and his body Is now in
this city. He was treasurer Of the
convention for number Of years. His
voice Is silent, and his familiar form
viii Be with is no more. Gods win
hath been done"
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