The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
COL. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE HIGH
FLYING TRAVELLING CORRE.SPON-
DENT FOR THE BROAD AK. IS AT
THE PRESENT TIME MINGLINC
WITH THE SHOUTING METHOD
ISIS AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Louisville, kentucky.-Here am
at the seat Of the General Conference
Of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, and ! tell you things are get
ting in shape here for big doings.
They are here, and headquarters are
opened, and the guns have started,
and will end at the close Of the con-
vention, and there will be some sick
men.
/ find so many of them here who
are sure Of election, and some must
be disappointed, for to elect ali the
men who are aspiring would mean
that the African Methodist Episcopal
church would have to start preacher
making machine and manufacture pas
tors for the vacancies that would Be
caused by the men whom God hath
taken out Of the pulpits to fiji posi-
tons Of trust, such as bishops and
general officers. Where would the
pastors come in? Just 80 candidates
alone are here for the episcopal honors
and 100 looking for general officers,
and If you know IL the Lord has called
all these men He would have to get
busy to calling more to tote the plain
humble gospel to the people who are
dying for it, and some who will not
accept it.
I do not intend to NEEDLE in the
affairs Of God, but when the General
Conference. is over we viii see just
what men God wanted, and then we
can tell the ministers who were mis-
taken. / do know that there are some
real strong men here who are looking
for the bigger things in life, such as
bishops and presiding or general off
GERS. Some Of them are going to be
used. have in mind right now DR..
John A. Gregg, the scholar, the leader
Of men and now the President Of Will
berforce University.
I have mentioned DR.. Gregg and
must not forget the other great lead
ers such as DR.. "A. L. Gaines, Dr. r.
c. Ransom, the giant in intellect and
a leader Of men; Dr. R. "A. Grant Of
Florida, Dr. !. A. Lindsay Of Georgia,
DIR. J. c. Anderson OF Pennsylvania,
DR.. W. II. Thomas Of Colorado, DR..
W. H. Peck Of Missouri, DR.. S. P.
Fielder Of Mississippi, Dr. John ].
Morant OF Mississippi DR.. G. B.
Young Of Texas, and, believe me,
honey, when | tell you the men Of
Texas are in earnest about DR.. Young
and S. J. Johnson for the Church Ex-
tension Society. 1t seems that God
touched their hearts the same time he
called the men, and you will see the
plans Of God carried out. His plans
cannot miscarry.
There will be contest for the posi-
ton Of missionary secretary. The
men who are looking for God to use
them are Revs. ]. A. Hadley Of Geor-
gia. O. W. Abingdon Of Texas, Noah
Williams of Kentucky, and there is
r. r. Downs, the now acting secre-
tary, and still others whose names !
have not learned yet. I will look
them up and let you know. Eyes are
turned on Hadley and Williams, and
they will have to fight it out. The
God man will win.
The fireworks have not started yet,
but believe me, it will start when Sec
rotary Ira r. Bryant makes his report.
Some are laying for him, while he has
many friends who are ready to defend
his course. He has had his say from
time to time, and now he is up to the
general conference when things are to
be worked out. He has said some
hard things about some Of the bishops,
and it is up to him to let the General |
Conference know whether or not they
are true. He declares that he is loaded !
with facts and figures and if he is,
something il going to drop, and If he
is not, then something is going to
drop. 1t is true case of "Be damned
if and fl do not know just how
It goes, but it is something like that.
The Bishops have their heads to-
gether,. and we are not going to COM
ment on it in advance, but will await
results. If Bryant is right he will Be
reelected and if not then he will be
defeated. ! find that RI. r. Baranco
and several others are out for the
plum They are admonished to wait
and murmur not. will let you know
the result