The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30

ballot is the. instrument placed i'll the
hands Of American citizens with which
to protect that rights. their lives, their
property, real and personal. and with
out the ballot we are helpless. There
would Be more protection III our coun-
try and lynching would be sent direct
to hades where il belonged if orr peo-
pie could only vote down home and
have all say in the making Of legisla-
tors. congressman and the like, then
if we had some say about who shall
be governor. Get the ballot i'll your
hand and you have good weapon.
Ii will do more good than a thousand
automatics. take pleasure in saying
this.
But l have been knocking around
Chicago a long time and when you
read this letter | will be shaking some
Of the Chicago dust off Of my feet
and headed another way, and you
can't stop me and there is no need OF
you trying. There is no need Of you
calling on dear spirit to stop me.
Speaking Of Dear Spirit" l find
that they continue to manufacture
damphules and it is being done right
here in Chicago. A few days ago, c.
L. Webb, that wonderful shorthand
writer from Tuskegee, came and got
me to take a ride with him, and you
put it down that | accepted the inyi-
tation. He toted me around by a
tea room and we were invited to come
back Sunday evening, and it was ac-
cepted. When it was made known,
then Mrs. Evie L. Stewart, said she
would like to 60, and this was fol-
lowed by Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, and
10 and behold Mr. Webbs sister, who
is the wife Of the tooth dentist doctor,
DR.. Garnett, said she would like to 60,
hence the party was formed, and we
went at it,
We did not all 60 together, for Mr..
Webb, his sister and two other ladies
went out in their automobile car car
riage and got Mrs. Stewart, and !
went for Mrs. Scott, and her husband
was on hand and-he decided to 60 too.
Believe me they had some fine sing
ing, and when this was over, man
with voice charming and sweet,
made lecture on Spiritualism. He
delivered a message from the people
who lived in Mars. Neptune, and some
other worlds. He said that they were
in daily communication with them.
They had visits from them. He told
about their civilization, about their
habits, their dress, and how near they
were to God. ! just had to sit up and
take notice.
tell you honey, when you hear this
kind Of stuff, it just makes you feel
like saying-well / don't know what
to call it, for think it is almost name
less. 1t sounds like lot OF damphule-
ishness. but ! just listened. He told
Of the wonderful things accomplished
through his religion. He said that
men were trying to do what they were
doing daily, getting in touch with the
people in Mars, and them other
worlds 1t makes me want to say
why in the hell" don't they bring
them down here and let Us see them.
stood all this. and like in any 9TH
er church, they took up a collection,
although the speaker said that they
did not ask anything from anybody.
/ put in the collection, and then an
other collection was raised for charity.
and ! put in that | said | was going
to be dead game once.
Next came the healing business.
While the choir sang some selection,
some women dressed in white, looked
like they were robed for bed, walked
in carrying a pitcher in one hand,
towels and something else in the other.
and took their places behind chairs,
and the sick were asked to take seats
in the chairs, and everybody were re-
quested to hold up their right hand
SO as to assist the healing spirit in
doing his work. OF course T held ID
my right hand with the rest. They
went through some kind Of stuff, and
then the persons would get Up and 60
about their business rejoicing.
When this was all over, then the
house was made dark, and We were
told that we would get messages from
the other world-not from he'll, for
they said that there was no such place
A. hell, but from the spirit land.
All was still as a mouse, and in the
room where was seated the chief
woman, came a voice sound. She
spoke UP and said that there was
message for a woman had gone and