The broad ax., 1924-01-05

place in the world, She took time i
prepare recall, over forty years AGO.
Nhen she was bright student N The
State University, Louisville. Ky. under
the late William J. Simmons. She
was preparing for the day but, friends
sne Is no longer with Us. Az I tbins
q neF usefulness, my eyes fill with
tears. The death Of a star n W.
race means 50 much to US, for we have
few. Most Of our great men and
women stand alone in their chosen
Inc hence when they pass out there 4
vacancy often never filed again. Il
will not always Be thus. because /
heard Charles Stewart IT,, say that h
was going to be an Improvement on
his father, and mat means sometbin.
to US. But then why dwell 81 tbe
past TOR it will never come back /
am sure there are some things which
wii be treasured BY Others. and will
hye as long as time
But now, what Of the future? What
nave you decided to do? What are
your resolutions? I have turned. over
a new leaf in my book, and with a
pen Of gold | have written FIRST Of All
tnat l have resolved to keep sacred
the Golden Rule, and follow It out 70
the letter, and I feel that God will Be
pleased with this and / will be :
happy man.
j have resolved to live closer to the
throne, and will not think. speak or
express any cuss words, but will pse
only words that will find a place IN
the Sunday school quarterIies if pos
sible or if needed.
1 am not going to have any trouble
with white folks, or black folks VET
am going to maintain the dignity 81
a real man, and / want to and will
use my head for more than a mere hat
rack. must be put in operation and
kept in operation as a think-tank.
| am going to continue to STAY IN
touch with Or. George c. Hall OF
Chicago, that he may fight the bugs
that would destroy my life and con-
sign my body to the royal feast Of the
worms for a banquet.
1 have resolved to read more and try
to get some information in this big
head OF mine, and I hope to be able
to have something to say to your read
ers in the future. I have purchased
me a grammar, a dictionary, a Latin
book, history, a book with words to
use to express the same thing without
repeating yourself or without repeat
ing the same words. / have been
some book buyer, and if / should spit
out few big words in the future don't
be surprised but just buy some OF
them books for yourself
] believe that It is possible to make
a few more words that were never
made before. | am just going to make
me a few until it will be necessary
for me to get out a dictionary.
have seen the telephone dictionary and
| can get a Stump dictionary. VIII
you encourage me by buying one if l
should get ii out?
l have decided to join Dr. A. M.
Townsend in helping to finish the Ma
tional Baptist Publishing house a
home for the Sunday School Publish
ing Board OF the National Baptist
convention. | will be there to help
you to carry out all Of these things,
and you will rejoice when it is all
over.
When / have finished then l expect
to walk in Jerusalem just like John,
and / am going TO be with Jesus and
those who have gone ahead Of me- l
hope to meet Phil Brown up there.
i have resolved to try to 1--we and
see DR.. John a. Gregg made bishop,
and DR.. S. j Johnson, successor to
the late B. f. Watson, and to see Or.
"a. ]. Wilson Of Wilmington, N. O..
made bishop. He is deserving and
/ truly believe that he should be made
one Of the bishops Of the A. NJ E.
church. He would make Rome howl.
There are Others | am going to talk
about in another way and in other
letters.
/ think / was sitting around Chicago
when / wrote you the other letter, and
I told YOU about some Of the many
presents which came down to me from
the Christmas chimney or some other
place.
pulled right out from Chicago,
making my way to Cincinnati, where
direct connection was made, and then
/ made It lip the road to Richmond.
Va. where / spent few hours, and
then to Norfolk where whole night
was spent III the home Of DR.. R. J.
Brown. one of the leading men Of this
country and a man with q vision, 4
man who Is doing things in his part
of the world He is tooth dentist
doctor.