The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-29

he wants il l should die Il III !, u.
in bed. Giving you medicine. now
ne said to me would be like whipping
'ired horse to death. Rest is the
'ning you need. He knows his bust
ness and when he speaks il will nav
one to obey him.
In the evening Prof. Daniels came
and toted me around in his automobile
car carriage for air. Then back u
bed. tell you Mrs. Matbes took
special interest in me, and Mrs.
Duckie Kennedy sent word that She
was praying for me. She IS a busy
woman, yet she found time to prav.
God bless her.
of for Dallas, and a few hours in
town, then over to Fort Worth where
| spent the night with DR.. Borders.
and when l was through with that
sleeping and eating business. / found
myself headed for the place where |
am now. This Is Wichita Falls, Texas.
never was here before, but Il IS
on the map, for way back yonder in
the memory Of man, Jesse and Frank
James lived in this place, and they
made reputation. They claimed that
they were not born to work, and other
people had to work for them. and
when they got lots Of money, they
would have to turn it over to the
James. You know them By reputa-
ton, and now and then some fellow
bows up and attempts to follow them.
Reaching here, | fell in the hands Of
the St John Baptist Church, Rev. NJ.
K Curry, pastor, and he assigned me
to hold my quarters at the home Of
Mrs. Ella DuckenReld, the treasurer
of the Women's State Baptist con
vention Now then, l am ready for
business, great big room all alone,
and plenty to eat, but I am not to do
much eating.
Here is where the North Texas
African Methodist Episcopal confer
ence is being held, presided over BY
Bishop William Decker johnson, D.
D., Of Plains, Georgia, and great
man, leader Of men. He has accom-
plished a great work in Texas, and
has just succeeded in borrowing sos, 600
to complete building which has been
started at Paul Quinn college, the in
stitution of the church
Do YOU know Bishop Johnson? He
is a man every inch Of it. He worked
from down at zero up to the highest
place in his church. From the time
he started up to now everything he
put his hands to was a success, and
this is what has made him. He is
man of details, man with vision
and man of thought. You know that
in state, and the same is true in
church, it is harsh-e-square-lull to be
a success. If you make success a part
Of your name it is then that SANDER
will her most deadly arrows, and I'M
less you keep your hand in the hand
Of Jesus, she will throw you. You
must Be right, absolutely SO, and this
has been the case with Bishop John
son.
Some of the people who were prais-
ing him last year were with him in
the general conference, and insisted
that he return to Texas, now have
their hands on his throat, so to speak,
and are demanding his death. But
good men don't die. They crucihed
Tesus. but he lives on today in the
hearts Of men. They took the life Of
Lincoln. but all the world sings his
praises. He lived for right and right
Is getting a hearing. Now comes
BISHOP Johnson. He is like the noun
tain man you read about in Guiliver's
Travels. The Liliputians are after
him, they look at his mountain hat
lthey 20 in his pocket, they try to take
II. character. and even make unk'nd
remarks about his companion, but he
IS holding on to Jesus and saying
aFather forgive them"
don't know how it would be with
me. Il they had said some Of them
things about me, I am Of the opinion
that there would have been heluva
time somewhere. suppose he will
lust be like the sun which has been
attacked for centuries BY the astrono-
mers. saying that it had spots on i,
but sun has never stopped for a sec
ond to deny or affirm the allegations,
Art continues to shine to bless human
w. and 50 Il is with Bishop Johnson.
Some day the African Methodist
Episcopal church viii awake and find
that i has been weakened from within
The ranks. and By some Of is officials,
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