The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-02-23

..;nter session Of the Bishops Of the
African Methodist Episcopal church
III been held, and the men have all
-.t,rned to their homes and the
bishops are now weighted down with
MANY problems that must be solved,
,nd one Of the bishops IS to deliver a
sermon and another IS to write the
address which viii tell about the work
for the next four years to come. It
lily great meeting and many good
things we're accomplished and still
mare will Be accomplished before the
close Of time.
wish you could have been there
70 have seen for yourself Just one
vear ago. following the acceptance Of
he invitation extended by DIR. R. H.
Singleton. word came to the council
Nat by Bethel had been destroyed BY
FIRE and wish you could have seen
Nat good man getting things together
and arranging to rebuild the temple. 1t
has been rebuilt, and the meeting was
beld III the auditorium, but believe me
when l tell you that DR.. Singleton was
NOT there, he had answered the sum-
mon TO come up higher. He was
called to his eternal rest. Peace be
INTO his ashes. 1t is a wonderful
structure. and one of the finest and
most complete auditoriums in this
country. He would have been one of
the bishops Of his church if he had
remained on earth, but now he is
among those who have gone before
him. and we will some day join him
and others.
| wish you could have been in At
anta 10 have seen for yourself. 1t was
first a meeting of the college presi-
dents and DR.. John A. Gregg Of Viii
berforce. Ohio. president of Wilber-
force University, IS official head Of the
presidents, and Prof. G. A. Edwards
Of Kittrell, N. c., is the vice-president
and he IS the president Of Kittrell col
lege, and then they have a secretary,
and others. These educators are work
ing to bring the school up to what it
should be and what it ought to be.
am glad that / had the pleasure Of
hearing these men, and seeing so many
big educated men, and tell you it put
in me a desire to be a real educated
man myself. / may not get to be, but
# | should not then / viii not, and II
should then / viii. Little by little
We must 60 to the front in this world.
visited Morris Brown University
where the college heads met, and met
the President, ]. H. Lewis, who is one
more man. They were all highly
entertained and served real banquet.
Everything served free, and when this
was announced some Of the men liked.
to have gone into fits, but they sur
vived They were not used to free
doings Rev. S. l.. Green spoke for
the president before the student body,
and to my mind he made a slight fat,
but am not going to talk about that
now, and you must not expect me to
do 50.
The bishops met and honey Bishop
W. w. Beckett Of New York preached
the sermon. or, / should have said,
preached at the sermon, for he took
a good text and a good theme, and
then, instead of putting God into It,
he put his personal feelings against
Ira 7. Bryant and some other fellow,
and he gave them what Patty gave the
drum and the school girls say it was
"hash-e-square-luil" Bishop Beckett
IS a good preacher, but that was one
time he was of, and / hope some day
he will get back on the right track.
It looked as If the men have fully
decided to shut down on Ira 7. Bry-
ant He has been putting too many
things on paper. / think newspaper
Is not the place to air your troubles,
for ii is not a court or trial. If the
things he has said about the bishops
are true, instead Of putting them on
the housetop, he should seek to bring
them to justice. Do not kill the hen
who lays the golden egg. But these
things will be aired later.
They had fine opening, and the
Holy Communion was administered
by Bishops w. ID. johnson and others,
and then bishops presented to the con
gregation and attention was turned to
other matters. There were many peo-
pie witnesses to the opening and was
IN the crowd.
You should have been there to have
seen how Bethel church and the min
isters Of Atlanta-in fact, Of Georgia,
entertained these men and women, and
you should you would rejoice with
me. There is a world full Of things.
Il is full. full world. and / am glad
TO have the pleasure Of seeing them.
wish I could tell you all / have iia
mind to say to You this week, but you
Cannot stand it all. Just a little at 2
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