The broad ax., 1924-08-02
COL. CHARLES E. STUMP. WHO IS
ALWAYS TRAMPING FROMPT ACE
TO PLACE, CONTINUES TO SPEND
MUCH OF HIS TIME IN FIGURING
ON DYING AND VENDING HIS
WAY INTO HIS BAPTIST HEAVEN

often l would awake and find her look
ing at me, and would ask Is there
anything l can do?"
Mary took sick, and she told her
husband that Mary was also going To
leave him, but she wanted her to 60
first, as she did not want to die and
leave her here. 1t was Thursday
night At lilo when Mary left. An
effort was made to keep this from the
mother, but as if she had received a
message, she got out Of bed in Doug
lass hospital where both were, and
said to the nurse, Mary has gone,
and l am going too" She added
Lord have mercy on my husband, he
is too good a christian to bear all this.
Lord have mercy on my children, /"
and with these words dying out in a
whisper she was placed back in bed.
and soon she had gone to join Mary
Vivian, who had just stepped into the
Kingdom ahead Of her, just two hours.
Mary Vivian Wittenberg was II at
the time Of her death. She was a
christian She died just one day after
her birthday She was a remarkable
musician. There are now left to join
mother, daughter, sister, and the 9TH
ers who have gone, husband, Rev. Ed
ward Wittenberg, William, Flora,
Juanita, Edward, Margaret and Bob
bic. God will take care Of them
4 have written this part of my let
ter in sadness, for / was writing about
friend who tried to keep me here
and she has gone and left me, yet why
should / feel sad when we know that
we all must some day go, one by one,
but then it is hard to get use to
death. / would like to change now
and say few things and stop, for !
have been going some since | wrote
you that last letter from Method.
North Carolina. After mailing the let
ter | left that night for Washington,
d. G.. reaching the city, the next
morning, l remained until las in the
afternoon, and off in the bed car over
the c. & o., for Cincinnati, and the
next morning at 9 O'Clock off for Chi
cago, where / remained Saturday
night, for l reached town about )
o'clock and went to church Sunday
morning.
went to Olive Baptist church, and
heard Charles Stewart preach. Some
of the people shouted and some cried,
and some just expressed themselves in
other ways, but am not going to
tell YOU about myself, for ! think It
Is none Of your business, but was
there Just the same When the serv-
ices were over, / saw Old Man Stew
art one surprised man, for his son had
purchased 4 Ford, had not said any
thing TO him about it and came to take
III home to dinner ! saw father and
son side BY side in an automobile car
.,-r;.ge the son was at the wheel, a
tb;no The father cannot do. Such is
life II this world. He has often said
that Ne i going to be an improvement
~ his father. but this cannot be ao-
compIished By the mere purchase q
- automobile car carriage. His head
must Be used for more than hat
rack.
Dr L K. Williams was out Of town,
III ne Rev. Dr. j. n. Branham, who
s truly a loyal assistant pastor was
Il charge, and the services were up t.
now. Many joined the church Sun
day morning
am sure you viii Be in Chicago
newt week attending them meetings
u w women. j expect to BE there
= Sc them open, and then / win be
la j another part Of the world
,v;u u headed for Alabama, for am
go;ng there This IS to be 4 great
meeting. Then ] will have 70 return
Cor the National Negro Business
s.gne which win convene Augus'
20, q. p j
All things are ready AZ 1nle4so n
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