The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-16
CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
FOR THE BROAD AK, is STILL IN
THE LAND OF THE LIVING.

write you few lines, 10 let you
know that / am still in this world
and / have not gone to the Baptist
heaven referred to by Editor Julius
F. Taylor last week in the headline
over my letter to you good readers
I am sometimes up and sometimes
down, but / want to assure you that
/ am heaven bound.
But put it down that | told you that
some of the mornings bright and fair
l am going to step off in the air. bid
ding you all farewell, and then l will
not have to say cuss words and then
ask God to forgive me for saying
them When took my pen in hand
to write to you last week | was in
Kansas City, but just look where
am now, and it doth not yet appear
all it will be in the future. We shall
continue to work, watch and listen.
What will you be dong? Editor
Taylor is as busy as busy can be
keeping the people posted on what is
going on in the world, and he is
furnishing some real good live news.
l did not remain in Kansas City all
the time. for if | had | would not
have been in Chicago this time, but
remained there until | left and you
may put that in you pipe and smoke
it. Mrs. Rosa P. Gipson, came in
from Pleasant Hill in her automobile
car carriage accompanied by a young
lady, and after the funeral of George
Teeters toted me out to her home, to
spend an hour or two with her inter
esting family and send some chickens
into my chicken eternity. This l got
much pleasure out Of Her husband
is the leading plumber in that part of
the country and he knows his bust
ness.
talked with these people, md
some eating went on there Mr.. Clip
son is indeed busy man, and his wife
is right by his side She is in charge
Of the Office during the day, and then
looks after her home assisted by two
daughters. She is also president OF
the state B. Y. P. u, and a great
worker among the Baptists. 1t was
indeed a pleasure to see this wonder
full character, and when l got through.
Mr.. Gipson toted me to the Rock
Island in his automobile car carriage
and put me on the bed car for St.
Louis
1t seems to me that all roads lead
to St. Louis in these late years, and
/ was delighted to be there ! was Of
course met in the Pierce Arrow auto
mobile car carriage belonging to Poro
college, and although the Malones
were away, I had big time there just
the same The first to claim my at
tention there was DR.. Bishop W.
Sampson Brooks, one Of the great
men Of this race Of mine and a very
king. He is just the man for West
Africa and he is putting over a job in
that Monrovia and all over the West
Coast Of Africa He looks like the
natives, but he is refined, cultured and
man with wonderful power He is
just a leader of men, and they bow
under his matchless eloquence.
The people around Poro were all
smiles and l had to put in a smile
also. I was some smiling baby 1t
is wonderful how this place has been
kept up. Neat and clean all the time
and everything right in its place. |
had the pleasure of shaking hands
with one Of the best trained young
business men of our race, E. E. Nc
Daniel who came from Oklahoma,
but he took time to get ready to
serve, and l want to congratulate
Poro college on being able to get hold
of such a character. "A wonderful
man, man of great parts. He is in
full charge of all the advertisements,
and honey he certainly knows the
business. He is-well an all-around-
man in Poro
/ had the pleasure Of going out to
Kirkwood with Bishop w. Sampson
Brooks, and returned l went to the
bed car and went to bed, and honey
that was one more running iron horse
1t was booked to run from ST. Louis
to Chicago without a stop, and
whether this happened or not | am
not prepared to say, because l went
to bed, and slept long waking up the
next morning in Chicago. Then out
to my nail where ! usually hang
when am in town, and went out to
see the town.
Rev. Fountain w. Penick, met me
in his automobile car carriage. This