The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-06-21


la, where I spent day or So with
DR.. B. G. Dawson. who is destined
to be bishop in the African Metho-
dist Episcopal church. and is now on
his road that way He is pastor Of
St. James A. NJ. E. Church, and his
work in the church is making the
place for him. He is a worker Of the
first dye, and / am real proud Of him.
l had the pleasure of seeing many
Of my friends there and DR.. Dawson
toted me in his automobile car car
riage to Baton Rouge, Ia. where |
spent day and returned to New
Orleans, and then on the road, stop
ping at Birmingham. You know I
have been to this place before, and had
the pleasure Of coming in touch with
Mrs. Carrie A. Tuggle a most re-
markable woman, and a leader Of
women. She is such an active busy
woman, but my friends, was touched
to my heart, to find her not her real
self, but suffering with a disease
known as rheumatism. She has SUI
fered very much, but was some better.
Mrs. Fannie c. Blevins, has returned
to the city and was found by the side
of Mrs. Tuggle working with her.
Speaking of Mrs. Tuggle, she re-
ceived me like brother and gave me
her guest room, which was a real nice
room, and she did not order me up
stairs. God bless her. May she live
long. They are putting things over
there. made it on up the road reach
ing another part Of the world.
On to Louisville, Ky, and there /
was the guest Of Editor William H.
Steward, A. NJ, ex of the American
Baptists, and his interesting family
consisting of daughters and grand
children and wife. | only spent one
day in the city, saw the wreckage of
the general conference, and the people
are still talking about it. Some are
still asking How did Ira 7. L. Bry-
ant get elected? What did he do?
How did he get green ballots? I am
not able to answer all the questions,
but I do know that he was elected and
is now doing the work Of the A.M.E.
Sunday School Union. He is a prac-
teal printer and a real business man.
He is interested in his church and its
development. Such is life, and l am
not prepared to say all l would like to
say.
Bishop Reverdy G. Ransom is to be
in Louisville-in fact in Kentucky,
and they are planning to do great
things in the city under him. He is
to have charge Of Kentucky and Ten
nessee and it is hoped that great
things will be accomplished. He is
a strong man, and will have the sup
port Of the leaders in these states.
Rev. Noah w. Williams is on the job
bringing things about and / have not
heard from Rev. S. J. Johnson, the
new secretary Of the Church Exten-
sion Society. He is there in charge
Of the work, and hope to have some
information to tell you about his plans
later.
l want to have something to say
about Bishop A. Gregg and his giving
up Wherefore in my next letter. /
am moving, and from Louisville,
made my way to this city Of Indiana
polls, and have had fine time thus
far, but that is not all. / am here
the guest of the Rev. DR.. S. B. Butler.
pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist church. and
the Rev. Or. Penick is here also. Both
are giving me much concern. He is
treasurer of the National Baptist Sun
day School Congress, and man who
is interested in the development of
the National Baptist convention. His
wife is right by his right side or left
side. They work together for the
people. Both are educated and both
are workers.
/ have spent the day in the city, and
had the pleasure Of coming in touch
with Rev. F. W. Penick, Of Chicago,
his wife, her mother and another lady,
Miss Brown. It was a pleasure to see
these people from Chicago, and in the
afternoon, I heard an address by
Charles Stewart wonder if he is
getting the big head7 I will have
more to say about him in another let
ter if | discover that he is getting the
big head for there is no cure for it.
| will bring this letter to a stop.
God bless you.
CHARLES z. STUMP.