The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-02-07

our churches. 1t was published By
the Sunday School Publishing Board
OF the National Baptist convention.
When we had been fed until we
wanted no more, then a trip over to
the new home Of this Sunday School
Publishing Board. | tell YOU It was
all pr. Townsend could do to keep the
police from putting me Up, declaring
that / had rooms for rent or, in other
words. I was crazy. assured them
that # | were crazy was not a fool,
Tor | was thinking back seventy years
ago, when my people were sold in
Nashville, perhaps On the public
square. and now right in the heart of
the business section We had erected
such building Il will just shout
all over Nashville" I declared. and
they told me to keep on shouting.
They thought that should see the
mayor and get a permit to shout.
Now through this building, step BY
step, commencing at the basement
where we found them fixing the vaults
for cuts and records, and it is SO we'll
constructed that the devil with all Of
his fire can't touch those books and
records. Then they have store room
fore printing paper and supplies and
all other things along that line.
Up to the first floor, and this is to
be a dream, the west half is to be
, occupied by the Peoples Bank and
Trust Company. This is the corner,
and fine place, and on the east half
will be the salesroom and merchandise
mailing room. Now there will be
long, wide hall separating these de-
partments, and that hall will be the
Baptist Hall Of Fame. 1t will contain
tablet and group picture OF the Me-
mortal 800, also tablet containing the
names Of the pioneer ministers of the
National Baptist convention. This
made me shout more.
Now for the second floor is to be
found the literature mailing room, and
then the rest OF that will be offices for
rent. On the third floor will be fitted
Offices for the executive, administra-
tion, stenographic, clerical, bookkeep-
ing and filing departments. On the
fourth floor is the editorial depart
ments, and they will have many edi-
tors. The library will be there, also
and | think the historian will have his
office there. Step up to the fifth floor
and you will find a recreation garden,
cafeteria, the finest of its kind in ali
this country. Do you blame me for
shouting? Now this is only the main
building and I have not touched the
mechanical part of the building where
are the presses, linotype and other
machinery and will not do so this
week, but another time
just looked and looked until
was about to look my fool brains out
and then off for another part Of the
world.
The next day | went to the temples
OF knowledge, going first to the state
school, where we found that wonder
ful educator, Prof W. J. Hale, and
then over to Walden to see Prof
Davis, and his teachers. I went back
to the state school the next day and
then the next morning | left | was
invited to visit Fisk University, but
| could not do it, but they had me to
promise that would return some time
and pay them a visit which I intend
to do. | was invited to be the guest
" the institution and l think will
do this,
DR.. Townsend got up early one
morning, hitched up his automobile
car carriage and toted me over to the
I. & N. stable where left for Birm-
ingham This Is a wonderful age, be-
cause | was able to sit in Dr. Town
sends home and talk to Editor Oscar
w. Adams, telling him that I was on
my way, and. honey, he met me there
/ mean at the stable, in his own auto
mobile car carriage and toted me to
his house
Mrs. Adams. the queen Of her home
was looking Tor me, and made me well
come. She soon had my little feet
under the table, but had half of the
whole chicken which Mrs Townsend
had prepared for me. Mrs. Adams IS
remarkable young women They
are happy to receive their friends, and
they are constantly looking for guests
Others will follow, and viii tell you
about it.
Editor Oscar w. Adams is doing
good work IN this part Of the world
and I am proud Of him. was hon
- A-a,,sa AFrr Fannie Toshxy