The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28
TOURIST SEASON IN FLORIDA.
interesting Remarks Concerning
Bishop WhippIe.


Winter Park, Fla. March 25.-Presldcnt
II. b. Plant was here to-day with party
from Jamaica in his private car, and en-
joyed one of Manager Dicks fine dinners
at the Seminole hotel. The Seminole closes
on Saturday after one Of its most popular
seasons.
President Plant made a trip from Tam
pa to Sanford to-day, and he expressed
himself highly pleased at the many inn
provements made along the line. At Matt
land the passenger and freight depot has
been almost entirely reconstructed, as has
the passenger depot at the Park station.
At this place and many other points he
saw evidence that this division of the
Plant system is in the hands of compe-
was surprised to-day, as I have often
hotel, who e wish t6 Stop 6ver in savan-
nah on their way home to New York
They asked so many questions about no.
tells, places of interest in the city to
visit, that 1 wondered why the De Soto
hotel has not printed a neat little guide
book of Savannah as an advertisement
to secure tourists homeward bound from
Florida. Even now at this late date,
such neat little publication scattered
over the state would draw many desirable
people to your lovely Forest City. The
experiment is certainly not an expensive
one, and should be made by some inter-
ested party.
April is the month in which the various
preSDyterleS OF the SynOdS of Georgia,
Florida and South Carolina meet to elect
delegates to the general assembly ana
transact the usual business. The Florida
Presbytery meets April 10 at Pensacola; ;
the st. Johns at Orlando on April ii;
the Suwanee at Luraville on April II. In
Georgia, the Athens Presbytery meets at
Toccoa on April Is; the Atlanta at Green
vile on April IS; the Cherokee at MARI
eta on April %; the Augusta at Madison
on April 8; the Macon at Cordele on April
10; the Savannah at Thomasville on April
II
Charleston Presbytery meets al Walter
boro on April Z; the Bethel at Chester on
April q; the Enoree at Fountain Inn on
April IA; the Pee Dee at Bennettsville on
April z; the South Carolina at Seneca
Church on April IA; The Harmony at Man
ming on April s,
Few people are aware Of the fact that
the venerable and Beloved Bishop II r
Whipple of Minnesota was an humble par
ish priest here in Florida nearly fifty years
ago. He came from New York to ITALIA
hassee, and from that parish Bishop Rut-
ledge secured his transfer to Trinity
church at St Augustine. Last Sunday the
bishop visited his old parish and preached
there. but 1t is doubtful If many of his
former parishioners were present. Bishop
Whipples early experiences In Florida
made him quite familiar with the history
of the Seminole Indians, who came orig
inally from the Creek tribe In Georgia
the name Seminole meaning runaway
When Spain ceded Florida TO the United
States in 1922, there We're here between
4pVV anu O'OvV liliaiis. after their removal
to the Indian Territory remnant num-
bering some 800 remained in the Ever
glades, where they have kept secluded
from civilization as much as possible, and
have increased in numbers to between 500
and 600 For ahis remnant of the old
tribe of Seminoles that Bishop Whipple
knew fifty years ago, he is now making
an earnest appeal in behalf of Bishop
w. G. Gray's mission in the Everglades
The work the missionary there has al
ready shown good results, the Indians
coming to services in small parties and
the head chief showing a kindly feeling
for the preacher in charge of the mis-
sion. But it is not, says Bishop Whipple
a question of immediate results, but one
of duty to our Lord, and with this view
of the matter he IS giving a hearty sup
port to Bishop Grays unselhsh and zeal
Gus labors for these peaceful but uncivil-
lied Red Men Of the Florida Everglades
who live by hunting and fishing and Gull
tivating small patches of tillable ground