The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

sible to all Here's a chance, tell
Mr.. Carnegie, to give a medal for
heroism as we'll as an endowment
fund for books.
Morals.
In touching upon the temperance
question l have covered indirectly
the above topic. But let no one mis-
understand, DeFuniak is not absolute
ly perfect, not one of us is ready Or
anxious to- be translated. We can not
ask you to voice the prayer of the
dear old Methodist sister, whose pas
tor was forever praising his former
charge. That charge happened to be
jamestown, New York, lying at the
outlet of the beautiful Chautauqua
Lake. He had removed to Minneso-
Ia but left his heart behind. One
night at prayer-meeting the blessed
old lady prayed that when the cares
and burdens were lifted she might
enter the pearly; gates, and then added
with renewed fevor, But o, Lord, if
l can not go TO heaven let me go to
jamestown" DeFuniak is a good
place, but could hardly pose as a sub
stitute of that kind. 1t does know,
however, how to care for the poor,
how to help in times of trouble, how
TO divide the last coat especially in
hot weather. Some one said of the
town, if it had no okner virtue than
its readiness to help those in need Sir
Peter could not close the door
entirely. An instance of this kind
IS SO fresh IN mind that in spite of
the injunction to keep the left hand
in ignorance Of the right, note it for
the emulation of others. One indi-
viduai after long illness must go to
a hospital, little means, s. needed,
would the people help? A citizen. re-
lated to a former president in name,
in fifteen minutes telephoned that
one-third of the amount was raised,
and the next day he came sweating
and putting and chucked in the hand
$3.50 more than the amount sup
posed to be required. But it should
he said that our citizens are seldom
called upon for charity The need is
not here, except in rare cases of i'll
ness or ravages of fire. There is
work and pay and independence for
all.
Churches.
DeFuniak is well supplied with
churches, and all except one recently
organized are out of debt The old
est church is the Presbyterian, pas
tored by the Rev. John Stanley
Thomas. But he is no doubling
Thomas-he believes in himself and
the other fellow, too, and that is why
he is doubling the membership of the
church, while the little building by the
lakeside peeps out from its pretty
grounds with new and more CHEEKY
welcome for the passer-by.
The NJ. E. Church South is the larg-
est in numbers and wealth. 1t has
added lately to its possessions the old
New York Hotel lots-among the
prettiest on the Circle-with parson-
age in the rear. The pastor, Rev.
Northcutt, was for years a college
professor and still moves with the
air of p man acquainted with books.
If his people do not walk straight it
will be no fault of his either in exam
pie or teaching. By his side lives the
pastor of the NJ. E. Church North; l.
e., the South lives Ncrth and the
North lives South. and so amiably
are things tangled that l doubt if
either can tell which is what or if
the people know there is a point os
compass tackled on their sanctuary.
The NJ. z. North pastor was a col
lege president in Missouri who came
here for the health of his wife and
We mean to keep him for the health