The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-02-06
LETTER FROM DR.. RosEBRo
wits Of Ills Travels In FIcrIda-Hs Is Nav
Supplying Pulpit Ct sre.rd Presbyterian
Church a, ch1Iotts, NC.


hev. Dr. j. W. kOsebrO, Uf this city. Wa
"fltten several weeks ago, but throuR h
s'ue MISTAKE was not mailed AT the
time, but was forwarded with expl,nn-
tion as soon as the oversight was dis
covered.
st. Augustine. Fla.
New Years greetings TO The Ere.
Lance
an tittiug on the font porch nl this
"Vtel ln glorious sunshine, lOOAing ont
over Tie ~ater Oi tie uaa b.,r. over which
TaiiO ats are gliding gracefuiiy. aud
n""y motor boats are puffiug their noisy
Way To The distant b-s,1 "a. on Nhl.h the
White capped waves are c.as.lessly
breaking, - hile 10 my lett Is old F.rt
MaiiOn. one oi The pOInts If sprclnl in
teie-t, Which .riles YOU back To the
dass heh Spain was the proua mistress.
Oi Ia = iaOd lowers.
Tue fOncr de Leon, Flagier's magnifl
ee"' u"tei ls not Yet open. ~ hicu 10 ole
reason ~e dld not stou then. In.
A.casar. auOthvr # HE >mo.. uu,.nt. l.
pm, cut ivr gOvd aud surnciss,t t.a-,,u>
- are not Their; Ne IhUusht "a. g u,o
J y Ouf stay hvie ~lth.ut "a Ia. ff,,u,
80 vO To 500 20 per DAY A xrutl-u,,,t,
Wa recenuy Invited by Mr. kIagl to
st' th.ie. Alter ODe day hr enauir.a
c'e. II us els CANT apartmvn 4, ami ~as
'V'u it Was tOU w per ua,. Not under
s'"huihe ia sOinc way that he was M
rio~iri gust, he told the CLERK he had
su"deh auu Imperative call home and
| asked Tor hle bin When told that b,.
NaS To ts M r = gust fur ten d,,,-.
alter hrshed anuvunced bis cat h,t,,- -
''e' -t- ~es iOOkng ior suurbod, to
AlcA bin
oucc' ssivv nfes have robbed st Aucu-.
tue oi much Il us cuaTm, flr mo,..r.,
7tte't ts eLd buildings have iarsel, re-
PLACED the old hou--r aud narrow streets.
A ic" ui the narrow streets with.
side walks are LETT, with tie old houses
cunt immediately ia them aud juluug
gu tneif oalcohies from the 2ud stories
We passed down one about Fix feet ~ide
ami from tn uppr baicOuies one c,.u.d
'Vueh hanus Win the neIghbOr acio-.
Tue way. No v.hicl~s are a lowed L.
pass through this one
As We sAuntered through one Of th.
Old narrow streets and Mere tr,hg "a
itnaeiIe two centuries agOne; thai span.
lsh is,c's were looking down ON lie
through the lattice above; that We
"oulJ soOb meat COW he'd priest. aud de
nufe nuns passing b. IA answer To the
cali oi the cathedral tell, now ringing its
Eusleal chimes, We we're starIlud from
our oieaths by the gong "a bicycle jue
Osuind ur aud the "honki honkf OF AL
automobile. You look hastily bnck.
ward and terror seiIrs you when Won
nnd the machine dfIvsn by "A wom,,ul
There is NO tre behind which Won c,,,,
hide. no porch into which You can n =
iOr safety. Gone is the dream, pnst and
The driving American pre-tnt makes You
leave those clOse Quarters where a duu.
Key should DC The mOst rapid traAsit AL
lowed, aiid wolA ON the Sea wall out tu
the old Spanish Gate. Through this "A,
the ulueu tiine you must enter after YOU
had satlsn tie challenge of the guard,
Who stood Ia That Protected Iec, s..
lheiire Que passes ou To the old SpauIe b
rOrts whose wallis ono trowned d~nauc,-
To all Ices ana hV~e naughty command.
er, representing tue pr,udest dy mast, ui
the world, looked frUm th-se Iamparts
With a sense vi superiority end .ecur,ty.
The outlook from the ola tower at one
corner oi the fOrt givss Que a varied aud
very OeauuiGi seenr, the city benlnd YOU.
the lovely and placid bas beneath you
aud the ses betJre yUu. Uudrrueath the
walls the iiVlng quarters Of the soldiers
aud deeper stln tne damp, dark cells oi
the prisOners. Que cell especially makes
you shiver. for in there the commander
with the relentless cruelty oi his na~ter.
hiiip 2nd, enclosed his PRISONERS anu
With the upeDing cealeu lett them to die
from starvation aud sunJcation. What
tales of wrong and cruelty could this old
old iort tell us. spain has reaLsd Ia her
decay aud the loss Of her place as The
proud ruler Of the world the natural
and Just harvest of her past sowing.
This OLD Tort crumbnDg under the iLlia a.
ence OF time Is a ii Z sy IA bOl of her power
Once she could proudly dictate aud pros
ecute al Will, once she cou.d robany ~ hu
opposed her will OF life aud liberty. Now
II she Is ~ live at ali amoDg the nations.
she must give civil and religious libert,
10 her own children, and she can fiourieh b
only by g'vlng her subi cts the word oi
God- Let Glas gov flourish by tie
preaching oil The word of God -
This is the inscription On the CIT, hall
Of that progressive city. The D. sachl. y
aud nVing the principles of the guroel he
The secret OF the greatness aud pros
perity II any land.
Modern st. Augustine, as everyone
knows. Is largely the work ut Mr.. Henry
N. tlagler, OF STANDARD Oh and matri-
monial lam; its vide. well-paved streets.
sdorued Win palms and flowers ano
sba1e Trees its magnificent hvte.s o.
ORIENTAL luxury, susrUuDded by courts
hlled with every kind of tropical beaut,
asd oeautiui fountains; its Memorial
Freshly terlan church, said 10 BE- the
handsomest church IN the South ALI
these Oue eisnes 10 see. but the chIel
charm Is old st. Augustine. When you
10 There do not iaii to take the trolley
10 tie beach aud stop ON the trip at the
lighthouse aud at Dr. Young's orang~
tarm- This courteous bachelor fam,
New Haippshiie lives alone Ia his Orange
grove, courtcously goes with evers
visitor through his orchard and give.
each visitor one orange as he graciousiy
bids you farewell and invites you to
come again. He broke bis rule with Us
and gays TO my vile and me three
oranges for each.
Jacksonviile has erisen from its bap-
tism oi hrs a new. stirring. progressive
city Its ehirf business streets were
thronaed with people and its houses,
business and residential. compare most
tayorably with any city except the
largest. The Row church buildings are
the hands0mest 1 have ever seen in any
Southern city, and show that ali the
denominations are Ia q hoarSshsng con-
ditiun. Our stay there was made de-
lightful by the charming hospitality OF
kosborough kinspsople.
We lefs Florida with relrctance,
though we had so many reasons to
make Us glad that Savannah had been
our home since leaving Freiericksburg-
We cocid not have met with more cor.
dial Kindness. which together with the
balmy air has done 50 much To restore
my wlfe's health We 20 from here TO
Charlotte. n T., where | shall supply
the second Presbyterian church. The