The Ocala evening star., 1911-03-06
I. CARROLL, Business Manager


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DR.. Crawford Jackson of Atlanta, .
and manager Of the Junior State" re-.
torH atory or ~t5@ere ia -,-ri pfe4 he p1f-7 >
pits of--tfre Methodist church the
mol fning and preached a very impress .
sivt sermon from the words: If " are
hungry he FviIl feed you." He begam4
by discaas ing <tha. many varieties Of
enlist efsfaaeE as weil a. the 50 4
presne safneness or It and citing the
BiHle to prove that fact. The doctor
touched on the boy4Sywho for want Of
pa rental restraint become wayward
and finally join che criminal classes.
Hell pleaded e1oqdently for their re-
ella nation and that the church was not
doing its duty by not taking deeper
In crest in them. for did not Christ say
OF the sheep. leave the ninety and nine
that are safe in the fold and 20 after
the one that has gone astray and bring
II back.
To show the good juvenile courts and
junior state reformatOry bodies are do
ing in the various states. DR. Crawford
gave several incidents in the life Of
Judge Lindsey of Denver, who has
wrought miracles in the reclamation Of
wayward and apparently bad boys who
have tendencies TO do wrong. His idea
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chance and if this plan is followed.
great good will follow.
He told Of a boy who sold papers TO
support his parents. He frequented the
street cars and because of his reckless
nature a policeman forbade him TO en-
ter the cars. He appeared in the
judges court and asked Judge Lind
sey for an injunction to prevent that
cop" interfering with him boarding
the street ears, where he made from
25 to so cents a day. The judge smiled
kindly, talked it over with the boy and
then wrote a nice note to the officer
assuring him the boy could Take care
Of himself and he. the judge, would
assume the responsibility. The officer
was SO pleased with the note and
knowing the judges interest in all the
street boys of Denver, permitted the
boy to resume his practice Of boardin e
the street cars and with this en-
couragement and the careful advice of
Judge Lindsey, so grew in good aspira-
tions and acts that now he is governor
of the Junior State of that common
wealth to aid other boys to reform
and become honest and useful citizens.
AT night DIR. Jackson spoke to a
crowded house, a union meeting at the
Methodist church read the scripture
lesson about feeding the lambs. DR..
w. II Dodge offered a beautiful prayer.
The Misses Burrow and Williams rem
dered q vocal solo with violin and
piano accompaniment that was highly
appreciated. Then Rev. Ley introduced
the speaker, who plunged into his sub
ject, speaking on the same topic OF
the morning. He said rs per cent OF
the criminal classes are young men
under 25 years of age. DIR. Jackson
spoke Of the child republic and the
great work done to reclaim the young
wayward boy and that it was the
greatest problem of the age. lie ac-
cused the state of making criminals OF
her unfortunate children by following Q
the practices in vogue for hundreds OF
years in treating young lawbreakers
He then told briefly the story of Pau
Clifford, a wayward boy, who fell into
bad company in London, was accused OF
stealing a watch. tried and convicted
He was thrown with hardened Grim
inals and learning their life, when re-
leased from prison he followed their
lead and as a noted and daring high
wayman arrested and arraigned
before the same judge who had passed
the jury brought in a verdict that
spelled a death sentence. the judge
turned to the prisoner and asked hin
il he had any reasons to advance why
he should not be sentenced to death
The condemned man said no, he was
guilty, but the judge was responsible
as he had sentenced him to prison ar
innocent youth to be thrown with
hardened lawbreakers. and thus he
knew no other life. 1t turned out that
the prisoner was the judges own son
The speaker said boys became baG
because their energies We're misdrect
ed, and that they should be carefully
directed in their youth. He told what
boy was; that he was a little animal
or near one as he could make him
self, being a great imitator. He saiC
watch him and see if he doesn't try tc
bark like a dog, meow like a cat. sque
like pig, neigh like a horse. etc. Tolt
the story of a boy who initiated a dos
so well that the passengers on a rail.
way coach fancied they could hear the
canine cry in agony as the train passed
over his tail. He said the thought was
TO get boys to initiate good things, a!
all boys were natural imitatOrs of the
things in their Immediate neighbor.
hood
He mentioned the Junior State il
Georgia and how they were teachin2
young men and boys how the bushes.
world is conducted. Here he mentioned
girls and said he favored instructine
them in educational matters and in tn.
care of the young.
DR.. Crawford spoke of a former viSi
to Ocala. during Rev. c. c. Carroll
pastorate. and said when collection
was taken one man dropped in dollar
Rev. Crawford called on this man tn,
following day and they discussed tn,
Juvenile court system and the man sal,
like everything else money was neceS
sary for their maintenance and success
and without word sat down ant
drew a check for $50. He said he woult
call later and see our people about con
tributions.
He said he hoped the measure intro
duced in the Florida legislature TIVE
years ago, for the creation of juve
nile court in Florida and which passe,
the Senate. would this session becom
a law
He spoke as a Southern man abOu
the unfair treatment accorded the ne
gro youth in light criminal matters
He said they were often sentenced I,
so days for stealing a small thing lik
a banana and said he knew of one in
stance where a negro boy saw a hanan:
drop from fruit vendors wagon an