The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-10
SISTER ESTHER cARLoTrA

AT the request of several members
Of Dickson Chapter, u. ID. c., we re-
produce the following from the
Gainesville Sun:
OF Interest to the U. ID. G. of Florida
Justice and fair play appeal to all
right-minded people, but there has
been no justice nor fair play in the
treatment accorded our state presi-
dent, Sister Esther Carlotta, by some
of the women of the state organiza-
ton of the u ID. G. "A few of our
organizations are not opposed to Sis
ter Esther Carlotta except that they
oppose anyone holding Office longer
than one year; these have been fair
and square and have not been act
uated by envy; these are well
known and loved by all. The others
are also we'll known, as is also the
cause of their antagonism.
It is a mystery to me how women
calling themselves Christians can
conspire together to persecute one
woman. Tt is something / cannot UNI
derstand. Every year-beginning at
the Dcala onyention-they put
forth the statement in some paper
(paid ads. some of them) that Sister
Esther Carlotta is not of the diocese
of Florida. She does not claim to be
under the jurisdiction of any diocese.
She can well claim that she is loyal
10 the church and the diocese, for
any woman doing the Christian work
that she does is loyal to every
church, Episcopal or otherwise.
The most glowing tribute l ever
heard paid to any woman was paid
Sister Esther Carlotta at the Live
Oak convention by that cody man
and Methodist minister, Rev. W. G.
Fletcher of St. Augustine. His re-
marks did not appear in the printed
minutes owing to the extreme modes
ty of Sister Esther Carlotta, but the
report of Mrs. Paris (the then presi-
dent of Anna Dummit chapter, ST.
Augustine) is in the minutes, being
a chapter report, and can be read by
anyone wishing to do justice to Sis
ter Esther Carlotta, but none are so
blind as those who will not see.
The report came from Sisters own
chapter. her own town, and shows
SW1ia1 those who know her best think
Of her. The antagonistic women
have even questioned Sister Esther
Carlotta's eligibility as a Daughter of
the Confederacy; they have written
here and there about it when all they
had to do was to write to the war
department at Washington.
1 have seen her papers and many
others have seen them, and they are
absolutely correct. She has better
claim to he a Daughter of the Con-
Rederacy than some of those who
question her right They also ques-
ton Sisters right to the name isis
ter of the Resurrection" Some of us
do not care when, where or before
whom her obligations were taken
nor whether she took them at al-as
that has nothing to do with U. D. c
work, for we are non-sectarian.
Neither do we care whether he
vows were taken before a bishop
minister or mother superior. She j
doing a Christian work and we know
she is true to any vows she may hav
taken; whethers the Sisters of tn
Resurrection as an Organization
technically exists or not, she exists
and is doing the work of righteous
ness. We judge her by her works
A society name exists as long as on
member of it lives; at least tw
other sisterhoods in the Episcopf
church existed for years with on!
one sister and until the death c
that one.
As to the habit she wears, We liv
In free America, where no law con
pels one to dress to suit others, an
the habit is in keeping with the wor
she does. There was no objectio
made to her habit when she was fir:
elected our president; why shout
there be now? She has made the be.
president we ever had regardless {
the habit she wears.
Under all this bitter persecutio
Sister Esther Carlotta has kept cal
and serene, knowing how unju
their statements were and KNOWN
she was in the right, she has said n
one unkind word against her persec1
tors. but has exhibited true Chri
tan fortitude and bears no malic
fhus showing the vast gulf betwee
ber and them.
"a little leaven leaveneth IL