The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-28
PENCIL POINTS FROM PINE
Farmers Protective Association is
Busy-Great Revival Going on
at Fort Mccoy


Pine. July IA splendid session
! of the Farmers Protective Assocla-
ton was held at the school house
Saturday afternoon. at which large
number Of the new comers, so
called, or northern people who have
! recently come among US, were pres
ent. This association is getting in
readiness to buy seed and fertilizer
in bulk for fall planting. Another
session will be held next Saturday
evening beginning about 1889
o'clock. The people who compose
this organization, mostly new COM
ers from the North, are eager ana
anxious to learn all they can and as
quickly as they can about the diff
| ferent varities of stuff adapted to
| this climate and soil and also to learn
all they can from a reliable source
about farming, fruit and vegetable
growing, live stock ETC., in the ex-
IRENE south. They are indeed a fine
| lot of men and women. They are
labove the average intellect, industry,
| and wealth. They are here among
us-us of the South, Of Florida, of
Marion county, of Pine and Fort Nc
Coy in particular What is our duty
to them? What be their duty to us
were we to go into the extreme North
where we did not know the climate.
soil and general conditions? Let US
give them warm hand of friend
ship and welcome. 1t will be return
ed in full measure, heaped up and
pressed down. Let us give them as
much knowledge as lieth in us. And
in doing so, watch lest you learn
more from the Yankee than you are
able to impart. These are fine peo-
pie. / say it with gladness. | am
proud they are among US. God bless
them and may they be a blessing to
our fine community and to us all.
One day, who knows but what my
boy might move northward and cast
his lot with the people of that CLINE.
How shall ] have him treated there?!
Just as I treat the northern man who
comes here? The association is pre-
pairing to have its first annual picnic
during the last week in August, the
day will be announced later.
Mr.. Eymer has bought some of the
holdings of Mr.. Fdgels and the lat
ter expects to return to the West for
while
nJ TL- 1Fo1;o - Eor+ aToCov
was prospecting here last week. He
expects to return and make a more
complete investigation.
The school house is now painted
inside and out and is indeed a hand
some piece of work. The inside
work was completed by Rev. Titus
and his son.
The Misses Martin, Cornelia and
Bernice, of Island Grove, were visi-
ting friends and relatives in the COM
munity last week. They are indeed
charming and most popular young
ladies.
Rev. w. L. Martin has recently
returned from Pine Grove Baptist
Church in Alachua county, where he
held a ten days meeting. 1t was a
most successful one. Among the
conversions was that of Uncle"
Rowan Neal, age seventy-nine years.
Mr.. Neal has been averse to church
work and preachers and has lived a
rather worldly life; honest, upright,
treating everybody with friendli-
and honesty, but still wicked man.
Saturday night the preacher used a
subject, 1.-The Sins that were Respon-
sfb1e for the Crusifixtion of Christ. >
This sermon put Mr.. Neal under seri-
Gus conviction and his experiences
are that he slept very little that
night. Sunday following the sermon
which was preached on the subject
THE Plan of Salvation" showed the
seeker of light the true way, but yet
there was something along the road
lover which he was still unable to
cross. Sunday night the pastor
preached on Almighty Love-or the
Shadows that Fall across Faith" At
the end of this discourse Brother
Neal came, one of the happiest and
most thoroughly converted men we
have ever SEEN In that community
lit is considered a modern miracle. 1t
has put the entire community under
a kind of spiritual holy hush. Strong
men have marveled at the power of
the gospel. Five additions were
and four by baptism. The church
and community were greatly uplift-
ed in the spirit and good founda-
ton is laid for more work at this
, place The closing of the meeting on
the third Sunday was a splendid day.