The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-25

May the spirit of Lee be over them
all
When the sons of the South adj
vance.
And here's to the blue and the gray
as one
When we meet on the fields of
May the spirit of God be over them
When the sons of the Flag advance.
Selected.
Christmas Exercises at the Baptist
Sunday Evening
The Christmas exercises at the
Baptist church Sunday evening were
unusually beautiful and artistic and
patriotic as well as sacred. The
church was decorated with greens and
southern smilax Behind the pulpit
was a large American flag which COW
cred almost the entire wall. In front
of the flag on white pedestal was a
large marble cross on the top of
which three wax candles representing
the divinity, and on each side were
seven candles representing the seven
churches. Fifty wax candles were
around the railing which was draped
in white. the candles being the only
lights in the church. The junior
choir and the church orchestra fur
nished a ffteen-minute musical pro-
gram, which was followed by splen-
did talk by Rev. Bunyan Stephens lon
'eThe Cross at the Front"
Miss Nellie Stevens told in her
sweet and magnetic way the story of
the little Angels" and then several
Christmas carols were sung by the
children.
Then the representatives from the
seventeen Sunday school classes took
their gifts and placed them in the
large white basket at the foot of the
cross. These gifts were for the or
phans in Arcadia and Jacksonville,
for the Baptist Bible woman in
China and for local charities. After
this sacred part of the program, the
church was flooded with light and the
patriotic program began.
The first number was the singing
of the Battle Hymn of the Republic,
then a special prayer for our country
by the pastor, followed by solo by
Mrs. Mote.
Miss Mary Burford. Margaret
Hooker and Chivalette Smith then
came from the left side of the church
dressed as Red Cross nurses and
| formed group under the cross; Mr..
Frank Gates as soldier with two
/ Boy Scouts, John Troxler and George
Jordan, came from the right of the
church and stood on the other side of
the cross, forming a most effective
tableau. Mr.. w. T.. Gary then made
| a patriotic speech, telling of the great
| Christian influence the Red Cross and
the Y M. G.. A. had in the national
defense cause.
A collection was taken up and the
exercises closed with the singing of
song prayer, God Save Our Splen-
| did Men"
| Those in charge of this beautiful
program, which was conceived by the
chairman, Miss Marguerite Porter,
were Mrs. Lanier Robertson, Mrs. M.
G. Davis, Miss Mary Gates, Messrs.
Frank Gates, Harry Cole, j. w. Akin,
| Mel Ferguson and Prof Henderson.
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Master Lee Monroe Trammell
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Trammell have
named their little son who arrived
as a Christmas present Lee Monroe
Trammell.
Annual Episcopal Convocation in
| Orlando
Bishop Cameron Mann has an.
nounced the twenty-sixth annual con-
vocation of the Episcopal church In
Southern Florida, to be held in st
Luke's Cathedral, in Orlando, Janu-
airy 5-10, 1918.
The twenty-ffth annual meeting OF
the woman's auxiliary of the board
of missions will be held here at the
same meeting. Also the twenty-sec-
ond annual meeting of the Daughters
of the King.
A large attendance of both lay and
clerical delegates is expected and
these are requested to send their
names to Dean Glass as soon as pos
sible Times Union
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| Mr.. Alfred Green expects to leave
Wednesday for Jacksonville, where
he will represent X AS. of Gaines
vile at the three-day K A. meeting.
$50