The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-25
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Special Cor. Ocala Banner
Your correspondent has been away
since last Friday having passed
through your city at thar time ON a
business as well as pleasure trip to
Jacksonville and Glenn St Marys|
nurseries. | found Jacksonville still
overlooking with tourists and brave
soldier boys The tourists were SEEM.
ingly going both ways, looking for al
warmer climate. On Sunday after
noon | had the pleasure of meeting
and hearing again one OF the world
most famous orators, William Jen-
nings Bryan Saturdays Metropolis
announced under the auspices OF the
lily white hand of the ". c. T. -
the prohibition lecture by Mr.. Bryan
to be at 5 O'Clock Sunday afternoon
at the Duval theater. The entire the
alter building was damned and over
flowing by half past two. | don't sup
pose there was ever a previous occa-
sion on which there were so many
thousands turned away for lack of &C
cOmmOdation. The old battler for
right with less hair than ever to-
spare) was greeted with long ap-
plause. A fervent prayer was offered
for Gods special guidance of the army
of faithful workers of the w. c. T. u
in their continued half century OF eff
forts to blot out the existence Of that
most damnable curse, alcohol The
Star Spangled Banner was then sung
by thousands of trained voices, the
effects. of which no doubt enthused
half the audience TO want to defend
that banner to the bitter end Mrs.
Neal, the highly cultured president of
the w c. T u, after a few appropri-
ate remarks, announced for the rendi-
ton by the entire gathering that glo-
rious old song, All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name. This old song was rem
dered by perhaps FIVE thousand vote
es, making it grand and syeet, yet
there was some semblance in the sing
ing of these same words forty years
ago at the Little Texas camp ground
south of Auburn, Ala
Mrs. Neal then in a brief compli-
ment to the orator of the occasion, ill.,
troduced him as being a friend to
their noble cause. Space will nos
permit comment on Mr.. Bryan's full
text, nor has the writer the words 10
express the meaning of a continuous
flow of BEAUTIFUL language revealing
to the audience many conclusive rea-
sons why the continuous efforts of all
Christian people. and that noble or
ganization, the W. c. T. o., should
very soon be crowned with ultimate
success. The writer is under the inn
preston that even after a bone-dry
election is consummated a vigilance
committee will have to exist in every
neighborhood to suppress the store
room coffee pot stills"
I regret not hearing Mr. Bryans
closing remarks, but was called away
by an invitation from Mr.. J. K Brow.
er, the genial manager of the River
side Gardens. to ride out thirty
miles TO Glenn ST Maary's nurseries.
Here l spent the night and on Mon
day morning called at the well equip
ped offices of the company. Mr.
Brewer introduced me to Mr. A Tyler.
the cashier; Mr.. Jernigan. bookkeep-
er, and Messrs. Mathis and Steel,
field managers. This is a bunch, each
OF whom is peculiarly adapted to his
respective position. l found Mr.. Jer.
nigan to be an old Auburn boy. having
married Miss Persons of Auburn years
ago. They are of two OF the best.
families of Alabama. OF course we
are always glad. especially in our de-
Ginning years, to meet with friends
from the "old stamping ground"
Mr.. Mathis, one OF the held manag.
ers. knowing my business, took me