The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-04-11
PETER STANLEY HEARD FROM
AGAIN
Prays for Legislature to Adjourn As
Quickly AS Will Be in Keeping
With State Deceney."

sence lin print from the Banner for
the past few weeks have been those
over which there are no human con
troll appreciate your reminder to
"cOme again" and more regularly
am also in receipt of letters from
friends admonishing me to get back
into print" All this I duly appreciate
and will take this method Of answer
ing letters that I haven't time to give
personal attention just now, and say
that it is indeed a pleasure to- me 10
write for the Banner. and an incen-
tive to do better work and to have
so many kind expressions of appre-
Citations Of my honest endeayors.
though weak in effect
am just emerging from an ordeal
Of physical suffering and unftne3s
for ordinary duties on account Of the
long or lingering effects Of influenza
My ministerial work had gotten be
hind am trying to rebuild the
from a ten days visit TO the fine
community Just west Of oxford
known as the Long Hammock com
munity, and Sardis church J have
never witnessed more perfect re-
vival of genuine religion. Thu com
munity is w0nderfulY blessed with
fine citizenship They are prosper
Gus farmers and at0ckmeu Among
the conversions and additions - the
church was Mr., + q Baker 5ne #
the REAL men Of the community.
When at the close Of the services
Sunday night ne. with others, came
to the pulpit ana asked TO be receIv-
ed for baptism. expressing marvel.
GUS sincerity " purpose, the piet RI
the occasion broke over the eatire
audience ana there vas real ~ejoc-
ing. Baptised two fine young mon
Sunday morning Boyd Carurh=cs
ana Jeffie Nichols They wiI i've
the religion as their lives unfold .uro
future years 0f usefulness
Saturday night we licensed ana set
apart to the ministry one OF the fne
young men Of the country. ana } man
whose life and relationship IS cI0 g
ly linked with Marion county md
Ocala The man is Mr. Charlie Peri
sons. Mrs. Persons. his mother. was
raised in Marion county, and vas q
daughter Of Mr. Sam Agnew making
her niece to r. W Agnew Charley
Persons has the fine distinction i
being universally spoken by all his
neighbours and acquaintances as an
ideal Christian young man and aspe-
cial mark for the calling TO which
he has answered One day ne will
be classed among the strong minis
ters of the country,
have just had a letter from NV
brother, Captain Mallie Martin. now
in France He went over with the
Dixie division. nut was retained by
the war department over there fori
special service He hopes to return
TO the states and to Florida in theI
early summer He has 4 wife and
one child boy Of eight summers
Is now dOmicled at DeFuniak Snringa
where the boy is in school Cant
Martin speaks Of locating at Ocala
on his return having IN view the edna.
catlonal advantages for she bOy-in
whom his life is hidden He homes to
live to put him through until ultj-
mately he energies from some authen.
TIC military school physically ana
technically fit
Regret that [ haven't more time to
Bive to this article. but [ just return
ed home from a week at Sardis Mon
day evening 20 away again Thurs
day-only two days at homeland
will be away for possibly two weeks.
Thursday night preach in the Ok
ford church by special invitation OF
the congregation and pastor. Rev. /
|. Roberts From there [ go to my
own field, Altoona. for regular ser
vices Sunday Wednesday following
DR.. S B. Rogers, secretary of the
Baptist state board. Of Jacksonville,
viii be with Us at Altoona in drive
for home and foreign missions. That
night he win assist in the ordination
of two very fine young men as dea.
cons Of the church. Messrs. Dewey
Johnson and Carl HoIlinger This
will give the church a board Of five
deacons Altoona is in Lake county
but so near the Marion county line
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