The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-23
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the yc1tIf all Oh Us are more CnaT1-
table and our hearts are full of love.
And it is not surprising, because it isl
4 the anniversary of our Lord Jesus
1 Christ, who was crucified because of
his love for US, and that we might
not perish but have everlasting
life, ii We but believed in him, should
fill our hearts with love, not only for
him but for all mankind, and especial
ly the unfortunates. Christ loved and
blessed the poor, the afflicted, the IN
fortunate sinners and asked us to do
likewise. so why not do as Christ
would have US do, and make others
happy
| Dear friend, | mean the public, for
thousands Of you are becoming our
| friends through the success Of the
t HONOR SYSTEM introduced by our
superintendent, j. S. Bitch, a man,
all heart and love. We thank you all
and especially our good friend in
Jacksonville for the happiest Christ
mas ever experienced at this institu-
ton and perhaps the happiest that
any prison ever had We were happy
last Christmas because Of the God
given HONOR SYSTEM" that madel
it possible for US to have home-Iike |
Christmas festivities, and because we
were so remembered by our new
friends but We were much happier |
this Yule-Tide because the HONOR |
SYSTEM is proven success. and
because its success means the brin,9-
ing out of all that is good in US and |
fitting Us for cur place among
you, who are so rapidly becoming our |
friends
Yes, there is some good in the worst |
of us and our good superintendent
has way of finding it and develop
ing it so that the bad has been put in |
the background where it will ever re-
main if you will continue to encour- |
age us, as you would wish to be en-
couraged, were you in our place, in |
stead of stunning. harassing and
driving US back to crime, because we
found no place with you as was gen
orally the case the drak past.
Thank God you are cooperating in |
the advancing of the HONOR SYS
TEN" and We are happier because
you are, and happier because you
have shown by vcur donations to our
Christmas, and by your visiting Us
and helping us with your advice and |
! friendly greeting. We thank you with
all cur hearts for your kindness and
we promise never to make you regret
anything you have done or might do
j fCr us.
| We want you to know that we had
two large Christmas trees, beautiful
~ each one of US,
and there is over 500, had bag of
oranges, apples, nuts, raisins and
candy on these trees. And we have
as much more for distribution among
us as were. put in the bags, and after
treating ever 800 visitors to some of /
our delicacies.
We want to thank all that gave
donations to our QUEEN" Miss Hell
en- NJ. Carlin, who with the present
management has made it possible |
for us to have two very happy Christ
masses. And also thank all others
who helped gladden. 500 hearts who
are shut in from all that life holds
most dear, our loved ones and liberty
Yes, we thank you with all our hearts
and soul for your charitableness and
we wish to extend the same thanks to
the most Honorable Board of Pardons,
for granting pardons TO the most
deserving and worthy inmates so they
could go back to their loved ones, to
freedom and lives of usefulness, to
their families and to the community |
in which they live, and last but not
least we want to thank Miss Carlin
and our superintendent and all mem /
bers of his staff for all they have done !
for US.
We will do our part in making this
mstitution the gateway through
which all prisons in the world viii
travel. Soon they will come for wei
will show so plainly they love will and
does reform where all other methods
| fail
You, the public, want good neigh |
bors. you want us to be better men
and women so for your sake, for our
| sake and for Gods sake please do not
nut anything in the way of the HON
OR SYSTEM and your wants in this