Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, April 09, 1914, Image 4
JACKSONVILLE
AND THE REUNION
1 \
Veterans Will Find a Modern,
^ Progressive City
Many Point* ef Historic' Interest To
Be Visited By Burvlvor* of Qray
Army During Week.
Jackson villa, Fla.?When the Confederate
veterans and their friends as
enable here for their S4th annual reunion,
they will be Introduced to a city
and community, pteud of the preaeat
and loyal to the ideale of the old South.
Making Jacksonville the hub of a
wheel twenty-flve mllea in diameter,
a territory la covered rich in historic
associations ard Interest and at the
same time a fit exponent of all that
Is progressive In the 8outhern States.
Jacksonville is a city of 85.000 population,
with handsome business blocks,
modern skyscrapers, commodious hotels
and residence sections that compare
favorably with the best in the
country. The city's business has
grown Into large proportions, embracing
every line known to a modern
city. Jacksonville of to-day Is In all
respects a thriving center of trade
and commerce, much of its commerce
going across tbe seas into foreign
countries on ocean steamships. Its
transportation facilities are superb,
botb by rail and water. Railroads
feeding tbe great Florida Peninsula
center here. Thousands of touriBts
uud uncounted tons of freight pass
through the city and port every year,
the one hunting health and pleasure,
the other seatterli ? out over the civilized
world to do Its part in supplying
the demands of the consumers of tbe
earth.
And while ths visitors are enjoying
this view and prospect of modern
business and community thrift, they
wm ne given an opportunity to too*
down the past three hundred and fifty
years. All of this territory was In dispute
three and a half centuries ago
between the French and Spanish, with
the wild Indian holding the balance of
power between the combatants. The
Frenchman and the Spaniard both laid
clulm to the Florida territory. Which
was first to discover it la a matter
over which historians differ, but It Is
well authenticated that the first white
men to set foot upon the soil now covered
by Jacksonville were Frenchmen
under Keiie Laudonnere.
The first white man to enter the
mouth of the St. Johns river was
Jean Kibault, la command of a company
of Huguenots, who had left
France because of religious persecutions.
lie made his landing on May
1, 1562, fifty years after the landing
of Pouce de I.eon at a point to the
south of Jacksonville. Some historians
are of the opinion that Ponce de
Leon sailed as far north as the mouth
of the St. Johns, but the weight of
evidence is against this opinion. If
he were here he left no trace. The
evidence is that he did not travel In
a direction from his original landing
that would have brought him to the
vicinity of Jacksonville. It Is thoroughly
established that Hibault entered
the mouth of the St. Johns river
May 1, 1562. and sailed up the river
some miles to a bluff, where he erected
a stone column on which was Inscribed
the arms of France. Rut Rl,4
a u It diit not uapaini rluar ? -
an Jacksonville. lie went from the
mouth of the river to Port Royal, S. C.
In 1 t>t>4, one year after the depar
ture of Ktbault, Rene l.audonnere,
who had been with Ribault on the
first expedition, came to the mouth of
the St. Johns with another colony of
Huguenots, and ascended the river as
far as the present site of Jacksonville.
campiiiK probably on the south aide of
the river on territory now covered
by South Jacksonville. These were
the first white men to penetrate the
country above the mouth of the river.
In honor of the day of discovery. May
1, Ribault ftave the river the name of
May. and this stood until the Spaniards
whipped out the French, some
years later. The Spaniards called it
the River San Mateo at first, but later
changed its name to San Juan. From
this it finally became the St. Johns.
Old Fort Caroline was situated at St.
John's bluff some miles below the
city of Jacksonville. No sign of this
historic fort remains, not even a slab
to commemorate its mournful story.
During the reunion, steamboat excursions
will be run to all these points
of historic interest on the St. Johns
river. it Is but twenty-seven miles
from Jacksonville to the mouth of the
St. Johns, where the government has
constructed, with the aid of Jacksonville,
and the State of Florida, a system
of jetties, djepened the water on
the bar and otherwise protected navigation.
In passing between Jacksonville
and the jetties, the visitor will
have no trouble locating the sites of
old forts that were erected nearly four
hundred years ago by the French and
Spanish. The trip Is one of the most
delightful in the Southern Stales.
While Jacksonville has not advertised
itself as a large manufacturing
citv. of recent v?*r? m?n? '-s ?
?bc muuatiiu
1 plants have been established, giving
employinent to 5,J00 wage-earners
and turning out $14,000,000 to $15,000,000
worth of products per annum. In
variety of products, the city makes a
showing that but few other com in unities
can equal. New industries art
secured almost every month, and the
Hoard of Trade, one of the most active
in the Seutb, Is steadily pushing a case
patgn for more Industrial establish
men is.
Foi Burned Hands.
For the burns, more or less severe,
that happen so frequently in the
kitchen, it is well to keep on hand
there a bottle tilled with equal parts
of Unseed oil and limewuler. Shake
the bottle well before application, and
keep the horned parts from the air by
covering with lint or soft linen.
Wasted Brilliancy.
De man what talks de longest an'
de loudest sometimes says something
but his audience don't know It, kasa
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Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS. Director of Ermine i
Department. The Moody Bible Institute. *
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR APRIL 12
THE JOURNEY TO EMMAU1
(Easter Lesson.)
I.ESSON TKXT-l.uk* 24:13-36.
GOLDEN TEXT?"Who l? he that shall
condemn? It Is Christ Jesus that died,
yea rather, that was raised from the
dead, who Is at the right hand of God.
who also junket h Intercession for us."
Rom. S:3?.
We turn aside today to consider as
the Easter lesson a well-known event
In connection with the several appearances
of our Lord after his resurrection;
one of the many Infallible
proofs. Acts 1:3; I Cor. 15:4. The
narrative of this Journey Is one of
the most beautiful post-resurrection
stories, simple, clear and of great
value. It is related, evidently, by an
eye witness. The Cleopas mentioned
is not the son of Mary, John 19:25.
The name of the second pilgrim Is but
a conjecture, though we somehow feel
it was Luke himself. The journey
was about seven and one-half miles
and moBt likely they were returning
to their homes after the PasBOver.
Si nil where on the way a stranger
Joined them who asked the nature of
their conversation, and the cause of
their evident sadness (v. 17). In
astonishment. Cleopas answers, but
the stranger continues and adroitly
draws out their entlro story.
Interesting Progression.
I. Their Disappointment, vv. 13-24.
It is all too evident that they did not
expect a resurrection and that, filled
with perplexity and discouragement
they were on the verge of despair. It
is Interesting in this lesson to observe
the progression (1) "and they talked"
v. 14: (2) "and they found not," v.
23; (31 "and they saw not," v. 24;
(4) "and they constrained him," v.
29; (5) "and they knew him," v. 31;
toi ana mey sain . . . me i.oru
Is risen." vv. Ill', 31; (7? "and they
told." v. 34. As they "talked" It was 1
revealed that their loving hearts were
full of sudness and empty of faith, yet
to talk Is often the only way to find
relief from Phe gnawing of grief.
There seem (v. 15 R. V.) to have
been two opinions and in their slowness
of heart and unbelief they did
not recognize their new companion. In
response to his query they told how
this Jesus had been delivered, condemned.
crucified, and then revealed
that this was to them the end of all
! things, for said they, "We had hoped
' that it was he." Are we willing he
) should have part in our every conver|
satlon? Continuing they told the
! amazing tale related by tho women
: and. moreover that their statement
of an empty tomb had been verified
! by certain women who had gone to investigate.
hut. in conclusion, they
again reverted to their sadness by
saying "They found his body."
Cause of Sadness.
II. His Appointment, vv. 25-35.
Evidently the journey was continued
and he gently rebukes them for their
slowness of heart to believe the record
of their own prophets. All sadness,
practically, arises from unbelief
in the Word of God, Phil. 4: d, 7;
Rom. 8:28-33. He interpreted to them
the true Messianic teaching of thefr
own scriptures. He charges them with
folly not to believe ' all" of the record
(v 25). True wisdom Is not that of
skepticism which cuts out portions
of the word. but. according to Jesus,
it consists in believing all of the
Scriptures. At last they reach Emmaus,
still, let us remember, not
knowing who It is walking with them.
The road beyond was dangerous and
"tliey constrained liim" to accept their
hospitality. As he sat at the table
partaking of the ordinary evening
1 meal, be assumed the place of the
host, took the bread, blessed it and
broke it. instantly those old familiar
acts and words revealed to them who
it was that had walked by the way.
III. Teaching Points. This narra
live is so full of teaching and yel <
so clear and simple that it is hard to
suggest any ordinary deductions
therefrom. The story does, however. ;
reveal the interest of the risen Lord '
in the doubt of these two disciples. :
That they were probably not of the
twelve is evideut by the faet that
when they returned to Jerusalem they
found the eleven assembled (v. 3o).
Thus we see hitu going tc those out- ,
side of that inner circle, ulso, two who
loved him seeking a solution of the
. mystery and consolation for their sad j
| hearts. First hiding his identity, ho
drew from them their story. lie
1 then took them back to their Scriptures,
with which they must have
been familiar, and revealed to them
that this mystery was according to
those holy writings.
Again the picture of his disciples
is interesting. The progress of development
in their faith above alluded
to, the evidence of their faith
and love in him, their teuder affection '
and the death of their hope. He had |
not, ho they thought, been Able to '
acroill nlisll that tthlfh ihtiv ha/1 o?. I
peeted he would accomplish. In company
with all of his disciples they did
not apprehend tho real meaning of his
mission.
Ills teaching is manifested in their
| urgent hospitality for they must have
r?inembered his words. "1 was
tranger. and ye took me in."
Harsh Invective.
I.angdon and Chester were nextJour
neighbors on Beacon street, and
wero usually excellent friends But
m this occasion Langdon had knocked
Chester down and was sitting on him.
Ah we passed, we heard Chester shout
between his angry sobs, "You let me
go. you Incorrigible Kncyclopaedla
Grit tallica."?Boston Globe.
In Chicago.
Maude?"Harriet can read her huabund
like a book." .Maria?"Ha la h?r ij
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