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The Christian Index.
Published Every Thursday, Cor. Ivy St.
and Edgewood Ave.
THE OFFENSE OF BAPTISM-
In an article from Dr. E. H
Johnson recently published in the
Examiner, occurs a passage which
impresses us very much along a
special line. In treating of his
subject and speaking of our insti
tutions of learning, he had occa
sion to speak of the bearing of oth- '
er denominations toward the Bap- i
tists, and in doing so wrote as fol
lows : “It is because something in
our attitude as Baptistsis offensive
to others. They look upon immer
sion as ‘bad form." It is absurd to
say that our restricted communion
is the real ground of offense. We are
not stricter than those Presbyter
ians who exclude from communion
every singer of hymns, nor even
quite so narrow as they. \\ e are
not more exclusive in our way than
Episcopalians in theirs . why is not
equal offense taken at the doctrine
of apostolic ordination? It is
haughtier far than the doctrine of
restricted communion ; with its or
ders of clergy it is fairly aristocra
tic : but Episcopalian ordination is
never looked upon as an indecorum
rhe frank opponents of immersion
used a few years ago to insist that
it was too indecent to be found in
the New Testament : the franker
opponents of our day admit that
it is the Bible, but reject it as in
convenient and unseemly now ;
therefore they, possibly more than
any others hitherto, look down up
on us who persist in the indiscre
tion and social solecism of public
immersion. There are certainly
some among us who accept the
shame |of baptism in the same
spirit in which early Christians ac
cepted the shame of the cross ; ami
they do not miss their reward. But
immersionists protestants need not
look for cordial ami general co-op
eration of other Christians in any
enterprise which envoles assump
tion by us of intellectual leadership
with social distinction as its inci
dent.”
We had never thought of just
this phase of the subject, nor had
it occurred to us that “close, com
munion” was a mere make-shift,
and that the ordinance of baptism
as we practice it. was the real
cause of grei vance among pedo
baptist toward our denomination.
But we believe Dr. Johnson is
right. Certainly there is no sense
in which Baptists are narrower, or
closer than others, except in in
sisting that we must do precisely
the things which Christ requires,
and must follow precisely the ex
ample he sets us in his own baptism,
and must believe and teach the
things which he himself believed
and taught.
In thinking over the matter, we
have almost concluded.that Baptists
themselves are not altogether free
from blame, for others thinking of
our administration of the ordinance
as indicated by Dr. Johnson.
Frequently, we do not give the
care that should be given in making
provision for baptizing. We spend
our money upon every other part
of the church, except the baptistry.
The place occupied by the choir,
the church parlor, and even the
church kitchen, receivesample con
sideration and out-lay of money
and yet judging from what is often
seen, one would suppose that the
place for administering the ordin
ance of baptism, could be located
anywhere regardless of appear
ances, and be left in any condition
however unsightly. We really
think that our church builders are
seriously at fault in this matter
Os course the architects whom we
employ give the matter no thought.
What do they care about the or
dinance of baptism. Even they
themselves may have an aversion
to it and have a desire, in their
hearts,to hide the thing out of sight.
\\ e need not lay out money to
build magnificent structures,as they
did in ancient times, for baptismal
purposes, but surely we should see
to it that the provisions are ample
and becoming in every sense
of the word; and in admin
istering the ordinance there should
be the utmost care that it should
be done with solemnity and de
corum, such as becomes its high
and holy character.
Again, it is a matter of serious
regret that Baptists themselves are
often drawn into making "jest and
joke regarding the ordinance.
That others do this may not be
strange, but for a Baptist to do it
seems to us unbecoming in the ex- |
treme. We are not cynical, we are
not averse to even the most spirit
ed fun, and yet there are some
things which should be held rigid- I
ly above jest and joke. Why i
should we teel any freer to make
joke of the ordinance of Christian
baptism, than of its twin ordinance,
the Lord’s Supper? One is just as
sacred as the other : each stands re
lated to the same great event of
Christ’s burial and resurrection :
each is full of wondrous signifi. ,
cance ; and each was imposed by
the same high authority.
There should be the cultivation
of a wider conception of the char- ;
acter and significance of the ordin
ance. This is a great need. It i
should be lifted entirely out of the
controversial atmosphere. and
should have a wider treatment in ,
our preaching than is generally I
given to it. We have heard preach
ers say, that they had preached up
on the ordinance once and had
nothing further to say concerning
it. As over against this, a pastor !
of our acquaintance has preached
upon the ordinance in its different
; phases as indicated by the follow- !
ing subjects : “The Moral Dignity
-of Christian Baptism “Christ- i
honored Baptism,” “Baptism as an
act of worship," “Baptism as a
Privilege,” “Baptism as a Resurrec
tion,” “Baptism as a Profession of
Faith." This line of subjects indi.
cates somewhat the various phases
in which the ordinance may be
studied ; not in a series of sermons,
but at different times as occasion
may require. We should earnest
ly endeavor to hold baptism pre”
' ctsely in its place, not verging too
, far to the one hand and counting
. it essential to salvation, not yet
J verging too far to the other hand
| and counting it a mere form or rite
or ceremony. It is these indeed,
but carries within itself tremendou 8
' import, and we should see that this
' stands out fully before the people,
in our treatment of the subject
whether in the pulpit, in the press,
| or in the private circle.
After all baptism is required of
l us an obligation from Christ. It is
I not a question whether we should
| have much water or little, but the
j great supreme question of doing
j what Christ requires at our hands.
| He himself set great store to the
I ■
ordinance, and laid upon it great
i honor. Surely in this as in all oth
er things it should be the ambition
1 of our heart and life not to fall
I short of him who is the great Mas
ter, the great Teacher and the
j great Exemplar, lie has laid upon
j us a great and responsible charge,
5 and let us see to it that we our
-1 selves shall in the end stand in the
j fullness of fidelity. Let the world
( be offended if it will ; let them find
, fault with the ordinance if they
i will ; but let us see to it in the fear
lof God that the fault is not at our
door.
BAPTISTSAND THE DISCIPLES.
We had prepared a short edito
! rial in reference to an ar'ide
which appeared in the Atlanta
■ Journal in refernce to the absorp
tion of the Baptist denomination
by the “Disciples of Christ.” Be.
tore having the article put in type,
we received a more extended and
quite appropriate presentation of
the subject, from Dr. W. L. Kil
patrick. He has so strongly
‘ treated the subject that we give
his article on our first page instead
of our editorial.
The Wesleyan Christian Advo
cate thinks the stewards have no
power to give the tired pastor a
rest. The editor asks :
Wherein the discipline does a
board of stewards find authority
to give a pastor a vacation? It is
more than a bishop can do to re
. lease a preacher from his charge
I after his appointment has been
made. If a preacher is in feeble
health, he can rest and recuperate,
and explain at the next annual
conference if any complaint is
made.
All honor to Governor Mitchell,
of Florida, for his decided stand
against the outrageous outrage
upon his State, proposed by the
sluggers. The Florida State Bap.
tist Convention, very properly
came to his support by adopting
suitable resolutions supporting
him and forwarded the same by
telegram.
On the 16th inst., the executive
board of the Baptist Female Uni
versity, at Raleigh, N. C. decided
to open the University Sept. ist,
and elected Dr. John B. Brown
president.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1894.
DIVINE GRACE IN ITS RELATION
TO THE WORLD TO COME.
We have already seen that God
has made ample provision for
human happiness in the present
life. But man has so used and
abused “the good and perfect gifts’’
which God in his grace bestowed
upon him, that he has failed to
reap from them the happiness they
were intended to afford. And
every man knows, or may know, if
he will only judge himself correct-
I ly, that his unhappiness is the re
; suit of his own wrong doing, in al
most every experience of his life.
(See our editorial of last week.)
We now propose to consider
Divine grace in its relations to the
life to come. To do so, profitably,
we must get a clear conception of
the situation. The very mention
of the subject, implies that there is
I another life. Let us not waver on
this point. Cavilers and unbeliev
ers often boast that the Old Testa
ment does not teach the immortal
ity of the soul. But this is a mis
take. Admit that the doctrine is
not taught in explicit terms, yet he
who can read between the lines
■ may surely find it. True, the old
dispensation was only a prepara
tion for the coming Gospel. Ist
fullness of meaning, therefore, was
more or less veiled till the proper
time should come. Nevertheless,
all the teachings of the Old Testa
ment, are, not only in perfect har
mony with the thought of immor
tality, but they sometimes clearly
suggest it. When God created
man he first made his physical
organism. In this he was in the
likeness of other animals. But
presently, God “breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life, a'nd man
became a living soul.” In this soul
ihe is in the likeness of God. In
this likeness, man rises immeasura
bly above all other living creatures
on this earth. But the elements
of man’s likeness to God are found
|in his spiritual nature. He resem
bles God in the functions of his in
, tellect, in the range of his affec
. tions, in his knowledge of moral
distinctions, and in the power of
his volitions. These resemblances
may not be complete : but as far as
! they are so, they reflect the likeness
iof God. Now if we resemble God
i in so many particulars, why may
j we not add one more, and infe r
that the soul is like God in the
I perpituity of its being?- The
thought is natural ; and such re-
I . semblance is immortality for man.
And it comes into the mind at the
, I very beginning of Divine revela
i tion.
The thought of immortality is
suggested by other Scriptures. We
. read that “the righteous hath hope
I in his death." Where is there any
I room for hope in death, if there be
no life beyond? Again it is writ
. ten : “The wicked shall be turned
into sheol. with all the nations that
forget God.” Now, if there be no
conscious existence in sheol, then
this solemn warning has no mean
ing. Other allusions to a future
life might be cited from the Old
Testament, but we have said
enough to show that the hope of
immortality was not unknown to
Moses, to David, and to the proph
ets. It was, no doubt, for good and
sufficient reasons, that God did
keep, somewhat, in the background,
this doctrine, during the Jewish
dispensation. But one thing is
' certain. The Gospel has “brought
■ life and immortality into light."
We have dwelt thus long upon this
topic, because the doctrine of im
mortality is the basal fact that must
underlie all that we have to say
on the present subject. For, if
there were no future life, then there
could be no grace for man in the
world to come,—we might as wel|
close our book and drop the pen.
But there is a future state. And
now we are prepared to consider
Divine grace in its relation to that
state. The first great fact which
strikes is the plan of salvation.
This had its origin in the pur
pose and grace of God before the
world began. (See 2 Tim. i : 9.)
In the garden of Eden, man was
placed in a state of probation,
whose condition was perfect obedi- '
ence to Law. Its terms were, obev
and live, or disobey and die. The
story is too well known to need
repetition here. It is sufficient to
say, that man sinned, and was
driven from the garden under sen
tence of death. But God had fore
seen his fall, and in his wisdom and 1
grace had made, in purpose and
design, a scheme of redemption,
whereby the effects of the fall
might be in great measure counter,
acted. The benefits of this pur-
pose of grace began to be felt at
once. The promise, that the seed
of the woman should bruise the
serpent’s head, was an intimation
of mercy ; and in many, the execu
tion of the sentence of death was
suspended, till our first parents
were permitted to see many thou
sand of their descendants. But sin
had entered into the world, and
death by sin, so that “death hath
passed upon all men.” But if sin
hath reigned unto death, so grace
hath also reigned unto eternal life,
through the plan of salvation. In
this we find the first sublime mani
festation of Divine grace to man,
in his relation to the life to come.
It is emphatically an exhibition of
free, unmerited grace ; that is, of
favor to the unworthy.
In another paper, we propose to
notice some of the important truths
which are made known to us in this
plan of salvation. These truths
are sometimes called the “doctrin es
of grace.”
THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO
TIME.
In the oft-quoted passage in I’hil
lippians, “Forgetting these things
which are behind and reaching
forth unto those things which are
before, I press toward the mark for
the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.” The apos
tle suggests the relation of the
Christian to time. It is particuarly
worthy of attention now, that the
close of another year has come.
Let us for a little while, at this
season, so suggestive of reflection
consider each for himself, the re
lation which we sustain to time.
The relation of the Christian to
the past is one of forgetfulness,
‘‘Forgetting these things which
are behind.” They must either be
forgotten or meditated upon. If
the latter, then they absorb the
present, and lead to a forgetfulness
of the things which now are. In
that event,the whole of one’s life is
remanded to the past, the sum of
‘ ...
the shortcomings of which is in
creased by reason of the neglect of
! the present. By fixing the
thoughts upon past failures, and
by continually brooding over them
one comes to live with his eyes in
the back of his head. Whatever
marked the past, it is gone. It is
beyond recovery. We cannot
I undo that wlnk'h has been done.
However painful the reflection of
misdeeds, thevf belong to an irre
coverable past. They are beyond
our control. It is simply a loss of
time to reflect upon them.
Then what must be done con
l cerning the misdeeds, the failures,
the shortcomings of the past?
Simply, let them go. Such is the
i policy wisdom would recommend ;
I such, the direction which the Holy
Spirit has given.
Because we have failed in the
accomplishment of the highest re
sults in our Christian lives, let us
not allow these facts to clog and
; hinder now. Let the waters of
’ oblivion roll over the accomplished
j past, whatever it has been. Let
■ the dead past bury its dead.
Turning to the present, we find
I duties exacting continually at our
hands. Each speeding day brings
j its quota of obligation. We can
( make the years behind us more ra
diant than they have been by meet
j ing present duties with a bee. m-
I ing alacrity. It is this which most
concerns us. It is the living Now.
Have we failed in the past? Let
us see to it now, that these failures
shall not be repeated. Is the past
strewed with the wrecks of broken
resolutions and shattered vows?
Let these not deter from a bolder
resolve now to meet life’s duties.
The present is all we have. The
past is forever gone; the future is
uncertain. The present alone is
ours. Greater failures will be
heaped in the past unless we im
prove the living present.
‘Trust no Future,lhoweer plea asnt!
Let tlie dead Past bury its dead!
Act—act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'er head!"
To the Christian, the future is
ever full of promise. But the joy
which it has in store is dependent
upon the use of the present. If
we consume the precious, hours of
the present in brooding over the
dead past, then we shall come to
the future empty handed. Instead
of sheaves we shall bear only
leaves.
The future gives animation to
the present because of the value of
"the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus."
We have only the present in
which to demonstrate our faith in
the future.
The objects of faith and hope ,
TIME.
belong to the beyond. Then what
ever the sins of the past, let us
cover them with the darkness of
oblivion, and now in the pulsing
present let us start with God for
the future.
IMPROVISED CONVICTIONS-
“What ardently' we wish, we
i soon believe,” says Edward Young
in his Night Thoughts. The over
confident and over-anxious man, is
easily betrayed into error, not be
cause of reason, but because of his
j desire to see a certain thing come
jto pass. There are many men who
persuade their understandings to
believe that which does not and
cannot exist, simply because of an
! over-weening desire to have it ex
| ist.
I In every day life such a spirit
I has its advantages as well as its
disadvantages.
In an impending struggle there
| is nothing that nerves to energy
I so much as an improvised convic-
■ tion. We see this strikingly illus
trated in the politician. His very
: air of confidence, in a doubtful
contest, is an inspiration to his fol
lowers, and a source of discourage-
■ ment to his enemies. A show of
> courage wins friends to his stand-
1 ard. It makes him well-nigh in
domitable where there is any hope
jof success. That was one of the
secrets of Napoleon’s success. His
conviction, improvised for the oc
casion, that he could win in a given
issue when in State, or upon the
field, became contagious. His very
I name became the synonym of suc
j cess.
The same principle holds good
I with the Christian worker. Set
j ting his heart upon the accomplish'
ment of a given purpose, and
working with a steadiness of pur
pose. his confidence gains new ac
cretions of strength as he ad
' vances.
But it has a disadvantageous side
—this spirit of improvised convic
tion. Led on by gradations of suc
cess, if failure comes it will bring
a Waterloo disaster. The greater
| the expectation, the higher the
i hope, the deeper the fall. The
highest hills have the deepest val
leys.
THE SLUGGERS-
The Duval Athletic Club of
1 Jacksonville, Fla., have been la
-1 boring to disgrace their State by
arranging fora slugging match be
tween Corbett and Mitchell. Gov
ernor Mitchell, of Florida, has de
-1 termined to enforce the law, and
so announced.
The Duval Club issued a pro—
-1 nunciamento defying the Governor
I and declaring resistance to the
' extreme of bloodshed, if the Gov
( ernor persisted. This position is
■ shameful and anarchical, and all
| good citizens should support Gov-
■ ernor Mitchell in enforcing the
| law.
It is stated through the secular
j press that an effort will probably
i be made to transport the sluggers
beyond the line into Georgia and
there have the fight under a large
canvass. Governor Northen will
no doubt look after such a move
ment and save Georgia the disgrace.
The ruling element in Georgia and
Florida will stand squarely to the
governors of these States if any
immergency comes. Let this State
of anarchy be met and disposed of
if persisted in.
The Baptist denomination gener
ally, and the Baptists of Texas
most especially, should, and no
doubt do. sorrowfully regret to see
the seeming bitterness of feeling
between the two denominational
papers—The Texas Baptist and
Herald, and The Texas Standard.
Dr. B. 11. Carroll has been drawn
into the latest difference between
these papers through the publica
tion of his sermons. Let us hope
that the grace of God may prevail
all round to such extent that peace
and brotherly love be restored.
We are pained to learn that The
Texas Baptist Standard office, with
its entire contents was burned on
the night of the iSth inst. Noth
ing but the subscription list was
saved. Brother J. B. Crantill has
ordered a new outfit and will get
j out the paper again as soon as pos
sible. He calls on all subscribers
to foward him at once what they
can.
There seems to be a labored es. I
fort with some of the secular press
to create the impression that there
is a probable union of the Baptist
; denomination and the "Disciples.’’
j There is really nothing of it except
j on paper.
WAYSIDE JOTTINGS.
The people of Atlanta paid eight
thousand dollars to hear Patti sing
for a single night, and this, too, at
a season when everybody is talking
about “hard times.” This is ap
parently quite extravagant, not to
say reckless. We are very glad
not to have the task of justifying
any of those who had a part in it.
On the other hand we very much
object to being classed with a good
ly number who are ready on the
slightest provocation to cry out,
“what a waste.” We would try to
learn some lesson from such an
event.
* * *
What a power there is in song !
In what other way could any man
or woman living have drawn to
gether such an audience at such
prices? No speaker could have
done so, however great his elo
quence or oratory, or however
thrilling in interest his subject mat
ter. Ought we not be impressed
as to the value and importance of
cultivating whatever gifts one may
have in that line? We hear much
said about undeveloped resources as
relates to mineral wealth or
mechanical forces. Do we appre
ciate the undeveloped resources of
the power of song, and seek to
utilize them for the highest ends?
♦ * *
Among the ordinary gifts of
j men what power is more divine
j than that of song. Music was the
: means employed by David to drive
away the evil spirit from Saul. It
is soothing, refining, elevating in
its influences. It arrouses no unholy
passion or ambition. It is only by the
I grossest perversion that song is
1 made to serve the ends of those
who would do evil. The excellence
, of the gift makes it all important
i that we secure its development and
; consecrate it to the worthiest aims.
I A voice that brings its possessor a
1 world-wide fame and great gain
. would surely be a glory to God if
I consecrated to his service. The
deepest religious emotions as well
as the highest asperations of the
soul find their best expression in
song. The Psalms occupy a large
place in the life of those most de
; vout. The growth of hymnology
- is a marked feature of modern religi
ous history.
♦ * *
Singing has come to form a large
part of the exercises of all our pub
lic worship. Yet how seldom is
, that interest taken in it which its
prominent place would demand.
Some churches have their choirs
that are well trained and skillful,
but too oft“n they sing with but
: little of the spirit or understand
i ing. Other churches disdain a
trained choir, or any music that
seems artistic. So their singing is
lacking in skill, and a calm in
difference to skill does not neces
sarily add to any other element of
virtue. Through indifference
church music easily comes to be
harsh and formal and lifeless.
1 Through excess of care it loses
sight of its real end If we sing
to the praise of God, our singing
ought to be the very best of which
I our powers are capable. An offer-
■ ing to the Lord should be without
j spot or blemish. When a spotless
| offering has been secured let it be
offered to God for his glory, not to
man for his entertainment.
A report of the concert referred
|to above indicates that the “old
; songs” were received with most
i favor, old songs that were familiar
and simple. What is to be under
stood by the “old songs’?’ Do we
| mean those that are oldest as to the
1 time of their composition? We
think the idea has more reference
| to the time we learned the songs,
not to the date when they were
1 composed. How important that
■ children should be taught to sing,
and that songs taught them in
■ childhood be such as may be hal-
lowed in memory and become a
blessing in distant years. Nothing
so effectually recalls the gracious
influence of a mother’s love and
care as the songs she taught us in
childhood days. These abide
through all the shifting scenes of
life to give joy and strength.
State Board.
But for a few good brethren and
sisters in this State who are blessed
with means and who have come to
the rescue with an extra contribu
tion, the Board would have been
much embarrassed in their State
work.
One widow came to the rescue
with a check for 1 175. One widow
with SSO. A good brother, an ex
tra contribution of fioo. The Gib
son Sunbeams at Crawfordville,
with $26 within the last forty days,
and so on.
These liberal contributors real
ized that the times* were hard and
that those who had no money were
specially called on to help in the
emergency. May God bless them.
There are scores more of this
class in Georgia who could rentier
much needed help just at this time
in the same way. Let them think
a little and pray much along this
line and they will see at once that
the Master is calling upon them
specially to aid in the prosecution
of his great work. Let those speci
ally favored with worldly goods,
remember that the stringency of
the past month has embarrassed the
Board very much and seize the op
portunity to show their love for
their Master, and their appreciation
of his cause.
Sunday School Board.
Dr. J. G. Gibson Lad a long con
ference recently with Secretary T.
P. Bell, of the Sunday-school
Board, and was convinced that
much good will result from the
labors of this Board. Much de
pends upon the encouragement
given to it by Southern Baptists.
Its success is assured with such sup
port. Dr. Bell is the right man in
the right place.
Let us all rally to the Sunday
school Board, and be among those
who from the beginning, help to
make it the power for good that it
is destined to become. Many of
us are proud of it now, the day
will come when all of us will re
joice that it is “ours.”
Some one attended the South
Carolina Convention recently, and
speaking of secretaries, Willing
ham and Bell being natives of
South Carolina and work pleasant
ly together, said this, which is
worthy to be remembered : “The
Sunday-school Board prepares the
ground and sows the seed, the
Home Board cultivates, while the
Foreign Board reaps money and
men to enable it to give the gospel
to the world.” Pastors you can
use that in your work of present
ing these different interests. —W.
N. Chaudoin, in Florida Baptist
Witness.
Into whatever Sunday-school
the periodicals issued by our Board
go, there the scholars are brought
into touch with the work of our
Boards and informed concerning
the missionary work of the Con
vention. The Kind Words paper,
besides occasional letters from our
missionaries, has the fourth page
entirely devoted to missions, under
the direction of the W.
M. V. in Baltimore. It is under
the editorial management of Miss
Alice Armstrong, and follows re
gularly week by week the “Mission
Card.” In addition to this page
in Kind Words, our “Teacher” has,
regularly, missionary articles, con
tributed by some of our most
prominent mission workers. And
all our “(Quarterlies,” have mission
lessons, bearing more or less direct
ly upon our own Convention's work.
The circulation of all this mission
ary matter, going as it does into
thousands of schoolsand into the
hands of hundreds of thousands of
children, does not cost our Mission
Boards a cent.—Rev. T. I’. Bell, in
circular to Woman’s Missionary
Societies.
Home Board.
Many and strong are the en
dorsements of the work for the
Home Board, done by Secretary
F. C. McConnell at the Florida
Baptist Convention. The Index
is gratified to note his zeal and ef
ficiency as assistant secretary.
Foreign Board.
The world is the field of this
Board.
The year is now ours. Let
us make the most of it, as it will
soon be gone.
Miss L. C. Cabanass is on a
visit to Virginia to be there about
two months. She will then return
to her work in Mexico.
The Board have secured the ac
ceptance of the appointment of
Dr. Horace A. Randle to work in
Canton China. He was formerly
with the China Inland Mission.
! mportaHt Just .Voir!
It i* important to theme who truly desire to
consult their own best interests to examine
the magnificent assortment of Picture Frame
Mouldings at Yarbrough’s. 40* Peachtree,
corner Walton
BIC ASSORTMENT
of the FINEST MOULDINGS at VERY LOW
Prices. zsjanim
FLORIDA
AND
CUBA
Via the Lines of the
PLANT SYSTEM
t'ompoaeil of the following well known Rail
roads and Steamship line*:
Savannah Florida A Western Ry.
South Florida Division S. FA W. Ry.
Charleston A Savannah Kv.
Brunswick A Western R. R
Alabama Midland Ry.
Silver Springs. Ocala A Gulf Ry.
Plant Steamship Line.
Two trains daily with through Pullman
sleeping < arsis-tween Atlanta and Jackson
ville
Solid vestibule trains lietween Cincinnati.
Atlanta and Jackson ville.vifc Q, & C. Route
to Chattanooga. E. I'. V. A G. Ry. to Jesup. S.
b. & W. Ky. to Jacksonville.
The Plant Steamship Line
Has tri weekly steamship service between
Port Tampa, hey West and llavanna. Cuba,
"eeklv service between Mobile, Ala., and
tort lamps,. Fla. Excursions from Port
lampa tothe Island of Jamaica.
The three elegant Hotels of the PLANT
S i s 1 r.M are now open--
“THE TAMPA BAY" at Tampa,
“THE SEMINOLE” at Winter Park
“THE INN" at Pert Tampa.
Close cooipM'tions made at Jacksonville
F lorhf w *o»i train* for all points in
Winter excorslon tickets at reduced rates
<>n sale at sill northern points to all Florida
points.
Send for Pocket Map of Florida.
W. M. DAVIDSON,
Gen. I'rias. Agent,
„. Jackaonvitle, Fla.
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