Show f JN the HE LAND OF FLOWERS hugustine eustine st johns co at cu i AUB Au fla march 8 1898 we feel proud of our field of labor art because of its settlement claim jeaa bold age aee in uncle sams domain and andly it is a field where kind hos fable b le 1 and christian hearted people blood of israel walk into s th abe e i bilty of st augustine through the etty city gates on the north pass along i narrow n biow spanish streets scarcely avely vue enough for a wagon to drive eh and look at the old slave ctet ft et t and the antiquated homes of bokena a and nd you have evidence C am age ae As you look upon the scene att imagine yourself in a spanish como across the waters or thought your mind will rummage the his of how bow in 1512 a spaniard ponce doX on discovered florida and how ht a somewhat later date the spanish and Minor cans built the city now the in the united states ift t augustine is fast being trans d from the antique spanish into one of modern modem american american neriman capitalists are lav jg t their heir wealth upon it and mak tj yaw a winter resort for the millionaire and aad wall street brokers the ponce dip teon leon and alcazar are among the hotels during the winter season many noted citizens visit st jobina county and some are setting hearts upon it as a future home 0 t course they dont know the beauty vs at our mountains we had the pleasure of meeting some of these worthies long ago and leaving our litera twe with wj t them with a few original aw hou t thoughts h ats vol we e 4 do not think of any anything tAing but in this country as the people generally ally are fair minded hospitable willing to read our literature and to what we have to say some earnestly investigating for truth dwle go some few allow the adversary toa inspire them with his doctrine and thy treat lightly the truths of the goepel we love the work of the lowd we love this people and be uwe in doing good to all men by ato we are constantly impelled to camter exertions and an aa our efforts the work rolls the faster in tha tte distance we see a rich harvest har ahto country was opened tha th last of taw year 1897 r T t paper of news new and con agmon lon comes to us ua regularly we wata 4 A SL OL low without it we read with amt the news from home and nd abroad and feast our souls with the consolation contained tn in the sermons and letters from elders traveling abroad yours in the vineyard of christ W H CHARLES G PARKER |