Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1888 — From Far-off Florida. [ARTICLE]

From Far-off Florida.

Uncle Rial Benjamin, now sojourning, with sortie members of his family,, in the state of Florida, sends iis a brief description of his journey there. Himself and party went by way of Cincinnati, Chatanooga, and several other fine towns, such as Rome, Atlanta. MaCon, (where Andeisonville prison was) etc. The towns looked well enough but as for the country, Uncle Rial could only characterize it as Godforsaken. The land is poor and the improvements in keeping with the poverty of the land; no thrifty looking farm houses, with surrounding out-buildings, such as are seen in the north. Florida, the' train wasbro light'to' a stop at a quarantine station and all passengers who could* yot health certificates from home were kept in quarantine ten.days mAI if no yellow fever showed itself, they Rwew-7.aF-4ibiwiyr i 4ry:----go. ■■tiik» , Mr. Benjaniin’s party, nine iumumber, had, fortunately, secured their health papers before leaVfeg Las ;ty 01- tW, - - Candler, the town where vMr. ( Benjamin is stopping, is laid out I in five-acre lots, so that-every resident may have room for an orange grove. The ground, fqr soil- th>;re .is none, is well "adapted to the growing of oranges, lemons &c. Fertilization is essential, 'however. Mr. Benjamin- and his friends had been making garden, .th ll day .that he wrote, planting cabbages, onions, lettuce, beans, peas, in fact everything usually sowed here in April and May. At the Christian church, last Sunday, Elder J. H. Willey gave an exhaustive account cif the recent National Conference of the Church of God, at Philadelphia, at which himself and Elder R. S. Dwiggins were in attendance for the entire session, of ten days or so duration. This was the first National Conference of the denomination, and much work was done in the way of perfecting a permanent national organization. Nearly every state in the Union and also the Dominion of Canada was represented. To Elder Dwiggins was accorded the high honor of being made president of the Conference, while to Elder Willey was given the equally high honor of being chosen president of the Conference • for next year The next meeting will be held in Chicago, probably. The present excellent weather is favorable for building and several residences in Rensselaer which were begun very late in the season, all seem in a fair way to reach completion, before winter firally closes in. Autograph albums at the PostOffice. i