Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
THs RELleIous Revival IN w1Ncurs.

| The RELIGIOUS REVIVAL IN WINcHEs.
TER.-Scarcely within the memory of its
Oldest citizens as we learn from the Ners. has
there been such religious awakening in Win
chester as that through which they are now
passing. The meetings at the Braddock
Street Church have now been in progress
about one month, having commenced on New
Years night and have been kept up nightly
since. The Rev. DR.. Rosser, the great evans
selist. IS the preacher upon whom devoves
the burden and the heat of the battle. He
has, however, been ably seconded by Revs.
Thomas Il. Carson, the preacher in charge,
and the venerable Norval Wilson, and by the
tathers of the church in that community
The number of penitents so far has been
about 225. perhaps more, and the number Of
conversions have amounted to l. S up t. Tues
day night last There were on last Tuesday
night about SO seekers Of religion at the altar,
asking the prayers of the brethren
This feeling seems to permeate all classes
OF society. High and low, rich and poor,
youth and old age-al are aroused Some
are converted at their homes and others even
on the streets. Last Sunday some so con.
verts OF the revival united themselves with
the church. Rev. DR.. Rosser delivered
! beautiful discourse on the subject of ''the re-
cognition of friends in Heaven" and at night
he followed out the subject by preaching on
"the recognition of friends in hell"
The citizens of this community generally
feel great interest in the remarkable results
OF the work of this great evangelist in the
Valley, and express an earnest desire that Dr.
Ro<ser will visit Charestown when be closes
| his labors at Winchester
lhe interest in religious matters is not con-
tined to the Methodist church exclusively
At the l1oudonn street Presbyterian church
series of meetings have been held during the
! week
Those who are anxious about their souls
salvation have been nightly invited to remain
and converse with the minister aud elders, and
some forty have far embraced the oppor-
| tunity
| at the Kent street Church during the
| week the pulpit has been filled by Rev. W.
| Fl. Leftover. of Baltimore, and there is deep
| feeling pervading his congregations.
| PRoMISSORY NOTES.-A man drew a note
| promising to pay one hundred dollars He
nsed printed form, but did not close IN the
blank devoted to dollars, and after it had
passed from his hands and become negotiable
paper, somebody inserted lard f'ty' after the
| "ne hundred and before the printed word dol
lars, making the note read one hundred and
| fifty dollars. The note thus altered rot into
the hands OF an innocent party, who presented
It to the drawer, but payment was refused
Sn't was brought. and the Supreme Court de-
c'ded that the maker of the note was li,ble
| f,r its face, because through negligence hr
had not drawn n line between the written word
hundred and the printed word dollars -
| A"y testimony that the drawer might offer to
establish the fact that he s.vc a note fur only
one hundred dollars, must 90 for nothing as
| there was nothing on the face of the note
showing that it had been altered Evidence
of an alteration on the face Of the mite Womb
have changed the c.sc. Let this decision be
lesson to all drawers nf rrnmissorv notes.
No one can be too careful in such matters.
| BENEFITS OF NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION
1T you are poor man-take paper and
you may learn how to get rich If YOU are
r'ch-support paper and you mny learn in
what little time you may get richer II you
are speru'ator-a paper will show YOU how
you may double your money. IF YOU are Il
| III
where to find you. If you are hunting re,
~Pect aud honor-read the papers az mirror
OF your fate. If you Il Politician with
ut paper you cannot do anything II you
are an honest man-the newspaper will warn
you against bad people. IF you desire work
read the papers. IF you want wife-the
paper will procure one for you. IF you want
10 buy-the paper will show you where to gel
the article. If you want to increase credit
pay for your paper
| VALLEY RAILRoAD.- The Valley Railroad
company has executed mortgage for s3,>
| 600, 900 to complete the entire line. The
bonds will be seven per ct currency bond.
payable in thirty years. These bonds will Le
hrst lien on the entire line of rond. running
lib miles through part of the Valley Of.
Virginia, and crossing two great east and
west lines, the Chesapeake and Ohio at Stauu-
ton, and the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
ut Salem. by the sale Of these bonds, secured
| ny this mortgage, the requisite amount of
money with the subscriptions amounting to
s3,2Oo,Oo0 heretofore made) will be obtained
to complete the road from Harrisouburg to
| Salem.
O"e Of the committee from Stauuton on the
Vail ley railroad teeyraphs to the Staunton
| Tin7ica,or from Baltimore. as follows.