The banner-enterprise., 1883-05-10

provided for the members OF the Pres
bytery most admirably, We had the
pleasure Of stopping with Miss Lu-
cinda Stsnly, where also Rev. F. G.
Potter, Rev. L. d. Twine, Rev.
Henry Wood and DIR. Rutherford,
We're most happily quartered. From
the time of our arrival ill the time
OF departvre was one of continued
bliss and happiness. Miss Stanly
and her beloved mother will ever be
remembered by the gentlemen above
named and the BANNER-E ENTERPRISE.
The kindly and hospitable manner in
which we were treated made us 10th
to leave. The table was filled daily
with the good things Of this life
vegetables, cakes, pies and "what-
nots' things-that we up country
people don't get often. But all of
us partook of the contents of the
table freely and were filled. Mr..
Isaac Eubanks did everything in his
power to make our stay pleasant He
seemed only to desire our comfort.
His pleasant and gentlemanly bear
ing won for him the love of all The
Presby ytery continued through the
week and transacted much business
of Importance pertaining to the
chulch and the coored race, when Oh
Monday it adjourned to meet at
Greensboro in June next. The per-
sonneI of the Prcsbytery was fine.
There were many able divines among
them, and some very handsome ones.
AS whole the body was very re-
spectacle one.
We did some very effective work,
we hope, in the interest of the Fair
in Newbern. We visited Large
number of business men, farmers and
mech mics, and tried to impress upon
them the Importance OF the next
Far, and We are satisfied that more
interest will be shown IN ltsa,d to
the Fair this year than at ANY pre-
vious year. We also visited many
Of the ladies relative to tie Fair.
Many OF them Promised to repare
something for exhibition and also
visit the next Fair
SABBATH IN NEwBERN
On Sunday morning, at 9 clock,
we visited the A. NJ. L. Xlou church, |
and had the pleasure OF seeing 4 large
number OF ehli Iren present.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
At II o'clock we visited the Epis>
copal church aud heard a very able
and interesting srrmon by Kew. Nh. !
Casey. Here I'D assembled IA nice
and well dressed congregation. The
music was grand and we went away
feeling proud of our visit In the
evening OF 3 o'clock we visited the
Sabbath school of the same church.
After the exercises were over We were
invited to address the Sabbath school. |
We did so in short talk and then
'etired The scholars in this school
were very expert i'll their AT swcrs to
questions, and were noticed To smile
several tunes during the tie livery of
'nr remarks, as they diScuNried som,
mistake We had made.
At night " attended the Presby.
erian church, Rev. Nr. San l,rs Off
hating. The sermon was an able
me and ryrntbldy present seemed to
,e delighted Ni;h it Aftel the ser.
non cowaNaIon was held md thr
'cople seemed to be spiritually rc
lived.
The c"loIed people i'll Newbern are
loing well. Many of them own pro,
'erty, houses and lots; many OF their
lousos are lrsa an eommojious aud
ne neatly furnished.
There a,e some very successful
business men among the colored peo-
'!e of Nevhefn Some of them own
arge farm, in he country, aud many
# them rup truck ia ms and fisheries.
Jud.r Alumfurd is one Of the most
uccesSful merchants il Newbrrn.
le has credit North aud hi name is
ood for any amount he might ask
nr. lie owns considerable e property
II N"worru.
We ue glad to know that the col.
red people in Ncwbern are doiuI 81
veil and we will soon visit tue ty
Z lin and give more lengthy notice
t it and its people.
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I iVERICAN CHRISTIANITY And
IT'S JNEJJ'ENTE J'DDN yIJLr