Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-11-27

Street Church before the lar ccst au-
dicnce ever assembled in that spacious
editce In the interim between the
appointment and its fullfillment, DIR.
Edwards had been at the brink of
death, near passing over the river to
rest" his voice forever hushed in the
sanctuaries of earth, and that solemn
memory enhanced the interest Of the
occasion. Not less than a hundred
and fifty persons had to leave the
church, t;,ilin. to find even standing
room. The speaker in his usual elo-
qucnt style gave a lrief resume Of his
fifty wears ministry. From the vast
field spread out before him he said he
could only hope "to thrust in the
sickle here and there, and gather a
few sheaves." Referring to the be
ginning of his itinerant lif., he said
"At this session of our conference Icom-
plcte circuit Of fifty years; and by
| Il tortutous coincidence, the circuit
ends just where it commenced. 1t was
in Lynchburg fifty years ago that l
was admitted on trial to the Virginia
conference. Here my itincrant life
began, and here | stand tonight at
the end Of my fiftieth year, to perform
Il service that little dreamed of when
| WAS admitted to the itincrant rank. y
After a swift retrospect Of the chan
ges of fifty years, the innovations that
have taken place i'll Methodism, so
quietly rs to be scarcely needed, the
changes Of social life, the growth OF
the city and many other changes
yet" he continued "about the only
thing that remains unchanged, rs d
link between the present and the past
, is the never to be forgotten tobacco
horn, announcing the breaks at Tho
different warehouses. The long drawn
blasts. as heard them this morning
. sounded SO like the notes heard th'
first time | came to Lynchburg IL
. 1885, that | could almost imagine tha
. they were the echoes that had slumber
; ed under the beating cliffs Oh the 9th
' er side the river, wtkened by the mag
: ic touch of an enchantress to span th
:. chasm of fifty years with an aerla
: bridge over which memory nigh
l. transport its treasures to enrich TIL
5 hours in which | now live over tn
o past Incidental reference to two Sc
4 we're attacks of illness which he suffer
n cd, one in Newbcrne, n. c., in 1872
II the other in the early part of TIN
8, wear in Petersburg, were impressiv
:. and touching. Whatever else ma
" have changed during the half centur
5, of DR.. Edwards itincrancy, his powt
2 to awaken and retain the interest of
l. crowded audience from the beginnin
ID to the close of discourse, remains I'll
Is changed, as was proven in his sem
centennial discourse, briefly referred
Rainy days with their sobbing ton
and gloomy presence are not usual
a welcome, but the last few days ofm
I'd lowering and dripping clouds ha'
&C &C been gladly welcomed.
as Notwithstanding the threatenil
S. weather quite a large number of 7
X tersburgers went to Richmond Ia
NO no night to witness the jubilant celebr
en- en- tion of the Democratic victory. III
celebration with its grand parade, al
pageant, the houses ablaze with ligl
the music, stirring speeches, boomil
nm cannon AMI cheering crowd, is said
i'll have made such grand jubilee as W
he without precedent in the history
ON the State.
ok Next Tuesday night the great DE
lis ocratic victory will be celebrated
Petersburg. Erica.