The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-16
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. James Brown Potter, the New
York lady, who dresses 80 we'll, play
ed Romeo and Juliet at Wilmington,
Monday night of last week.
Prof Alexander Graham, of Fey
etteville, has been elected superinten-
dent of the Charlotte graded schools,
vice the gay and festive Corlew.
Mr.. L. S. Holt found it inconven-
lent to accept the presidency of the
Commercial National Bank, Of Char
lotte, and Mr.. J. S. Spencer has been
elected in his stead.
Hon. F. M. Simmons, of North
Carolina, is a member of the Con-
gressional Campaign Committee, hav-
ing been selected by caucus of the
Democratic members of the House.
Rev. DIR. Matthew T. Yates is ex-
pected to leave China on his way to
North Carolina this month. A letter
received in Raleigh from him a day
or SO ago announced his intention. He
is the oldest of the Baptist missionaries
and for over forty years has been de-
| voting himself to the Chinese work.
He was not long since paralyzed, and
it is very doubtful that he will ever
return to that country after his ar
rival here. He is over seventy years
of age and is in very feeble health.
Mr.. r. N. Hackett, of Wilkesboro,
who graduated at the University of
North Carolina last June has receiv-
ed an appointment, through Congress-
man Cowles, to the cadetship at West
| Point. Mr.. Hackett is one of the
brightest and most talented young
men of our State and the SENTINEL
would regret to see him relinquish
his fiattering prospects in North Car
olina, for even so lucrative and honor
able an appointment.
The Dixon family, of Cleveland
county is wonderfully talented. A.
y. Dixon is one of the very foremost
Baptist preach ers in the United States
and his brother Tom is not far behind
him. A correspondent of the Rich
mond, (Va.) Religious Herrld, has
these pleasant words for the two gift
ed brothers:
Rev. A. G.. Dixon made great
speech before the Baptist Social Un-
ion of this cit, last Tuesday evening,
on ''Individuaiism of Christian Work.
The presiden' IF the Union, J. B.
Winston, Esq, said to me: "What a
power he might have been in his own
native State, and how much more
good Re nigh have done" In reply
we alluded to his great and command
ing position id Baltimore 81 know
that" continued President Winston,
Ebut he would be greater still in North
Carolina, and would do far more good.
YES" said another brother, che
would be Governor of North Carolina
now if he had stayed there and given
himself to politics. Boston pa
pers speak in strong terms of the sue.
cess of Rev. Thos. Dixon at Dudley
Street Baptist Church of that city
He is not only drawing crowds, but
better still, is moving and blessing
them. 'sThere are conversions overy
week, and steady growing reviva
influence, reaching all classes" say.
one of Mr.. Dixcn's hearers. We re
joice very much at the success thii
young Carolinian is having, and we
sincerely hope that greater and better
!, things are ahead of him. AS we saw
the elder Dixon, CA. Co. thrill ane
sway the Baptist Social Union of thi
city, last Tuesday evening, We though
of the younger brother, who is doing
the same thing in one of Boston,
greatest churches, and then W,
thought ofa younger brother still, VIII,
is prepar ing to preach Christ; ant
} then, too, we thought of the quie
, Christian home in the mountains o
North Carolina which has given thes
three preachers to the world, and 0
how our city churches owe to tn
country churches. from which the
} draw their best recruits for pulpit an,
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