The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
OUR PRESBYTERIAN FRIENDS.
Splendid Showing of the Denomination
In Winston,

in Winston.
In the Presbyterian church the &c
clesiastical year ends March 31st and
| last Sabbath evening a Praise service
was held TO publicly recognize Gods
goodness during the year. The
church is in prosperous condition.
Material advances have been madei IN
membership, contributions working
deficiency and Spirituality Forty
/ three united with the church during
/. the year, twenty.six by examination
AMI seventeen by certificate Last
year only eighteen were added to the
| roll. The church, now numbers one
hundred and ninety-four Four adults
! and fifteen infants have been baptiz-
! ed $25901 was contributed to the
; Home Missions against $147.0 90 last
! year. Last year the church gave
+, only $25S 90 to Foreign missions,
while this year the gratifying sum OF
| $3S3.34 was contributed, being an
+; increase of $125.34 Besides these
| gifts 50, 800 has been paid out on the
| new church building; the current eX-
penses have been met and other be-
ndv o1ent schemes sof the aAsseIlbly
hive been SUPPORTED lThe congrega-
tions have been good and orderly,
the music has improved, the Sunday
school has attleast held its own, UNI
der discouraging circumstances The
people are taking more interest in
the North Carolina Presbyterian and
the Missionary and we have reason
to believe that piety is increasing in
the hearts of many of the mem bers
of the church.
Very interesting remarks We're
made at the Praise Service by Maj
Brown on The Sunday School," by
Mr.. E. L. Harris on The Society for
Young Men in the Church." by Prof.
Blair on 1.-THE effect of the meeting
held by Evangelist Pearson and by
Mr.. Rogers on 1.-The Increase of
Spirituality OF the Church. Haas.
THE SENTINEL is indeed pleased to
record this. encouraging news of
PROGRESS in q denomination which
ID oes SO much to promote the cause
of Christ in Winston and through
out the State and Nation. "a
Charlotte and the r. & S.
1.-The people Of Charlotte appear to
be determined to secure IL competing
railroad to the Richmond and Dam
vile and indications all point to the
voting ofsthe necessary subscription
to secure theieNtension of the Roam
oke & Southern railroad to that
place. gJIHE b3IiA1 @YEi 5R
Tuesdays Chronicle, in reporting
Il meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, says: IN ssg asA 81 -
The extension Of the Roanoke and
Southern R: r. was generally discuss
sed by the Chamber, and the senti-
ment was clearly in favor of center
ing on that road, and adopting meas
ure5 to secure its extension to Char
lotte.
The.question of the city's voting a
subscription for1the purpose Of ex-
tending this road to Charlotte was
then discussed. Agreat many favor
ed petitioning the present Board of;
Aldermen to call an election for this
purpose. Others were in favor of
waiting for the new Board, on the
ground that the outgoing board
would not take action of that kind
before their term expired.
The Chamber. adjourned, with ev-
cry member fully determined to do
his utmost to secure a competing
railroad for Charlotte. Several mem
bers expressed themselves in favor of
making the railroad question an is
sue in selecting Aldermen for nomina-
ton next week.
At any rate, apetition for an cleo
ton on the question will be presented
to the next Board of Aldermen at an
early day.