The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-03
GREAT REVEALS.
FRUITSOF HISLABOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN-
TON.
Delightful Sinsing---Death OF
AN OLD Citizen.


with planters. The bulk of the to-
bace crop was cat and cured during
the month. 1t was much earlier
crop than usual. The curing has
uniformly been fine, and the New
Hope Valley has never produced so
large a crop. 1t is good in every
way, body, color, and texture. Sep
tember will be also a busy month
with some; but all will be cured
pretty we'll except a few by the mid
die Of the month.
The churches attempted to sub
stitute July for August, for holding
protracted meetings, but the results
were not generally very satisfactory,
as July was almost as busy month
as August, Merritt's Chapel-Me-.
thodist choose October, aud the pro-
liability is that next year, all the
churches will take the last OF Sep
TENDER and the month Of October.
Yet remarkable revivals took place
at Green Level and Olives Chapel,
both Baptist, Green Level is a live
and Jealous church, under the pas
torate of Rev. Mr.. Blanchard, an
active working pastor. This church
has, | think, the banner Sunday
school for country church of any
in the State. They have an enroll
ment of pa and the infant class
numbers III, and the attendance is
notable for punctuality. Mr.. w.
B. Upchurch is the faithful and
efficient Superintendent. This
church is the fruit of the early and
consecrated labors of Rev. M. s.
Ferrel. He first began preaching
IN the garnet of an old store house
beneath which liquor used to be
sold, and just opposite where that
old grog-shop stood that made
Green Level in--famous inithe olden
ltime. When | first passed the place
lust before the war, the stage driver
told me that it was the most out
landishest and the most outrageous
est place in Norf Caroliny; but when
| crossed the Chatham line, q few
miles ahead, wouldb be among good
civilized people. But all has been
changed, not q vestige remains Of
the Infamous grOg-shop, AND
from the results of the earnest Ia
bors Of Rev. Mr.. Terrell, a beautiful
well painted Baptist church ant
Masonic Lodge stands with a bell
thatscan be heard over the neigh.
borhood, and with the banner SUN.
day school for a country church, a!
! | believe.
At Olives Chapel, a most remark
able revival took place. Nearly ev
cry old and hard case in the sur
rounding country was converted an,
brought into the church. Some o
them-indeed many Of them wer
the hardest cases ever known, ye
: men of property and influence. Tn,
, Rev. Jno. e. Wilson is the pastor
but being in feeble health, the meet
ing was conducted by Rev. VIM
: Olive, the deservedly popular an,
, highly gifted pastor Of Mt. Pisgah
Olives Chapel has a new commodi
|, Gus and elegant church.
|, The Township Convention Of III
|, Sunday Schools Of all the variou
. churches met at Martha's Chape
. Christian Church on the 18th Aug
D All the Sunday schools Of the Me
9 thodist, Christian, and Baptis
D churches were well represented, er
D eept Mt. Pisgah, Baptist, whicl
declined to have any thing 10 d
. with il. 7. II. Raney, Esq, wa
. President and presided gracefully h
J the satisfaction Of everybody, Will
J. Mr.. 10. J. Jinkins was the etficien
Secretary. Hon. II. II. Merritt
! Rev. w. 7. Watson, pastor o
. Lystra Baptist church. and 7. J
Tillev, Esq, made addresses tina
won golden opinions from all III
e large congregation. The singing
by the choir of Martha's Chapel
l. un1er the leadershipof Prof. Filing
ton was superb, and delighted every
J body. These lnter-denominationa
, SUNDAY school conventions ar
J moves in the right direction to ptIsI
and improve Sunday school work il
the various churches. and establish
them in Out-of-the-way places. Sue
cess TO them.
Sir. Th0s. J. Herndon was buriet
Thursday last in the 0'KeIley fam
~ buryiDg ground near O'kelleyi
Chapel. He sleeps beside his wifi,
who was a grand daughter Of th,
celebrated Rev. james 0'KelIey, ant
at the feet OF that great Antagonist
Of Bishop Asbury. He was one Of
the founders Of the Methodist Ems.
eopsI church in America, being q
member Of the famous Christina,
Conference, and one Of the 12 TO b.
ordained Elders.
Mr.. Herndon had been partially
insane for several months, and wa,
standing with DIR. n. d. York al
hebaneville. Alamance county and
fell from the porch, breaking hi,
arm and thigh, from which injuries
be died. He was the father Of Rev
DR.. W. T. HeTudon. and father-in.