The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06

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Brown. received twelve members at
Master. .
Rev. G. B. Cox, of Mt Pleasant,
added eleven members to st. Stephens
Church, near Gold Hill.
Rev. c. H. Nash, of Bardstown,
XIV. has received a call to the Flrst
Church, Hopkinsville, KY.
REV. W. j. Fulford delivers, June
10th. the address on the occasion OF
the closing exercises of Cana Academy.
Twenty.fo four members were added
ST. James Lutheran Church, at Con.
cord, Rev. ". 6. Campbell, pastor,
Easter time.
The Presbyterians of Reidsville
have decided to call Rev. Mr.. Craig
to this church for all of his time at a
salary of 5000.
We learn from the Salisbury
Herald that a new Presbyterian church
to cost at least Sis, 900 will be erected
in that city soon.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Of the Twenty
third street Baptist (hurch, New
York, is stirring up the city and It's
corrupt politicians.
Rev. A. G. McManney, of Charlotte,
has in press a volume of unpublished
sermons by Mr.. Sturgeon, which will
be issued about June lst.
A series of meetings is being held
at the Methodist Church this week,
conducted by pastor Edwards, as
sisted by Revs. Wood and Scarboro.
-LndeT.
Rev. J. J. Hall, pastor of the Bap.
fist Tabernacle, has accepted an invi-
tation to deliver the annual address
at Judson College commencement
Advocate.
The new house of worship for the
church at Emporia, Va, will be dedi.
Gated on May 18th. The former pas
tors are invited to be present on the
occasion.
The Episcopalians of Hickory and
Morganton will soo begin the erec-
ton of a handsome brick church
in each of those towns.-C Charlotte
Chronicle.
The annual report Of the State Sec.
rotary of the Y. M. G. A. shows an
increase in the number of Associations
of fourteen general and four College
Associations.
The Easter Cross at the Methodist
Church here Sunday night was quite
a success. The Bright Jewels took in
several dollars for their cause
Smithfeld Herald.
Six more members were added to
the Lutheran Church at Wilmington,
Rev. F. W. E. Peschaw, pastor, last
Sunday. This makes a total of twenty
seven in two weeks.
An English Lutheran Mission church
has been started in Concord by Rev.
w. G. Campbell. 1t numbers already
over thirty members. They are put,
ting up a new church.
We see the announcement that W.
P. Fife was to hold a meeting in
Rocky Mount, in co. operation with
the pastors of the different churches
embracing last Sunday.
The three large and one small arose"
windows of Fifth Street M. E. Church
are in position; the ceiling is being
rapidly put in and will be completed
this week. Wilmington Star.
Rev. T. H. Pegram, pastor of the
M. E. Church, preached an excellent
sermon in that church last Sunday
morning to a large and ~appreciative
audience.-KernerSViUe NeWS.
The Asheville Journal states that
Evangelist R. G.. Pearson is seen
daily passing through the streets of
Asheville. He has regained his
health and seems ready for work
again.
In Wilmington the Lutherans
started, April 18th, St. Matthew's
Evangelical Lutheran Mission Sun,
day,school. There were enrolled
s~ixty-sevcn, and 5000 was raised to
build achapel.
Rev. R. T. Vann, of Edenton, closed
a most successful series of meetings
with the church in Murfreesboro last
week. Rev T. G. Wood, the pastor,
will baptize quite a number Of new
members this week.
The Sanford Egpress says that the
people of Carthage are not willing to
part with Rev. A. Shaw, who lately
received a call to the Graham street
Presbyterian Church at Charlotte. 1t
is likely that he will remain at Garth
age.
Rev. M. V. McDufGe, of Remsen
Avenue church, New Brunswick, N.
j., has added one hundred and forty.
q ight members to his charge during
,th. eighteen months of his pastorate,
and the church has nearly doubled its