The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
A briec ourll@e of the doiDgs ct the differ
ent Christian organizations through
out our State and cOuntry-Per-
sonal points, etc.

SOnal points, 6IC'
Rev. G.. W. Harman, OF Hillsboro,
accepts the cal to Monroe.
Rev. J. NJ. McManaw4y, Of Shelby,
goes to Big Stone Gap il Firsini'.
Rev. ]. K. Faulkner, OF S4tpds, Va,
expects to he in Oxford, n. g., on
June Sd.
Rev. C. c. Pool preached for the
church at sulphur Springs on Sun,
day, May 18th.
AT a late meeting in Etenton Bap
list church there were eighteen Ct
twenty conversions,
Rev. G. M. Duke, of Castalia, has
been quite sick, so much so as to be
unable to Eli his appointments.
Rev. j. J. Harrell a member Of
Fayetteville Presbytery will Sail IN
July TO Brazil as a missionary.
Nj. James w. Hendren has bsen
appointed principal of the Moravian
Falls Academy, Wilkes county.
Rev. DIR. G. H Elgin, of ~Indianapo
lis, Indiana, editor and proprietor OF
the Lndjan1 Baptist, died May 5th.
An effort is to be made to com
memorate the centenary of John
Wesley's death early in March OF next
year.
Mr.. Lee Harrell, a studen. at Union
Seminary, is supplying Union, Cam
eron and Cypress Presbyterian
churches.
Rev. c. G. Wells, late of Louisville
Theological Seminary, has been called
to the High Point and ThomasgIle
churches.
Rev. C. Nj. Howard has been preach.
ing a series of revival sermons IN the
Presbyterian churches of Wadesboro
and Morven.
The degree Of Doctor of Divinity
has been conferred upon Rev. E. NJ.
Poteat, of New Haven, Conn, by La
Grange College.
Rev ". E Cracker, of Wake Forest
College, has accepted the p~astorate Of
the churches at NJ. Olive, Kenansville
and Mt. Calvary.
Rev. D. B. T~1urrentipe has Doen
elected to preach the sermon cefore
the Theological Society at Trinity
College this year.
The Burlington NetcS thinks /
probable that Rev. j. B. Richardson
will receive a call to tue p~astorate OF
the Baptist church there.
Rev. H. G. Hill, D. D, of Maxton,
preached the opening orLon before
the General Assembly Of the Presby
terrain church in Asheville.
Davidson College CO announcement
is near at hand and promises to be
the oest for years. This school vas
never in such 8 hopeful condi ion.
The Home Mission Society, Of New
York, recei7ed during the past year
S449, 1895. 1t employed 833 mis-
sionaries and supported p schools.
Rev. p. 7. Warren, of Hickstord,
Va, accepts the call { o the BapIst
church at Williamsburg, Va, and
enters at an early date upon It's duties.
DIR. W. G. Manly. brother of Dr.. G..
w. Manly, of Wake Forest College,
has accepted the professorslip Of
Greek in the Missouri State Juiyer
sity.
The chapel of the First Presbyte
rian church of Charlotte has beeb
opened for use AM a SUNDAY s :hooi
organized. 1t IS located on Cedar
street.
Rev. Dr.. Pr~tchard has written Il
letter concerning the preaching oil the
famed Evangelist, Rev Sam Jones,
which closes with u hope that be will
not Yisi5 Wilmington while his minis
try is there.
Bro. J. 4. Ray and family, Of Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, expect 70 return
to North Carolina on a visit 10 friends
and hope to attend the Wake For-st
commencement.
Rev. Thomas. Dixon, Jr., OF New
York, viii, while on a round in North
Carolina, lecture in Wilmington June
18th, for the benefs Of the Brooklyn
Baptist church.
DIR. J.. J, Harrell, of Robson county,
received a certificate f gradu alton at
Union Theological Seminary at its
late commencement. There are four,
teen other graduates.
Rev. Jno. Hunter, who had been
pastor of Ssrdis Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church, in Meeklenburg
county for thirty years, died on Tie
18th inst, aged about - years.
Rev. A. d. Hunter. Of Greenville.
hopes to have the splendid new house OF
worship in Greenville completed and
ready for dedication by October when
the Tar River Association meets.
At a recent meeting of Halter