The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-19
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
A brier outline of the doings of the differ
ent Christian organizations through
out our State and country-Per-
sonal points, etc.

BOonVllIe TO GAINESVILLE, N. ~.
Rev. A. P. Tyer, of Monroe, is on a
visit to his brother in Tennessee.
A great revival has been in pro-
gress during the past week at Banks,
on the Franklinton circuit Christian
Allocate.
Rev. G. M. Webb of Shelby spent
last week in a series of good meetings
with the church at Pleasant Hill
Biblical Recorder.
Rev. c. A. Woodson, of Durham,
and Rev. J. w. Willard will hold a
meeting this week at Yates Chapel.
BIBLICAL Recorder.
Bro. 0. R. French, Of Ruston, La,
expects to visit North Carolina next
November and hold some meetings.
Biblical Recorder.
Rev. A. ". Price held a series OF
meetings at Spring Hill church last
week, resulting in thirteen conVe
sions and thirteen accession .-L0uT-
in6mg Exchange.
Rev. Thomas Carrick, of Lexington
and Rev. j. M. Bennett spent last
week in a series of meetings with the
church at Reeds, Davidson county,
N. C.-Bibhc0I Recorder.
Rev. Vernon TAnson, of Norfolk,
Va, has his heart turned towards
Texas. He is an able and eloquent
preacher. Whoever wants a pastor
would do well to call him Western
Baptist.
Rev. G. T. Watkins, of Granville
county, went to Richmond, Va, last
week to attend a meeting of the
Foreign Mission Board, and was as
signed to Central China as a mis-
sionary.-Bibllcal Recorder.
There was an auxiliary W. M. S.
organized at Pennington, Sunday
afternoon of the Salisbury District
Conference, with Mrs. P. L. Groome,
the excellent wife of the pastor, as
President Christian Advocate
We have received from Bishop
Jno. G. Keener the official announce
ment of the selection of Concord as
the place of meeting of the first W N.
@. Conference, which convenes Nov.
18th, 189O.-ChrastlGn Advocate.
Rev. DR.. Peyton H. Hoge, of Wi
mington, N. c., has oeen~ extremely i'll
for some days in Saratoga, N. Y. DR..
Hoge is quite a young man, but one of
the ablest Presbyterian ministers in
North Carolina.--Blblical Recorder.
Rev. j. G. johnson writes: "The
Lord has visited us with a gracious
revival at Lanes Chapel. The meet
ing was in progress ten days, and we
received % persons into the church.
To God be all the glory Christian
Advocate.
Prof. II. II. Williams, B. D., who
was elected to the chair of Mental and
Moral Philosophy in the University of
n. G. has fixed his residence at Chapel
Hill to be ready for the approaching
commencement of exercises Chris
tam Advocate.
Rev. J. Ed. Thompson held the only
church services in our town last Sun
day, and preached two most excellent
sermons. Our people are thoroughly
devoted to him, and as an able preacher
and most estimable Christian gentle
man, he justly deserves it.--RO6esOn,
IAN.
The p~rotracted service closed in the
Bear Swamp Baptist church last Sun
day. The meeting was indeed a grand
one, and nineteen we're added to the
church. The pastor, Rev. j. A. Smith,
was assisted by Rev. J. W. Perry, of
South Carolina Columbus Weekly
NeaOs.
Rev. H. A. Brown, of Winston, a
member of the Association, preached
a remarkably fine sermon in the
Methodist church on Sunday last. Mr..
Brown is a pleasant speaker, and a
good and true man, and his sermons
are both impressive and practical
LeakSVlUe Gazette.
NOn's Advocate has a leading edito-
rial about the sggressiveness of the
Roman Catholic church, and what is
strange about the matter, no man in
the Senate save Senator Reagan of
Texas had the manliness to stand up
and oppose it. At least that is the
way it looks to the Advocate.
At the recent international SIS.
Convention at Pittsburg the fact was
brought out that in North Carolina
more progress in Sunday school work
has been made than in any other
State in the Union. At present there
are 4,273 Sunday-schools and 255, Job
pupils in the State, and steady ad,
anc is being e. Christian Ad-
VOcate.