Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

The First Baptist church of Salisbury :,
Hall county, was organized on Sunday,
the 9th day of October, 1890. Rev. j.
W. Whatley was elected moderator,
Frank Spencer elected clerk and J. H.
Altizer was appointed TO prepare church
covenant and articles of faith. Rev j.
W. WhatIev will be called to the pastor
ate.
A site has been purchased for the Alex
ander institute in Henderson, Rusk
county, and the building will be erected
and ready for school by the first of jan
uary.
CoMANCHE, Oct. 1.-THE Cumberland
Presbyterians commenced the erection
of fiue church Monday. 1t will be an
ornament TO the town when complete ted
HUBBARD CITY, Oct. 1l.-This city's
two fine churches are well under way
and will be ready for occupancy by De-
cemher l.
ABILENE, Oct. l2.-The Methodist
church recently completed at a Cost of
over $4,000, at this place was dedicated
this morning by Presiding Elder Wallace
in most impressive manner. This Is
the finest church building west of Fort
Worth and has been about eight months
IN course OF construction.
The rolored people of Oakland, Coll
orado county, are making preparations
10 erect Methodist church. The ma
teral is already on the ground.
A very fine stone church has recently
been completed at BaIlinger.
HENRIETTA, Oct. l0.-The location of
q Baptist college is being agitated here
A large tract of land containing forty
acres, and it is thought $50 90, will be
offered for the college.
The German Luthern church is nearly
completed. 1t is one of the neatest
churches in North Texas, costing about
$500.
The Texas normal college at Denton,
and under Professor J. c. Chiffon, is
fiOurishing. New pupils are almost daily
added aud the school is growing In popu-
larity.
The Episcopal church at Bracket will
be built just Us soon as possible, the con-
tract calling for IT'S completion by De-
cember Is.
Wills Point has let contract for an
$4,000 school building.
A ten thousand dollar school building
has been promised the fourth ward at
Denisou inside OF the next eighteen
months.
The Methodist Episcopal church South,
of Abilene will be dedicated Sunday
October 10. Rev. John A. Wallace will
preach the dedication sermon. aud the
other ministers of that city who may at
tend will take part in the service. 1t is
an elegant building There ID no debt
upon it.
Building No. 2 of the normal college
ut Alvin was completed last week ex-
ceptiug the finishing touches, and the
art and music departments are now
ready for the reception of pupils.
CHICO, Oct. 13.-Preparations TO erect
the Chico high school building, so long
and badly needed, are being made. Lots
upon which to build have been secured
and prepared. The lumber is now on the
road and the building will soon be under
course of construction. 1t will be 36x40
feet and two stories high, and will be fitted
up with the most modern school furniture
and apparatus. Professor w. J. Hag-
gard, an able educator, is, and will con-
tInue TO be, principal. Great interest is
now taken in educational affairs, and
prospects of Chico becoming an educa-
tional center soon are very fiattering in
deed.
CISCO. Oct. ia rain and wind
storm last evening interrupted the exer-
cses at the Burnett and Mulkey taber-
nacle, but the clouds have cleared away
the tent is readjusted and the meeting
going on. The preaching is more on the
lecture style than the regulation pulpit
oratory and exhortstion. Metaphysical
theology is ignored, and practical
Christianity is the burden of the dis
courses. Business honesty, religious
sincerity, political int, gritty and social
purity make up the platform of Messrs.
Burnett and Mulkey, and they hew to
the line. Very few of their patrons fail
TO catch chip or so.