The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
A brier outline of the doings of the differ
ent Christian organizations through
out our State and country-Per-
sonal points, etc.

MOT0u6dO O1by O0PUASN
called Rev. II. G. Moore as Pastor.
The Methodists of Birmingham,
Ala, are preparing to build a 100000
church.
Rev. H. W. Battle Of New Berne
has accepted the call to the Wilson
Baptist church.
Amity A. R. P. church, in Iredell
county, has had some eight or nine
additions lately.
Con cord Methodist church on Kings
mountain circuit has received nine
accessions very recently.
There were twelve accessions to
Gardeners Baptist church in Warren
county last Sunday a week ago.
The Y. M. C. A. of Bangor, Me
are to have a $40, 900 building. The
corner stone will be laid in a few
days.
The Judson Memorial church (Bap
tist) of New York has been mortgaged
for $780, 900 to provide means for its
completion.
The golden Jubilee of the Roman
Catholic bishop, LaughliD, is to be
celebrated in Brooklyn, New York, on
a scale of unprecedented magnlh
cence.
The Episcopal church at Sing Sing,
N. Y, built in 1884 is being torn
down to make room for a new church
to be built of dark marble and to cost
$4,000
A meeting of four days at Richburg
conducted by Rev. B. P. Reid has
lust closed. There were nine addi-
tions-seven on profession and one
on certificate.
The Methodists of Brooklyn under
the lead of Rev. R. s. Pardington
have established an open air service
neal Broadway in that city, on Sab
bath at 4 p. m.
Rev. T. H. Pegram is holding a
series of meetings at the Methodist
Church this week, assisted by Rev. j,
A. Bowles, A. G. Kirkman and others
-KernerSVlUe NeWS.
Yesterday was a great day for
Methodism in Goldsboro, the occasion
being the dedication of Saint Paul M.
E. Church South. There we're many
visitors Winston Daily.
Rev. DR.. Alfred Nevin, compiler of
the Presbyterian Encyclopedia, and
author of some other works, and first
editor of the Presbyterian Journal of
Philadelphia, died last week.
The First church Birmingham,
which has had the services all the
summer of Rev. DR.. +. R. Beattie of
Columbia Seminary has given him a
hearty and unanimous call to the
pastoIate.
There are 500 Missionaries in
Africa. The rate of increase in con
verts is put at 25, 900 a year. God is
rapidly drawing Africa to himself.
Japan will soon be a christian nation.
-AdU0cate.
The Holston Conference will convene
at Bristol, Tenn Oct. Sd. Quite q
number of the ex Holston preachers
hope to visit the conference and shake
hands with our dear brethren.-ASte
viUe Methodist.
The First Presbyterian church o.
San Jose, Cal, has decided to colonizt
and form another church. Alady has
donated a lot for a church building
and $4,000 are in hand as a part of
building fund.
Rev. W. J. Hopkins has held a gooc
meeting with Bethel church, wher'
there were over thirty conversions
His other churches are in fine trim
and the Spirit of the Lord is with hi
people Biblical Recorder.
There was a Disciples Church or
ganized here yesterday by State Evan
gelist R. W. Stancil. Twenty min
members were signed to the charter
and arrangements made to secure
house of Worship Winston DAILY.
D. NJ. Weston who died recent,
~bequeathed $4,000 to the Girls Semi
nary at Mortified, Mass, and $50, 90
to MIR. Moody personally. The las
or large part of it will, in all proba
bility, go into another school building
Rev. S F. Conrad baptized tie.
new members at Ruffn on Aug. oath
He has added as the result of tn
recent meetings, in which he was aide
by Rev. N. S. Jones, fifteen member
to that mission church.-Bibllcol r
corder.
Rev. Roht. P. Pell, who has bee
paster of the Presbyterian church {
Wilson and Rocky Mount the pas
two years, has received a call to th
evangelistic work of the Fayettevil
Presbytery and, we learn, will prol
ably accept.
Rev. G. T. Watkins of GranviI
county, our missionary to China, an
Miss Mamie l.. Merritt of Perso
o0,n+v -oro ,,-i4ol - .