Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-13
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

1t is quite commentary on the age OF
the city that among the 500 pupils at
tenuing the Vernon schools not one OF
them was born in that town.
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. 81.
Altzer was appointed to prepare church
covenant and articles of faith. Rev. j.
W. Whatlev 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
Presbyterans commenced the erection
of fine church Monday. 1t will be an
ornament to the town when completed.
PALESTINE, Oct. 11.-Rev. DR.. K.
Marshall, aged eighty-two, opened the
presbytery of the Presbyterian church.
Fourteen delegates were present. Rev.
s. Tenney of Crockett was elected mod
orator and Hon. J. d. Gam clerk. The
session will last until and including
Monday the 18th instant. Rev. DIR. J.
D. McBryde delivered an able sermon to-
day, taking us his text the Second
Kings, fifth chapter and thirteenth
verse. Rev. Thomas Ward is here and
filled the pulpit tonight. The session
of the presby will be of great inter-
est TO the church.
HUBBARD CITY, Oct. 1l.-Ths city's
two fine churches are well under way
and will be ready for occupancy by De-
cember l.
SwEETwATER, Oct. 10.-After two dis
appointments our school trustees have
finally secured principal for our public
schools. Professor Cox from Louisiana
is the party last employed and the schools
will open up Monday, the 18th.
ABILENE, Oct. l2.-The Methodist
church recently completed at Gust 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.
HENDERSON, Oct. H. Work is being
pushed on the new public school building
in East end. Every effort is being made
TO have it completed by January l.. The
new Alexander institute will soon be
under Roadway also. The money suf-
ficient TO build aud equip the institutions
is ready, and soon Henderson will possess
q pair of model institutions as any In the
state.
Cisco, Oct. 1.-THE Muiky and Bur-
nett IN ceilings attract large crowds. The
spacious tent is we'll filed at each ap-
pointment and, whether all who attend
fa1 iUin fa,u f,I
to be entertained by the novelty of the
surroundings aud manner of conducting
the services. Up to this time MIR. Mulky
has not put In an appearance. He is
expected to arrive Tomorrow when the
revival seaso Will no doubt begin in
earnest. Mr.. Burnett opened the cam
paigu last Friday, rounding up church
members for the work of besleging the
strongholds of satan. This gentleman is
quite forcihle in illustrating the two
characters of the "sure enough Chris
tlan'' and the nominal 'professor -
BY way of apology for the hard hits he
strikes the latter class, he claims that TO
administer argument TO convince
them of their depravity would
be of less effect than pouring
water on duck IS back, and that his
plan of penetrating their conscieuces is
by shooting the shafts OF ridicule and
moving them out of the mire with sar-
casm. Most of his anecdotes have the
merit of being fresh TO the Cisco audi
ence, and may reach the marrow of
those who have never borne fruits of
righteousness under the ordinary meth
DDS of cultivation. Evangelist Burnett
proposes TO either shame aud abuse the
struggling church members into "show-
ing their lights' or driving them outside