The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-03

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A new Presbyterian Church is to
be built at Greensboro, which will
cost $685. OO.
Rev. w C. Durham, of Potecssi,
left for WalIa Walla, Washington, on
Thursday last.
The Episcopal Convention OF the
diocese of North Carolina will meet
next year in Asheville.
W. are glad to learn that Rev.
Thos. Carrick, of Lexington, who
has been quite sick, is better.
Rev. W. P. Jones, at the close of
the present session of Brown Univer-
sity, Providence, R. l., will leave for
Seattle, Washington.
The Oxford Female Seminary prop,
erty, Oxford, n. c., was sold last
week to Prof. N. Penick, a prominent
teacher from Virginia.
Rev. Herbert Williams, of Seaboard,
is succeeding well in his work as pas
tor. He and his brethren hope soon
to worship in their new house.
DR.. J. W. Carter, the pastor, COM
menced a series of sermons in the
First Baptist church of Raleigh, on
the parable of the sower, last Sunday
night.
1t has been decided that Rev. Mr..
Arnold will remain with the Method
ist Church here until the expiration
of his ministerial term.-ReSdsvIHe
Revtew.
Rev. W. B. Morton has resigned the
charge of the church in Littleton, and
will devote all his time to his pastor
ate in Weldon. He is meeting with
great success in his work.
Bro. Kingsoury, of the Wilmington
Messenger, is being most ~favorably
mentioned for the p~rofessorship in
the State University made vacant by
the death of Rev. DR.. Mangum.
Three new churches-Oak Ridge,
Center Hill and Moyock-organized
since the last session, were received
into the Chowan Association at its
session at Sandy Cross last week.
Rev. DR.. A. G. Haygood, of Shelf
field, Ala, and Rev. DR.. 0. P. Fitz,
gerald, of Nashville, Tenn, we're both
elected Bishops of the NJ. E. Church,
South, at the General Conference in
st. Louis last week.
Rev. R. T. Vann, of Edenton, is
leading his people and preaching with
unusual power. He will, as a leader
of the young men of his section, re-
store the Baptist cause to it's former
position and influence.
The new Baptist church, Olives
Chapel, in the Mt. Zion Association,
will be dedicated on the third Sunday
in June. Rev. @. Durham has been
asked to preach the sermon, and has
accepted the invitation.
Rev. J. A. Smith, OF Fair Bluff,
preached an able and impressive ser
mon here last Sunday morning, and
Rev. 7. J. Cobb, of Shannon, N. c.,
a very appropriate rmo in the
evening.-Ch0d6Ourn Times.
Rev. DR.. J. E. Mann, pastor of the
Methodist Church, Newberne, N. c.,
died in St. Louis, No, on Friday
last. DIR. Mann was a delegate to
the General Conference, and was taken
sick soon after reaching st. Louis.
A new Baptist church with sixteen
members was organized at Catharine
Lake, Onslow county, on Wednesday,
May 21st, 1890, by Rev. o. P. Meeks,
Rev. A. T. Howard and others. This
is the development OF the State Mis-
sion work under Rev. A. T. HowelI's
ministry.
The Rev. John w. Sanhorn, who
was adopted by the Seneca Nation
and made a chief in that tribe, is of
the opinion that the problem of edu-
eating and improving the Indian can
be solved most successfully by elevat-
ing the Indian woman, whom. he be-.
lieves to be capab e of education and
reinement-NaShUGUe Advocate.
The action of the Southern Baptist
Convention with reference to the
vexed question of Sunday-schooI pub
locations is not likely to prove salts,
factory in all respects, although it is
about the best thing attainable under
the circumstances Baptist Covrier.
A Southern Baptist Publication Soci-
ETY. would have been better.-Bj5l5cal
Recorder.
The union movement among the
Episcopal churches of New York, re-.
sulting in the consolidation of several
congregations, has appeared among
the Presbyterian churches, and the
Westminster and West Twenty-second
street churches have been formally
united, with the Rev. DR.. Robert NJ.
Sample as permanent pastor. The
united congregation has 525 communi
cants.-Lndependemt.
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