The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-10
THE CHURCHES OF ROANOKE.
Some interesting Facts About
Their Growth.
A Year of Rapid Increase In the Member
ship of the Churches and tho Sunday.
sohools-Many New Houses of Worship
Erected and I'm Course of Condemnation.

strides in business and finance, her
morals have not been neglected, and the
record of the churches for tho wear
makes crcditablo showing for their
pastors and those engaged in church
work. In the early part of last year the
need of moro churches become so APP
parent that several new congregations
were formed, and for each one organ
lied there is now successful and grow
ing church established. In the begin
ming of the year 1891 the seating
capacity OF the churches of Roanoke in
proportion to its population was exceed
ingly small, hence they were filled to
Overlooking at every service. During
the year the Presbyterians, Methodists
and Baptists have all established branch
churches, which the figures stated be-
low show are in a flourishing condition
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
of this city was organized on the 31st of
December, 1882, with membership of
lob. Since that time it has lost 81
embers by death and 00 by dismissal.
On the list Of December. 1891, its ninth
anniversary, it had 400 members en-
rolled.
The last year has been an exceed
lngly prosperous one, and there have
been five additions On August "a,
1891, the Second Presbyterian Church
was organized.
This is the first born of the original
of tho rival branch. A new church has
been built within tho last year in East
Roanoke, and Rev. w. II. Groves ON
ployed jointly by tho First Church and
the Syndical Home Mission committee
to work these and at Vinton at salary
of 81, 900 per year. Rev. DIR. Campbell,
pastor Of the First Church, receives a
salary of $1,000 and manse. The con-
tributions for tho past year aggregated
$1,000, and in addition to this there
were individual contributions amount.
ing to $4,000, making total of $l2, 100.
There arc three Sunday schools, includ-
ing the First Church school and two
mission points. In these three schools
there are enrolled 600 pupils with fl fly
active teachers.
GREENE MEMORIAL NJ. Il. CHURCH
South, with it's two missions, St. James
and Grace, have total membership of
SIC. Tho total number received into
the chdrch during the year ending De-
cember 81, 1891, was l2S.
This congregation was organized
many years ago when this place was an
appointment on tho circuit. 1t has
grown with the city. It's present name
was taken IN memory of beloved de.
ceased pastor. The past year was one
of growth and expansion. A house Of
worship was built by st. James
Mission. 1t is q neat chapel with q
seating capacity OF 400, and congrega-
ton formed that attend regularly the
Sunday services to tho full capacity of
the house.
The house of worship for Grace is
under way. The foundation is laid and
material on the ground for the super
structure, which will be completed
soon. The spiritual and general state
OF the church is good and progressive.
The large crowds that flock to Greene.
Memorial show it to be popular place
of worship. Total enrolled Sunday
school scholars amount to ESQ., The
Sunday.schoOls at ST. James and Grace
are growing in interest and mum bers.
The school Of Greene Memorial. under
the uperinteDdency of Hon. John W.
Woods, is model school in every re-
spect.
TRINITY TABERNACLE, METHODIST
Episcopal Church, South, was organized
on April 1st, 1891, with seventy. three
members The present membership ag-
a
seating capacity of $50 and is furnished
with comfortable chairs. The Sunday
school has an enrolment of $50 schol-
ars, II teachers and z officers.
CHRIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL.
This is the name of a new congrega.
tion that will be organized in MAY next,
after the meeting of the Council of the
Diocese of Virginia. All the pre-
limiDary arrangements have been com
9 pleted for the organization Of this new
@church, committee OF four gentlemen
having been appointed to perfect the
plans at @ meeting OF those interested
in the movement This proposed church
has every promise of success held out
to it. and will organize with about $50
members, with Sunday-school of even
larger membership. No further steps
can Re taken until Council meets at
Danville in May, the approval of which
is a first necessity.
quarters at first. The Church Society
has had donated to it lot of ground in
fee, which, being unsuitable for church
purposes, will be sold and the proceeds
invested In a lot near Rorer Park, upon
which in the near future will be erected
a suitable church edifice. Financially
speaking, the movement is on a pros
porous basis, and every assurance has
been given Of large and enthusiastic
congregation.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,
completed their new and elegant house
OF worship in 1891 at "a cost of S2S, OuO.
The present membership is 44O. The
acGessions to the church during the year
were 1885, The amount collected and
discussed by the church in 1891 was
about $4,000. The Sunday.school col
lections in 1891 amounted to S545. 90.