The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-11-24
RETROSPECT And PROSPECT.
fliS Was the Subject OF Mr.. BrWln's
Recent Sermon.
FOUR YEARS In WINSTON SALEM.

esting sermon at Burkhead churcl
| Sunday on the subject r"Winston
| Salem's Retrospect and Prospect.
! Wrought. Mum. 1928.
I Mr.. Erwin said / selecti this tex
because / believe in an over-rulin.
Providence guiding and controllin.
the affairs of men and nations. 1
we have enjoyed any prosperity il i
because of Gods favor has been to
ward US, and his prospecting hand ha
dispensed the blessings we enjoy
God rules in the material as well as il
the immaterial world. So ali the great
improvements we see on every hand
God hath wrought.
When [ came to your city, Decem
Der goth, 1888, you had but one rail
road. Since then three other lines
have been built and are now in opera
tion. The town now has splendid
railroad facilities.
Not only have you improved in
your ways of getting to and from your
city, but travel in the city. has been
revOlutioniZed. / took the omnibus
your only means of transportation
at the depot and | don't think I was
ever more thoroughly shaken up in my
life than | was in the short drive from
the depot to the hotel. These streets
have all been fitted up in f1rst-class
style.
Winston-Salem has spent since
then about $50, 900 on street improve
ments. Eight land companies have
been organized and have laid off 5,319
11+c h.
ing and improving streets, making a
total for streets of S348, 600. This does
not include what has been spent by
private individuals. The footmen
have not been forgotten, S25, coo have
been spent on paving sidewalks.
An electric street railway has been
constructed valued at $3.50, 900, en-
ploying about sixty hands, with a
monthly pay roll of about $500. The
company has eight passenger and four
freight cars, and give the public a
city in the South. Electric lights
have been put up in Salem and several
additional ones in Winston, nearly
all the stores and many of the private
have been lighted by cleo
tricity.
Twenty-seven tobacco factories have
been added, a pump factory, chair and
furniture factory, sash and blind fac
tory, machine shop, 618 private resi-
dences, besider number of stores.
homes and shops of various kinds.
There are now about forty contractors
in the city, employing from two or
three to a hundred hands each.
Several magnificent brick blocks
nave been constructed at cost of
from $780, 900 to $50, 900 each, a munich
pal building at a cost of about $40, 900;
tie Zinzendorf hotel at a cost of about
300, 200. A sewerage system has been
put in at a cost of 1885, 900.
In 'SS our population was estimated
1T 10, 900 or 1900. 1t is now various
y estimated from 10000 to 10000, in
Guiding our suburban population.
A new national bank has been or
yaniZed and the capital of our other
banks largely increased.
The capacity of our factories has
been greatly increased, nearly all of
hem are now running by steam. The
wages paid operatives in 1891 aggrega-
ed 81 200, 900.
We have splendid telephone ex-
,hange connecting nearly 200 resi-
lences and places of business.
Several Building and Loan Associa-
jianS have been organized. The mate
ial progress Of Winston-Salem for the
)dSO ycIl Has liz
# the Old North State.
The city has made ample provision
or the intellectual culture of the ris
ng generation. Our historic Salem
female Academy has enjoyed great
prosperity, the Davis Military School
las been established here and is en-
Dying large patronage. The North
Winston Graded School building has
zen erected. Our city schools have
faculties and are well pat |
oniZcd.
To the local press of our city, we are
lOre indebted for our phenomenal |
evelopment than to any other one
actor. Our papers have been enlarged
nd otherwise greatly improved. No
community is blessed with a higher
oned secular press than that of Win
May it ever maintain its |
resent high moral standard. / can
earthly commend them to you as wor-
by of your hearty support.
The churches have not been sleep |
ng. The Presbyterians have COM |
leted and furnished their splendid
ew church and built the North Win
ton Chapel. The Moravians have
uilt Calvary Chapel, and have put in
lectric lights in the Home church
nd otherwise improved their houses
f worship. Our Baptist breth-
en- have put electric lights in
heir churches, and enlarged and
therwise improved Broad street
hurch. The Methodist churches
ave each purchased an organ, Cen
enary a SPLENDID pipe organ at a cost
t more than $1,000. They have built
Cast Winston Chapel, and bought a
st church. Three other denomina-
ions have found a home among us-the
lutheran, Christian and Roman Cath
ic, two of which have built chapels.
The Y. NJ. G. A. has also done good
work. among us. Our colored friends
lave built three new churches, and
some of their old ones. The
of nearly all the churches
las been considerably increased, in
ONE instances more than doubled.
Nearly all the churches have splendid
sunday schools The city has a total
hurch membership of about 1900
With about the same number in the
sunday schools. This is a grand army
# Christian workers.
But while the churches have enjoy
d great prosperity, the hosts of
3eliol have been gathering strength.
IauntS of iniquity and ruin have
,een multiplying among us. We
lave ten regular saloons and two
,eer saloons whose sole business is to
lestroy our material, intellectual and
developments. In some sec
ions of our city humanity has sunk
nd is sinking to the lowest depths of
and shame.
The retrospect of our town is
,rand; the prospect is glorious, but
n order to maintain the prosperity
he churches and schools must march
land in hand against the saloon, ball
DOM, the baudy house and the gam
ling den. You must wage ceaseless
warfare against all manner of sin and
You may then expect
,reater prosperity than you have yet
south. II iniquitY predominates
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