The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-11-14
DONATED A SAW MILL.
TO THE MORAVIAN MISSIONARY
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Messrs. j. A. Vance and q. q. Fogle r e.
sponded to the Request-Second
Mill Donated to Foreign Mis-
sion Field by Salem Citizens.

Some weeks since Bishop Rond-
thaler announced in the morning
service In the Moravian church that
he had received letter from mis-
sionary in Central America, the sub
stance of which he wished to commu-
nicate to the congregation.
The letter spoke of the work of the
missionary in the midst of a tribe of
Indians in the interior of the coun-
try. These Indians have small farms
and can raise enough grain to supply
all the food that is needed, but they
have great difficulty in securing
enough money to buy clothing for
themselves and their families. To CO
this the men-fathers, husbands and
young men-are obliged to go down to
the coast towns and labor at work,
which brings to them mere pittance
in the form Of wages. Temptations
beset them on all sides, unprincipled
men make them their victims, and
hence this necessity of leaving home
is matter greatly to be la
mented, The missionary (whO is
practical mechanic) wrote to Bishop
Rondthaler that if they had saw
mill, he thought work could be found
for many of their men in cutting the
valuable mahogany and other timber,
saving it, and sending it to the
markets. In addition to the work
found for the men who were actually
employed, enough money would be
brought to the settlement to supply
the needed clothing, and the evil of
wandering here and there would cease.
This would of course greatly aid in
the progress Of the spiritual life.
This was the substance of the COM
municatiOn made by the Bishop on
the occasion alluded to. He then went
ON to say that he felt the liberality of
his congregation would supply this
need. He stated that he would be ab-
sent during the afternoon but he hoped
by supper TO find the promise of the
gift awaiting his return. He was not
disappointed in the expectation, for
by the time named the mill was dona-
ted, the two brethren whose liberality
prompted them to respond being Mr..
j. A. Vance and Mr.. G. H. FOgle. The
work on the mill commenced at once,
and Mr.. Vance informs us that every
one who had part in the building of
the mill took special pride in doing
their very best for this piece OF ma
chinery consecrated to the Lords
work.
Not piece of timber went in but
those which were selected with unu-
sual care; not piece of iron was ad-
ded but that it was tried and tested,
and we venture the assertion that no
more perfect mill was ever shipped
from our city thar the gift which is
to be so much to this trade of Gidean' s
in distant tropical Central America
The mill will be shipped by the end
of the week, but if you feel like taking
peep at it, drop in at Mr.. Vdnce's
foundry and he will be pleased to
show it to you.
1t may be matter of interest to
our people to know that this is the
second saw mill donated to the for
eign mission field by citizens of our
town. Some years ago Mr.. q. A. Hege
of the Salem Iron Works, donated a
saw mill to the Alaska mission, where
Rev. and Mrs. Kilbuck are laboring,
| and the mill has been/Of untold help
| to the work. This mission field now
has an influence over territory with
| population of 5000 Esquimaux, and
without the buildings which the mill
enabled them to erect, the task
would have been much harder than
| it is.
THE SENTINEL feels proud of this
spirit of liberality and generosity in
our community which shows itself in
good works, both at home and abroad,
and every dollar given to such insti-
buttons as the Twin City Hospital, or
| the "Home" in Salem, or to any good
cause, at home or abroad will bring
| just so much higher standard of life
| and happiness into our midst.