The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-01
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RELIGIOUS AND MORAL
ALMOST EVERY DENOMINATION has REPRESENTATION
More Than Thirty sacred Edifices,
valued 1T $500, 000-AIl DcnOm-
inatiOns Representation
Elegant Structures-H
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There are in Norfolk prosperous
churches for almost every creed and
denomination. In her business af-
fairs, when the stranger Is called
upon to deal largely with cosmo e.
politan population, the most beauti.
full picture OF Norfolk life is not
seen.
After inspecting the whnrves,
warehouses, lines of transportation,
manufactures and stores of general
trnde, turn the eye toward the
houses of worship, and more than
thirty sacred editces will be seen.
valued at about SSO0,OOO. This
speaks we'll for the religious and
moral character of the community.
The churches generally are large
and handsome and literally sup
ported by devoted Christian men
and women, whose lives are much
given to dong good and are liberal
and broad in their opinions aud
daily acts of charity. The churches
are well attended. Possibly ma.
1ority of those who oftenest attend
divine worship are young people.
VINO In alter years will be the con-
troiing and ruling spirits in this
great and prosperous community.
The denominations represented
are, Episcopalians. Roman Catho.
lies, Methodiats, Bsptists, Presby-
terians and Universalists, who have
churches for both whites and blacks.
The Christians, Disciples. Luther
ans, jews and Adventists have
churches for the whites only. Some
OF the churches. as said. are very
elegant structures, notably 80 ST.
Luke's Protestant Episcopal, St,
Mary's Roman Catholic aud the ED
worth Methodist Church. South, the
latter In course of erection, aud the
Butte Street Methodist Church Col
ored.) The Freemason Street Bap
list and st. Paul's Episcopal, also
Christ's Episcopal Church, and the
FIRST Presbyterian have had recent,
~ very extensive improvements and
the lnteslor decorations made very
attractive.
Some of these churches were
founded in the early days of the
Republic and their history is q part
OF the interesting history OF the
country. Upon their records are
the names of men who were dis
tfingnished in their day and genera
tlon. upon the fields OF battle and
IN the balls of legislation. The first
Presbyterian Church, q large and
elegant brick building on Church
street, near Holt, is the oldest
church of that denomination in the
state, and only one PRESBYTERIAN
Church III the United States anti.
dates it. 1t has lost mono of its early
vigor by old age.
ot. Paurs +. E. Church, one OF
the colonial buildings, stands upon
grounds sacred to the memory OF
many OF Norfolk's best people, 1t
has weathered the storms of cen.
turtles, and is yet an attractive
church upon O lovely spot. The
yard is the prettiest in the
city and contains the graves of many
VINO were conspicuous in early his
tory, when this blessed land now
fowing with milk and honey. an
asy lum for the oppressed of ali IA
tlons' was bowling wilderness, the
abiding place of the red man and
the beasts OF the forest,
number of the head stones
found here were erected In 1850 and
are well preserved. During the war
OF l76 cruel English cannon
truck the southeast corner of ST
PauPs Church and passed to the in.
terior OF the house. The ball was
placed in the orifice through which
1t had passed. securely held in place
py cement, where it can be seen
until this day, an object OF much in
tefest. especially to travellers who
happen this way.
Much could be written of peculiar
interest concerning the churches of
Norfolk but it is not the purpose of
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