The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-26
SALEM NEWS

day morning for Giles county TO hold g
series OF meetings.
D. B. Strouse, president Of the Bon
sack Machine Company, left yesterday
for New York ON business.
The court was occupied all day yes.
terdsy in considering the reduction of
liams, colored, for an attempt at rape,
is set for Monday.
Church Services.
Services at the Methodist Church
morning end evening as usual by the
pastor.
At the Baptist Church DR.. J. B. Tay-
lor breaches at IL q. m. and 1880 p. m.
Rev. e. w. Hubbard breaches ct the
Episcopal Church both morning and
evening.
AS John Miller. of Craig. was on his
way to see his son, who is sick with
measles at the college, he slipped while
leading bis horse up the mountain and
fell, from which he sustained very
painful injury in his side. at first he
feared that q rib had been broken, and
although suffering greatly, he rode to
Salem, where DIR. R. M. Wiley exam.
ined him and pronounced IL an injury
OF the side. possibly an internal injury.
DO You Know
That the Salem and Blacksburg cleo
trio railroad should be built?
That 1t can be built il our people will
go to work and build 1t !? That Cambria
is working for the road and the sooner
we act the better?
Tint this road would materially bene
ut Salem and Blacksburg aside from the
profit to Its stockholders? That there
should be citizens meeting to discuss
this question, and at that meeting an
opportunity should be offered to all
who may desire to take stock, whether
in money. labor or material? That
there ts enough idle labor AROUND So.
lem to build this road? .,
That 1t would be long stop ..c@ srAs
securing the Chesapeake and ohio from
New Castle, as this road you'd meet it
nearly half way at Catawba? That this
road would insprs us cheaper fuel and
iron for our furnace and coal for our
factn-ies and, with the completion of
she Chesapeake and Ohio from New
Castle, would give Salem such boom
as she has never known before; not q
real estate boom. but one of prosperity
and growth?
Evangelist strouse.
The Ashland Evening News (Ky.) of
January "a contains the following ar ticle
on the revival which Evangelist Clar-
ence B. S:rouse is conducting In that
city:
Never In the history of Ashland has
there been nuch revival as Is now
going on st the M. E. Church, South
The church, which has the greatest
seating capacity OF any building In this
city tthe Opera House inoluded), Is
packed each evening, there being from
500 to 1000 people in attendance at the
night service, and these are not people
who go for excitement, but generally 90
for good. There Is apparently no ex-
cisemens. though .hsre Ia conversion !
after conversion.
The services ara beautiful, and the
singing OF Prof. Burnett Is thoroughly
enjoyet. No one can listen to the
evangelist, Rev. Mr.. Strouse, without
being greatly impressed by every word.
How many have listened to flowing and
beautiful ssrmons where the speaker
c ariied you to sunny Italy or picturesque
Switzerland. and gave heautitu!
thoughts culled from Shakespeare,
Byron or Moore-bls Rev Mr., Strouse
sakes lessons from Gods Holy Word,
and through his earnest and honest
heart imparts 1t to his listeners, 30 that
they may weave 1t into language and
thoughts that are beautiful and in
delibly impressed upon their minds.
He gives them something that Is lasting
something to think shout. Webster
hos said: III you work upon the human
heart, II you Undue it with principal
with the just fear of God and the love
OF our fellowmen, you carve on these
tablets something that will last through
all eternity
just 60 he is trying to do. Many
will listen for hours to his explanation
of the scriptures who never saw go many
beauties In them before. The pastor
of that church, Rev. Mr.. French, ex-
poets to keep Mr.. Strouse here anyway
until the middle of next week. The
afternoon services arc particularly In.
teressing. ss the crowd Is rot 40 dense
and all cau get within hearing OF the
speaker"
STATE OF ONO, CITY F ToLEDol
LUCAS COUNTY. fSs. "a o .-os
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath That he y II