The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-11


j. Rev. H. II. Mosely, now pastor at Flor
ence, s. c., was for seven years "a mis-
sionary to Mexico. Because of his bold
stand against the evils of Romanism he
incurred the bitter hostility of the priests
and was finally forced to flee the coun-
; try. He. is a charming speaker and
faithful pastor. -p. SOL
Rev. f. f. Tatum, another Wake For
est man. went to China eight or ten
wears ago. He is now at home ON leave
of absence He has done good WORK III
the Walled Kingdom. r.. ....
DR.. John ii. Eager has done. excellent
service under the, Foreign Board in Italy
with headquarters at Florence. his min
istry as a missionary extends back over
a period of u or 10 years. He has late
ly been supplying the pulpit of Rev. J. w.
Willard. a promising North Carollnlan, IN
Baltimore. .r... +.4 .. ~:
....s CAROLINA EXILES.
The North Carolina delegation welcOni-
ed heartily the entire convention, but
especially cordial is the greeting of those
who went forth from us to do service and
CLEAN honors in other States. "'
There is space here for nothing more
than their names: w. M. Gilmore,
Brunswick, GA; G. G. Jones, Covngton,
XVII. W. Lynch, Danville, Ky; }. l..
White. Macon, Ga; Il. Nj. Poteat. New
Haven. Conn; Henry w. Battle, Peters
burg, Va; W. Il. Jones. Lauril Hill, Va;
J. S. Dill, Richmond, Va; w. A. Nelson,
s. G.; n. r. Pittman, Mexico, Mo-; c. j.
Thompson, Lynchburg, Va; w. j. Ward,
Moberly, Mo-; John A. Wray, Milledge-
Vile. Ga: Rufus Ford, Bennettsville, :.
c.: Oscar Haywood, West Point, Miss;
f. H. Martin, Norfolk, Va; j. j. Hall,
Norfolk, Va; l.. r. Wright, Norfolk.
Va: Len. G. Broughton. Roanoke, Va;
r. S. Boyles, Waverly, Va; r. ID. Hay
more. Chattanooga, Tenn; w. L. Wright,
Va. "'i 80
Well may the Old North State be proud
of the record these, her sons, have made
and are making in sister commemorative.
HONORED IN CIVIL LIFE.
Three or four of those here assembled
who have been successful and grown dis
tngushed in civil life may be briefly
noted .. ,o f.rs
Hon. H, X. Ellyson. of Richmond, Va.
is chairman of the Democratic Execu-
tive committee of Virginia. He is also
at the head of large business interests.
Ex-Governor James p. Eagle, of Ar
kansas, has occupied the gubernatorial
chair of his native State with marked
distinction and great acceptance. -
Hon. w. j. Northen has served the
great State of. Georgia as one Of its most
useful Governors. He is, now superin-
tendent of the Georgia immigration So
ciety. ,q. n,... 40 .iu.e Is"
Hon. Joshua lowering, of Baltimore,
was last year the candidate of the Prohi-
btion party for the Presidency of the
United States He is one of the leading
business men in. Baltimore. being a great
coffee dealer. owning, an immense ware
house in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, and a
steamship line flying between there and
Baltimore. He is also president of the
Baltimore Iron Works. Last year he
gave $4,000 to the Seminary for a
gymnasium and that buildingis now COM
pleted.
~ - PULPIT PRINCES. ]
One Of the ablest orators in-the bounds
of the convention is DR.. w. l.. Picard, of
Louisville i, He has a clear voice and a
commanding presence, uses strong
graphic language. and fires it witlta the
energy and fervor of his nature.
Dr. Carter H. Jones, also of Louisville,
| is known as a most graceful and effec-
| tive. pulpit orator. r.. 1.at.
| DIR. Len. G. Broughton, of Roanoke,
Va. is an able pastor who possesses rare
Ievangelistic gifts. He is a speaker of i'm
mense, earnestness, intensity and fervor,
pungent and fearless. He has held great
meetings of late, notably those in Rich
mond and Atlanta. -, 4o.tr.. :#,l.f 4"
| DIR. NJ. Il. Wharton, pastor of Free
mason Street Church in Norfolk has a
wide reputation as an eloquent expound-
| er of the gospel, ! =, rr,l,. cu.~l.
/, The First church of Atlanta, recently
in charge of the illustrious Ord. B. Haw-
| thorne, (whO is not at this session of the
conyention). is now under the stirring pas
torate of Dr. w. w. Landrum, whose
oratoFya stfaightforward if not soaring.
Lis thsrhnihg. l.,lf,,fs /
It IS suspected by many that our own
DR. j. w. Carter. Of Raleigh, stands
very near first in the list of orators in the
Southern pulpit. He is, called '''the lispihg
| orator of the convention" Truly he lis
a man of extraordinary ability and of
great spiritual power as WELL
| DIR. G. C..,Brown, for more than a
sColf VI ytdlS az cuAiiPtcI, -. W.
is a man of real and recognized ability
though sometimes regarded as eccentric
and peculiar. ~ e;
1t is quite generally conceded, both at
the South and elsewhere, that, every thing
considered. the greatest precher in the
Southern Baptist pulpit is DR.. B. I'll.
Carroll, of Waco, Texas. His sermons
grow naturally out of the, texts he has
chosen, are models Of style and qonstruc-
ton. and they are delivered with great
fidelity, fervor and force. His own
church is a most prosperous one, and he
also ,exerts a great influence in denomi-
national affairs, both in Texas and also
IN the South Sat large.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
DR.. Francis e. Wilkins, for so long and
50 successfully identified with the Young
Peoples movement in the North, is now
a Radtimorean,, He, was heartily vel
coined to the convention. e,,t
: DIR. E. e. Chiyers. secretary Of the B.
| y. p U. A.. with headquarters at Chi