Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
FROM WINSTON.
WINSTON. N O. Inna 1907

1 ANSfoN' " v, June L, 1897.
The First Baptist Church. of which
Rev q W. Holland is pastor, expects
toput force OF carpenters and mechan n
les 10 work on their new church build
ing about June LIST with the expecta-
ton OF getting the basement story
ready FOR holding services i'm it bv the
4th sunday in July, at which time thew
expect to have grand rally on the
building Fund. The church aims to
raise $1,000 90, on that day This church
has been struggling for more than
three years trying to build a new
house of worship, which they need
very much. Rev. Holland, the pastor
of this church, came to Winston about
lS years ago from Danville, Va and
organized the first colored Baptist
| church in the town OF Winston with
less than duzen members in the white
BaPtlst churcn with the assistance of
DIR. ID. A. Brown, pastor of the white
Baptist church and has served ever
since with unusual success and salts
faction, both to the community and his
congregation; and the Lord has bless
ed his laDors till now he has n mann
bership of $40 members and a SUNDAY
school with an average attendance OF
SOO; hence the continual growth of this
church has forced the pastor and his
congregation 70 undertake the great
task OF building anew house of wor-
snip IN these hard times, which they
proceeded to begin i'm August 1898, on
the corner OF East 9Th and Chestnut
SITS. The building committee oroceed
ed to have the old church rolled bach
90 the west side of their lot fronting
Chestnut Street. and had it rugged u1
co hod services in while building the
new hOnse OF worship. Moving and
hitting up the old building cost about
$500. 90, and they also bought about
10000 bricks for the new building thar
year.
In August 1894. S. II. Hargrave, one
OF the trustees, was ordered TO hire a
force OF hands and proceed 60 dig ont
the found alton for the new building AZ
once, which was done and ON the 10Th
OF September, 1894, Mr.. ]. w Pattrr-
son, of Greensboro, n. O., was en-.
ployed to lay the bricks, with a Z ,rce
OF four other brick layers. At nine
O'Clock, September 18Th, 1894, the first
brick was laid by ] w. Patterson and |
proceeded to work about 90 days and |
run the walls up to the TOP OF the
basement story, which was covered up |
for the winter.
In August 1895, the building com
mittee ordered Mr. Harerave to get |
force OF brick layers and carpenters |
and proceed TO push the work on build |
ing, and on December oath, '95, about |
O'Clock, the last brick was laid bv |
James Kennedy OF Davie county. and |
on the 10th of January '96 the last
piece OF slate was nailed on the roof
by Mr.. Agee Of Winston
We then ceased work on the build |
ing until we could get somewhat out
OF debt; the house having cost us TO
this time about $1,000 90 We y ere at
this time sbopt $2l9l "a in debt. At
present the church owes little over
$4,000
The size of the new church's exteri-
or dimension, 81 by SIN feet; two
story, with gallery Rll round, seating
capacity about 1000 The building
5000 90 and Sill COO 90 and will be
fire proof as it is built OF brick and
stone with the best Pennsylvania slate
on the roof The roof is self-support-
ing. Balistry will be build in the
church and will be heated by steam.
The building will be supplied with
water hot and cold for baptizing pur-
poses
Rev. J. A Rush pastor st. Pauls NJ.
+. Church baptized about A converts
by immersion in Belvue Pond, north
west Winston, on the 2nd Sunday in
May.
The doctrine Of the Baptist Church
seem to be having its effect in our city.
yet our Baptist brethren do not seem
TO be making much noice, but every
time they drive nail they drive il up
to the head.
Mr.. John Rethell was seriously in
jureG last Saturday night while trying
to get of one of the street cars on
Main Street. The same old complaint,
of the motorman. As
usual when colored passengers are on
the cars, the motorman will not give
them proper time to get of or on. Mr..
Bethel was UNCONSCIOUS and the in
dications are that his injuries will
prove fatal. Even when our best coll
ored ladies get on the cars, the con-
ductors will not even get down to as
sist them on the steps, notwithstand-
ing they may have an armful of bun
dies they will not as much as touch,
one of them with their little fingers
and yet they pay the same fare as
the white passenger
Mr.. T. IA. Harriston has opened n
first class confectionery and lee cream
stand lie East 4th Street, and would
say that he deserves the patronage of
our people from the very fact that he
mas Deen lOrceO TO go into the business
by being refust d work at the factory,
because he took an active part in the
recent strike trying to obtain living
wages for his people for their labor
also Mr. William King has opened a
fruit stand on the corner of Church
and 4th Streets, under similar circum=
stances and should be pstropized.
Yours,
TAR-HEEL