The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-07
THE WATCH MEETINGS
AT THE MORAVIAN HOME AND
CENTENARY CHURCHES.
Both Services at the Former Attend
ed by Large Congregations-Ex-
tracts From the Memorabilia,
Giving a Review of the Year.

Giving a Review of the Year.
Both services at the Moravian Home
! church were attended by large congre
cations New Years eve TT e list ne
opened at 8 o'clock and closed few
| minutes past 8 1t was conducted by
! Bishop Rnndthaler and Rev. A. D.
Th9 er. The former read the Memo.
rabilia from which the following ex-
| tracts are made:
With this season, full nineteen hun
dred years have passed since the Lord
Jesus Christ was born. We who are
gathered here are permitted with the
| Christmas time OF 1896, to enter into
the twentieth century since the birth
! Of Him, who is to be the ultimate
| King OF the whole earth. Meanwhile
| the world keeps its Old weary way
with much to cheer, and still more t.
| grieve the nations. We cannot say
that the past year has been one OF
! peace.
| VENEZUELA AND CUBA.
When 1896 began, there was some
I reason to fear d serious strife between
| the United States and Great Britain
over the Venezuela question. This
cloud happily has been dissipated;
the shame OF a war between English
speaking races seems now to be more
unlikely than ever before.
But the war cloud over the poor
island of Cuba has only grown darker
with the progress of the year 1t has
again and again brought our own
| country to the edge of a bitter strug
gle with Spain. Every possible effort
consistent with the honor OF our peo-
pie should in the future be put forth
to avert hostilities between Spain and
the United States.
AFRICA
has been in a ferment, in view Of the
general effort of European nations to
p1sSess themselves of the Dark Conti-
nent. In the English have made a
deep advance into the SOudan. In the
East OF Africa, the new, aspiring king
dom OF Italy has met a crushing de-
feat at the hands of the Abyssinian
king. In the South there has been a
short but sharp struggle between the
English and the Dutch, which has
left its deep trace of bitterness in
other parts OF the world.
ARMENIA.
1t is carefully estimated that, at
last, 60, 900 ArmenianS have been kill
ei, and half million reduced to ut
most misery. All Christendom stands
aghast at such horrors and raises the
eager question: cob Lord how
long
THE ELECTION
In our own country the election of
a President has been the absorbing
interest OF the year. The vote was
more than million greater than ever
before, and the excitement of the in
LenSest character. The cheerful ac-
quiescence OF the people, If not the
politicians, is one OF the best proofs OF
solidity OF the American system of
government.
OUR OWN TOWNS
have shared in the general experiences
of the entire country. The new and
handsome court house is a fair indIca
tiOn Of the spirit Of our citizens as one
of the busiest towns of the South.
The Union Republican building now
stands complete, tit memorial of the
enterprise OF its late lamented presi-
dent
The Arista Mills have had an addi
dition of 72xI00 feet, built for a finish
ing department..
The Wachovia FIGURING Mills have
been thoroughly overhauled.
On the South Side the cotton mills
have added d weaving department,
l02Xl6S feet. two stories, to accommO-
interests have settled on the South
Side, among others, the chair factory.
The most notable building erected
in Salem this year has been the Boys
School House. 1t represents value
of $40 900, and is one OF the finest bull
dings OF the sort in the State
From 25 to 30 private dwelling
houses have been erected in Winston
Salem, among them the large resi-
nf
Such an amount of building would, in
former years, have been considered a
very fair result for the year. 1t shows
that, notwithstanding the hard times,
there has been considerable degree
of prosperity.
| has steadily continued it's course of
municipal improvement. Bellows
Creek street, from Church to Chest
| nut has been paved with Belgian block
| These permanent street improve
ments enable the commissioners to
pay more attention to the side streets
than could be formerly the case. Dur
| ing the autumn Salem lost it's efficient
| and excellent Mayor, Mr.. Charles
| Hauser, the business OF the town has,
| however, been well in hand under his
| successor, Mr.. S. E. Butner.
/ CONCLUSION.
| The work of the Moravian Church
in the South, anG the years history OF
| Salem congregation concluded the
! Memorabilia for 1896
STATISTICS.
! The number of members of the va
/ rious churches, is as follows:
+ Home church, 1,241; Calvary, 128;
/ Christ, 30; Centerville, 129: East Sa-
| lem, ,SS; Colored, 81. Total Salem coDgre-
| CATION, ,677.
No Sunday School scholars: Home
Church, 355; Academy, 1874; Elm Street,
| 290; Calvary, 199; Christ Church, 189;
! Centerville, 153; East Salem, 98; Col
ored, 266. Total, 1854.
| THE LAST SERVICE.
At the watch service proper, from
| 80 to past II O'Clock, Bishop Rond-
thaler presided.
Feeling and highly entertaining re.
| marks were made by Revs. j. HI. Nc
Cuiston and A d. Thaeler. Rev. Mr..
McCuiston exhorted his hearers to
| cast irrespective glance over their
past YEARS. record, note their success
es and failures, and profit thereby du-
| ring the year, upon which they were
/ about to enter.
Rev. Mr.. Thaeler made beautiful
and impressive address, In which he
llkened the going out of the
old and incoming of the new year to
lebb and flood tides of the sea, and
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