Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-09
From WINSTON
The Big Tent Meetings-ManY Converts
Personal Items

WINSTON, N. c., October 4. 1897
To Editor of PLANET:
We are still having some fine
weather though it has been little cool
and windy since Saturday. We had no
rain OF note since August, hence.
1T is very dry and dusty. Though
business seems to be improving some
especially incur tobacco market Leaf
tobacco rs said to be selling higher
now on Winston market than it has
since PRESIDENT Harrison's admins
tration and still the Democratic Dali
lies are harping about where is the Nc
Ainley high tariff and prosperity =?
Inc big Tent meeting under the
management OF Rev. J. w. Lee. the
Irish Evangelist, is still going on with
gre alter success than ever. Since the
meeting was opened for the colored
people on Tuesday night. September
18Th, services have been suspend
ed IN all the prominent churches to al =
low their congregations to attend the
blg Tent Revival on Liberty Street.
which he's proved to be a success and
blessing to our people. Over two
hundred conversions have been eport-
ed during the first days. Revs. j. A.
Rush. w. E. Walker and G. w. Hol-
land with the officers and members of
their respective churches have taken
part in the meetings all the W v
through and have accomplished much
good.
Rev. Lee held a young peoples
meeting under the tent Sunday morn
ing commencing at 8 40 All the Sab
bath Schools of the colored churches
were especially invited with teachers
and were requested to occupv the
front seats. Promptly at $3.50 the
Tent was crowded with some three or
four thousand women, children and
men of all ages living.
The happy Evangelist took for a E. xt,
Suffer little children to come unto
me and forbid them not for of such is
the kingdom OF Heaven" He preac 4.
ed Tor an hour and forty miLu es, hoi =
'ng his audience spell bound every
moment OF the time and when he sto1
ped preaching the people imagined they
had not been entertained over thirty
minutes. There were over l25 convt r
sions during the day.
There have been two Anti-saloon
Leagues Organized with a member
ship of over 1900 which If they prove
faithful to their pledges it simply
means war on King Alcohol and the
Saloon Market with the blind tigers
thrown in.
The Y. M. G A have rented the Old
First Baptist Church frame building n
Chestnut Street and will have the
building fitted up with all the modern
Improvements: reading room, bath
rooms and electric light.
Mr.. II Curry left Saturday on the
10 80 train TO enter Shaw University
MIR Curry is aspiring To the ministry
and is now attending the Theological
Department of Shaw University for his
second term TO prepare himself for his
calling. Mr.. Curry is member Of the
first Baptist Church of which Rev. G
w. Holland is pastor.
There was no Sunday Schools Sun
day morning at our leading churches
on account OF the special meeting at
the Big Tent for the young people,
The Advertising Car of Robinson ard
Franklin Circus is in the city to-day
decorating the city with circus pic
lures for the 10th of October which
will carry away a many dime and
quarter that will be needs d for bread
next winter
Rev Lee, the Irish Evangelist. goes
around to the large Factories on Sat-
urday evening and lectures to the er -
ployees at the pay roll urging them 10
stay away from the saloons and save
their money TO buy bread and clothing
for their families and no doubt
have done much coed and have made
the saloon keepers feel the effect of his
lectures.
Yours.
TAR HEEL.