The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-27

infuence around them, and the churches
of place are the outward manifesto
ton of the strivings after better things
The Episcopal church here is especial
ly pleasing to look upon on the inside.
This church is at present without "a rec
tor, but the congregation contains some
of the most progressive men in the COM
munity and they hope to have a rector
before long. Rev. Mr. Winecoff has
been charming the parish recently by
some admirable sermons.
| The Missionary Baptists have good
church building and the interests of the
church are looked after, though the
church is at present without a pastor.
The Free Will Baptists have a good
church building and Elder j. w. Sewell
is pastor of the church and looks after
its interests
The Methodist church is the handsom-
est church building | have ever seen in a
town the size of Beaufort. The church
is empha tically memorial church. It
must have cost at least six or seven thou
sand dollars, and is memorial indeed
to the dead who are commemorated there
in, and an evidence of the devotion of the
members Of that church to the cause of
religion.
There are nineteen stained glass men,
orial windows with appropriate design
and notices and beautiful tablets bearing
names that carry to mind tender memo
ries of "Auld lang syne" The three
largest of these are placed by the Dun
can family, w. s. Chadwick, and Miss
Sarah Davis. The two last in memo
RAM of their mothers, the first memo
RAM of four members of the family now
departed. The pulpit windows are for
Rev. John Jones and Rev. John Rumley.
who labored long and faithfully as local
preachers in the county. In the organ
alcove the windows are in memoriam of
Mrs. Sallie V. Sabiston and Miss Lydia
Pearce who during their lives served
the church as organists. The other twelve
windows are nearly of uniform size, but
varied in design, and given by Mr. Perry.
of Newbern. Mr.. Rowland, Mr.. J. A.
Dill, Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Davis, Mrs. Ben. Noe, Capt.
Hall and wife, b. L. Jones, and by Sun
day School classes in memoriam of loved
ones or honored ones in the church work.
The four departed children of Rev. r.
+. Bumpass and wife were thus remem-
bered by one of the Sunday School
classes.
The Communion in antique oak is a
thing of beauty and was presented by
Miss Julia Read and bears silver plate
showing that it is in memory of her moth
er, Mrs. Charity Read, who was for many
years a member of this church, dying
in its communion. Every piece of furni-
ture in the church is new and is the
fruit of some body's generous heart and
hand.
| The seats are circular and of antique
oak. The chandeliers that furnish the
| light were bought of /. p. Frank, of
| New York. The windows were made
by Fore and Foster, of Wilmington,
Mr.. E. V. Richards being the artist. Ev-
| erything was done in the State save the
seating, and that by Southern firm.
Rev. D. H. Tuttle, the pastor of the
church, is one of the most jealous and
earnest ministers in the North Carolina
conference. He is forcible speaker,
thinks clearly and has the courage and
the ability to express his thoughts en-
tertainingly. He is always interesting
always in earnest and always thinking
and acting for the cause of religion. He
was born June %, 1857 at the old home
parents, B. NJ. and Mary E. futile. He
was a student of Trinity college, under
DR.. Craven. After leaving school he
read law, and formed a partnership
with ex-Judge G. A. Cilley and prac-
ticed for three years at Hickory. He
joined the North Carolina conference
at Statesville in December, 1888, and
since that time has been actively AMI
zealously in the ministry. He has served
the following charges: Southport, Fifth
. Street Wilmington, Wilson, Tarboro,
Central Church, Raleigh, and Beaufort.
He has left at each place durable evil
dences of his work-he has done no little
in building churches. Besides his pastor
ate work he has done great deal Of tenn
perance work and a held number OF re-
vivals in which numbers were brought
into the church of God. He has left the
stamp of his individuality ON each COM
munity in which he has worked.
@. @. DANIELS.