The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-13

al these things are given in detail. It
was a great and grand day for the church
and one that has left its impress on the
century.
Yesterday the close of the history of
the century was appropriately celebrated
in the same church, by the descendants
of the same congregation which had wor-
shipped on the occasion of the first ser
vice. 1t was a solemn and impressive
day.
The last half hour of the old century
was occupied by listening TO specially
prepared music, rendered from the oelry
of ~ ~r"rrh. Then within the church
all was ouiet. AS the clock struck nine,
the advent of the new century was an
o,snuu l~ugqdmnlIl 10 lsLnq e 40 p9ounou
which filled the auditorium OF the veneer
able building, and which also filled all
hearts with thankfulness and enthusiasm.
1t is interesting to note IL connection
with this service that the same hymns,
the same liturgical services, the same
Scripture selections, the same tunes were
used as were employed one hundred years
ago. But not one person OF the vast
throng of 2.0GO people who were present
in 1900 responded to the invitation TO
be present in 1900. Each and every one
had passed to the other shore. still the
old church building remains, hardly show
ing any change in all these years.
The evening service was also very in
teresting on Friday. The first portion
of the meeting was within the church
a series of carefully prepared papers
were read Illustrating the important part
taken by the women of the past century
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Wachovia. The second portion of the
service was in front of the church. An
unusually fine electrical display had been
arranged. and this added to the impress
sive character of the closing half hour in
the open air.
Saturday evening the service had in
Wow specially the work among the young
a hundred years ago and now.
CENTENNIAL SUNDAY.
Tomorrow the closing exercises Of the
celebration will AXE place in Salem. The
Centennial sermon will be delivered by
Bishop Rondthaler. and the music will
be unusually fine. In the afternoon the
Holy Communion Will be celebrated while
at night the Sunday schools will unite in
the exercises specially designed for the
children.
The Salem congregation is we'll known
because Of it's love fer beautiful deco
rations in the sanctuary. The decorations
on this occasion were particularly beau
tiful and artistic. In addition to the
electrical display to which a%llusion has
already been made, Scripture texts, work
ed out in letters Of evergreen. greeted
the visitors at tn several doors. The
interior of the large auditorium was one
bower of evergrcens, and still it soon
aDnCa rcd 10 tho visitor that = "a refnl
design guided all gothic arches, a double
row, surrounded the pulpit platform.
Fes;oons were suspended from walls and
galleries.. Texts in red and white let
terS were appropriately arranged, while
great steamers Of red and white hunt-
ing, the church cOlors. We're arranged in
graceful festoons from the center of the
ceiling. The general effect was imposing
and the study of the details not less in
teresting.
In addition to the interest which the
Salem congregation naturally has in this
event, thousands Of pupils Of Salem Acad-
envy and college will think lovingly OF
the day in the old sanctuary. where not
less than four generations have wor-
shipped. and where more than ten thou
sand young people from every portion of
the land have listened to the sermons
VI SOhlS lis SlNSo " LIZ StItSh
NAL celebration an interest which ex-
tends far and wide.
The little company of Noravians of 100
years ago has increased unit. it includes
more than fifteen hundred persons. This
large number is served by Bishop ROnd-
thaler as pastor, he being assisted by
three other pastors. In addition to the
old home church building, spoken of in
this sketch there are five other places
of worship connected with the same con-
gregation within the limits of Winston
Salem.
This centennial occasion was an event
of unusual interest to the communities
and brought out several good plans for
the future work of the church, not the
least Of which was the founding of en-
dowment funds for the prosecution of the
work of education, a work which has
made Salem a familiar name in thousands
of homes throughout our land.