CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1887, OUR CHURCHES. St. Michacl’a (P. E.) Church, Mint St. Services al 10 a. m. and Bp. m. Sunday school at 4p. m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pas tor. M. E. Church, Graham Street. Ser vices at 3 p. m. and 8 n. m. Sunday school at 10 a. in. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor. First Baptist Church, South Church St. Services at 11 a. m., 3 p. ni. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. A. A. Powell, pastor. Kbenezer Baptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. m., 3p. m. and Bp. m. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. Z. inAUUiiTos, jiastor. Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh and College Sts. Services at 3 p. m. and Bp. m. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Rev. 11. P. Wyche, pastor. Clinton Chapel, (A.'M. E. Z.) Mint St. Services at 11 a. iu., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at Ip. m. Rev. M. Slave, pastor. Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z.) E St. Ser vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. Wm. Johnson', pastor. "rT - If your paper has a blue /v- cross mark, it will be stopped till you pay up. We caanot continue to send it to you without some money. Please pay up and let us continue it to you. LOCAL. Read the letter from Africa. The XV. C. T. U. will meet at Mrs. Wm. l’ethel’s next Monday afternoon. Revival meetings are goiug on in Clinton chapel. Little Rock and Eben ezer Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Bloice will occupy the pulpit of Grace Church tomorrow, the public is invited to hear him. Presiding Elder Tyler left last Tuesday to assist Rev. Collins in his protracted meeting at Concord. Read our new advertiseffients. For pictures go to Baumgartcn’s, for jew elry aud watches go to Hales & Boyne. Misses Rosa and Della Richardson, ; of Anson county passed through the city last week on their return to Sco- ' tia Seminary. J. M. Goode is now comfortably fixed in the house nearly opposite the old stand, prepared to accommodate j the public. Rev. Wm. Johnson took up a col- | lection on Thursday night to aid in the hospital. His people are anxious to help and gave $3.16. A very fine sermon was preached to the Odd Fellows last Sunday after- | noon at the M. E. Church by the pas- j tor. Rev. Mr. Collet. Our business compels us to discon tinue the paper when the time expirss, i so when you sec a cross mark please | let us hear from you at once. A party of four or five of our peo- i pie left for California last Tuesday. Among them was Mr. Thos. Williams and wife and Mrs. David Gray. Mr. Austin Lane has opened a new barber shop on Trade street in front qf the court house and solicits the pat rouage of his old friend and customers. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the great lccturor and pulpit orator of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, died last Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock. He was 75 years of age. Mr. J. M Goode requests us to express his thanks to the friends and the firemen for the assistance rendered at the time his house was on fire, and especially the Pioneer company which was first to the fire, A revival is going on at Little Rock Church, Rev. Johnson informs us that the interest is great and a panther of oupvertion* are reported. Rev, Collet preached on Monday night, Revs. R. H. Stitt and J. S. Caldwell were present also. Mr. Charlie Wade, ot Concord pas sed through the city last Tuesday on his way Huntsville, Texas. He left his family at home and if he likes out there will send for them and try his fortune in raising cotton and other stud's in the rich lands of the “Lone Star State.” Wittkowsky & Baruch are offering special bargains in spring and summer clothing—men's and boys’ wear. They are selling a very large lot remarkably cheap, This is an old and reliable house and their word may always be taken. Go at once wnile the gooda are fresh. A colored military company was or ganized hero last Tuesday night, Gray J. Toole, captain. The revival at Rev. Johnson's church continues with much interest. Fourteen have been added to the church and seventeen conversions. Miss Mnry Foster and Miss Eliza Houser will open a school next Mon day morning for young ladies and girls, at the residence of Mr. W. H. Houser. In addition to the ordinary branches, fancy work, sewing and music will be taught. For terms apply as above. On last Sunday night Elder M. Slade submitted the question to his congregation, whether or not they should raise a collection once a month to aid in the support of the colored hospital. The vote stood about 15 for and about 25 aginst. Hence, Clinton Chappel will have nothing to do with the hospital. All the other colored churches will do something to help care for the unfortunate of our race in the city. Escape of Convicts. On last Saturday night the county convicts in the stockade near Biddle, had a big prayer meeting, and during its progress fourteen of them succeeded ! in breaking their Bhackles aud making good their escape. One was captured Sunday morning trying to steal a mule. It was a sharp trick, and the guard was completely fooled, as he joined in the meeting with them. Brotherly Aid Association. The Brotherly Aid Association met ! last Tuesday night and elected the | following officers: J. M. GoA, president; Martin ; Weddington, viec-pjesident; J C. ! North, financial secretary; Ed Richey, , recording secretary; Joseph Freeman, treasurer: Joseph Grier, chaplain. The annual report read; for the year ending March 8, receipts, $117.05; disbursements, $152.85; cash in bank, $145 .32; cash in hands of treasurer, $11.50; total cash $150.82. The expenses were for relief of wid ows, $59.10; burial of one member, S2O; doctor bills and siek dues $71.75; Clinton chapel building fund, $2 \/ Our Course Eudrosed. \ IV. C. Smith, Esq. , Editor ‘ ‘ The, Char lotte Messenger,” Dear Sir: It was my intention to vin dicate the necessity, justice, desirabil ity, and feasibility of the proposed Nor mal and Collegiate Institute through the columns of some of our State pa pers ; hut I have been so gratified and satisfied at the able and full vindica tion made by the people's editors that I have thought it unnecessary to add a word. Therefore, I have, with the other representatives of the Associa tion, only worked to secure the nec essary legislation on the subject. At length, finding so much opposi tion from so very absurd standpoints I had almost again resolved to write, thinking that possibly our leaders did not understand whereof they spoke. But the issue of the Messenger receiv ed this morning has fully convinced me that the pcoplcVeausc may be left severely to the people’s editors. Hence, my letter, to congratulate you, Mr. Editor, on your able and championship of this great measure, involving the laces highest interest in North Carolina. I like so much your last words: “The battle is just opened” against opposition in our own race to that which is to make mind power the greatest force in na ture. You arc right, and “Right the day must win.” Yours for the cause of right, S. G. Atkins. Salisbury Items. Zion Wesley College is no more, but instead it shall henceforth be known as Livingston College, the name having been changed at the last | Legislature. Sunday evening Huntington Hall will be dedicated a chapel for sacred j services only. Prof. Price will preach | the dedicatory sermon. C. H. Mead, the great temperance ! lecturer, spoke at Livingston College last evening at 7 o’clock, and at the ! opera bouse at 8, to a large audience. ! No arrangements were made for seat ing’ the colored auditors, save in the gallery; consequently, extremely few were present. Prof. Golcr accompa nied the lecturer to the opera house i and was himself invited, to a gallery seat, or outdoors, whichever he pre ferred. He choso the latter. How the temperance reformers of the South can look for success in this all-impor tant work when the color line is con stantly drawn is what we can’t just now see. Mr. Isaiah Neely, an elder of the Presbyterian church, departed this mortal life February 25. He was truly a Christian, a father in Israel. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. The church loses one of her best members and faithful work ers. Now we can only say: “How blest the l-ightous who die.” Mr. Charles Barber is having the foundation of his sl,ooo’ store and residence dug nut, near the depot. Henderson & Bro. still have fine trout and shad twice a weel£—Tues days and Saturdays. They will he prepared to furnish first-class soda and mineral watefs next week.. A call so licited. Occasional. Wilmington Notes. The concert given by the Central Baptists and conducted by Mrs. L. F. Christmas, was a grand success. Miss Ida Lewis Evans furnished some very excellent music. A very fashionable entertainment was given at the residence of Mr. Frank MeKoys, on Monday evening. Mr. John H. Whiteman reports a good business on the wharf, notwith standing the low price of wood. Miss Julia A. Amey, of this city, is teaching at Rocky Mount. Our good friend, Johnson Bowen, will spend a few days at Warsaw, in the interest of the Advocate ; also, to make a special visit to a fair damsel. Somebody’s name will be changed be fore the close of ’B7. The Acap Singing Club of this city will visit Fayetteville soon. This is the best club in the State—all clever young gentlemen ; and with Mr. D.B. Fulton as president and Master Alfred Hill as organist, they will spare no pains to please the citizens of Fayette ville. Mr. J nines D. Hall has just return- I ed from Fayetteville, where he reports having spent very pleasantly. J. E. Sampson lias purchased two houses and lots on Campbell street. Miss Mildred Mears has completed a very nice house on Seventh street. 11. L. Hutchins is taking the lead with his late styles of paintings. Hons. Holloway and Ilowe arrived in the city on Tuesday. The pallor concert given at the res idence of l)r. Shobers, was a grand success. The lads and lassies reported promptly. Columbia, S. ('., Notes. Columbia, S. C.. March 9. The Messenger —The farmers are all bustling about their work in this vicinity. Much of the soil is in read iness for the seed. In a very few weeks cotton will be planted by the rich and poor alike. If it tuins out a i “good crop year,” the rich will be j made richer; if otherwise, they will hardly lose. But the poor, in ninety- j nine cases out of one hundred, will be made poorer —whether it be a good crop year or a had one. Is this not a lamentable truth ? Our social arrange ment is too utterly wrong. In this “Government of the people, by the people and for the people,” these things ought not to he so. Let us change them. The work of education is moving on apace with the times. The teachers of Howard Graded School have a reading circle that meets weekly. Mr. Wal lace, the principal of the school, is its president. The Richland County Teachers’ As sociation has resolved itself into a reading circle and meet twice a month. This circle is a* branch of the Chau tauqua Teachers’ Reading Union. Mr. Jas. Wells is its president. He left for the up-country to take charge of a; school about ten days ago. Mrs. P.- F. Oliver, the vice-president, presided! at the last meeting of the circle, which was on last Saturday. She graced! the chair with ease. Let the women come to the front in all things good. The cause of education is to be aided much by organizations like those mentioned above. Let the moulders of human souls and shapers of our future citizens look well to the inter est of tho nation and humanity by keeping to the front in their work. Rev. J, B. Middleton has been ap # r | pointed State Deputy Archon for the • Wise men, and left fur Greenville yes terday iu the interest of that order. Rev. J. J. Durham is the present Grand Archon. He has a corp of en ergetic officers associated with him, and they are endeavoring to build up this most humane insurance company. Mr, Wm. T. Smith, of this place, i graduates with honors from the medi cal department of Howard University, Washington, D. C., tonight, Long life and success to him in the field of alleviating suffering humanity. L T xus. News from Liberia. The following postal has just been received from Mr. R. A. Massey, the young man who was in charge of the company that went over to Africa last fall. It explains itself: Cape Palmas, Liberia, W. C. A., ) January 10th, 1887. } Mr. IF. C. Smith : Dear Sir —l received your paper the 9th inst. Was glad to receive a paper from so near my home. Sir, I am glad to inform you that I have landed safe from Cape Palmas on Dee. 24th, with all my 91 persons-—not one : lost. We had a little sea-sickness while at sea, hut no serious sickness I was not siek a single day while at sea, and am still in good health—all my family also. I am well pleased with this country; it is rich indeed. We commenced clearing onr town lots on the 24th of January. We are settling on Burns hill, about three miles from the Cape. This is a moun tainous country, indeed. We have pleasant quarters here now. We are I getting plenty to eat here. We have got a set of tools to work with, and also cooking vessels. The Society has done all she promised. Yours, R. A. Massey. He Thanks liis Paper. Mr. Editor: I was induced by reading your good paper to try Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic for debility, liver and scrofula, and three bottles have cured me. Accept my thanks. Jos. C. Boggs.— Ex. Photographs, in all the latest styles and finish. —PHOTOGRAPHS ENLARGED— to any size from small pictures. No need tff Send them North. Just as good work done right here at home and as cheap as in New York. WORK GUARANTEED! Call and see us. H. BAUMG-ARTEN, CHARLOTTE, X. C. BOOTS AND SHOES. Onr store is now filled with New Goods, lresh from the manufacturers. We carry a full stock of nil grades, and of the Very Best Quality, | and guarantee that you shall have the : ] worth of your ifaoney in every instance. Our Prices ; will be made low to suit the times. Call and see us. A.E.RANKIN & BRO. THYON ST R A. 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