Corinthian Baptist Church of Newport
New House of Worship
Article from The Cincinnati Daily Gazette, November 29,
1872
The Corinthian Baptist Church (colored) have
recently fitted up
and now occupy a small but comfortable house for divine worship on
Robert Street. Mr. B Jones, an earnest and eloquent speaker, is their
pastor. At a meeting of this church, Thursday evening November 21,
a resolution was unanimously adopted returning thanks to the citizens
of Newport for the free use of the Court House for some months
past as a place of meeting, and also for the liberality of the citizens
in contributing means to enable them to procure a house of
worship of their own. They also by resolution, returned thanks to
the firm of Davis and Boal, for the donation of a stove to
warm the church.
The circumstances of these people have been
very much improved during the past few years. they have a neat
and comfortable school house on Southgate street, and a
flourishing school, taught by a competent teacher, and
under the control of the School Board of the city of Newport.