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New Jerusalem Lutheran Church More Information c; Ui H 9 Ui 2 4 :Z < c; Ui r lu o ct Information found or new after original file was loaded to website Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina u, r C, Ke S - ~ et u (J f t b U . i i Q . f a w t MO C K S T I L L B en t e r p r i s e . MO C K S m L ^ it . a y Th u r s d a y , Ju n e 25 . i ke p t up th e sc k o o l wh i l e " he r ' n r . T^ r o w n ' s . no w Wi l l i a Sm i t h s , j he a l t h wo u l d pe r m i t , af t e r wh i c h an d ca l l e d it LB b e r t y , — s i g m f y - ' Mr s . Sa r a h Cr u m p to o k an ae - to wo r s h i p as th e y ch o s e . li v e pa r t in th e sc h o o l , sh e be - Th e bu i l d i n g of Je r u s a l e m in g th e on l y la d y ac th e ti m e ch u r c h wa s al m o s t th e be g i n n i n g ^ me n t i o n e d Th e wr i t e r of tn e ab o v e Ic pr o b a b l y me a n t Re v . Go t i Sc h o b e r , in s t e a d of ; hi s Em a n u e l Sc h o b e r . Go t wn e r e Th r o u g h ' t h e Wn d i i e ^ of Mr . ; Pr o f e s s o r P* * TA c u i n ^ " of ' j^ I i a i b u ^ , wh © di d as s i s t . *f h e sc h o o l wa s of th e pr e v i o u s ar t i c l e s by th e Ce he di e d se v e r a l ye a r s ag o . r~ co n t i n u e d by my mo t h e r fo r li g i o u s wo r s h i p in th i s p rt - |Hi s t o r i a n . He wa s a Mo r a fo r m e r - D a W e Co a c l y i c i t i z d n , Cp u n t y . Hf s t b n ^ h - ha s r^ e i v e d a Pf l^ n i i o l d ;. Da y i f t ^ JT i m e s , da t e d - ^ 2r , is S T . We . wi s h to ex t e n d ou r th a n k s to Mr . } Ta - tu m , ' an d ' t o pa s s on to ou r re a d * er s a le t t e r in th e pa p e r n th a t wi l l be of in t e r M t . Th e Ti m e s ' Bd i t o r in 18 8 7 wa s J. M. Bl b u n t , wh o s e ne p h e W j E. W. Mo o r i n ' / . Al d e r m a n oc c u p i e d : im p o r t a n t po s i t i o n s in sc h o o l an d : st a t e af f a i r s , an d wa s - a c t i v e iU : th e Ba p t i s t Ch u r c h . Th e Co u n ^ ly Hi s t o r i a n is in d e b t e d to hi m fo r mu c h he l p f u l in f o r ma t i o n in re g a r d to Da v i e Co u h - - ty hi s t o r y . Th e le t t e r - re a d s , th u s : "B l a c k m e n , N. G. . Au ^ i 28 ; 18 8 7 . • J. T. Al d e n n a n ; - - l i » , an s w e r to yo u r le t t e r as k i n g f mu i ; to gi v e ' yo i i ' " so h i e re m i n i s c e n c e r of Je r u s a l e m ch u r c h an d - i t s su i ^ ^ j ; ro u n d i n g s . in Da v i e co u n t y : - A" li a d pr e v i o u s l y ed i t e d th i s pa p e r . La t t r eu i t O i s oi tx i e Da v i e Ti m e s . we r e Wi l l X. Co l e y . 0. E. Cr o w - bo u t th e ' y e a r 18 1 6 th e la n d so n an d : Tr a c e y rV W a l s h . Th i r - ; bu i l d th e ch u r c h up o n wa s de e t l - ty ye a r s ag o J. C. Se l l , of Cc b l - ' ed to th e co m m u n i t y by ol d * ee m e e , . bo u g h t th e " su b s c r i p t i o n ti s t , . £ b o d . wi l l an d an ol d V/ a s h - i In g t o n Ha n d Pr e s s fr o m Tr a c e y R. Wa l s h ; th e n th e ow n e r - of th e i Da v i e Ti m e s . Ed i t o r Se l l re - Gr a n d f a t h e r Ni c h o l a s Cl i c k , a; , na t i v e - o f Ge r m a n y an d a me m - ; he r of th e Lu t h e r a n ch u r c h . Ir wa s sp e c i f i e d in th e de e d th a t It : sh o u l d be st r i c t l y un d e n o m i n a - ; na m e d th e pa p e r Tb . e Ba n n e r , ' ti o n a l an d op e n to mi n i s t e r s - of an d la t e r ch a n g e d th e na m a to " ah de n o m i n a t i o n s to pr e a c h th e - Th e pe o p l e ca m e tw Th e Co o l e e m e e Jo u r n a l . Th e " l e - j go s p e l in . co n d we e k in Ju l y Th e Co o l e e - Tg e l h e r an d ' . e ' r e c t e d - a lo g bu i l d - ; me e Jo u r n a l wi l F en t e r it s ' SO t S ' in g an d fo r ma n y ye a r s wa s th e ; ye a r ; an d we wi s h to co n g r a t u r ^ on l y .h o u s e of wo r s h i p in th i s : , la t e th i s , we l l - k n o w n pa p e r on -p a r t of th e co u n t y . Th e fi r s t : it s gr o w t h . - . : ; .. .. . : Sa b b a t h sc h o o l : wa s or g a n i z e d ; ; Ti i e le t t e r of sp e c i a l in t e r e s t i an d ta u g h t he r e in .1 8 2 1 'b y . my - , , in . th e Da v i e Ti n i e i of th e ab o v e I mo t h e r , Ma r g a r e t Ha l l , wi f e oS J J da t e is • fr o m - Ne y i b i e n ^ •p . ' ' Ha l l - Jo s e p h Ha l l , wh o li v e d at th e ^ to Pr o f . 'J . . T1 Al d e r m a n , in .r e p l y / Ri v e r wh e r e Ci c e r o Fo a r d ' no w - ' to qu e s t i o n s %b o u t D^ v i e Co u n t y : li v e s . ' Ab o u t 2b or 30 ch i l d r e n : lu s t o r y . Pf o f ^ r J . - T. < AW e r m a u - l an d a fe w gr o w n pe o p l e ca m e to - ; wa d on e - o f le a d i n g te a c h e r s in l ge t h e r on ' S a b b a t h mo r n i n g s an d ; Da v i e - i n " th e - e i g h l d e s am f pe a r l y t my mo t h e r re a d a ch a p t e r fr o n t ni n e t i e s He su c c e e d ^ Cl A, ? th e Bi b l e an d le d in pr a y e r fo K Rd m i n g e r . of 'F o r s v t h . as pr i a c i ^ | th e m . Th e ex e r c i s e s - of th « » . pa l of -" F o r k . CJ m r c h Ac a d e m y , | sc h o o l co n s i s t e d in re a d i n g th e ? an d pa r t of th i s ti m e se r v e d - a s I Bi b l e by th o s e wh o co u l d re a d ^ Co u n t y Su p e r i n t e n d e n t , al s o . Al — ' a n d th o s e wh o co u l d no t ha d an th o u g h v Pr o f e A o r Al d e r m a n wa s - J ol d . We b s t e r sp e l l i n g ho o k to r' t *3 . na t i v e of Da v i e - Co u n t y ^ ! le a r n fr o m . Sh e al s o ha d a fe w i he wa s mu c h in t e r e s t e d ii v ij s ; sm a l l bl u e an d re d ca r d s to gi v e hi s t o r y , an d co l l e c t e d " va l u a b l e : as re w a r d s to th e sc h o l a r s fo r da t a . ' He le f t Da v i e in 18 9 1 , an d ' me m o r i z i n g ve r s e s in th e Te s t a - j re s m e d - i n He n d e r s ' b n , N. — C . T ' ^ e n T ' ^ d ^ B i b l ^ " "M y — m o t h e r r so m e ti m e , wh e n th e Re v . Fr a n k - ; na v i e Co u n t y . Ju d g e Pe a r s o ^ li n Wa t t s , a Pr e s b y t e r i a n mi n - : a n d hi s br o t h e r s , Ch a r l e s , an a is t e r , th e n pr e a c h i n g at ol d Jo p - j St o k e s , us e d to i pa , ab o v e Mo c k s v i l l e , ca m e to ft h e r e , an d th e Bi b l e th a t as he r as s i s ' t a n c e . an d th e sc h o o l .u s e d in th e ch u r c h , , wa s pj ^ e s o n t - , co n t i n u e d un d e r hi s ca r e un t i l je d " by Mr s . El i z a vi ' hi s de a t h , wh i c h oc c u r r e d ab o u t - . e r of th e Ch i e f ju s t i c e . 1; . . ; TJ . na m e s of so m e OX th e ve a r 18 2 6 . It 'w a s gi v e yo u th e na m e s of Hn u e d bv th e Re v . Je s ^ a n k i n . ; :t h e pr o m i n e n t of Sa l i s b u r y , un t i l 18 3 0 , af t ' t h e n j; si d e d ne a r tr u m p s ' Th o m a s L, Co w a n , a Pr e l , W i ; t h e (^ l i r b s , Ts t n m s , _ Cr m n g s . ia n el d e r of Sa l i s b u r y , co n ^ u e d ; fo n r d s , Pe n d T p n n f f , Ht n d n . ks . se v e r a l ye a r s . ' - Hu d s o n s , Pa r k e r q . th e sc h o o l fo r an d ot h e x s mi n i s t e r , bu t wa s al s d or d a in , th q Lu t h e r a n . . Sy n o d , ea r f y ; Je r u s a l e i ^ ^ . u n i o Q , , ch i wa d ' es t a b l i s h ^ in 18 1 5 , an d Ic ' c a t ^ od th e ri g h t " ha n d of th i e ro a d .a n yo u ' "g o . to S bu r y . . In ' r^ r d r d to ' na U i i h ^ r- h u r c h , ,t h e ol d ch u r c h , re sa y s : : "X i f t e r ff i e Ho u s e - re a d y fo r v p d b l i c wo r s h i p , ] wa s a Gb n e r a l In v i t a t i o n - 1 to al l th e mi n i s t e r s of th e . Th e gr a v e - y a r d wa s co m m e r c e d th a t I ca n n o t no w ca l l to ml n d ^ i i in 1S 2 1 : th e fi r s t pe r s o n bu r i e d [ i yo a so m e rt f i ^ wa s a da u g h t e r of Jo h n Sm o o i v L - , r - wh o af t e r w a r d s ^ re m o v e d to Ca r - n . ^ lU t f l l l y ^ a s we | l •: ro l l co u n t y * Te n n e s s e e , wh e r e he re c o l l e c t th e m ; Ab o u t ; ! af t e r w a r d s li v e d an d di e d . Th e Ge n . Je s s e Pe a r s o n , ne x t wa s Mr s . Iv e s i wh o wa s ha l f - « b r o t h e r of th e r ; of th e I t- ^ m f Ju s t i c e , co n c e i v e d th e id e a ! of bu i l d i n g a to w n in th e fo r k s ; Jo f th e bi g an d li t t l e Ya d k i n Ri v - ; ; er s , an d £p n n i n g | a na v i g a t i b i ^ co m p a n y to ma k e th e ri v e r na v i * - - _ wa s bu r i e d ne a f th e en d of th e t ch u r c h , gr a v e no t ma r k e d ; Th e ne x t " wa s - my ib ^ h e r , -J o h n Ha l f e - " ^ ye a r i q di e d • n in = 18 2 5 ^ - On e of th e Hr s t mi n i s - fe M- ' w h d pr e a c h e d " th e r e - wa f f ' a" ^g n r e a t - an d go o d mn n , 4 ' Em a n u e l ' ; - (? J Sh o b e r . of th e Lu t h e r a n ch u r c h , an d li v e d ih Sa l e m , K. ^ Cl ; • Re v . Je n k i n s , of , Sa l i f i i b u r y , ^ an d ol d Fa t h e r Cr i m . wh o so m e ye a r s ag o re m o v e d to th e We s t . Am o n g , th e Ba p t i s t ' "w a s - a ' ^ Re v . Mr . St o b l e an d ol d Mr . Jo s e p h Pi c k l e r , wh o li v e d in th e co u n t y . Of ' th e Me t h o d i s t I re c o l l e c t of a go o d ol d lo c a l pr e a c h e r , .w h o li v e d ab o v e Mo c k s v i l l e , na m e d Jo n d s , an d al s o ' th e pr e a c h e r s wh o ro d e th e Da v i e Ci r c u i t pr e a ch e d he r e oc c a s i o n a l l y , un t i l Li - be r l y . wh i c h is a_ fe w mi l e s . a - bo v e th e r e , wa s bu i l t . I^ m e of th e ol d me m b e r s of ot h e r ' c h u r c h - an d ou t - s i d e r s di d ^j i o f c Bk e es ga b l e fr o m th e Na r r o w s to - ; Wi l k e s b o r o . Th i s . co m p a n y wa f f ] fo r m e d an d so m e wo r k wa s do n e . ^ ^ A; ba t t e a u bo a t wa s . bu i l t an d i so m e li m q wa s br o u g h | : . do - w n . : fr o m th e li m e r ki i n s in t^ u r ^ i : ! Th e . to ^ of Cl i n t o n an d tW ; Na v i g a t i o n Co n t p a n y we r e ch a ^ ! t 'p e l to at t e n d an d na m e th e • (' . h u r c h . Th e r e wa s bu t tw o : at t e n d e d ; (v i z ) . G. Sc h o b e r -J o s e p h . Pi c k l e r , . wh o ca l l e d ' sa i d ; " Ch u r c h , Je r u s a : 4 Th e . de ^ fr o m Ni c h o l a s to th e tr u s t e e s of th e Ne w , I sa l e m Ch u r c h is re c o r d e d h ; Ro - w a n (k > u n 1 y re c o r d s . Bo o ' pa g e ' 80 2 , an d is - da t e d 0< j. l S l S * - Th e .. l o c a t i o n . , of ch u r c h is de s c r i b e d as be i n ; th e - Po r k s "o f " th e Ya d k i n : ne a r th e ma i n ro a d le a d i n g Il r c k ' s - ' o l d fi e l d , to Sa l i s b ■S e v e r a l ' ye a r s 'a g o th e -C < IJ i s t o r i a n ^ ' w r o t e an ar t i c l e o Ne w Je r u s a l e i n ^ Ch u r c h or " , in g A Ho u s e ^ i th a V wa s pr i n t i Th e . ; En t e r p x i a & .M u c h of oa t a wa s fa m i s h e d by ; th e er e d . by ■. . th e Le g i s U t u r e . . A br i d g e wa s bu i l t ac r o i ^ s th e ^u t f a : i ^p r o f . J. IK - Ho d g e s , pr o m Xf f d M n - o p p o s i t e th e . ne w 't q > w n « f ' ' - ' - - - . . an d th e st r e e t s an d lo t s la i d of f i A . st o r e -w a s bu i l t an d ma n y lo t ^ we r e so l d , an d ma n y of th o s e lo t s ar e no w ow n e d by va r i o u s - , pe r s o n s , th e de s c e n d a n t s of th e ' f, t e a c h e r . . a n d . . ^ h u r c h . le a d e : IJ i a y i e . ; Cp u n t y , ; wh p ^ w a s C [S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of Da y i e j ? nu m b e r of ye a r s . . t; . M. th e Me t h o d i s t mo d e of - c l o s i n g th e do o r s fo r • cl a s s me e t i n g s , [ co n s e q u e n t l y th e s e br e t h r e n iv i t h ' "d r e w ah d - ' b u i l t "t h e ' ch u r e h - r - u Q a ^ - i fi r s t pu m h a s e r s . . In nf e w ye a r s th e br i c E g e fe l l do w n ; th e Na i i - ^ CO . PU B L I C 1' ^ ga t i o n Co m p a n y bu r s t e d ; th ^ j MQ C K S Y I L L ^ N. C st o r e we n t up , an d th e to w n of .j Cl i n t o n an d "t h e Ya d k i n Na - v i - 1 . ga t i o n Co m p a n y ce a s e d to ex i s t 1 on l y in na m e . Yo u r s tr u l y , 1 Ne \ ^ " e r r y EL Ha l l . " —