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Mocksville First Baptist - Binder 1Mocksville First Baptist Church Binder 1 Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina K to 7 to V o o >- p ITi Oi I o OL 3: TlJ Table of Contents Binder 1 History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by W. A. Clement and J. M. C. Luke, September 23, 1884 5 - 16 History of Sunday School Classes 18-32 History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by Flossie Martin, August, 1961 34-46 History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by Flossie Martin, 1964 48 - 66 A Brief History of First Baptist Church Mocksville, North Carolina, 1989 68 - 70 Thumbnail History by Doris Frye 72 - 73 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina X vU Bessent and Parker Tanyard Day Book 75-85 History of Solomon Davis Swaim 87 - 93 Year Book for Calendar Year 1937, Women's Missionary Society, Mocksville First Baptist Church 95-102 Constitution and By-Laws, 1956 104 - 112 Deeds 114 Picture of First Baptist Church, Mocksville 116 Table of Contents - Binder 2 Miscellaneous Church Documents and Programs of Special Celebrations Table of Contents - Binder 3 Newspaper Articles Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina 3 History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by W. A. Clement and J. M. C. Luke, September 23,1884 Pages 5-16 d u> J z> o u o t- OL <SL I Davie County Public Library v> Ui ■£. cd rS 3: o) Mocksville, North Carolina , t L It Was in April l865 that General Stonoman's army canc thro ugh ^'^ocksv ill on its way to Salisbury# Marching down North Main St., many of the men invited themselves to mid day dinner with the villagers, scattered some of the Court House records ground the Square , tried to set fire to ^^^rs. ^ee's house " and did burn Mc^'^eely's cotton facory on Lexington Road# but seem to have done little other damage before leaving town# In April of the year before ten Baptist people living in and around the village had organized a Baptist Church with a pastor, ^'*oses Baldwin, who preached each month on the 3rd, ^unday until 166?# then he reoignod and the church was pastorless, except visiting ministers from tine to ^ time until W.H. Gwaltney came as regular postor in iFeb. l872« (L Immediately, things began to happen# weekly prayer meetings were held and on the Uth Sunday in Feb. a Sunday Bchool was organized at < the Court House S'^hich continues to meet summer and winter^ wrote the ^ clerk who compiled the minutes for those first years# \) *^ This is the ohly reference to a meeting beljO^ held in t he court ^ house, but presumably that is where all services had been conducted# .1 for 50#Q0 0^^ -^pri, 30, 1873 the trustees bought/from John H» Clement an aCre of land on the west side of North Main ^t. and started building a church ^ house on it# The building was occupied in 1875 but the lot was not I paid for until until J'one 1878# -s: u On e 3rd. Babbath in July 1875 A "protracted meeting" was was begun, P.M. Jordan, state missionary, being the preacher# "^"he baptisiraal ^ candidates who Joined that summer were baptized in "the new pool O Just completed#" pygyc LIBRARY g fviOCKSVlLLExi NQ • / / / Apparently that pool was not kept in a usuable condition, for in I878 we read that "the church met on the banks of ^ear Creejc where 13 persons wore received and baptized* In 1887 several persons were baptized in a pool in Howard's p^start, mad# by dam the water from a spring* In I89O a baptism was held at the Shoals* In 1880 the trustees had reported that the baptistry was entirely out of repair and the house with It in a neglected condition* The tursteea were to report on the advisability of selling the building and applying * the money elsewhere* Thel*^report was not recorded* In 1897 the trustees reported that the Board of Health had directed - t lat work be done on the baptistry which they havil' done* Apparently, sometimes the church h^^ sometimes it dld'nt But always, there was Bear Creek* Though on one occasion, long continue rains made that impossible and the candidates were baptized in the baptistry of the Coleemee Church* The church building erected in 1773-75 was used by the congregation K until 1917# It was a rectangular shaped room, built well off the ground* - 'ront steps led to the one door which opened into a sort of vestibule, ^ made by a wall across part of the church* '-^'here were two side aisles 9 with a middle row of pews and a row against each wall. u The pulpit was a riased platform and its only furnishing a stand for the £minister and a long sofa upholst %r> V S. ered in black horsehair* This was a loa from the daughter of ^r* and Mrs* James P. Hortin Who r. )«A On either side of the pulpit were several rows of pews facing it, colled "Amen corners"* 5 DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY . MOCKSVILLE, NO c > )r *o v- In Wovemb®r of 1875 a comraitta# was appolnttd and Inatructad to hava tha inslda of building paintad. Thay wara to'/b^jiiTt ha cailing phihtad whita, and tha posts, doors and window facings a walnut shada. A yaar latar anothar ooramittaa was appointad to find out why tha paint on posts was blistaring- to f-lnd out whathar it was tha fault of tha pait or paintar# A coinmittaa was appointad to taka subscril)tions for buying an organ, a committaa was apointad to gat a stova, put it up and b lid a srnoka staka if nacassary* In "^pril of 1876 a day was a^p^^Srd on which tha man would coma and build a fanca across tha front. In May I879 tha sistars wara askad to sa va dinnar at tha naxt tarm of Court to raisa monay for painting tha church, this was probably tha out sida which was always pa ntad whlta, > A(,ain, in 1891 it was tha sistars who raisad 60«00 which had baan oxpandt in painting and cara of tha church, As -tha^yaiits-want- on, conimlttaas wara baing appointad to mand gatas. build gardan fancas, buy a ball, buy a naw organ, buy a chandallar. and hav* tha banchas ramodalad ( this coats 8l cants par banch and C- was a thra yaar Job to gat dca and paid for,) Also it took comniittaas a long tiraa raisa anough monay to buy/^inds for i th. .ight windows. DAVIE CO. PUBLIC y mocksville, Nc , - Haw Tat, in 1878 th« South Yadkln Association m«t h«r# swd^hs only rafaranca mada to in tha oonfaranca minutas, was tha appointraant of CP a committaa to saa about putting up brush arbors around tha church, ^ From othar sourcas it has baan loarnad that all tha towns paopla halpad o ^ tha Bapt st antartain tha raessangars who cana in horsa druwn vahiclas -*r thraa days, ^ In ^pril 1877 Conrad rtplactd Gwaltn«y es pastor, in hia pastoral report at the end of the year, among other things, he had conducted 21 prayer meetings, preached 20 sermons, baptized i| people and had one marraige. Concerning the S,s« he wrote "An active and efficient S.S. has been kept up by the church dur ng the year with an average attendance of 25 schoars and teachers. Total number of scholars enrolled 35# teache s 5» /I In November of that year a committee was appointed to solicit contributions .for the mission work at Terntin, Chaplains Grove and Jericho. )ne of his practical suggestions was that more interest be taken in prayer\ In May 1079 the trustees were instructed to enquire into the prospect of . buying a lot and building a parsonage and report when called No further report until Feb. 1802 when a committee was appointed to solicit wtksgTgtttDganrtwykTottx contributions to build a parsonage. In May th« trustees were instructed to see the owner of the land in rear-of the church and to secure a parcel of the same fo parsonage by purchase.. In ""ugust the trustee H reported they co 'Id purchase the lot in rear of church lot ti. In '*^ril 1883 the committee reported that 71/IOO of an acre at the rear of j the church could be purchased from the ownere John H, Clement, for 25.00 ^ in Feb. l88i| the trustees were allowed until next meeting to sevure the deed ^ to this lot. Aiao a committee was appq^^nted to i^v* some improvements made JL to the parsonage buildln^f^ i88ij.'^rustets ^rej^orted that they lacked ^ l|.50^.o^^^ay^^g enough money to se cure the deed, ^he deed was not secure^ ^ J§§ZSq peg Lojjin q „o8 a pOjoMj-u pajqwju ao 70 vbLjj ui s oi yt DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY X o MOCKSVILLE, NC -rj 0 - • . b'cc^^ X£j2k;J2 ^ Th»r« ar« still a faw ptopla in town who attandad S.S. and othar sarvkcaa in tiiat! first churcti building on tbv west side of th§ stPA^t^ stitiEtoddcs and at l«ast^ families whos# grandparents were leaders in all these activities involved in the phyeihcai improvment of property, as well as on those concerned with carrying on the regular churc work. ■I Some of the incidents ruraembered however, was Mrs, Major Element's class of younger children which met in the north east corner of the churchy The literature consited of small cares that had on one side a suotable religeous picture and the golden text, on the other was the 1 sson. < At Churstraas time ""^rs. Element gav-e each child a small present and ^Vs. Hawkins still has the blue pitcher which she received. Another memory is the tallest and la rgest cednr tree you ever saw which st -od on the pulpit platform at bjipistraas time. !•(; was decorated with strings of colored pape, popcorn and perhaps other things, A large silver star tiV'ped the highest point and lots of candles made the tree ighand sparklin why tta^idtiitit did'nt catch fire, ^ do not know- and perhaps it did, but there were plenty of fire fi hters handy if one did catch. There was some sort of program, but all remember is the angels whith large white gauzy wings. DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY fe MOCKSVILLE, NC ciL In my childhood the choir occupied the north amen corner, •'■he organist was <11^ a teen age girl in town. night a hevay rain came up and of course the |atr««ts w«r-« dark and muddy, Jildth, drassad all In whlta, took off h«r Vj£white shoes and walked home, down beyond the court House, in her stokcing ^fe«t. ^ remember thinking she wqs terribly immodest. ST a.^Protracted meetings were well attended and during the invitation hymn folks /^would gather in the ailes with their arras around each other and some crying. IC^nfarano. w.r. h.ld on ^^-aturday aft.rnoons but by that tlra. folks did not CJ 6 hav« to bt prts«nt or b# pr«par«d with a good wxcusw should ths Spiritual br sant to so« about you® my mothar sty«d homo and did hor work and my fathor wont to his offico. I was old onough to go and roprosont tho feraloy® Soraotlmos, i ovtn had to play tho organ. If tht pastor was abssnt, on# of th young ratn of tho church took his placo. Charlos -L-tonard bting ons of thtm. When tho W.M®S.oflafeho South '^"adkin Association was organizod at boulah Church in 1903 i''iiss b^onora '-^aylor was thoro answorlng for a socioty already organized in ^"'^ocksvillo ( tho only other churctsh answering this roll wore t'lrst and Western Ave in '^tatesvillo and the Spencer church) In 190l| assocaation we reported a Sungeam ^^ociety too, Luna ^rown was the representative present^ Thus things had been going for IfO years, then came a tremendous change which ^ suspect was heart breaking to' some members® When the change was completed here is what had happened® This church bought Jerusalem Uh rch's share in the parsonage and then sold it to Dr. A*Z» Taylor, "ith the money mdde in these transactions they bought a lot across the street fomr ^^'-^rs®Julia Goins, Lowrance, rolled the old church acros the road and the back end ecame the front of the church® Then a parsonage was erected on the former church site® This is the one recently torn down t -i tp raae way for the library and which most of you Icnow as the old parsonage® S The log house that formerly stood on the new lot, was moved to one side and o ^ u8«d for y«ars, as a man s class room* DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY' ^ MOCKSVILLE, NC U> I- By this time rods were built in all four corners of the church and curtains w cO were drawn to make class rooms®, the stove was put at the back of the room *2 byt the choirwas still in a Amen corner- n ct to what is now ine street® s ^ And so we will leave the congregation in its littio white frame church® 3; heated by a wood stove and lighted with kerossnce lamps and on communion ^ \c> u) On Communion ^udnays thoy dr-ak th# win^ from two silver goblets and continued to baptize its can iidates in the waters of b«ai» optfjc. tii a ji y STf V KJ O € t V- to h- c X u X The ^aptist Orphange Picnic conducted from 1891 to 190? by the SuradOiy ^chools of the county is a story all by itself# DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LL J, MOCKSViLLE, NO K kli 7 Baptist Orphanaga Picnic• At tha church canfaronca ha Id an Saturday bafara tha i|th ^unday in "^pril 1891 C,S« Cashwall and A*Z» Taylar wara appaintad a canuoittaa ta attand 8 Sunday ^^chaal canvantian ta raaat with ^aciaty Church ^'riday bafara tha 1st Sunday in May® Whan tha churchi mat in canfaranca an Saturday bafara th# l^th Sobath I- in July 1891 3 marabars wara appaintad a camraittaa "ta prapara tha graunda far a i;iicnic ajr tha Sunday Schaals af tha Gaunty ta ba hald an tha 30th» day af July 1891 in tha intarast af tha Tharaasvilla Orphanga®" W«A», Clamant was appainta i a cammittaa af ana ta fi d hamas^ far tha arphans an^i f«r tha sp«aakar at tha picnjc® In "ugust af tha saja yaar 3 man wara appain tad ta a cammittaa ta find • hamas far tha dalagatas ta ■'•ah Sunday Schaal Unian ta maat with this churcti tha 5th -^unday i- tha manth and tha Saturday bafara^ Was this S,S. canvantian ar Unian spansaring tha picnic? N«xt rafaranca ta tha picnic in ^"'^acksvilla rainutas was at canfar-snca hald Sat# bafara tha [|.th Sgtbath kn April l89t|. whan 3 nian wara appaintad ta canfa with lika camraittaas fram tha churchas in this fiald an arphanaga picnic®" I : At tha July canfarenca an ^at# bafara tha l+th Sabbath Raymand Clamant was 5 appaintad ta sacura hamas far arphanas at picnic#y • ^ library ^ , LAOCKSVILLE, noAt canfarenca an Saturday bafara l+th Sabbath in January tha M»daratar was V- P Q.^ axcursian ta aur naxt picnic# askad ta appaint a cammittaa ta saa what amaunt thay can raisa ta pay far an Kn X o^ axcursian train ta be run ta tha picnic At tha Juna canfaranca 2 man appaintad ta callact subscriptions far tha nic \X o o I M arch canforanca^ I896 A c»mmltt«t fr^m this church t« moot vilth llk« CAmmlttoas fr«ia • thor churchas t« xuucaLi^KkxxiKC^xx taka st^ps In regard ta tha annual Orphange picnic♦ Saturday b«f»r« 3^8• ^abbath tn P«b. 1897 5 man w«r« appoint#d tm 0 committ#« tn Sunday ^ch®©l and Orphanaga Picnic sf 1897» Saturday b«f#ra 3rd, ^abba h Oct^bar I898. Cammittat rtp#rttd tht amtunt raistd at Picnic but amt, is nat givnt in th« minutas, Saturday bafara tha ^abbath in ^pril 1899 a cammittaa appaintad ta maat with lika cammittaas fram athar churchas an tha Sucaday ^.chaal and Orphanaga picnic, I* tha minutas af Satan's Church rafarancas ta tha picnic included anly in minutas i I896 and 1897 whan cammittaas wara appaintadf Daads in Davia Oaunty Ragistar af ^ttds affica giva part af tha atary Baak 13 pag* I86 May 3# I89I is racardad a daad, far 3 acras af land lacatad an tha-wast sida af Runtsvilla ^^aad in M#cksvilla/ Tha tract was said by A,M, Nail and wifa Ida ta C.S. Cashwall far 275 dtllars, Baak 13 pagas 270 and S^ii-^ara racardad daads frara C,S, Cashwall and wifa ^^^aa ta tha Trustaas af Thamasvilla Baptist Opphanaga far tha abava 3 acras said in twa separata tracts, DAViE co. pucjlic ud.x.Hru r MOCKSVILLE, NC ^xdud^xam ^ a£x3auudCEH Sn daad beak 20 an page 88 is racardad a daad make July 9# 1907 fram Thamasvilla Baptist Orphange B^ard I'rustaas far tha ■X 3 acres. It was said ta A.T. Grant *^r. wha paid $960,00 far tha tract. a) jt 7 V E. Pp.3t, a mambar at Pat.n'a Cburch wr.t „ picnic in 1892. * c.ualn abaut th# Th* Baptist Sunday Soheal nr.r%h= raisad.... n. .ntnano. f.. wasThaCd!" tha arbar which will ama t w 4. ' ** * "•«'" undarwi±x aaa t abaut 2000. with 25 cants was chargad far dinnar and I think ... -'l "■"'•".•P~..nt u.p. ... ' ■ '•="" '"I. .f tl» •' ="• --".py .»y th. h.„. tint th. h.p.ht,d- ...hthd .t th, h.::::: c:::;: «"».b.h th. W, h.h..l Oh„h.„.<,. 'yatbraecl, i. ".ekstin, BoptlatcKsviiia an Thursday Juiv pa ..p. by Dr. A.O. Barran af Chat,! tt- ' s* 11»'clackan af Charlatta and at 2 P M h,. o Sallsbui"y, j n n.-n y> * • y M.B. Parish afJ.B. Baana, Ganaral Managar with o u ,111 b, ' ° •tPb*",o~ lht.h..ti s r..t„p. .p pp. .....p th« chair^ o«m„-o a .. singing by p,0 • I-.P,, p.,, P..P .pp.... p^ ... ■ Salisbury, Statasvilla Chat.! t.- ' * DAVirDAVIE CO, PUBLIC ! ' "=4 •^ha ^anagars, ara isa.g avary .f..,b ta .ska t,uZTT' _ snd prafitabla af any yat hald. it ia a warth • ahauld attand and by thair n ^ friendsy thair praaanca and maans h.ir. =■ «""'• It a auccaas. " (^a^- -Pa / V r r , • w a. u) •7 y u o w-> V* I Cr» u> . X ; cf rf X Roy Ft^zor r«m«mb#rs: S.r., Swaira's tira« a protractad m««ting baing hald at tha baptist Church during July- in whaat harvast tlma* t Tha waathar was rainy and whan a good day cama^ ^"'•^r* ^aazor cama to Kocksvilla and hirad his hands to halp cut whaat* ( ^ha whaat JTalds vjara larga onas«) bo. Mr, i'aazor told his postor that ha wouIj gat to tha night sarvicaSj but was too busy cutting whaart to attand tha 11 A.M. sarvica. In his prayar that nighty tha pgstor told tha Lord that ha was sorry Borhtar Iffaazor Wns too busy to a ttnad sarvicas and aska tha Lord to i*orgiva him. DAVIE CO. PUBL/C LIBRARv mocksville, nc .0 V Is- 1 y> V May l88l|.. W.B. Cl«ni«nt asked fop letter of dismssi on for himself and wife, 9ro. ''^rost moved to adjourn but withdrew his motion at request of the moderator* Rev. J.M.C. Luje then offered his resignation as pastor^ to take effect at the end qf ^he pastoral yfar. ' At the July conference letters of dismission werf granted to Clements but the pastor'^ resignation was not accepted* Sept. l88li* Saturday before the. '^abbath in ^-tptember. Church met according to appointment*... welcomed to seats witb were a committee from Jerusalem church and f re ^^ork Church, The committee from ^'erusalem Church then read a report of reference made in regard to the difficulty between J.M.C. LujH«.aijHd W.B. Ciement advising that that the matter be investigatfd bffore the %cksvijLle Church* . : . I '] On motion of Bro. J.A. Williamson the report was tabled* • W.A. Clement then brought before the church notice of the charges made against the pastor J.M.C. Lukf of lyingand asked that a day be set for a-hearing on thi same* Broo J.P. C"ick moved that next Tuesday be thie day set ^HjcxkKSCKingto investiga e^t he same and that Spo. W.B. Clement and J.*.C. Luke be asked to be present and that Bro. W.B. Clement be asked to return to the church his letter of dismission* Motion carred > ; W.A. Clement Clerk \<c J.M»C. Luke Moderator* 23rd. ttf Sept. 1881). «Phe meeting was hid, . The Moderator J.M.C. Lu4> in the chair* Bro. Prost objected to the ■'^astor J.M.C. Lu^ presiding at his own i S trialje I 1 H VA P ! Q, o:' i I ■ OJ . X ^ CO. p,,p,, • wo History of Sunday School Classes Pages 18-32 vo a. -p </> o o \ i- vn P o> a Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina WJ ' X u cs: ss ^ n First Baptist Chiarch of Mocksville organizod first Sunday in ^pril l861| 10 members# The minutes of the church from this date until 1875 were not recorded in the minute book, however, there was written in a short history of those ten years# Prom this we read that . "Elder W.A* C^altney commenced preaching ^nrtWiel|church on the ij.th Sunday in Feb# 1872# preaching each ^th Sunday during the same year and Iwlding weekly prayer meeting, also organized a Sunday School in the Court Hnuse on the Uth Sunday in Feb# 1872 which continues winter and summer#" 1876» ^'Church appointed a committee of one to wait upon the abent Tjiember.s and collect funds for Sunday School purposes# Bro. Jchi Davis was appointed committeeman#" " At a conference held Saturday before 3rd Sunday in December £lZI' the pastor, S#F, Conrad read a reportof associationaland pastoral work done during the year I877. The report on C, urch work is quoted: An active^and efficient Sunda School has been kept up by the church during the year with an average attendance of 25 scholars and teachers# Total number of scholars enrolled 35» etachers 5* D^t 12 members out of 1^.1 jhave attended or in anywise participated in the Sunday scholl here, though several have been attendants and S.S# workers in thq county#" * At the conference held before the 3rd Sabbath in April ^^79 S.S. officers weli*.elected and the names give and were as fpllow Supt. Bro# J#F. Click elected Supt. for next year. ^ Assist. Supt. Bro. E. Frost who refused to serve and ' ^ Bro. J.A. Williamson was chosan in his plac^ ^ Cierk, W.A. Clement. 0^ ' o At same conference, Bros. A.Z. Taylor, John Davis and E. Frost were appointed a committee to draft regulations in regard to the elections of Sunday School officers and --ir Bros. £. Frost, W.A. Clement and Sister A.L. Rich were : ^ appointed a committee to collect funds for the S.S# and to tuCTi 6ta.er the same to the Supt# •I At the ^^ay conference of 1879 the committee to draft ^ regulations in regard to the election of S.S. officers ' recoramened" that the officers shall be a Supt#, Assistant ^ Supt., Secretary or Librarian and Treasurer, and that they be elected annyally at the January meeting." ; ^ i n * C rO PVJBUC 'in*-' .K ci. V Conferance Saturday before the 3rd Sabbath in J„ne I88O S»F« Conrad pastor*" The committee appointed to report the relation existijg between our church and S.S. reported as follows: Your committee regret very much to report that the relationship existing between our church and Sabbath school is very limited as but a few of the male members attend and also deplore the fact that our Pastor's time has been so occupied that he could not lend encouragement by his presence and influence." Committee: E. Frost, A.Z* Taylor, John ^avis Conference before 3rd. Sabbath in August 1880. The Moderator, S.F. Conrad appointed Bros. J.A. Sain, B.B. Clement, E. Frost, and J.A. Williamson as delegates to the Sunday School Institute to be held with Fork Church. hth Sabbath in Nov. I89O 6.S. Cashwell Moderator, motion was made and carried that the Church would assume the expenses of the S.S. and that the members would attend S.S. Saturday before-the Sabbath in J„ly I89I Bros. A.J. Feezor, John I^avis and Jacob Stewart were appointed a committee to prepare the grounds for the Pic Nic of the Sunday Schoo of the county to be held on the 3oth day of July I89I in the interest of the Thomasville Orphanage. W.A. Clement was appointed to' find homes for the orphans and the speaker for the Pic Nic. At the next conference in "^^ugust^'Bros. J^acob Stewart, W.A. Clement and George Feezor were appointed a committee to find homes for the delegates to the S.S. Union to meet with this C>^urch on the 5th Sunday in this month and the Saturday before." April 1892: Bros, ^acob ^tewart, W.A. Clement and Sisters Chattie Taylor and Emma Cashwell appointe a committee to sepure homes for delegates and visitors to the meeting of the S.S. Convention and union meeting to be held with this Chiirch the last of May# Nov. 23. 1911 Walter E. Wilson pastor. 2 The Womans Missionary Society offered the following resolutions: "Whereas it is expedient for us to begin at once to lay plans for the next S.S. year. Resolve 1st. That the church in conference be reminded of the 7 action of last Association in regard to reports on S.S. ^ Resolve 2nd. That the church in conference instruct the S.S. to o take fro its aim next year said resolution. C Resolve 3i*d. That a teacher's normal course be instituted at once and the teachers be earnestly requested to take all ^ or as much as possible of said course, also that the ^ teachers be earnestly requested to attend regularily. cheerfully, willingly, unless providentially hindered, the teacher's study class. vo 5 DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY ' S .c • ; MOCKSVILLE, NC r r History of the Men's Hible Class of : FjPSt ^aptist Church, Mocksville, N.C. f ; C5mpll^d by Ploi^si^7''iartin, ^an« 1955» <j The Men's Bible Class of the First Baptist Church, M cksvllle N.C# had Its beginning as a Baraca Class,organized In ^prll 1906, according to Mr. Prank Stroud ^r. who was a charter member of the organization. Other chartermembers were Mr. Frank Carter, Mr. N.G. Byerly, Mr. Will Crotts and a Mr. Angell, first name not remembered by M ¤ Stroud* Mrs. C.S. Cashwell, wife of the Pastor, was the first teacher of the class which met In a log house on the church lot which continue to be the meeting place until the new church wefs completed In 1916* Mr. Stroud thinks that Mr. Carter and Mr. Byerly both taught the class after the Gashwells left In 1910. '"'hen Mr. T.M. Hendnix | became a mepiber In 191U John Minor was the teacher. The first year In which we find the names of officers and teachers elected by the church recorded In the church minutes la for the year 1919i but the Baraca Class la hot named In that report, onXy the Jr. Baracas. No further mention is made In the minutes Cr Sunday School teachers until 1928 when only the names of teachers are given. In the list 4s the name of Prpf* John-^Hnor and ha wss ; In all prpbsblllty the Baraca teacher. The Baraca oggaplzatlon was very active for some years and" In 1923 Dr. L.P. Martin of M^cksvlllo, was elected president of the County '^araca organization. was president when the convention met at Fork Church, at which time the late Johnson **all was the speaker. Mr. T.I. Vaudell was elected president for the nedt year^ bu t sometime between that year and 1930, the class gave up Its Baraca affiliation Shd was reorganized as a Berean Class. Beginning In 1930 and for all the following years, ejfcept i 1933 and 19i|l| the names of Sunday School teachers and officers are recorded on the church minutes. It Is Interesting to note that the S.S. Superintendents have not been consistent In the names by which they have designated this class. In 1930 Dr. Lester ^^^artln was teacher and Dr. S.A. Harding assistant teacher of the Berean Class. In 1931 Br. Lester ^^art3.n was teacher of ^ Berean Class, asJSJiS In 1932 and 193U* lnl935 Prank A. Foster was teacher and Dr. L.P. hjartln assistant teacher of Berean Class# In 1936, classs names""wera not given, but P.A. Foster was teacher of ± this class. In 1937 Mr.^T.I. Caudell was elected teacher ( again 5 classes not named) In J ne of 193^ C.B. Mooney was elected teacher of Berean Class and also at the regular election In O^t. ' ' C By 1939 the Supt. was using the name "^araca again, also In ^ , 19^0, C.B. Mooney still teacher, davie go. public ijbranv In 19l|l It was given as The Men*s Bible first (2' time and T.M. Hendrlx was elected teacher. In I9I4.2 W.H^ Dodd was nelected teacher of Men's Bible Class, In 19l|.3 Hobart H ots and W.H. Dodd again In I9I4.5. ^n 191+6 G.R. Madison was elected teacher X of the Man'p Bible Class, but In 19lj.7» h® ^ begin? elected teacher of the Baraca Class, ^t was ^*£tgd the P^enbeglr» elected teacher of the Baraca Class, ^t waS-^SaSXed the P^en s CI • 5 Class or Men's Bible claas from that (Jatp on, T>?lth G.R. ^^adlson teaphei? ^ 1fei.rrgini^ ,■■■ . > - 'f .ii-i i . . —.rl I I.I ■ I iiii I ■! ii , Ml iiifit, .1 ) : 1.-?.. ti.' ■_ - j _l c Sometime between 1937 and 19U0 the hep»s Bible ^laas moved its meeting place from the old so-called ^laraca ^oora where it had been meeting since the church was built, into the sanctuary and the pews Wrmerly occupied by the earlier ^'Aen's Bible Glasq 1 ' . which literally died in 1937 because most pf it? members, and teac]:^er had died* The Young, ^'^enf s class, renamed Horn Class# moved into the vacated room* In this coppection two items of interest are copied from the chvirch minutes* January 1938* "The matter of arranging room for the Yopng Men's Class came up ^'or discussion and a committee was appointed to investigate and brim in a report as tp needs and tHXiUddaucdkH the estimated cost* ' T^e committee appointed consisted of Mi»« L.G* Horn, chairman, Dr. L.P. Martin, tpe trustees and the Supt« of t^e S\nidsy . School." Sept. 1. I9I1.O "In behalf of Mr. L.G. Horn, Lester Martin expressed his appreciation to the church for making the changes in the Young Men's Sunday School Class*" il This report was given before the Sunday School in the opening e^prcises Sunday morning "January 24, 1955# : C'L.^ ; -7 i ^! ^ ' o 1 o \s: t V- ! 00 cQ t sn ui 2: a <J DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY : MOCKSViLLE/ NC-S i ir>r •!: «:■■•: . r. - .. -i;': i.". ^ r : •! !■T.r^ f y: IJI '•!l',-^]-'\i \ i! 0 ..Jt-MfltPIp:•■w.J::." f.-^' H'.',!'!■'■ r-■;;j;.»y , .■'If:,'.'/5%. '■.''' -■If »"■ nl«« ■ a^^tixt: f 0 0'>^^ V ■'' !;• I ■•' 5 : 111 il9W tliiB.:»0BA«r8 ::;o£^ tKa Moiskanwa OXj^aa'of ypung men in t)to© auT^ 3pl?,o6j, Jfor-'onj? ^f- lta ^,■ ... I -i.* -1 . ( -• ! .i .'.-jl^'.. • j,;, ^aM a# a' reSull .tba Hor:»i!,BlhI«l PJiaaf i 0KeiHtJ.a««.-1Belng nwif^:'|ftri 'is ta. Hpra '.wbo' tpoic ''muahji pijjiae-i^liBvife^i.p ipla^^ ,aM f|t.JMaa !r,eg!daj;iy.|MB-paifh wouia "pepmit. ■' 1 ''■ ■ ' ["p- \ - fj:' " | ' ''.-r-t: "■?.■ -■1 V n • ir'^'- i f'"' 61 a^ a mei*ajeranxp lof pourteon wnenj; it waa iorgantae-iUnfl ita first (Peaoner* ! Tlxe- Qlaaa i.%9tne tlme^lite 0 0; Camp -TOs Xooaitefl in Mooic8Til|J.0 i»hen we jliBfl nearly :«ovenJiymjBi|Dibera. inuring WPrlfl WaJf Tw< our memberal^lp'^eoreaae^it^f g^v<^n fP [ambers were tfJi^en into the barrioeiof tbielir Count^y»'F i»Sa fwo years ago it was (^eol^o^ t]b.at the EOfn Bll^la 0Xass;.anou^9 f^e <fieyi^d«! an^ as a result of tEat ,we naw Eaya ;tve se^tlonsi af t^is: Clp.a8f-Brother Hnx'ol^ BQnaon ia tne jflaaoiiarof i^ne S0|Ottonthe other- Beat ion* Brother i|[arol4'Bena9n<'d s,eotion|haa A mn: auiwiayi'.-'■■••f^om the .iornFi^itjiai,aaa QPneatea with ilf, exoept the vjnfanta "mept anf. the Uuraery:if I js- ijiany''Of •^our- former ::meiEhere--h|(^poalttois lof ,.lealjler^h^|^^■■ln{(^pohas throughout'the XFnitea 3tat ea. ' ' ' ' i ' ' F ! ' i ' Ufa a.-v^A -nvvrtwi n-P -hlfiA ein^AM Rf-1 vi-t AT*fl 'f.'ha.'i: I hfifi; £rinMA ' nut. 'We are Justly prpw^ W Olaaa#f1 P .■ i -nlatera that | has; gone; out 3 our* hlaaa haa alw^a -^omya willingnWas te help ;thpee <that ere Msff¥4 ,iortunate than we an/| ^e hnow jthatt ,§q/i ;hap heen te^ fMerpilTi^ to e Bprn Bible Olasa *' ;an<^'bleasei^ it : in Imany ways 'f! fe KaTa ;t]^94 to '^q ai)a .to aarry puvit^ie Visaa.a, ^aalaaa o,f pfT .:^.pq6«;f ,t;b6 lata Mr ij, G Horn. iMfty If jta^GPfa will ttfat^Tlaai iixhi.i I- -'v-'.movA UAftralte See -stAjL, ' iPunt fi^ue V ^or ••.■more., y,t|ira [.'^.p,..-fl0 Compiled hy Plrank St^oud Jn*Presented bei^ore S^;Sa Fevp 6, 1955^ iir >.!-3 ' i i i- . ■ S:; ?1 .;'• n; ■,T.i: 1*^ m -> v> tr» £ 10' a; I L^ytiA/ <^'''iAAyp%--tyX^ ' - ;?^ ypj/iy(Ayt^ yyy\^ OA^KA^ ^ .pJ25^1-C» (^ny^yAy Ayiy\^ j /^-j^P't-^-».'*.>Tv.*^-^ ^ cA'L^^iytycAy^ ^I A'^uy yyy\Am Cf-^• 11 3 - ;:e>^-'C>tr<l UA€^AJ hi i| UyoA^ ^4^yu\A-'<-^ ^ ^yCA^A<y^. a£kA' ayyy£^ , 'Xph^^y-' ''>-€-t>t--i-~-<-^ 'K-f VKyC-CCf^ jj"^ y OiyCi/V^ — liA^Ay''^--t>^ li/^\A>^ I'iAAy^yi^ "-"/'-d c!lA.AyL.^A<^ y^ UlAPt^nyp'^^^^ J^Mk/^ % , jAy\y\yl^1.ji'^ - /M-''^U<?'\<>.^ /^A-^ i '-i-ii ^ ^ :! I n '' i_i J, :.,... .. .... 9^^'^ V^'- r_i:?r'^'. :i MOCksVlLLE, NC O.'i J) ^ : Mrs. George Rowland Jan. 16, 1955 >- tA r? lUl . .> , ■? S C P o. cQ I 5 § ■ j: CJ Da\/I£;■' <-• I''^°okS1:^ -1——L IH ) .. - t , I H v> Mr« Prank Strond came to this church in 190?• In 1908 Baraca Class organized ( April) Mr Rrpnk Poster Iphe first teacher of- the calss# n .i ;? Ih 1913-1917 PAr. ^troud taught the^Philathia C^ass. Class members: Mabel Ttewart '' . : Eva Call v. .-j " ;!■Audry brlnegar • ' : i Mary Campbell i Mary and Regina H^rnP'^ossie §pry etc# i ' .' Mr. Stroud things early teachers of Men's bible q1%ss L.G. Horn Jake Stewart Prank Foster 1? i * r i i ■ . i W.C. Martin took the class after the Cashwells.• ^ . left •i l l - . ■ . i. '- ^ "l Mrs. W.C. Martin taught primary claps ,, 1 j jKatherine B;rown ^ , ^ • t i• ' • ' Hazel 'Baity' ' ' ' . - • j .■ ■! Mrs. Green taught small children when Annie "^all was in herclassy before they went ^0 Pla. in 1912jf -f After her return and in her teens,v^£wa|^iln aclass taught by Mrs. Little ton# < Mrs. Cashwell taught Baraca Class in the cabin# j Mrs# M.D. Brown remembers \)r / ;Mrs. Brown and sisters Maggie and Cora Leach were baptized when LJ2 Gower was pastor, "'are baptized in a pool made by daming up ther stream from the spring in Rich Pakk.IJ Back of the presnet Dr# Anderson place was Howard's factory building ,X Leaches came in town and lived for a wh'le in a house which;g stood near the presnt Poster Cotton gin on Salisbury St# ^ 'The minister here before Gower lived ina houpe that came toi the W nt house behind Sanfod's store# ^ i The A. Mlllgr daughters were members about same tiiie#\ M liar ^llison 1 ' Carrie Mille5 B^ttie Miller DAVIE co. public'i irparv1 RSs^Miuir!'' Will MOCKSVILle,'ncJ^rS i ^ A* and brother yill ( Married Maggie Booe) lived oi^. P.C. ' on the old Mtli Road* . « ¤ n ' ' n • A doctor lived in what Is now the Caudell house on 5^ain St* when Browns moved to Mocksvlile In abput lQ9i|.« Pis o|*fice was down near the road* Teachers remembered by the Browns Thurza Graves n Mrs* Bettle Rich - M*^ller '*'lllson B^onne Brown ( when Dodds hpre Mrs. Major Clemsnt bSsIs H.rn Miss heonora Taylor Esther Hprn Miss Willie "awkins Mrs* W.C. Martin Miss Bettie Stallings . ^ •Mrs* Cashwell zMrs* Mollie Jones taught Mary Allen Esther Rwakins had ^Vs* Canada Green, Miss -^eonora, Mrs* Clement who gave her a little pitcher Esthar says h«r father did not teach the Men's Class, but Charles Burr sSnSay! "orn uSgW ; . ;! : i r r. '' j. ' ; ; ; I ,; >1 ;' v :> " . n ' n i ... 'I n I > ' I n n ^ • :• • )• ■" r,.. 'Q \ . .. . : . . ■ ■ .1 . : ' .. ^ - . ..... .-.I . • ■ .i c > . . • . . I . ...... k- ■ , , , , ! P fS . , : : ' i OI 5 .... \i- WV)E qo: ; PUBLIC LIBRARV .. wocKSMue, ng io I ! > ^5 .'d I <) Mrs, Crotts came to this church in 191? and says sho never remembers seQlng anyone as teacher of t^ie a Qlass, escent W,C. i'iartln. , ^ v.op ,, x. W.L. ; ' 1 . n . last men she used 'to see sitting in that claas were daily J,T, Baity, J,P, Green and L,G, Horn, One morning in 1937 ^rs. Crotts, as she was going to her class, saw Dr. ^"^artlnleaving the church, she asked him what was the matter and he fcoidc said to her ^My class is iiaxd|ucxxHn all dead," He w nt home and she thinks never returned for a S.S, sercice, left his offi in June 1937 and died IDan, 1937» Ma*,Mr, Baity had died in 1935# Mr, Green in the winter of 1937i W?L? Oa;; j939 Mr, T.M. Hendrix remembers that the youger men in the Berean ( formerly araca Class) had complained that tgaungnnyyBB^Tipkii there were too many gray heads in that class and he had moved into the Men's Bible class but does not remember the date. The Men's Pible Class is not mentioned in the minutes of 1930, but a young class was taught* by Jim ""all and C.E Mooney was elected teacher of the Berean.^lass at same time. In 1939 Mr. Money was eaching the "araca Class and the Young 9po^dL6 teachers were named^ among them ^'rank '^troud who must have been teaching the Yougg^/Sn's class. By 191^0 the Young ^*Men's Class was known as the Horn cii^ss and the older men s calied Baraa Class, but ^'^en's Bible plass after that until 1947 when it was referred to again as ^aaca Glass, and ^'^en's C Bible Class, Conference "^an, 23# 193® I The matter of arranging a room for. the Y^ung Men's ^lass came I up for discussion and a committee was appointed to inves- i tigate and brin in a report as to needs and the estimated i cost. The committee appointed consisted of Mr, L,G, Horn# ^ Chr, Dr, L,P, Martin , the trustees and the Supt, of the ^ Sunday School," i-i»- • i I Rev, Alvis Ghishere says Mr, E.C, Station taught the Young B Men's.Class in 1930 in the room back of the pulpitst Mr, ta S Mr, Staton was granted a letter in 194Co ba: io <o c DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY ^WOCKSVILLE, NO Dlad J.T. ;935 W L. CaU 5 939 C.M.Christian 1936 J.P. Green 1937 Dr. Rodwell 193U 1 " IE,M. Swlc^gpod 1936j_ , S.o# Rich had moved from ^iocksville In 1932 C.Ti- ; o '. I : -i )'=)o fr O/LJJ r- ? 4ahVvy ^Xa <O^VVv> w J 3 v> X iC Tv i'\r-0Ci^ r I - • 4 B VO I ^ : 1" i 3 n t <J DAVIi; CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY , mocksville, no j I :t . ^ i !: - Kf M ! ' \ ^ ^ ^ i ' Ph lathea plass of Hocksvllle .-^aptlat C^urph r ? . ' , • • 1 Mr..: -Pp'an#ci^tpoucl iisaya -hd ntftugl3,t. this dags. froic' 1913 to 1917.' : ^ n j ^ • : . , Some olaas raambera ha remambeps .v^ez*e r •;. " iT. . • Mabel Stpv^art ( Mrs, John Durham j ids ad)-? ; Eva Gall ' ' Audrey Brixjegar -1, Mra^i;:!poo.le,. Wl^xptQh-:^,alom, Mary Campbejll _ a ^ Mary Horn ^ "Vv!^ ' •i..-.-. !--J Reglna^ojrh •-%•:: '.••-.rf l>31 j Ploasip Spry ^ n . * ' n I nn ,-I •:»•: .<I:I :v * ::i «<.li*-u-j •; , • Teachers named fn .minutes .af;'1919: . i. .e.i . I ,U-Ti; . >i- Teachers named in ntnhtes of: \91Q - ^ ..i r C.Jr i i;.^: . .^.'H • ^ ^ ' t: n ^ Teachprs named in minutes of 1931 i' C i Classes not named, but Mrs, hawjcins was probiably- teachejr^^ ; s ' | ^ . 1932. "Phllatheai ^Vs^ haw^ins" \ ' ^'Sept. 1931+ n ; Ypung mar^leii^ladies Mrs. J.H. Pulgivajyw^ x&«plapciS^ 17-?24 girls Mrs. "^e^ves . o. • ifcpt. 1935 Y<^ung ladies, Mrs. Pulgum assist. Mps.''^awklns 177?!+ girls, Mrs. ^^eeves /7^n J (i jr-> 1936® J.'Youn/.' People's ^ept. M,iss ^a:&al ^alty apd Mr/. h ' • : Ypung ^eple ; Miss , azpl '^aity Mr. Pred Carter is 1930 Young ^^adips Class Miss Preda -arthlhg ;ul P 0 Philathea cla^, ' Mrs. J.T. Angell ^ (\Q 1939Sept. flrioHs Claani Mrs^ J.T. Angell^ psst. Mps. G^o.Bryan ; ' , ' ^ ' 1^ j /V i 'n ' lo 191+0 PiiiifiiilfiA-,olass^ Mrs. .J.. Angell; V *-n \ 0 19U1 JEhllaJbhaa'i Mrs. E.w. Ti,rner ; , n1^ fVuT^TCt 1942 xoungWoman' s Class Msrs. C.R. H rn. M.ss Louise /^trpud i I i yH 0 jhilfl^haa i Mrs. "E^W. T^^rner# MytS? J.T. Angell* I 1 I ; 191+3 Same tpyq class with same teacljieirs, ^ ; i ' ^ j a» y ^ ' n ! ' i j ' 19lj5 Young ^adies class Mrs. Raymond Sll^r I » PjjtidfcSilla Mrs. Rpy Collette j . ).^ ' I ^ PUBLIC LIBRARY i ':d Pldells ; Mrs. R.W. Collette Jr^. f '• «# ' 191+7 PlHelis, I ynq tsspher given i . MQCr^s^LLE, NO M ^ : M ^ : -1^^. ^ . n 191^8 : i- I : - Pldells MpS. Johnson Marklin and Mrs. Leonard MiXlen ; .t il ! q)'- V) ^ .j ..- i- iH; i;- .-I .;•• : • : } i - , ' ; •; . _ ! ' '' ' ' ' n ' ^ . i. X9I|.9Pl|jiells Mrsv Jol:|tf^son Marklin,- Mrp. ■''rank Shroud'Jr« ' \ ■'1950 "Women "Mr. • J.C. L'^ttle, Mrs Mary iMarklin PeearoMary Ma tha Class li.l .i / . J "L ri i.': •Young-Women Clalr Wall-Irene Y^ung l ir' ^ : 1951 classes not named Mps. Mary Pasara probably teacher ' ■' i M • :• i '>1 1952 Pidelis Mns,Johnston PAarklin J-eacherMrs. J.C.'.'Little i-aa»lst.ii" / : ! )iiv. -Mrs. Ozelle "ard, ac.; ■ . "i o ■ 1953 Pidelis ^lass Mra•Loyce'^^^^^arkllh f f ^ r =1 i:i.Mrs. Little I 195U ^ ■ 2^ % I ^ ^ J i :rx •I'l ■r Hi - I L; O J,»I ' ' '■A i \ \ »■' §iZ JLyy ^ lAnrrU^ ! ^ d!|i/~vwA I Jr-gji JL^.1. ■!' •f. -i • •: c 'i-I DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY iiUn. A ( I •- ' ' M I'lH'V io c OFFICERS and directors J. H. EARLY f. B. MORRIS E. L. PARRISH ttl 7 O o £1 \n P / ^ tti 5 OS jt: o U^iiexi /f'5 Home Funmhings / It's | MORWS-EARLY & C0« fee «.TUST ask yOUR MEIGHBOR" Furniture- Floor Coverings - PraJjeri^s: WEST FOURTH street AT POPUAR WIt||STON-SALEM ^ INTERIOR DECORATOF^S PIAU e-416^ S... jnzLd, (1^4-^ -sl - }• (J^r^ '"'"IL O—CiiPM--jr ^^ ^ 9-aW. A . O/^ V- ' ^ DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARYCXJiJC-^ I "b \ , MOCKSVILLE, NC When It's Ifome Furnh^gs It's MO]RM.IS'=!lEAM.]Llf (& CO09 Iiiii©. 7 • MUJKM.iS-^JllAM.JL I ^ (UMog W©« OFFICERS «JUST ask yOUR 1SJEIGHBOR>*O DIRECTORS ^ n • TN INTERIOR . H. EARLY Furniture - Floor Coverings - Drafjeri^es decorators ,B. MORRIS WEST fourth STREET AT poplar DIAL 2-41 S6 I DADDIBU WINSTON-SALEM 1. N. C. /\ n /f 7 /L ~<u^ 'A-X. T' JA rr^: History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by Flossie Martin, August, 1961 Pages 34 - 46 o/ u- \U 7 i/> o 0 £ 1 H \r> y C cP I Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina "X- o 33 > LL I vt O "A meeting was held at Mocksville first Sunday in April I864, at which a presbytery was called composed of Elders Moses Baldwin and William Brunt and after a sermon by Elder Brunt, the presbytery proceeded to organize the church by calling for and reading letters of those desiring to unite with the church. The following names were enrolled as members of the Baptist Church at Mocksville. Names Dr. J. F. Martin by letter from Yanceyville, N. 0. Martha V/. Martin by letter from Yanceyville, K. C. Ada B. Deaver Bear Creek, N. C. >-Irene S. Garner Cross Roads, N. C. | 03 O Elizabeth T. Rich Union Hill, N. C. ^ \\Q, — — B» Rush Eaton Fork Church, K. C. — Mary Jane Eaton Fork Church, N. C. William R. ir^yatt Fork Church, N. C. Margaret l^^att Fork Church, N. C. Mary Martin Fork Church, N. C. > 0~ CO is: d ^ C3 9 iji The covenant was read and adopted. The Rev. Moses Baldwin having been selected as a pastor, commenced his labors on the first Sunday in May I864 and continued \mtil the first Sunday in September I867, holding his meetings monthly unless prevented by providence or otherwise. (h During the summer of 1868 this church was supplied occasionally by Rev. F. M. > Jordan as a missionary. v\ --it During the summer of 1869 Elder J. B. March supplied the church as a missionary ^ frcm Eaton's Church. After which the church had no regular pastor until the year ^ 1872. aeiVK CO. TLbJ• MOCKSVlUE, i-C 28th of May 1870 the following persons were baptized in Eaton's Church by Elder J. B. Marshand Joined the church at Mocksville in 1870 by letters! Miss M. C. Parker, Miss A. L. Tich, Thomas W. Rich. g) Elder W. R. Gwaltney commenced preaching fbr the church on tj^e 4th Sunday ^ in Febriiary 1872. Preachijag on each 4th Sunday during the same year and holding weekly prayer meetings. "Also, organized a Sunday School in the Court House on the 4th Sunddy^ in Febriiary 1872 which continued winter and summer. In 1873 began to f' • \j build, a new church which was ready for occupation in June 1875 • In 1875 on the 3rd Sunday in July coinmenced a protracted meeting o Preaching by Revo Fo M, Jordan, State Evangelist# Those received by baptism, vrere baptized in the new pool which had just been completed# On the 3rd Saturday in Sept, 1875 the ch\irch adopted the plan of weekly contributions, Dr, J, F, Martin died on the 10th of May 1871 and Mrs, M, V/, Martin, his wefe on the 24th Kov, 1875 Elder VJilliam R, (Bi^ltney, who was Pastor from 1872 to Dec, 1876, was the Great great uncle of Mrs, Oren Heffner# The Gwaltney family from Alexander County, produced three notable ministers in that generation, W, R,, his brother Jay and a cousin Parks Gwaltney# Some say Jay was the most eloc^uent. Men fncm-Iredell and Yadkin countxes who joined this church around 1900, had vivid memories of powerful sermons they had heard delivered by Parks,, Mrs, M, D, Brown says W, R, Gwaltney and S, F, Conrad were the first Baptist preachers she ever heard, Ti^ were holding a "protracted o iyi d meeting" under a brush arbor at Jericho, near her home. She remembers tne long ^ ^ tailed coats they wore and her folks were so impressed by the preaching that o o several of them left the Methodist Church and joined heri. ^ • a The Gwaltney family is still providing ministers for the denomination. At present, Clarence, a grandson of Jay, is pastor at Kannapolis, K, C, ^ The first conference meeting reported in our record book, was for one held on the Saturday before the 33;^^. Sunday in Mov, 1775# Since that time, they have been held itfith remarkable regularity and recorded by clerks who wrote the facts c with a brevity I envyj ? . X S oAVit CO. PU3UC LIBRARY rr P'- U- MOCKSVlLLEa ^ N vA ; r n -r. . , \ • J ■y V D o or. O i V d> X-S5 The church house was built on the west side of the "Huntsipille road" (Main Sto) on a one acre lot bought from H« Clement for $50»00« The deed;» dated April 301873, was recorded in 1879® The pastorium is novj- located on the original site of tiie churcho After the completion of the bilding 1875a improvements came slowly and money to pay for tiiem came even more slowly• First, they painted the inside and the caramittee was instructed to procure paint and have the ceilings and walls painted white, the pulpit, posts, doors and window facings to be painted a walnut coloro A fev/ months later, complaints were being made that the paint v/as coming off and blistering. The committee was told to find out whether it was the fault of the paint or painter. An organ was bought, horse racks built, stoves put up, blinds procured for the 8 windows, and members met by previous arrangements, to build a fence in front of the churchto Ccmmittees appointed to get subscriptions to pay for these improvements reported deficits for months and, sometimes, for years. In 1878 the question on remodeling the benches came up. At each conference the ccmimittee v/as called on for reports to Finally, in Nov. 1879 the committee reported that the cost was 81 cents per bench and there was a deficit of $10to20* In Feb. 1880 the Bench Committee reported a debt of $7«9Sto A brother (£• Frost) subscribed $2.50 on the debt and the camaittee was continued, but there is no ^ further reference to the benches in the ndimtes. lZ oi In may 1879 the "sisters" were asked to give a dinner at the next term of Superior Court to raise money to paint the outside of the church* v> V o In 1680 the church was told that the baptistry was out of fix* There is C * nothing to indicate where the baptistry was, or how it was built* However, Mrs. i- OL cP %/* ^ Mac Brown has given a description of the place in which she was baptized in Oct. 1887* DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY V n / n f^/iOCKSVlLLE^ NO■X ... . ■ d ' ■ 34X CJ At that time the baptistry was a pool made by damming up a spring branch in Howard's pafeture, then located down the hill behind the present Dr^ Rodwell housso Mrs# Brovm says the water was neck deep and she can still remember how cold it ielt as she slid down the slippery bank into it* After the baptising^ she rode in a buggie^ to her iiK>ther*s hcane^ which was at that time in the Hugh Wilson house, since known as the Old White House located on Salisbuiy Street behind Foster's Cotton Gin* The last such baptistry ovaied by the church was down the hill behind the pastoroium* A large rectangular box was built just below a spring over the branch which was dammed to fill the space to siifficient depth* Ste^ le$^ fnom a dressing Davie Co,.Firo«eifpafyroom into the pool. MOCkSVille, N. C. Ifrs# Brown married at the pastors home on Salisbury Street which was rented^ she says. The minuted indicate that the church paid rent for the pastor's home, but in 1882 s committees from Mocksville and Jerusalem met in conference and it vjas decided to build a parsonage for the minister on the field at Mocksville* A building committee v/as appointed from each church and instructed to contact John H* Clement to learn if additional land coifLd be bought joining the church lot. In April 1883 the committee reported that 71/100 of an acre could be bought for $25•00* In March 1884 they still lacked $4*50 of having enough money to secure the deed and it was not until March 1888 that the clerk could report that the deed had been signed and S recorded* DAViE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY iX ' ^ Pv'iOGKSVlLLE, m < Frcsn time to time the parsonage needed repairs and as late as 1902 the Pastor •i 5 was authorized to have one room WHITE-'WASHED* v> ^ The well on that lot gave a great deal of trouble and in 1894 the trustees were instructed to raise funds to dig and wall a well* Two years later, they reported that the well had been dug and partly walled, that more rock, also more ^ money was needed, so in Jan* 1897 the ladies gave an oyster supper and raised $8*00 ^ for the well fund^ In june 1898 the Committee on well reported they had a well dug, O . V ' ' 1' ' ' ' ^ and walled at a./cost of $47*92, a full report to be given at the nextmeeting, but no ^ I ¤ c rv' c? a _) z: 9 uT -J fc- ca d y o y LU report is recordedo In 1898 the Board of Health directed the church to do something about the baptistry^ as it had become a nuisance. In 1893 the first committee was appointed to remodel or to build a new church. Plans for a structure costing approximately $1000.00 were submitted and adopted and the committee was empowered to "move forward in the matter". Brick was ordered and part of the liunber was placea on the grounds. Collections did not come in well and the Committee reported tr-at it had received in cashj etc. $73®36 s-ud had paid out $63.36, and owed ^32,30. It v/as decided, that "owing to the stringency in money matters", they were unable to proceed with the build^^. - I. p' . In 1895 the material was sold to pay off debts and tlie remainder divided among DavieCoPiikfelteflf jVlocksvijie,. f'i. C In 1901 a new pastor "spoke in conference regaraing the remodeling of the church". A year later, the question carae up and a committee was appointed. The •> GC, project must have been killed in ccHnmittee meeting, for it was not brought up in ^ ca o Zj z conference again. ^ y ui .j _J In 1905 the Mocksville Church bought from Jerusalem Church its interest in ^ 0^ CO s.>* the parsonage for $175#00 which was then sold to Dr. A. Z. Taylor for $926.00 q o The money frcan these sales was used to buy a lot across the street from Mrs. Julia lorance, for which they paid $825*00. This lot was bought with the expectation of ^ building a new church on it, what they f inally decided to do was move the church ^ to the new lot ar4 build a pastor •s home on the lot where the church then stood. This was done and the church house was moved to its new site, the pastor paying all cost 7 connected with the moving and needed repairs. vi, ^ In 1911, and 1912 the members talked about the advisibility of building a new C church, in 1916 they finally decided to do it and work was begun on the present sanctuary August 1917. The dedication service took place a year later-on Sept. 1, 1918. o. <L CP \ v> ai % O d ; V ./ ' DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY mocksville, NC t- The vacant part of this lot, facing Pine Street and the material from the old frame church building were sold to J«, P« Green ivho paid the church $400600® Later, the Pine Street lot, and rent house built on it by Mr. Green, came into the possession of Mrs. K. Dodd tmd it was this property v/hich she deeded to the chiirch May 1957 v/ith the stipulation that she continue to receive the rent she was then getting, for her life time. An earlier gift by I'^rs. Dodd, was a lot at Kidge Crest, the minutes^ in regard to this are "At a call meeting on Simday morning June 1, 1941 the announce ment was made that Mrs. Leonora Taylor Dodd had offered to give the Church a lot at iiidge Crest for the purpose of building thereon^ a cottage, the cqst mt to i'lCCo P\:bV\c. exceed $800.00^ In September the motion ^vas made and carried that Hizre-'cottage at Hidgecrest be named in honor of Mrs. Leonora Taylor Dodd* In 1930 some rooms were added to the church, but the minutes give little information on this project. Tiie clerk vfrote that he had been absent at the Feb., March, April and May meetings, but he had nothing to report as he had learned from those present that there had nothing of importance been done* That something had been done is indicated when a call meeting was held be tween the Oigtober and November conferences, at which time, "C. B. Mooney for the comiiiittee to enlarge the church building makes a report and same is accepted*" >- At this call meeting 8 members were appointed to constitute the Building and < h - ^ v> Finance Conimittee". -■ ^ The annual financial repoi't was given in Januaiy 1931# Included in the k -I O o C- C/>itemized list of expenditures for 1930 hbs $825*00 for Sunday School Rooms. ^ 5 d 9 W. B. Waff was pastor at that time. (i. ' The next building program came in 1945 when the trustees were instructed o ^ to "build to the north east quarter of the said church the complement of the ir- co original pD-ans, being about nine feet in width at each end and about 20ft. long and 2 stories high.%n 'Jit X y - . . . Vv: .. . The first floor for rocans as heretofore directed by the church and the 2nd floor for a Sunday School rocaa»" The minutes give no information of the planning or completion of this work and the only figure in the annual financial report that seems to apply to this program is the $1390*62 listed under the term "Local Miscellaneous and Building repair*" The next building program was started in 1947 when the church adopted a recommendation that a building fund be begun, with a goal of adding $7pOOO to it each year* Early in 1949 the church voted that "no building be started until total cost is estimated axjd the church has enough cash or collectable pledges available to cover the total estimated cost*" D3V'l0 CO P= In i'iay the committee presented plans for the new building^ am' an estimated cost of $27i300.00. In November, the church reversed the policy adopted in February, and the Building Committee was authorized to collect as much money as possible and start work immediately. At ti.is same conference a committee was appointed to remodel the sanctuary. ^y 1957 another Educational Building was being proposed. At the June in conference, a Long Range Planning Committee was suggested, the idea was adopted and the nominating committee brought in a list of ncsninees. The list presented uJ - and elected, included 26 names. :? VT g In October 1957 the Building Committee section of the Planning Committee 0 ^ presented to the church architects plans for such a building, along with plans 1 1^ ^ for financing the project* Tiiis included permission to borrow as much as $35,000. I- ^ This recommendation was adopted by a vote of 80 to 29. In January 1952 the educational building was reported completed and all bills paid. ^ r.3 z: The final report of the renovating of the sanctuary was given Sept. 30, 1953* uu i;a _! CO CO. PUBLIC s: ^ iJ I?' H6 v> U> ui cn ■y. »- P o* cO t The estimated cost of tiiis building was given as $45,000»00, and at a call mmeeting in February I95S the Finance Committee recommended that the church proceed with the construction of the proposed building on Pine Street when half of the estimated cost was in hand® In 1959 two floors of the three floor building ^vas completed, fiarnished and occupied® In June of that same year the Building Ccanmittee was empowered to start work on a missions church, to be erected on land donated by the Frost brothers® The first services were held April 3, 196O by the nev/ly elected pastor, Dewey IJames® In the following September the mission church was authorized to seek admission to the South Yadkin Association as an independeKt Masionany„BaDtistuavie uo.PiiD![CLmr3r\/ ^Church, and did so under the name of Blaise. it • ■ / SiViUohSViiih, s q As the First Baptist Church now stands, it represents the efforts of five different building CQmmittees, together^with several committies on repairs and minor remodelings, efforts to erect a physical plant large enough to accomodate d 0 the ever expanding program of the Southern Baptist Convention® i What are some of the changes that have taken place in the church and its work? Until 1919 this church formed a field vdth one or more other churches in the county, such as Eaton's, Jerusalem, Faimiington and Fork. At first, Mocksviile had services only once a month® After some years, the members decided to undertake services twice a month® In 190? we began having services three Sundays and in 1919 the pastor was called for full time. ^^BLIC LlBrv\r?'.M0CKSVIU£, /vc Conferences were held, in the beginning, on Saturday before the monthly preachirig service® Then it was changed to after prayer meeting on Thursday evenings< uf -JlO ' - C) ( > ^ Ui <0 For several years conferences were held after Sunday morning services® Since 1922, C the usual conference time has been after the Sunday evening service. Gradually the church has become business—like and transacts most of the business at regular conference time, giving advance notice for all contemplated call meetings. x For maigr years the conferences always began with a roll call and receiving of » • V , ' / •^ excuses ^cm meters who had been absent. In this church the members generally had > y «/) acceptable excuses^ but if not, the broths or sister might be turned over to the Spiritual committee, who labored with the non-attendant and reported to the church the results of its worko One report is copied from the minutes "V/e have seen Bro- who assures us that his heart is with us and that his failure to attend has been ov/ing to poverty and inability• He says he will come week after next to do work on the parsonage to the amount of his church dues a Vie recommend that he be excused# He has a sick child# However, by 1896 the old order was changing and we find the following motion in the Feb© minutes "that \fe do not call for excuses for absences, motion cari^ied#" The clerk wrote nothing about any discussion or dissatisfaction with this motion, he merely records on the next lines Another motion passed# "If any brother should be absent for three meetings in succession and does not send ai^ excuse, that on charges stand preferred against him and he be notified and tried at next meeting." ^ o In the following May the motion was -made to turn over all members who had ^ been absent to the Spiritual Committee and show cause for absences# After about ^ 4 months all the absences had been excused but one and fellowship wa,s withdrawn ^ L.' from him because he had joined the Friend's Church# After* 1899 nothing ashore &s ' ; said about members needing, to render excuses for absences from conferences meetings# cu.t_ .t ato. Church. ' Davie Co.PiiWic library fv^CCkSVi'ile, i-:. i.. The custom of calling the roll at every conference was gradually stopped, the minutes of 1925, 1926, 1928 and 1929 mention annual rool calls only# /V - In 1922 the church voted to biiy individual communion service and in 1928 the decision was made, after months of discussion, to remove from the covejiant the u Z- section restraining members from "visiting bar room (no longer in Mocksville), ■V 9 theaters and circuses"# However, only 4 years later a young pastor asked his S#S« teachers to sign a pledge that they would not attend movies, smoke drinfe" or dance# <0 OAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY ^ .... mocksville, NC O ' ' I . 5 .i' ,* v' . • 4 o I iji Tiie teacher of the Men's Bible class refused to sign> said he did not usually go to movies, but he might \irant to some tisieo One oliil man said he always iiad smoked and did not see how he could give it up then and a young lady teacher v/ho refused to sign and when urged by a member of her family to pray about the matter^ replied there was no use praying about something when she had already made up her mind A duty of the Finance Comfflittee, together with especially appointed committees was to "solicit subscriptions" and keep "subscription lists". In the early years causes to which the church pledged were only5 pastor's salary, tlissions, "Orphan's Asylum" at Thomasville and Education, such as W. F. Endowment Fund and Vh F. Memorial Hall, as well as for local purposes. Much of the conference time was devoted to discussions about finances. One committee worked for 2 years trying to collect money to buy a bell. Finally, it was decided to not buy the bell and the 2 dollars collected vrere returned to the subscribers. In 18^5 a standing Committee of 3 "was appointed to collect contributions for missions at lUrrentine, Chaplin's Grove and Jericho. (Chaplin's Stand an Arm of S Fork 1881 - 1889») In 1889 the church assumed S.S. expenses and voted that the DaviG Co. Piiblic members should all attend g.S. to collect the subscriptions for said excursion. DAVIE CO pud, , V u J '■ ■ ■ M 3 locksv!.'-'" o —1 eCl CO 1: c- UJ i For several years the Baptist churches of the county held'a picnic in July^ d y:. for the purpose of raising money for the Qrjp^euiage. This is another story that so far as the minutes read, has no beginning or ending. The minutes for July I89I state that a committee of 3 was appointed to prepare ^ the grounds for the picnic of the S.S. of the county, to be held on July 30th, in ol^ the interest of the Thomasville Orphanage.", and a member was appointed to find ^ homes for tiie orphans and the speaker of the picnic, o^ In 1894 the statement is made that a committee of tliis church v/as to confer w with a like committee frcsa the churches in this field on the Orphanage picnic. In 1896 an excursion to the picnic was contemplated and a committee appointed Ui H o. cO \ v> a: o ci. d Mocksville church conferences made plans for picnics in 1897? 9^ and 99 after which no further references are made to them. In the Eaton's Chtarch book picnic committees were reported only in 1896 and 1897« However^ Mrs, E, Frosty member at Eaton* s> wrote her cousin about the picnic in 1892 and 1 quotes "The Baptist Sunday School Orphanage picnic was July 29. $525.00 \-iere raised, aocoKo entrance fee was charged. All who wanted went under the arbor, which will seat about 2000, with large aisles for chairs, 25 cents was charged for dinner and I think all went in to eat," This arbor or tabernacle, as it vjas called, was located back of the present W, F, Robinson hcme. It was used for the school closing exercises of Sunny Side Seminary and the Davie Times for May 29, 1902 reported that the closing exercises of Misses Eaton's and Clement's school would be Jield Tabernacle. l\^0CkSVii!9, N. l.- These structures were torn down, after the picnics were discontinued, and rebuilt on the grounds of the Thomasville Orphanage, early 1900 less is said about how the money was collected for church causes, but more and more the references are to referring bills to the treasurer and to pledging by the members. The cooperative program is spoken of first in 1932, In 1935 the chiarch adopted a budget of finances, allocating for that year, 65^ to the Cooperative Fund and 35^ foi* incidental and local expenses. In 1932 L, L. Morgan from the Sunday School Board spent a week with the church explaining and helping with the organization of our S,S, into departments and in -i ^ 1939 the unified system of S,S. collection v/as adopted, ^ Not all of the problems of the brethren were financial ones, C In 1875 it was voted that "we leave to the pastor the opening of the church door to colored people," . . ; V ' I' il n 1 i J DaVie Cu. PUBLiC LIBfbXRY MOCKSVILLE, nc 44 v. Nothing is said about how the pastor and his advisors met this assignment, but there are no names of colored people on the church roUo This one item given in a conference lainute for 1882 could conceivably have resulted frcmi some hot controversy^^ The record simply says that it was voted that the organ might be placed anywhere in the church that the performer preferred. The revision of a church roll was simple in those days; they merely dropped the names of those who had died or MOVED AWAY - noiv-^^esident members thenj In Kay 1889, a brother who had been ordered to appear at conference, to explain a repoi^'t about bis conduct, was present. He stated that he had been making and sell ing whiskey and did not know that he would quit. It was moved and seconded that the church condemn the course of Brother D and v/ithdraw fellowship from him. Motion carried. Mrs. M. C. S. excluded for taking coaimunion at Methodist. 10 years ago, in 1890, the deligates to the association were instructed to pledge t.he folloi-dng amounts; mck&vhir Foreign f4issions 106 00 State Missions 10.00 Association Missions 15.00 ' - , Home Mssions 5oGO Education 5*00 During the history of this church 5 laen have been licensed and ordained to the ministry and two were licenad, but never ordained. ^ Floyd Fry ordained Dee. 18, 1913 - Lonnie Call April 28, 1915 M. F. Booe May 5> 1918 ^ W. B, Angell licensed Jan. 8, 1939 Ordained i Alvis Chesire Oct. 22, 1944 ^ Archie Jones July 31# 1955 i - OAVI. . ., a- cQ I • V £ n ... > CJ HS qL M) y \r^ "^L o 0 1 V- > vr> a> X O <!i. In 1964 the Baptist Conventions of the Uo So are celebrating the organization 150 years ago in Philadelphia of the General Missionaj*y Convention of the Baptist Denomination of the United States of America for Foreign Missions0 In April of the same year the First Baptist Church of Mocksville will be one hundred years oldo ^ Davie Co.Publfr Moc'iSV/- , Flossie Martin August 1961 (Given at Brotherhood Meeting Augo 15, I96I) r; A mocksville^ V =i . / »:sr ( . ,/ . cJ History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by Flossie Martin, 1964 Pages 48 - 66 V- lA bi o 0 £1 1 >- 0 k- o- a. cO Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina O) 1 41 o First Baptist Church Mocksville On April 3rd 1964 the First Baptist Church of Mocksville will have completed its first century. As the history of those ICQ years is re viewed, the main questions with which the membership of today should be concerned are these; how has this church met its opportunities and re sponsibilities; how have the decisions made effected its growth and use fulness; what have been its failures as well as its achievements. Much information about these questions is available because monthly conferences were held with remarkable regularity, beginning in 1675, and actions taken at those meetings have been recorded in church minutes. How much more interesting, however, the reading would be, if the clerks had also included the discussions that most likely preceeded motions reported in such a matter of fact way t Davie Co, Public Library Organization LiOCKSVi'lS, t. At a conference held in September 1649, Eaton's Baptist Church authorized its pastor "in connection with Elders Thos. Miller and S. G. Obryan, to open the church doors in the town of Mocksville for the re ception of members." The results, if any, from this meeting were not reported in the church minutes. At least two Baptist families were living in the village in the ^ l640's and 50's and were charter members of the church when it was ui organized, so it is not unreasonable to suppose that evangelists held 5 services from time to time, but that too is an unknown. i It is evident, however, that someone was sowing seed, for in the o ^ Fork Church minutes of February I664 is the statement, "The following 5 members were given letters to join in organizing a church in Mocksville, To wit: B. R. Eaton, Mary Jane Eaton, William H. Wyatt, Margaret Wyatt and Mary Martin." w 0.4\//p ■5 H'i U) Ji Y. O o r- V" o- <!: I \jP tU 3: o d X- A brief historical sketch of the first 11 years of its history is found in the earliest minute book of the Mocksville church, written by an un-named minister or layman. It is entitled, "A History of the Congre gation of the Baptist Church in Mocksville The story begins thus: "A meeting was held at Mocksville first Sunday in April I664, at which a presbytery was called, composed of Elders Moses Baldwin and William Brunt. After a sermon by Elder Brunt, the presbytery proceeded to organize the church by calling for, and read ing the letters of those desiring to unite with it. The following names By letter from Yanceyville tt n tf w Bear Creek Cross Roads Union Hill Fork Church tt tr tt tt tt tt tt tt were enrolled as members of the Baptist Church in Mocksville. James F. Martin C Martha W. Martin xjx. Ada B. Deaver • ^ * Irene Garner Elizabeth T. Rich ^ B. Rush Eaton Mary Jane Eaton William H. Wyatt Margaret Wyatt Mary Martin The Rev. Moses Baldwin having been selected as the pastor, commenced his labors on the first Sunday in May IS64 and continued until the first Sunday in September IS67, holding his meetings monthly unless prevented by providence or otherwise." It was their desire, they said, to try and pay him $175.00 a year. When Elder Baldwin gave up the work the names of eight women and one man (Eldridge L. Parker) had been added to the roll. The membership was less than 19, for some had been granted letters of dismission and a few had died. Pxiring the summer of IS66 F. M. Jordan, State Evangelist, supplied the chiirch ocassionally. During the summer of 1^69 Elder J. B. Marsh supplied as mis^onary from Eaton's church, after which the Mocksville church had no regular pastor until 1^72© DAVIE CO. PUBLIC library mocksville, nc ^ on each side of church and two at each end. It was painted white on the d ^ outside, inside the walls and ceilings were white, the woodwork stained ^ a walnut shade. Heated by a wood stove and lighted by kerosene lamps -7 2 in wall brackets, the furniture consisted of "benches" arranged in the o r two "Amen corners" facing the pulpit and in three rov/s down the church with H an isle on each side of the middle row. An organ was bought and Mrs. James Fo Martin donated, for the pulpit, a table and a horse hair upholstered ^ sofa. This was the furniture, except for improved lights, until a new \r> S church was built in l^lS. At that time, the sofa was given, or sold, to P a- d o 3 In May 1^70 Elder J. B. Marsh baptized "to Eaton*s Church" three persons who were then granted letters to join at Mocksville. They were, Miss M. C. Parker, Miss A. L. Rich and Thomas W. Rich. Called to pastor this small, weak congregation, Elder William R. Gwaltney "commenced preaching on the 4th Sunday in February 1872. Preaching on each 4th Sunday during the same year and holding weekly prayer meetings, also organized a Sunday School in the Court House on the 4th Sunday in February 1872, which continues sximmer and winter." A Church House is built, Dgvle Co.Publi'c Library "In 1873 they began to build a new church which was reac}^^of|?SVi!|r^ j\' C occupancy in June 1875o" The church house was built on a one acre tract purchased for $50.00 from John H. Clement. The deed, dated April 30, 1873> was made out to "E. L. Parker and others. Trustees." The lot, located on the west side of "Huntsville Road" (North Main St.) joined "the factory lot." In 1883 the trustees were authorized to buy from John H. Clement an additional 71/100 of acre joining the first lot at the rear. The price was only $25.00 but not until I887 did the trustees have the money to pay off that debt and have the deed signed and recorded. The simple frame building, which it took the congregation more than two years to build and completely finish, had a front door, four windows S- -a DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY V-y-z.r -r Mrs. Martin's grand-daughter, Miss Margaret Bell. The Congregation at Work 1875 was an eventful year for the congregation. In July F. M. Jordan held a "protracted meeting" and during the remainder of that year eleven persons joined the church. A baptistry was built, and the church "adopted the weekly plan of giving." A decision which showed that the people were considering and planning for their financial DavlG Co. Pi'hiir • responsibility. ... Pj/r.- :••••. n In December 1B75 a committee was appointed "to draft a constitution and principles for the government of our body." The conditution and principloG for tho gov-ernment of oui body." The constitution was presented at the conference in January IS76, and was adopted. With some revisions, it served until 1922. In that year a committee was appointed, with instructions to revise the constitution® The minutes of the follow ing months say that the report was received and "laid on the table until next conference." There is no further reference to this report. In 1956 another committee on revision was appointed. This one re commended a new constitution patterned after the model suggested by the Baptist Convention and it was adopted. Church officers were elected in January IB76 to fill the offices of trustees, finance committee, spiritual committee, ushers and sexton. s- ^ The clerk and treasurer having been elected at the previous conference® U- V v> o t- <3. Thereafter, all church officers were elected in January until the con ference of November 7, 1943 voted to make "the fiscal year the same as the associational year." Since then, church officers and financial records have been on Oct. to Oct. basis. 5 Church conferences. Mocksville, Ng ^ The custom of holding conferences on Saturday before the preaching on Sunday, began when the pastor was employed for one fourth of his ^ time, continued until 1904i and the male members were expected and en couraged to be present at every meeting® 5 ^ 5 These meetings began with a roll call and "rendering of excuses" for absences at the last meeting® The reasons given were never questioned, but it was the long-continued non-attenders who gave concern and were often referred to the spiritual committee, which visited, wrote to and counceled with, then made recommendations to the church; sometimes, that the erring member be forgiven, sometimes that "we withdraw fellowship from him," By IB90 the moderators were seldom calling for excuses and in IB96, when the subject came up for discussion, a motion was made, and carried, not to call for absences® In the next sentence the clerk wrote that the church voted "if a member should be absent for three times in succession and does not send an excuse, that charges stand preferred against him and he be notified and tried at next meeting®" The conservatives won the argument and the election, but lost their cause, for the clerk reported only a few more instances of church dis cipline for non-attendance. During the next several years the emphasis was on delinquency in stewardship of money, not time® The custom of callihg the roll at each conference, also gradually came to an end, though it is reported as an annual procedure for many years through the 1920's and early 1930's® DSViS CO.PubllC Ub- Pastoral Fields. ; :•( S From the time of its organization until 1919, the Mocksville church ^ shared the time of a pastor with one or more of the other Baptist churches lih I in Davie County which belohged to the South Yadkin Association. Eaton's J established in 1790, Fork Church in 1793, Jerusalem in IB6B, Farmington <5 C in IB7B and Cornatzor in July 1900 were churches with which Mocksville ^ ^ DAViE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY ^ formed fields® MOCKSVILLE, NC ^ In IB77 Elder S. F. Conrad was called as pastor of a field composed ca of Mocksville and Jerusalem, each church having preaching on two Sundays a at M month and paying the pastor at the rate of $500.00 per year® J H- CV ca \n Ui X cfi. X cJ 6 In Elder Conrad's annual report, given in December 1^77, he said he had been due, for the time served,-^325#00 and had received from Mocksville $^2.17, from Jerusalem $62,40 and for services rendered outside the field, in money and kind, $50,00 Often the $125,00 annually, promised for one Sunday a month preaching was paid very slowly, or not at all. It is no wonder that ministers had to teach school, farm or engage in some other business to make a living. Five "practical suggestions" Mr. Conrad made to his church at that conference, are just as pertinent in 1964, ^ Davie Co. Public litrary 1, That we endeavor to increase our contributions this coming year, 2, That we have a more general attendance upon our conference meetings 3., That more interest be taken in prayer meetings, 4o That, at our meetings for divine services, each member seek to to bring others with him, 5o That each member procure and circulate, as far as possible, religious tracts. The annual report included a statement on the association in which the information was given that a missionary, J, B. Boone, had been kept on the field at Salisbury and Statesville, Mr. Conrad might have added that the Mocksville church had, at its i last conference, appointed a standing committee to obtain money for u ^ "mission work at the following points, viz, Turrentine, Chaplain's Grove £ DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LiBRARt "9' (now Bixby) and Jericho," MOCKSVILLE, NC An interesting item of business reported in January I87B was this: 7 "The church left to the pastor the opening of the church for colored r" members," o- Mocksville continued to have preaching two Sundays a month until 1669 when the pastor was called at the beginning of a period of a severe S3 7 economic depression. Then, Mocksville, Eaton's Jerusalem and Farmington churches joined in c ailing a pastor for one Sunday monthf^^ocksville pledged $125.00 a year on the salary. It was several years before this church resumed the two Sundays a month schedule. In 1907 an attempt was made to get enough subscribers to "undertake three Sundays a month", but this effort failed and the church continued on a half time basis until 1919 when the first full time pastor was elected—the Rev, Lloyd M, Kolloway. p.r.o„.K. Davie Co. Public library The minutes give no information as to any previsions for a minister's home until April iSSl, when a committee was appointed to raise as much as it could to be applied on house rent for a new pastor. In May 1^79 the trustees had been authorized to enquire into the prospects of buying a lot and building a parsonage. Any report that the committee may have given v^as not recorded in the minutes. In March 1S62 a committee from Jerusalem was present at the conference and "were invited to take seats with us." As a result of that conference, it was decided to build a parsonage at Mocksville on the lot already owned by the Mocksville Church. A building committee was appointed, made up of the pastor and two members from each church. The house was built, however, the minister was still living in a rented house in December ^ IS63, when Mrs. M. D. Brown was married in the parsonage and remembers u. w the house as being located on Salisbury Street between Gaither and Depot 7 streets. qAVIE CO. POBUC 5 ^^/,OCKSVlLUE. NC Building Programs. V SJ o 1- The next building program was undertaken in 1^93- At a June con ference the members took under consideration the "propriety of repairing y o. ^ or rebuilding the church." I % u 55 X ■cJ * ^ The commit'tee appointed to study the proposition presented a remodeling plan at a probable cost of $1,000•00, The plan was adopted and the committee "empowered to move forward in the matter«" It moved forward to the extent of ordering the brick and had part of the lumber on the ground, but were in need of funds to pay for it» By September, with $10.00 in ekak on hand, and a debt of $32.50 for materials, it was decided not to build "owing to the stringency in money matters." The lumber and brick were packed and covered for the time being. By April 1^95 it became evident that no building would be done and the chairman of the building committee was instructed to turn over all money and materials on hand to be disposed of and the committee was discharged. Davie Co. Public library In 1905 a new pastor was called, and once again, for a salary of $300.00 per year. Jerusalem church was paid $175*00 for its interest in the parsonage, and this house built in ISS3 or *^4, was sold to Dr. A. Z. Taylor for $925oOOo A corner lot on the east side of the street was bought from Mrs. Julia Gowans Lowrance for $^25*00 and the church was moved to this new location. A new parsonage was erected on the old church site. At a morning Service in June 1906, quoting from the minutes; "the pastor raised one thousand dollars by subscription to finish the Baptist Parsonage." V- This was the pastor's home until 1962 when it was sold and a more 2 modern house, located at 539 Wilkesboro St. bought. OAVIE CO. PUBLIC MOCKSVILLE, NO Until 1916 the church members continued to wonder whether or not they u. Ui -> Kf) V could afford to build. Oni( one non-preaching Sunday, a group sitting ^ around the stove after Sunday School, talking over church matters, was o challenged by a lady present, to start building and she would give the£ p first $100.00. O- ^ A new pastor, called in 1916, found the people ready and on April 12, 1917, a building committee was appointed, also five soliciting committees. o each composed of five members. A plan "made and used by the Georgia 3?ss 9 Baptists" was adopted. Children were interested, when asked to "bring one old brick" each and the parents helped in a more substantial way. The new brick church was completed and the dedication service held on Sunday morning September 1, 1916. The Rev. Walter N, Johnson, Secretary of the Baptist State Convention, preached the sermon and the pastor offersd the dedicatory prayer. "All the churches of the city suspended their own services on this auspicious and gladsome occasion," wrote the clerk in the minutes for that day. Davie Co. Public Library This chvirch building, with a circle of Sunday Sch(MiC!j®dili, dround the back part of the sanctuary, a baptistry, under the Jjulpit, a choir space along the wall between the pulpit and the front door, stained glass memorial windows, the bilding committee thought, would afford sufficient space for their generation, at least. Those same men saw more Sunday School rooms added by their children in 1930. The basement area of this addition was made into class rooms for the little folk in 1939® The church met in conference on June 1, 1941 and voted to accept from Mrs. Leonora Taylor Dodd (Mrs. W. H.) her offer of a lot at Ridgecreafe. The church on its part, agreed to build on the lot a "cottage" at a cost, not to exceed $600.00. A Building committee was appointed and authorized ^ to borrow $500.OOo On November 2, 1941 the church voted to name the a lL cottage at Ridgecrest the Leonora Dodd Cottage or "Dodd cottage." -» In June 1945 the trustees were instructed"to build to the north o o e p weotr quarter of the church the complement of the original plans, being about nine feet in width at each end and about 20 feet long and two stories high. The first floor for rooms as heretofore directed by the P church and the second floor for a Sunday School room. The recommendation ^ was approved by the church." In the quarterly financial report read at ^ the January 1946 conference, there was an item of $1390.62 designated ^ "building and repair". DAVIE CO. public LigiiiAftv , MOCKSVILLE, NC % rear of the sanctuary, were furnished for a pastor's study and for aci lii -7 r' fj y a. 10 The next building program was started in 1947 and ended in 1952 with the erection of a two story educational building which involved changes in the addition of 1945o Also, the sanctuary was re-decorated and carpetedo In 1957 the name of the church was changed to First Baptist Church of Mocksville and in the same year a more extensive building program was initiated with some proposed plans for future expansion. The three story educational building with a kitchen, assembly hall and class rooms on the first floor, beginner, nursery and primary department accomodations on the second floor and an unfinished third floor, was ready for occupancy Davie Co. Public Library In the meantime, the Mocksville church had started a missioli on' land donated by the Frost brothers and located Just off the Yadkinville road, $3000,00 in Khaxk cash and a total of 32 members from the home congregation, were contributed to the establishment of the mission church, which held its first services in a cinder block building in April I960, It was named Blaise and admitted to the South Yadkin Association which met in Mocksville in October I960, Since 1962 the First Baptist congregation has been actively working at improving the appearance and efficiency of its church plant. Two rooms on the second floor of the educational building, to the immediate business office, Mrs. Thomas J. Shore began work as half time secretary in October 1962, 2 With funds given in memory of Mrs, W, H, Dodd, by her family, the ^ Leonora Dodd Library was established in a room adjoining the office and was formerly dedicated in an appropriate service on May 6, 1962. Mrs, Roy Harris, a volunteer librarian, gives a great deal of time and work to making this department of the church work, a success^j at i davie CO. PUBLIC Lli'^lflY J r T mocksville, mo cJ ^ ' 11 The sanctuary was redecorated, air-conditioned and a new furnace installedo Several halls and class rooms were refinished, and one room made available as a G, A. assembly room, at considerable expense and labor« The wood work on outside of the church building was given a new coat of paint and parking lots and walks blacktopped and outside lights installed. The parking lot on Pine Street is part of the lot given the church by Mrs. Leonora Taylor Dodd in 1957o A dozen tables with the necessary equipment, were added for the dining area where very successful Fellowship dinners have been held monthly since Feb. 1963. These furnishings were made possible by contributions from interested persons. ^"^any people have given gladly of their talents, interests, time and money to these programs which have been carried on during 1962-1964<» However, they know full well, that the building program is not finished, nor will be so long as the church is reaching and serving people and meeting their needs. Davie Co. Public l ibrary Stewardship Plans. Mocl'iSV What, one may ask, was the financial plan under which the church operated before the budget system and cooperative program were adopted. Probably "the committee system" is a good name for the method used. Committees were appointed to take "subscriptions" (and collect them), ^ for pastor's salary, sexton's salary, church incidentials (such as cord j wood for the stove and kerosene oil for the lamps) and Missions. In ^ the beginning the mission causes for which separate committees were V o appointed, were associational, foreign, state mission and education. ^ Added later, at intervals, home missions, Thomasville orphanage, old 2 H O. - minister's relief, Sunday School missions and others as new "causes" ^ were adopted and sponsored. DAViE CO. PUBLIC URRAP"^' 5 MOCKSVILLS, NO ^ 5^ dJ 12 The financial reports were not regularily included in the minutes, but often enough to show what the church was doing in its stewardship programs• Gradually, more and more conference time was given to concern for the delinquents in contributions, reaching its maximum efforts in the years between 1^95 and 1903• Time after time, these non-contributors were urged to be present at meetings and give reasons for not subscribing to, or not paying pledges. IVIany were referred to the spiritual committee which was kept as busy by this kind of delinquent as it had been in former years by those who "walked unworthy", "lived inconsistent lives","drank to excess" were "unchristian", acted "in contempt of the church", joined churches of other faiths and order, or would not attend conference. Several instances were recorded in which letters of dismission were refused to individuals who had not paid their pledges (or made no con tribution) until they were "clear with the treasurer". In 1^97 the church voted that every subscription be paid to the end of the year before a letter of dismissions be granted. This action was not rescinded, but twenty years later a committee was appointed to con sider refusing letters to those in arears in contributions, but the kind ly chairman reported that his committee thought it unw2|Be to take anyiJavie Co. Public libraryaction at that time. MockSV?'' ^ Finally, there came a time, when delinquents were told to pay up or ^ their names would be removed from the church roll—probably neither £ DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY •7 happened. MQCLsSVILLE, NO ^ In 1904 an interim pastor, acting as moderator at most of the con- £ I ferences during the year, did not call for reports on the delinquents. v- ^ They were not forgotten, but nei1t?her were they the center of interest ^ at every conference ever again. They were notified and reminded through "Q letters and statements from the treasurer from time to time. The church r, ^ was busy about other affairs and gifts to all convention causes were ^ increasing somewhat. ^Cj 13 In September 1^91, at the beginning of an association year, the Moderator "proposed to divide the year, giving two months each to collect funds for the six difference objects and appointing a committee for eacho" This plan seemed to work very wello Further consolidation of effort was made in 1^99 when one many was appointed "collector and treasurer to look after and collect Mission Fundso" Thereafter, the treasurer of missions reported on those collectionso In 1917 the conference voted to place the church on the budget system and use of the duplex envelopes. How well that worked is not reported. In 1926 the deacons set a goal for the next year of $1^00.00 for current expenses and $1300.00 for missions® The total contributions that year were $4464.16, a high record, not reached again for several years. In 1927 the canvassing committee suggested a goal of $1700.00 for local and $1400.00 for the cooperative program® Davie Co. Public library In 1935 the budget system, as a part of the program, is mentioned, for the first time in the minutes. At the December conference the church adopted a budget calling for $3500.00 to be divided thus: Pastor $1650.00 per year and the remainder to go 65^ to Cooperative program and 35^ to incidental and local expenses® The budget for 193^ 3-s presented to the church in January, alloted the budget as follows: Pastor's salary $15iliOoOO® Of the collection remaining over and above his salary, 60^ was alloted to the Cooperative Program and 40^ kept locally to pay janitor and other | m ^ expenses. Should there be a remainder of the 40^ the church voted to g g ^ apply that to the Cooperative Program® At the April conference "it was ^ ^ o decided to postpone the consideration of a financial budget until the ^ ~ (O L f H- tA O next regular conference. The church voted that the "pastor should appoint three ladies to consider the budget as planned by the finance committee ^ and to recommend any changes they thought necessary to satisfy the Woman's vi Missionary Society". At the May conference, 193^) the W.M.B. president ^ reported that the ladies of the W.M.S would not oppose the financial plan for the year®" The budget was then adopted. CO 3 l- o. d a: rzJ 14 Sunday School. As noted earlier, the Sunday School was organized by W, R. Gwaltney. Running through out the minutes is an indication of the concern the church has always had for building a better school for Bible teaching. Sunday School conventions and union meetings were held among the churches of the association and a teacher training program was proposed by the lffomain*s Missionary Society of the church in 1911© Teachers were urged to attend "regularily, willingly and cheerfully" the Normal Course being planned. Dav/G Co. Public library When the Thomasville Orphanage was established, the Sunday Schools of the county took a vital and personal interest in helping provide for its financial support. Recorded in the minutes of the church at Jerusalem are frequent references to boxes of produce being sent. It was a deacon of that church who donated his wagon, team of horses and the harness to the orphanage, when the visiting Supt. watching the deacon*s son drive in from the fields at noon, said "We need that at the Orphanage." One project, sponsored by the churches from 1G91 to ^out ISDp was ./ the Sunday School OrphangelJ'through an agent, paid A. M. Nail and wife > $275.00 for 3 acres located on the west side of Huntsville road in Mocks- ville. An arbor was built near three springs and dinner tables set up among the nearby clump of trees. Church minutes give some names of members who donated lumber, "slabs", saw mill work, hauling and other uj . - DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LCLv J services. MOCKSVILLE, NO ^ Committees were appointed from each church to confer in making plans V Q for the picnic and all worked together to make the undertaking a success. > A letter written by a lady from Eaton's church to her cousin in 1^92. has been preserved. Concerning the picnic she wrote: "The Baptist Sunday School Orphanage picnic was July 29th. $525.00 were raised ^ No entrance fee was charged. All who wanted, went under the arbor, which 2 will seat about 2000, with large aisles for chairs. Twenty five cents was charged for dinner and I think all went in to eat." 15 t In 1906 the churches "concurred with the trustees of the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage in their decision in regard to moving the Baptist Orphanage picnic arbor to Thomasville." The arbor was moved and rebuilt on the Orphanage grounds. The 3 acres were sold, by the trustees to A. T. Grant Jr. in 1907o In 1914 the Mocksville church Sunday School contributed $100.00 to the support of a native worker in China. Davie Co. Public Ubrf'ry Other Organizations of the chuMQCj($l//l|.'^^ ' A Woman's Missionary Society was organized in the Mocksville Church, probably in the 1^90's. During these years a loyal member who lived in the Jericho neighborhood and was dismissed by letter in March 1900, was IVIrw. David Leach. When the missionary society was to meet, Mrs. Leach visited with her daughter in Mocksville and attended the meeting. The first reference in the church minutes to a W.M.S. is in the minutes of November 30, 1905 in which it was reported that "The Woman's Missionary Society/as contributed since December 1904 to Foreign Missions $4,75 and to Home Missions $15.25. The Sunbeams have contributed to Foreign and Home missions both, $10.00. Miss Leonora Taylor, Secretary W. Mo Society." A Daily Vacation Bible School is mentioned first in the minutes of t; June 1937 when "the pastor presented the idea of the school". He ex- ^ plained that, in order for the church to receive credit for having the Ij school, it must act as a sponsoring agent, and contribute toward the expenses. The church voted to contribute 25 or 30 dollars toward the « school and it was held from June 15 to 25, for three hours each day. E i 39 enrolled and there was an average attendance of 72, 34 making perfect ^ DAVIE CO. PUBLIC I 'BPARY p attendance. MOCKSVILLE, NO In 1942 the church elected an Educational Director (Mrs. J. H. Fulgum) at a salary of $300.00 per year and that was later cut to $200.00. €3. j Wj il/ X- v_; si cJ ) v a. <S. <P > 9 16 A service which was started in September 1963> is a leaflet entitled THE NEWS LETTER, prepared by Lester Martin, who was appointed editor, and is mimeographed and mailed by the church office to each member at about the middle of the month. Deacons In former years, the board of deacons was made up of men ordained by this church and any new members who had been previously ordained in some other Baptist Chiirch. The Mocksville church ordained only two deacons at a time, but the number on the board necessarily varied with the gains and losses in membership. The first record of the ordaination of three men at one service is reported in the minutes of 1936© DdViO CO. PlibHc Llbrsry On July 7, 1946 the chairman of the deacons presented at- conference the following recommendation: "That the church constitution which reads, deacons shall be elected during good behavior, to be changed to read, deacons shall be elected to serve on a rotating scale for three years. At the end of the three years, the deacon shall be ineligible for re election until the elapse of one yesr," "Be it further moved that the present group of nine deacons shall serve their terms as follows,,," Three men were recommended as life deacons, three to rotate off Oct, 1, 1947, three on Oct, 1, 194^ and a three to be elected each year© ^ In 1962 the number of deacons was changed to 12; in accordance with -t 7 the provisions in the constitution, on the basis of enrollment, and the ^ number rotating off each year was changed to 4o As the minutes of monthly conferences are read and studied, it be comes apparent that each pastor came, hoping to lead the congregation into fields of greater usefulness, into better understandings and a ^ greater desire to serve© Dav\e co pi /p, M mocksville, J -y V 17 A hundred years of history has been written, not so much on the pages of a book, as in the lives and hearts of people, "Whatever hath been written shall remain. Nor be erased nor written o'er again. The unwritten only still belongs to thee. Take heed and ponder well what that shall be." Miss Flossie Martin 1964 Davie Co. Public Library IWocksyi'!'. davie CO, PUBLIC LIBRARY mqcksville, nc o Y' o. VC- o ci d »- w V5 1^ Ministers licensed and ordained by the Mocksville Baptist Church. Lonnie igfljay Call licensed July 25, 1912. Ordained in 1915 Floyd Fry ordained December 1913o Millard F. Booe ordained May 5, 191^o Alvis Cheshire ordained Oct. 22, 1944« Archie V. Jones ordained July 11, 1955© John William Angell licensed January 1,. 1939. Marvin Rouse licensed Dec. 11, 1927® ■■y . Q^ i--1 i j W\ o OAViE- CO. „OCKSVILLE. NC ,BKAR'< 1 W uy r" Cm Si O U) i: o Ci ^ / CT^ ^ b .A 19 Pastors of Mocksville Baptist Chiirch. Elder Moses Baldwin I664 — IB67 Elder W. R. Gwaltney lB72 - IB76 Elder S. F. Conrad 1^77 - l^SO Elder Drury A* Woodson iBBl - IBB3 Elder J. M. C, Luke 1^^3 - lS^5 Rev. C. E. Cower lSB5 - ISB8 Rev. C. S. Cashwell 1^69 - 1^93 Dr. J. N. Stallinga 1^94 - 1^97 Rev. S. D. Swaim IB96 - 1904 Dr. R. D. Haymore (Interim pastor) 1904 - 1904 Rev. C. S. Cashwell 1905 - 1910 Rev. Walter E. Wilson 1910 - 1914 Rev. D. ¥. Littleton (Interim) 1915 - 19l6 Rev. W. H. Dodd 19l6 - 1919 Rev. Lloyd M. Holloway 1919 - 1921 Rev. W. B. Waff 1922, - 1931 Rev. T. G. Proctor 1932 - 1934 Rev. J. H. Fulgum 1934 - 1941 S Rev. E. W. Turner 1942 - 1945 Rev. J. P. Davis 1945 - 19^1 iti ± Dr. John William Angell (Interim) 1961 - 1962 few Fred D. Barnes. 1962. K ■V O o ) )- cn DAViE CO. PUBLIC LIBC^Ry MOCKSViLlE, HC OaM\e Co C cQ \n ui X u X VU A Brief History of First Baptist Church Mocksville, North Carolina, 1989 Pages 68 - 70 K gL li- mJ it U 0 c ) Ir- VO P £ CO 1 Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina d- ^ (ol A BRIEF HISTORY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA In this year of 1989 we are celebrating the 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Mocksville. It was in a church conference on September 22,1849, that Eaton Baptist Church authorized its pastor to open the church doors in the town of Mocksville for the reception of members. There is no record of any member having been received or any other efforts to establish a Baptist Church in Mocksville until nearly flfteen years Records indicate that in February, 1864, Fork Baptist Church granted letters of dis mission to five members to join in organizing a Baptist Church in Mocksville. In 1864 Reverend Moses Baldwin was called as the first pastor. Worship services were held once a month, and nine members were added to the membership during his pastorate. He remained as pastor of the church until the First Sunday in September, 1867. The small congregation was encouraged to build a sanctuary, and in 1873 a one-acre lot on the west side of Huntsville Road (North Main Street) was bought, and a smaU one- room building was erected. The building was ready for occupancy in 1875. The church began to grow and in 1916 the members were exploring the possibility of a larger bund ing. Construction was started, and the building was dedicated on Sunday, September 1 1918. ' Reverend Lloyd M. Holloway was called as the first full-time pastor of the church on August 20,1919. The church eventually adopted an oganized budget, and contributions to all church-related causes increased. The missionary organizations grew and became more active as well as other church programs. The phurch experienced a new period of growth beginning in 1930. In each pastorate new programs were adopted and goals for attainment were constantly met. Additions were made to the 1918 structure for educational use under the leadership of Reverend Waff and Reverend Fulghum in 1930 and 1939. The Cooperative Program was included in the budget for the first time in 1937. The church held its first Vacation Bible School in that same year. . , j j j xu t Under the leadership of Reverend J. P. Davis two educational units were added, the sanctaury Was redecorated and carpeted, and the name changed from Mocksville Baptist Church to First Baptist Church. During his pastorate a mission was established in 1960 which is now known as Blaise Baptist Church. , . , , t. l j 4. Reverend Fred Barnes became pastor in 1962. Under his leadership the church budget more than doubled; the present sanctuary was completed in 1967; and an additional staff ^ member was added with responsibilities in music. The church has had a number of peo-^ pje serving in that capacity on a full-time basis since that time. Lewis Phillips serves ^ in that capacity at the present time. 4..1 moo tt j Reverend Charles E. Bullock was called as Pastor in 1968 and served until 1983. Under his leadership new programs were established and a greater sense of fellowship devel- oped. A new parsonage was completed in 1972. Church indebtedness was liquidated, and T a new activity bus was purchased. , v . «4. ^ Reverend W. Paul Riggs became pastor in 1984. Plans for a new lodge at Ridgecrest y Baptist Assembly were already underway. The lodge was completed and dedicated in 1985^ Many people have given of themselves and their financial resources as First Ba^ist Church of Mocksville has moved forward. In a sense, the work has only begun. The ^ church comes to this point in her pilgrimage with a vision for the future. It is our Prayer ^ that we will grow in usefulness and influence and "as a city set on a hill, let its light ^ so shine ..." ^ QAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY mocksville, no j 1 i 1 <j c v> ] ] ] 3 i 3 3 <o X o cs! DEDICATED IN HONOR of MISS FLOSSIE MARTIN It is fitting that in this 125th year of First Baptist Church we dedicate this directory in honor of Miss Flossie Martin. As we cel ebrate the 125th year of First Baptist Church, Miss Flossie Martin celebrates the beginning of her 100th year. Flossie Martin was born August 21, 1890 to Wilson Columbus and Frances Cornelia Eaton Martin. Her father, a physician, moved his family into Mocksville from the community of Cana when Miss Martin was small. Miss Martin graduated from Salem College, Winston-Salem, N.C. In 1921 she earned a B.S. Degree from Columbia University in New York. In 1944 she received the Master of Science Degree in Education from the University of North Carolina. She taught at R.J. Rejmolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C. until 1947 when she returned to Mocksville and taught science in the high school here. "Miss Flossie" has made a tremendous contribution to the Davie County Library with her collection of local history and genealogy material. Miss Martin has been actively involved in First Baptist Church. At the present time her health prevents her from attending. She served as Church Clerk from 1951 to 1971. She served as assistant clerk from 1971 to 1974. Her love and interest in her church con tinue to the present time. She is well known for her keen intellect and outstanding wit. DAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBliAia MOCKSVILLE, NC 4^ Thumbnail History by Doris Frye Pages 72-73 K \r> iZ _» J 7 \r> V u o H tn K O- £ k Davie County Public Library ioJ Mocksviile, North Carolina X 1 i In conference September 22, 18^9, Eaton's Baptist Church authorized its pastor to open church doors in the Town of Mocksville. There were no other efforts to establish a Baptist church in Mocksville until nearly 15 years later. Fork Baptist Church in l861f, granted letters of dismissal to give members to help organize a church in Mocksville. These and five others formed the first church, holding monthly meetings with the pastor until I867. Four years without a pastor went by, and the new pastor then held monthly worship services, weekly prayer services, and organized a Sunday School in the Court House. 1873 saw the erection of a one-room structure on a lot bought for $50 on the west side of Hunts- ville Road (North Main Street), lit by kerosene brackets and heated by wood-burning stoves. A horsehair sofa and a table were donated for a pulpit and a reed organ was purchased. In 1875 a constitu tion was drafted. The first business following roll call was to ask for excuses from absentees from the previous service. This was discontinued in I896. Committees col 1ected money- for home, assoclational, state and foreign missions, the pastor's salary, sex ton's falary and church repairs. In I88I the pastor's salary was $500 per year for two monthly services. A parsonage on Sal isbury Street was used until one was built adjacent to the church. Five members left to organize a church at Cornatzer. The present site of the church was purchased. There not being enough money to build a new church, the old frame church was moved across the street, and a new parsonage built on the original site. Nine members left in 1913 to organize a church at Turrentine. 4" <J 0 Davie CouRty Public Library i Mocksville, NC V- t- o. <C <o I UJ X u ad A new brick church was buMt In 1318, and the first full-time pastor called in 19ig. The Cooperative Program was included in the 1937 budget, with the first Vacation Bible School held, many new church programs initiated, and in the same year a cottage at Riddecrest was built. The church name was changed from. Hocksvi11e Baptist Church to First Baptist Church during the pastorate of J. P. Davis. Blaise mission church was estab.-^ lished in I360. The Leonora Dodd Library was added in 1362, radio broadcasts Began, and a church secre tary was employed. After completion of the third floor of the education building, the current sanctuary was built and dedicated in 136?, a minister of music added to the staff, and the budget year was changed from October to the calendar year. A religious census was taken and the lot behind the Bowman house was purchased. The present parsonage lyas built in 1372. The church bus was purchased in 1975, the Farspnage indebtedness paid off, and a pictorial directory was published. A pipe organ was installed in the sanctuary in 1978, and a building fund was set up for a new cottage at Ridgecrest in 1982. In I986 the new cottage was dedicated and replaced the old cottage. 1991 the church purchased the Bowman property beside the church and a grand piano was placed in the sanctuary. New hymna.ls, were purchased in 1993. In $eptemb,er of that year, the present pastor^ Larry Hovis, began his ministry with 6OO church members and a budget of $223,0.00.. i- a ■"'^Dons. Frye y XT' o o I— V-> Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NO 73 Bessent and Parker Tanyard Day Book Pages 75-85 Davie County Public Libraty Mocksville, North Carolina 1H 4A Hi <3^ vo u> -i.- o Csi CHURCHES - Baptist, Mocksville, First Bessent & Parker's Tanvard Day Book. l86l-1Sfi7 In back of book Parker recorded some Baptist Church business. "1873-74 ^ ^ Lumber for Baptist Churchuane 16 Dr as per Bill 35.54 July 21 Dr as per Bill 16,93 July 25 Dr as per Bill 21,47 Aug, 20 Dr as per Bill 20,21 lCas,110 Dr as per Bill 6,10 " 21 Dr as per Bill 37.25 June 18 Dr as per Bill 3,22 Cr by 3 Logs $2,45 n 140,52 2nd Pa^e Dr to Brown & Bro, Far Sawing far the church To Sheeting ^ 20OO 12.00 " Scantling in Body 2000 12,00 Slepers & Joice 1300 yiso Winder frames 260 1,56 Garner Bards 90 [54 Scamtling Bilding 320 1,92 inch Plank 320 li92 Flaring 1250 7,50 (the above sawed at 60 cent per Hundred) Fence Plank 3000 18.00 68.24 Dr Brown & Bro for their lumber Lumber for girders 1072 16.08 " Rafters 84O 12,60 " Winder Frames I40 2,10 30,78 P®®® Book. This memo.dated May 1874. "Work done on Church by W, B, Boggnr Days o May 9th 1874^ MO/n.nA\;ir~ H Cash Paid L,B. Bogar 2,00 ;A.uu fe 3.00 * '• uuir I5.00 '-'Ca-SKu ^ fe- 2,00 .502 .50 On a loose sheet of /paper between pages of Day Book is a memo concerning "August meeting 1875 ? object of 15Charitv nnnA n Mocksvitls, N. L 'io ^ "a c< . 9Lr; '. j/>= • / ^ A -\ 'i 1^. f It » t • !"' !■■• 1.i .' • 7: , u. t v> >-c: «r>li- o~w<S.-» cC> I ■> v>v> •u);ii VJ.o «o £5 3^a: <:) '. ^ ^ ^ • , '^CXA. ^ - Qdo^ A-..^ eX-vv^.^v./;v<^^Cw^ (£7^- '-c/iATinA , 3pMy^-^ ^cJe^j '^ ^XXvt ,. . (PyXd4l^" I'J-D Ctff-u*^ ■ I . t;A-v~ 'S/cuJiJ J2 ■^f 25^ ^5" ■4 il ;3 .3 / 7^0 7^1 ^■^a/Ci dd"/So ^A ' ^oy\^ci(Afad ^h* ^AldL s^CiA-^/YYi Ci/f(ti^^ 1/ ^; : ; „. >s 4~r^ 67r m 61 £hr S^\ 4 4^ 5? /S^ a Hj o K5 r) Ci •& ss r n ? j» tr -*■ V|? f»> ■?f <r^ .Vl \ ' j ##t## r * o C) t- ~0 D u First Baptist Church, Mocksvllle, N. C E. L. Parker notes "May l6th I87A Received this day of Mr. E. L. Parker five dollars for work done on Church Albert G. Jenkins" "May 1874 Work done on church by W. B. Bogar Days work //////// May 9th 1874 Cash Paid W. B. Bogar 39 we $2.00 5.00 Cash Paid 3.00 May 23 1874 Cash Paid 2.00 Cash Paid .50 May 30 " ".50 May 30 Order to Martin 6 Henty 3.00 June 2 Cash 2.00 " 6 Cash 4.00 " " Order M S H 2.00 $2<i.00 u;Work G ra Done on church by the undernamed ^ May 25th Cash Paid graves $ 8.00 For work on church Paid to Jacob Boger, Cash .50 June 10th Cash Paid 1.00 Paid to negrows Help get the Sills on .50 >- or S o ves Days work done ////// o~T La —' - ,1 0.1 Zj June 6th Paid graves 2.50 ^ > - • ^ ^ Days Work Don McDanlel/7/// o o " Paid McDaniel La ^ Paid A. Busel for Holing Bills .50 > Q 1 1 Ij^emo of Church Conference continued August meeting 1875 this the 9^ Agst articat first Call for the objsck of Charty nine Moved that a comity of five be apoinded to to Rase flunds to to pay of our debt on the chur 6 bild a Batsy In Mocksvill Canty W. B. Clint R. F. lane R. G. James Mrs. B. T. Rich Mrs. Davis Comity to Bild a Baptestry W. A. Clement N. B. Martin John Davis Delecats to the Associaon W. B. Clement E. L. Parker John Davis John Saine ^Omity of 5 to Rase fund for Completing the Church Clement Canei: ?: R. G. James Mrs. B. T. Rich < >- or ^ H. B. Martin ^ R. G. James g; 9 OMrs. J. K. Saine (2 names crossed out) I. W. Hunger Gave mony $1000 lu tij d (a listing of names) 5- S) \tl. B. Clement o S Mrs. Clement ^ § W. A. Clement ~ Thomas Jintal g L. E. James Robert Harward Ol -y v> , , Church Meeting ^ The Sater before the 3rd Sabeth in Each month £ \ Comity 3 to Change the Seats W. B. Clemant ^ R. G. James E. L. Parker ^ Report no Change •) % ' o d d % jU Memo of Church Conference continued (a listing of names - no title of what they were for;;) W. P. Clement & Wife 20 H 10 D. P. Peters (?) 10 R. G. JamesG w 20 John Davis 10 John Sa i ne 10 W. M. Davis 10 Mrs. B. T. Rich 10 E. L. Parker 10 $7120" Qi 29 o -j z: 9 ixT -j _i CD —I ? >0- CO is: oo U > § t- From the ledger of Bessent and Parker (E. L. Parker): h- o 1 ^ -s-'.-y 111 * -""i ly * I' iN I.' ■■;•:» ..li- ■..ifc I'll t.-U-iJl 1872 The Church apointed as a bildlng Cammlty E. L. Parker P. R. Martin R. P. Cain A. M. Boo the Bilding Calranity Took But Little in trust in Biiding Said Church Except E. L. Parker. I Carried the Billding on till It was Raised Covard & Weatherboded. this was in the Fall 187^ In the Spring 187^ Bro W. R. Gwatney thought He cood manage the completting of the Church Better & He Superintended the Balance of the Biding & the Later Part of the Funds Mocksvi1le Febury 1872 Wev. W. R. Gwaltney Came to Mocksvilie As paster of the Mocksvilie Baptist Church Commence Preaching in the Cort House with good congrat ions In April 5th 1872 the Church Resolve to Blld a Church in the Town of Mocks vi 1 le The Plan fell on was to Take up Subscriptions in Mocksvilie 6 other Churches In the Bound of the Yadkin Association. >- or S O o , CD Z"j o o til ^ > g And from any Person that wood gave to that purpas 6 Send sirculars to all Ministers in the State for money to Help Bild Same Few taken up collection 6 sent To Us for Biding Purposers Bro Dotson the Largist ammount from Tennessee $9.90 Fell on the plan to prepard Dinners and Supars at cort times to Rais money for Bilding Purposses Apointid E. L Parker P. R. Martin Mrs. M. W. Marting Mrs B. T. Rich Mrs. Mary Martin & M. E. Parker as a commis to Prepare the Dinners and Supers & Receive the funds At April Cort 1872 April 5 Reeved During Cort Week $92.00 Purchist a Lot to Bild on of W. J. Janes at $50.00 Received at Oct Cort By Dinners 6 Supers During cort $50.30. E. L. Parker Superintended the Cleaning off of the Lot 6 Bote Timber of Mrs Briant Hadit it Sawed & Huede S Hawld on the Lot for Biding the Church & Paid for Labor with the funds that came in His Hands & Some out of his own money Which Has not Ben Paid Back The Church apoinded a Bilding Canmity E. L. Parker P. R. Martin R. F. Caine A. M. Booe the Bilding Cammity took But Little in trust in the Bilding Except E. P. Parker I Carried the Bilding on untill it was Raised 6 Covard $ Wetherborded this was in the fall 187^ ■ Sv 1/) gl "tu -7 to O o £ k vo r <St. c2 ] to tu £ kJ ci c» page 2 From Bessent and Parker Ledger (E. L, Parker); In the Spring 1875 Bro W. R. Gwaltney thought He cood manage the completing of the Church S He Supertlndd the completing of bllding 6 the Latter Parte of the Funds The First Sermant preach In the Church was by Rev W. R. Gwaltney on 3 Sabbath In June 1075 The Church was frame 6 Raised by A. G(J7) Jenkins of VIrglnney Worke at $1.50 per day & Boarde him sef The bloar £ over Hed Sealing done by Jones £ other Hands with Him The Plastering do by Pettyfoot of Mocksvllle The Painting by Merond a Coard man The Ssah was a Present From Allen £ Co of Raligh N.C. >- or e o 8 m Zj > Q. w y > § *31 •y \n vi O o From Bessent and Parker Ledger (E. L. Parker): MocksvMI Baptist Church I Rev W. R. Gwaltney Came to MockSvlll In Feb 1872 & Took charg of the Church as Paster Preaching In the Cort House with a good congration Joined the Church By Leter 6 His wife aso Preaching one a month the 3 Sabbath Prar meeting Every Thursday nite organising a Sabath Schoole Ever gree for 3 years & 6 monts In the Cort Huse at a Salary of $ For the first year with a membership of 12 Members 1 joined by leter Contlnude as Paster for the yeare 1873 Preach RIguularer threw the yeare with Regular Prare Meting & Sabath Schoole 1 joind y Espearance at a Salery of $ DIsmlst 1 by Leter Continuade as Paster for the yeare I87A Preaching Regarler threw the year with Prayar meeting & Sabath Schoole In the Cort House. October meeting ^ joined by Esparance & Babtism 3 By Letter ^ s November Meeting 187^ 1 joined by Espearance & Babtism mo Salery for the yeare $ ^ j OQ =:i Rev W. R. Gwaltney cl m 6 ^ Continuade Preaching gor the year 1875 In the Cort House for Parte of the o ^ yeare Prechtde his first Sermant In the new Church 3 Sabath In June 1875 m Meeting In July Rev F. M. Jordan came & assisted Br Gwaltney In a Meeting & ^ continuade for 20 Days with a groing Intrust & a myty out Poring of the Holy ^ Sperrit 7 Joined By Espearance & Baptism 3 by Letter August Meeting 2 by Esparance & Baptism Oct Meeting 2 Joined by Esparance & Baptism November Meeting 1 Joined by Espearance 6 Baptism . ¤ >Xi X % <5 E. L. Parker Notes Original Papers were in the Ledger of Bessent Parker (E.L.) I872 Feb. 27 March 11 II 22 April 6 May 23 June 10 " 18 II II II II II II Nov. 1k II II July 9 II M 25 Aug. 20 Oct. A Dec. 18-19 II M ]3 March 20 E. L. Parker Or To Brown 6 Bro To Error in Settlement To Molasas Pu11ey 1 bf Buter I yard RIbin for neel nales Sugar Eggs Crem Tarter Cr by order T. II II Brown $6.75 " 92 ft Flarring 15 ft. Scantling Lumber Plained 35 ft. Raling Dresing & Hailing Lumber m ft/ tumr/ To Cr by order $2.00 Goods Cr by Cash A.50 Cr Cash .80 To 7 Bredle Bils*.13.05 $5.00 .A5 .75 .20 .AO .2A 1.00 .20 .05 .61 .19 5.19 .A8 10.AO 2.90/ 6.18 $ 8.29 To A3.75 52. OA >- DC S O o ux CQ Zj > Q- CO . isT O ^ o O > § II May 16th Baptist Church Dr $ Cts. to E. L. Parker To Barding David Graves 28 Days at 25 pr day 7.00 f— ci di 10 o o i" uv • ca. cSl > art U) r o d X cJ Dr Far Barding F. Bogar 11 Days at 25 pr Day Cash Paid for Toting up Shingalls on Church Far SplIting wood Far Hailing Plank Cash Paid J. Allen Broson for Lime Dr to E. L. Parker 3 day Serves In geting Timber, the Hude S clean in off lot Paid Cafoose for 2 Load Wood To Drye Plank 2.75 .75 .75 .25 7.05 A.50 2.00 A.50 3.00 3.00 To Jervis Hailing Saw Logs 3 days 39 Days Do Making up Lime Marter " Go Do up to Plaster " Doing Sawing & fiting Seats down 3.00 Puting in Posts Cuting 6 Chang Pulpit 1.50 ^3 18.55 $ 23.50 E. L. Parker Notes (Cont'd.) DR Far Puting In & Drying 2 Kills Plank 6.00 6.00 WToT To 500 Slats at 30c pr HundredCash paid h. Call for Making Winder Frames 1.50 10.00 s Vfs Mi 1? \n •Si k F- 1— i«a. <D vr> u) X Cify "l-ICSJ ("K c.'i First Baptist C^iurch M 1873 & 74.. Or to Brown & Bra. For sawing & lumber Juno 16 Dr as per July 21 Dr " " •' .25 Dr Aug 20 Dr May 11 Dr. 21 Dr June 18 Dr li lt # It Cr By 3 Logs ocksville, Nortii Cgrolina S»L.> Barker Notes» for Baptist C):)yrch Bill ' 35...34 B^il 16.93 Bill 21..47 Bill 20^21 Bill 6.10 Bill 37.^25 Bill 3.22 $2.46 140 ,,52 w Oi •7 ■V O o i- to . ^ sc. cH Dr To Brown & Bro For Sawing for the Church To Sheeting 2000 12.00 IT-Scantling in Body 2000 12.00 It Slepers & Joice 1300 7.80 II Winder frames 260 1.56 II Carnes Bards 90 54 It Scantling not in Bilding 320 1.92 11 inch Plank 320 1.92 If Flloring 1250 7.50 The above sawed at 60 cent per hundred Fence Plank 3000 45.24 18.00 99 O -1 z: ui 63.24 m ZD Q_ d o >< a > to o o Dr Brown & Bro Lumber for girders " Rgfters " Winder frames 1072 840 140 16.08 12.60 2.10 30^78 KTi iU X o rjL X %5 History of Solomon Davis Swaim Pages 87 - 93 u) _» y to 3 0 <o £: 1 K ) Mocksville, North Carolina u/ ' t Gi. a t) Davie County Public Library ? £ i w i e W J . 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' Me m b e r s ' ' "A n ac t i v i s me m b e r of a" W o m a n ' ' s " ' Mi s s i o n a r y So c i e t y is a pe r s o n wh o , gi v e s to fo is f e i o h s •' ;' a t t ® n d s " a" ^ mi n i m u m of /s i X ^ ' re g u l a r mi s ' s i o n a b y ; me e t i n g s of th e so c i e t y "( ' b ' r 'b f ' ;; th e ci r c l e ' in ' t h e ' - c a s e of ' B u s i n e s s Wo m e n ' s Ci l c l e " me m b e r s ) ; an d se r v e s in so m e ; ca p a c i t y ' '' i i V ' 't h f e ' ' ' wo r k bf " th e so c i e t y . " " • ' 19 5 7 Bo o k Ac t i v e . Mr s . J. T. An g e l l . Mr s ^ Ge o . Br y a n . Mr s . Al p h a Bo o e . . . Mr s . P. M. Ca r t e r Mr s . T. J. Ca u d e l l Mr s . W. H. Ch e s h i r e Mr s , H. Fu l g h u m ■ I. l r s . S. B. Ha l l Mr s , J. 'P . Ha w k i n s Ac t i v e Me m b e r s , Co n t ' d . Mr s . C. R» Ho r n Mr s , J. p. Ja r r a t t Mi s s Mo l l i e . Jo n e s , ' Mr s . J. P. Le G r a n d e Mr s . p. H. Ma s o n Mr s , Sa m St o n e s t r e e t ; ^ Mr s , Ha r l e y So f l e y Mr s . Pr e d Tr i v e t t e , , • Mr s . -J . W. Wa l l Bu s i n e s s Wo m e n ' s Ci r c l e " , Mi s s Ru t h An g e l l • Mi s s Ad d i e Ma e Ca u d e l l ■ - - ■ Mi s s Lu c i l e Ca u d e l l Mi s s Pa u l i n e Ca m p b e l l • • Mi s s Pr e i d a Fa r t h i n g ' Mr s . Bl a n c h e Ho n e y c u t t - ■ Mi s s El i z a b e t h Fa y l q r . • • .. 4 / Mi s s Lo u i s e St r . o u d , Hi s s Ha z e l Tu r n e r -T \ 6 C . K S ' ) l l . L t . Fi R S T Mr s , Mi s s Mr s , . Mr s i Mr si Mr s . Ut s I Mr s i Mr s , Mr s . Mr s . Mr s , Mr s . Mr s . Mr s . In a c t i v e Me m b e r s •J . ,T « Ba i t y ' Ha z e l Ba i t y R* L* -B o o e , A; Pi Ca m p b e l l •H u b e r t Ca r t e r " • "W . ,M i Cr o t t s - n !; J; W, . Da v i s ¥. H. Do ' d d •, E, G, He n d r i c k s .J < M. 'H o r n . " " S. A. Ha r d i n g , J, L. Ki r k . n L. P. Ma r t j i n . .. " D . L. Pa r d U e ' ' E. W' . Tu r n e r i n , Co m m i t t e e s Th e Ex e c u t i v e Co m m i t t e e - is ' n co m p o s e d of al l th e ge n e r a l of i ' fi c e r s i ch a i r m e n of th e ci r c l e s , ch a i r m e n of th e st a n d i n g co m m i t t e e s an d co u n s e l o r s of th e Yo u n g Pe o p l e s ' or g a n i z a t i o n s . .. St a n d i n g .C o m m i t t e e s En l i 's t m e n t -M r s. . Ca h d e 11 , Ch m . . . . - Md s d a m e s Pa j : * d u ' e , ' i . Ca m p b e l l " " - .• Pr o g r a m - M r s , B. a i t y , Gh m i Mr s , Ja r r a t t , Mi s s L. 'C ' a u d e l l ' Yo u n g - Pe o p l e . ' s- M r s .i L e G r a n d e , ch m . M- e s d a m e s Tr i v e t t e , Wa l l ' Li t e r a t u r e - M r s , . Ha l l j Ch m . • . Mi s s L. St r o u d . M r s i P i M , C a r t e r St e w a r d s h i p - M r s . Ha w k i n s ^ Ch m ; Mr s . M . H o r n , Ui s s F. C a m p b e l l Pe r s o n a l Se r v i c e - M r s .A n g e l l ' l Ch m i Mi s s M. C a u d e l l , .. - C r o t t s Mi s s i o n St u d y - M r s . P u l g h u m , Ch m , ' , Mr s . H a - w k i - n S j Mi s s - H . " Tu r n e r ' Li b r a r y - M i s s ^N a y l o r , Ch m . '• Mi s s . v p a r t h i n g , Mr s , Ba i t y " " So c i a l - M r s .M a r t i n , ; Ch m i . . Mr s i Br y a n j .M i s s ' . H . , Ba i t y ^ Pu b l i c i t y ^ M r s - ; - v - C - , , - . R i Ho r n j . C h m r - I^ S i Ha r d i n g , M i ' S s - . X V ' .C a u d e l l ' . % Mi s s i o n a r y Pr o g r a m Ca l e n d a r 'h e m e fo r th e Ye a r - " In Hi s Na m e "a m o n g .1 1 Na t i o n s "b e g i n n i n g at Je r u s a l e m . " • Ta n . T h e An g l o - S a x o n ; M e s d a i n e s Ja r r a t t , ' " Ce m p b e l l , Le G r a n d e , - C. R. Ho r n ^e b . T h e Je w , ; Me s d a m e s Pa r d u e , • - Ca u d e l l , Ma s o n , Pu l g h u m •j a r . T h e Sp a n i s h an d Po r t u g u e s e : ' Me s d a m e s nn He n d r i c k s - . H a w k i n s ,A n g e l l , S t o n e s t r e e t ji P r . T h e Fr e n c h ; Me s d a m e s Do d d j A i B o o e , . •• Cr o t t s , Sh o c k l e y Ma y - T h e Sl a v ; Me s d a m e s Tr i v e t t e , • • • - , Ki r k , Ha l l , H. Ca r t e r " ' •; Ju n e - T h e It a l i a n ; Me s d a m e s Br y a n t •T u r n e r , Ja r r a t t , M. Ho r n Ju l y - T h e Ne g r o . ; Me s d a m e s " Ca u d e l l , C. R . H o r n , Pa r d u e , Hi Ba i t y Au g . T h e In d i a n s Me s d a m e s Ki r k , " Ma s o n , Le G r a n d e , St o n e s t r e e t - Se p t . T h e Ja p a n e s e ; Me s d a m e s Ma r t i n . , - R. L . B ' o o e , He n d r i c k s , Ba ' i t y Oc t . T h e ' Ch i n e s ? ; - Me s d a m e s ■' C a m p b e l l , Do d d , Br y a n - , -F . . M. Ca r t e r - No v . T h e Sy r i a n s , , an d Ar m e n i a n s - . . • . Me s d a m e s Ha r d i n g , A n g e l l , ^ H. -H o r n De c iG d o d ' .T i d i n g s r . ;T 6 Al l "P e o p l e : - Me s d a m e s Ha l l , Ca r t e r ,H a " v \ r k i n s ,- , C r o t t s Sp e c i a l We e k s o^ 'P ' r a y e r " . ■■ ■ " ■ Ho m e Mi s s i o n s - M a r c h 1- 5 ih c i u s i v e ■ Bu s i n e s s Wo m e n ' s Gi r d l e - " . St a t e Mi s s i o n s - l s t ■w e e k - .o f ' ' S e p t e m b e r Mr s . Ha w k i n s , •- ' G h i h , •- • • • . Me s d a m e s Pu l g h u m , Ha r d i n g , A. Bo o e Fo r e i g n Mi s s i o n s - N o v . 29 - D e c . 3 , i n c l . Mr s , Do d d , Oh m , Me s d a m e s Tu r n e r , Tr i v e t t e , Ma r t i n Mi s s i o n St u d y Sp r i n g - H o m e Mi s s i o n Bo o k , "F o l l o w Me . " "P e r s o n a l Se r v i c e Gu i d e " "I n Ro y a l Se r v i c e " Su m m e r - S c h o o l of Mi s s i o n s Pa l l - Fo r e i g n Mi s s i o n Bo o k "E u r o p e - C h r i s t of Ch a o s " ri i l S T pe r s o n a l , Se r v i c e . .C a l e n d a r , . .. . Ca r n e y Mo o n e y Ci r c l e . . ■. , Ja n . - F r u i t to si c k pe t . - H e l p ne e d y Ma r . - F l o w e r s in ch u r c h . . Ap r . - C a r e fo r ch u r c h gr o u n d s Ma y "^ H e l p T. . B. . Ho s p i t a l Ju n e - H e l p sh u t - i n s Ju l y - S e r v i c e at Co u n t y Ho m e Au g . - L i t e r a t u r e Se p t - H e l p ne e d y Oc t . - C o l o r e d Or p h a n a g e . - No v . - H e l p ne e d y . De c . - F l o w e r s . , in ch u r c h Pe r s o n a l Se r v i c e Ca l e n d a r Gr a c e Cl i f f o r d ■ C i r c l e I Ja n . - F l o w e r s in ch u r c h Fe b . - L i t e r a t u r e to T. B . H o s p i t a l Ma r . - H e l p ne e d y / Ap r . - B o o k fo r li b r a r y Ma y -S e r v i c e at Co u n t y .H o m e Ju n e - V i s i t Ju l y - R e f r e s h m e n t s fo r Tf B * H o s p i t a l Au g i . - T r a y an d Fl o w e r s to sh u t - i n s . - Se p t - P r i s o n e r s in ca m p Oc t . - F l o w e r s in ch u r c h No v . - C o l o r e d Or p h a n a g e . De c , - H e l p ne e d y Ja n . - F r u i t fo r si c k Pe b . - F l o w e r s fo r - c h u r c h , -• ,. . . Ma r . - P o s t e r In t e r m e d i a t e .& ■ A. ' Ap r , - L i t er a t u r e' • Ma y - Fl o w e r s fo r ch u r c h Ju n e - B o o k fo r li b r a r y Ju l y - H e l p ne e d y Au g o - P l o w e r s fo r ch u r c h Se p t - C o l o r e d Or p h a n a g e Oc t . - B i b l e ve r s e s to Ho s p i t a l No v . - F l o w e r s fo r ch u r c h De c , - H e l p ne e d y Pe r s o n a l Se r v i c e Ca l e n d a r Bu s i n e s s Wo m e n ' s Ci r c l e 12 Constitution and By-Laws, 1956 Pages 104 - 112 K Od a/ •p vO o tfS h- Ck- <e: » Davie County Public Library IS Mocksville, North Carolina •X- o ci J 103 {l H u a C v \ t 5 ' 6 p i P T \ 5 T - CO N S T I T U T I O N AN D BY LA W S ^! E . / C p : ;P U B l i i c ' u i ' ,.- \ M . p e K S V i L L E , m FI R S T BA P T I S T CH U R C H Mo c k s v i l l e , N. C. - 6 ^( » T \ S T - ^ 6 C K S v » a t t Ti f t S T o* CO N S T I T U T I O N AN D BY - L A W S 19 5 6 FI R S T BA P T I S T CH U R C H Mo ^ s v i ] l e , - ' N . C. v\ CP o 0^ \ • ' ) FI R S T BA P T I S T CH U R C H , MO C E S Y I L L E - CO N S T I T i m O N -, Pr e a m b l e i Fo r <t h e ~ p u r p o s e of : pr e s e r ^ n g r a n d ' . m a k i n g v s e c u r e th e pr i n c i p l e s of :, o u r fa i t h ' an d tq , th e en d th a t ^h i s > bo d y go v e h i e d in an or d e r l y v r ma n n e r , - co n s i s t e n t yd t h >^ ^ ce p t e d > : t e n e t s of th e Mi s s i o h a i ^ v B a p t i ^ ' iw i t h th e Ba p t i s t St a t e . Co n v e n t i o n wd ^ i ^ t h ^ / i S d u t h e r a ^ ^ ti s t r C o n v e n t i o n i . an d l f o r vt h e - p p u i p d e e : ' ^ lU b e r t i e s dn h e r d n t in ea c h in d i v i d u a l mi e m b e b ' o f ^t h e ch u r c h , an d to se t fo r t h th e ^ r e l a t i o n s h i p of th i s ;b d d y to ot h e r bo d i e s of th e sa m e : f a i t h ' , : w e do le c l a r e an d es t a b l i s h th i s : c o n s t i - tu t i o n : , - . ' cT h i s co n s t i t u t i o n ! wa s ad o p t e d by -a , un a n i m o u s vo t e of th e me m b e r s : pr e s e n t at : th e -r e g u l a r - m o n t h l y 'b u s i n e s s me e t i h g 'o n Su n d a y - n i g h t V . A p r i U l , 19 5 6 , ~ - t h e < : o r i g i n a l ;a F t i T > - cl e s : of fa i t h an d ' co n v e n a n t s we r e no t ' ch a n g e d rb u t : in c o r po r a t e d in t o "i t h i s - n e w co n s t i t u t i o n . , AR T I C L E 1 NA M E , Th i s bo d y sh a l l : be kn o w n as Fi r s t .r B a p t i s t ^C h u r c h , ' ' Mo c l f s v i l l e , Da v i e Co u n t y , N o r t h Ca r o l i n a . : AR T I C L E 2 PU R P O S E Th e pu r p o s e of th i s bo d y -s h a l l be to . pr o v i d e - T e g u l a r op p o r t u n i t i e s fo r - p u b l i c . wd r s h i p , to su s t a i n : t e e or d i n a n c e s , ^ do c t r i n e s 'a r i d - ; e t h i c s ' se t ' : f o i : t h : - i n - t h e ^ ^ N e w J i T e s t a m e n t fo r , th e : Ch u r c h of ou r Lo r d Je s u s Ch r i s t ; to nu r t u r e . i t s me m be r s th r o u g h a- p r o g r a m of - C h r i s t i a n Ed u c a t i o n ; to ch a n n e l > it s of f e r i n g s to th e su p p o r t of - t h e ob j e c t s of th e Re d e e m — 'e r ' s > Ki n g d o m , an d to pr e a c h J an d pr o p a g a t e r' a m o n g . M a l l pe o p l e th e : go s p e l of th e Re v e l a t i o n of : Go d th r o u g h . Je s u s - Ch r i s t as Sa v i o r an d Lo r d . ' ' ' " , AR T I C L E 3 ME M B E R S H I P ^ Se c t i o n 1. Th e me m b e r s h i p of ti i i s ic h u r c h : sh a l l ^b e co m p o t e d of pe r s o n s ;w h ' o : : h a v e i : : g i v e n ' > q v i d e n c e - o f - ? r e g e n e r - : at i o n , -w h o : ha v e be e n " ba p t i z e d ib y in M h e r s i o n , ; , w h o - ha v e . Su b s c r i b e d ' ^ t o : ; t h e co y e n a n t an d ^ c o n s t i t u t i o n pf l t h i a - c h u r c h , an d wh o Ha v e be e n re c e i v e d by * ' V o t e of th e ' ch u r c h . ^ ' Se c t i o n ;2 : - A me m b e r - o f an o t h e r Ba p t i s t ' G h u r c h ' o f ^ i l i k e . - fa i t h an d - o r d e r ma y be re c e i v e d by vo t e of r . t h e i c h u r c h up o n . a le t t e r of di s m i s s i o n fr o m th a t / c h u r c h . . Oa v i co u n t , ' l- ' u D i i c K Mo c k s v \ u e , C r\ 0 C . K $ V \ L L E V\ ^ 5 T . ;S ! e c t i o n ' ' ' d . ' . ' An y o n c i w h o - h a s ' o n c e - ' b e e i i a me i f t b O T ' of »■ Ba p t i s t . Ch u r c h , ^a n d . - di i - . c o n s e q u e n c e ~ . of ' pe c u l i a r ci r c u m st a n c e s ha s no . re g u l a r le t t e r of ' d i s m i s s i o n , ma y - be re c e i v e d "i n t o ." O U T - f e l l o w s h i p .u p o n .a st a t e m e n t - sa t i s f a c t o z y to th e ch u r c h . V . ' . ' ' ' ,x V; J . ^ S e c t i o n .4 . ; "L e t t e r s of . ; d i s m i s s i o n ; m a y be gr a n t e d ' t o an y ch u r c h . o f - l i k e - f a i t h ; an d : or d e r fo r me n a i b e r s in . go o d ; s t a n d r ' in g . .' s Wh e n 'l e t t e r s ar e ^g r a n t e d , me m b e r s h i p in th i s ch u r c h wi l l te r m i n a t e . ' " ' > . ' . ^ ^ , . . Se c t i o n ' 5 ; - ^W h e n i a. me m b e r of ' th i s ch u r c h jo i n s - a .e h u r c h i i of "d i f f e r e n t ;• fa i t h an d i . or d e r , - ' m e m b e r s h i p -i n tb f a ch u r c h yd l l te r m i n a t e . , s . ;. - - ; v S e c t i o n 6 . > ." ; I ! h e . c h u r c h , a f t e r . d u e ? n o t i c e . an d ' o p p o r t u n i t y ' fo r - h e a r i n g an d -k i n d l y ; ef f o r t s to . ma k e su c h ac t i o n un - . ne c e s s a r y , ma y te r m i n a t e th e ; me m b e r s h i p of pe r s o n s wh o ha b i t u a l l y : . , a b " s e n t . th e m s e l v e s fr o m th e se r v i c e s - wh e n we l l ,a n d : a b l e to at t e n d ^ or ot h e r w i s e : fa i l to - fu l f i l l th e ob l i g a ti o n s sp j B c i f i e d - i n th e Ch u r c h Co v e n a n t . - - s u - .^ S e c t i o n 7. In co n s i d e r i n g th e du t i e s in v o l v e d ; me m b e r s ar e ex p e c t e d , fi r s t of al l , to be fa i t h f u l ,i n al l th e du t i e s es s e n t i a l to th e Ch r i s t i a n li f e ; to at t e n d re g u l a r l y ' th e se r v i c e s ' of th e ch u r c h t o gi v e - r e g u l a r l y an d sy s t e m a t i c a l l y to it s . . s u p p . o r t .a n d ' . K i n g d o m ca u s e s ; an d to sh a r e in it s or g a n i z e d wo r k ; .- . - : Se c t i o n 81 In co n s i d e r i n g th e ri g h t s in v o l v e d , me m b e r s , an d me m b e r s on l y , ma y ac t an d vo t e : in th e tr a n s a c t i o n s of ^ th e ch u r c h . ' AR T I C L E 4 ME E T I N G S ' r. ;S e c t i o n , l , . ;: T h i s . c h u r c h .s h a l l bo l d re g u l a r :m e e t i n g s - f o r wo r s h i p , te a c h i n g , tr a i n i n g an l fe l l o w s h i p . :• Se c t i o n r2 . . * . . ' ^ i s ah u r c h sh a l l ho l d - - r e g ^ u l a r bu s i n e s s ni e e t i n g s . at wh i c h 't i m e - th e - , ma t e r i a l :a n d sp i r i t u a l : co n - , 4i t i o n s ; i O f : : i h t - c h u r c h wi l b ^ b e di s c u s s e d , la n d ' p l a n s pr o j e c t e d fo r pr o g r e s s , in Ki n g d o m en d e a v o r s . ' ^ ' ' Se c t i o n / 3 i • Ot h e r - m e e t i n g s - of . . t h e - c h u r c h - a s a wh o l e - or - of au t h o r i z e d gr o u p s wi t h i n th e ch u r c h sh a l l be - s e t ac c o r d in g to th e ' n e e d s of th e co n g r e g a t i o n . - > f' r- - AR T I C L E 5 CH U R C H of ™ , / Se c t i o n 1. \ Of f i c e r s ; ,T h e , o f f i c e r s of th i s ch u r c h sh a l l be ^ i a . pa s t o r , !a n d ; . o t h e r ■ vo c a t i o n a l le a d e r ^ i p . - a s i n e e d e d i de a - C0 n s , ; . t r u 8 t e e s , cl e r k , tr e a s u r e r , an d su c h ot h e r of f i c e r s as sh a l l be - . r . e q u i r e d v f o r - th e ' w o r k ' o f th e ^c h u r c h / i n . ' a n y - o f - i t s . de p a r t m e n t s or - o r g a n i z a t i o n s . 'A l l of th e s e , sh a l l be el e c t e d by - r t h e eh u r c h an d sh a l l be me n i b e r S j in j g o o d st a n d i n g . - - ' - ' v^ ■ ^ Se c t i o n 2. El e c t i o n an d Du t i e s : , !• ! . - A. PA S T O R . • Wh e n e v e r ar v a c a n c y oc c u r s i ia pa s t o r sh a l l b e ca l l e d ' b y th e ch u r c h to se r v e un t i l th e re l a t i o n s h i p , is . ' d i s s o l v e d - at th e re q u e s t .' o f > ei t h e r th e pa s t o r - h r th e ; ch u r c h : In ei t h e r ca s e , - a t - l e a s t si x t y da y s - no t i c e sh a l l b. e -g i v e n of te r m i n a - • ti o i i of th e re l a t i o n s h i p , un l e s s ot h e r w i s e mu t u a l l y ag f i e e d ; - wi t h bo t h pa s t o r , an d th e ch u r c h se e k i n g " ' t o : fo l l o w th e • wi l l of Go d an d th e le a d e r s h i p of th e Ho l y Sp i r i t . / > Th e ca l l , , ) o f th e pa s t o r sh a l l ta k e pl a c e at : a. me e t i n g es p e c i a l l y se t fo r th a t pu r p o s e of wh i c h at le a s t , on e we e k ' s no t i c e ha s be e n - ; g i v e n th e me m b e r s h i p . : Th e el e c t i o n ' sh a l l be . ' u p o n th e re c o m m e n d a t i o n of a sp e c i a l co m m i t t e e of fi v e qr mo r e : e l e c t e d to se e k ou t an d no m i n a t e ." a s pa s t o r a mi n - 'i s t e r of th e Go s p e l wh o s e ^ Ch r i s t i a n ch a r a c t e r an d qu a l i f i c a ti o n s .f i t hi m . fo r th e of f i c e of pa s t o r of th i s .c h u r c h . Th ^ co m m i t t e e sh a l l br i n g v on l y ' on e ; ua m e at a . ti m e fo r ' co n si d e r a t i o n of th e ch u r c h y ; ar i d no no m i n a t i o n sh a l l be ma d e ex c e p t th a t of th e co m m i t t e e . El e c t i o n sh a l l be by ba l l o t wi t h an af f i r m a t i v e vo t e of th r e e - f o u r t h s pf ; th o s e pr e s e n t ' an d vo t i n g ne c e s s a r y fo r a ca l l . - Sh o u l d th e on e re c o m me n d by ; th e co m m i t t e e , fa i l to re c e i v e a th r e e fo u r t h s ' vo t e , • th e co m m i t t e e "w i l l be in s t r u c t e d to se e k ou t an o t h e r mi n is t e r , an d th e : me e t i n g : sh a l l be ad j o u r n e d wi t h o u t de b a t e . . Th e pa s t o r sh a l l ha v e in ch a r g e th e we l f a r e an d ov e r si g h t of th e ch u r c h ; he sh a l l be ex - o f f i c i o me m b e r of al l or g a n i z a t i o n s ; de p a r t m e n t s an d co m m i t t e e s ; he ma y : v ca l l - a sp e c i a l me e t i n g of th e . de a c o n s or an y ' c o m m i t t e e ^ ac e b r d - <i n g to pr o c e e d u r e s wh i c h - m a y be se t fo r t b in - t h e By - l a w s ; he sh a l l co n d u c t re l i g i o u s se r v i c e s on st a t e d an d - s p e c i a l oc - ca s s i o n s , a d i h i n i s t e r th e ; or d i n a n c e s , mi n i s t e r -t o me m b e r s of th e 'c h u r c h an d co m m u n i t y ; : an d pe r f o r m ot h e r du t i e s - ^ th a t us u a l l y pe r t a i m . t o th a t of f i c e ; ht .s h a l l ba v e ; sp e c i a l ch a r g e of th e rp u l p i t mi n i s t r y ^ of / t h e ch u r c h " an d sh a l l j in co o p e r a t i o n vn t h th e Fu l p i t Co m m i t t e e - or -t h e ' De a c o n s ; pr o v i d e fo r pu l p i t su p p l y wh e n he is -a b s e n t an d -a r r a n g e : ' fo r wo r k e r s , t o as s i s t , in re v i v a l me e t i n g s an d ot h e r sp e c i a l se r v i c e s . Th e pa s t o r sh a l l pr e s i d e nt al l me e t i n g s , of ,t h e ch u r c h re x c e p t la s ot h e r w i s e pr o v i d e d in th e By - l a w s : " He sh a l l - b e th e - a d m i n i s t r a t i v e he a d of th e .c h u r c h - an d 's h a l l ar r a n g e an d ap p r o v e al l ab s e n c e s an d . va c a t i o n s of th e ch u r c h em p l o y e e s . . ' ' ^ v: . ' - C. v \ v j , a c H E s -( i ) ; f t P " ? \ 5 x - r ^ 6 C K S ^ \ t L E Fi i ^ s r o» ^ / B. DE A C O N S Th e r e sh a l l ,b e at le a s t th r e e de a c o n s fo r th e fi r s t -1 0 0 me m b e r s < of th e ch u r c h • an d - ' th r e e ' ad d i t i o n a l ^ de a c o n s -f or . ea c h - oi i e hu n d r e d ' ad l i t i o n a l me m b e r s up V to fi v e hu n d r e d me m b . e r s ; > : a n d ' t h e n as ma n y - ot h e r - de a c o n s t a s th e ch u r c h ma y re q u i r e . Th e s e sh a l l - be < ^e c t e d ; f ro m am o n g th o s e me m b e r s ' wh o ha v e , pr o v e n ; th e m s e l v e s to ? ; ^ ! ha v e - sc r i p t u a l qu a l i f i c a t i o n s . iD e a c o n s - sh a l l be ' el e p t e d - j ^ f o r .a te r m . v o f th r e e ye a r s wi t h : - o n e - t h i r d -o f - th e nu m b e r be i n g - el e c t e d ea c h ye a r ; Af t e r th e co m p l e t i o n of a. fu l l ; t h r e e ye a r te r m , no de a c o n sh a l l Jb e el i g i b l e to re - e l e c t i o n un t i l af t e r , th e " la p s e of on e ye a r . Wh e n e v e r de a c o n s ar e to be el e c t e d , th e na m e s of al l no m i n e e s sh a l l be r p l a c e d on a ba l l o t ; an d th e ch u r c h wi l l th e n pr o c e e d to el e c t th e re q u i r e d nu m b e r fr o m ' t h i s li s L . , Th e "d e a c o n s - s h a l l el e c t a' n n u a l l y th e i r ow n , -c h a i r m a n . ' - De a c o n s sh a l l at "a l l ti m e s co n s i d e r th e m s e l v e s as se r r va n t s ^ of th p . ch u r c h . Wi t h th e pa s t o r , - an d as th e Ho l y Sp i r i t ma y : di r e c t , - t h e y ar e to -c o n s i d e r r a n d - m a k e re c o m me n d a t i o n s to ;t h e ch u r c h : in al l ma t t e r a -p e r t a i n i n g to it s wo r k an d pr o g r e s s ; - i n c l u d i n g ov e r s i g h t ' i of . th e di s c i p l i n e , of th e i ch u r c h ;< es t a b l i s h an d ma i n t a i n •s p i r i t u a l ^ f r a t e r n a l re l a t i o n s wi t h al l me m b e r s of th e ch u r c h ; as s i s t i n g th e pa s t o r in th e . ob s e r v a n c e s of -t h e or d i n a n c e s . Ti i e y sh a l l ar r a n g e . f o r re g u l a r , me e t i n g s : an d su c h co m m i t t e e s as ar e ne c e s s a r y to th e di s c h a r g e of th e i r vd u t i e s ; ; Th e pa s t o r , or . th e ; ch a i r m a n of th e de a c o n s , . ma y : ca l l th e de a c o n s in t o = sp e c i a l se s s i o n wh e n e v e r , ne e d , fo r su c h ar i s e s . ' r : C. TR U S T E E S n Th e ch u r c h sh a l l el e e c t at le a s t th r e e me m b e r s to se r v e as Tr u s t e e s . - Th e i r - t e r m of of f i c e sh a l l be fo r th r e e ye a r s wi t h on e r t h i r d i of : th e nu m b e r . el e c t e d : e a c h r y e a r . : Va ^ ca n c i e s ma y be ; fi l l e d at an y ti m e wi t h th e on e < e l e c t e d 'f i l l - r r in g - o u t i t h e : u n e x p i r e d te r m of th e .o n e yt r h o s e va c a n c y is he r in g fi l l e d ; ^ Ha - w n g ; se r v e d , as a Tr u s t e e du r i n g a pr e v i o u s te r m wi l l : no t di s q u a l i f y a me m b e r if o r re - e l e c t i o n . ; ' , • ' Th e Tr u s t e e s sh a l l , as - pr o v i d e d by la w , - a n d th e ' a c t i o n of th e .c h u r c h , ho l d in tr u s t th e ti t l e - t o al l ' p r o p e r t y of 't h e ch u r c h an d sh a l l : re p r e s e n t ^ t h e v c h u r c h i - i n - a l l ma t t e r s : o f ; le g a l re s p o n s i b i l i t y .r e g a r d i n g th e pu r c h a s e , im p r o v e m e n t V an d di s p o s a l of ch u r c h pr o p e r t y . -T h e y sh a l l <e x e c u t e - t h e al l f l e g a l - p a p e r s re l a t i n g to th e ch u r c h an d to th e co m m u n i ty as t h e - c h u r c h ma y di r e c t . .T h e y sh a l l ' h a v e no po w e r to 6 bu y , se l l ; mo r t g a g e le a s e - o r tr a n s f e r . : an y pr o p e r t y . - ' o f th e - ch u r c h wi t h o u t a. sp e c i f i c vo t e ' of . th e : : c h u r c h , ; a u t h o r i z i n g su c h ac t i o n ; ne i t h e r :: s l i a l l ha v e an y co n t r o l ov e r ; th e us e of th e , ch u r c h pr o p e r t y ex c e p t by ^ v o t e of . th e ch u r c h . ' : Th e Tr u s t e e s sh a l l ha v e ge n e r a l ' ov e r s i g h t ov e r th e up ke e p , re p a i r an d us e r u f .c h u r c h pr o p e r t y .. a n d th e Tr u s t e e s sh a l l gi v e at t e n t i o n ' to an d ; st u d y th e ;c o n d i t i o n s . an d : st a t e of re p a i r s ' an d ap p e a r a n c e ;o f th e , bu i l d i n g s .i . a n d ^ ^p u h d s - in c l u d i n g th e : pa r s o n a g e : pr o p e r t y , r m a k e . su c h ; re p a i r s , an d ' im p r o v e m e n t s - a u t h o r i z e d - b y th e : ' c h u r c h ^ a n d - ' d n c l u d e d -i n th e : ch u r c h bu d g e t al l m a t t e r s of re p a i r s or im p r o v e m e n t s - an d - i t e m s of . eq u i p m e n t sh a l l ' b e r^ e r r e d - t o th e Tr u s t e e s fo r re c o m m e n d a t i o n to th e ch u r c h . ' D. CL E R K ' Th e cl e r k sh a l l be , el e c t e d an n u a l l y . ; Ij b sh a l l be th i s du t y to at t e n d , or be re p r e s e n t e d at ' al l ^ c h u r c h e s ' ^ - b u s i n e s s - me e t i n g s , to ke e p an ac c u r a t e re c o r d \ o f al l of f i c e r s , me m r be r s of co m m i t t e e s 'a n d - me s s e n g e r s of th e i r el e c t i o n - of ap - - -p o i n t m e n t . - He sh a l l is s u e le t t e r s of "d i s m i s s i o n as au t h o r - r ,i z e d by ^ ^ t h e ch u r c h ; pr e s e r v e ta l k p a p e r s an d ; v a l u a b l e le t t e r s an d re c o r d s th a t ' b e l o n g to th e cl i u r c h , an d - pr e s e r v e r tr u e n hi s t o r y of "t h e " ch u r c h ; , ' It sh a l l - al s o be th e ; du t y :, o f . th e cl e r k to ; se e th a t , as ac c u r a t e ro l l of th e . - e h i i r c h me m b e r - sh i p is ke p t wi t h da t e s an d me t h o d s of ad m i s s i o n an d ' di s mi s s a l , ch a n g e in ma m e , co r r e c t - ma i l i n g ' ad d r e s s e s , an d > ot h e r pe r t i n e n t in f o r m a t i o n . ,E . TR E A S U R E R Th e tr e a s u r e r sh a l l be el e c t e d -a n n u a l l y . .: It /s h a l l be . th e du t y of th e tr e a s u r e r to : re c e i v e , ke e p in a' b a n k , an d di s b u r s e ' ;; h y ^ ch e c k up o n pr o p e r : au t h o r i t y ,a l l . .m o n e y or '' th i n g s of va l u e , th a t ar e gi v e n tb th e ch u r c h , an d ke e p at - al l . . t i m e s va n 'i t e m i z e d : ; a c c o u n t of al l re c e i p t s l an d ' : di s b u r s e me n t s ; -r e n d i n g re ^ l a r . ac c o u n t to th e ch u r c h - t o be "p r e ^ - se r v e d by th e ch u r c h cl e r k . 'T h e tr e s u r e r ' s bo o k s sh a U be / au d i t e d as " ar r a n g e d -b y th e ch u r c B , an d al l . b b o k s ^ re c o r d s an d 'a c c o u n t s ke p t bj r hi m sh a l l , he - c o n s i d e r e d th e pr o p e r t y - of th e ch u r c h . ' ' " . ' ' Th e tr e a s u r e r sh a l l re c e i v e th e em p t y of f e r i n g en v e lo p e s a f t e r th e mo n e y ha s . be e n - r e m o v e d - a n d : co u n t e d ' by th e pr o p e r pe r s o n ; .a n d : ' f r o m jt h e s e ' h e sh a l l - g i v e ea c h / c o n - - tr i b u t o r in d i v i d u a l cr e d i t > - a s pr o v i d e d ' / i n / t h e i r / r e c o r d . sy s - - te m ap p r o v e d by : th e ch u r c h : : He sh a l l . k e e p th e fe h y e l o p e s fo r r^ e r e n c e s as th e "c h u r c h di r e c t s . He sh a l l ' k e e p ' ' r e - S - T > ST - TA Ot KS VI tt E F t O- S T cs > qo r d s / o f i^ t h e re c e i p t s x f r o m ^ e n v e l o p e s r pl a t e ' or lo o s e i t ^ . an d . ' mi s c e l l a n e o u s -o r sp e c i a l v of f e r i n g s . . . Th e i . tr e a s u r e r ; , s h a l l al s o be : ' ; r e s p o n s i b l e . fo r i pr e p a r i n g ' . an d ^m a i l i n g : vr e g u l a r st a t e m e n t s to . al l co n t r i b u t i n g me m b e r s .a s . th e ch u r c h ' d i re c t s . , ' ' " AR T I C L E 6 GE N E R A L . ' ' i Se c t i o j n .1 . ■L I C E N S E z iW h e n va im e m b e r an n o u n c e d to ' th e , ch u r c h - th a t ; he >f e e l s - i th e - ca l l to - . th e : ^ . m i n i s t e r y ; . th e ch u r c h , by ma j o r i t y vo t e , - ma y ^l i c e n s e hi m as an :a < ^ o w - : le d g m e n t .o f hi s ' c a l l : ; t o - t h e mi n i s t e r y an d ; en c o u r a g e m e n t to ma k e pr e p a r a t i o n fo r it . , ^ Th e cl e r k ^ o f i th e ; ch u r c h : ma y fu r n i s h th e ' m e m b e r . wi t h a^ c o p y . of th e mi n u t e s ' or a ce r t i f i ca t e of li c e n s e as hi s cr e d e n t i a l . It is un d e r s t o o d th a t th e pe r f o r m a n c e of ci v i l du t i e s by th e me m b e r sh a l l be go v er n e d , by , s t a t e - J a w . - " , ' * : Se c t i o n 2. OR D I N A T I O N . In th e : ev e n t th i s ch u r c h ^ ha s be e n re q u e s t e d to or d a i n a me m b e r wh o ha s be e n ca l l e d . as pa s t o r of a Ba p t i s t Ch u r c h th e fo l l o w i n g pr o c e d u r e sh a l l be fo l l o w e d : Th e " ch u r c h wi l l ex p r e s s it s ap p r o v a l ? by a vo t e o th r e e - f o u r t h s : of th e me m b e r s pr e s e n t at an y re gu l a r l y .a r r a n g e d t b u s i n e s s me e t i n g of th e ch u r c h i i Th e n th e ch u r c h sh a l l ' i n v i t e : th e As s q c i a t i o n a l ;. G p u n c i l - on "O r di n a t i o n ' s : to ex a m i n e th e ca n d i d a t e / c b h c e r m n g b fo r th e mi n i s t e ^ . In th e ev e n t th e hs s o d a t i b n ha s no ' s co u n c i l , hi s ch u r c h sh a l l in v i t e re p r e s e n t a t i v e s of ne i g h b o r - ? in g , cb u r c h e s to ex a m i n e th e ca n d i d a t e r a n d re p o r t to ' th e ,, ch u r c h . . Th e n "i n . th e .e v e n t .t h e , re p o r t : ^o f th e :c o m m i t t e e is ,' fa v o r a b l e , he ch u r c h sh a l l pr o c e e d ' wi t h > t h e or d i n a t i o n . "S e c t i o n - 3. AF E I L A T I O N WI T H AS S O C I A T I O N S . , AN D - GQ l ^ - y E N T I O N S . r We - r e c o g n i z e '. t h a t v t h e r e is ' mu tu a l - he l p f u l n e s s in t h e ' a s s o c i a t i o n of i. ch u r c h e s wh o ar e ' in - - su c h ag r e e m e n t : in ; fa i t h : an d - pr a c t i c e : as ? to - en c o u r a g e : th e ' sp i r i t of .f e l l o w s h i p an d : go o d -w i l l . W e -a l t o ; re c o g n i z e ? th a t th e r e ha v e be e n - de v i s e d , th r o u g h th e vV p l u h t a r y co - o p e r a ti on of -j c h u r c h e s -. o f li k e fa i t h sa n d . ,o r d e r , or g a n i z a t i o n s wh o s e pu r p o s e it is to im p l e m e n t th e mi s s i o n a r y , ^ ed u c a t i o n - ^ al , ' a n d ; be n e v o l e n t in t e r e s t s an d ob l i g a t i o n s of it b e in d i v i d ua l Ch r i s t i a n an d hi s ch u r c h ' fa m i l y . : I ■. .B e l i y i n g t h a t t h e - S o u t h :Y a d k i n : ? A s s o c i a t i o n : d f - B a p t i s t s r th e Ba p t i s t St a t e .c o n v e n t i o n of No r t h vG a r o l i n a v an d . th e , So u t h e r n -B a p t i s t Co n v e n t i o n bf No r t h Ca r o l i n a , an d th e : So u t h e r n . Ga p t i s t Co n v e n t i o n ar e or g a n i z a t i o n ' s vw b i c h ha v e ' . as - t h e i r , so l e - px u r p o s e th e pr o m o t i o n - a n d . su p p o r t ;o f mi s - ^ 8? . si o n s , ed u c a t i o n ' an d be n e v o l e n c e . ^ o f th e (C h a r a c t e r , an d in ke e p i n g wi t h th e sp i r i t of th p Co n s t i t u t i o n an d th e -A r t i c l e s i of fa i t h of ; th i s ch u r c h , We . th e r e t o f o r e ag r e e to pa r t i c i p a t e in th e s e or g a n i z a t i o n s th r o u g h ou r . du l y el e c t e d , me s s e n g e r s an d ou r su p p o r t of , th e ca u s e s wh i c h -t h e s e ; or g a n i z a t i o n s re p r e s e n t . . > ' < • . - ' Se c t i o n 4j PR O P E R T Y HO L D I N G . It is ag r e e d , th a t : th e se c u r i n g an d : ma i n t a i n i n g ; of re a l pr o p p t y , bu i l d i n g s : an d . eq u i p m e n t by th i s ch u r c h sh a l l be fo r . th e ex p r e s s , pu r po s e of .p r o v i d i n g fa c i l i t i e s 'f o r pu b l i c wo r s h i p an d fo r . , th e en g a g e m e n t up o n th e ; mi s s i o n a r y , V ed u c a t i o n a l an d ; be n e ; vo l e n t in t e r e s t s :o f th e ch u r c h i of . ' t h e ch a r a c t e r ,a n d i in th e sp i r i t of th e Co n s t i t u t i o n an d Ar t i c l e s , of . Fa i t h v of : t h i s co n g r e g a t i o n . .' If at an y ti m e th i s ch u r c h sh a l l de t e r m i n e to al t e r th e : qu a l i t y of it s be l i e s an d pr a c t i c e s so as in v . i m p o r t a n t . re - ; . sp e c t s . to . be at va r i a n c e wi t h th e ch a r a c t e r de s c r i b e d . in th e . Co n s t i t u t i o n an d j in th e s e Ar t i c l e s of Ea i t h y . if th e de ci s i o n is by le s s th a n tw o th i r d s vo t e of * th e re s i d e n t me m - : be r s h i p it is un d e r s t o o d th a t .t h e ri g h t s of ; th e ' - pr o p e r t y of th e ch u r c h sh a l l in h e r e in th a t pa r t of th e co n g r e g a t i o n wh i b h i s h a l l ag r e e to co n t i n u e to . ' us e th e pr o p e r t y fo r 't h e : pu r p o s e . f o r wh i c h it wa s (p u r c h a s e d . a n d ; h a s . b e e n to th a t , ti me ma i n t a i n e d . AR T I C L E .7 AD O P T I O N AN D AM E N D M E N T S . ; Se c t i o n ; ! . . Th i s co n s t i t u t i o n sh a l l v b e co n s i d e r e d ad o p t e d an d in im m e d i a t e ; ef f e c t -i f an d - wh e n tw o - t h i r d s of ; th e me m b e r s , pr e s e n t at th e . bu s i n e s s , me e t i n g -a t ; . w h i c h ,v o t e : is ta k e n sh a l l vo t e in fa v o r ;o f sa m e . Th i s ' v o t e sh a l l be ta k e n ; no t le s s ;t h a n .t h i r t y da y s ; af t e r fo r m a l pr e s e n t a t i b n t o f ' th e Co n s t i t u t i o n - t o th e . Ch u r c h ; . : , , -S e c t i o n ; 2. Th i s co n s t i t u t i o n ma y be am e n d e d , al t e r e d , . or re p e a l e d by a. tw o ' i - t h i r d s vo t e bf . th e me m b e r s pr e s e n t at - a n y re g u l a r , me e t i n g b f ;t h e ch u r c h ; - p r o v i d e d - h o w e v e r j th a t su c h : : a m e n d m e n t ; f ' a l t e r a t i o n ; or re p e a l mu s t ,b e ; ^ : ^ ^ to th e cl e r k in wr i t i n g ; an d ' th i s . pr o p o s e d "c h a n g e - sh a l l l be pr e s e n t e d ^ t o th e ch u r c h at le a s t tl u r t y da y s pr i b r r to th e . ti me th e vo t e is ' t a k e n . ♦ 9- J 0# lb ta r * t. V w x U H t S - ^A P T V S T - f \t l S T BY - L A W S - . AR T I C L E 1. ME E T I N G S -S e c t i o n 1; Th e re g u l a r wo r s h i p se r v i c e s of ' t h e ch u r c h : sh a l h b e ^ ' h d d on Su n d a y s : an d r W e d n ' e s d a y ev e n i n g S i ^u n l e s s ; ot h e r w i s e ag r e e d 'u p o n by . th e ch u r c h ; Th e Lo r d ^ s Su p p e r sh a l L h e ob s e r v e d at le a s t oh c e l a qu a r t e r at a ti m e ap p r o y e d by th e r c h u r c h . : Th e an n u a l me e t i n g ;f or , th e el e c t i o n of - . o f fi c e r s sh a l l be he l d du r i n g Se p t e m b e r . ~ ' Se c t i o n 2; Th e ch u r c h sh a l l ho l d re g u l a r bu s i n e s s : me e t ^ in g s at Vl e a s t qu a r t e r l y . Sp e c i a l bu s i n e s s me e t i n g s ma y be vc a l l e d ^ b y th e ^ p a s t o r or th e - c h a i r m a n of th e de a c o n s at ' su c h v t i m V aS ' th e y .m a y be ne e d e d j ' wi t h ? re a s o n ^ l e . no t i c e of th e ti m e : a n d : p l a c e of me e t i n g gi v e n to th e co n g r e g a t i o n ; - Th e pa s t o r - sh a l l : se r v e :a s Mo d e r a t o r of th e bu s i n e s s se s si o n s of : th e ch u r c h ; . In hi s ' ab s e n c e , or . up b n v h i s .r e q u e s t , - th e ch a i r m a m o f th e de a c o n s , or so m e ot h e r , pe r s o n ch o s e n by th e ch u r c h ; ma y . s e r v e as Mo d e r a t o r . . AR T I C L E 2. . OT H E R CH U R C H OF F I C E R S . > In ad d i t i o n -t o th o s e na m e d in th e Co n s t i t u t i o n , ot h e r of f i c e r s of th e Ch u r c h sh a l l be a/ Fi n a n c i a l Se c r e t a r y , Su pe r i n t e n d e n t - of th e Su n d a y Sc h o o l , Di r e c t o r of Tr a i n i n g . Un i o n , Pr e s i d e n t - of th e . Br o t h e r h o o d , Pr e s i d e n t of - th e ' Wo m a n ' s Mi s s i o n a r y Un i o n , Di r e c t o r - o f Mu s i c ; ; Pi a n i s t - . . Or g a n i s t , an d Su c h ot h e r - of f i c e r s as ma y 'b e de s i r e d ; - ^ Al l of f i c e r s of th e o h u r c h an d it s or g a n i z a t i o n s , un l e s s ot h e r - ' wi s e sp e c i f i e d , sh a l l be el e c t e d fo r a te r m of on e ye a r , up o n th e - re c o m m e n d a t i o n of th e ; No m i n a t i n g Co m m i t t e e . - / Se c t i o n 1. SU N D A Y SC H O O L SU P E R I N T E N D E N T . Th e Su p e r i n t e n d e n t o f th e Su n d a y Sc h o o l - s h a l l : . h a v e ge n er a l ov e r s i g h t of th e en t i r e : s c h o o l ; - a n d o h a l l a d m i n i s t e r ; i t e a^ a i r s :i n co o p e r a t i o n wi t h , - a n d .a c c o r d i n g to , ' th e pl a n s an d me t h o d s jo f th e Su n d a y Sc h o o l , Bo a r d -o f fh e : So u t h e r n Ba p t i s t Co n v e n t i o n ; su b j ec t to th e ap p r o v a l - of th e : .l o c a l ch u r c h . .' He . sh a l l ac q u a i n t hi m s e l f , wi t h th e : he s t 'm e t h o d s of re l i g i o u s ed u c a t i o n an d en d e a v o r , to ad o p t th e m in . th i s sc h o o l ; - Tt sh a l l be :h i s du t y ^ t o - c o u n s e l we e k l y or mo n t h l y , wi t h hi s te a c h e r s - an d of f i c e r s : th r o u g h ^ of f i c e r s ' an d te a c h er s ' me e t i n g s , in th e wo r k ^ of th e - sc h o o l j V g i v i n g ad v i c e an d re c e i v i n g s su g g e s t i o n s fr o m hi s co - w o r k e r s . ^ -^ H e sh a l l C s e e ■t h a t a; fu l l an d ac c u r a t e re p o r t , is ma d e of th e wo r k " of th e Su n d a y Sc h o o l , in th e re g u l a r bu s i n e s s me e t i n g of - th e ch u r c h . ' • 10 Se c t i o n 2. TR A I N I N G " UN I O N . DI R E C T O R . ' Th e ^ Tr a i n i n g Un i o n Di r e c t o r sh a l l ha v e ch a r g e - o f - t h e ac t i v i t i e s of th e ^T r a i n i n g un i o n . - He sh a l l ac q u a i n t hi m s e l f ^ wi t h th e pr o g r a m an d me t h o d s pu t l i n e d by v t h e Su n d a y Sc h o o l A ■ Bo ' a r d - o f th e ; So u t h e r n . B a p t i s t ' . G o n v e n t i o n fo r th i s or g a n i za t i o n an d is h a l l en d e a v o r .t o ad o p t su c h pr o g r a m s - i n th i s • ch u r c h , su b j e c t tO ' th e ' a p p r o v a l , of th e ch u r c h . ' He i . s h a l l se e th a t a fu l l an d ac c u r a t e re p o r t is gi v e n at th e re g u l a r bu s i n e s s me e t i n g s of th e ch u r c h . 's e c t i o n 3. PR E S I D E N T OF TH E BR O T H E R H O O D : Th e Pr e s i d e n t of th e Br o t h e r h o o d sh a l l - pr o m o t e th e wo r k ■o f th e Br o t h e r h o o d as ou t l i n e d by . th e Br o t h e r h o o d Co m mi s s i o n of - ' th e So u t h e r n : Ba p t i s t Co n v e n t i o n , .s e e k i n g to en l i s t th e me n of th e ch u r c h ^ in . an - ac t i v e bu s i n e s s -m e e t i n g s of th e ch u r c h . Se c t i o n 4. PR E S I D E N T OF TH E " WO M A N ' S MI S - . SI O N A R Y . UN I O N . Th e Pr e s i d e n t of th e Wo m a . n ' s ;M i s - , si o n a r y Un i o n sh a U se e k to en l i s t al l th e wo m e n an d ^o u n g Pe o p l e of . th e - c h u c h ,i n a - pr o g r a m of mi s s i o n s , tr a i n i n g , - - gi v i n g , - . - a n d ac t i v i t y ac c o r d i n g : to pl a n s pr o m o t e d by ; th e . .W o m a n ' s . Mi s s i o n a r y Un i o n , :. A u x i l i a r y ' , to th e : So u t h e r n Ba p t i s t Co n v e n t i o n . Sh e sh a l l se e th a t a fu l L an d 'a c c u r a t e re p o r t is gi v e n at th e re g u l a r bu s i n e s s me e t i n g s of th e ch u r c h . . • - ^ - - Se c t i o n : 5. . MU S I C DI R E C T O R . ■ -T h e ;M u s i c Di r e c t o r ; sh a l l be re s p o n s i b l e fo r pr o v i d i n g wo r s h i p f u l mu s i c at al l se r v i c e s . . He is to ^d i r e c t th e ch o i r , or - c h o i r s , ,i n pr a c t i c e an d pu b l i c si n g i n g . a n d is to co o p e r a t e . ' w i t h th e v ^ p a s t o r an d ' ot h e r le a d e r s in th e se l e c t i o n of su i t a b l e mu s i c , 'a n d : th e ' de v i s i n g of ap p r o p r i a t e mu s i c a l pr o g r a m s fo r a l l oc c a s s i o n s ■w h e r e su c h se r v i c e s ar e ne e d e d . - Se c t i o n 6. PI A N I S T - OR G A N I S T . Th e Ka n i s i c O r - ga n i s t sh a U pl a y fo r al l pu b l i c se r v i c e s an d sh a l l "a s s i s t th e mu s i c di r e c t o r in a su i t a b l e pr o g r a m of mu s i c fo r ' t h e - ch u r c h . AR T I C L E 3. ST A N D I N G CO M M I T T O E S . Se c t i o n 1. NU M B E R OF CO M M I T T E E S . - Th e ch u r c h sh a l l , el e c t ' su c h st a n d i n g co m m i t t e e s as ma y - be . t d e e m e d ne e c e s s a r y f o; ' c " a r r y on th e va r i o u s ^p h a s e s .. o f .t h e pr o g r a m - ■ :p f th e .c h u r c h ef f i c i e n t l y ar i d af f e c t i v e l y ; ; In : an y ; ev e n t j th e ch u r c h -s h a l l at al l '. t i m e s ; ' . h a v e th e . - f o l i o - w i n g . - st a n d i n g " . co m m i t t e e s : . N. o m i n a t i n i g , . Bu d g e t ; Fi n a n c e , ' ; Bu i l d i n g : an d Gr o u n d s . - - II ' Se c t i o n 2: EL E C T I O N 01 CO M M I T T E E S . 'H i e No m i - na t i n g r G o m m i t t e e ' s h a l L . n o m i n a t e t o .t h e ^c h u r c h ii n V i t e r a n T " ri ua l bu s i n e s s me e t i n g r - p e r s o n s -t ' o r s e r y e if o r i ti j i e ^ ye a r on > th e st a n d i n g ; co m m i t t e e s . ? - Th e ch u r e f c .t h e n el e c t ; th e pe r s o n n e l : of th e se v e r a l , co m m i t t e e s . ? ([ T h e im e m - be r s of it h e No m i n a t i n g Co m m i t t e e ; sh a l l be a^ ^ by th e ; Mo d e r a t o r , at le a s t th r e e s mo n t h s f i p i r i b r ch u r c h ' bu s i n e s s : -^ m e e t i n g . Y - U p o n n vt h e i r •; el e c t i o n ? - by / ; - .t ^ ch u r c h (a t th e fi r s t bu s i n e s s ;m i e e t i n g iF p l l d ? s n n g ?t h e ; r a p r po i n t m e n t . .o f ;t h e -N o m i n a t i h g ?C b m m i t t e e ) th e Su n d a y Sc h o o l ; Su p e r i n t e n d e n t ; th e ^T r a i n i n g ' Un i o n Di r e c t o r , Wo m e n ' s Mi s s i o n a r y Un i o n Pr e s i d e n t , -a n d th e Br o t h e r ho o d Pr e s i d e n t , sh a l l au t o m a t i c a l l y be c o m e - me m b e r s of th e No m i n a t i n g Co m m i t t e e ; ' \. - Se c t i o n 3. DU T I E S OP CO M M I T T E E S : A. NO M I N A T I N G CO M M I T T E E Th i s co m m i t t e e sh a l l co n s i s t of , at le a s t fi v e pp r s o h s n pl u s " th e fo u r he r e i n . af t e r de s i g n a t e d . . Th r o u g h o u t ' th e i ye a r , th i s co m m i t t e e sh a l l - ha v e th e : re s p o n s i b i l i t y of no m i na t i n g to th e ch u r c h pe r s o n s to se r v e in th e va r i o u s ca r pa c i t i e s an d po s i t i o n s of th e ch u r c h an d it s or g a n i z a t i o n s , an d oh ' st a n d i n g an d sp e c i a l co m m i t t e e s , ya c a t e d ; f r o m ti m e to ti m o i by . re m o v a l , , de a t h , ex p i r a t i o n of te r m .o f - of f ic e , -o r ' fa i l u r e to fu n c t i o n . Th e fi r s t re p o r t of : th e ne w co m m i t t e e ea c h ye a r sh a l l co n s i s t ?o f - n o m i n a t i o n s fo r th e . Of f ic e of Su n d a y Sc h o o l Su p e r i n t e n d e n t Tr a i n i n g Un i o n iD i r e c t o r , Wo m a n ' s Mi s s i o n a r y Un i o n Pr e s i d e n t , an d . Br o t h e r h o o d Pr e s i d e n t . ; Up o n th e i r el e c t i o n th e s e pe r s o n s sh a l l be c o m e . me m b e r s of th e "N o m i n a t i n g ; Co m m i t t e e , to as s i s t - w i t h th e se l e c t i o n of ot h e r pe r s o n n e l fo r th e ; 6 r g a n i z a t i o n s an d co m mi t t e e s of th e ch u r c h . Th e re p o r t of th e . co m m i t t e e sh a l l be ,s u g g e s t i v e to th e ch u r c h , an d an y me m b e r of th e ch u r c h wi l l ha v e th e pr i v i l e d g e of a no m i n a t i o n fr o m th e , fl o o r . B. BU D G E T CO M M I T T E E : Th i s Co m m i t t e e sh a l l be co m p p s e d of ac t i v e de a c o n s , tr u s t e e s ; th e Fi n a n c e . Co m m i t t e e ; - an d th e he a d s of ea c h - or g a n i z a t i o n of th e . ch u r c h . Th i s ; Co m m i t t e e .s h a l l pr e p a r e " ai i h u a l l y a pr o p o s e d bu d g e t in c l u d i n g lo c a l ex p e n s e s , ed u ca t i o n a l vm i s s i o n s ' a n d - b e n e v o l e n c e s ' . an d , ; sh a l l su b m i t ' t h e sa m e ^ t o th e ch u r c h , at th e re g u l a r bu s i n e s s se s s i o n at le a s t tw o ; m o ^ t h s pr i o r f t o .t h e : ; b e g i n n i n g ' ? o f ; th e .f i s c a l or . - b u d g e t ; ye a r . 12 : C. Pm A N G E CO M M I T T O E Th e Fi n a n c e Co m m i t t e e 's h a l l be . co m p o s e d of fi v e :. me i n b e r s an d sh a l l el e c t th e i r , ow n ch a i r m a n ; \ Th e no m i n a - ? ti o n co m m i t t e e sh a l l ? re c o m m e n d th e n fi v e me m b e r s : wh o sh a l l th e n be el e c t e d , by th e ch u r c h . Th e y sh a l l be re s p o n si b l e fo r ge n e r a l su p e i p i s i p n oL al l fi n a n c i a l :a f f a i r s of . th e - ch u r c h . Th e y sh a l l , su p e r ^ s e th e wo r k ;p f :. t h e tr e a s u r e r an d au d i t hi s bo o k s pn c e ea c h ye a r . Th r o u g h th e i r ch a i r ma n . th e y sh a U ca l l me e t i n g s wh e n ne c e s s a r y of th e bu d g e t co m m i t t e e .a n d ih a k e av a i l a b l e to th e bu d g e i i co m m i t t e e al l in f o r m a t i o n : ne e d e d V t o i p r e p a r e a sa t i s f a c t o r y bu d g e t . ; Th e y sh a l l pa s s up o n al l m^ a j o r ^ ex p e n d i t u r e s ; r e c p m i h e n d e d by . th e Tr u s t e e s or ot h e r ' ch u r c h cd m m i t t e i B s h^ o r e p^ se n t a t i o n to th e ch u r c h . If an ?^ p e n d i t u r e ; i s au t h o r i z e d by th e ch u r c h ' a f t e r au t h p f i z a t i o h by th e fi n a n c e Co m m i t t e e , it sh a l l be th e du t y of th e fi n a h c e : e p m m i t t e e :t o be re s p o n r . si b l e fo r an d to su p e r v i s e al l fu n d ra i s i n g dr i v e s . : Se c t i o n 4. OT H E R ST A N D I N C l CO M M I T T E E S : Ot h e r se n d i n g co m m i t t e e s su c h as t Ai i d i t i n g , Ba p t i s m , ' Li b r a r y , Lb r d ? s Su p p e r , Mu s i c , Nu r s e r y , } Pu b l i c i t y , ;S c o [W e l f a r e , , /U s h e r s , Fl o w e r , De c o r a t i o n , et c . an d ; an y ad d i t i o n a l ' ^ ni i t t e e s . sh a l l -b e el e c t e d - as " de s i r e d by -t h e " ch O T c h v an d se r v e - f p r th e pu r p o s e de s i g n a t e d . Du t i e s of al l co m m i t t e e s de s i r e d -b y th e ' ch u r c h sh a l l be de f i n e d , an d - a d o p t e d - a s a pa r t of th e By - L a w s . - AR T I C L E 4. SP E C I A L CO M M I T T E E S Sp e c i a l Co m m i t t e e s sh a l l / b e el e c t e d fo r sp e c i f i c ob l i g a ^ ti o n s as : de s i r e d by . th e Ic h u r c h ; Th e s e : co m m i t t e e s sh a l l be el e c t e d by - th e ? ch u r c h up o n -t h e , re c o m m e n d a t i o n of th e No m i n a t i n g Co m m i t t e e un l e s s th e ch u r c h di r e c t s th e i r ap p o i n t m e n t in a di f f e r e n t ma n n e r . / AR T I C L E 5. AD O P T I O N AN D AM E N D M E N T S Se c t i o n 1. ' Th e s e By - L a w s sh a l l be co n s i d e r e d ad o p t e d ;y an d in im m e d i a t e ef f e c t if an d wh e n a. ma j o r i t y of th e me m b e r s pr e s e n t - at . th e bu s i n e s s me e t i n g at wh i c h yo t e i' s r t a k e n sh a l l vo t e in - f a v o r : of sa m e . Th i s vo t e sh a l l "b e : ta k e n no t r le s s th a n th i r t y da y s af t e r fo r m a l pr e s e n t a t i o n of th e By - L a w s to -t h e Ch u r c h . [' S e c t i o n , 2. An y ;o f th e ru l e s in th e s e By - L a - v ^ s " ma y be am e n d e d , al t e r e d , .o r re p e a l e d by a ma j o r i t y , vo t e of th e me m b e r s pr e s e n t ; at .' a n y re g u l a r /b u s i n e s s me e t i n g of th e •c h u r c h ; pr o v i d e d ho w e v e r , , th a t no t i c e ' an d pr o p o s a l of : tv w x f i c t t t s - su c h am e n d m e n t , al t e r a t i o n , or re p e a l mu s t he gi v e n in wr i t i n g at th e pr o c e e d i n g re g u l a r bu s i n e s s me e t i n g of th e ch u r c h . . AR T I C L E 6. Se c t i o n 1. Th e ad o p t i o n of th i s Co n s t i t u t i o n an d By - La w s sh a l l ef f e c t a re p e a l of al l pr e v i o u s l y ad o p t e d ru l e s in co n f l i c t he r e w i t h . Se c t i o n 2. A co p y of th i s co n s t i t u t i o n an d By - L a w s sh a l l at al l ti m e s be ke p t by th e cl e r k am o n g hi s re c o r d s an d an o t h t r co p y sh a l l be ke p t in th e Ch u r c h of f i c e , an d al l am e n d m e n t s to or re v i s i o n s th e r e o f , sh a l l , af t e r pa s s a g e by th e ch u r c h , be pr e p a r e d by th e cl e r k an d pa s t e d m th e co p i e s of th e Co n s t i t u t i o n an d By - L a w s an d ma d e av a i l a b l e to th e ch u r c h me m b e r s ge n e r a l l y up o n re q u e s t . i . \ Deeds Page 114 Uit 7 V> id o o »- & ^ Davie County Public Libraty ^ Mocksviile, North Carolina *j d ■5 John H* Cl<i)ntnt to Baptist Church. Devi# Jounty ^ook i|A peg# $13 Jtpril 30, 1873 John H. Ci#ni#nt to E.L. Perktr and oth#rs, tru8t##s for tht Baptist Chufch in Mocksvill#, in consid#ration of fifty dollars.... conv#y tr^ot in Oavi# ^punty. B#ginn:ing at a stak# in th# Huntsvill# Hoad, running South I).? dtgr#«s west with said road 2 chains and 66 links to a stak#, corn#r, th#nc# north 1^.0 degrees west three chains sixteen links to stake, corern, thence south 1{.7 deg. west 2 chains si^^ty links to a stake, i^'actory lot line, thance with said I'actory lot line 3 chains 16 links to beginning. Known as lot ^ 1, containing 3, acre more or Ifss. ^ed registered Feb. l679» i^itnesses: W.B. Jones C.W. Parker. Book 12 page 133 Oct. 1$. 1887 John H. Clement and wife Bmily to John A, Davis, A.ii. Taylor and David feeach, trustees of Mocksvill# Baptist Ch rch for #25.00 conveys a tract adjacent the lands of Or, James McGuire, John H. Clement and the lot of thf ®aptiat Church and others. Beginning at a stone corner of Fact ory lot and running North I4.O degrees west 2.7.chains to a stone. Thence north 1^.7 Oagrees East 2.6 chains to ^r. JameA. McQuire's line. Thence with said McGuire*s line South i|.0 degrees east 2.7 chains to the Baptist Church lot, thence south U7 deg. lifst 2^65 chains with sadd church lot line to beginning. Containing 71/100 acres. Witness: P.M. Bailey Bagistered F#b. I888. ^ Book 20 page 286 April 11, 1905 ^ S.E. Lowrance and Julia Lowrance, his wife of Knox Co. T#nn. to J.T. Baity, jr J.P. Green, L.G. Horn, Trustees of Mocksvill# Baptist Church for ^825«00 ^ a tract. ^ Beginning at stone in public road C.U. Rich's corner, running thence with the ^ public road Bouth l|.8 deg. west l65 feet to John Green, formerly D.C. Clement. corner. South 5U dag- east 298 feet wit.h John P. Creen line, formerly D.C. ^ Clement, to a stone, L.G. Horn corner in J.P, Green line. "^Thence north 52 deg. east ll|.2 feet to a atone C.U, Rich line, thence with C.U. _ ^ Rich line 202 feet to beginning, contatining 1 i acre, being the lot conveved ^ to Barbara C. Austin by G.M. Bingham, commissioner, except i acre conve:» d by ^ said Barbara C, Austin to ^Vs. Maggie M. Dure. 4 See deed to ^ra, Barbara G. Austin from G.M. Bingham book 5 Pages 3UC and 3^1- S^Registered F#b. 3, 1909. ^Page 287 Jan. 2| \ Green who p^id I t ^ D 1909 J-T.^ Baity, John P. Creen, L.G. Horn, trustees to John P. Ih.dh 1/33 acre of above tract. CO p 0 Picture of First Baptist Church, Mocks ville Page 116 •7 V %j o »- lO p o. <L kD ^ Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina 3: ci 3: - rJ U 5 First Baptist Church, Mocksville From Churches of Davie County, North Carolina A Photographic Study by Thomas L. Martin Heritage Printers, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1957 I llMB ... s ^ ?^--d &7.; sSSi FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH; MOCKSVILLE In April, 1864,. the First Baptist Church of Mocksville was organized with ten charter members. The church, built on a lot bought from John H. Clement, was completed in 1875. In 1905 the white, fiame building was moved to a lot across the street and was used by the congregation until replaced by the present brick church in 1917. page Jour Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina