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Mocksville First United Methodist - Binder 1First Methodist Church of Mocksville Binder 1 Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina >- v> a sn •V Table of Contents Binder 1 History: Sunday School Classes 1848-9 4 History by Blanche Hanes Clement 5-41 History by Gordon Tomlinson, 1974 42 History, Two Pages, No Author 43 - 44 2008 History (Pastors on 56 - 58) 45 - 58 Deeds 60 - 62 Homes of Preachers 64 - 66 Photos 68 - 69 Table of Contents Binder 2 Articles and Programs L Gk kit >- 2 -zik t- S o £ >- , Davie County Public Library IS Mocksville, North Carolina n V) u d> History; Sunday School Classes 1848-9 4 History by Blanche Hanes Clement 5-41 History by Gordon Tomlinson, 1974 42 History, Two Pages, No Author 43 - 44 2008 History (Pastors on 56 - 58) 45 - 58 Pages 4-58 a. u) v> (J o c a u) K 2 > H \o O O S C \ Davie County Public Library mj Mocksville, North Carolina •X. o ci J 3■O m |lein ClaE's in 1B4B-9 ^ Haldaman G.L. |ies Gartner G.L, l^eph Sliives Lasenby pdelino Bharpo pdolph Tucker Owens an Gartner Keller |ri0tta Tucker Slflt.nnn H n 1/"I nT>ia»i (VJ) (S)<?JL1 00 It Then. '^'.Poster ( Lovisa -» -Sarah A.Ruaicll ( -Joanna Dawalt ( —l^ancy Tucker ( ""Kli Praither ( "•V/illian Stroud -Ann Tucker -Sarah A.J'harpe -Cecilia Tu.ckoTP^JUrJ "Elisabeth Potts t c; I*' <hx.(^ O-Q'yKkKe.yChora y riSTOriY-'OF the FIRoT K^:;TH0DI3T church I / •' Moeksville^ C\ Compiled from valuable old ehurcH records^ "History of Mel'iodism in Davie County" Mr^ William Sberrilli "History of Methodism in Davie County" Revo W, Le (sPissomi and papers from the collection of Miss Mary Heitman® Also recollections of members of First Methodist Chiireho We can see the hand of God in Mstoryft \ihen y' Columbus put to sea x^rith the idea of reaching the | East Indes by the v/estem route 5 he little dreamed of t A ' The Protestant Reformers 5 Luther 5 Melanehton^ .V Armlnius^ and their co-laborersj waged the battle for religious freedoin against powerful oddSj but they 6 were working together with God for a regenerated V hunianit that would 5 in the New World 5 which Columbus rP P y 'becoming one of earth's immortals by discovering the ^ d < ish ^ Ol. ^ Nexf World,, God 'was then preparing the great religious q o d/ o o :::: awakening that would finally revolutionize the worlde ^ ^ > < n The Dark Ages had developed despotic governments and ° p a corrupt cirordh under the denoraination of a crafty <3 priesthood5 that condemned the masses to slavery of -4 body9 mind and spirit« 5 o o X I" sA X o <3^ 2 discoveredg enjoy the "blessings of religious and civil freedom or liberty<» this plan was to be tried out in a new country § far removed from the influences that derioralizedg and discouraged man for centuries^ Columbus 9 by the discovery of America raade possible a nevr country in which the persecuted saints could iforshlp God in their own way^ ^The Pilgrim Fathers9 the English Cavaliers 9 the French BigenotSg the Quakers 9 the persecuted Palatines all brought the church with them and planted the faith in the wilderness9 and their numbers V increased steadily# Some of the more adventurous ^ penetrated into the wilderness9 braved the perils of the -j 2: U1 ■i li\^lia aniraals. and the wilder natives. Many of these >* l-L. \jj UJ > adventurous souls fomid their way into VJestern g g Carolina and were ignorant 9 ifildj and tcielsedg living iri crude and primitive fashion^ Tlie earliest9 in Eastern Carolina 9 held to the English Ghurchf in faetg until the period of the Hevolution of I7769 it vjas the established Church of the Province of Horth Carolina# In Rowan Goxmtyg of which Davie was then a partj the Lutberang Baptist9 Presbyterian and Episcopal churches were established in the early '79's# Thus it will be seen that the Protestants were settled in Western Carolina and were in some degree agressive in planting the faithg considerably less than 300 years o after Columbus first came# These denominations had X (p J .J 5 i/y V, o o h- in X. O aL rs % <zJ -j -J > C/J :ij2 influential following in parts of tiie Province long before the Wesleyan moveaent began to assert its power f in England o According to the records j Rotiert Strawbridge was the first Methodist preacher to cross the Atlantic# He settled in Maryland in 1760. It was not ■until 1771 that Erancis Asbury came to throv; his whole life into establishing Methodism on this side of the. sea# This mighty man had no material resources, but wonderrul spiritual power. Asbury had a limited few on whom he could depend in his earlier campaigns, but tl:;ey made ^ nroelamations of truth which were a revelation to the pioneers. Tl-iese new evangelists told the people that God was no respecter of persons | that Christ died on the Gross that all night livei the will of man was g ofree and bis failure to choose tXie right forced the doom ^ responsibility on himself and not on God. Tliey taught 1- the doctrine of the "Witness of the Sptfilt" and otlier - doctrines that differentiated the people called MeMiodlsts ^ from the prevailing sects of the age. Those early Methodist preachers, led by Asbury were so completely on fire with the truth that every service was a Pentecost! the people were so over-poiaerea by the 5 aigi ty force of the new Gospel that they cried out for mercy and deliverance 5 and daily there was added to the civurch such as were being savecU Gongregax;ions grew and further and further into the wilderness did the preachers venture9 seehing for lost souls in the cabins of the pioneerj 1 \n a) X VJ d. X <) k \ By the yeas? 1776^ they M penetrated the t'filds of Virginia to tlie edge of Worth Carolina and at the Conference held in May 1776 § Carolina Circuit was fomed^ !I?his Circuit was located altogether in Bastem-Carolina^ The West had not yet heard of Methodism^ Wot until 17S0 t^as a Gireuit organised in all of Western Worth Carolina^ In that yeari Yadkin Cireuit was formed x^lth Andrew Year gen preacher-in-charge^ There were oray 11 members § Biis Gireuit embraced not less than all of the territory now covered by our great Confersnca# The part of tlmt vast territory that Year gen x-^ras able to reach included the present counties of Rox^an§ Stanley^ llontgomery^ Bavidsoii^ Randolph^ Baviej Iredell^ besides all of the territory north the Virginia line. What a mammoth Circuitl We know not froBi xdience Yeargen came^ nor x^hither he x^ent after his years of service The brief minutes do not indicate that he x^ms ever received on trials and the 3 orily place that we find Mm mentioned outside hds ^ appointments is under the question are assistants?" 'ti> i and the ansxfer given x#as "Andrew Yeargen," But he was § the first Circtdt Rider to penetrate the wilds of Western ^ Carolina, The pioneer preacher x^iO braved thie perils of ^ the x^lderness to bring the gospel to our fathers,, t: • I imagine ttot x^hen he received his appointment^ he 2. ^ started <5at like Abrabams hardly loiowing vrMther he wentj k in asking only which trail to follow to find the C5 § He had poor salary prospects ^ and no missionary alloxyance. There was not a Methodist church in all of this vast wilderns ©avie County PuDiic UDiarv Mocksville, f^C % 5 axid hardly a sclioolhous.ea He had no Official Board or Ladies Md to welcome Mme to the absence of church ^ 'tjuildings he preached in .groves5 which we3?e God*s first temples 5 tinder brush arbors and in the rude Imts- of the , hujible poor, X^hat a great debt we ot^re to this unknom nian^ who , in the face of xmch difficulty waged a heroic fight for the faith and laid the foundations upon which we are still , fouildir-g. He ms the man on horseback^ one of the great army of Gircui.t Elders who conquered the wilderness and g S made possible the blessings of civilisation which we now g o enaoy, 1 g = 3 > Diiring the first year of labor in this new field § ^ g d g Andrew Yeargen*s ministry was fruitful^ He had not been ^ 2 long on the mission until Bealhs oliurch ms built, some | ten miles nortliwest of Mocksville# He learn from Qrissom* s history that in 1780 Yeargen built the first Methodist church 1 witiiin the botinds of our Gonference, it was called Beal's Chapel, He built several other churches in that same year 1780, in that sparsely settled field. It vms said tiiat at Beal*s Chapel, where 'fclie people were rude, wild and ignorant, that Yeargen, in a revival meeting asked one of his . hearers ii he \janted to go to heaven, and the rude pioneer replied, "Man, for goodness sake go off and let me alone, I don*t live about here, I come froa avmy up in the mountains The old preaching places-'-^^Beal' s Chapel, Olive Branch, takers9 Wards, Eliis, and others which were established g 1 1 i I l a > h - i H ^ I ^ 0 ' a - n i A s v i o o i M a f ' m S s 6 a I I ¤ o I I a o n a n d " o o 3 \ a . V ' 0 1 1 I " I ^ I i ^ S I I 1 a « a ^ a a I a 1 i a 0 C 3 ( ( . i s ^ i j ^ n • ^ S > l 5 7 . u - o i K t ^ i o - i S i a s m n C j - S a w ^ - a ^ « " 5 «J ai a: o Gi ■cJ 7 eiiib:?acing all the ohurohes in Davie Oounty^ The year 1819 td.ll ever be distinguisheii for the origin of the Mssionary Society in the B# Cbxmch^ But not until the year I832 did the Salisbury Gireuit tals:e an active part in this great movement in the ^y of an organi*- sation* Just four years XateVf I8369 t&e Oireuit sent to Conference This ^as for Missions and in 1837 I4ook8ville and Olive Branch alone paid $60t71« This is quite an increase on the tdiole Circuit the year before* So ye see that the Missionary spirit began to grm among our peo: 1 at this early day* We find also that during this year9 I8339 a Sunday School and Youth* s Mbrary was formed at Mocksvillei Whitaker* s and Salisbury* From the tine of Ardrey Yeargen to I8369 all of the g territory noy embraced in the county fo Bavie was attachedm ^ -j 2: to the Salisbury Circuit^ but after that Davie y^s served ^ ^m d by the Mocksvillo Circuit* £ ^ 5*: ^ In 1833 Bethel* tyo miles amy* yas the nearest o o US ui Methodist Church to Mocksville* and there were but few $ o Methodists around Mooksville* but Jesse Cl^mient* a ^ substantial citizen* went out one Saturday to hear the Circuit ^ Bider* Charles P« Moorman* preach* BO was so well pleased t^ that he invited MT# Mooanaan to i is home for the night* ^ Mr* Clement Txac not a Christian but was of to ^eran antecedents ' The nest day* he and his wife both went back to church* were I— converted and became ardent Mebtodists* It was not long until regular services were held in Mocksvillo* a congregation W 8 ms organized ^ a lot sootired^ and a ehorch. built* !i^a lot mis given by Mrs* Lutioia Carter (Shat first olmeb lot ms td^ore the Chalet Furniture Co«9 ncm is)* Jesse SOLeiSient did nore^ perhaps^ than any other mn in bu Iding this ohurebf furnishing most of the lumber* He mis a of sterling ohara^ oter and for the remainder of his life ms a stemurd and active leader in the church* His descendants still hold to the faith, The pastor^ Bev, C* P* Mocmnanp did a great deal in pushing the work fmmrd* It is said that he helped to haul and >-3ay the foundation stones, | GQ O An old leather bouM register of the churches on the z y u? Ilocksville Circuit from 1363 with some ommlsims to 1B6U>, ^ d 3 > a. c/) contain ouch infromation.and interest. The index of the ^ o churches on the Circuit ii»»lude§ MoeksvUle; Fultonf Slmdy o uJ 5 Qroveg Mhitakersf Olive ]^aneh$ Bethlehem; ^ard*s School; ^ Mount Sinai; Hew Hope; Wesley Chapel; ZLon Chapel; Center; Salem; South Biver; Lelmon (These last two were transferred to Rowan Circuit* In 1333 we find that the Circuit is called Bowan instead of Salisbury*}; Liberty and Concord* In this old record^ we find the pages marked off in colu nss Humber; Member; State of Grace; Signer; Married; Widowhood; Probation; Dropped; Full Communion; Bemoved| Dooeased; Withdrawn; Bxpelled; On Certificate; Mars^ia^* And you may be sur©> each member* s record was kept accordingly! The list of members of the MocksviUe Class 1833<»133^ 133^1336 was as followss John McHorie; Mark Amfleld; iXf S tj Ui 9 ArehlbaXd Carter; R» S» Braxt^n; Bailey; kaSism llinkle; Jesse A, denaatf Hathanlal Tayler; Tennyson Cfceshire; Thnrina jonos; Elizabeth liatliara; (Smile Mall; itery MoHorle; Sarah MoUioan; Mary VJllson; Barbara (Shoshlre; Sophronia Merooey; Elisabeth Parker; Imtltla Carter; Hlsseorl Miller; Ann l^Lpler; Mallnda Clensnt; Jada COassoot^; Matilda Qaitiisr; Prudence Hudson; Sara l«tlm; (Jassandra LatSmm; Mancy C, (SoMin; James C« Ryan; Mildred Bensher; Elizabeth Clement; John ^ q; tfulllcan; i^ry A, Mall; Elizabeth Pearson; Henrietta (Saith^; Susannah (Sieshlre; Sarah Bosanna MoCractoen; Mancy lattoa; SroHn; Christian MeClaoBaer; Sosatma Eelpler® This closes this entry, so it is likely that ttiese Twre th& | _ LUfirst members of this Clads^ ^ In many of the c^hwohes or Classes^ as t^.oy were eall^9 ^ Is given the names of tli® colored B®ab«K?S# During ^ days of slavery^ many of the servants belonged to the - same church as the master or mistress^ though sometimes they ) united t/ith a different denominaticmit In *^0 Mochsville Church register 9 Bated on fly leaf and signed by Willi^^ AMerson^ -j 2 CD-■i IjLl J >D_ C/D ^ the first pastor, Mov, 23, 1836, we flM on i»ge ^9, t3ie ^ liat of masters and slaves or servants tsjho tier© maabers of Mooksbill© Methodist Class® Bare are listed 2? tjhite masters U-l servants or slaves® By the name of two fo the slaves is also the word '•Free*'^ by the name of one is "Blind"® In 1860 The Mochsville Class inentioaed 50 t-Jhites and 65 Colored® The first church in l&toeksviUej as recalled by some of th( o ■18 residaats y&B' a iSaiae building tdth steps t up to f5eont dcK>x^s« It bad a baloouy for the oolc3?ed neia» bersy and it is related t^t the balcony was torn oat after the war# Altbou^i insignificant in appearance by present standards^ that small churcii has a most significant history^ itoday* 1966« there is hardly a church in the bounds^'- . ^ of the Western Hbrth GEarolina Conference that feels equa§ ^ entertaining the Annual €k>nference# And yet^ thissss^H. church with few moabers entertained the Worth Carolina Conference(the whole state) twieel Ihe Wbrth Carolim Conference met in the Court Housg in Davie^ in MocksTilles Dec# 23 and adjoxamed Dec# 29^ I8^i Bishop Thomas A» Morris presided and Sf 8« Bryant was the ' Secretary $ Thcsaas Jooes^ the preach©r«*in»cfearget It was indeed a Christmas C^nafer^oe aM the preachers were r"^ Calvaarymen in the Xcord^s ©lere wore no railroads and ^ very <; oor dirt roads in those days^ so the Circuit Riders j- carae on l orsebacds^ The reports show that there war 6 X>isia?ietfi ^ lf9 Charges $ and only 2 Parsonages in the entire Conference^ £ She Missionary report totaled The schools under * CcHoferenoe control were® Academy at MocksviXle^ Clemaonsvlllej 0 heasburgji and a Wemle Academy in Greensboro# The total :4 aemboyshlp rma aOj579| of 12ies© U-^USO were eolos^* ae3»a ^ tre?a 116 Local Preachers | 60 Traveling Preat^ersj U6 of ^fecan o tjere marrledt It was said that the single preachers were the y in OM % I CJ I o n more popular^ than the marxled ones# The I3brth Carolina Methodist Ck}nferenee again met isjlth the Stooksville Church Dee# 7f and adjourned Dec# 12^ 186^'f during the darkest days of the Civil War# Mooksville had hardly 3^ inhabitants and ttirenty miles from Salisbury the nearest railroad point# Many of the preachers arrived on horseback# and those who came by rail to Salisbur:/' were ne% with vehicles# mostly wagons# and brought over the rough e o roads to Moeksville# I^# H# G# Barrett was the Conference ^ tn ? >host# One appointm^it at the Confer^oce is of particular c- «/> iC d ^interest to tl:e residents of Davie County# W# H« Moore# § lij a very young man was sent by Davie to minister to her g boys at the front# Eleven preachers were api ointed Chaplains in the army# and Carson Parker was appointed to the l^ocksville Cireiiit# The total membership of Conference was 37j986 of which 11#1^2 were colored# ^ Among the interesting characters at this Conference was the Rev# Dr# R# B# Moran# one of the high^steeple preachers t ^ of the Conference# He was an Irishman and a bachelor# a 7 scholar and an orator of wonderful power# but lacking in o tact and worldly wisdon# and was iroablo to adapt himself to plain surroundings# He was always immaculately dressed# a contrast to riost of the preachers# Dr# Uov&n was not generally popular with his brethren# though he commanded their highest respect# When the Moeksville folk met tbB preachers in Salisbury with viagons# Dr# Moran said# ^1*11 not ride in a wagon if I have to pay ®10D for a carriage#** The 15 ISt o o faithfol old records do not state9 tut be mts evidently allcn/ed that privHege^ as all of the others^ preaohors9 took their seats in the mgons as a matter of course# Qi Sunday night Dr* Moran preached a labored sermon to prove g the divinity of Christ to a congregation that had never doubted that Christ ms the Son of God# g g In this old church record frcmi tdiich zoueh of t$iis 9 C b' material is takeng we find list of homes for the ^ c,:" Visiting preachers to t^o C<M:if®renc© held in 186U'#" Other denominations than the Methodists opened their homes to entertain the members of the Conference* Thennames of the hosts and hostesses ares Col# D« Austinf ait the hotelf Basil (Either; A# H# Booef Mrs# Betsy Clement; Berry Foster; Jesse A# Clement; Jacob Eaton; Mrs# ESney Cleii^t; A# G# Carter; Mr# L# Bingham; Dr# J# F« Martin; Thomas Oalther; H# F# Johnston; Mrs# Kelly; Thomae Brown; J# M# Johnson; ]^jamin Pamell; W# A# Meroney; Mrs# Bryant; Mrs Young; Pleas Martin; Henry Call; C# tJ# Rich; J# M# Clement; John Taylor; J# W# Newcom; ¥# B« Booe; Braxton Bailey; Hotel; Br# Sprouse; Mrs Wilson; 3# B# Eaton; Mrs# Asm Brown; Capt# J# H# Peebles# Finding homes for the preachers was not all that the MocksviUe and Davie people had to see about# Vehicles to bring the visitors from Salisbury; and the oasB of the horses for those who came on horsebaek«M»all had to be provided for# And so# we fisMi the old records supplying this inforcmtloi It 313 U]!»ie7 the heading "l^se iiho take l orsest** They vem m follo^l Ebeneser Frost;2 Th(^as Broim 2| Sps^ouse 1§ J« L* Wood^ruff 2§ Taylor 1$ Ann Brotm 2$ Mrs« Beb6on2g Oft Hft Spmeer 2§ Kts^ Elissabeth Clement 2§ ^rry Eosterl; B* Parker 1$ A* Gt Carter 2§ !l« Bean 1§ Mrs# Wilson 1| Jft ISoUiean 2| Thoms Has^ell 2* ''Vehicles to Salisbury to.^ H return Ifonday night**! A# !E>OLips<n2^2 horse wgoni djEoaes | Crump-^ horse mgon; Dr. ¥» £» Cleiawt«2 i 'Orse wgonj o lmjI Braston Baileyo^orse mgcm; J« M« Jobnsoa*! eap^age; 0« Spencerwl carriage | Mrs» Ann Bro^in«»l ^gon# **Those to g p return on Tuesday** 8 Wiley Bailey**! wagon§ Thomas Penry**! h vagon^ MrSft Kurfees**! mgonf Casi*mll Barbin»l tmgon| Hnfus Brotfn^l wagon! Carter**! wagons It m.B a hard time in the South in Id^n The people had learned the lesson of SGlf«*denialft The ehureh was lifted with tallow eaMles^ HufUs Clem^t was the colored seztoa of the ehurohft He vaa an uncle of Bishop George C^ Cl^imt^ who vas fraternal delegate from the A* M« 6# IZion Church at f&iQ General Conference in Asheville in l|dLO# Teachers and preachers have never received r worth in this world's goods^ but the poorest paid missionary in the Conference today enjoys comforts thaththe early Circuit Rider would have counted a great privilege to poss@3s« As stated before 9 as late as 18^ there were only 2 parsomges in tl^ie entire Worth C^rolioa ConferenoOft Those early preachers received hardly any cash9 most of their pay was in haM«*knit 8ockS9 bacon9 com9 molasses 9 400089 etc# One minister 11 I <9 S> % in p> i. S <J when aekod what bad been paid for the support of the iaini0ta?y replied^ '•one pair of socks is the to^l to date*" Bn the £k)cksiriil0 Cirotiit at the Qmrterly Conference held in June 1865 Just after the Giril War$ wSion all of g >- m O Davie was In cwae pastoi^l ehargeo the (Question was called®-^ ^ CJ u7 has been colleoted to def^y the expenses of the C1 ^ > CL </) Circuit and how distributed^ The answer} '•ill bushels of ^ S com} 11 bushels of wheat} 71 bushels of ry©§ 109 pounds ofii bacon} 65 pounds of flour} 1 gallon of molasseSj^ paid to preacherwin-charge#" But that \m& at the time when the South was prostrated Jusi after the oonolusion of the war«. The people were poory discouraged^ without mc^y and tdth only limited food| but they shared everythlne with ^eir preacher# At the quarterly Confermo© held in Itech 16^ 1816 the toatl amount reported from 20 preaciiing appointont on Salisbury Circuit was @37#^ and It was applied as follows} $6«31 to Edward (ktnncHu^ Presiding Elder} for salary and traveling expenses} ©^#00 to ]^en Boynolds^ the pj^eaoherw In^harge} tfhile t!^ balance of $ll#8l was turned into the surplus fundt They were certainly skilled in the art of finance# The laymen knew how to run a church economically^ and t e preachers bad of necessity to praotiee the most r rigid self<»denial to avoid embarrassment to himself and to 8^ others# At the first Quarterly Conference in IS^t ^e •10» aat thst va« ftt the time when the south we« proitorate^ Juet eft®' oonclotlMi the imr.th. peopl. ver. poor,dl«eoureg«d. vitl ottt bco^ •od with only Ualtod food, but tt»y «hared everythdn* wlthl thoirp^hor. At tho Qeartorly Coiafttronioo held St Me*oh 16,1816 the total Mtimt r«,wt«d am 20 prwdhlng appolntaeat. on seUtbory Cirouit S37.9»* it nM eppU^ •• to Bdirard (tenr«, Presiding Klden for •alnry end twreUng M»eB»e«|S2G.OO to Boeen Reynolds, tdie preedher-in- ettergei tddXe the teUaee of »l#8l was turned into the surplus fund I they uere e.rtelnly sidllsd to the art of ftoanee. the laynen knee how to run a ehureh ee<«.-ld=^ll7. praaoher. had of neoesalty to preetlse th. MSt rtfld I eelf-dantol to avoid anbarraaaaant to htoself and to ethem^At the first Qwrterly Canf.r«w- to 18»^, the mmitf epi«l»ted to oontor with the preechen-to-oherge as to his faially n^« repoytedi $16»00 a aenth as toe noeeseery aBOunt, - Aslwrr# «« that he was,neve* stressed the grtoe of Uberat^, tot rather eneooraged the Ida. of poor pay on tha ground, ea ha thorou^ ballevtol, toat It would attraet to tha ulnletry thosa only were toll** to preach, and poor i«y to the pread-rt would aid to detelopU« toe toeutiftal graee of humility, Ihen too*tbe people could have no g.««da fW saying that they were preddng fto noney.tot he WM willtog end did enfure a. great bardahlp. for the good of his fellow OS he Wlrod of his preatoers. No nan aver ertured nore hardships for the good of his fellow nan a. did Astory.But to preaehtog this doetrln of poor pey for the atoletry. he etrangled the benevolent spirit ««>ng toa pae^ and toe tourto has ever slnee iseen foroed to magnify the eall for «Bey fUr toartoes,rdaalons, «a«ols «»d better peld ulnlatry.ihle taSk uould have been easier If lebury, ..tot toet he was. had not uaad hi. In. nwaaea for too rigid eoone«y.But tha people have grown wonderfully to ahiUty to pay stooe that tto. and have grown lllcewlae to toe graee of liberality, I^ /o SUDAay S^x>ols Many parents In thssa days are afraid the childPfln will turn against the church If they ars reqiilrod to spend noro than a !.alf honr a week In ^ aunday SChoolln "the good old days" they used to keep then at It all day Sunday.At a Quarterly Bonforence in l8Jf2, sou© of the brethren protested against such longMK* seasioms of Sunday School on the isrounds that it too wearisoBie for the childran,The Conference delivered In the following vordai^^ttn ordinary occasions) the Sunday School ahgll not remain in session above three hours, for we are fully convinced that when weari ness ccRimences, Instructlonceases, nnd laany of our scl.ools have been injured by being kept in session frcn| raonilng to evening.We are also satisfied ttat the nSst successful way of cosffiiunioatlng rellgous instruction is cataohetlcally , end that the time specified throe houps*l3 amply sufficient CO.jmUC for that pxu?pose«^^ MOCKsviiiE. m In thpse days, weven with those long hours, the Sunday S(^ool children xsust have boon glad when preahing day came, because of the variety it gave to ■tiieir worship, fiop you may be sure that their stem ps-rents made tiien stay for church, '<rs, --herrill says In is rdstory, that he heard a sermon two and a half J-iours long i %r>^ fl t all Quarterly Conferences the questions were asked t What has been u- u done for the instruction of our chdldr^VAr© the rules respecting the jp- 5 structlon of our children being fully observed? Kany answers are gllv^ by vo 3 tlioa-. over-woifeod nljiisters, ministers of twelve or more Classes or ChTipches, o^ 3/3/1B^"No Sabbath School in operation on the itocksville CiroT^t," "3 "There is, I fear, but little interest held at most appoinbcaents," 1890 "In the bounds of the Mockavlll© Circuit, there arc 6 ^Jabbai^ bchoola," ^ 185^"ihe preachep-ln-charge has not beei*. able to do anytidng in this matter. "On account of sickness there is no report," "Sabbath Sc: ools }iave been suspended during the winter," c-^ 1378 "All but one schiool has been susy/ondod during the winter lonths, tr?hiChtil '5 ifl the Mocizsviila r>chool,Th'- officers arut teachers r.erit the ]-.i,ghest praise s: for tlieir industry ;uid porsGVer.irig liberality, havi-.ig paid more Fore-'pn ^ S.0 *n y Mlsflonary money in the last twelve nonths than the entire drcidt." 1879 r# i$ tmt acm shhool continuing their work during the winter and that is Mochaville, containing an average attendance of with alffloat 210 voliaaes In the library# Our Sunday Scliool literature is beisag used but not to the extent that It should be# There is a Missionay Society in this school now onterlng upon its t Ird year#A number of scholars have cofflmltted to nenory several books of the Now Testament and one has committed the Testament entire.It Is a live institution, being fruitful in good woa^s"# T#A,Boon0#Pastor There are in umay of the reports mention of libraries of "^*00 volueiesi vs-lued at SKX) ^ tMa met ean in the entire Circuit as no church is m<mti<med# or named# In IS57 we find these rules for Jhinday school cJdldren# ^ m ^ 1 I must always aird the Superliitendent ind TeeK^iers. ^ ^ 2 I must ome every Siuiday and be here when school takes in# ^ zj ^ CO 3 X must go to my seat as soon as I go in# ^ ^ o o W I mist always be still# ^ ^ s 5 I mst not leave my seat until school goes out# ° 6 I must take good care of ny books# 7 I i3ust not lean on the one wtio sits next to me# 8 I must walk softly in school# 9 I nust not make a lise at tie churcl; door, or school door, but mst go- go in as fio&a as I get there# 10 I myet always go to church 11 I must behave well in the road ^oing to and fjrom church# ^ 12 I mast walk softly in the church# y ^ 13 X must sit in zoy seat until school goes out# o $ iV I must go away from the church as the servieo is ended# y It does not take a stretdi of tlie imagination to kr^ow wiio must have Jj insti^ted til© " the protest of the bretliSon" nt the Ouax^trly Conference OJ o concerning the " sessions fJroci no: nlng to ©verging"# *3t ^ !■X- If much was ox-t ectod of the ■^uiiday riclool children In 1857, much ^ 11 ' . o I o -1> vai exp'ectod of the officers also,» In the Constitution of thd Methodist Kplscopal Sunday School was adopted,"We the Officers ai>d Teachers of the M,R,Siariday School, do pledge oursolws to discliarge fdit; fully the duties inpoaed upon us, nd do pledge ourselves to use our influone© in oarrylng out the following rules and regulations adopted for the better govenasent of our schools''* St^t» It shall be the dut; of the Supearintendent to open school at the regvilar houpf to see that the Officers and TeacJiers porform their reepectire duties j n£',int&in order in school and fill any vacancies that jaay occur in the Board of Offioers and Teachers, UJ Teachers It shall be the diity of ti\e Teachf:rs to Instruct faltlxfully tl^ =^ a « * V sAiB I ' ft ft _ I I ft I ft*^ ft ^ I ajft i*fr ft nji « - « n i- t - ft ^ ft « t • n ft-.f i.iftfta • i t • t t t % 'J ~ — _ CO classes to vhi<^ they may bo assSj^ned by the Supt^Th y simll . n o heep the class book whereinUio narios of the pupils shall be . recorded und r the heads, th© grades,The record shall show pTo^ ficiwicy and progress of ea^ p^pll durir;g the qxiarter. They shall keep a strict account of all books they my issue to their pupils and in no case shall allow a pupil to take a book when a book is charged to him and ^ica not been retupned|It shell be the duty of the Teacher to soe tliat their pupils observe tl^.at correst doport^ nont necessary for the ^lalntcnance of order aj"^d doconaa in the ^ school, and for the onforvecient of thfn same,HG or slue shell be held o responsible to the Supt,Should any Teacher conpliiin to the Supt, ^ he or she has a pupil who will not s\;bs;iit to tholr control, the S\mt^ shall renove the pupil tp anot>\cr class and if s^n© pupil K- 2 be cocqplained of a second ttee , Tho Tupt, shall report t>i© same to ' the pupil's paroi-ts or guardian and Past'.?r,If any pnpil will not o submit to the control of the Supt, he shall be ©3roelled,It will be o tiie duty of th® Teacher to keep tJtcir scholars in tiieir respective seats during the session and allow only two at tii© time to retire ^ from roon wl.ile school is in session, hey shall see to it that 5 tlieir scholars remain in their seats only as provided above, ilio <5 ix \ o tt) r 3 T«a<dier shall adopt such >iode of inEtru«ticm for ttisir elassos as my b« dooidod bj' the ifflclal Board of S^»ol, Ptipllsi It s all b« the duty of every pupil entering tlie echool to submit to the authx>nty of tiie Ta^cher o whosa he may be assigned,,If th« tecome dissatisfied with ^'eaciier, they shall not leave th«ir clasj until they have obt-lned permission form the and then they Host bo assign'd to whatever class the lupt, deens best, dassest Bb yeaoher slall have ovt;r SCeigiil^ sOholara and .-iot lnss than 3 (three), fin* minber aaaaller forfaits )iia ,seat as Teadbor in the school, Ofcoris'tort It atoll be the duty of tli« ClaoaPistcT to iaartage t3^o snislo d part- aont of the She shall solect such pioros of nuslc az3d stud) tunss as 8l« nay decaa ppqpor to be used In the 5?taQday school, pro vided auvh pieces s^tall be subject to the approval of the By the p^^naisslaa of the Llbrairistny she may Charge out an jmasic , bo^s beloziglns to the eoool, v^iich the I*ibrsirtan will cd^arge to '"f. ' j- Ibers are also listed rules for 1h« is«t,Supt,| icoret ry| TreasiTer; ^ Aflst.Treesurepf Librarlanj Agjit.Ubrariimi Asst.i^ioristerj and for ^^e&chor's »» meetings, j 5 - iTi© Supt, is appointed aeoorAng to the Bisciplino, Ee appoints all g other officers cmp if ho prefers they may be sol ictod by Official Board and Teachers, 'Xhey rt*all hold their offices as does tiie Snpt.for one Ctontferea year, and they may bo reisiovod at any tine by tabe »Supt, lif he may dees it ;-roper for the Interest of the seh^^ol* ^ i ; , . oj In the first book of the Hovopding ::^erotary ve find is reporti K ••In aaaswsr to a osll fran theism pastor, he Uev,T,A,%ono, a few of ^ ladles -^f the ifooksvllle K tl odlst CIi rch convtexed at the rch on V/ednesda £ sfuno ^,1379 and vrgardaed t! on selves Into a Vfcsaaa's Misaioimry Society, Iho hi ,o a -15- S S Th« following namefl voro rof^lstored asnembers of the Sooletyt ^ g Kre«M«L*Meroney)Mre»K,M»Boone;Mr8 MaXlnda ClenentiHrs.Jane Cleraont^Mfs*UJ J -J .'J -J Mary F.aton|Mrs,^telly Chaffin;Miss Hattie KatonjMiss Blanche KatonjMlea n ^ Florence ClementjHlas Lizzie ^lt-r'^ent;Mlss " jphle ClamentjMlss Jano Austlzij "1 f'TKlss Minnie TiudsonfMlss Hinma Boone^Itaking the number of oiir charter membera iW, The following ladles were elected offic^TSt Mrs*M,Ii.Meroney,Pres, Mrs,Mary Jane Clement, and Mrs,Mallnda Cleneritj'/icf—presidQntsjMrs.jA.M.Boone, Corresponding :>eo«|MlS8 Janlo Austin,Recording c.Mlss Lizzie Clement,Troaa, The first article in the Constitution reads as followai This ^•ssociatlon be known as the Wcwaan's Missionary Society of the hethodist Bpiscoj al Fhurch South," Our S:>clety was organized before the organization of the Wa9&an*s Foreign Missionary Society of the Motho ist Episcopal Church South, It is interesting to notethat on Sept,30,l88l,Mrs,F,M,3Ufflpi^se,of Ireensboro that untiring w-r er for missions addressed tiio Society in a sweet,lmpresalv< talk full ')f love,sympathy and encourage : ent, as cur Bec,^^>f>c,, Miss Blancho Katon writes of that occasion,Also, in Aug. 1901,Kiss T'olton, a Hooe Mission ary iof Frloriids, being present at the meeting ar> a visitor, gave an interes ting account of Miss Annie Egerton's work in India,Kiss E.^erton was rememberi od by the members for her evanj;olistic work in Mockaville, two years previouj We have lost by death the following membersiKrs.Jbillnda ClementiKlss Laura 2, Clement|Hrs,M^7py 5,>^ton|Miss Irace Ka'onjHrs.Anne obsonjKrs.Ren f rmellj Mrs.Lotitla SpenceriMlas M&ry Wilson 5tone;Mr8,Tillie Klmb3?oughjMrs,^: Rockett (?)}Hr»,i^ima Coon;MPs,Mary Jane '^lonentjMss Lizzie Clement, We ^ veglster nowi 28 members,Our Society has given from the ye r 1906-1907 J $52,85j1907-»1906, .^6,10j 190^ year 30,05. The maxinun gift of our Society ^ was t e year 1900-1901 when 1123,71 was paid on the 'iVentieth Centpry Fund, o this in addition to the regxilar ftaotsx duos,The following is list of all who have been menbors of our SocietyiMrs,H,L.Meroney|Mrs,Malinde. Oieinent; Kr3,E,M,BoonejMrs,Kary «ane ^lenentjMrs.Kary E,r'iaton|Kiss Blenohs Katonj % MissAiuelia Eaton}Mrs,"■nlly OhsffinjMiss Mattie -^itoniKias Florence Clenent} d Miss Lizzie Ciement|Miss Soplile GiomentjHlss Janle AustinjMlss Grace :-:aton} ' ^ I - - -16^ I- o> ul 7 o o I Ok V' 2 > k- v-> o o a: C tf X o a! a: <>) Hits Minnie RudsonjMlss ^mma Boon;Mr9,Mary CoonejMlss ^inma CoonjMrs.Pass; Miae Till HenleysMra.BryantjMoas Jennie DayvaiatjMrs.Ann SmithjMisa Laur^ Cl«nentjMr8.SB,Loej;Miss Lillie BarberjMrs.Lina Barber ClementjMrs.A Hobson; MTS.Pam«ll;MtS8 Phrone MeroneyjMiss Maggie MeroneyjKiss Ellen Triplettj Mrs.vBpencer; Miss Mary Wilson S tone | Mrs. Mil ton CalljMiss Sallie l>ulin|Miss Lulu GoonjMrs.Kate Holj3an;Mrs.Ida Nail-jMrs.W.X.VilsonjMrs.Nannie TatejMrs^^a Holton;Miss Alice Wiison;Mrs.Weant; Mrs,Nancy Brown;Mrs.Rel9on;Mrs.Mooring5 Mrs.oftlia HeitEan (This history of the Wom^xn's Missionary Society was written by Mrs, Julia Heitraan, not dated.but probably 1907) § s o -J 23 if oio 2 UJ , t » t" ' , • i a5 vo a> I o -17- SFIRITU/VL CONDITION F CSTOROI ^ Those man on the or;rlJr Official 3oards and the ministers, were ver| ^ -J Z > conscious of their duty of overseeing not only church property, hut the y ^ CD ^ members as well.On ftug.9,l356 jaaDaanoocni at a Qi,artdrly Conference in 5:; ^ answer to the question ''How n.:^ have been «3!j>elled?", the replyi 85 S ^ U i 5ept.30,l857t h mteai 5Gpt,l^,lB6l5 52 v,?dtes and 6 colored on probatlOT. Tw nionths later, iin answer to the sa-ie question " 3 expelled and 3 on probation" ( It seens that the majority of those d- Unguents had ciipnt^ed their ways r-ther than having to answer to those stem raen again.) Oct.!?, l862i 3 on trial and 1 exp< Hod. The redords ,except in on* case, do i^t tell of the offences. In that ono case it says"—— ©xpellcd, on accourst oi immorality.".However, on April 12,1851, we have this reporti Wheras, a difficulty has arisen in-—— church, ^rowing out of the fact that was displaced as Class lead r, by his fomer pastor, that he made, a vended ardent spirits and that «rert dissatisfaction exists among the memb^rj ^ of the church, and thot Bro.-h. ll,prcECh<-r-in-charge , has asked the advice H of the Ccmference.^e/efore, be it resolved in answer to his request! Th^t - the Conference? do not rQCcsimend 3ro.— to be appoini;ed Class Lead^'r, or an: ^ other nay be nluiitssit engaged in eithrr making,vending,drinking r.piritoui Llnxjors, as a beverage.But t if Bro— will absndon the a^^klng and vendinj of a:dent Spirits, we recomnend him as Class Leader." ( And this t o at the f time when there was no lav against distillling and when it was considered 1 . <2 rio social offeree.;. ^ In l38l, the preachc jvin-chargo t} e R^-v.T.A.Coon , delivers himself 2 ^ as to Spiritual Coridltion* The general Spiritual condition of the church Is 5 good.The type of piety however on the Circuit is not unlfona.In cocie cases 1 the Standard of Christian life is evidenced the walk and eonv rsatl<ni, t }lgh, in others It is lower,Indeed, while we have many whose lives are ± influene^-d and govmed entirely by religious principles, we have sotio who he^-e only a slight approcl tion of Qiristlan duty and rosponslbilit^r'"• ^ .. ^ Again,"the preacJ.^^i^ln -charge objected to the prss;-; :® of t o character of xJ It ul I Gt r \ )r ir> •X8«* Brp—— on th© ground of his being " a distiller and vender 4tf splrltous liquor" and the Condference refused to pass his character. In 138V j the prescher-in-charge reports to the Confference" during the past quarter we iiav© tried to examine the rolls of the differant Societies and to look more carefully after the conduct of disortferly m«ahers,pruning the living vine of dead branches,Several names have been t?ken from the rolls of those vl o have moved away vdthout certificate, -nd we laiow nothing of them, others are now undergoing process of discipline andothers may yet have to be trea ed,We believe it to br to the .^lory of God and the best interest of the church and the individaul to discipline, even to cutting off of disorderly members who are willfully and preverslngly disobedient to the laws of God. and Ills church/jSit would be enlightening to know of twhat " the process of discipline and treatment" consimted and if it would work to the "glory of God and his churcl:"totfay .And, how many woiad submit to the discipline and treatmen Cfcf such God-fearing men? And how many of us would pass their test 7) Those early records show that the vigilance and concern of these godly men , who had overjilght of the Church,Class r Society did not end with the t— c pew,After the names of two of the Freacher-ln-ch rge, in prrenthesls , is ihe notation (Scamp).(What this was ment Imply , the record do not say,I know j what it means In my vocabulary), ^ Maybe one of the aids to Spiritual enllghterant Is suggested by on.iofi^ ti| i"-. o the P C(prcacher-in-charge) whne he sald"M're of our : eo.. le are taking our^ S ^ . ; S Mrithodist papers and we find it neally always the case when our people readg OMT papers and books, trea- ing on Mdthodlst usage and doctrine, they are ^ o firmer in faith and enjoy more rollgion.But the lack of interest amojig a great many in rega d to books and papers and education enerally is pitiable" How does this apply to us in 1965?How many of us a^rediate the wonderltilly f fine literature that our church provides,(much of it free ) and usr it to know what our church is doinf or stands for ? u> £ J oL ^ QlI . -xy- PARSOWAaE -19- The first mention of a Farsonago for tht y.ooksvlllB Clroulti ve find in minutes of Quarterly Conference held at Olive Branc^^ Marchl3|lSV7» "Sabserilttloiis aEiOimting to :^350 were prese:\ted to Conference for the purpose of proctirlnc a Parsonage for this Circuit.The Conference appointed, the following nenbers of the K» i,C!hur<di -^outh as Trustees for said Parsonage. K,D,Armfleld}B.Clegg|J.McRorie|Henpy F.GravesjBavld 3heets $.:iacob Sheekj Saml,W,NayloTI George W.Johnson| and A^Neely.The following were appointed So committee to receive sx^bserlptlcms and procure and furnish tiie Parsonage. M.n.'irmfieldjmciegg? and B,Bailey. Nov.16|181+7 '^ro.Henry CllcJt was appointed as Trustee for the Parsonage In place of Bro,Henry F.-GravefliDocd, Bro.J .McRdrie and H.B.Amfleld were appointed a Gocaaittee to provide for the preacher's family he next year, with power to appoint assistats to the different neighborhoods where they may deem It necessary.'' The coramlttees mist have been busy on their jobs. In Hay 37,1951 a"l^tPie 2 Quarterly Caaference held In Mocksvllle ve find| The trustees shall with tho assistance 4f the preacher-to-charge make out at the close of each jEOcr ^ Gtoferanoe year, a fUll,compl44 Inventory of all of the Parsonage and Zi furniture under the following headst Bouse, table and Utehen fumi1n#e^and I gardne utensils and at the s^^ne time they shall by the advice of the ^^^ache: " and wife add t-.-s each head in list what furniture etc.ls n cess: ry to ^ eomfrot of the Parsonage,state the condition of the different kinds ^ Lij ^ furniture reported in the inventory." > April 23,1853 Committe appointed to confer with J.ntClolr, to assess farrily and fuel expenses for the Parsonage.Cofmmltte reported that ^tl65 was sufficient to defray table ma fuel exp nses f :.'r the Farsonege. In 0ct,22|I^53. The precher-la-charge is to take up subscriptions sufficient to pay Parsonage debt and to rerd nigle ths:; pc-irsonsiie,( the Quarterly Conference evidently thought that the preaclieivin-cJiarge of t K to I u Oi X 12 or raore Classes did not have eno >.gh to do to earn his aeenlficent Eridontly, he was not too successful, for we toat yhen nnnfeTenee met in MocicsTtlle March li>,l85^ "The debt aealnst dmed by M.P.AmfialA.lheiwpon the following resolution was introdueed by B.aaiey and adopted by the Conference, "^l^esolv d that this Conference assume the debt now du© areers to Holm HcRorlc,''* April 25,l856''Mook«vllle paid S68.68 fiumlshed Pardonage".Exactly what MooksviUe did in tWs statement Is not clear .Was "furnished Parsonege" in addition to the son given? or Ves that anoxmt paid on th? furnished job? What has happened t the Par#<mage ? ?wo years Ir-ter we find Mayl,19$8, The Conference agreed to move the furniture of the Parsonage to Sro,Jacob Sheek's.Resolved by the Conference that J.t),Click act as agent to procure title to Parsonage lot and have the above transferred to the present purchase Kov.12,1859 "It 18 moved that B.BailoyjJ.W.Johnson and Jacob Eaton be authorised to pass the Utle to the old parsonafge, which was carried." •Ihe next reference to Parsonage appears March 19,1370 "The assessaient of the Stewards so amended as to kf.ep the aiiouht assessed for the rent of the Parsonage separate from the Preacher-l:v-c>.s.rge and Presiding Elder*c. allowanees which is 8^ on the whole assessment of '''9.^?0 and that ar.ount be ^ retained by the Stewards for that purpose." High finance \ too complicated fc ■e.Whore was the preachwr livlrigi In a yerted parsonage? Was this rent for or fma paraonag* ? Report of the aasaittee in the division of the Parsonage property betve. i this and the Eavle Circult.^'Net value of property 59><d,38.Debt against the property $231^.21 mmm. It is agreed that the ' ooks'/llle Circuit shall ■ take the Parsonage and all there ^onto belonging and pay the T>avie Circuit ' the stm of ?.356.29 and assume and become responsible for debt of «^23lt.21 due to Kcv.L.Shell and others. It is fvit'.iher agreed that the Mocf^svi Circuit relinquish all clalas, right ' sttd title to any part of the Smith arove Camp geound, and the Academy there s'tuated.Ponc at Kocksvllle tils ; day «f"'DetS.l879.''-''"' " " : lo i 5 tvwn ^IstorvVilie oarsonaj^e in KocVs-vllle ws lought in 186^) Ct 1 o o 1 ly S a parflonage In S-lth Grove for t*+»25 being the amount racolvsd from the Hocksville Circuit," Doesn't s^etn posplblo oven 3ong agOj tout that la viiat the nev,Mr, Grlssom says. The parsomi.?^ was ( a; d Is) on south Br-llctoury Stred in HocksvilXe, Nov,25>1876 1 Farsonage valued at r>1000, S<3pt,27,l379 Parsonage Conmittee of ladlecsKrs, Hilton GalljMary Moas C Gaither jMrs.Sam ^:a:r»V;ll}V^s. J.O.Haw^lnssHrs.Fr ncos CrrtnerjHrs.H,:;,Click; Miss Ida Jones; Mrs.Doctor Andersoni Aug,6,lfi6l"Rssolved tl;at the sommittee on repairs he Instructed to examine the parsonage property and make such repairs as in their judgement are neGfiSBsry and that the anount divided ar^ong the devGrril charges cox the Circuit a^on the toasis of the Pastor's s-^.lary for collections,^ Jtily 11,188^ "To air^oiuxt of -ork on farsonagcpcr contract!$62,50, Work on well $3,00;Ceiling id.tchen 1100] Re-pairs lining roaii etc, .50; fi^ir:^ fence CO a azid repairing gate ,75, t Oh , for tljjse "g od old days ^Contractors of "the y f-i' presnet day, should doiudi their blessings,) Hocksville overpaid her D_ cn ment by ,75 d " u o In 1381. JxuBt t,-© y«ars after organization ii#St,l879» that Mocksvllle >ilfisions.ry .'Society p^ld fl6,C0 toward parsonage repairs, ^ By 1879 , the Churoi. in tiocksvl3J.e on Circuit is gettinb ambitious, we fiixd In March of tdxat year" Chandilier is purchased for $38,00 and repairs $30,00 1388 "Miocks^.-ille chuech is worth about 5 6my. $ 600» niK title is good, ^ the building in ordinary repair.A new church boildlng wo-;ld be desirable w if we had the means, 0,r,Spsnder; H.R.Chaffin Trustees \r 2 Those appointed to try to compile a history of the Ki»»t Keti-^odist Church in Mocksville, ste.rid in ave and admir^^tion for tie det lied account of Quarterly Conference records; for trx beautiful writing, the vell-ex^jress' ^ recordings of proceedings and Yet \ In l862 , ve find the FrmuccKc preacher- In-cliarge, Mr.T.L.Triplett, who had been on the 'Circuit just dine year, ccaaplainlng, "1 find most of the churdh bocks in bad keeping, the memljersJiij ^ gre-tly scattered, the "ieneral religious interest greatly gone down, n ' f 30 . si -cJ -22- bu*t eamds't and continued offorto are bein^ nade t:- properly adjust the iMoks uPt StiS8fclStiSSx£S=Sl&iSxShe ohurch t:. . .nuch hifrhor Btox^dard of Christian- lty»(Bv«bpreachers seen to have that hunan tondoncy to criticiao their fore runners and and exalted ofmion of ability» but it riust be said to the crodit of this one, that he Id feel some inadoqnancy)"WQ are hopi .g and praying that a brighter and more heavenly day ill dawn upon the Kocksville Circuit," In I872"lt is evident that the church is suffering for the want of more preach ing andrpastosi viiitng.But it is impossible for one lanto raoet all of the wants of the church in those particulars in so large a field, The succoss of the Uetho- diflio In this coujty calls loudly for a divisionof this Circuit.Other denominations are rallying their forcosaround us and unless wo guard welll every point n./thG field they will soon drive us frontha vantage ground upon *riiioh kind Provideneo has oaan fit to place UB."P,C.ljeleon,P,C, This ^ probably acoonhts for the beginning of the many,many Methodist churchei and v:-rioua other Circuits in DavloCounty. The Sockvllle church has boon on many Circuits}Carolina, entire statej Yadkln, Ysargon's CircuitRowan,I)avie}Mocksviilo, And in many DietrlotsiHinstonj Salisbury}Clkin}Thoraa8Ville. The Hockeville Girfuit had many interattsbeyond the Circuit's border, for ^ . instance, wo find 1381 Orpahn As lum $14.?4l l384,Trinity College $8.08; 1883,Mis8lons(foreign) $55.00l Missions (Domeetic)21.00 just a few of the many ot records, j 7 (O O c e ii) r t j- o O X r 0^ CD n o o— CQ 2ln .> dS oO Ui I » sn I -23^ Y^u wiil recall that in 1888, the TmistoesiO.H.Spencer?and My-R,Chaffln in making their report to Quarterly Conference ijaid" The Hethodist church is w^.^rth 5 o4 6 hundred dollars,The title s sood, the huilding in ordinary repair. A new church hutlding would be desirable if we had the means." Thie evidently put ideas in the heads of the membership, for they went about seeking the "means". Jan.31,1891,First Quarterly Conference,"Moved and seconded and carried that a committee be appointed to assiet the preacher(J.S.Kelson) to secure subscrip tions suffieient to build a new chtirch in Mocksvillo."Dr.B.C.Clement.H.E.Rcbertson? O.H.Spencer,S.H.PasB and S.M.Call were appointed on that coramitte0.lt was also moved and carried that same coramitte be author!Zied"to look after new lot and to sell old one as they think best," A lot is secured from Mr, Tomraie Young(present location)."The doed for new church lot in Moc!;aville is registered in Register's office of Bavie Co. in book 14,Page 168.The deed is in proper form and kept in safe in Clerk(a office." B.C.Clemei Trustse. With lot secured, solicitations are eagerly sought.In I893 there la a list of "sources and deposits'Mn l895i we find the deposits haverreached the magnificont sum of $1481.44. And works begins.These contirbutions repr:e3ent sacrificial giving from practically every rone.We remember that this was not many years after the Civil War, irfien every one had to begin all over again. The 1. rgest donation $200.froBi one family, the smallest .50.i!any.people gave many times as they had the means. / Mr. John H. Clement gave the lumber, heart pine.It is said that these braes were so large that wagons had to be hitched together to hatil timber into town. It is , recorded that $25.was received for the old church lot( stirely thatwas not all 3, received for the lot the old Chrysler,Chalet lot, opposite Belk's store) old seats to colored church, $1' .OO? sc-le of lod lumber? friends in Winston sent money, ewery source explored. In l895,A.T.Grant appointed to confer with J.A.Cheshire figProtestant Methodist o in regard to sale of chxirch pews and was instructed to sell them for 20 or 25 dollars t- The Proteatant church evidently did not buy, since they were sold to the colored «ir 2. church for $16,00, ^ 1895 Trustees empowo-ed to sell old church building,exclusive of pews,pulpit, « and all other furjiture, and stones of foundation.(Stones were very important for o foundations, in days before concret blocks) f l896Fumishings of old church turned over to Ladies Aid Society to sell for furnishings for new chiarch. t 1894 Trustees of Me hodist C ^ -.rch authorised to sell 40 feet off of new church lot if found necessary.(Tliia was foimd necessary to open up a road- presnet Church w \ri w 3r S St.) r5 3i 6/25/1895 " It is apeed between H.S.Rotertson of the first part and A.T.Orant and ?,*.Johnson for the Building Committee of the He.hodist Episcopal South, that the whole amontthe said Building Committee is due said Robertson is six hundred and '^seventy-five dollars for bricks furnished to build church and 5en dollarss and seventy- cents for hauling done by said Robertson, makln« six hundred and mrvevtyvftxe eighty- five and 50/100 dollars.The said Robertson has received of this amnimt Five hundred and ninety-five and 67/IOO dollars— leavinga a balance due Robertson of Eighty seven and 83/100 dollars.H.S.RobertsoniA.T.atiiit,F.H.Johnson. These bricks were made in what is now Miss Martha Clll's lot on the east side of south Main St. Mocksville.To mke the rounded brick which are used in the notht east ^ corner of the church, brick were hauled to then Call katd.S.M.Call made a patt.m on wood nd each brick being rounded had to conform exactly to the pattem.Two colored men were kept on this job for weeks and two grind stones wore worn out in the "rounding" process. And so ! with lot, lumber, bricks, the new church was joyfully, prayerfully begun, and all with hand labo*. Mr. Jim Call is the axchitect.lt is said that when the foundation was laid, and walls started, Mr. Jim walked to the front, surveyed the outline and 6/25/1895 This old record gives the named of t ose who worked on the building and amounts paid day by day.lL.Q.BakeriJohnnie SmithfH.h.AustiniJmos A.Call>Hill Harbin,.The names of S.M.Call and Jim Coley do not appear on this record.Thes two men. master builders, gave their time and talents. ^ And now, in 1895. separated from the Kocksville Circuit, Hocksville becomes a Itation ready to worship in a new church, just five years afteer the Western Horth Carolina - Comference cam. into existence- l890.Bishop William Wallace Mncan,l8th Bishop of the ^ Methodist Episcopal Churoh,S4uth, dedicated the hew edifice in August I896. o A beautiful new church , but no parsonage for her minister. F !u' Brother F.M.Johnson elected Arbitrator formMocksville to cooperate o with an Arbitrator from xocksville Circuit in regard to .parsonage. ? 2/24/1896 Mocksville Circuit and Mooksville Station appoint a Commission of one to 2 sell the Circuit parsonage and that the s ,m be divided between Circuit a;d Station as follows,Station to rsoeivo 309S ,Cirouit70 ^.Tho property not to be sold fpr lass thatn S $1000. 189S Committee receives $254 from Eocksvilla Circuit in full payment of claim of : Mocksville Station in parsonage and to pay aame to T.^.Tcong on note for parsonage lot. . 1898 Committee instructed to purchase Anderson house( where Davie Circuit parsonage i -d--"•= • i Thie lot recorded in Book 16,Page 4 in Register of Deeds office.and was the lot i where old paraona^ was built. 5 33. 1V ; -25- 10/18^99 Action of TBstees in selling a part of parsonage to Krs.iizaie Stone and Ijuying another lot from J.H.Clement is ratified. "He have about all of the material for oui- new parsonage and hope to push it to completion soon. « The minister at this time,Mr.H.H.Jordan, there being no church parsonage, lived in the Robertson house on north Main St.,the present residence of Miss Linda Gray Clement.Kr. H.L.Sherrill, Mr. Jordan's successor, was first minister to live in the new parsonage# 1901 well dug at parsonageC wonder where the preacher's family were gettingtheir Committee appointed to paint parso age and to fence it. 1 ^ 5/18/1903 Brother H.Anderson and his good wife presnt ichnrch with a ^ ^"o^tnfllip^sSroSndt^ I^^n'crisWi Sold" | parsonage. Value of church $3500, insurance 2000. Value of .parsonage 1000. Insuara^e 750. ^ 1904 In regard to the general state of the church,We are free of doht the property and the chtirch nuilding and parsonage are ,in good repair.Spiritually, I think that we are progressing. W.L.Sherrill P.O. 1905 The spiritual condition o the charge is regarded as good.A good number of ouA members are spiritually , nded and give evidence of the fact in their walk and conversation. J.P.Rodgers P7C. 1906 Cellar door repaired. The interest our people take in education is indicated byi the following list of students in college( fourteen) 1907 Sunday School having outgrown the sanctuary, a oommittoeis appointed for building of a Sunday School annex ( north wing)Kr. E.O.Gole P.O. j 1907 51 subacribere to the Advocate.M ^ 1908 Kr. J.P.Eirt P.O. salary $750 Woman's Home Missionary Society organized ^ with 17 members. ^ 1909 Pastor given ^ a month's vacation. Board of Trustees bought and paid 1— £: 1 o u> for a lot 76 x216 feet adjoingin the old church lot, h^.ving received deed to dsme and having said deed registered and placed with other title papers.The price paid for lot $ 400. (hot where Fellowship Building no is.) z ^ 1909 54 members of Light Bearers.Miss Ruth Booe,Lady manager. ^ I9IM " There are too many of oxir memberB that stay away from church fror ^ habit .No excuse that is not very much akin to falsehood and several of otir Stewa^ oJ who never attend Prayer Meeting".B.Margeson P.O. Complaints made against twoStev H for neglect of official duties. ^ 1912 Patrol of Boy Scouts organized 1914 "The Committee on Quartrly Conference Records appointed by Bis* Conference is of the opinion that you deserve special commendation for the c- neatnesB with which you have kept your records."S.M.Call Rec. Sec. <? L 3"; "11 n ' n n - n n n n .26- 1914* Homo and foreign UlBoionary Sociaties united 4/19/1915 R,H,Hoyla,P,C, inaur:"urated iSvery Mauber Ciinvns.Cpmmittao made secound rotuidibut subeoriptlonB folll shot of budget# ^ 7/25/1917 Committee appointed to prepare flrring record of our Soldier Boy^ ^ so that we may beat keep in touch with them. ^ 4/1/1917 Commt^ee elected for building Sundas' School Room with power to l)p^ R^P^Andereon elected tpeasurereE.O^Col# PeC# g 10/6/1918 Bie Sunday School annex is roody for rooflnfe and plastarlng.It ^ hoped that it will be finished by Kov.5» E.O.Colo P.O. 8/1/1918 "At acall mooting of the Official Board of the Methodist Episoopai: Church South,MockBVille,N.C,held in the Sunday School annex, for .the purpose of oonsidering a proposition dorriinstalling a Delco lighting plant for the church.The following imonbers of the Board were presenti J.L.Sheek|0.h.Williama> J.P.Hanesj J.L. Cl«Bent|S.M.Call;S.M.CaU Jr.?J.A.DaniolsjC.OvheaohiJ.P.McCubbinsfDr.IUP.Andersonj Z.N.Aadereon and H.G.Meroney. The Dplco Plant was installed.tfonderful S an Umst an eleotrlcslly lightee church ! 1920 Ladles Aid Society roporti Monthly fee .05# 12 members.Those 12 members gave $78.00 Mrs. Sallie V.Call Pres. 8/26/1923 Water put in parsonage with all modem conveniences. Cost |1200 3/30A924 Young Ladies Missionary Society organized by Miss Bertha LeeyExnnid President of W.S.CS.Mra. yrank '-lemant, elected Leader of the new society.^iss Lee says,of all of the three Missionary Societies, the Young L;^iee seem most enthusiastic.** 1931 Vaation Bible School, 141 enrolled,average attendance 123 1932 Week of Prayer Service inaugerated. 1933 South annex built. R.G.Goforth P^C, 1933 Union Vacatlcm Bible School.190 onroliedore than 100 were Methodists. 1934 A Junior choir organized with Mr.Charles Tomlinson, Director. 1936 Mr. Jack Paige works with our Youd^ people in the sdmjpr. 1938 Mrs. Prank Powler Young peoples Leaderj Mrs-W.W.Moore ,Junior ,Leader 1941 Davie Co, much to our sorrow, put in the new Slkin District. 1941 n Blnw ,r«sent sanctuary was built In 1895-96, two annexes have ^ added, one inj^, the north win* when Rev. E.O.Cole( who did so nueh for ipi Itothodlst Hc»e In Charlotte) was pastor.The south win* in 1933 when TRev. *.C,aororth wqs pastor, A new heating system was Installed in I951, Jtox Rev. A.J.O0X, pastor. In 19>^ , the church was remodeled In 191+8, the year that the parsonage was built, Rew. R.M.Hardee , pastor. Methodist Men's Fellowship organized 1953-5>+ Rev. W.Q.Orlgg,Pastor Ml y O o D. v. Crl 6''?'"7 ! V £ cc o a "D > a. o o o ^ 2 I Mi } K O o V M) CO tlr £ O 6 • £IL o o o ill »- PrcBidlng Sldoi'S v?.o ha-. o sorvod in tldd o iintysince 18l6tin cliro.volo:-;i-BBl orders Bdh/ard Crxr.aon|''4warcl ttcrson|Jones Iioxds 5icidnore; Potor DcrabdS^/r) llo record i'ron 13^:^.-1331) Hcses Btockg rgyytwryyfcKKBr3(gaHi«c(ln 1333^0 chur<^ is cstcb- / in Mocksvllla) iho first F,E, to servo in tdis church z Jolm Wesley Chilldsj Abren PoimjJanos HoidfPotor DoubfJosoph vtood]jian|S,B,.3ur:g>a»s5V/illi£aa Cartcrj Peter I>oubjn,:i,D,WilsonjIT,F.RoidjW,n«3obbott|Ira T,Wyche|Wirilom Clossj H,T,Htid0onjM.L,Wood5n«ru.3ruton}(At the close of the Conference ^/oar 1875^ the Jlocksville Circuit was divided, for?:iirio' tl^iO FamiI^g±^on Circuit) r),K,Brutoa|R..},P>arrett}v:,S,i31aohjv:,::,Bobbitt}J,T. ibba|j»j,Ronn|iCMocJ.:s-rille 1 ecoraes a Station in l896)Prank K,Wood5P,v#Ca.rra\m.y5':*.A-ddns|J*R»3eros3S5 T.F.MarrjFlato !>urhamjH»K,!3ojrorj F.PllorjW.A.JJovtoniJ,H,>.rnhardt5 i.n.Thongssoni C,ll,Pic.V:Qnc5C,K.Clark}J,S«J?iatt5( III First ^:rt.orly Ck>nferenec 19^1-19^2,Kov»l,19^1, we are getting stylishj no lon-^'^r do we have ££osi3|sg Kldorg4we have Diatrict Superlntondonts and the first one Is) A.C,rdbbs{ rj,v',Taj»lor}C# »Ro2Qlle| }eorge n.Cl m:-Gr}n,T» -;ippS}Jol'in n,Carpex'5H»r:,?UoftolsoR 5 Prcachors-in ©ufi ge since l3l6 tn ^ Dowen Reynolds}Richard Cojpson} PenJajnin ^teph^^nsjCSiarles CooleyjAr^ib^ld Robert3onjV;,r.astvrood}3, illisjTli cker i-tuiro ?nd Pavid Roberts}Joaldxa Janes Dun-^-hanjRobert VJiHcinson;(5iristophor ThonasCihirtoGn ninisters In ten years 4Surely tlis tells the story of the dlf-Cicultios these .'iardy, dedicated rien encountered }dlstar!ces|poor, if ii:r,ro:xd6 to ti:o ij^sny Cl::ssos| ^ littlej if any p.:.y( on© nJLriis':Gr, you ^?ill recall} reported ♦'one pair of o c % H"> It is i» wonder that they could not e appoijitcd for longer terns, f prvod old socles"5v:eai;her}no parcona^ojhoi^ecb-'cl:, cho only ner-ns of transport tlon } etc days I" ^.dio would exchange ?) Ho reord ^'rom 1326-1831 iSjl^tSaHuel R,Tcciplinfi5Ch.-.rle3 F.T'foornian ( wo find st-ays two years^ nd in that time helped to esto.blish tl^o church in Hocks-Till©) inl833 9 r> J,H,'~oatrl,:ht;Ihonas Pcmusiivril.l.irni '"ffidorsonjThomEC Giarpe; Tl-KKwa Jonesj A.F.Ilarrls :>Kd E/'.TlpcttjP.'.J.Ai-fthorjWIXllan r:,Jord^jaiionas CErgiV'sll .-Tud S.K.ilolEa cck;J,v;."ixmin nud i-. Eri-elljRJ .3ibbs|and J.'i.rfcrtin} A,;;.Allen and J/'r.noydJJ.J.T-Ilnos?J.TllXett ar.!' -^^r-idio-diJ.Tillott; Li-jmcrn Shell nd d! G.lI.PnpporjLonor. Shi-)11;J.3t,Cl>-ir}?,::.r'ostall5A.".Joisnsor.i S.:',Adans}S.H.nelsabod]i|T,3,R0eks{M*C,ThorvasjV.C..>nnon}R,:'r.3 rrettCMrdstor whan &ss£iQSB3issK II.C,Conference -let in IlochsvlllG (forinG t;.o Ci%'il v/sp); l36lf) Cnrson FrrlcorfS. ,,Maune ? variously spoiled I'anne ,I'araioy,M une)}M,V.Shorrill} J.O.KolsonjL mto ^helK we now find the a-.T-olntnonts for tlroo or nore years) 1S7648J8'79 Tlios.A.Soon ;T,A Coon|T,L.?rip:0tt5lS83-G,F,Romd}l887'-.C.Wllsonf 1839 I. -irlsso; ijl391,:'.: ,:-3els<mjlS92,C.::, :fchtry{l59^,^i .C.IlTtsellj ;'ocI-E'v'llle beconss a Station In lS95 lo95,L,7,;'ann5l39oJ.A,T'ro8nj l698,K.K.Jord n)1900,v;,L.sk rrill}1905;fF.Ro.;orail9075J,F.:3ri:}19K),3,Ma.rseson| 1912,r, ;,Atkin3on}1913. .V',Foxjl91^jT>.F.Cr:rvorjl915,H.:;.Hoyle5l917,s.O.Colej 1920,V/.L.S8orrill$1923,A.C.Sw fford5l926,n.s.T!owlo|19;0,R,c. loforthj ^ 193^i ,,a.riarW3c<n}1938, ;.M.A-ott5l9^2,R,h,KardG©5l-.CSprinklo}A,L.Ayoock5 II.O.}?ussjK,C,Sprinkl0( Mr, Hrrdeo, being called Into service as Cliaplain t'r, Sprlnlclc, hovlns retired here, wcs ashed to substitute tatll Conferonce.Iir, 5 A.L.Aj'cock was appointed, but !-n.<l served only s few aonths wlian ha cUedjMr, 0 !I.O,Huss ftn'shGd tho yeard.Hr, h.C.nprlnklo was cellod to be pastor.In his f repor-i i-o 'Irot IT-iavterly Conforonce , Jon Ilr, fiprinkla par!tew" Xoo 1 S moj can not bo cold in cocriondotlon of the lijckcvd-llc ca-iurch conoomins Its I- spirit of loyalty s in that., cTiiring tiiO .ast two years It hac carried OHSctts forvjard its work to c<%ipletionj uospito tho fact th£vt during that period It had to iiUtiato a:d toied to follow d rfermt pastrn.This, it has dono S without a word of ooripl int.And ncrsr J to "cap tj^c cllnrot", the ci urok stai-ts Off hopefully into a nev ^onforonco year , witJi an old iiuin sg its pas. or, handed down fron the sliolf, x^hr has b er^ for fvviT ye-rs tr-/lng to retire, and g nirrd© of niracloa , this too vrithout a conplaint,** 4A at U. u> j _) 2 J J A»ir» OO^Cy (1 "•: 9 '.iV^iC»v.^ 5 T^^I-OisT 021i - #' n ..ilttl^ vMH 196'^,Gili?Grt lailor -s3- '^Ushops vho iiave served on Koc]:svillo OAimttit ajid f Date Bishop Thomas A.i:orris Garly D»S.Pogeett John C.Keener E.R.Kendrix Charles B,Galloway Joseph B.Jc-y « : , . Oscar F,Fitzgerald ' / ' il.G.Korrlson \-:V f ,K»Iiar,-ra-/e A,Coite "Tnith Darlington o J.G.Kllgo . i'- "• ' '<'■ >- o t o E 5F,Koss(?) J^es Atkins A. W.Wilson , 1 , . U.W.lluncan Clare Purcell^ Cos ten J.Harrell . ; ■ iJolan BJir-monSi r," ■ - - ......vEarl GTKnnt O jJS A 3"^ nishop iiarroll D©;:iicat€s new farsonago and Organ V Synda;-j February 20,19^9 was an isapcrtv-nt date for tbe First Kethodist of MocksvUle^wfeon Bls^^op Coaten ^.Ilarrell of CJ'?.!^rlotte .ado Ms Initial vi'/it hWPT.It voG a beautiful, apring^lk© day and 'jisl^op I; rrell spoke of the vender's of jod's creation tht he noted on his drive. The notj\blG session for lUshop K.-:rrell's visit wj?.s th- dedication n the splendid orgrn , the -ift of Mr.P.Frank Haxies of Walkertown.aiie organ was given by Mr, r nes in aenory of Ids par^ts, the late Mr, omd >^rs, Philip llanea, loyal members of t' is ch xch,^, Fhllip Fanes served as an able Buporlntendeiit of tli© Bunday School Bor sevGral -Crv^. years^A large congregation was present for the noming servioe/llrs, J.K.^heek cu [- +M- the choir had prepared special rrasic.A Jovoly 8nthem,"Cook y© the Lord" end th« hyians wore Ko !r51,38l and 29,3iGhop KcrTell , a native of ^Jorth Carolina and newlt appointed Bishop :f tills area, was introduced by the- pastor, Hcv.Robert M.Hardee, in well-chosen remarks,Bishop Faixell used as his text Matt, •A city that is sot otf a hill cannot bo rdd",rc applied tids text to the ^jiono an< , its wide influ nde , not only on mombers of tJie fc^rnily, Vait to tr^se outside its H- 2 four V lls.Fe enphs-sixed the groat toport<. .ce of ri-ht livlrig in th:- home, and urged all parents to lead their cldldren in the paths of rightoou ness. At the :i closo of the semon, -Uic ritual of dedicnticrtion of the parsona e was rend, 2 followed by the dedication of the organ, Ti/o former pastors ,nr,K,C,Bprinlcle Sr, o ^ of t is place a d Or, J. :,Frltchnrd of Asholx)ro were presant.Whllo in the town & I a u» Bishop n. rrell was the guest of Rev, and Mrs, ?.,2^,Hardoe at the parsonage.Bo [7 expressed his approval of this at ractivc ;ind convenient new home. At the servic 2 ^ of Pedlcation, a new pulpit Bible was used for the first time, his ^ wnx Bible was the geneours gift of Hrs, Itargaret Mall Call of blkin, The c^mriit S who seloc ed the Bible oonsiated S Mrs, Crow,Mrs, B.r.Foster and Mrs, ^W.H.Penning'on, The Hocksvlllo M n odists will long rGmornb- r Feb,20,19^5 I as a great day in the ; istory of our local church. Mr, V rdoe xprcssod his V5- ^ deep appreciation to rht Parsonage Cchi mittootI;,",Jturray}Cta,5Mrs,b .K.Bhoek frea *5 S,H,Call;O.K.Kenrlcks and !l,B.v;o.litor f.nd to nil contributing friends, <5 40 5 ^ iHn, ^9 xsocxxx In 1957 Hocksvlll First Hethodldt Chlrch finds h:.rself in need cf more Voom, this time an Educational Building. Therefore Oct.?.8,1957j the records show " In compliance witli paragraph ,/l80 of K thodist Discipline (3S6Sk 1956) I hereby give my commendation and written consent to the b ilding of an Education Ihiilding at First Methodist Church on the Mochsville Cliarge in the Thomasville District, Sincerely yours,John H,a^rpor, District Superintendent. "In compliance with ppr;'21-72^ of the Methodist I)isciplin6(1956) the Board of Chiiirch Location and Building of the Ihomas-'ille District hereby gives it commendation and approval to the building of an IMucational Building ,^t First Met odist C3iurch on the Mockstoille Charge in Thcsaasville District, g Slncorelt yours Joh- H.Carper Ch. c.:; ? >Frank Jordan ^ ^ O y liJ > < u. u The Fellowship B-ailding was rented in 195^ (?) at a cost of 51^0,00 ^ Bishop Costen J.Hsrrelll with the assistance of Rov.h.T.Hipps, Dictricot o Supt, amd te*. Hev.Q.w.fb:^ gg dedicated it on unday afternoon .o M.H.Murray rnxxsa Chm of Building Coiamitteey ,L,Short;George K£rtean;...P.Foster; J,H,Xhompson;S,M.Call.Meinhrrs of Finance CommitteeiM,H.Murray;' .P.Foster; u; 2 George Hendricks;J.K.Sheek, and Curtis Price. Mrs. G,Frank Clement served as ^ Treasurer, The chairs and tables were given by various members. The W.D.C.S furnished the kitchen with beautiful plastic dishes of n?ny sizes ^nd uses, 0 1^ of e3Ch;Mrs. Arthur Doniles and Mrs, Leslie D niels contributed the stajnle| ^ steel flatware; Kin Cheek gave the electric rofrigeraior and Clyde hendj^icks, ^^.he electric refrigerrotor, "^ish to^^/elSjlcithchen utensils, potw, pans etc. etc. 1 u were donated and bought by nonbers of the WSCS. Draperies were made by wonen r ^ of the Ghvjch who brought machines rnd nocccsary articles for the project. ^ m -EK+erpn^ e _ kCcorc xj uii^ // ^ /'c^vy. Q 8M by Gordon Tomlinson • (This is a review of the history of the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. The information contained herein is taken from historical articles written by the Rev. William L. Sherrill, former pastor of the church; the late Miss Mary J. Heitman, historian and a most actiye member of the church; and from notes and informal commentary relative to the'church compiled by the late Mrs. Blanche Manes Clement during 1964-66, herself being a lifelong, active member of the church) In 1833 there was no Methodist Church in Mocksville and only a few Methodists in the entire area. The nearest Methodist Church was located at Bethel, two miles from Mocksville. . One Saturday night, Jesse Clement, a substantial citizen of Mocksville, went out to Bethel to hear the circuit rider, Charles P. Moorman, preach^ He was so well pleased with the preacher thati he invited him home for the night! Mr. Clement was of Lutheran an-" lecedents. However, the next day, Sun day, .he and his wife went back to the Bethel Methodist Church, were soundly converted and became ardent Methodists. Soon after this, regular services be^n to be held in Mocksville. As others began to participate, a congregation was organized, a lot secured, and a church built.' The land on which the first church was built .was given by Mrs. Letitia Carter, wife of Archibald Gi Carter. The first church was located on the site where the Duke Power Co. office now stands, across the street from the present church. "Hiis was a white frame building with steps up to two front doors. It had a balcony for the colored members which was torn out after the. War. In 1836, the Mocksville Circuit was formed from the Salisbury Circuit. This was the s^me year that Davie County was formed from Rowan. The Methodist Church was used for several terms of the Davie County Court while the Court house was being built. The annual conferences were held in the Mocksville church, the first in December, 1840, when Bishop T.A. Morris and the second in December 1864, during the War Between the States with the Rev. David Nicholson presiding in the absence of 'Bishop John J. Early. At the first quarterly conference held on Jan. 31, 1891, a committee was appointed to assist the pastor (J.S. Nelson) in securing subscriptions suMicient to build a new church. This committee included Dr. B.C. Clement, H.E. Robertson, O.H, Spencer, E.H. Pass and S.M. Gall. A lot was secured from Tommie Young and by 1895 the committee reported 81481.44 on hand towards building the new church and work began. (Concerning this the records noted: "These contributions represent sacrificial giving from prac tically everyone. This was not many years after the Civil War, when everyone had to begin all over again. The largest donation was $200 from one family; the smallest, .50... John H. Clement gave the lumber and some funds were received from the sale of the old church building, lot and pews.) Forty feel was sold off the church lot to open up a road which the present Church Street. H.E. Robertson was paid $675 for the bricks used in building the church. These bricks were made on what is now Miss Martha Call's lot. To make the rounded bricks which were used on the northeast corner of the church, bricks were hauled to the Call land. S.M. Call, the father of Miss Martha and S. Milton Call, made a pattern on wood and each brick being rounded had to conform exactly to the pattern. It was said that two colored men wei-c kept on • this job for weeks and two grind stones were worn out in the "rounding" process. Jim Call was the architect for the church and ii was reported that when the foun dation was laid and the walls started, Mr, Jim walked to the front, surveyed the outline and remarked to his brother, S.M. Call : "Mill, this building is too short!" ... and immediately tore up part of the foundation and extended (he building ten feet towards the road. The church was dedicated in August 1896 by Bishop Wallace Duncan, 18th Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1895, the Davie Circuit was formed. Also at this time the Mocksville station was organized and the church taken off the Davie Circuit. The Rev. Frank Wood was the presiding elder at this time and the Rev. L,T, Mann was pastor. The Methodist Parsonage was built on Church Street, across the street from the present parsonage, around 1900. The Rev. William L. Sherrill was the first pastor to live in the parsonage. In I9l7-19i8 Sunday School annex was built onto the church and in 1918 the kerosene lamp lighting made it's exit when a Delco lighting system was installed. In 1933, an annex was added to the rear of the church and for the first time indoor toilets were added. In 1948, the church was remodeled and the present parsonage was built. The parsonage was dedicated on Feb. 20, 1949 by Bishop Coslen J. Harreil. A new Hammond organ was given to the church in 1949 by P. Frank Hanes of Walkertown. The organ, given in memory 1)1 Ins parenls, Mr, and Mrs. Philip Hanes, was dedicated by Bishop Cosfen J. Harreil on February 20, 1949. In 1945, the fellowship building was constructed on the lot behind the church. This building was dedicated on Sunday, July 18. 1954 by Bishop Costen J. Harreil. The education building was constructed in 1957, adding much needed Sunday School rooms and facilities to the First United Methodist Church complex. Around 10 years ago the bricks of the sanctuary were sandblasted, some remodeling done, and new pews installed. A list of successive paslors for the First Methodist Church of Mocksville is as follows: 18.36 William Anderson 1838 Thomas A. Sharpe 1840 Thomas Jones 1841 A.F. Harris and H.H. Tippett . 1842 P.W. Archer 184.3 William M. Jordan 1844 . Thomas Campbell and S.H. Helsabeck 1845 J.W. Tinnin and P.W. Varrell 1846 R.P. Bibb and J.B. Martin 1847 A.E. Alien and J.W. Floyd 1848 J,.I. Nines 1849 .John Tillell and U.S. Burkhead I8r>9 John Tillell Lemon Shell and C.M. Pepper ' . Lemon Shell i J. St. Clair T.M. Poslell A.H. Johnson S.D. Adams S.H. Helsabeck T.B. Reeks M.C. Thomas W.C. Gannon R.G. Barrett Carson Parker S.E, Mauney M.V. Sherrill Lemon Shell ' Thomas A. Boone T.A. Coon T.L. Triplett G.F. Round ' W.C. Wilson W.L. Grissom J.S. Nelson C.M. Gentry J.C. Harlsell L.T, Mann J.A. Green H.H. Jordan William L. Sherrill J.P. Roberts . J.F. Kirk B. Marg'eson R.E. Atkinson E.W. Fox D.F. Carver ; R.M. Hoyle i E.G. Cole I William L. Sherrill- ! A.C. Swafford i R.S. Howie R.C. Goforth E.J. Harbison E.M. Avetl R.M. Hardee II C Sprinkle A.I. Aycock H.O. Huaa J.K Prilrhard H.M. Ilardeo A.J. Cox W.Q. Grigg C.B. Newton W.W. Blanton Gilbert Miller James A. Allen D. Austin Hamilton From The Living Bible Suddenly. us ihey were drinking from these cups, Ihey saw the fi ngers of a man's hand wriling on the plaster of the wail opposite ihe lanipstand. The king him self saw the fingers as they wrote. His face blanciied with fear, and such terror giippeil him' that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way beneath him. "Bring the magicians and the a.stio!ogers!" he scream ed. "Bring the. Chaldeans! Whoever reads thai writing on the wall, will become the third ruler in the kingdom!" Daniel.3-7 H. V I M U) •-S OUTLINE OF EARLY HISTORY OF THE MOCKSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH The Methodist Episcopal Church organized in Mocksville in 1833. Rev. Charles P. Moorman was first pastor. Jesse A. Clement heard him preach at Bethel and invited him home. Later the church was organized here. Mrs. Letitia Carter gave the lot for the church, 'i . It is said, the pastor had to haul and lay the foundations stones. Among the early durch leaders were: Jesse A. Clement, Mark D. Armfield, Braxton Bailey, John McRorie, Baxter Clegg, Jacob Eaton, A. G. Carter, Shadrack Fitzgerald, Henry R Call, and others. First sessions of Davie County Courts were held in the Methodist Church from 1837 to 1839, when the courthouse was com pleted. The N. C. ^onference met in Mocksville, Dec. 23-29, 1840, the sessions being held in the courthouse. The annual conference was again held here in 1864, Dec. 7 to 12. In the dark days of the War Between t •L.. the States, preachers came on horseback or were met in Salisbury by wagons, buggies and a carriage or two. Moran wished a carriage and said he would pay $100 for one. Church was lighted by tallow candles. ^ Slaves were members here, and a gallery was for them. Woman's Foreign 'Id & ^ Missionary Society organized at the church, June 4, 1879, and was carried on from that time until merged with W.S.C.S. New church was completed and dedicated in August, 1896 with Bishop W. W. Duncan of S.C. holding the service. Additions to the church were added in 1918 and 1930, Mrs. John Hanes, of Winston-Salem being a generous donor to the last building fund. Dr. H. T. Hudson, Rev. W. L. Grisson, and XJ Rev. W. L. Sherrill wrote interesting articles on Methodism in avie ' County. DAVIE CO. PUBUC LIBRARY i MOCKSViLLE^ NG <J PTOglP-tMimiiD (Southern £fethodLst) TSie First l^ted I^lsthodist Churcii of Iitocksville gr©«r out of a i&tboci^t JE^iscopal Church est^lised prior to 1816 at Bethel located one mile east of tOfflio At the Annual Conference of 1831 the Sali^ury Circuit was divi^? Bethel/along mth other Davie County Churches continued in the Old Salisbury Circuit \ihich then still had 14 appointments. In 1833 Jesse Clement of £<-!bcksville went to Bethel to hear a sermon by CoPo Dtooman. Both he and his wife were converted to Bfethodism. Socai regular ^srvices were held at their honne and other places in Mochsville. A Tisiiperanoe s^ciety^ a Sund^ School, and a Youth Library xijejje started. A ccngregaticn was formed including tiie Bethel Society, Miich old records •i.nri-ifTaiv* moved to Mocksville. On a lot given by Mrs. Lucretia Carter a white frgtme church was built with steps leading \?) to txjo front doors and with a balcony. It was located across the street fran the present churcli. In 1836 the church listed 66 roaibers of vhich 41 were slaves. Also in 1836 tlie Mochsville Circuit was formed for Davie County Churclies. In 1847 there is the first raentn.on of a parsonage. Subscriptdo^ of $350.00 g were raised for that prrpose. 3h 1872 vhe work was divided into tte < Davie and the £4ocksville Circuits. o-j o 3 ®ie new church becsame a station and then needed a parsonage- By agreement $ the j^iocksville Church interest in the Circuit parsonage was set at thirty percent ($254.00). In 1899, the station parsonage, a substantial two story frame house, v/as built on Church Stueet but a well was not dug until ^ 1901. In 1917 the North Annex was added to the church for Sunday School rooms C ^ and the fpllowing year a delcxs plant was instialled to produce li^ti^. , In 1933 the South Annex catpleted. In 1945 the Fello(i7ship Building was added to church facilities. ^ In 1948-49 the church was remodeled, the old partonage sold and a new ^ parsonage built. Ihe Education Building viras cxjnstxucted in 1957. Die ^ 1973-74 building prograra included the remodeling of the Sanchuary and , necessary repairs and added facilities at a total cost of $220,000. Uie renewed Sanctua]y and addition were dedicated by Bishop Earl G. Hunt, Jr. ^ ' on February 22, 1976. Ihe Church roeitbership at this date (May 4, 1976) ' is 547. ' O o LUQ\ic3e in the.nintheenth centhry the North Carolina Anniial Confermice met ih iSocksville, first in 1840 and again in 1864. At both of these annual ^ conferenoes, tcwn and county residents of all denominatiQns helped to provide acoomodatiQns for ministers and horses. ^ ^ ^ In 1891 plans were made for a new church and a lot was bou^t. In 1894 the churdi sold forty feet of the new lot for a road, now Qiuaxh Street. >_ In 1895 the old church building was sold except for the foundation stones. '4 . By that year $1481.00 had been raised for the new church. Jim Call was ""•^7 named architect, the church, the preset sanctuary, was built and was % dedicated in 1896 by Bishop Wallace Duncan. -j -j CQ . J rs > Q- {/) V O O w 44 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Information Compiledfrom the following publications: History of Methodism in Davie County by William Sherrill Brief Histoiy of First United Methodist Church by Blanche Hanes Clement Davie County Enterprise Newspaper Articles Reverend W.L. Grissom History of First United Methodist Church by Mike Hendrix THE PAST To understand our church's beginnings it is important to understand our country's history. The United States of America was a new nation in 1833 having fought England not once but twice to gain independence. The country's 7"" President, Andrew Jackson, had begun his second term in office on March 4, 1833. The area where our church now stands was considered part of the frontier. The area we know as Davie County was still a part of Rowan County, and the town of Mocksville was not yet established. There were not many churches built. Instead people met in homes when a minister rode into the area. Those ministers came to be known as circuit ministers. A circuit (nowadays referred to as a charge) was a geographical area that encompassed two or more local churches. Local pastors met with their bishops annually for appointment to either a new circuit or remain at the same one (often they were moved to another). Once a pastor was assigned a circuit, it was his responsibility to visit each church in his charge at least once a year in addition to possibly erecting new churches. The title circuit rider, however, was an ^ American coinage bom of American necessities: although John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, covered enormous distances on horseback during his career, and early British Methodist preachers also rode around their circuits, general they had far better traveling i J ( 3 conditions than their American counterparts. Francis Asbury (1745-1816), the founding bishop of American Methodism, established the precedent having traveled 270,000 miles and preached 16,000 sermons as he made his way through the circuits. He brought the concept of the circuit from English Methodism, where it still exists. Because of the distance between churches, these preachers would ride on horseback. They eventually became know as "circuit riders" or "saddlebag preachers." They traveled with few possessions, carrying only what could fit in their saddlebags. They traveled through wildemess and villages, they preached every day at any place available (peoples' cabins, courthouses, fields, meeting houses, later even basements and street comers). Unlike preachers of settled denominations, Methodist preachers were always on the move (most circuits were so large that it lOjWle Couniy PuDiic Mocksvilie, would take 5 to 6 weeks to cover them). This is what boosted Methodism into the largest Protestant denomination at the time, sparing no effort to bring the church to the common people. In 1784, there were 43 circuits in the new world. Not until 1780 was a circuit organized in all of Western North Carolina. In that year, Yadkin Circuit was formed with Andrew Ycargcn as preacher-in-charge. There were only 11 members. The territory that Yeargen was able to reach included the present counties of Rowan, Stanley, Montgomery, Davidson, Randolph, Davie, Iredell, and all of the territory north of the Virginia line. There are no records that show where Yeargen was bom. The records do show that he was the first circuit rider to penetrate the wilds of Westem Carolina. Andrew Yeargen built the first Methodist Church within the bounds of our Conference in 1780; it was called Deal's Chapel. It is recorded that the location first had a brush arbor and that a man by the name of Deal held a series of services in an arbor once a year. The settlers led by Yeargen cut and hewed logs to build the meeting house. There was a great celebration when the building was completed in the I Spring of 1781. Deal Meeting House was used as both a church and as a I school for sixty years. The second church built in Davie County was also under the direction of Andrew Yeargen about four miles from Mocksville. The name of this church was known as Whitakers. Records show that this church was built around the same time as Deal's Meeting House 1780-1781. Fourteen years after Whitaker's was erected, Dishop Asbury stopped at ^ this church and preached his famous sermon on "Sanctification." j There is little information about the history of Methodism in this part of - the country from about 1800 to the year 1816. At the annual conference in 1831, the Salisbury Circuit was divided, cutting off the churches south o of Salisbury. The old Salisbury circuit had 14 appointments. In 1819 the <2 Missionary Society in the Methodist Church was established. Dut not until 1832 did the Salisbury Circuit take an active part in this great I- lO \ w movement. O o The First United Methodist Church grew out of the Dethel Methodist Church located one mile east of Mocksville, North Carolina. In 1833, Jesse Clement of Mocksville went to Dethel to hear a sermon by circuit ^ rider, Charles P. Moorman. Clement was so well pleased with the ^ preacher that he invited him home for the night. (Mr. Clement was of V' Lutheran antecedents.) The next day, which was Simday, he and his wife went back to the Dethel Methodist Meeting House. Where they were I % " H T soundly converted and became ardent Methodists. Soon regular services were held at the Clement's plantation home which was located on West Maple Avenue. A Temperance Society, a Sunday School, and a Youth Library were started. A congregation was formed including the Bethel Society, which old records indicate moved to Mocksville. The congregation grew and a church home was needed. Mrs. Letitia Carter, wife of Archibald G. Carter, donated a lot on which the first structure was built. The lot she gave is where the Mocksville Police Station presently stands. Jesse Clement fiimished most of the lumber. However the pastor. Rev. C. P. Moorman did a great deal m pushmg the work forward. It is recorded that he helped to haul and lay the foundation stones. The church was a wooden frame building pamted white with steps leading up to two front doors. The interior mcluded a balcony (which was torn out after the Civil War.) Typical for that era, the black slaves sat in the balcony. In 1836 Davie County was formed from Rowan County. Methodist churches in Davie County until that time had been provided ministers from the Salisbury Circuit. The new Davie County gained its own Methodist circuit in 1836. First United Methodist Church records show that membership consisted of sixty-six members of which forty-one were slaves The index of the churches on the circuit in 1836 include MocksviUe, Fulton, Shady Grove, Whitakers, Olive Branch, Betmeheni, Ward's School, Mount Sinai, New Hope, Wesley Chapel, Zion Chapel, Center, Salem, South River, Lebanon (The last two were transferred to Rowan Circuit.) Liberty, and Concord. The records show the following members on roll in 1835-1836: Jolm McRorie, Mark Armfield, Archibald Carter, R.S. Braxton, Bailey, Andrew Hinkle, Jesse A. Clement, Nathaniel Taylor, Tennyson Cheshire, Thomas Jones, Elizabeth Latham, Cholie Nail, Mary McRorie, Sara Mullican, Mary Wilson, Barbara Cheshire, Sophronia Meroney, Elizabeth Parker, Letitia Carter, Missourie Miller, Ann Hepler, Malmda Clement, Juda Glasscock, Matilda Gaither, Prudence Hudson, Sars Latham, Cassandra Latham, Nancy C. Gowin, James C. Ryan, MilledJ Rencher, Elizabeth Clement, John Mullican, Mary A. Nail, Elizabeth Pearson, Henrietta Galtker, Sussannak Ckesklre, Sarak Ryan, Rosanna McCracken, Nancy Latham, Daniel Brown, Christian McClammer, and Susanna Helpler. r The town of Mocksville was officially founded as the county seat m 1839. The Methodist Church was used for several terms of the Davie County Court while the Court house was being built. d UJ 7 o o o u> y in C o \n lit I - q ^ t.) The two annual conferences were held in the Mocksville church. The first Conference held began on December 23"^ and adjourned on December 29^, 1840, when Bishop Thomas A. Morris presided and S. S. Bryant was the Secretary with Thomas Jones being the preacher-in- charge. There were no railroads and very poor dirt roads so all who attended came by horseback. The report of that meeting shows that tlie total membership was 20,579, of these 4,480 African Americans. There were 116 local preachers, 60 traveling preachers, 46 of whom were married. (- VI UJ -j J 5 CO :iL o i c» ii> tr 2 i h- \r> O O ) sTf % O ci X o The North Carolina Methodist Conference again met at the Mocksville Church from December 7*^^ and adjourned December 12*^, 1864, during the darkest days of the Civil War. The town of Mocksville had hardly 300 inhabitants and was twenty miles from Salisbury where the nearest railroad was located. Many of the preachers arrived on horseback, and those who came by rail were met by church members with wagons and brought to Mocksville. Mr. R. G. Barrett was the Conference host. One appointment at the Conference is W.H. Moore was sent by the Davie circuit to minister to her boys at the front. Eleven other preachers were appointed Chaplains in the army. Mr. Carson Parker was appointed to the Mocksville Circuit. The total membership of the Conference was 37,986 of which 11,142 were African Americans. Records show the names of church members who opened their homes for the preachers to stay while in Mocksville. The names of those hosts were Col. E.D. Austin, Basil Gaither, A.M. Booe, Mrs. Betsy Clement, Berry Foster, Jesse A. Clement, Jacob Eaton, Mrs. Nancy Clement, A. G. Carter, Mr. L. Bingham, Dr. J.F. Martin, Thomas Gaidier, R.F. Johnston, Mrs. Kelly, Thomas Brown, J.M. Johnson, Benjamin Pamell, W.A. Meroney, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Young, Pleas Martin, Henry Call, C.U. Rich, J.M. Clement, John Taylor, J. W. Newcome, W.E. Booe, Braxton Bailey, Dr. Sprouse, Mrs. Wilson, B.R. Eaton, Mrs. Ann Brown, and Capt. J.H. Peebles. It was a tough time in the South in 1864. People had learned the lesson of self-denial. The First Methodist Church was lighted with tallow candles. On the Mocksville Circuit at the Quarterly Conference held in June 1865 just after the Civil War, when all of Davie was in one pastoral charge, the question was called, "What has been collected to defray the expenses of the Circuit and how distributed." The answer; "11 V2 bushels of wheat; 7 Vi bushels of rye; 109 pounds of bacon; 65 pounds of flour; 1 gallon of molasses, paid to preacher-in-charge." In 1847 there is the first mention of a parsonage. Subscriptions of $350.00 were raised for the purpose. In 1872 the work was divided into the Davie and Mocksville Circuits for the house to be built. At the first quarterly conference held on January 31, 1891, a committee was appointed to assist the pastor J.S. Nelson in securing subscriptions sufficient to build a new church. This committee included Dr. B.C. Clement, H.E. Robertson, O.K. Spencer, E.H. Pass and S.M. Call. A lot was secured from Tommie Young and by 1895 the committee reported $1,481.44 on hand towards building the new church and work began. The records noted: "These contributions represent sacrificial giving from practically everyone. This was not many years after the Civil War, when everyone had to begin all over again. The largest donation was $200 from one family; the smallest fifty cents. John H. Clement gave the lumber, and some funds were received from the sale of the old church building, lot and pews." The records show that the foundation stones were not sold. Forty feet was sold off the church lot to open up a road which is the present Church StreetH.E. ^obertso^^^ Jim Call was the architect for the church and it was reported that when the foundation was laid and the walls started, Mr. Jim Call walked to the front, surveyed the outline and remarked to his brother, S.M. Call: "Mitt, this building is too short!" Immediately part of the foundation was torn apart and a new foundation was installed extending ten feet towards the road. The church was dedicated in August, 1896 by Bishop Wallace Duncan, 18th Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1895, the Davie circuit was formed. Also at this time the Mocksville station was organized and the church was taken off the Davie Circuit. The Rev. Frank Wood was the presiding elder at this time and the Rev. L.T. Maim was pastor. I'he new church needed a parsonage. By agreement, the Mocksville Church interest in the Circuit parsonage was set a thirty percent ($234.00). In 1899, the station parsonage, a substantial two story frame house, was built, but a well was not dug until 1901. The Rev. William L. Sherriil was the first pastor to live in the parsonage. In 1917-1918 a Sunday School annex was built onto the church. The "North Annex," as it was called, is currently used as youth Sunday School classrooms, the hand bell choir room and parlor. In 1918 the kerosene lamp lighting was replaced with a Delco lighting system. MhhB ■iPI! awuii/ allggBS&a^Elli In 1933, the "South Annex" was added to the rear of the church, and for the first time in-door toilets were added In 1948, the church was remodeled and the third parsonage was built at 118 West Church Street. The parsonage was dedicated on February 20, 1949. In 1954, the Fellowship Building was constructed on the lot behind the church. The building was dedicated on Sunday, July 18, 1954 by Bishop Costen J. Harrell. The Education Building was constructed in 1957, adding much needed Sunday School rooms and facilities to the complex. During 1973-74, the church complex was completely renovated and remodeled. Covered walkways connected the buildings; a new addition included the administration offices of the church and pastor's study. New departments were built for the youth, choir, and Sunday School classrooms; and the interior of the sanctuary was completely renovated. The total cost for the entire project was approximately $250,000 and dedicated by Bishop Earl G. Hunt, Jr. on February 22,1976. The church membership at this time is recorded to be 547 members. The present parsonage located at 173 Halander Drive was donated to the church in memory of Ron Brown, II in 1987. In 1988 property was purchased from the C.B. James estate in 1988 to allow for expansion possibilities for the future, and a parking lot was purchased in the I990's. A Cub Scout Troop was started by Dr. and Mrs. Ramey Kemp and Mrs. Helen Hendricks in 1950. The group included Jerry Hendricks, Ramey Kemp, Jr., Bill Moore, Everett Kelly and Gene Flowers, a Boy Scout was the Den Chief. The group met in the homes of Dr. and Mrs. Kemp and Mrs. Hendricks. (In 2008 the Cub Scout Troop has fifty-five cub scouts.) "These days would be remembered and kept from generation to generation and celebrated by every family." Esther 9:28 THE PRESENT >r> u> a: o d X <i) Tlie congregation of First United Methodist Giurch of Mocksville continues to stand as an evangelical voice proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ, as being an active church with activities to meet the needs of all our members. " . P'-nnfc 'r'The I 'nited Methodist Church Help people in their community Accept you for who you are Offer a place to belong Care for and support each other Show respect for other religions Support people facing difficulty^ Welcome diverse opinions and beliefs Guide others to find deeper meaning The following activities are offered throughout the year: Drama and Dance Presentations Puppet Ministry Annual church-wide picnic Children's Easter Egg Hunt Adoptive College SUident Program Senior Citizens' Monthly Outing Senior Citizen's Banquet Children's' Sabbath Valentine Breakfast V/eekday Pre-school Program Laity Sunday Graduating Senior Recognition Annual Youth's Winter Trip Summer Camp at Camp Tekoa Bibles Presentation to Tliird Graders Ash Wednesday Service Sprinkle Preaching Mission Prayer Chain Ministry UMW Tables tor All Occasions Event Disciple Bible Study Groups UMW's Circles (Afternoon & Evenings) llMk4 M(>nth!ly Breakfast, Projects, & Programs Prayers and Squares Quilt Ministry Adoption of Two Local Schools Medical Teams Supported UMWs Hannah's Closet Clothing Sale Scholarship Program for Students Youth Golf Tournament Disaster Relief Team Ministry Annual Chili Cook-off Summer Mission Trip by Youth Team for Relay for Life Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program Support to Storehouse for Jesus Ministry Shepherding Committees Community Thanksgiving Service Community Good Friday Service Good Friday Tenebrae Service Christmas Eve Candle Limiting Services Easter Sunrise Service & Breakfest Aimual Patriotic Concert Extensive Music Programs Nine-month Confirmation Classes Year-round Youth Program Church Wide Mission Emphasis Cub Scout Program Prison Ministry United Methodist Student Day YouftiSewing Seeds Quilt Ministry Building Teams Supported Vacation Bible School COUfflV PuDliC U"'-' ' yod^svWe, 53 U-i.i i ! M M ' H! 1' iadSsas'-U The Heffher Grocery building and parking lot vas purchased by trvu ehurch families in 2001 and presented to the church wiin uie converting the building into a Family Life Center. More than Si was spent on the building which today houses a large fcllov.smp ha with commercial kitchen, offices for church stall, large rueer.ug rooms for Middle School and Senior High UMY groups, and feciluies .o, Scouting programs. The Family Life Center was opened in 2002. Mission work bv church members both in Davie County, North Caiotinar.dTe°o.d has' grown signifioanU,. Two D,s..»r Tonms .,.«ied .» Clyde, North Carolina in 2005. The team went to Mississippi iii .Gob. The Youth have traveled on their own mission trips to Georgia Mississippi, Temiessee and Florida doing construction work anu conducting Bible studies. In 2006 members of our church combined their knovvledge unit experience to make up a Medical Team giving much needed care in Guatemala. They continued their work in 2007 and iOOo with two iiips to Honduras. "Just as our bodies have many parts and cacli part has a spec.al fiuictiom so it is with Christ's body. We are all parts of his one bocj, and eacu o us has different work to do. And since we are all one booy m Chiisi we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others. Mmms 12.4-5 Oavie counti/ LlOlSf> u; -j o o ii f I % ■s- ) \r> u> a: o Ci 5: c3 THE FUTURE by Reverend Darren Alexander First, we are aware that the only reason our church has been strong for 175 years is the fact that we have always been there for our children. Throughout the years we have serviced our children in many different areas and we continue to do so with our preschool, our children's choir, our youth programs, our youth drama, dance, puppet and sign language teams. It is in these programs that our children not only find God, they become the cornerstone for what our church will be for the next one hundred and seventy-five years. Second, we are committed as a church to reaching out into the community to broaden our place in Mocksville. The FLC is one of the most sou^t after places for dinners, meetings, and having this building will continue to ensure our place in Mocksville for years to come! I think the addition of the early contemporary service has shown that we are open to different ways of worship and that has allowed us to become a church for many families that would have chosen another place. In the future, having both of these services will allow us to continue to grow and meet the needs for all people and their style of worship. As one of your pastors I see our future as one where if we continue our activities for people of all ages, and if we continue to be open to new things, then we will be blessed. Our future is about transformation: transforming our own lives through Christ while we transform with the time and the environment. First has been a success because over almost two centuries we have been willing to transform and adapt. In 2008, I see that as one of our best attributes. No matter what our preferences are for style of worship, no matter what our interests are, no matter what age, we all come under the banner of First United Methodist. It is that willingness to work together that will continue to broaden our horizons in the future! "Go into all the world and preach the good news to everyone, everywhere." Mark 16:15 55 ■X. ct X PASTORS 1836 William Anderson 1838 Thomas A. Sharpe 1840 Thomas Jones 1841 A.F. Harris and H.H. Tippett 1842 P.W. Archer 1843 William M. Jordan 1844 Tl3omasCki5MandSH.HEkEi^^ 1845 J.W. Tinnin and P W. Yarrell 1846 R.P. Bibb and J.B. Martin 1847 A.E. Allen and J.W. Floyd 1848 J.J. Mines 1849 John Tillet and L.S. Burkhead 1850 John Tillet 1851 Lemon Shell and C.M. Pepper 1852 Lemon Shell 1853 J. St.Clair 1845 T.M. Postell 1855 A.H. Johnson 1856 S.D. Adams 1857 S.H. Helsabeck 1858 T.B. Reeks 1859 M.C.Thomas 1861 W.C. Gannon 1863 R.G. Barrett 1865 Carson Parker 1866 S.E. Mauney 1869 M.V. Sherrill 1873 Lemon Shell 1876 Thomas A. Boone 1880 T.A. Coon 1882 T.L.Triplett 1883 G.F. Round 1887 W.C.Wilson 1889 W.L. Grissom 1891 J.S. Nelson 1893 C.M. Gentry 1894 J.C. Hartsell -^\\C 1895 L.T.Mann 1897 J.A. Green SG n i List of Pastors Continued: 1899 H.H. Jordan 1901 William L.Sherrill 1905 J.P. Rodgers 1907 LRKirk 1910 B. Margeson 1912 R.E. Atkinson 1913 E.W.Fox 1914 D.F. Carver 1915 R.M.Hoyle 1917 E.G. Cole 1920 William L.Sherrill 1923 A.C.Swafford 1926 R.S. Howie 1930 R.C.Goforth 1934 E.J. Harbison 1938 E.M. Avett 1942 H.C. Sprinkle 1942 A.L. Aycock 1943 H.O.HUSS 1944 I.E. Pritchard 1946 R.M. Hardee 1949 A.J.COX 1952 W.Q.Grigg 1957 C.B.Newton 1961 W:W. Blanton 1964 Gilbert Miller 1969 James A. Allen 1971 D. Austin Hamilton 1977 George Auman 1981 Henry Sprinkle 1984 Don Davis 1988 Donnell Lloyd 1993 Edward L. Biggers 1998 Charles M. Turner, Jr. 2001 Crystal M. Alexander, Associate Minister 2003 Donald W. Routh 2006 Darren W. Alexander, Associate Minister 51 _# _y U o o o Early 1930's Mrs. Marie Johnson Late 1930's Mrs. Martha Sheek 1965 -2000 Mr. Mike Hendrix Mr. Phillip Deadmon1966-1967 Mike Hendrix was in college) 2005- 2007 Mrs. Elizabeth Scott 2008.oMV,2008 - Anita LongPresent CHOIR DIRECTORS ih <ji 1941-1949 1949-1967 1967-1995 1971 1975 1986-1987 1995-Present Mr. Charles Tomlinson Mrs. Sue B. Short Mrs. Letty Foster Smith (except for briefperiods) Miss Cindy McMurray Miss Nan Ludwig Mr. Dr. Richard Brewer Mrs. Barbara C. Basham o '.a !/» ■Jf X c) SI •«> t-v Jjj JS :> v> V c i o J- O o £. »- U ci :i ■X- XZJ Deeds Pages 60 - 62 , Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina 3: 5^ CHURCH LOT DEED Book 14 pp. 448-449 State of North Carolina Davie County This deed made this 23rd day of July, 1894, by Martin R, Chaffin, Samuel Milton Call, and Bedford D. Graham, trustees of Mocksville Methodist Church of Davie County, State of North Carolina, of the first part, to M, J, Clement, L, H, Clement, Florence C, Gaither, M. E. Clement, Julia C, Heitman, Sophie Clement, Herbert Clement, and Walter R, Clement, of Davie County and State of North Carolina, of the second part. Witnesseth: that said M. R. Chaffin, S. M. Call, and B. D. Graham, trustees as aforesaid parties of the first part, in consideration of three hundred and seventy-five dollars to them in hands paid by the parties of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknow ledged, have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain, sell anc convey to the parties of the second part, to witnesseth; tp Clement an estate for and during her natural life, and the remainder in fee simple to the other parties named, to L. H, Clement, Florence C. Gaither, M. E. Clement, Julia C. Heitman, Sophie Clement, Herbert Clement, and their heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the town of Mocksville, in the County of Davie, and state of North Carolina, davie CO. PUSLrC library '/^ MOCKSVILLE, NO Hi -i o Mocksville Methodist Church was organized in 1833* It became a part of the M. E. Church South, in 1844• The sessions of the Davie County courts were held in the Mocksville Methodist Church from 1837 until 1839, the first courthouse being completed in that year. In the year I84O the North Carolina Conference met in Mocksville, the sessions being held in the courthouse. PVJBUC UBRAR^ NO Sp Mi X Methodist "Episcopal Church of Mocksvilleo Deed Book 12 page:S 596-597 April 19, 1833o Grantors: Archibald G» Carter and Letitia M» Carter, his wife, Grantees: Trustees, ElKanah Austin Nathaniel B# Taylor Isham B, Ellis David Ro Austin Jacob Sheek f-'SVie Co. Public O \ ZJ Libratf Samuel Taylor Mp.-yculHa fii n Enoch "^llis N. C. Jesse Ao Clement Braxton Bailey A certain lot in Rov/an County and village of Mocksville on the road leading to Huntsville, beginning at red oak on east side of the main road from ^'iocksville to Huntsville North 29 deg, east 6 and 9/25 poles to post oak on west side of said road East 10 dego south 11 poles to black jack near the old field South 21 dego west 7 poles & 7/25 to pine To beginningo Containing ^ acre, 5 poles Trustees to build or cause to be vuilt a house or pl.ce of worship for members of the Episcopal Churcho DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY mocksville,. no Homes of Preachers Pages 64 - 66 K oi try ■V U O c \ Ck a> > to Ci> O 3: e:Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina ■sz bi ■o V L V i<) e I A Col. E, D. Austin A, M, Booe Mrs. Betsy Clement Berry Foster Jesse A. Clement Jacob Eaton Mrs. Nancy Clement A. G. Carter Homes of Preachers at Mocksville 1864 J. W, Lewis at Hotel Mrs. L. ^ingham Dr. J. F. Martin Thomas Gaither R. F. Johnston Mrs. Kelly Thomas Brown J. M. Johnson B. Parnell W. A. Meroney Mrs. Bryant Mrs. Young L. Shell, R. N. L. Stevenson, E. A Wilson and T. L. Gray S. D. Peeler, C. C. Dodson C. M. Pepper, Geo. E. Wyche Mo V. Sherrill, J. N. Barker, W. H. Barnes M. C. Thomas, Theo. W. Moore Joseph Wheeler, 0. J. Brent, Carson Parker, J. W, Linnin Z. Rush, Wo D. Meacham, J, B. Bayley, J. W. Averet, W, M. Do Moore, P. H. Scorille D. R. Burton, L. B. Kingsbury P. J. Carraway, Dr. Deems, J. B. Stevenson, J. W, Wheeler, D. C. Johnson, J. D. Simpson, R. P. Bibb, J. H. Robbins W. W, Albea Wi Barringer, W, E, Pell Dr. W. Class, C. P. Jones Rev. hZ E. Stacy Joseph H. Wheeler, Wm. Wheeler ^ L. T« Way, R. A. Willis, J. B. Williams, W. H, Moore James Reid, R. S. ^ebb John Lillett, Williamson Harris B. Craven, N. A. Hooker, J. N. Andrews, George W. Deems H. T. Hudson Joseph C. Thomas, J. E© Maun L. S. Burkhead, A. W. Mangum, J. S. Long, B. L. Long J. B. Bobbitt, J« H. Wood S S9 o -1 2 ^ iJ •J -J 3 > 0- w d ^ o o UJ > W- LU J O o 1 I v.- 0 !?-' h- 01 v") iji X' csi Pleas, Martin W, H. Wyatt Henry Call C, U. Rich J, M, Clement John Taylor J, M, Newson W, E, Booe B, Bailey Hotel Ephraim Gaither Col, Harbin Dr, McGuire Mr, Jas, Hellard Mr, Jas, Lanier > E, S, Morris Dr, Sprouse Mrs, Wilson B, R, Eaton Mrs, Ann Brown Capt, J, H, Peebles (2) W, S, Chaffin, J, H, Helsabeck A, D, Betts and lady S, M, Frost, D, Culbreth W, M, Jordan, A, R, Ra^en, J, W, Tucker, W, M Walsh Dr. Deems, D. B, Nicholson Ira T. Wyche, W. C,.Wilson R, S, Moran, J, D, Buis J« S, Smoot, S, D, Adams W, H, obbitt, N. H, D. Wilson, T, M, Jones, J, A, Cunningham, Van Eaton, M, H, Cunningham, N, F, Reid Peter Doub, R, B, Culbreth, L, L, Hendren, W, C, Gannon and lady W, M, Robey, J, B, Martin T, P, Ricand, E, A, Yates Charles Anderson N, G, Whittington, W, Thomason J, Ho Dalley at Hotel J, R, Brooks at Hotel S, D• Adams J, J, Hines, H, H. Gibbon C, W, King, T. J. Gattis C, H, Phillip, R. 6, Barrett, J, B, Balford N, A, H, Goddins at Hotel Those Who Take Horses I ^ CD O ri z o UJ CQ A 0. g go lU Dr. Sprouse-1, J. J. Woodruff—2,"3ylor-l, Mrs, Ann Brown-2, Mrs. Betsy Brown-2, Mrs, Hobson-2, A o ^ ®2.izabeth Clement-1, Berry Foster-1, B. W. Parker-l,A. 6. Carter-2, M. Bean-1, Mrs. Wilson-1, John Mullican-2, Thos. Maxwell-2, r5 X eJ (3) Vehicles to Salisbury to return Monday night:A. Thompson-1. Two Horse Wagon, Jas. Crump- 1 two horse wagon, Dr W A Clementrditto B. Bailey-ditto, J. M. Johnson- 1 carriage? 0 So^nc^r 1 carriage, Mrs. Ann Brown-1 wagon urriagei bpencer- Those to return Tuesday: Wiley Bailey-1 wagon, Thomas Penny-1 wagon, Mrs. Cafus-?1 wagon CasHarbin-1 wagon, Rufus Brown-1 wagon, A. G. Cart;r-1 wag^t It also states the meeting place of the different classes of preachers as follows: 4th year class at Dr. Clement#s Office 3rd year class at Dr. MoGuire's 2nd year class at Dr. McGuire's .1st year class at Enrolling? Office Applicants Mrs. Bryant's K % Ci CO O a P V VJ 0 €: 1 o va t Z > H \r> o o r H- u> iu X o d d x ■J ^ ^ ului n li oa ZD . 0- CO O O Ul > Q 4 ^ \n Ct£ m t-Ji .a «<ta U -0 £ o w V- Z ri > J- vo O X c Photos Pages 68 - 69 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina tCJ Q>1 o ca u- t}) y CO V o o £ t o ut 2 cS o o X K ^ DAVIE CO. PU^^eHtfBf^RY ^ mocksville;. nc /{yi^ f^i^yr ^— p f f l B ^ S l - ' s v S | , | | | « t t ^ i r M i l k o d a k s a f e t y F I I _ M 5 0 6 2 2 ^ 2 A • A f E f r r r o r s r ^ K f e 4 : ? . ■ » ' " - • : ? ; • m : / - - . . ■ ^ ■ ■ — - - . ' ^ • « : . • ' ; * . " ' A ; . . - f l i i V . , . - A s ( H E ^ i ' i i L - f j - . ' : ■ ' ■ - * * y r K O D A K S A F E T Y F I L M 5 0 6 2 K O D A K S A F E T Y F I L M 5 0 6 2 ■ > 6 - » 6 A - > 7 K O D A ^ A ^ p / S j r f « s . y K f L i i — • • - : S - , ■ I . ? - m 8 8 A 9 A « u ? ^ d 1 0 1 0 i s a i j a n i f s s ^ i J O i j - 0 3 U N Y 1 - i S \ C i O H i . A \ j - S 3 H o ' - y ^ n - ; )