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Mocksville First Baptist - Binder 3Mocksville First Baptist Church Binder 3 Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina ^ Table of Contents Table of Contents - Binder 1 History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by W. A. Clement and J. M. C. Luke, September 23, 1884 History of Sunday School Classes History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by Flossie Martin, August, 1961 History of Mocksville First Baptist Church by Flossie Martin, 1964 A Brief History of First Baptist Church Mocksville, North Carolina, 1989 Thumbnail History by Doris Frye Bessent and Parker Tanyard Day BookHistory of Solomon Davis SwaimYear Book for Calendar Year 1937, Women's Missionary Society, Mocksville First Baptist Church Constitution and By-Laws, 1956 Deeds »- CL iZ VP -i ■7 O o I— to V C ' Davie County Public Library Hi Mocksville, North Carolina X X rU Picture of First Baptist Church, Mocksville Table of Contents - Binder 2 Miscellaneous Church Documents and Programs of Special Celebrations Table of Contents Binder 3 Newspaper Articles 5-101 t- «/> uT u) J In V O o c t H- tr> h- o- I n ^ Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina o d£ ■A Newspaper Articles Pages 5 -101 i~ a -i u o c V- «> a. <K <o ^ Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina X Cj P>r- •; <u' n tja-,rc■,a 5;5;:ri' 2. .t3'j: g,";S W .- O'j Q)c5;.0iS p\fii,-C rrfS-s " ■•Imv s S 2.9 >llil-wals:0) »j 5>'.:4J a 3 SJ • ' .SS' .■'-''■"•S 1?:S4 'M ■' iP SiIr-I i: >. l-A' J3 " "E'l-1'5:"°- ^ -a-' r o , li. • . - il* C i d! 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'OT;-;gr.;;or ^WsB0:}iO\ ,vi:\i/>:-i.g.SM/riS'^CT- jta. f ai r m wM •|g-'-cf-4 nWIE RECOIL •'. _rf-*j,.-''-*-v O.v.^j ^ OK"'>?-«»■wr^® :• Or k fe 1 03 n , H oft K 'j^::.'P i^J-r si; ?-ca11 8 ^ 'E r^JIsj , "• -a 5'!I'" ^ n J g W IP 1, i - 3 |>jfe I a IrtOis >>wsK 'I ^ W P ^la Jg ni S 3 Ili) « iS o ri '^Is h''o ^h!BF •& tii g S 8.1 C.Hua<LHES-C)f\PTi5T- Fiftsr^r^Wqste progressin^nto^^oS^S^{, Baptist:'^hop^'tO;, Have- tb^ cHutclrl^^mpjeted Mtore cold weather.-! aifiiv^d^dqiiihg^ the hoHd^s^and-sedoqt Its-first peabon Pnt% Bap tistV-chjj rcbere: in: 1^64,-and. ihis waif the:- firpbelter ownidJ by: the'bhdtc#^davie recordCo. icaiUT0h-;aii?i?e4-dtiiTOg:|^^ [n-. ^days: arid, sent ;<mt- it^ " -JLr'-.^foriijrldffy-.- Depii;-.a^^e^Bffip^^ :ChnrcH^rWai^-ipi^aJiizedfihe^?^^everi'o^6d:^5^-Jjie' chuhetri rier^t)?LArti-(5- ;a#DAVIE CO";MOCKSVjLlE, NCprided icatibnserviceia]t the>. Ahiirch Sunday-were largely' al^tehded.'many Baptists from' adjoij^ingtowns^--. being;"-.pre3pnfe,.^Rev|WaJteVJohnaaii.";6f Raleigh; preach^.8(1. the/ dedicatory;' sermoririf ThJs^hurcn-waa-'r packe^--;At-thW^servic(« a abort. tai^.'.'was_!raadp.,. bwMi. D" Ricli,. 0^ Win3ton--Salen».->-:/^FCmEiG^-,;T^e.Soutri.Tad^^ffari^ciatzoi^wiih^ meei^i^annua^sidif;witE3t^®Ch'u«^vQc"tril8tHfih:dHodyTdricrudei^-'th^^^^^IDaviej-and.; Iredplriribuiitiesf: compnsingL some churcher'ai^-ifbU;CjV^qnaan.i. in^bbrsifec:;:..-..... i^.?.4rgrinize<£vout;d the^::^''bacte:^^pm;^tw'ftrhuh^r-e^'year»^c:.YadIdn:^:Baptista|h^ theiifginriihgf t}iF]^"tKe:i:missib^fo^-jo^^e^EiratcBiptistl'chbr^rifrlf7,hflrInq+9Tfp<:;, py,:teeri-h^pidrfifetKfc^"foricto;.^tion-;- he^ establ^shed^^' ch u reri dSthei; banksp' of■;."tb:^:TadEq;Tny.dnea;^ whatLiaingyr: iMqwir.as S'oii^0 j-Ailv along;. tlies.^; HapKsts: ha^libeff~,Mis3icn.a^^Ji;^^^^^- Catvinistic/Jni. doctrine;: ari'cP 0|-mQcra.tife::iru governriient^. ■ ■ ^f;^he..Mbckavnie ca cordiat' welcome-W^It" riiessegets': andTvisltors^;::;'"'^- --Walter^ Hil^Dod^- Historian;:MocksvillfcJtameniDemc jviacbsigrille Ba^i;siGhiurcBB;r;;-Bear. Brotbefs7a^^.Sunday, Dec- .8 i^ the iime trimakfBq^rianya^ and .make^ odfe. pfedg^[ foe: Qiir; n^xfeyearis:|:Cide(i;iasriSunday;fb^^^^j "afe.;ihe. chiricHi nex^' ridpirbetwe<»;twd-s$^2fodr5^^: s^ud; mafceibui^piedg^^^^dt;hayi'bg^th'e.can.yas.^rritc>come;wour h'ome^^-Letfus altg^;;^.fin(l; trie" CarivassetS/'thcrer wit;riame^and-ti'^ ipledge^c^d^r;-it-. ^-j.hyirgbpccasiqri^Tb^Ihff tHariwe^areg coroffefatirig; avjeacbcTtrier-antd" establfsfeTTiji t-fngdbhf;:ri^S'4 :Andlp[eise:be:suFeLtd: attend^rnin^seCTiei^thati(f^a special messag^/ri6pfe^ri^,helpfullta^^eyq^Y^o^,^y^sri:f6r;--•• |'ii49"Yo.ui^paSDAViE RhCOHL)-1^. - beeferstarte^ boSc tS^' driffqyf-annex to ther- Firsri: Baptist.g^cHorch on^ Nortrijifafn street;;. Tb^fadditori: willgb^ twd :stbri^and., will.cqntaiqifpu*^:;/^whicH^'a^badly'/neededt";.i,io-.-^ hotu^r^thc: locreased:/ ftttendauceiv/Cba^Sj/Mroney' is. doja^' tRjit Wdrtjf/;;; !(A meeting- was held^iU '-McickgJ |vHle, M Sunday" ki)rjl 8;["d3 i8[j.4_: at. which & •.presbytery' \va3 ca|le(J 4U)|npc^ Qpf^l^evi -Mosea 4runt,\ an4 - a' tby l£Ud«r • Sruatijthe pre^^ytery - prpceei(e{tt-t<i 'pr^' iB'ayize »■ church by Cajiing'for^aniVeadi^-, thegir^nir . to unite wit^^'tl^^phuheyThe fDlIowliig- ten'-'<jQ)-:';nioieaf4 Wfi^e'- enrolled- as : .the I'Charter Ir.Memberu iof hfockeville ' iautiat-i.fhif'rpfli:; ■ ■ •;:■•• ' r . rp' .if.- ,h 'I •• "Dj'.'IJ.i W',' Martih,■ leherifram'l:^anceyville, K. C.\ - . ; '4•1 Ma^ha'.W. Martin, letter'frpifti■Yatjc^yville;' fAda B/iPeaw^/Jetter ^r^m^:Be'ar|l^epkl- Chdrch^'r^VlS,^ '4if,- [ ^iriene Qarner, Ipttpr frpj^'^Cpoaa I .ea^ nKmJh tti^rinoij^e i icalied ftwl Cv'S/ Caa^.^lL^'n}-mnv8, i rvipastofjand'^^fc-'aer^d^'a|if^ft lRp. orjroj-niapd th(^| fir«t ! w'-ri i3#^v ] ![-!fpr fpqr y^ar^ apd'.gchonl i|n jthft^Oonrt ffdu|9'n*j.i;ieJi | li-The. xhurph; |injoye(J-li p^pMU-^nt'nned-^i the ve^p, qpjih l.jy | ^.'^op^etrful Iprp&perityF^dl'f'gMI5 ' Is ibe^an • 'htle. !ar«>ftjo.r. • nf, if iy ihlpi .jup reiuciahtly; ff a; new rJi;uwh yfhjc.l^|wH« #')r i ri^>; On' March'24th, 1.^94''th«!pAfa ftocb.patilon'-in' ,Tunfi- iRTn.i On the * ^'^^tcnded a. caJh tO-,''Rav/^ iA'^18rd^'; Satjufday |in t*eritTrh«r ipfi \i ^.'jStalltngB^"'ahA.he served t^7an^i.Brq;- GwaltnfiY |rBfli^{i«id ,aa paitor f. ^j iary.' 14. iaSQ;. "which 'wasvauo^JJ o^-.the. chfTch-.' The: c|iurchyi^df • •• i«r ppriod of prosperity/"-'|confaider,aihle piwrr^a^: uqd.erlhig; ; f;! January] 1898-ihe chpi^i^Iga^rehip. ft .didipg>eyersri mpm- | fi ioaUefJ jSevi 'S.'d:-Svyai?i>: as'^taadpplinig. a- 4rpncri!-qhui^:h/;j ^-'^tor; )vhp Uen'ed'''thQ; IchyriW'ffipvppapt-Bnd;]ayf^ff'tntphi»8i^-on ; f.'uptiltJannaryi-lst, lQq4,' ^r-r"^'rjr:^,at%<3inig |:the;Sat«jiy<j^c^f^ Jni .the.ie^P 19Q2 thAldhuro^ f:i-,Qni3rfi; Satqrdaylih Apr^flp?.?^ .'^ipnary Sobi^y.!'"'■•.-t'- ! • !f-:^eall-w^a e^^endpd I §V ?'!« ''?f ' $iiring 'foa-r'sy^air,] 1904'Vth^-thb ^ ' -*5; - ^rr*, -v *a-vaia m^^ork phurch. " - ; ''•I,- •; ■■'dP : Mary Jane. Eaton.-letter from '.f>ork 'Qhijrch. ' -iWilliam'lj/ .%att. lette«,-f^^^.:iF]or]f Chunch. r.' ;-/':: ^' 1 M^jraret. Wya.tt, Jettbrif frpmJ ;Jlork •■OhHnphi.-.-^ ••■.;:■., -;. 1 Mary M^tln,' letter frp-m /orlfi'l ^j^urch'.■ i .Ija:'rAfWr'qrganizingf^e'ihurchAl .r-,- .. ...-r--. • ,,■Covenant ;w/» reajiliud;'adopted| (liiilt Be;3e>yed|the ^ijrchk | Mifl^ Leonora.T^yloXr Sh^rat^nat; should -guide :the 'membfer-.J j until. ^dl'Supday linl M^yj iiSSS, '1 |^onian'8".Mi^on'ary:^Qfl^ty,V^^^jahi'Pi The A^vt^Mpsfis Baldwin "yvaaj ch^nph cphtiniiied to, go, [for- } ll'P.orta thatfthe ^WomaR'a •^iflsipn^'Callpd- as ^pastor,,'and'began hial l^y^i'd • u'p,4er.'hi9,,lfea.der8hi^^ | Wy' gqciety^pOT^^■^wprlj Pn 'the 1st Sunday! hi MayJ l^plniatry. • : •[- ' !r,'^ h" ; ^l.M' ' ■^, ? ^^fporeign iljiaalbn^ v;and:::$®»^"^PJ1864j and cpntinged >aa paatpr 'un-| Ip July il888;the phurch extendr j| ;i HQonje !Miaaions;' alfiq, the.;tB Jst Sunday in September 1867,1 f > call to Bev.'ifM.! tukejandjij ,^am .>an^'qpntributp'd'.preaphanig) "once -a '.month • .unless' phe ^ervedi the churich ;untir,Marchk {j'sntd" i Poreign;^Missiqi^-.prevented'by;' Pro.vidence'-<>r'oth-" ^ 1885; Tbsi latter pait of hia. mih^ 'hpf ^^Q.OO jn;;t|ie yea^ 19C^.#^^erwiae, The church j seemed ' to: ^^bry ae^eiBB/ff^ ^>9.Oi} the.^pt.Sunday.in June-l^ji^^prosper under his leadership an •^ay® been'.very atbnhy. ' P.!.' [[j ^Hhe iaston Irai^d-^lOCjq.OD-lh-'S^S.alj ±b® .®nd Ptf .hia pastorale thS^ cp*: Albou'f May-ls't 188Aa CinjWS3|^^ ':6criptiona,'to finislh the paraona^'e'lchorph had. aoventesn. (lyVimenQ ^extended Bev-i cr :|E^,.;f5rbwer;':At'} .'["The result of a protracted meeting:^q»| iv ' ..::,.7. T„ .~|, , 1/:^" June; conference •th'e;cormmt|i' '•: under 'dat^ of Julyrlst 19.(16; B|Oi;Ih^rmg^be Summer of il868 thg ^eyise bhurt^-'r^^ re];i. titherl Renry :KousV.:wp;church:-w^it-^suupli^ Accasi'onal^ nRO^^dd itl^at t|iey4|had idroppeij -:| and ibaptiapdOby. th-ajpaalp^^^^^{by Rev. If,:R.. Jon,ea a mi^fsionan^] -'-ir: from the ;r.oir^pa£t?iat :.h^d ]d}e^ j& SjMjMiM j t^jni^ fthe chtinp-h^ papeaw^l .eape"] ? - :?'buys; ifrdlh-''i;JerUBaIem •''OhuwhL.^-a|;ly; t^e] Biiblical :iiR4porder jwas|;3' [• their interest ;ih the^ parsonage;i^ten'siyely read. APiiy I8?l:ithe|5 finlsoltuyal.lQt on 'JBiaet. bide'sol rm.'U.iU^i. --i.^' v4.#«-1 tj /-i-KT.^v rii'.jL' oi. 1.!-salary' .'oif.$25p.0'q ytsar.ifor|i'half. time| Be 'seVypdithe ^qfch i;until . 3rd -Sunday Msyl [1883, '1Thf chirph continued to, go, [for- iward .u'n.dsr/his .ifenderahip^.-and i.jpinistry.r: ;/ ■ r,].!' f fi-|: '^ I■; In "July il888;the 'phurch e'xtpdf ] Ied-'k call to Bev.'fjj .M.'tuke.,|ani||]he served; the church juntiriMarchL^ 1885. Tbci .latter part; of hi3;mih®a^erBs/'fr^mj fl k? ."records tojl,^haye been' very atbnhy. ' i \! .' • [i icJjiurch: ^ak-'misaionajyVfrhrn : -1• cohupdttee^■'-VeM.<•J!giy^;tona1Chujbh. - after: '-which!,, fliel f|Bjke W ^ich'^W;^;r)ji<n.h h»d>.>-r«>.i|lar pastor- ,tl( the year 1B72. On tbe.58tl|:of, Mjay 1870-Mis^W- Cr Parken^:A-..Tj Rich, and^ Thomas .W. -Richv\werei baptized ,ct- li^atons! chunshl '"~d:Joined ^ - ! f r-, 3 ♦ H r . i I ^P5®V§,«^uroh B^, Ist. Staiai; CpnvfintlcS; tojn.i)e^&hi^;^•47•tnftIes■|aI^^^^ dj^e-jcrthe^ ^ilmrches ipfi th^ toxf-ntptai 'nai^ Vftlled' in { tiejr'iservices. fpr; th^"|i3ay'"p"n<J w'Qr8liipjf)8d wjtii UB. |BijofjP'lO, P8r.;^nilt>eiv;;- 'T: >j ?ther Jlarviri - Kpusp WMitirsticak^y;,|^uary-lBt r4]i<Hte''ibap^sed lip the' )»apti8tt^|P^^eJi-cJos^jliia. nefwj.chMrclii,,;' w'' '"'• i"navjika' rasigndd' ;!: Ab^ut Ap^^il j''Bey;! Dpdd j hifltpry pe-tfeE lejcceas. Qf 82000.00.-^ "-• : "effigy, ?10QO'OPi'Per HGIair^ry; • ah^haViS l,t,,l^,.m.. ^. p,the'J^etfiftdi^ |:S(^aiff accepted call t^ the «hpr<|h:tJuJy 25tih^ -l9i2; qichnae waa ;ia;»d bpgap^'bia wprk.^.a aalpjy ptj *. V - t rM?F -W^a,1 ,»iinnn.AA vonw' r full /. tiimft^^ ^^d i^y7waB;aiSdli-serfnon-and' preachv-witb-arvie^-i ^anS Sf tSl ! :MU rai4 to paftiinft«%Wri:T,H ^^Feibruary. lat , 1.925;; m 'ChprcHfoa'nted io Bl^hrCR) vS J raised to;,?120Q,0,0 pef ye^r,'||untt,e'Wh''ihe--chiw^^^^ ^-,t:fF^rparyfiat 4,925,;bne iScJiopJ Pouae! ,P ^ r^poipts .a icommittee |to offspJi^p^bniber isth l9J3 Eev. Floy^^ jobber.- cbuj>^p.Sprdained'Vrthe- fSBto v>f thk-Mwitr;;; jaQsfilw' IaKl !■> Oounty. ! JP^eiptember "% .W th. -t,eJ V®®-juW 'y^orfed^ ^ -repoBtea-MfchHt the church raia^obi^cta^ during I tha y^^.r%■;total .bi V'.. ff^f4|W5 :;the%u?n t :^] Kfabruary IPlfiVev w^w' n^a5 ' ^^eady growth uadecjtha w sa an^d|S"£duatlauf^^ Ifaderahip of •^evJ ty. kfeftf hf the^chureh J .:W«f« iwhp ^as been'pastor ainjcpjAhguS 1917^^ January lat l922. ial,out; :nipa| g j^y--:6tl? '19.18^Bpotheb M. Fj' p ,SPQff.; was; ordained''to vthp ^Miniadto K.9 .to' tbe ll^oriyi WasJ , /0 .a: chaplain.:- '• fv>..-,-'t--1; •.';. •.■:\0 te 2otha9i'8,tfhe aid: ohurciil / - l^J) n ^8 9 ^ "O < cp 03 C.I" o ■Z C O 03 1? 'T^ej C|i'eeij8bo.ro;',i)a;[i y 'Hews ■ 9;|^|Oct.;; 1,6th, ;^aiWiefl;.:{n -'m ■^■,|l'ettej^^,^roin;^: T|ete.iiariJat Oteen;- 'eFcb-resar^[■'ihg; his.'ideep ','appreciaUon'of thS irWQrh' done, by vithe Aipbric^^ ■^e.:.pa^t!tak;._j)fii{ it ;by-3^ia§;>:ilIiSi,Pw^,lt^y,(jofs '-ivht^K^as ■'head .of.;.the:. ■ r^hnj^ilit'atiarj'-;jjH'Prlf.,;] ;¥iss;G^SltneyT| 5^c{s.;of .^yorlab-War.v^te^ ip.the''s hoSpiijalL •' i^hevhha repentljr' retibaitfned;' jind ihSr splendid 'rpcloKi?I there :|ias hc6h Jiighly aj>aken: of,-(fiss ,. I (Jwalljh^y apen|, seveirallarp here- as 'r" child, .yi'hen^h^^i^ther; ..,Bev.h^. R;.G^hltnej^"%i F\ft5T^—-t-~ ••" M- -^ 'n V ■':F.::--''C-0. Rif: ■:■■ -,;''.V,-'..l.-Bibre school wilLbegin at th^. Me^odiatChurctherenext Mo^aK .^continue daily e^pt Sataj^a^,^^i.Wweel^:The8e8idona:^^^ 9 t(i ll^a; m.. and;' wSK^1 der -the dir^iptt at ]i; yonnapeorie'8.1eadec<^thei diet Churches Teachere for the y^I iooaldepavtmenta arei^ ^ t^^'13r- faVermediatea--Mrti:- Knoir Johg•BtonerMis^" Josephine Hartp^! RuthiGraves^andl: - Jdhiora^Mraii JohiiLr;H.^_ir^Kh,i^, Miasea Frankie Crayea and Dorot^1 . ThocQpagnv;::-V:U. .".-X'.--.. X---.-^"o«viiuS: Pritnary^Me^amea: JPatn^Misa Frances— Beginners.—i Mi8S»Sarah£E^«tefe.Gn85!?y^: »nn:Virgroi. McCprkl^JSW^jt^DAVIE RECORDjA r^pw a^ditit^pl is Jbeing tuii||o thejiPffsj; H^pfislt Cl:iuirp(ian.thi|;ci ;yr 'nKVprk was started ^jbpuc^wo.;w ;eks;ia'go,|and i^r^'rpgp^llng.pic^ly J Mpre FOOfPihaa beeji neededfor thp past several year^!:to t^ecare of tbe growip^i membership P|i;hi8 cplufcH. 'Theichufpfi; was origanize^ labbut ' yeariSj ago.'. Th^pnesepjC brick ^truqturc >ya5 ■ coiti'.i'agpx§:^ej^i-■.w-, -■•^■rr^r^ d k (MdRev. W. B. Waff Passes.The'en(rre was saddenedFriday morning when a messagewas received here telling of thedeath of Rev. W. B. Waff, whichoccnrred early Friday morniiig athis home in Winton, N. C. Fun ;eral and. bnriaJ* services took place!at Harreilsville, Gates county. Satnrday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr.Waff is survived by his aged widow,one son and three daughters. Mr.Waff was pastor of the MocksvilleBaptist Church for ten years,-mov*ing from this city to Winton aboutone year ago. He was one of thebest beloved ministers that everlived in Mocksville, and bis deathbrought sadne^ to the entire -commuoity. He,'was abou' 80 yearsof age. - 'A saint has been called tohis reward. . »5R0Mocksvifie, N. Q.nnnn ClvuVC |vV- /1a ak ^))A Minister Who; Is Pbprular.Rev. V. M. Swaim. ii Baptist min* 'lister of the late Dr.-Heiir; A. Brown 'type, personally^ and in preachiits:. is'. ,frequently referf^ to as.one of- the ^most widely known and beat l^eddiving in this SMtion of the st^.,' After serving' •^nthside;;, Batitist.Church as pastor for. -aeveral^'y'eara^-be was elected pastor .emeritual'bythat congregation,''with whona^'fiewas exceedingly pdptilar. iJt^ifSihce bis reiiremeht ft!bm''^tW .acrtiye pastqrate.;he has preached p^-tiqallv every Sund8y>for "^'cebgr^^Uona in this.and .other cooptie^'^talso'mlght be said that few, if I'anyVpastors ofBciate-at more -mardaVea.or cohdoctrDdrefohera^tban^^Khv;'^■?,5^>r^wVerei,. mon^ .he- |hem .i MrviDg;aiaBoppl^*^'^j^^^^tist 'Charcb;at Thom^yilleJ^;|;He:>^ i. offered.the regular pastorat&.of^ia .charge,, but dae-'.tq illness in;hi^m-.ily, he thought it wise't^deelii^ v ''<'^- "Brother Swaim.va8 imo8t~;oj[^hipfriends delight to call hfm; haslj^-ed the three score mark fn age, y^ heia as active as the avetage'manjof 35.or 40 •:7Winat6o Septin^hOats«,(;«^i <- iDftVlE CO. PUBLIC IIBBWY^10Ci\SVlLLE, NC& -IH- :MQC^CSVmE. 7;i 3193^^ f/ is^ p Al|i|pve is a recent picture o£ t fe r; • i *U»el£|t is tJw present R (^, • i ftlocksyiUe Baptist churc^ Oitjleyr J. .p Fylghurp.: j^; jf Rev. ppnrad the original meetli^ house pf,the,churph was built'qp the site 9f the present strcutpre.-ra .'.Dra. Maymore and Gaultney aeri,'„Dra. Maymore and Gaultney aep^ some four years each and thpi^ sBverai other: pastors served i short pastorates. Dr.. J. M. StalUngs then |fpllowqd and the'church w^a placqd ^ a surer basis. I'- j Rev. :g.:S. CashweU became pastor during; the early days of the PFeseptj century, iHe served some 10-years}century, i He seryed some ,10-yeapsi Thu-MoPhsvlUe paptist was organlzed'lh'lSM hjgg^eV. *nd;' (Jourdan, in,lsslona|'y-evangellst of ithe.home mission"- board ofl /th^ Bputbern'BalDtist convention. 'i ' . " Tpe Rev. Mr. Jourdan held a two- weejcs revival in the courthouse; af ter which he and Rev. S. F; Conrad prganlzed the church which cqnsi^- ted of 17 members,n • ''j |; V. baptists, however,'Were not new in^ Davle county, Boone's Ford and Eaton's being ' almost a hundred years old. About the time of the Re volutionary war Stuball Stearns, an putstandlng Baptist minister, was preaching at a number of points in Davidson and Rowan counties, nqt- jably at Trad^g Ford in Rowan and Jersey in Davidson* About 1750 jto 1770 the Rev. John Qanp, pastor of the First Baptist church of Chiles- ton, Q. C., made a number of pio neering missionary tours on horse back from Charleston, nlantine mis- jNEW'CHURi^ n . • .... 1 RevJ"W.H.^|;iodd became paptpr 1916 and served for four years., Upri der his leadership -and insplratlon| the church showed marked growth. The present I church buildlM e^-ected during his ministry, co^t-»j ing abput $14^00Q. Tpe cqngregatiqn^ numbered about lao^amhetS; ah(|^ every !mjember of;' the chprch who, was apppoac?;.sa .'for 'a contributiopj to the: hew hJlldlng made a pledget and paiq it in fUi^.l^red Crotts, thepi about 10 years old) w^s the first con*| trlbutor.; The late D. Rich, formerliH treasurep of the R, J. Reynohis To^j baceo Cq., was the largest contrihu4 tpr and a naipele^ proa.Utute waf ^ liberal donorJ ! < x 'I The! ^ex. Mr. Waff then servjedj, as pastqr, followed by Rev. E.-D.;. Proctor, a former missionary to Af-^l and during his regime tl^e congre-] gationj had its first substantialj growth- buUt'tbe papsonage/»the| Masonic temple apd also built and} uiiprpved . several churches^ Tha CMhweite organized' the S^das gchool japd 'Vypipahs Missionary Qicty ai>d^ the church memhbrswri was mqi-i than dpubledj *'Rev.Walter B. ^Wilsop iserVed ;:?! short pastorate which ended ip 1914 Mt!;Alry and pre^enf^ipf the -Mountain park Institute. Thereon,*: gregatlon has cpptipUed to shovy spiritual and numerical' growth up?, .der his. consecrated lea^rfhip. pre- irioa-who served about 3 years. v'yii it union 1.5^^^ V ,.^?X!|««,^pif^?#:f?|§ '■■;J ''.®i°V*'"'J; «.#m,Maw flFtfiai^pijjh'.'lit H;8wi«8 ■Waff'al {. F^fl fW^s'. pastpp:}: about >xr ■■h^ lj^,f!»:aiHa jj)! j^sp^d'-l^ino^^ .^nljjr'i'iijb^t H ^ •pavijB'.qci^•W, thp; |f:j^t]ijsopiatipn;.' !i^d 'tjirpu^jjiputi l'^^^^'P-'^:8, |a.i»ej:ij0|^l M waa" to Xaal eiaeipl r ivfle iroonta^ Inn ;.Qan* i.O - I'd'^doil.-^tcF. was •H b.iSHll&biim .not. >y^^p|9?^d, •O^jl O^ia ph}W«|ivfejJ--# thifliiltiinaajf^l?!- [w'^'^vif ;^!il '■^ll apMiCto ' j94S.;:_when;' the:flnresentl<i'nastor<^ ii^-9f ■"^-:^|jp^jB Iy^a-'ga! n .'V '4, v> CD t CO Ui ■X- 0 01 d> /.racomni basadlpn f^etphea ^e i aHdiUonbiii pa^i m!;5!^MW,?t;iKfe^M>^ J* --!::f.r.'.l '!'>A1|>!iv;:i!-;; ;.j;..i; Oi-OO m II g^? railiiiMiifii ,imwrxM iM?wM;IW^f;j Pini: Davie Co P"'^!'''' '•'r w pi?-tee |ij we,!? i^l>a»wifSfRWM«|i|pr',)h^ I f-WP ./O-./C- I •) /a. -/ t-(4 ipc^ ^"2 tf? D ^ 13 ^ )Pv OT \S "V- r^6c KS >1 \ L V t VxtLST2(Slit Sepe-138^ the^R^iT^V ^on was be^lrr n T-nt- a«W xi._ ___ilC. Xiuke and one of the prcRe^Mbs^ Baldwi]^^^irst Pastbi -^'■Bf^^Btfittir Toiifc^-I--- ■ ' A". . -'«• vwiA ^e'Mbcksville Bapti^ ChiffcHF^organi^^ the first Simday^j^A presh^terjr was call^ composed of Ei|dersr Mos^ Baldwinr an^ Willi^Bfimt . byBrunfr^the presbjdi^ • prbceed<ta of ganizfr th(^cfaiu:chSose. desiring^, to unite with; tt^ihurch::: ~—r^~-^'~^—- ■■A ;• — ~-~jy_^_J" •■ '-J_' ; . ■ ■ • ;■'' Ahe fblRwing names, were •olied aa ni^b^,of the BaptistThurch at~Mdc6smlIe:^^ - AT"!Jl ^ ^ £ojS^ Dttrinfe thep ^~ " *^ppii^ thViihurcS^UTfi cKufcIhad na regular- ^astor^ untii the"'~On~^e 28jth~dby^*pf 1871^..^^.fpllowm^ persons were^bapytized-te Eaton's GhurchrbjrEId^'J: ^^i^sh and joined* the chufc^in Mocksv^e by letter: MissCi. Parker, A. L, RicB^ Tfioih^as--- ^der WrR Gnaltnegrara^iS^ed- preaching-for therchiffa^ortthe~ 4tK S^day m . Febi,Preachmg; was hrfd on: each fourthSunday; A Sunday Schdofganized in the court house oh the4th^SShday^;i]t Feb^^ 197^^Fa^heid XfflAth Ay^ceyville;-. Martha- W. 'Martm#:bsr.l^ef^lrbmf YanceyyiH^ AdaiCre^c; hrene! Gam^ by letter:: f Eatnit*' ^^oi:c^osr^:;EiSab^^Elich-by letter frOTfc Union. Hilli^ iiti- v ^a I^h Eaton,-Mary Jane Eaton^ ^V7illiam a. Wyatti Margaret Wy^- , Bantict u^-at^ sunid Mary Martin, all by letter ^ ^Erom^^dhurch.-:^A^^.-^. :: -<>^^PU^PnJi^-TheRev. Moses ^dimn having . ^ ^be^ ^eicted aspastof commenc-; > u»iijc« ^ ioimng Camp^ed ^ laibbS on Jhe first. Sundays j-_f' n,"j a. d^r-In May, 1864, andfcbntihu^- until: ^ T ,' unchfis^anthe first Sunday in Sept, 1867;A™^ toe much, eh^holding monthly meetings During^thAsummer of 1868, this dmrclr:'Vheth«r fie wii;.!^was supplied occasionally by Rev. l . ^ ^ overcomea nJssrona^-"^r^^ <lrmkmff,t».«4In 187^ couv ^.fitioix was. begunon a n^! ^urcii buildihg whichTot bcci^a^ln TimeUa7S'0n:Aug^ 1< 187V several■• Yern-haptSpi-iii. th^^™ch--had-;just been, completedpastor MTVihgim.• til &pt^ 188(K; The diuni w»^t&ut a,; regular pastor untila. Wood-' Sbthcd Bapfi^ Churchor Acomas Coim^, Va^ accepted tte caU-to the pastorate of 'the. "^aa4«month. At thik thne.>the pastorwas serving Both' the " Mocks^e: and Jefusalemc Chur6£M^ch. 1882; representatives•:r.y.,_>.,.; ;:^ ..of the j^msalem Church" met with''"fiid" MocEsville Church relative to i■building a parsonage^ On motioir; the folTowihg^ cc^xunittee waa a^i: p<^ted to solicit contributions to'. build a pafsoMge:^ W. B; Clem^ ■^t^E. Frost J.^A.- J9.hmJbavia^.and^Sister. ^Chattip^T^rkav. 41 May meetog; 1882..thetnistees_ wer^ instructed to^ sed.?l® Ih rear ofof the church' and to secure a par-jC^..-Qf sanies yor parsonage.; lo__ent deacons- beramf^ png^gbda. controversy; over the chuirikey|. The, deacp.n ioccused the ,tor of lying ly fldving oiit rej^j^i±fL3=oat therequest'wthe sexton to. lock the chi^th^by.raisi|ig^$2S ai^deed wotbe" made fcur.'a; parcel of land': rear of the chtif lot <rnnfj.71 acresLs!The local'Baptist Chtirch acting! again withT Jerusafent Churcl^, callc^ J. It C. Luke of Fllyflhethj Ci^ as pastor..!&. Luke accepted^i the pastorate in Sept 1883^.. / "church, mmepti on Sunday/^'that this certain deacco- '*wouldnot speak to Qcnoticn him (Lukeiany more than-he would nbrntessLuke deniedv .eyer.charg^ agai^^e deac^Thk trial- was held and" test^mony offer^ indicating that t:nfradid^ leave such an impri^<rion fhgrt}wan. s^-forth- in' the specificattor|of the charges; However, the re*sulFoi" theAhiyihow^thafr lumps^tpr. wask .exonerated aM t^case dismissedto MS^ "^atibn of Rev."j:'jV (X Luke w^accepted In May 1885,. the minut^show- thaf C. Ei-' Grow^ fro:Grahflsn- Churchy- It- Gif-pastor~and~jmyedT"ihti1^, . when C.. gt Ca^ty^Jwscalled to the penmate:.- „....[ .In. Jknuaiy,; : 1893^ the* motioniwu nmde'to take into consldeg^ation the propriety of repairingor rebuilding tiie churdk ,A committee. composed of C.- S.- naqH"well^ Henry Gravesr DesuSimod P* A h^er, Jacab Stewarfand 'A M. McGlamery were' ap^pointed to .submits plans; for -re^modeling or building The con^mittee subletted a yerbal repm^of n proposed plan of remodel^ing and- estimated the- probablicast at |1,00(IAIn May 1893 the building coitEi mittee reported that bri^ for the,! church Hiad been ordered and tha^same.'; - .^ow that inSe^1893; the- pgiestion arose .adproceed 'with building due to *strmgency in mbni^ mhttS^what. <^posxtibh to- de -witt*;teri^ on hmid'' H wan ordertthaiithat- the—saxne^.ber" ."packed^ 1' covered and tak^ care of!'''sp&dal coUectioa wait ordered.ion brick-LLwan aoceptedt=to^i^ 1803®=^ j£ comnutfee^ wast appointed tip cpn|j f»~wltE~3Sn»to^."Ea^Fariningti^. dxufches r^tive tdsecuring a pastor. Howcwer, it ws^i^til Mari^~1^ whm to jItovv j. NT Staliings of Low G^^n; accepted,.^ that. the. partorate- wa^'fiiieid' '' ':• '■ H.... to. the, meanwhile. Jacoh.art; who had beat appointedtake uft the ^edal' coRectton; pay oft the balance due onrei^zied only subscrib^i Ja^'2^ 1B9C it. ihov^'and.; ieA that the boildix^' nmriTniiI s^ e^ugh, oC Inick at*andfirei^kf to ps^ ofiC tUs indegnessL"' ~"S-ADAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARYmocksville^ no «S96ieiWiS8ilW.• neiiiit additiofl--^"afTO 'conlerredm Xerusalem_ChbuyiBg theirge;-:This- was-'ac<C, "tKeV local!. Baeeded tcf sell the-lurchessrvices an^'baptists OD;'House wa^aptized3W" chvircMn O^.,able to19^6und<.the name7, 1920, L.he-fir^ fichprchi., H(waiF acepiHi-He'rtee'zGtwaa:ithis- ttioaJ7, t9> ^DAVIE CO. PUBLICmocksville, nc Rev. E. W. Turner"The minister is to be a real man. alive man, a true man. a simple man, greatin his love, in his life, in his work, in hissimplicity, in his gentleness" . . . JohnHall.That was the Rev. E. W. Turner, whoserved as Baptist minister in this area formore than 54 years. He retired from activeministry Jan. 1, 1952. At that time he waspastor of the Jerusalem Baptist Church.Mr. Turner was born in Franklin!County. Virginia, on August 23. 1874. Hejmoved to Yadkin County when he was two ^years old;. He married the foimer MissMihnie Williams of Fork on December 24,1899, -Mr. Turner's first pastorate was theUnion Grove Church in Yadkin County.jHe moved to Davie County in 1923 and^since that time held pastorates of num-!erous charges. He served as pastor of theiJerusalem Baptist Church for 18 years.During his 54 yeai's as pastor, Mr. Turner served 35 churches; he baptized 1616persons; and married a countless number.Mr. Turner lived a full and useful life.His services to the many churches and con-|gregations of this area cannot pe measured!or fully described. He was a true man . . Ja simple man . . . great in his love . . Jin his life ... in his work. \Someone has said: j"The life of a pious minister is visible;rhetoric." And that was the life of Rev.!E. W. Turner. ^Rev. E. \V. lurnerPasses Away At 84REV. TURNERFuneral services for the Rev.Escar While 1\irner. 84. retiredBaptist Minister, were held Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church at Mocksville. TheRev. J. P. Davis and the Rev. E.W. Sellers officiated. Burial wasin the Fork Baptist Church Cemetery.Mr. Turner died at 8 p.m. Friday night at his home. He hadbeen in declining health for several years. 'The Rev, Mr. Turner was activein the minista-y for 50 years, andserved pastorates in Davle andsurrounding counties.He attended Southern BaptistSemiinary at Louisville, Ky.He was pastor of First BaptistChurch in Mocksville from 1941 to1945 and was elected pastor emer-'llus of this congregation when heretired from the ^ministry a- fewyears ago. "t '',The Rev. Mr. Tum^ was bomIn Franklin County. Va'-.'on Aug.23, 1874, a son of Alex and Mar-I garet Tompkins Turner. He mar-tiSDAY, APRIL 2, 1959; MORE ABOUTRev. E. W. Turnern ried Miss Minnie Williams iniI899.- .Surviving in addidcn to the; wife are trwo sons. Ul»; Turner ofI the, hems a nd Dana Tumer ofi Winston - Saltm; a fester daugh-: ter.' Mrs. T. P: Miller of Jlamp-tonville: two grandchildren; anda great-grandchild.CWlt CO. POBUGDavie County Public LibraryMocksville, NC f • . ..J'-:- IyVIE COVNTX ENTERPRISE-RECORD THE MQCHSyjELE BAPTIST CHCRCH QF I^ t ' • 'j I THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCJEt; OF MOCK^i . |, ynXE . . . shown above, was dft^cated on .Sep- I tember 1, 1018. This church lirst or«ani»e4 ' la April of 186i. Early seryioes h|Cld in the ^: courthouse, The first church, building waa erect- ^ ed in 1875 and stood across tlie street from the the former was moved across street and lUound 1018: the huildin^r shown above was built. Walter 1^ ' Johnsoi^ Secretary for the Baptist State Comri vention, preached ,the dedicatory servloe on' September 1.^ 1018. In 1951, an addition waai added for the Sunday School d^^PaitaaeiMi and, th| e^ctuarjr ^yas rpi^led,. n •. v j 100 Years-Old In April— The First Baptist Church of MocksvlUe will observe its one hundredth year on Suxiday, April 5. The tnornins service on that date mill corunmemorate the occa sion. Special guests have been invit ed. These include sons and daughters and widows of former pastors, and the two living form er pastors, J. P. Davis and T. Q. Proctor. Ndther of these former pastors can be present. "Ouest speaker will bC Dr. BiU Angell, who grew up in this church, and who is now professor of religion at Wake Forest Col lege. The church wishes to invite all former members and other in terested friends to come and bring food and remain for lunch in the fellowship hall. Revival services will begin thn't evening at 7:30, with Dr. L. a Hollingsworth, chaplain at Wake Forest College, as speaker for the week. CouKiTV Hecoao O^AfLCH IS64 -7 o e: r- \n Davie County Public Libraij Mocksville, NC %r> ai O s. iA V y) —iL xJ 0 X"CS. Bj «'"■IH'i. Ill ";!/!> V ^•' .Hv-J! IvWv-'f'■'1,^-'.'!! -.V/!'■„ .',^J:Cfe ,. ^.tepi^i^g iheYC^llnajjeiltion'' at.,tl^ FiratNglunday 'll^cluded:Or9gan 'aud ;Mi% Geneof . WUi9to^\5:^^^^'s-jgrqat^great 1^ Bfildi^,.;;^ ;;iheiii livisbands; jijErs, paflMWt^burg. ■ J !.ci'r tor >t itt«|^urch5.^l^i^aught!^ of- the thli'd pistorij the j I^vC 9^; S.jBomifd: • ijti Mftry 5^1^well of of [iRto C, S."; .Pashtwell; •'! Mrs,. \9iUia1n,3rown. of ^xijngtpn,. :;and.7|^5.^qieiui BprkharfcOfpad •jhiart of lij'eyriiBern ■tliier, Carey of jXiB' sen^th^^e Jjto'S.- i. HrFulguoi,'^'^ulghvixiia^ VidW -Salem. and JVp-s.! E.VW.' -.1|urner?^;y^dpw p:v:^fx-'}ex of SaiiiiiHW ^eat}; ■;,: .'• • j ' ■• ^' A 9uffet ,Joiicl}eoA [ w sei-vec in the scjclali-Jgo^ of iollowingj;,th^oxintat^yj ''€£^i'lQoyer^.-;4bl^ ^ l«.<n4ll<«''> nrfHK'i'lVVA'Tlrfliuf it'.f "■iffr-fr-"--''ni'si>hitt V rvv \A j c) B- c-l^es)o iTj i-)j / A-y r_ "Dafirco. Pub!Re^tffns PastorateIP'THE PULPIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARDOF DEACONS RECOMMEND THAT OURCHURCH EXTEND A CALL AS SENIORMINISTER TO REVEREND FRED D. BARNESThe Rev. i^ed Banies Has iWig.^ -as i>astort)f -tbe Frsi Baptist:hurch of Mocksv-ille to accep) a.ss jjastor of iFirst baptistSiurch of Lenolr.-Mr. Barnes and his famDy williave around.Jhe middle pf July -toalfe npJns 4ut^s at his -ctnirdi.Mr. Barnes came to Mocksvilie"in Afardi ^ ^i«e2 from the' FirstBaptist Church in-Durham wherehe was associate pastor. Prior to ;that he was pastor tor yearsat. 'the Jes^e RovveU, MemorialCSiapel in that city. . \is a ^Bduatc Of «ie "Southern "Theological Seminary and attended .undergraduate Hschool at vMercerUniversity in Atlanta, Georgia.-is -married "to "former" 7'Martha "Adaths. They -have three 7chfldren. ' . " j-While-in Modravifle,"M^;'Bai^ 'iwas active in civic, iaffairs. He was 'a member of the M^ocksviiie Rol-club, -served for t^^orygars ascAaiiroan of. the Davto Counfv iunit ^-•f the American Dancer-S^ietj' 7wrye^on the Mockadlle Commun* tny Development .Committee Hnd •..also on-toe. Special Committee'-for" iSetter Schools, Davle County. ' " fFirst .-Baptist <3mrch of*iMwksvOIe is ejg)ected to appoint apulpit committee Ihis. week "to 'aeek - -a succeswr .to Mr. -Barnes - - •BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OFREVEREND BARNESr<Sier-;35rtBom Pabruary 1, 1931, Shorterville, AlabamaEducation:Elementary and High School education inAlabama.Reverend Fred D. Barnes• Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia (a Baptist college).Member of Student Govemm'OntPresident of Baptist Student UnionPresident of Senior ClassBlue Key National Honor FraternityBachelor of Divinity degree from SoutheasternBaptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest,North Carolina.Military service with U. S. Infantry (Ist lit.)ENTERPRISE-RECORDK - 5 o - I.A Ls-Davie Co. Public Library7-Mocksville, N. C.-?Pastoral Work:^orterville Baptist Church, Shorterville, Alabama - InterimChurch, Durham, N. C. - Associate minister. 1957-62First Baptist Church, Mocksvilie, N. C. - Minister 1962 - h. ^Denominational and Community Activities:P^ident and Vice-president of Ministers' Conferences, Durham and MocksvflleModerator and Vice-moderator of South YadkiE Baptist AssociationChristian IJfe Comnuttse of the N. C. Baptist State ConventionRotary Club - Boy Scout Committee. American Cancer Society and American Red Cross n.w,,Mocksyille Community Development Committee L.0VII:. CO. PUBLIC LIRPadvSpecial Committee for Better ^hools, Davie Oounty ("^'iOCKSVILLE NOMarried to the formtT Martha Anne Adams of Atlanta, GeorgiaThree children: Deborah Anne (9)D^n Franldin (8)Brian Frederidc (3) I- e ■:> Vs V o o £ vn i- _ •£ » Vi u> X u =J x cJ |The Preacher And The Hoosegow? ^ CBy GENE BOW2VXAN] a rule we don't associate preachers with a guardhouse. But then, down In South America. In Ecuador, their way of handling a minor traffic offense differs somewhat from our own. Our friend, Archie Jones, knows this now. Archie, in a highly exhUirating mood, went Ashing one day. Per haps because they weren't biting,he was not so jubilant 1^ return trip. He had supper with friends and whUe driving them home [still reflecting on his non productive fishing vmtiure] we presume, he just didn't see that red light. Not until the Patrolman startled him with a long, shrill sound from his whistle. Seems as if the general way of handling this thing down in his country is one day In the "stir" and 20 sucres Ane, or, in their lingo, a "one-twenty." While bribery may be a common thing with some, Archie is not a brib ing man. So he sits in the Com missioners office and waits; an hour turns into two, then hours more and still uimertainty. Just what will the outcome be? Per haps, they won't be so hard on a man wearing the Cloth. Well ,we don't know, for at 6 PJdl he is still there! Archie concludes his letter with a genuine invitation to visit him; he says he can furnish a steady diet of bananas. You can. buy a truckload for $5.00. If he hadn't mentioned this banana business we might want to goll Davie County Public LibraryMocksville, Nv irt oL ttl We Lose A Good Neighbor (By Gene Bowman) T ^ Monday next, the Rev.and family wiu move out of the Baptist par- o?. Main.after occuplng thehouse for approximately 16 3r6dTs« With their moving, we low a neighbor and friend. "J. p.» as he is a»M- tionately known to many, is Jo up the minis- Baptist Church to The little kindergarten ^il^en with whom Mrs. Davis has worked, tho still of tender years, will miss her able guidance and lov ing ewe as she endeared herself to this group of little ones. .. 1 Rebecca, was bom here, i fo she Imows no other home i than this. Jimmy, a real i ooy, growing into young j ma^ood now, was a .smnif ' baby when the family mov-1 fd into the Parsonage on j North Main, so he too, is go- • mg out from the only home' he has ever known, into new environment. j P-'' will be remember-,ed here for his devotion to ' his work, his interest in the I church, and as a man devot- J ed to the highest principles of life. The people of Mocks-! yille will miss the Davis fam ily. With them go our bless- |ing and our sincere prayers I and Mod wishes for their v I happiness in their new jvori^\ ) ?u o o vn Davie Countv PubWc Ubta'K Mocksvittet Nv/ 7.2 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC <Ci » v> ul X «J oi- si CJ Letter From Our Own Baptist Missionary In Ecuador, Rev. Jones Dear Gene: Have you even seen.a man with a 14 inch knife in his belt wnlk down the aisle and accept Christ? We had that to happen in our new church buildinu in our -Good -Fri day service. Here in Ecuador where the class levels are rather fixed, it is a real blessing to see people from all walks of life unit ing as sons of God. Among our church members we have A .few who cannot even read; then we have several school teacher's and one college :profess0r '-who is a doctor in engineering. ' In April we went to a quiet little Indian village called Tingo for two wedcs St vacation. "We enjoyed watching the Jndians weave baskets, walking along the winding dirt rr^ds up .the moun tains and gathering. ?guayabas" from the overloaded trees along the way. and swimming in thej warm mineral pools. I 'took ad- l vantage of this quiet, uninterrupt- ', ed time to line up my classes for cur Baptist llnstitute. Our Baptist Institute was be^ gun last year. Classes started May a with 12 st'adents.' -'Our sdhodl year runs from Mhy 'to January. This year I'm teaching Archeol ogy and Theology and enjoy it very much. ^ After one and half years here; we can express ourselves fairly well in Spanish but still frequent ly use the wi'ong word. For ex ample a few weeks 'ago I was teaching a Training Union study course bock. and. in trying to explain the work of the director. I said give him an opportimity to "hock" all his abilities. Some of ycu have never seen David and would hardly recognize Gv/endolyn and Archie. Jr...^ce they have grown so much Gwendolyn ir in the first grade at Colegio Aleman Humbolt I Ger man Schcoll and enjoys it. -She ha.3 clashes in English. Spanish ard German. Archie. Jr.. is four years old now and full of questions. Lart week he asked Julie. "Right that if we run real fast we will loose cur feet?' And our Davis, one and a half years old. is an artist at "esiap- ing." When he was one. he tore are interested in using ithese^ your church, please corrtact Rev. John Moore. 2618 Sun&¥ Drive, Washington. N.nc.'. " Several weeks ago the' presi-; dent of the HuancavilcA Cplo^ invited me to visit (the colony with <the possibility of ; a litUA hunting on the side.''We.loaded .Up with i30d.-gtins,Tcamera. (etc.. and started on the slow, steimy-'h^ nine mile trek through'"--^. Jungle. :By mightfall 'we' wm% the Congoma -River, but It.,.was dark and the watsnwas up: «o; we decided to wait until :morning to cro'sS rmd finish the remainin.?^ :nil'- of cur trip. "That night, at 12. we had a tropical cloudburst, •ind at 3 am., the cords o.i n.y i'.ammock bioke and Uumped me down the hill. When: mcrni'iig finally came, the river, was up even more and had carried aw'av the end cut of his play pen and lour raft. So ... we headed bauk v.-ent outside to play. We have a! to •clvUtoatlon. K was what ycu five foot wall around our yard with a gate out front. He !e-irrcd on it. But iD.st yeek he su-.prised us all by carefiUly •climbing ovei' call, one 'igcan francaso.'' how- -.'-er, one-gcqd thing came of tlie tc open the gat«;so we -jut.a lock. .tr|ifcr,;^!]Rtfii;ryfQllbym Sunday* tnormng.!'.th& pi-eyde'riinfrsted' put phurdh and made a .profe-esioc of the mesh wire and cement wall, fa'th. ' - . All our neighbors are acquainted The Lord Is blessing '.the work with .Dav'd and Hush Puppy, our here inarveiou^. Thank you for cocker Spaniel dog, because ev- jyour prayers and letters. Withr fi-y t me we forget to lock the-out them we could not:serve goie. they go visiting. eiiectively. ' : f In Septembar. we wllli have c-vallable to you a set of slides of us and the work here. If ycu May the Lord bless you' richly as He has us. ; ARCHIE AMD JULIE xz ^JE COUNTY enterprise-record THURSDAY^ MARCH 5;>1964i Jtory of First 100 Years— irst Baptist Dliyrcli, Mocksville Hy MISS FLOSSIK MARTIN wns orKaniznd. so It Is not un- ' Oii A|»iil 3i-d. 1964 tlie First ri-asoiiablo lo suppose thnt cvan- Bnptlsl Church of Mocksvllle gellsts held services from time to will have completed Its thst ceii- lime, but that too Is an unknown tury. As the histoiy of those 100 It Is evident. Jiowever. that years Is reviewed, ttis main ques- someone was sowing seeds, for in lions with wlrich the inembfrsliip the Pork Church minutes of Feb- of today should be concerned ai-e nmry 1864 is the statement, "the these: how has this chuich met following members were given its opportunttes and responsibit- letters to join in organising a Ics; how have the decisions made church In Mocksviile, To wit: B. effected its growth and useful- R. Eaton. Mary Jane Eaton. Wil- ners:: what have becji Its falhu-es Ham H. Wyatt, Margaret Wyatt as well OS Its achlevments. and Mary Martin." Much Information about these a brief historical sketch of Ore questions Ls available because first u years of Its liJstoiy is monthly conferences were held found in the earliest minute with remarkable rogulftrJty. be- pook of the Mocksvllle cluu-eh. ginning In 1875. and actions Uk- written by an-un-namcd minister en at those meetings have been or layman. It is entitled. "A His- recoi-ded in church minutes. How tory of the Congregation of the much more interesUng. however. Baptist Church In MocksvUle," the reading would be. if the TPe story begins thus: "A cler'ks had also Included the dls- meeting was held at Mocksvllle cussions tliat most likely preceed- fj^st Sunday in April 1864. at ed motions repoi-ted In such a which a pi-esbytery was called, matter of fact way! composed of Eldere Moses Bald- Organization win and William Bnint, AfUr. a At a conference-•held.^r-aeiK wnncm;by,jKder^Bniht,*'^ tetnberf*'H846i*t Eatljh'#"-^&&Ust biftery prbceet^ to organize the authorized Its 'parttfrVIJte '^iiroh by' calling for. and read- coHhectidn . with ' Elderf>'.'^TCM: ihg tlje letters ol those'dwlrlng.to Miller and S. O, Obrytin, t^'optfh -iidlte with'll.'The ftiJlowihg ham- the-'Churoh doors'' In the •towf^''6f [cB'_;^wera 'ehroll6d.,ap' mbmbei^ of MdeittWlteifdr'the -'i-cceptloh~-,<if "tjie,-Baptist Churcl\'ih Mocksvllle., *Bhfe :njsults.---ir-"a:^; i' S dj:. jdmea P." Martin .'-8^^letter' fl-bm rUils.meetlilg )WWe i^6:.'f.^'.^fltiui, Yanceyyiue- ! I»rted Ift-the ,4hurch-mlhul6s.;<i. , Martha,. W., MartinBy'■'•'letter■ ' Aty least "-two; aaptUt.-fai^ee 'from: Vanceyvillo'. .,t'were.'living lrt:>tltt.Wllage-ia(.ihfe -; Ada B^'Deav-erViBTletter-ftdtii 1840'srand'60^s:flhd'wei-e cllal^ Searmembers .ol* ;ji;an£:.'5a^^ '<!?ross'HbHh ,Cai:olina^"-'"■ fe Utjdjbth't.: lUch By- letter{,. '; ^ii piatusslon ,: ■S./a'ush'"Eatop-By.ileltei'Ofoiip',!^ll'';mcel,'lM''_theffc«rte' pwit/Chlxrch ^'1tJounty-Bubllf; Llliiuryi" Mftrcli aSi '• Wa:y'','^aWi^^h,-'"'i;^'''lettei'-wt%7:30Vp,-nl'rT:7te';tpp'te 'li:i)rk'tl)iu^;(^ "V|rtiecitng •,'^!l,:.6e'ilittus3eau^'}-""6ii' .WUUnib'.H.'' 'WVatt' '^y\" Ipitefy^e;Origin'.of'■toeqiialUy.V^^^I^^ firoin Eifk'ChurchV;''"\"''l' VMe''B4r6t.:"Wy'htt:-;' By-I'e t terj from Pork Church Mary Marthr By letter from Fork Church The Rev, Moses Baldwin hav ing treen selected as the pastor, commenced his labors on the first Sunday In May 1864 and con tinued until the first Sunday In September 1867. holding his meetings montlily unless prevent ed by pi'ovidence or otherwise." It was Lheli- desire, they said, to liy and pay him $175.00 a year. When Elder Baldwin gave up the work the rtamss of eight women and one man lEldrldge L, Parker! had been added lo the roll. The meml>crslilp was less than 19. for some had been granled lettei-s of dismission and a few had died. During U>c summer of 1868 F, M, Jordnji, State Evangelist, sup plied the church occaslonnlly,| During the summer of 1869 Elder, J. B. Marsh supplied as mlaslon-1ary from Eaton's church, oftei j which the Mocksviile chtirch had I no i-egular pastor until 1872, IIn May 1870 Elder J, B. Marsh I baptized "to Eaton's CSiurcl persons who were then gra lettets to Join at Mocks They wore, Mi&s M. C. Pa Miss A. L, Rich and Thoma- Rich, Called to pastor this s? weak congregation. Elder liam R. Owaltney "commr preaching on the 4th Sunda February 1872. preaching on 4th Sunday during the .same and holding weekly prayer ii ings. also organized a Sui School in the Couit House oi- 4th Sunday in February which continues summer winter." A Church House is bull) "In 1873 they began to bii: new church which was readN occupancy in June 1875." Tlie church house was bull a one ncva ti'act purcha.sed $50.00 from John H. Clen The deed, dated April 30. ' was made out to "E. L. Pr and others. Trustees." The located on the west side "Huntsvllle Road" INorth I St.] joined "the factory lot." Davie County Public Library Mocksviile, NO COUNTY ENTERPRISE-RECORD _THURSDJ^MA^^ ' In 1883 the trustees were au- j tliorizcd to buy from John H. Clement an additional 71/100 of j an acre joining tlie first lot at tiie rear. The price was only $25.00 but not until 1887 did the trustees h.ivc the money to pay off that debt and have the deed signed and recorded. The simple frame building, wliich it took the congregation more than two years to build and completely finish, had one front door, four windows on each side of chmch and two at each end. It was painted white on the outside, inside the walls and ceil ings were white, the woodwork stained a walnut shade. Heated by a wood stove and lighted by kerosene lamps in wall brockets. 1 the furniture consisted of "bench es" arranged in tlie two "Amen corners" facing the pulpit and ! in three rows down the church j with an aisle on each side of the I middle row. An organ was bought ' and Mis. James. Hilfi&rtln dotial^ I od for the bulpit," a table aitd'h * ' •' • I • i n I rfiAi' horse ^hair upholstered sofa. This w^ the furniture, except for Im proved lights, until a new church wad built in 1918. At that time, tho sofa was given, or sold, to Mrs. Martin's grand-daughter. mIss Margaret Bell. The Congregation At Work 1875 was an eventful year for the congregation. In July F. M. Jordan held a "protiocted meet ing" and during tlie remainder of that year eleven persons join ed the church. A baptistry was bidlt, and the church "adopted the weekly plan of giving," a de cialdn which showed that the people were considering and plan nlhg for their financial respon- sibilty. In December 1875 n commit tee was appointed "to draft a constitution and principles foi the govehuhent of our body," The constitution was presented at the conference in January 1876. and was adopted. With some I'eyisions, it served until - that year a. ^coihmitee ite^ .with.ihsthicttoiis n I I i i i 111., i to revise the cpnsUtutiod.' The minutes of the following months say that the report wAs received 'and "laid on tho table until next conference." There is no further reference to tills report. , In 1956 another committee on revision was appointed. This one recommended a new constitution patterned after the model sug gested by the Baptist Conven tion and it was adopted. ; Church officera were elected in January 1876 to fill the offices of ti-ustees. finance committee, spir itual commltle, ushers and sex ton. The clerk and treasiu-er hav ing been elected at the previous conference. Thereafter, all church officers were elected in January until the conference of Novem ber 1, 1943 voted to make "the fiscal year the same as the as- sociational year." Since then, church officers and financial re cords have been on Oct. to Oct. basis. Davie County Public Library MocKsville, NC ci :i X cJ 15 History t?/ First jOO Yvars 1 First Baptist Church, Mocksville By MISS FLOSSIE MilRTIN is Iho second ofa aei'- 1 lea of jirtlclcs on the First Bap- . church of .Mocksville which w-Ul obscj-ve Ifs iooth fthtdverso' ry on April 3. 1984) j ChoTch Conferences ; The custom of holding confer ences cn Saturday before the preaching on Sunday, began when the pastor was employed for one fourth of his Ume, con tinued \uitll 1904. and the male members were expected and en- couaaged to be present nl every meeting. -.1 These meetings began with a roll call and "rendering of ex cuses" for absences at the last meeting- The reasons given were never questioned, but 11 w'as the I o n g-con(inucd non-nttendei-s who gave concern and were often refened to the .spiritual commit tee, which visited, wrote to and coimceled with, then made re commendations to the church; .sometimes, that the erring mem ber be forgiven, sometimes that "we withdraw fellowship from him." By 1890 the moderatoi'S wctc seldom calling for excuses and In 1896. when the subject came up for discussion, a motion was made, and carried, not to call for absences. In tlie next sentence of these minutes the clerk wrote that the ' church voted "if a member should • be absent foi- three times in suc cession and does not send an , excuse, that the charges stand ' preferred against him and he be ' notified and tried at next meet- ' ing." Tljo consetwatlves won the ar gument and the election; but lost their COMM. tot the clerk reported only a'few "nfcd'e lnstanl;es .ofchilrch discipline ^or non - 'atten dance'.'During ' the next several the.emphasU was on-del- ihquehcey in stewardship.of rtop- ey, not time.- •- The .'ctlstom' of oalUng the wll at each conference,: also gradual ly came to an- end,' though Is rfe*-ported as; an .^annual fbr mft'ny years Uu-oilgti the 1920 s 'and early l930'8. ' ' , ' Pastoral Fields From the time of Its orgarii»- tlon until 1919.- 'the - Mocttyillb church- shared the time of a paa- lof vdth One 6r more of the other Baptist churOhes In cotmty*blcE^lJtdon^HO; the south Y«d». k^' ABSocia^n.,. Eaton's establish- I fed In 1790, Fork Chui'ch In 1793, ^Jerusalem^.ln 1868.^mdngton Mocksville formed fields. 1877 Elder S. P. Conrad was _ called as pastor of tv field com posed of MockavlUe and- Jarusa- ! lem. each ehurch having preflbh- ing on two Sundays a rncmth ahd paying the pastor at the rate df S500.00 per year'. In Elder Conrad's annual re port, given In December l077. he said he hud been due, fdr the timo served, $325.00 and had lo- ceived from Mocksvdle $82.17. • from Jei-usalem $62.40 and for services, rendered outside the field, in money and kind. $50.00. Often the $125.00 annually, promised for one Sunday a month preaching was paid veiy slowly, or not at all. it Is no won der that ministers had to teach school, farm or engage in somej other business to make a living. [ Five "pvacllcal suggesUons"' Mr. Conrad made to his church at that conference, are just as pertinent in 1964. They were: 1. That we endeavor to increase our" contributions tills coming, year. 2. That we have a more gen- V eral attendance . upon our con ference meetings. -•8. That more interest be taken f In prayer • meCtlngS. • • = ' " ,3. -That more interest 1» tok- , en in prayer meetings. ' - - i. , 4. . That,, at our meetings for i dlT^'v each iMmber I. seek W brlnf'athm'wlCh him. n 5 That each member procure and emulate, as far as possible, religious bracts, The annual report Included a statement that the association had kept J. B. Boone. as a mis sionary on the field at Salisbury and Stetesvtlle. Mr. Conrad might have added that the Mocksville church had, at its last conference, appointed a standing committee to obtain money for "mission work at the following points, viz. Turrentine, Chaplain's Drove (now Blxbyl and Jcilcho." An interesting item of business reported In January 1878 was this: "The church left to the pastor tlie opening of the church for our colored members." Mocksville continued to have preaching two Sundaj^ a month until 1889 when the pastor was called at the beginning of a per iod of a severe economie depres sion. Then, Mocksville. Eaton's Jerusalem and Farmington churches jcdned in called a pas- Dsvle Count/ Public Library filocksviila, NC tor a for one Suiulny a month each. Mocksville plcci!:"! $12S.OO a year on the salai-y- It was several years before this church resumed the two Sun days a month schedule. In 1907 an attempt was made to Ret enough subsclbers to "undertake three Sundays a month", but this effort failed and the church con tinued on a half time b«sl8 un til 1919 when the first full time pastor was electcd-the Rev. Lloy M. Holloway. Parsonase The minutes give no Informa lion as to any , minister's home until April 1881 when a committee was appointed to raise as much as it could to be applied on house rent for a new ''"in May 1879 the tmstees had been authorized to enquire into the prospects of buying a lot and building a parsonage. Any refwrt that the committee may have given was not recorded In the ''''Jnld'arch 1882 a from Jerusalem r: yras-JireWt « the confereficii and vlted to take seats with us. As a result of that conference It was decided to build a parsonage i at Maoksville on the I'-towned by the Mocksville chur^. A building connnlttce was aPPO'"" ed. made up of the Pastor and 2members from each church, "^e house was built; however, the minister was still living In a rent^ ed house In December 1883. when Mrs. M. D. Brown was married in the parsonage and remembers the house as being Salisbury St. between Galther and Depot streets. jikhkiaiiap^hds.^^ enunh'.'" Thti-'idnilmttM Ajjiiidlht* ' ed to study the ^position pre- 'sented a remodeling plan at a probable cost of $1000.00. Tire ,plan was adopted and the com mittee "empowered to move for ward in the matter." It moved forward to the extent of ordering the brick and had part of the lumber on the gound. but were In need of funds to pay for it. By September, with $10.00 in cash on hand, and a debt of $32.50 for materials,-Hi was decided not to build "owing to the stringency In money mateis." The lumber and brick were packed and covered for the time being. By April 1895 it became evident that no building I would be done and the chairman of the building committee was Ins tructcd to tmm over all money and materials on hand to be di sposed of and the committee was discharged. In 1906 a new pastor was call ed, and once again, for half time, at a salary of $300.00 per year. Jerusalem church was paid $175.00 for its interest In the pai*- sonage, and this house built In 1883 Or '84, was soM to Dr. A. Z. Taylor for dti the east sldd of .^^0 strrat was bought from liXr9.'''Ju!^!>?3^wk1tB' LOwrance for ^825.00' ^ church was moved to this loca tion. A new parsonage WAS erect ed on the old church site. At a morning Service in June 1006. quoting fi-om the minutes; "the pastor i*alsed one thousand dol lars by subscription to finish the Baptist Parsonage." This was the pastor's home until 1962 when it was sold and a more modern hduse, located at 539 Wilkesboro Street, bought. Until 1916 the church mem bers continued to wonder wheth er or not they could afford to build. On one non-preaching Sun day, a group sitting around the stove after Sunday &hOdi, talk ing over church matteiW was challenged by a lady ptdiieht, to start building and she tufilld give the first $100.00. A hfew pastor, called^^'iblBi 1 found the people ready fafld on April 12, 1917, a building commit tee was appointed, also five soli citing committees, each compos ed of five members. A plan "made and used by tlie Oeorgia Bap-, tlsts" was adopted. Children were Interested, when asked to "bring one old brick" each and the par ents helped In a more substantial way. The new brick church 'was completed and the dedication service held on Sunday morning September 1, 1918. nie Rev. Wal ter Johnson Secretaiy of the Baptist State Convention, preach ed the sermon and the pastor offered the dedicatory prayer. "All the churches of the city su spended their own services on this aiuplcious and gladsome oc casion," wrote the clerk in the minutes for that day. Thla chureh building, with a circle of Simday School roonw around tlie back part of the sanc tuary, a baptistry, tmder the pul pit, a choir space along the waU | I '2?ween"the pulpit and the front aiibr. & stained glass rnemorW window, the building thought, would afford sufflclehtj space for their generation, at least. Those same men saw mor Sunday School rooms added by •theh* children in 1930. The basement area of this aa dltioii was made Into class rooms for the little folk In 1939. The church met in cept from Mrs. Leonora "TaylorI Mrs. w. H.I her offer of a lot at Bldgecrest. Tlie "jjimch on Its part, agreed to h^'d on •he lot a "cottage" at a cost, not to exceed 8800.00 Amlttee was sPPom^d andthorlzed to boi^w $500.00^ the On November 2, , Oawe County Public Library Mockswiie, NO n tHURSDAY,'march 10, 19G< History of First 100 Years— By MISS FLOSSIE MARTIN ftimc and work tomnking tills j l...,Tl)is is the third of a ser- dqpnrtment of the church work, i ie,s of articles on tlie First Ban- a success. • ' i tist Church of MocksvlHo which The SRtvetuary was redccornted, will ob-serve ll'.s 100th nnnlvcrsa- air-conditioned and a new fur- j ly on April 3. 1!)64'1 Inace Installed. Several halls and In June 1945 tlie trustees were class rooms wei-e refinlshed, and t Instructed "to build to the north one room made available as a i East quarter of the church the O. A. assembly room, at consider- ' complement of the original plans,'able expense and labor.' Tlie j being about nine feet in width at woodwm'k on outside of the each end and about 20 feet long church building was given a new , and two stories high. The first coat of paint and parking lota ; floor for rooms as heretofore dl-! and walks, blacktopped, and. out- . rected by the church and the side lights llistnlled. second floor for a Sunday School The parking lot on Pine, Street ) room. The recommendation was Is pai-t of - the lot : given the , approved by the church." In the church by Mrs. Leonora .Taylor ' quarterly financial report read Dood in 1&67. I at the Jnn«n.:y 1940 coiiferonce.| a down tables with the hcces- ^ there was on item of $1390.62 jary equipment, were added for j designated building and repair". ti,e cllnin? area where very suc- Thc next buikilnR program was pc.ssful Fellowship dinners have . started in 1947 and ended In been held monthly since Feb. 1952 With the erection of a two 1903, Tl.ese 'fumlshlngs were , story educational building which made possible v by . Contributions involved changes in the addmon irom interested persona..,' ,' ' , of 1945. 'Also, the sanetuary'.wM , . • _ . \ . v« J •• Many people have given gladlyre-decoratcd and carpeted. . ,. ' of tJiclr talents, • interests, time 'In 1957 the name of the churCh ind money' to these • programs > . was changed to First' Baptist which have been.carried on dur- ' Chui-ch of MockavlUe artd in IhC mg 1062-1964. ■tibW^er'; theySame yea^'Ja . more extcnsW« nnofc- full weD. that the bulldlhg it buUding pmg^ was , imtintcd proRTAm Is not finished, nor will;;>wlth some proposed, plani fOr pe „ loj,® as the church is reach- ,^future expansion The..; three jngv, and serving' people and'^Story^educational building, ivlth a.tfcert'in^ their needs.- . itvWttmen ■aMentol^taUs, .and claas ?'•■ 'rooms on .tlie finttfiiji^>;T^ln- >; ner, nui'sery and''prlttjfti^3(fpa}'t-'^fi 'mCnt accomodatf(^:;'bil'-'Ui^ 3|j ,imd floor and an' uhflnlehed thl^d 3B floor, ,wns re^y for occupancy llh IJ.'.n-' ''', •••■'i. * ;- In ;the mesuitime, tlie M«te- • yUle church had started- a, mli- ' slon on and donated :by the FrOA I brothers and idtated "Just "off the !; Vadklnvllle roid. - $2O00.OO In ' Ush and a total of 32 mahbersfrom the home cdti^gatlon. were ? contributed to tlie' establlshaidrit 1 of the mission chul^h, which held • Its first services In a cinder, block buildfng In April, i960, 'i'lt ^wds ,named Bl^se and'; admlt^d-to ■* the ' South "Yadkin- ■ Association • - tvliich met in MocksvlHo In Oc- '1 tober .i960.:-- : . ^ ; ' Since :'-;1962 the .Firet' .SflpUstr tongregailon has .bew ' actively • forking ,:^t,;inipn)vlng . the ap- 'j)earanoa:-;''an efficiency .'iof'its '• church'pliiint.'.Two roorti'oh the second .'flpOr 'bf'-tlie 'educatfonal puilding,^ to. the' immediate • rearof_;th^ SMCtiiary, were, furnished -'Jtlr a';-'pastor'sbuslhcBs:. Office. Mrs. Thomus!.J. ' H ' /A~ Shore began work as- half time UdV16 COUntV Puhllf I Ihrarv/ secretary In October 1962.' •'• 1 'With-funds given in memory , •"OCKSVIIjS* NC; Of Mrs, .Wi H. Dodd. by her fmh-I ' Uy, the 1x300001 Dodd library" ;inj ostabUshed-la a--iroom-ed* I .Joining,.the-office and ,wm ' ; firarian, glves-l.-'a-.'-grqat dea'bofl^deal^^of "7 v» O o ) >- v> liJ o ci :# cJ iWUl begin \yith t, n:evening i* I ' ww.j.-s^jk h^v . -j 2(W Yefttf-Old th^Apnl^ le Pirs^ ^Baptist} •< MocksvUle wfUr^b^^e ^ hundred^ year <gn gun^^'A] 1 i:!he 'mon^r^gjjal^ 9opp^^or^;.i^^ SpecUd gpestjs iuyve b^nj invit ed.' Th^ inplude QQips and dadsbters andlwidoyn^of.^onaierpaqinrs. aQ^ t^e twp. g^l^ifQrin er jpast^a, jj'^i.Dayl^indlTi G. "■Nedtj^r ofpj?Bseia(fc.'*|^ '| ' grewfj yp |lbl ; $hl^ who is now-|»|o£essor , , . . ,. .., Tjhe G^uxdlt wishes to Invite aUforpier jp^ei^rs and , (^er in-to come-^^bidng ^olji^^l^rthj.; o^plaii^ weelc,jr!!-^ ■•Vri I ston^Sawimy; ,,n> library 0AV\R jjiOCRSvil.l.i:.x ^ MOCI^VILLE-rFirflt Bap.tist Cbureb w Mqckaville wiUi.bbssiive it» lOQth anniversary qAp^ § at the ^norning sew-Jlicef •',' < ;-i.*jj:4^.-2- ^ft. Guest speakea'^IU>,'WUiain'^Angdi,i]yhd ftt,|his church ps.^a * " Msrch U,Vl'JLu-Ea&t8 History of First 100 Years— First Baptist Church, Moeksville By mss FLOSSIE RIARTIN [On April 3rd the First Baptist , Church ot RIocksviUe will observe; It's 100th anniversary. This Is the- fourth of a series of articles writ ten on the history of this churchl. Stewardship Plans That, one may ask. was the, financial plan under which the church operated before the bud get system and cooperative pro gram were adopted. Probably "the committee system" Is a good name for the meUiod used. Com mittees were appointed to take "subscriptions" land collect theml. for pastor's salary, ton's salary, church Incidentials tsuch' as cord wood for the stove and kerosene oil for the lam^l and Missions. In the beginning the mission causes for which se parate committees were appoint ed. were assoclational. foreign, state mission and education. Add ed. at intervals, home missions. Thomasvllle orphanage, old min ister's reUef. Sunday School mis sions and others as new "causes were adopted and sponsored. The financial reports were not regularily included In the minutes, but often enough tO| show what the church was doing in it stewardship programs. Gradually, more and more con ference time was given to con cern for the delinquents in con tributions. reaching its efforts in the years between 1895 and 1903. Time after time, these non-contributors were urged to be present at meetings and glve| reasons for not subscribing to. or not paying pledges. Many were referred to the spiritual commit tee which was kept as busy bs this kind of delinquent as it bad been in former years by th^ who walked unworthy", "lived in consistent lives", "drank to ex cess" were "unchristian", ac^ "in contempt of the church, joined churches of other faiths and order, or would not attend^ conference. Davie County Public Ubrary Moeksville, NC Several instances were record-' ed in which letters of dismission were refused to individuals who had not paid their pledges (or made no contribution! until they were "clear with the treasurer" In 1897 the church voted that every subscription be paid to the end of the year before a letter of dismissions be granted. This action was not rescinded, but twenty years later a committee was appointed to consider refus ing letters to those in arears in contributions, but the kindly chairman reported that his com mittee thought it unwise to take any action at that time. Finally, there came a time, when delinquent were told to pay up or their names would be re moved from the church roll-prob ably neither happened. In 1904 an interim pastor, act ing as moderator at most of the conferences during the year, did not call for reports on the delin quents. ITiey were not forgotten, but neither were they the center of intei-est at every conferecen ever again. They were notified and reminded through letters and statements from the treasuiet fom time to time. The church was busy about other affairs and gifts to all convention causes were in creasing somewhat. In September 1891. at the be ginning of an association year, the Moderator "proposed to di vide the year, giving two months each to collect funds for the six difference objects and appointing a committee for each." This [rian seemed to work very well. Further consolidation of effort was made in 1899 when one man was appointed "collector and treasurer to look after and col lector and treasurer to look after and collect Mission Funds." Thereafter, the treasurer of mis sions reported on those collec tions. In 1917 the confeence voted to place the church on the budget system and use of the duplex en velopes. How well that worked is not reported. In 1926 the deacons set a goal for the next year of $1800.00 for current expenses and $1300.00 for missions. The total contributions that year were $4464.16. a high record, not reached again for several years. In 1927 the canvas sing committee suggested a goal of $1700.00 for local and $1400.00 for the cooperative program. In 1935 the budget system, as a part of the program, is men tioned for the first time in the minutes. At the December confer ence the church adopted a budget calling for $3500.00 to be divided thus: Pastor $1650.00 per year and the remainder to go. 65% to Cooperative program and 35% to incidental and local expenses. The budget for 1938 as presented to the church in January, alioted the budget as follows; Pastor's salary $1500.00 Of the collection ll> X u :5 X 30 remaining over and' above his sal- ary, 60% was allotted' to the Cooperative Program and 40% kept locally to pay Janitor and other expenses. Should there be a remainder of the 40% the chui'ch voted to apply that to the Ccr(>pei'ative (Program. At the April conference "it was decided to postpone the consideration of a financial budget until the next regular conference. The church voted tliat the "pastor should ap point three ladies to consider the budget as planned by the finance committee and to recommend any First Baptist Church, Mocksville changes they <thought necessary to satisfy the Woman's Mission ary Society". At the May confer ence, 1938, the W. M. 8. presi dent reported that the ladies of the W. M. S. would not oppose the financial plan for the year." The budget wm then adopted. Sunday School As noted earlier, the Sunday School was organized by W. R. Gwaltney. Running through out the ndnutes Is an indication of the concern the church has always had for building a better school for Bible teaching. Sunday School conventions and union meetings were held among the churches of the association and a teacher trsdning program was proposed by the Woman's Missionary Society of the church in 1911. Teachers were Urged to attend "regularily, wlllingfully and cheerfully" the Normal Course being planned. ■When the Thomasville Or phanage was established, the Sunday Schools of the county took a vital and personal interest in helping provide for Its finan cial support. Recorded In the minutes of the church at Jeru salem are frequent references to boxes of produce being sent. It was a deacon of that church who donated his wagon, team of hors es and the harness to the oiphan- age, when the visiting Supt. watching the deacon's son drive in from the fields at noon, said "We need that at the Orphan age." One project, sponsored by the churches from 1891 to about 1906 was the Sunday School Or- phange picnic. In 1891 the trus tees of the Thomasville Orphan age, through an agent, paid A. M. Nail and wife $275.00 for 3 acres located on the west side of Hunts- ville road in. Mocksville. An ar bor was buDt near three springs and dinner tables set up among the nearby clump of trees. Cliurch minutes give some names of members who donated liunber. "slabs", saw mill work, hauling and other services. Committees were appointed from each church to confer in making plans for the picnic and all worked together to make the undertaking a success. A letter written by a lady from Eaton's church to her cousin in 1892 has been preserved. Con cerning the picnic ° wrotA: "The Baptist Sunday'School Or- 'phatage picnic ,29tii.I $525.00 ;werd' rdlab^iNdi entoahe^\iee was diAtved;1 Wentl^at ahout-Jo6o,.j^tli'jli3^^&w(^! fbr-chaliW^'iWiEinw'^WtW 'dlhner^.&nd'S^-flu^ all went in to eat."^ • i -s In 1906 the churches concurred "with the trusted,of the Thomasville' l^&piUst OiUhang^ iz^ their decision In regard to moving' the Baptist Otphanage picnic''"arbor to "iholhasvlUe." 'moyed fiiid telndlt (^|theage' gn>uhds.f "iiie' d ' acres were sold,, by- the trustees to A. T. Grant Jr. In 1907. In 1914 the Mocksville church Sunday School contributed $100. to the support of a native worker in China . Other Organizations of the Church A Woman's Missionary Society was organized in the Mocksville Church, probably In the 1890'8. During these years a loyal mem- lier Who lived In the Jericho neighborhood and was dismissed by letter In March lOOOj was Mrs. David Leach. When the mlssion- aty society was to meet, Mrs. Leach visited 'with her daughter in Mocksville and attended the meeting. The first reference In the^ ohimch minutes to a W. M. S. Is In the minutes of November 30 1905 in which it was reported that "The Woman's Missionary Society has contributed since December 1904 to Foreign Mis sions $4.75 and to Home Missions $15.25. The Sunbeams have con- ti'ibuted to Foreign and Home missions both, $10.00 Miss Leo nora Taylor, Secretary W. M. Society." A Daily Vacation Bible School is mentioned first In Uie minut es of June 1937 when "the pas tor presented the idea of the school". He explained, that in order for the church to receive credit for having the school, it must act as a sponsoring agent, and contribute toward the ex penses. The church voted to con tribute 25 or 30 dollars toward the school and It was held from June 15 to 25, for three hours each day. 89 enrolled and there was an average attendance of 72, 34 making perfect attendance. In 1942 the church elected an Educational Director [Mrs. J. H. Fulguml at a salary of $300.00 per year and that was later cut to $200,001 A service which was started in September, 1963, is a leaflet en- UUed THE NEWS LETTER, pre pared by Lester Martin, who was appointed editor, and is mimeo graphed and mailed by the church office to each member at about the middle of the month. beacons In former years, the board of deacons was made up of men or dained by this church and any new members who had been pre viously ordained in some other Baptist Church. The Mocksville church ordained only two dea cons at a time, but the number on the board necessarily varied with the gains and losses in membership. The first record of the ordain- ation of three men at one serv ice Is reported in the minutes of 1936. On July 7, 1946 the chairman of the deacons presented at con ference^ the following recotmnen- ';th6. chu^ ; cbn- ;j'd$acoiu.iitiring^ g^Jwi ■ "Be It further moved that the present group of nine deaconsshall serve their terms as fol lows..." • Three men were recommendedas life deacons, thrra to rotate off Oct. 1, 1947, three on Oct. 1, 1948and three to be elected each year. In 1962 the number of deacons was changed to 12 in accordance with the provisions In the constitution, on the basis of enrollment, and the number rotating off each year was changed to 4. As the minutes of monthly con ferences are read and studied, itbecomes apparent that each pastor camp, hoping to lead the con gregation into fields of greater usefulness. Into better under standings and a greater desire to serve. A hundred years of history has been written, not so much on the the pages of a book, as In the liv es and hearts of people. "Whatever hath been written shall remain Not be erased nor written trier again;! \The Qnwritten ohiy still beloiaSto thee, S « ^ Take heed and ponder well what shall be." ..Flossie Martin Ministers Licensed Ministers licensed and ordainedby the Mocksville Baptist Church are: Innnle Ray Call licensed July 25, 1912. Ordained in 1915 Floyd Pry ordained December 1913 Millard F. Booe ordained May 5, 1918 Alvls Cheslre ordained Oct. 22, 1944 Arohie V. Jones ordained July 11, 1955. John William Angcll licensed January 1, 1939 Marvin Rouse licensed Dec. 11 1927. PastorsElder Moses Baldwin—1864-1867 Elder W. R. Gwaltney—1872-1876 Elder S. P. Conrad—1877-1880 Elder Drury Woodson—1881-1883 Elder J. M. C. Luke—1883-1885 Rev. C. E. Gower—1885-1888 Rev. C. S. Cashwell—1889-1893 Dr. J. N. Stallings—1894-1897 Rev. S. D. Swahn—1898-1904 Dr. R. D. Haymore [Interim pastor]—1904-1904 Rev. C. 8. Cashwell—1905-1910 Rev. Walter E. Wilson—1910-1914 Rev. D. W. Littleton [In- terlml-1915-1916 Rev. W. H. Dodd—1916-1919 Rev. Lloyd M. Holloway—; 1919-1921Rev. W. B. Waff—1922-1931 Rev. T. G. Proctor—1932-1934 Rev. J. H. Fulgum—1934-1941 Rev. E. W. Turner—1942-1945 Rev. J. P. Davis—1945-1961 Dr. John WlUiam Angell [In terim 1—1961 -1962 Rev. Fred D. Barnes—i962 <k I % d <k (i a Oavie County Public LibraryMocksville, NO for Everybody' Mo^gville, N.; C., ^ Thur»d|y, ^ Ap^il if2, ^ 19 ' I-!.' T I s' ■• ••, . • M , ■«! f.)li f i'- >> [ N t *■ I V - r I ;^ ^ 4 THE FroST CHVKCa (W MOcL-' ' gan^d on Aprli 3, yif u ' "ni I u Sunday this, j hei's- The alw^vei church was built in 1918 with- its WOth an^ver^ryr j additions be|M a^dcd'in 1930, 19fi2 and 1969,i THE FERST B^^ST CHURCH QF MOCKS-' ' pnia^d on April 3. 1864 with ten charter memJ Special 100th Anniversary Program Sunday- isf Gciitennial 7 The centennial ; celebration of;■ the org^iization of the First Bap tist Church of Mo:Jc5yiile will be observed Sunday: ^vRh - special ■services, . ' At the 11 a.m, sei-vice on Sun day morning the seamon will be. giv^n by Di-. J, Wdlllam Angell. a "soh of the church" and interim pastor for seven months In 1961- , ^2. Qr. Angell is now professor of At the 11 a. m. sei-vice the fam ilies : of foimei' pastoi^, who are the' specially Invlfed guests,; will be recogmzed and presented with a copy of th brochm-e prepared in ecaninemoratlon of the cenen- nial. This bi'ochUre cohtains a short hliJtory of the chui-ch, pic tures of the original and prssent church buildings, pictures of El- dey J|tIos« Baldjyip yrho was pas-r, . hundrejd yeais and of the Rev, ) Fred D- Barn.es who wlU lead theI phprch' into its second hundrec^' t years. Also Included I'n this hroch- L pre is the persept memb^rdilp roU and a roU pf former memhers. Which Is as acpiu'^te. ^ po^sibla. at this tipie,i FoUpwlhg tJte seiwlce,' a dinner., will bq seryed In Uie recreation , ^1 tp the church membership; , and tite Special guests, and other.,^ofmer; mpmhers (that may. hftsjpr^htj fw'.thia <x^lpn.' ..Special Guestsi\ xi was the desire of the-oen-':.ten^l conmUttee .that the fam-, Jlies of all former' pastors be in.-!, Yited to attend as special gm^ts ^ pf the church.'A few could not"' ^pe located, but from among those ■ Who did receive the Rumal I in- , ;yitatioi^; the foUpwlpfil plan' t9 'jDceaanhuALkititg.^ a-"-S§:U2 5 Stesfes-'i•1^3•K;fffffN <idLiaB^2«a^pA<^0(DAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBRARVmocksville,, nc '■ Mi MA|#: tM TlIE ORIGINAI, MAPTIRT CnUUCII ... of Mcckn-ille....whlrh vai built in 1873*187S on a oiie-nrre lot puichased Irom Joiin ii. L'lcmenifor $S0. to nlik'li .71 acre lot was added a few rears later. The location of this church build ing Is almost the same site of the present church building. 1 «»'*RF AftOtIT Mocksville Baptist Lowrance. roUln? the chui-ch house located on Wllkesborobuilding to that lot. selling the Street was purchased for a poa--] years durliic whicn time the mem- Taylor and building a new one bership increased to nearly double on the first church site. original parsonage to Dr. A. Z. sonage. j, Taylor and building a new one In a forward-looking plan for , on the first church site. future expansion, the A. T. Grant'In number. ju igig, with the Rev. W. H. property adjoining the original Prom 18G7 to 1872 the congre- Elodd as pastor, a new brick purchase of 1873, was bought in] Ration had no regular pastor, but church was erected and dedicat- March of 1964 In time for the. In 1872, the Rev. William R. ed. The old building and a lot at centenniaJ celegration on the. Qwaltney came on the field. Dur- the rear were sold to J. P. Green fiist Sunday In April.ing the next year the people to help finance the project. This ' started to build a church. A one lot later bought by Mr. and. Mrs. ftore'lot was bought: from John Dodd.'was given back to theJI. Clement for $80 to which was ihiuxh by-Mis. Dodd'in'.1967. added. A.few jrws iatet, 71-.rtre8;-:''In 1930 while the'Rev." W. B.Sat ft 'iiurcha^'price <xf $26."bn ;Waff was pastor; Sunday .School■thla'ldt a ehitrck bulldlt^-'v^S be:^ ^boim' were added,' and Again ,Lq'feun:lrt.l873 and , completed -In 1939 during Ih^ pastorate'dt ^.JI.'^675. The parsonage wa6..,-)3Uiit t^ulguiil;';' • •■i#r6iui4'l883. li- .• "«■, i 'In 1952 and 1959, with the Rev.•;VThe.Rey, ,b^,S. Cashweli was on J. P.Ewvls'as pastor,'the twoedu- ,•liU ;j?etuni''^astoratct catdohal buildlngs'wert arected:JwheriV'tlie ,second..building-.pro- t'Th 19tf2, With the coming of a[gram was' carried .out. This in- nev-pastor' ithe Rev." 'Fred p.'iwjlv^'' buying a'jot across'the BarnoS, the 'parsonBge,'"bullt'.by;0r- S, "C^well 'wa and.: a , Davie County Public LibraryMocksvliie, NC V/AK.-• ' 5 - PAfictor called Ih? tihii ^• conferenceand presented a plan for the nev^church,, house. A sketch made an<|used fee- Georgia Baptist wasinew chiirch house. A sketch madeand used by the Georgia Baptisfcwas acc^ted and the building, c^m-,mittee waa told to proceed- • . iBy- April 23> 1917, the Baptist hadaround $3000 in hand, ca^ and subscriptions. While the soliciting com- !, mittees continued to try to raise !funds, the building committee wasjinstructed te try and not exceed!$6;0D(r in " tt#" cSriM'riictibn' new txulding.Work began on the new building ini^August"of 1917. "«On Sunday, September 8, il9^jWalter N. Johnson, ^retary oBthe Baptist State Convention, de^^cated .the new sanctuary. All of tha'.churches' in Mocksville suspende®;their own- services and worshH^>e(^with the Baptists on this auspicioui-occaslon.The Xew Sanctuary ^The new sanctuary to be construrt-ed will be of colonial arcfiitecture.TOne side entrance will be on ground-level to permit easy access for the;handicapped. The estimated' cost of ;construction will be $149,500 ant^'an additional $8,0^ for fumishihgs.'jThe architects are Wilber. Keo-«drick, Wortman and Warren of Char«lotte. The general contractors ar^H. R. Hendrixr Jn and Jack" Cor-ii;riher of Mocksville. -Or, Bob M. Foster is serving aschairman of the building committee;.Other members of this committee-include: James N. Andrews, Dr. and"Mrs. Vic Andrews' T. J. Caudell,Bill Daniel, R. B. HaD, Mrs. RoyHarris, Gilmer Hartley, .Oren Heff-.ner, Bill Howard, Kernrit Howard,,G. R. Madison, Lester Martin, Jr.,Benny Naylor, Vestal Riddle. Tonr-my Shore and M. B. Stonestreet;(life-time trustee). iTHE SANCTUARY OF THE MOCKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH J19^ J- Baptist Church of Mocksville was constructed around!the Ban?in ^ September 1, 191&. Walter .N. Johnson, Secretary Tor^Cwvention, preached the dedicatory service. The above photeiadHn fli ff!*^ c sanctu^ look^- just after ittwas built; In 1951, an addition was!w«e I^partment and the s^ctuary was remodeled. Final ]sanctu^ on Sunday It is now in the process ot beingi. r^ed to make room for a new buildmgr to be constructed on this same spotOAVIE CO. PCBUC UBRARVmocksvioe. NC , n o b . JJ' ^ P V ». ^ V_1 fr fr'P'-5T' "First•T'l _1 _ * t nn « r\.nwMlocksviU'e, N. C., Thursday, July 28, 1966^3.00 Per Yeirhe expiration of the sanctuary at the First Baptist Church was contemplatedSunday by two persons to whom it has meant so much. Dr. John William Ang'elLProfessor of Religfion at Wake Forest College, and Miss Flossie Martin, Churchi^erk, recalled many memories following the final worship service last-Sunday. Dr.Ingell attended this church as a youth and was baptized and became a memberlere. Miss Flossie recalls the construction of this sanctuary around 1917-1918 =andrears of attending services here. . , - . .Vj^ctuaryMembers of the First BaptistOiurch of Mocksville crowded intothe sanctuaiy of their church Sunday morning for the final worship•^service in this building.j . Monday workmen began to teart away this building and prepare theI way for the construction of a newJ$150,000 sanctuary which will have a[seating capacity of 598,[[seating capacity of 598,3 It was most appropriate that the^inal sermon in Ihissanctuary thatserved the .Mocksville BaptistIsince 1918 was delivered by a na-Itive son, Dr, John William Angell,Ftofessor of iEleligion at Wake For-est "College,' Dr, Angell, who was born andreared within a block of this church,I joined and attended church asia youth. The old sanctuary was then.quite new when Dr. Angell first began attending this church as a youngboy in the early 1920's,The topic for Dr, Angell's sermonSunday was "Building A -GreatrChurch".''The old must give away to 'theMw, We must tear down this building and clear the ground to makeready .for the future with a newbuilding". Dr. AngeU began his ser-..He then went on lo challenge themembership of the church to do thei^me for their lives, - pointing outthat regardless of the building, achurch can be no greater than thelives of it's members.Built in 1918t 'Tlie sanctuary now being torn:fiown was built around 1918 and replaced a building that had t)een^oved onto this location from acrossithe road. This move was • madeground 1905.The minutes show that in October7pf 1916, a committee was appointedconsider the advisability of nn-l^rtaklng a new church building.jW, H. podd was the pastor at this'time.[ 'Following prayer meeting on No-|vember Ofi, 1916 Mr. Dodd- alongjwith J, T. Baity and J, P. Green,{sought subscriptions and pledges foribuilding the new church. It was.r^orted that $200 was paid in cashand about $2,000 in pledges, nOn April 12, ,1917, at a call meeting a report was made by the soliciting committee that they had $2700[pledged for the construction ajnew church building. A building(committee consisting of five mem-i bers was ajHJointed as follows: !L. G,Born, G. E, Born. Jacob Stewart,John Minor and Dr. W. C, Minor.Also, the moderator was instructedto 'appoint 5 new committees withfive members each to make a canvass of the church to get moresubscriptions. It was decided thatwhen they had as much as $3,000 inband the building would begin.On Sunday, April 15th, 1916, fol-loying toe_ worship .service, the pas-DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LfBPAPyT'^OCKSVILLE, NC Final Service Held At Baptist Church Claude Frye is shown above ring ing the bell in the sanctuary of the w Mocksville Baptist Church for the 1 vi final worsliip service on Sunday, July 24th. Dr. William Angell of .Wake Forest delivered the final U)morning worship service. However, the final service to be held in this sanctuary was a baptismal service 5 \n •V that Sunday night. The pastor, the Rev. Fred Barnes, conducted this service." Jane Shore, the eleven- £,year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \Thomas I. Shore of Mocksville was r- lo baptized In this final service. ""i When the cornerstone to the sanctuary of the Mocks;^--: ville Baptist Church was set in 1917 a metal box con- \ taining several items was placed in behind it. Dining ^ the demolition of this building now taking place, this -> box was removed. Shown in the above, pict^e is the -- cornerstone, box and the items it-contained:. A copy of the roll of 139 members of the chiirch, (Of these 11 are still members of the church); a copy of Charity^-v- and Children dated September 20, .1917; a copy of the. -^ Biblical Recorder dated September 12,. 1917; a.copy of^^. the Sunday School Quarterly for July-August-Septem-:;;.•^berU917-k;a.New^Testament,^^>.ttie 1? i ^ ^e -kirst /Bai)iti5t sCaiiirch^^^^^^ iiall, aaXMkspUe^ ob^rro .^ts^ 3^^ •i.i'«'n»«£w4.'f.'W - vnM f TTvn 4Sa-i-nA^xr "^ftihr^- ''^ShSmw^'^t- "^4 'QA '*0^4%:— - • - jiimdr^th "yiear nm iSiinfl^.'^p^ j^. -^Ihe mormng t^Earyfece -on "333^ ' cpmn^ n =—^""^"'■"^iisioii# " * T' r v'^* I®d~ 3tt"dJ.i .**. "*■•• • •' .** . '"'•-ii •*'' ..w •. t^t CTenn^"^ "5:36, "^H. j^lllng-siTOTrhh^ J>.t "Wake :,p^rai f-1^Tiite "J» invite.^jdnjttCT^'^Q^niibSsli^ids^ craaeifop(£^ii4^jeo^^ ^tiii^^ i^ <j-> o o rV»e?*ii*V%'fWV .%'i7:'-a*<a3MTvu::2::.r , ,':.-r?^r5r5fj?rf7=E&xr^> DAVIE CO, PUBLIC LIBRARY -~~MocKsvin:5;;No I H Kn Cb. «£ GO {■: I \n a) s g o m> I ' I T / > HSf? Davie Co Publii Mocklville, I L-.The placing- of--th^L^fe^le atop the Fir^ Bap^^ " feMChurch last Wednesiffaj morhing atltacted coimder- " i feeble- jattentioi^ to ^^he ;-eleniwitary , p^ischool glasses ;were :|«onght to Jiratch the teat. The |s»cupola was constructed and painted ,-dh -ithe^^round, •. - g.ilA-largfe cranO was%^d.to lift arid set the cupola in j JJlace ritpp -the: chuxch as is .shown in. the above pic- 3'\ r 'Xture. After it was attach^ t6 the church, a cross was ? tj^erected atop tiie cupola. ; i ENTERPRISE-RFmRn Mocksville, N. C. 27028, Thursday, May 18, 1967 I t^..'''' ''► ' -.^ .J '. (. > . .. ^. . . .. ..I !. . fl0l/lA:vA^!' l l ' ' r? ' '•i - . , 1 -J , ^ r h 5>', 'i-^ . ij: ':• :! .' \, L''I -toietofoblicLita, . ■ ■ ' ■!■■ . t, ^ I ; I M ■ . ■ Mock^wlle, N. C. ■:i ^':: V :.V: ■ i;-.O.y V-::';!: < i - >*1 ^"1,4 i : I? ifpfeiipi« , -yj . ; ■ ' ■ ■ ■ : '*y.' The new sanctuary, o| the F|^st »agj^ : \- M..!{ ■ - •• • . ,■ 'i. ,> »' Church; Sist Special Emphasis Services iDed'icatoi7 services for the First ^ Baptist Chui-ch in MocksviUe were held Sunday at ll a. m. i iDr. Bob M- Foster, chairman of; the building commititeo, presented the key to the church to the pester,; the Rev. Fred Barnes, Following diearnhem, "My Chiuch". by the adult choir, the congregation joined in thelitany of dedicption led tty the Rev.|| Mr. Barnes also announced tnai (icdiuaLion of ilhe new. samAuary { would continue with services of sp-j ©cial emirfvasis, Sunday, May aist] at 8 p. m. through Wednesday, May ' 24lli at which time the cornerstone <rf the church would be laid. 1 The new structure, begun last August, is of colonial architecture ^ and has a seating capacity of around 600. It was built at a cost ol around $150,000 with around $8,000 for furnishings. The architects were Wilber, Keiwlrick, Workman and" Warren of Charlotte. The general conti*actors were H. R. Hendricks, Jr. apd Jack Corriher of MocksviUe. Special Services ; A series of Special EUnphasis . services • will begin at the First •Baptist Churdi, Sunday,-May 21. at 2:30 p. m. with a concert of Sacred Music. At 8 p. m. Joe Stroud, sec retary, D^artment of (JSiui*ch Mus ic. Baptist Slate Convention, Ral eigh. N. C. will be the speaker. , iDr. Carl Bates, First Baptist Church of Charlotte, K C. and' President of Bhe Baptist State Con-: venllon will brinfr 'the niesMge • i^onday evening at'7:30. , i'* Tuesday, May 23, at 7:30 p. m.,' Dr. Howard Ford, Director. Divis ion of Missions, Baptist Stale Con- vttition, Elaleigh. N. C. will have charge of the service. ' - The pastor, the Rev. Fred Barn es will climax this series of service . Wednesday, May 2A, at 7:00 with a ^rvice of Laying the Cornerstone.! The pidJllc is invited to attend any mmm 5 5. ^ • Dr. Bob M. Foster, chairman of the buUdi"g com* J' mittee, pi-esei>ts the key, (jf (fhe churc|i jto th^py. Fj^d | if- uT 5 0 w > V < w m S 0 pc0 0 Pn *-< TJ C 1—03f-f—r- n 0 2 I— <£J 0 1 > Uf -< X C;! % c3 7 tr> O vr> v_K\oup.e.*, . JJCLCTiSt -DQc»cV<J i^iDcdfica'tfliry Ser^ces for"tte Jfetj Baptist .C^ui^ M ;Mock5ville .were! I^ld Suhday-^t 11 a. m. ' j .M. .^^r, -^iraD^ j ^^building ^^oomtoititee.'^r^iited • le iQr^o,tbe pburich to the paStor, 1^^ .i^v.7^^ BaiTies;-T\)llowing tlM I^aiem, '-'iMy CShui'ch", by .the adult ioir;--|^ congregation -joiiicd in ihe any k^^cation -l^ by'tTelRev;' ]J^ed Barnes, , V ' . "Barnes -alM aniwimced That' gd^clation -af dhe new. sancApary n ^TOuld ifcoflQnue i 'tinptesis, Bimday, *^ay ,:ast ^ 8~p. m.-lhroi^h May which..thne .the .eomerstohe cfaur-eh would be .laid, yjjhe hew. j^ructure, -begun - last ^ugust.. j^plonial Tarchkeoture ^Md-^has ::;seating ^capaaty :of puxnmd 600. Jt was ;buift .at a cost of l^^round $190,000 with around ^,000 ^r furnl^ings. irhe architects 'liifere fWilber," TCendfick; 'Wortman '^d Waif eh ci .C&aflotte," The ^nerai R. .^lehdricks. 'pad .Jabk Corriher erf .Mocksvi^. >^jA aeries ^f ' Special. £hip>ba5is Services wm ^^in at the Tirst papt^ iphinch,'^ Msy k, .at '^:30 p.iin. with" a concert of Sacred, Iusic..At ;95p...iin..:iIoe Stroud,-sec- Ifetary, Dg>aitmeht lof Church Mus- ;^tist ,Ra> N. the speaker. ; V^r. '^rl ."iates, jFirst ;BaptiSt , <&urch -k^arlotte -fJ. C.-rand| ^^esident ot >fiie Ba^t State Con-' w^tion . .wll_]jbring ;&e ■_roessage' ' avening at .7;^. i• ~ .. ...■ ..IS ~ i;. - i^eSday, May 7:^ Vm.r 3?r, JBcward Ford, iDii«ctor,"' JDiyis.^abri' iirf 'Mi^dBs.'^^si .:y«itk»n, .^Balei^,^iave -^aige of the seirice./ f — ^pastor,--^e^Rw ^iJfed vBarn-.^.^s will clini!ax this series of service;:^©teesd<ay ,-May -24,-^at 7^ with a i^nwof "iLaying %ie-^r^^I^The jnlbbc is invfted to attend any { ' ^r ^ fhe% "lervices. —'•—•■ • ■■ ■ . '.j ENTERPR^E^BEe® Ita ow SN.W 3V \ s/i UJ 3: O 0/ SP O l iM" s < 8 8. ^ "0 S e C CDC r- ^ O S 1' j The cornerstone for ^e new sanctuary of the Fiyst 1 I. Baptist Church of Mocksville is cemented in place by I j Booue Stonestreet and Miss Flossie Martin. This spec- '! Jal cornerstone setting took place last Wednesday; night. A service in the sanctuary w^s followed by a - M 4'7 Recessional to the cornerstone. There Miss Marvin presented the box of items to be placed behind the ' cornerstone to the Rev. Fred Barnes, Pastor of.thjs,? , Church. This box contained the contents of the box?.; placed in the cornerstone of the sanctuary in 1917 ;| tliat included the membership roll of the church as of v)J September 26,' 1917 and the names of the building T| '.committee and the pastor, W. H. Dpdd; copy^of NiewS[ j Testament belonging to Jim Dodd^^nd dpt^ 1913; 3 J Sunday School quarterly of July-September, 1917; fl , copy of "Charity and Children" dated Sept. 20, 1917; 9 copy of Biblical Recorder of 1917. The fpl^wing addit^ 1^■ional niaterial added^.Memberidup roll^ol.the.,]i church as of May 24, 196'? C509 niembers); ni^me of J ;l pastor, Frod Dean Rarnos; names of the building com-* • :l mittec; history of i the church; ,centennial bulletin/ f:j April 5, 1964; dedication bulletin. May 14, 1967; art- j;I ides from Davie County Enterprise-Record,'July 28, |;,| 1966 and May 18, 1967; copy of Charity and Children j j dated May 18, 1967; copy of Biblical Recorder dated1 May 20, 1967; Sunday School Quarterly "Bible Study {' For Adults" Aprii-May-June, 1967. The box was placed < i and scaled behind the cornerstone. Tlte cornerstone \ bears this inscription: "First Baptist Church l966 ,. •i Founded ^^"<0 by Hilary Arnol^). : j EWTERPRISE.RECORD Ifl" I - ' ? ^ 7 ifwntly for r^ Chorch, MockswDe. ' ,; The new colonial structure yvas be- ^ gun in July, 1966 and has ^seating • capacity of around-600. t-- - A series of special"-dedication ser- . vices included a concert of sacred j music, evening worship conducted by i Joe Stroud, secretary of the Church I Music Department, and appearances by Dr. Carl Bates, State Convention presi dent, and Dr. Howard Ford, director of the Division of Missions. The pas tor, Fred Baines, led the concluding -service. Miss Flossie Martin and "Boone Stonestreet, church clerk and -life-time trustee respectively, and life- i long members, sealed the cornerstone I •in place. : j JtUy i?- fft^y G.U\x9.cv\c^- BfifTvST" r^ocKSNjate ^jkSTRec^tion/Honors-' n -SairnesV v..n > cdngreg^ioi^; ofet^i Etrsj^, Bapti^. Churclr! honored the Reve^• ahW'..' . ID A aA—.'.; the FeHcwshi]^ Halt o£^ the. diurcbiJ. Assisting m receding ands. e!|tter- ii £9?i (« the chtirgh and their wfveyiand"^ t^je presfdekff ;of the fourchurctw drggiul^^Bstr—their- wtveSrh'and- husbandsT'V'^:)vr^c -■A-p .-. • ■.-^t*r .The hosp^Hjr conmiittee, assi§^ted- by. the^Ihterniedlate; and Youn^'; Pfeople^. ofn tfi^^nda^rp SchdpF De=^"pdrtihetifr 1ares, mints and' nutsi: :L .!A£rjhgenie^^• swe^-peas-. and- English^ ivy: werev^used ih= deporntioir. The" rer -j whitd ^[ centered with;'pink- ro^s aii^. ha))y^s .breamf ^... i an-angehienfr waSs^. flanked 1^; biiirn:^L iDg_ pin^ tapexs^ iB^siR^e^ cand, bra. ^ ^{-- T^ i^ttdreey^^T^ ''^pre^nfed^^: bra: by ^t^: cfercif menalierKii : The^r. 8iarnes?==- fehiily- fs* • rnoving^^'^July 15 to Lenoir where-.Rev; Mrr;I Barne':^ will be pastor-^of the Flrsb-Baptist: piurchi haar servedj pastor-, ck- the^ churdi^ her^ for^or^er six years. -. ; A^rb.xjmateiyv5^''g^I during t|e ap^n^;h6uri~EWTERPRISE-RECORPL-ty-IIDAV\H CO.PUBUC USRftR'''.snrKSVlUE, NC k" tr» at Ui ey.vill^o. Public Library &(;:k$ville, N. C. 'The. Rev. Charles Bullock of iWhiteville, pre^ntly a student ;^t 'Southeastern Seminary in ^Wake-Forest has accepted the Y pastorate :of the ;First Baptist i ^hurchln Modcsvifle. " - :• I ;^uliodc, age 36,' will assume ~the duties as minister of the local -church in -^December. From December :15[68^ ratil he graduates'from*' ^^uthmtem in January il969 :^^o mbnths),-hlr. Bullock will < I'^serye. the First-Baptist Church , from Friday until Mon^y of i4#ach.%eek and wjU. return:io_ ^j^ake..Jrorest . from Jfuesday. L^uhtQ Thursday of each week to T:^mplete his studies. ' 4. - Mr.'BuUock Will'recdveTiis - Master of Dn^ty^degriee from -tfe Sputhpastem in January. He .• Jias previou^ held pa^praies -" at Trinity B^ti^ Church and ^ Pleasant Plains Baptist Church, bpA in Whiteville, N. C.-Prior f 40 his pastoral experience, he^> a vocational .agriculture. , teacher, having graduated from ^ .N. C. State University m 1954. Mr., and Mrs. Bullock and -"HAildren,v^eila, ^ ^5, ^hd ..iBrypn, .age 9, .-^will .movie to^- _;M pck svi 11 e uring tjie 1 Jnuaikspvi^^ he ■wiU assuitie'hjs ]pastoon the first Sunday in"^cember 1968. ~^"""Mern^rr^bf %ie Baptist 'iT^hurch are planning to honor: Mr. Bullock and his family atthe Family Night Supper on.^^cember 4,1968. r: . 1>.£1 ENTERPRJSE-RECOhD n-T" >iUL r.O. PUBLIC UBRARY ■P V> "V o o c V V— P ) yr> UJ ■X. ■ o Ci . a X - -cJ dvwxUHtS' f \RST —2-K-3)avie /County "Enterprise-Rgcord, -Decembgr ^ 2, "3968^- REV. CHARLES -BULLOCK ^. "At a coverea '3ish "supper" held ar,,the church Wedne^ay"iiiiht, December 4," members of the First-Baptist . Church, Mocksviile, honored their interim ;pastor and their new.pastor. . -l/ : _■_ .1—Mr..._and:„Mrs.-JCharles^ Bullock - who moved to i Vlocksville .during -thefhanksgivmg ^qlida^s fr^mVake Forest, \vere 'founded" )y the congregation and Dr. W..'Angell, F^ofessor of Religionit Wake Forest .University, for iye months prior to the arrival »f;Mr. Bullock was presented a3ve offering totalling $350.00." ;.Mr. Bullock has assiuned uties as pastor "of the churdiIthough he will be commutingo, W^e Forest during the 'eck iintU January"20,1969 at 'hich time he will receive his 1? of Divinity JJegree from .OL .astern "Seminary. j t i i , ft; n ft':ftaft;^-«;'; ^•.\v''-.r :''■ '--M •' "'.■•• •' '•■ ft ':! -'• •• ,•• i--,-. ■ ■• . • •■•. ••• ■ftW k;ftft,vV;- '.'.•ftft.r; I i' 7 • :i ■: ; - -Iv- ■-i'' '-'rf ,' ' /-.A i h' • '•'• ., ' J :-A It :••• -.;■ ..•;,'fti; ■■Kk-' •• * - il ••■ik ft -a'-ftj''::,. ft -i - %!■■':••/■•;•;• ^''7/1: ■, .'fV ! r^,/ P 'h ' ■ .ft ^ ft > . .'ft,'•';; ' ■•• \ • i.', ;'4'-if' -,■'•■ i . '' i >.;,■• ft " •'■ • !< ■•-'•• V'iKT''--'•!•■'■•'■ 'A'''.'ikk'-'i' '.ftft.'.'.Vsfti; .■ 1 •ift:. •>•.)•>'.•■.■; •■^: :J:7'ift&.,'1i..;jA....'^ ft ,ft.'':ftftftft v:ft;ftUftft#:ft■ ■- ft .-■vftftftftft''.ft .ftftkvftk' .. .' ir'r A\„ atft,:l:';ft;-:. ft '-ft Special Day Sweetheart Of Homes for the /iging Baptists across North Carolina uill take a special offering Feb. 16 for their jive Homes for the Aj*-: ing. 'Hie Sweetheart of the Humes during this Valentine season is Mrs. Ethel Fiilghuin. See spe-. cial section, page 16-20, op the ministry of the Homes. ' ^■ft;ft'"; ft f-A?' • "•■i'i&f A''". \'■': ''■■• -, ■ ••:.■ Va-vI-!: ■;•;• -.:'! -,•. 2 8 8 :k W -D < C El CO m o O QJ > 33 < ^Mairid if hit Is Svfeefheart filvie Co. P1 Homes for ^g/MjJcksville, N. C. ByAlLLPOdLE ! Supi., N. C. Baptist Homes | if loving people, and being loved ! by people, is A qualification for being i a "sweetheart," Mrs. Ethel Fulghum, ! whose happy face appears oh the front '■ of this issue, is elected our" Valentine 'for 1969. IThis outgbirig, lovely Christian lady jIs one of the most lovable persons we ! have ever known and has gained for- herself in the Baptist Homes the well- deserved name, "Mama Ethel." Not , bnly is she loved by us, but she has ' hundreds of adopted sons aiid daugh ters, friends among the young andthe old, former Royal Ambassa- | dors, preachers, preachers* wives, and ' others, who have a warm place in their hearts, and also deep apprecia tion for this wonderful lady. Mrs. Fulghum, a native of Trenton in Jones County, was married to John Fulgjhum in 1920. She served faithfully by his side in the pastorate of Second'^ Baptist Church of Mt. Airy and Hay- more Memonal Church of Mt. Airy [ for four years. They then went to Mt. Park Chris- j tiah and Industrial School and Junior |. College, near Elkin, where Mr. Ful ghum served as president, and Mrs. Fulghum as dean of women for 10 ;yeairs. The* last pastorate was at First j Baptist Church of Mocksville, where i they served tor another 10 years. Fol- I lowing Mr. Fulghum's death, Mrs. Fulghum becaine minister of educa tion of the Mocksville Church. She then moved to Durham and became the pas tor's assistant of the Edgemont Baptist Church there, where she worked Until the retirement age of 65. It Was then that she camc to Rest-haven, our first Baptist Home, as the ' second supervisor of the home. She was truly a "Mami" in every way to the • residents there from 1952 until 1961, when she became a resident of the ' Hayes Home. i Mrs. Fulghum is a shining example , ; of the abiding happiness thut one who <' trusts in the Lord can experience throughout lif^ and of the true joy and contentment that can come in the later years. FEBRUARY d. ideb A c-gL I a-> fi ~o y (« 7s 06 I f i '^Commencement' exeici^ Jbe^held JThuR if'riday. May 29 and 30, at fiie #6111 h^a's t e ra-^ a|> tis t jTheological3S«ntinafyi'riW i^ojest,''^?^ -CaroUnaV-4dr. Charles Bullock .will be .among ^pse^ec^iving 4legrees.Se wHi ^e --awarded -^e -M^er -of- ^vinity-d^ee. ;• " .^z,A • :5;q wt^exa, JBiap tist; ^lissionary to theBahamas, the ^iprbach'in the'hior^g Woi^p' "^ferWce^un^y'^une 3;r39j59.- Jdr. Hei^eyjs a^t^c^er ^ the S aptist .4^eQlQgic^ Jnstimte. land Hijh School^and an riemgelistic inJNasau." ~ . -1^ ^... . . n » V- vo i v^. <ii' O ol' ii CJ 51 —f The Rev. Charles €. -""iMlockz-^Ttetor^ First , -^Baptist-Church of -Mocksville, ' iwas awarded the 'Master of v "Oivihity 'degree at the .. ^\'cdm"men6eiThBht exercise on —-irtay 30th. iVlr."BuHock came : 4»ere as pastor in December 1, '• "A mativB of Clarendon, ;■j^'he is a ^duate of N. C. State' grUniyersity. We has served as■FfBstcir of the Pleasant" Plains ^ arid Trini^7B3pf)?t -Phi?-rc^.^^^]_.^_both in whitevilie. He Is^ married to the former Carrie ) .I^^efWotishil^ ; -J 'cArVoi/Ul- » illnlsl^r IDf#us^ ^Of %.^|Siss Peggy. lRobinson,. .a c, Va(^oii fiible ^hool. She t^aiiyp ,"<)f lancaster,.S. <C,j-Lis "Valw directedythe jAdult and i^:^3die, iiewVMinister -br^usic at 7.';^oil th" ^ choirs at^"'Sherwood -^i'rst .;_Baptist Ghufch _an '^Baptist Church in Lancaster for sMpi^s^e. : 1 year. , \ :'•• -• I'T ' i ^ 5.--^n'ithjs position, ^isS -Robinson -»wUl ^direct ..^e 'xh 01 rs; • ^ egi n n e rV'^Priihary,' .7iumor, :Ypufii and ;Adult,yat ' ^e iocal chiirchl'She is snaking _ iiber^home here with Mrs/S; ;R /-• ^^ibbrhatzei - 6ri/''^oiih''":74diin '7^u^ter bfMr/Bnd-J^ s r;Rb&mspn' -of" ^LancasteriVrShe. H': . '!£t;aduated -^^rom - L/^hcaster dS^or-:.:3High .^SchboL-dh J:U- ;:^^:vi£com. Mars iffl --C-ollege^Ajja'7B. -^.^d^ee7:^n7voice~^^JH^^B|ljaBS9^^S ->-r^:^daniiBor.ifij)ianoin:Juheof^^969. ^-'^^ianp,'' sang <^piis d~ ":"Tfe SffiSiiiiRpSiSi^lSSBS^^S ;ho\;t^ itn ihliciibf - r7&^77SfS^ •~--^~ *^-—-^iT^rin ) II riTnmi~'gMr t TMt v> ci mi MB?. WALTER E. TOI50N . j VLENOfek -Mrs.f-L alla Chinara Wilapnj'Ji, of 305 Tate Street, Morganton, iormerly of Lenoir, ;widQw_ or^alter E. Wi]so^ -'jyeaterday t" Camellia Gardens Home for the Aged at -Morgahtph.- JHie funeral -T^ be at^'S p.m.^day at First baptist.Onureh here. Burial viU _ be in Be^view Gem'etery. I I /She :was born Jh-^Rutherfdrd ^ounty:, :to - Mills^i^-and^ -Kate' -^Harriir^'tecfc. . She ?~was ^ a[• :toembW v'M "'the Fir^>Baptist| - Church.She war •» retired ffChurch.V. She was iii.. ietired i -i«ehool teacher. j- Surviving are daughters, ^^rs". Neida '-Maxwell :-of iMorganton:^^: Mrs. Mahala 2]Baher of AlTahta, "Ga. I . ,i The body is^t Greer-McPhaui "wuneral Home. n - . . »<»?'•«,«>(S*Pt9-•> tf-s- J-* -t v*-V• **>* • 'a*** .4 C h • /Sc pfi3 h-Ft Its T ^•1 ••'• ;7. ' Iin.^.- il(.--.;i '! ..I ...»:[?.'.If. :; ■-'Ll^:-' :, i .-■^'i:..''' .(^;r>..i ' ■■ ■' '. l!' ■: ''M;- Htf I ' w WA ■ I •• ■ ■■ ' -•' The annual Union Thanksgiving Service'will held^at the First Baptist Church, Mocksville, Wednesday, November 24,1971 at ,7:30 P.M. , ,. , , ,,,.This service is sponsored by the First, Presbyterian,, First United Methodist, and First Baptist'Churches of Mocksyllle.,,The thrpe ctiurch, choirs will combine to furnish thp special music TheBeverpnd Austin Hamilton, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church will be the speaker^ ' The public is cordially invited to,attend. s , S;1972 .__. - . ..r;s. . honor club.'He was also -; ; t." - :,•• |,amemberof the collie chorus,. n khe ..oratorio singers, and the . '-"5.". ; ' J5>arid.l,.In 1967, 1■'i2: '^VilliamSs^was sdected to attend .'•Boys St|j[e. On December 2, : 1972, b%'iiresented an organ ix;. - recital tOsomplete his inajor.,;.^ S . ., 34 [. :Pn -Si^day vv.night,%im-'.K" --': '"if Jh^i^tdy.-after -the evening--worship hour, Jhe jbhurii '^^=|^."'fidally Wiffiams i. .i a reception in the fellowship j} riaU of."lhe church, v-v. {4, j, ' .■ t -Mr.'WiUiams commerit^^.on J i-his arrival?ro-Mocksville:-""!. 1- "like Mocksvjile.""veryR'.l , . i.i.inany'Wasy it^rjust like home..; - i^us far I've found many ne^w Vhfiiends and hospitality that ;is ..; ji^id -yabout 'Jmt 'vme^. extept in'Moc^yiile." . c Terry Paul Williams , SiewtMihi^ef „ ENTERl^RISE.hh4.n..n /772- or Baptists ^ : On ■ June .5stj-.-2Teriy_:IPauij^Villiams'-tegan his work as ^Minister '^pf Music..-"vand ^Education at/^'irst /Baptist- vChurch. -Mr".-^Williams, the son ^pf Mr. and Mrs:_. Paul S. ^Williams of Maiden, .North ' Carolina, .-is a graduate of' ^Maiden- High"- School arid "of / "Mars Hill College. He received a Bachelor :of Music id^ree in education from Mars Hill, f- During his four years at Mars .:Hill, Mr. iWilliams was ^ active •member of -.-Phi Mu= Alpha ^Sinfonia, a -- professional fraternity for inen in'"%iusic; ■ 'iGamma Beta Phi, a scholastic r; honor fraternity .-for men .and ^omen: and A'Scrib". the .-y9i.n£.bacli..even .further into the history of our church, there are no present members descended from any of i^he 10 charter members (l86i^) but vhere are five families now affiliated with the church who have ancestral ties with early members during the ' 1870'a arid I880's, They include two Angell familiesi Strpud, Keeper and Brown families. ._A't-Hlg...eilupj:h conference__on July 3, it was reported that $50,000.00 had been " pledged and that other pledges were to be received. Also, pursuant'to action ' taken at that conference the Trustees have entered into a contract with H" R, j Hendrix, Jr. and Jack Corriher to buiid ! the new sanctuary according to the ' V architects drawing for an ampunt, based- -on-the cost of construction plus' lOJ^ .but. not to exceed $1^9,500.00.. . TheL;;.,- —•trustees were empowered also by that \ conference to borrow on behalf of the ^ „ c^HJ:ch a sum not to exceed $100,000.00 n but _this has.been postponed until funds are actually needed. ( • ^ : C' JdCj'/ * ' I Ur* , • ! I I ' n vA«Jt' :r, •■■■ , i ; . MOVE TO NEW PARSONAGE ■ ' ' f; I I ' ' '' V»i ' ' ' ' . ('.Rev. and.Mrs-Charles E. Bitllock and children, Byron aoi)'I ' Sheila, moved this week to the recently constructed brick J . Baptist parsonage on Wandering Lane. They formerly lived t. 1 k tba old parsonage on WUkesboro Street. A'•UJ":.;-t-W- - 1 i ; • I . •• I' .i • I' ii /i- 'i 'i I . • ■ t i • i;- ■ enterprise- 'I'- '• IJ. .£• ■i -T r-' i.-'Tft ■: j i :i ' ' -U ■ 1 * ' 1 iDAVIEj epj; PUBLIC UBRAfflP. 1 , -. ,^.^1'■ Mhdi^yiLLEi, m\ ; i ■ • ... i.t ■■h'i-'■krt5^ 'I ''' t"''M'-'' '''4- Cku.zc.lncs' ^ l-k i .i^ •IB, 'isSidjtSS^ -Ik;.4/ • •»r; .-jJrv/ t-cry^,' ¥\(iSTMocksviile Fi)tlst^^Names Associate. PastorFirst Baptist Church ofMocksviile announced this week. . the addition of Jim H. Martin tothe church staff as an associatepastor.Mr. Martin, 37, a native ofYadkin County, arrived May 6to begin his ministry. Mr.Martin holds a Bachelor ofScience degree in music fromHigh Point College. He holdsboth a Bachelors and a Mastersdegree in Religious Educationfrom Southwestern BaptistTheological Seminary. Mr.Martin has done additional:work at SoutheasternSeminary,and graduate study in music atj Southwestern..Mr. Martin has had ten year»of experience in the fields oC"C.church rnusic, rellgiou^.education-and youth work; five". - years in the pastoral ministry;and has tau^t music at SurryCommunity. College for fouryears. He has served as music,-director of Camp Courtney, a-"church canp in Yadkin: county.*Mr. Martin is married to thfe ;•former Loretta Jarrell of Mt...v- -i-xiS-Fa.Jim MartinAiry, N.C. The couple has two-sons, Marty, age 8 and Janbeyrage 4. . The Martins- platH. toreside in Courtney.-71—.asj^ Churc^'^poir^ £>Associate Pastoi^iV . By « Journal Cerr«spOMl«ii*t. J' • MOCKSVILLE First^'baptist Church here " has v■'■announced that theRev. Jlr^H. Martin, a native ofji.Yadkin County, has joined-#. church- statti as an-^c'assdciate^pastor. <*_ iiM^in is-a- graduate-ofc=LHi^ Point College, and th' S p u t h w e s t e r,n Baptisr Tfieologiefl^eminary,_._ .DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIB^S'vMOCKSVILLE, NC Z SECTION IV - PAGE 4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. SPhXIAL BICENTENNIAL ISSUE. JULY 1976 Mocksville First Baptist ByKlDSflk Martin The original first Baptist Church building was begun In 1673 and was ready for occupancy In June 1075. The church house was biillt on a onc-acre tract pur chased for S5U.UU from John H. Clement. The lot was located on the west side of "Huntsvllle Rood," (North Main Street.) —TlJFChUfch was a simple frame building which tooh the congregation more than two years (o build and completely finish, had a front door, four windows on each side of church and two at each end. It was painted white on the outside, inside the walls and ceilings were while, the wood work stained a walnut shade. Healed by a wood stove and lighted by kerosene lamps In wall brackets, Uic furniture consisted of "benches'' arrang<rf in the two "Amen comers" facing the pulpit and in three rows down the church with an alsleon each side of the middle row. An organ was bought and Mrs. James P. Martin donated, tor the pulpit, a table and a horse hair upholstered sofa. This was the furniture, except for lnu>roved lights, until a new church was built in lOlB. From the time of its organization until 1919, the Mocksvillc churdi shared the time of a pasor with one or more of the other Baptist churches in Davie County which belonged to the South Yadkin Associ&lion. In 1877 Rider S. F. Conrad was called as pastor of a field composed of Mocksvllie and Jerusalem, each church having preaching on (wo Sundays a month and paying the pastor at the rate of $500.00 per year. MocksviDe continued to have preaching two Sundays a month until 1869 when the pastor was called at the beginning of a period of a severe economic depression. Then, Mocksvllie, Ealon'&Jerusalem and Fermlngton Joined in calling a pastor for one Sunday a month each. A new brick church was completed in I9l8. The dedication was held on Sunday morning September 1 of that year. The building had e circle of Sunday School rooms around the back part of the sanctuary, a baptistry, under the pulpit, a choir space along the wall between the pulpit and the front door, and stained glass memorial windows. More Sunday school rooms were added in 1930 and the basement area of this ad dition was made into class rooms for the children In 1939. in June 1945 the trustees were instructed "to build to the north east quarter of the church (he complement of the original plans, being about nine feet In width at each end and about 20 feet long and two stories high. The first floor for rooms as here-lo-fore directed by the church and the second floor for a Sunday School room. The next building program was started in 1947 and ended in 1952 with the erection of a two-story educational building which involved changes in the addition of 1945. . In 1057 the name of the church was :hanged to First Baptist Church of Mocl»ville and in that year a more cx- •tenslve building plan was initiated. Blaise Baptist was the mission church started by the Mocksvllie church. Blaise was completed In 1950. M The church in upper lefl corner was erected in 1918. was dedicated in 1967. An® Construction was begun on the present First Baptist Church In AueusL. 1968. It Is of colonial architecture end has a seating capacity of around 500. It was built at a cost of around $150,000 with around $8,000 for furnishings. The architects were Wilber, Kendrick. Werkman and Warren of Charlotte. The general contractors were H. R. Hendrlcks, Jr. and Jack Corriher of Mocksvillc. Dedicatory services were held for the church Sunday May 14, 1967, Pastors of Mocksvllie Baptist church from 1864 to the present Include; Elder Moses Baldwin, 1864-1687; Elder W. R. Gwallney. 1872-1876; Elder S. F. Conrad, 1077-1800; Elder Dury A. Wood- son. 1681-1883; Elder J. M. C. LiAe, 1883- 1855; Rev. C, E. Gower, 1885-1888; Rev, C. S. Cashwell. 1889-1893: Dr. J. N. St^Ings^ )894-l897; Rev.S. D.Swalm, 1898-1904; Dr. R. D. Haymore (Interim pastor), IW- 1904; Rev. C. S. Cashwell, 1905-1910; Rev. Walter E. Wilson, 1910-1914; Rev. D. W. Liiileton (Interim). 19)5-1916: Rev. W. H. Dodd, 1916-1919; Rev. Lloyd M. Holloway. 1919-1921; Rev. W. B. Waff, 1922-1931; Rev. T. G. Proctor. 1932-1934. Rev. J. H. Fuigum, 1934-1941; Rev. E. W. Turner. 1942-1945; Rev. J. P. Davis, 1943-1961; Rev. John William Angell (Interim) 1961-1962; Fred 0. Barnes. 1962-1968; Charles Bullock, I968-. Jim H. Martin, a native of Yadkin County, was added to the church staff as an associate pastor In 1974. Rev. Charles Bullock Resigns#; . • VPastorate For State PositionCharles Bullock, pastor of theFirst Baptist Chur^ of MocksYille;has resigned his pastorate to acxeptthe position of Soil and WatieirConservation Administrator withthe Division of Natural Resourcesand Community Development) inRaleigh. '^Bullock has worked with the Soiland Water Conservation service inDavie County in the capacity" <rfSupervisor since 1974. In his newposition he will travel across thei7Qiarlesstate "primarily as a resourceperson- helping, conservationdistricts like this one in DavieCounty" said Bullock.He further described his new job-as one. that "will permit my involvement iif the two areas" I'vebeen involved in all along." Thosetwo areas being church-r^ted andnatural rfesources and communitydevelopment. While Bullock says he -will spend "mere time with con-,servation" in his new position hesays "I will also contiiine my involvement in my church-relatedactivities.!'.-."My stay here has been a realjoy" says the pastor, but he also .says this "is an opportunity that Ifeel is kind of a once in a lifetimething, for me" "I have a mixedreaction", he states.. "I'm excitedabout the new job^ but it's with agreat deal of pain that I leaVe FirstBaptist and Davie County.". .Bullock, along with lus^ wife,'Carrie, daughter Sheila,: aiid son •Bryon moved to Mocksvillie in . 1968 uwhen he accepted the pastorate at £'First Baptist; He revived his i|Master of Divinity from Wake,^Forest University in 1969. Hepreviou8ly» held., pastorates^ at.'Trinity- Baptist:- Church":Pleasant Plains • Baptist -'Chur^,;both iir Whitevillev N.€h: i >Prior to his pastoral experienro, -;Bullock was a' vocational?:/' ggriculture teacher;; having been.. graduated from. North Carplhiatfi:n State Univerrity in l95C ".l"'. t.iI2B -DAVTECQUNTYENTERPRISE RECORD,THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1983.1DAVIE -CO. PUBLIC LIBRARYMnCKSVlLLE, NCoo.r-uijiic LtWifyMoeiisvlfl^ ft G, Ki&.s1 ' S.'.-St §f 'STi'S 4i 'U'w*!)!^■SsCO. :0z:Oi.: <(>I':. orsa<^'- BBijjts wjiH'AS %^liiiSiwiiiifS «['Sl L?t!p':S ©.tfl-'if* ■ mmlIIcf) i;::!'::;O Lij ■ ■,:•:?•H 'A. CL *Tn: tSi :25'CO: 3 ? iv-i« ;i;J^U-nIfli,tillfipipl^PmrMI i-'W •[•Mr'4'.' ' •J'. 'tv-U i\|;^v.;1 • ' • :•. J.3r>9((k- DAVIK COUNTY KNTKRPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY, Nov. 29, 1990- Vi Community Lovefeast Dec. 2 At First Baptist First Baptist Church, Mocksvillc, will usher in the Advent season with a community-wide Lovefeast on Sun day, Dec. 2. at 7 p.m. in the church's sanctuary. The Rev. Charles Fishel, pastor of Ardmore Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, will have charge of the service. The Rev. Paul Riggs is . pastor of the church. Lovefeasts originated in the first gathering of Christians after Pentecost. The early Christians met and broke bread together to signify their union, fellow.ship and love. These early lovefeasts gradually lost their devotional character, and toward the end of the fourth centur the church gave them up. Tht lovefeast of Apostolic times was revived by the Moravian Church ir 1727. The lovefeast is primarily a song service, opened with prayer. The hymns in the ode furnish the .subject matter for devotional thought. Every person is given a lighted candle to re mind him that Christ said, "1 am the light of the world." and "Ye arc the light of the world — let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." i . H SJ OAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBRARV MOCKSVILLE. NC d o 0' 6C-DAV1E COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY. March 25, 1993 Baptist Minister Is Retiring After 40 Years in The Pulpit Ky Laura Wiliianis-Tracy Davie County Enterprise-Record When tlic Rev, Paul Riggs of Mocksvillc First Baptist Church steps down from the pulpit March 28 after delivering his last scriiKin, he will have shared witli the congregation more than eiglil years of fellowship. Riggs will retire this month from lull-lime preaching after 40 years of ministry thrrxighout North Carolina. Earlier in his career, when he changed churhcs. he told a deacon that he was leaving because he had run out of sermons. "Oh you ran out of .sennons a long time ago." the deacon responded. But this time. Riggs said at age 6.L he is ready to play golf, spend time with his graiiciiildrcn and add to his collection of more than 25 clocks. Riggs entered the Air Force in 1948 and while in service he started visiting prisons and rest homes with a church group. It was then that he found his calling. "1 saw an opportunity to minister to people in need." he .said. "So many of them had become harden ed." While other friends were turning to secular careers, Riggs decided. "If I'm going to be a minister I had to prepare. It t(X)k more than a calling." So after earning a degree from Gardner-Webb College and Limestone College. Riggs earned a masters of divinity degree from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Early in his ministry, Riggs went on a two week preaching mission to the French West Indies in 1964. But Riggs. who said he wasn't much of a tnivelcr, decided he liked better the down-home feeling of a community church. Riggs and his wife, Loudene, came to Mocksvillc in 1984. And over the years, tlte couple has become close to the community. As a minister, you see people at their happiest and at their saddest, he said. Since the early days. Riggs said the job has become more difficult. The family is in a state of tmnsilion and there is a breakdown of morals. Riggs said he never suffered per- sonnaly from bad news about televangcli.sts like Jim Bakkcr, who were convicted of defrauding church members. But he said he is sure it has hurt religion. '' Mo.st people do tend to judge all ministers by what they see," he said. "I've never had to defend them. Most people understand that's a bad time in the life of some ministers." But the most difficult part of being a preacher is leaving one church to go to another, he said. "We've always had good relations with the people wherever we've been." Riggs and his wife will leave the parsonage they have in Mocksvillc and live in a hou.se they have owned in Winston-Salcm for several years. He said he will miss the people he has become clo.se to and will miss the cooperation First Bapti.si Chureh has shared with First Presbyterian and First Methodist churches in coor dinating the Spiritual Enrichment Series and the Easter Sunrise A pastor search committee of the church will .select the iKxt minister for First Baptist, but Riggs said no one hadi)cen chosen yet. Davie County Public librE Mocksville, NO Riggs: "We've always had good relations with the people whereever we've been. 6C-I)AVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY, Mareh 25, 1993 II I M The Rev. Paul Biggs checks one of the 25 clocks in his collection. — Photos by James Barringer Reception Planned For Sunday The Rev. and Mrs. W. Paul Riggs will be Mock.svillc. honored at a public reception on Sunday, March A gospel tninistcr from 1953-1993. Riggs has 28. from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church been minister at First Baptist Church of Fellowship Hall, off North Main Street in Mocksville for the past eight year. Davie County Public Library Mocksviiie, NO pr mbadiaimnBaB <;Jl i jj]n •iy hr - ■' ' * f"! t » "I f .'.Jp f p iL F'f til- r f ij; • • .if .r:|jv j J-f Tt IV-fV l H ^1r f.-tu.p.rtli'rT.^mF.rl f j } J i|pV'rl/2u~P?7 f>r.. .1fi i t r--i:ppr.. .1 Each of the cars in this train represent a church where Riggs served as pastor. 0/W/ca/RflcordarJ^ecemberll, 1993 Hovis^nstail^ as pastor at Mocksville First church Service meaningful for new pastor's family and his congregation I Larry Charles Hovis as the aidson, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, on behalf of the churches. ville's First church, led in the instal lation prayer with distinctive conten new pastor of First church, Mocks ville, succeeding Paul Riggs who re tired earlier this year, proved to be a meaningful, spiritual moment for those present. Hovis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hovis of Charlotte, is a graduate of North Carolina Stale University and Southeastern seminary. He has served two pastorates in By Virginia before returning R. G. to his native state. Puckelt Larry married Kimberly Lynn Lee of Raleigh who is a graduate of UNC-Charlotte and Southeastern seminary. She served in church staff positions before the birth of daughter Lauren Kimberly. The church, the community and the stale were represented in the November 14 service of installation, held in the late afternoon to make it possible for many visitors to attend. A reception in the church's fellowship hall followed the service. Program personalities included church leaders representing organ izational and age groups within the congregation. Music was done by the church musicians under the coordi nation of Lewis Phillips, minister of music and education. Erin Randle of First Methodist Church in Mocksville served as flutist. D. J. Mando, mayor of Mocksville, brought greetings and a welcome to the community, as did Leiand Rich- David Turner, moderator of South Yadkin association, and Kay Hug- gins, program coordinator of the Youth/Campus Division at the Bap tist Building, C^, brought greetings from the association and the state convention. Mrs. Gene Rauch. chair of the pastor search committee, and former pastor Paul Riggs brought greetings and a welcome respectively. Riggs quipped about the things he had left undone for the new pastor to fix! Jack Causey, pastor of States- t and a personal touch for the Hovis family. Recorder Editor R. G. Puckett brought the charge to the new pas tor and the church titled "Through the Eyes of Your Pastor." Those attending the service were excited about the enthusiasm and positive atmosphere of the whole situation. Some commented that with the stress which exists in so many areas of Baptist life today, the Mocks ville service of installation and affir mation was a model for other church es to emulate. PASTORAL LEADERSHIP—A rare moment took place at fdocksville First church when Larry C. Hovis (left) was Installed as the new pastor. All Iwng former pastors were present. From left (next to Hov,s) are Fred Pau Riggs and Charles Bullock. At right is Mrs. Gene Rauch chair ^ the pastor search committee. Standing on her left is Ed Slines who serv^asintenm pastor between the retirement of Riggs and the arrival of Hovis as pastor. DAVIE COUNTY ENTEKPRISE RECORD, July 27,1995 - U First Baptist Honors Davie Man For 40th Anniversary In Ministry On Sunday. July 30, First Baptist Church will honor Archie V. Jones Sr. as he celebrates the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the gospel minis- Jones is a native and was ordained Hehasscrved as pastor of jH churches in Bellhaven in the V late 1950s and in ^ the late 1970s. 'Jones Most of his 40 years of ministry have been dedicated to missionary service in Ecuador and Chile, South America. In February, Jones retired from the Foreign Mission Board of the South- em Baptist Convention with 35 years of service. His newest endeavor is llie establishmentofthcHisfKinic Outreach & Witness Ministry underihesponsor- ship of First Baptist Church. When asked to reflect on these 40 years of ministry as he looks toward the future, Jones replied, "I suppose one of the dominant characteristics of my life has been change. This is one more change." "For the more than 30 years I was with the Foreign Mission BOiird, I left home in order to meet the people where I ministered. Now that I'm back, I find that many Hispanics have come to my part of the world." For many years 1 was in a minority group, so in some ways I probably know how they feel. The new chal- lengeis to minister to them in my land." Jones is the son of Mrs. Ruth S. Jones of Yadkinville Road. I)AVIE COU^itV REC Church Adds Spanish Outreach First Baptist Church of Mocksville has added Spanish-speaking person- ' he! to the stair. ^ Carolina McManus Jones is the r minister to children and youth. She j^^jS^nt 12 years iii South ^^eiica'and y^^pdaks fluent Spanish. - The Rev. Archie Jones Sr., aMocks- ville native, has spent more than 30' y^ working with Hispanics. Me is director of the Spanish ministry put- reach at the church. Jon^ has taken an early retirement and is dedicating his time to helpingarea Hispanics in church work, translation and in any other area of need. - Jones is available to help in any case where language is a communication batrief. Call the church at 634-5312 or Jones' residence at 634-0747. "Our church is delighted to be able to offer this service toourcommunity," said the pastor, Dr. Larry Hovis. V 14 Oavie Courrty PuWic UbraryMocksville, NC VA Slj O o lb Ckor fc V. e 5 > .F^v'^sT.Pl^ ""''»"® Toy Store To Needy FamiliesDavi^r^.,„...r._^. . .. none ihev had everbeen 10 before, wa.s'sm im nt rirrt d..„.:... w.eCo,umyE„.e,pn...R,,„, ^ ^P»O..,. S„Sam=DavieCcu„,ypa.„„h,, ce„. duLs 53 TuJr "n C" ^acha„ce,„visi.a,oy«ore,ite ™e.speaa,C>,ri.™as,„y,.„a for It ch;-;:i™ Tov .olrtt;""itorel995wassetupforiwodavs Pu^.Le^r^u...w. ..Cf umuren. not othcrxvi.se be able to buv giftsThesptciaiChiistmastoy.store fortheirchiidren.sionary Unit DireDavie County PuDiicMocksville» NC^ .ifctor LibbyPlease See Churches - Page 4f/^or Thf^ir Kin.Continued From Page 1Correll, names of families were sub-mtieci by the Department of SocialServices and by churches. Familieswere contacted, and a time was designated for them to shop.Families came one at a time, and thechurch doors were locked to preserx-eprivacy, she said... Most items were sold for about a:10th of their retail price with each- shopper aUowed to spend a certain• amount perchild.Coirell said.More than $15,000 wonh of toysxvere donated by churches in the association for the project, she said.. The toy store was staffed by mem-- •iKre of local churches. After making• their purchases, the shoppers met with. ;a locaJ pastor and were presented ai^copyofthe New Testament.^cwanttoshareChristwiththose• whocome in." Coireli said, "and make.Christmas a little better for them.". According to Neal Smith, who co--;ordinated the Mocksviile store. 55;Davie County families shopped for114 children. [Rev. Jimnfy^Upcas;;, abo^me prog^n, &Ai>T\5T- fiftSTCavie Counly Public UbracyMocksvil/e, NClEzati'fri'T?HVolunteers Ken Evans. Tina Spry, Cherie Monsees and Joyce Beck look over the toys and clothes sold at the store.- Photos by Robin Fergusson DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 3,1996 o First Baptist Church Plans Homecoming Homecoming will be held at First Baptist Church, North Main Street, Mocksville Oct. 6. Guest speaker for the worship ser vice will be the Rev. Charles Bullock, former pastor. Entertainment will be provided by the Southland String Band. Lunch will be served on the grounds following the worship service. i- . v/1 1- Dsvie Counly Public Library Mocksville, NC cJ o c)73 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 2,1997 - Tatum To Perform At Church Fonncr TV singer, dancer and pia nist and a native of Winston-Salcin. Dan Tatnm will perform during lunch following the homecoming service at Mocksviile First Baptist Church Oct. Tatum sang as one of the Page FivcSingcrsonthe H Patii Page Show, Kl. ^ Jackie Gleason Show and Perry i Coino Show. He M performed fealur- ing Johnny Mathis, Tatum Judy Garland and fqr 1.^ years with Teresa Brewer. •: He made a commilmcnl to Christ at CorSt Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale. Fla. in 1975. While there he was a soloist and member of the choir. He retur ned to North Carolina after the sudden death of his wife in 1976. Since March 1979, Ire has recorded and released nine gospel albums, in cluding a sing-a-long album for chil dren. The l9W)MusicCitySongFestival awarded him first prize in the vocal category in a contest entered by thou sands. In recent years, he has appeared at retreats, district conferences and con vocations with Pastor-Artist Dr. Ken neth Wyatt and Bill Irvin, author of Blind Courage, which is the laic of Irvin and his seeing eye dog and their hike of the Appalachian Trail. Talum's pcrfoniiancc will be part of First Baptist's homecoming festivities, which mark tire beginning of revival at the church Oct. 5-8. Revival services begin at 7 p.m. nightly. Davie County Public Ubrary Mocksviile, NO DAVDE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Dec, 3,1997 Christmas Events Planned At First Baptist First Baptist Church of Mocksville will hold AdventandChristmas events the next three Sundays. A Christmas Lovefeast will start die celebration at 7 p.m. Sunday. Patterned after the Moravian tradi tion, the Lovefeast is primarily a song service. The Christmas story is also read. Bread and drink are served and lighted candles are raised in honor of the birth of Christ Bishop Burton J. Rights, retired minister of Clemmons Moravian Church, will be the worship leader. On Sunday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m., the children's Christmas pageant "Live From Bethlehem," will be held. Children age pre-school through fifth grade will portray first-century television reporters covering th,e cen sus in Bethlehem. The business re porter fm^ no vacancies in area ho tels; the weatherologist describes a new star in the night sky; roving re porters interview travelers who had met Mary and Joseph, the shepherds who had seen the angels and those at the manger who wimessed the birth of the Messiah. The program will be followed by church faiiuly caroling and a fellow ship time afterward. The festivities continue on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 10:55 a.m., with the "Christ mas Canticles" cantata. This cantata will be presented by the sanctuary choir and string quartet A nursery will be provided for each Oaviefounty Public ubra^ Mocksville, WC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Nov. 4,1999 Program Planned To Honor Veterans , A preg^ honoring all vel^nnK ,hi U» D^vinlConnty Swior Centa.will be held on Tuesday. Nov. 9. at Dinnerwillbeginat5:30p.m.inthe 6-30 p m. at First Baptist Church in fellowship hall. Seating is limited for Mocks ville. It will take place of the memorial 06II to register. There is nocharge for service on the square, and is sponsored the dinner or program. ^ i Davie County Public Ubraiy ^ Mocksville, NO 5 -3j 7fe DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, March 30,2000 Christian Comedian To Be At First Baptist TCfiith Dpltnrtf'k r\nArkfr*Kkne»«oM:».<*<.Keith Dellano, one of Christianity's most hilarious performers, will be per forming in Mocksville on April 9 as ptui of First Baptist's Youth Rally for area teens. Though his show is wild and hilari ous, it always conveys an important positive message that teens can apply to their lives. Traveling over the United States with his unique comedy style, Deltano strives to shed some light and God's word on today's tough issues. Deltano talks about such issues as racism,judg ing, sexual abstinence until marriage. and substance abuse. "There are so many problems in today's society and I believe that God is theanswer."hesaid. "Unfortunately, a lot ofpeople think that God is boring. So I decided to combine humor with God's message to show that God is anything but boring. Hunior helps to break down peoples' defenses and opens them up to listen." Deltano will perform his show "Ab stinence is Cool" on Sunday, April 9 at First Baptist. Abstinence is Cool com bines humor, cinder blocks, waterguns. and scripture to share God's plan for sexual abstinence before marriage and a fulfilling sex life afterwards. This show is appropriate for ail middle and high school students and their parents. After his* performance, Deltano will conduct his workshop "Keeping Your Kid a Virgin 101" for the parents. Opening for Deltano will be the band 24-7. This Greensboro band of four young men performs a fusion of acoustic and rock sounds to sing to the glory of God. First Baptist Church is holding this Youth Rally with Christian Comedian Keith Deltano and 24-7 for all area middle and high school students. The event is free. The rally begins at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday,April9.atFirstBapustChurch, 390 N. Main St., Mocksville. Follow ing the show will be the parent work shop. Keeping Your Kid a Virgin 101, with music and food for the youth. For more information, call 751-5312. For more information on Deltano, contact Freedom Entertainment at 1-888-685- 9683 or visit his web site at www.keithdeli.in" . OA vr a O County Public Ubraiy Mochsvflle, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, March 30, 2000 - Christian comedian Keith Deltano will perform at Mocksville First Baptist Church. CO Davis County Public Ubrary Mocksville, NG DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 10,2000 - First Baptist Records On Microfiim The North Carolina Baptist His torical Collection, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University has recently microfilmed additional records of First Baptist Church, Mocksville for the period 1990 - 1999. The church has a security copy of all their records on file in the event something happens to their original records. John R. Woodard, director of the N.C. Baptist Historical Collection, said that t^ese filmed records would join those in the collection fiom 10 other Davie County Baptist churches. Woodard invites all other North Caro lina Baptist churches including Mis sionary, Primitive, and Black Baptist churches to take advantage of this free service and have their records preserved. Interested churches or individuals should contact Woodard at (910) 759- 3089 or write to him at the North Carolina Baptist Historical Collec tion, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Box 7777, Winston-Salem, 27109. ^ V - * > CJ Davie Coun^ Public Ukra^f Mocfksvflle, NC o y J O 7^1 1 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Nov. 2,2000 A Holy Sacrifice Local Man Humbled By Hymn In His Honor By Mike Barnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record May the offering of our lives, be a holy sacrifice to you; wash them clean, make ihem true, let them be a holy sacrifice to you. We spend our earthly days, singing lofty songs of praise, yet no music would be wor thy ofyour throne. The words to the song "A Holy Sacrifice" have a special meaning to the Rev. E. Lewis Phillips. They're about him, his life, his philosophy, Phillips, associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Mocksville. was surprised a couple of years ago when members of his church had Pepper Choplin. a friend of Phillips", to write a song in his honor. The song reveals some of Phillips" philosophy. He specializes in music and adul/ministry. "I always teil them that it doesn't matter if it's perfect, but if we do our best. God will accept it as a worthy offering." Phillips said. "It was a real surprise." he said of the song. "They totally blew me away with it. I was a very humbling experience, to say the least, and the best gift they could give someone, because it keeps on giving. 2£23 1 — iM ii Phillips: "I know this is what I was called to do." "They get better every time they sing." he said of the church choir. Phillips grew up in Talladcga. Ala., and his first piano teacher was a church organist. He took to music right away, but had always thought he would be a band director. In the lOlh grade, he was in a se rious automobile wreck. "I think that was when God started working on me." Phillips said. He studied music in college, earn ing a bachelor's degree from Samford. and earned a master of church music from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He considers Davie County his home now. and was ordained into the ministry at First Baptist in 1995. Phillips knows that he will always be involved in music. The North Carolina Baptist Singers are what he calls his "support group." "Even when I get frustrated ... I know this is what I was called to do," he said. Phillips is most proud of the com munity youth choir. He and Barbara Basham of First United Methodist first talked about the idea, and when Amelia Little and Jayne Randle got involved, it mushroomed. It's now in the 12th year of bring ing teenagers from all denominations across the county together for a mu sic project, including traveling to other cities. "I look forward to that every year, but I never imagined it would make it that long." he said. "I've watched kids come up through nursery who are now in college." As we come to worship you as you call your church to do. we bring to you our humble gifts of praise. If we offer you our best, we know that you will bless and make our gifts a holy sacrifice. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Nov. 2,2000 i, m m The Rev. Lewis Phillips admires the framed copies of "A Holy Sacrifice," a hymn written in his honor. - Photos by Robin Fergusson Oawe County Public Ubrary Mocksvilie. NO DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPIUSE RECORD, May 3,2001 Preacher Feels At Home In Mocksville By Jackie Seabolt Davie County Enterprise Record On January I of this year Rev, yan Lankford becatne the new pastor at First Baptist Church in Mocksville. Lankford was previously pas tor of the First Baptist Church of Dobson for seven and a half years. The way he ended up in Mocksville is a somewhat inter esting story. While a pastor in Dobson he did a Bible study based on the Andy Griffith Show, He called it the gospel according to Andy and used episodes of the show to tie in with studies of the Bible. The story was featured in a local newspaper and caught the atten tion of the pastorchurch commit tee in Mocksville who were look ing for a new pastor. They contacted Lankford. who was reluctant at fi rst to make a move from Dobson, But shortly after, the decision was made to come to Mocksville. "We really enjoy Davie County, the people in Mocks ville. and the church." Lankfoitl said. " It's just overwhelming how m^ich we've been wel comed." Lankford is originally from N. Wilkesboro and has been a pas tor in churches for 14 years. Af ter receiving his undergraduate degree from Carner-Wcbb. he went on to obtain a master of di vinity as well as his doctorate of ministry. His first job was as an associ ate pastor at a church in Wadesboro. where he stayed six years. Next, was First Baptist in Dobson. and now Mocksville. : whose current total membership is 570, and resident membership is 450. Lankford is married with two children. Most of his hobbies re volved them. He enjoys coach ing a pee-wee baseball team for which his son plays. His wife teaches at Cooleemee Elemen tary. The couple were concerned about their children making the transition to Mocksville. But Lankford says the teachers at Mocksville Elementary have been great and very sensitive to the children's move, "We feel like we're home now." When asked what his goals were for Mocksville's First Bap tist Lankford replies. "My pri mary goal is to try to follow God's direction as best as wc can determine." He wants to let people know that the church cares about them and their spiri tual needs. According lo Lankford the groundwork for that goal is al ready being laid. There are plans for a big fall project that will be Pastor Van Lankfortd is the pastor of First Baptist Church in Mocksville. - Photo by Robin Fergusson called Operation In As Much. Based on a popular Bible verse it will involve a one day commu nity missions project in which members will participate. Projects like yard work and helping the elderly will be the fo cus. "There are people out there with needs and we' re here. That's what the church is all about, to minister to people." Lankford said. Davis CourtV P;iWic UbtaiK^ Mocitsviiie. NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. Nov. 8, 2001 - InAsMucfOC sville First Baptist Members Reach — Out To Cnmm 1 M On Oct. 20, more than 200 members of First Baptist Church of Mocksville went out into Mocksville and the surrounding area to perform acts of kindness through a project called Opera tion Inasmuch. The goal of Operation InAsMuch was to first reach out to those in need in our commu nity and to give our church mem bers an opportunity to be in volved in hands-on missions," said Dr. Van Lankford. pastor of First Baptist Church. "Too often in the church we settle for pray ing for missionaries and giving to missions. This is good, but we are also called to be involved in missions and to get our hands dirty." Operation InAsMuch is based on the Bibie verse from Matthew 25. in which Jesus says: "I was hungry and you gave me some thing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you wel comed me ... for inasmuch as you did it to the least of these you have done it unto me." The congregation of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayeteviile inspired the idea for Operation InAsMuch, which trains churches across the state to go into their own communi ties in a one-day missions blitz. Last spring three members of First Baptist Mocksville, Ann Dyson and Charles and Regina London, went to Fayetteville to receive training. Charles and Regina London served as direc tors for the church's project. The Mocksville congregation estimates that over 1.000 person hours of labor went into the preparation and implementation of the project. There were a to tal of 30 projects completed on the Saturday of the event. Projects included home re pairs and yard work for the eld erly and others in need, free blood pressure checks at local supermarkets, free car winteriz ing, gift baskets given to law en- Torcemciit and emergency per sonnel, sewing projects for re pair of donated blankets and Christmas stockings for the children s home in Thomasville. free hair care for local children.' visits and gifts to the local jail, free dental services, and main tenance work at AStorehouse for Jesus. Children in the church pre pared and delivered plants to the elderly while youth and adults worked together on the variety of projects. Also. First Baptist members provided lunches and childcare for those who worked during the project. On Sunday, Oct. 21 First Bap tist Church held an Operation InAsMuch Celebration Service as many who participated shared their experiences and told those present what the day meant to them. In the future, the congrega tion plans to do other such; projects each spring and fall. ! Members of First Baptist Church do repair work at a home in Advance. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Nov. 8,2001 - Operation InAsMuch directors Charles and Reglna London give final instructions to team members. Members of First Baptist Church gather in preparation for Operation InAsMuch. Davie County Public library Mocksville, NC DAVIE county enterprise record, Nov. 8, 2001 - First Baptist member Brenda Allen counsels a visitor during free blood pressure checks at Food Lion, as part of First Baptist Church of Mocksville's Operation InAsMuch. Members of First Baptist clean gutters at a local home. Oavie County Public Ubraw Mocksville, Ng DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Nov. 8.2001 • Operation InAsMuch team members stock shelves at Storehouse for Jesus First Baptist children prepare to deliver flower pots to homebound persons Members of Mocksville Fire Department receive a care basket from First eapti; member. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, April 18. 2002 - Samaritan Counselinp Services Opens MocksviHe Office Counselor Ellen Fox talks to Samaritan supporters Julia C. Howard. Calvin blJ^RobinPergusson Dr. Van Lankford. Davii County Public Library Moct^svHIe, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, April 18^2002 o By Mike Barnnarai Davie County Enteqjrise Record When people are emotionally hurting, it is important for coun selors trying to help them to con sider their faith. It's called integration - mix ing psychology with Christian ideals - and it's an important pan of the approach of Davie's new est counseling group. Samaritan Counseling Service. Through the work of First Baptist of Mocksville and Jerusalem Baptist, Samaritan has opened an office at First Baptist of Mocksville. Clients are seen on Friday afternoons, but that could change as the need increases. "We think churches are a wonderful place to provide counseling - to provide help - to people who are hurting," said W. Ellen Fox, a license marriage and family counselor and profes sional counselor who is seeing clients in Mocksville. The space at First Baptist is ideal, she said. "This church has made this a welcome and com fortable place." The office, just off the chapel in the lower level, has a private entrance, a window to allow sun light in, and comfortable fur nishings. An open house is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 21. Refreshments will be served, and area residents can meet counselors and learn more about the service. The counselors work with medical doctors, and take refer rals from churches, schools, businesses and individuals. But integration of faith is an impor tant part. Fox said. What: Open House Who: Samaritan Counseling Service Where: Mocksville First Baptist Church When: 1-5 p.m., Sunday, April 21 "I have found that the inte gration of faith and psychology makes such an impact on people's lives,"5he said. "God's truth needs to be a part of the science. If a person comes in with faith, we're going to use that. It's important to tend to people's spiritual healing." And the idea suits Fox, who earned a master's of education/ counseling from Wake Forest University and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. "This fits me ... and I can be more honest using myself as a therapist." Fox specializes in family counseling, marriage counsel ing, adolescent counseling, and ^ always pays attention to rela tionship issues. The Rev. Van Lankford, First Baptist minister, said the service is a welcome addition to choices churches have to help people. Companies and others should also take advantage, he said. "There's a place you can turn to for hope and healing;" Lankford said. j Fees are reduced for those j who cannot afford to pay. Free j services can be offered, and/ » v» IP % SJ Oavie County Public Library MooitsvHIe, NO DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, 18^ MW o V- o> v» s: o Qi- S- -cJ companies can make donations and receive "vouchers for counseling sessions. Donauons can be made to provide servicesto Davie residents only, or for a specific family or person. They hope the church setting wiU help end the stigmatism that can go with a mental illness. "1 hope to de-mystify what mental illness is and the mat- neat" Fox said. "It has been treated with a stigmatism andshame ...and that make it more difficult to take the first step for •^ere is pain in life. Emo tional pain is a difficult thing, she said.Depression is among tn most prevalent condition in. the country. ,"Getting help is a reasonable thing to do.".Fox said. "It's okay. It can help." The sessions can last a oay, for a couple of weeks or for State Rep. Julia C. Howard of MocksviUe said she is glad the service is here. "The need is tremendous. think peoplecomfortable in a church, f^»ly atmosphere." Howard said. The Rev. Jimmy Lancaster ot Jerusalem Baptist said it took two years to secure a Davie site, and because of the central loca tion and private etitrance, the First Baptist site is ideal. He also likes the idea of hay- ing another option to help '^"^^ apastor, it's good to have a place I can refer people to that I have confidence in," Lancaster said. "Pastors can't be trained m everything." Pastors can also be too close to a situation, he said. "I've learned that once people divulge their deepest darkest pain ... they may think your message the Sundayis about them .- even though U isn't. There are times it s best tobuild the trust ...then help them find that long-term help. Although started by Baptist churches, Lankford hopes the service will break across denominational lines, and also in clude industry and civic groups. "I hope and pray that churches of all faiths will feel welcome to help us become a part of this healing faith. Lancaster said. Calvin Ijames, one of two Davie members on the Sam^-tan board CKathy Foster Jordan is the other.), knows the services help people who are hurting. And beeause of the more con venient location, should help more Davie residents, some ot whom were already traveling to the Statesville main office. "Why not accommodate it in a location situation?" he said. Samaritan Counseling Ser vices can be reached at 751- 5331, or in Statesville at 704- 871-1712, 351 Tumersburg Hwy. The director is Dr. Wayne D. Wilson. Davis County Public library MoGksvHle, NC DAVIE county enterprise record, April 18,2002 - \\ Ellen Fox: "I have found that the integration of faith and psychology makes such an impact on people's lives." The Rev. Jimmy Lancaster and Dr. Van Lankford hope all churches will support the service. Davia County Public Library Mocf^svrtle, NO n DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, May 16,2002 - Community Youth Choir Production Sundoy Evening The Oavie Community Youth Choir will present "Where Jesus Is"on Sunday. May 19 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church. North Main Street. Mocksville. The choir consists of 30 youth representing 12 area churches. A love offering will be taken to help support the group's tour to Washington, D.C. and Williamsburg June 5-12. "This is an exciting and en ergetic play in which Jesus shares with both the cast and the audience the truth of God's love and His gift of salvation," said Amelia Little, business manager. Other leaders are Jayne Walker, drama: Barbara Basham and Lewis Phillips, music; Teni Butcher, choreography: and Erin Foil. Nathan Foil and Jessica Allen, music. "Please come and support , these young people in this spe- p cial ministry." Little said. "It would be absolutely wonderful for the church to be filled to ca pacity." Martha Harris, Kara Deadmon, Kevin Hendrix, Buddy Buterbaugh. Phillip Molly Harris rehearse for the play. Members of the Davie Community Youth Choir include, from left: front • Molly Harris, Katy Buterbaugh, Martha Harris, Brittany Voyles, Meg Brewer, Heather Bass; second row - Deanna Shamei, Shannon Bruebaker Jessica Bowling, Libby. Jones. Kara Deadmon, Jessica Anderson; back - Nick Rouse, Kevin Hendrix, Buddy Buterbaugh Phillip Smith, Josh Foster. ^ Davie County Public Ubraiy Mocksville, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, May 16,2002 • aw r R H vfT Youth Choir at a recent rehearsal, from left: front - Katy Buterbaugh, Deanna ' Mo» u' Yoyles, Meg Brewer, Martha Harris. Heather Bass. Kara Deadmon. Jessica Anderson: back - n Ph R 'fh PK fo®®' Bruebaker. Kevin Hendrix. Jessica Bowling. Buddy Buterbaugh. Libby Jones,Phillip Smith, Cheryl Ressa and Josh Foster. Where Jesus Is • Photos by Robin Fergusson Davie County Public Ubray Mocksviffe, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004 Pastoral Counseling ^ Services Opens Office In MocksviHe Church On Feb. 2. Pastoral Counseling Services of Wake Forest Univer sity Baptist Medical Center opened a satellite office in MocksviHe Ron Wachs. a pastorai counselor in the Winston-Saiem office, wl! see clients at First Baptist Church in MocksviHe on Mondays. The counseling service is a cooperative undenaking between a group of local leaders and churches and the Winston-Salem center. Pan of Baptist Hospital's work in the country and one of the larg- ^>on-Suleni office began in 1947. P'lstoral counselors are cenified and training.Pastoralcounselingmovesbe- yond the support and encouragement ■/BlI therapy that weaves in the religious andspiritual dimensions for healing andWachs growth. Among the issues pastoral counselors address are depression and anxiety, grief, marital concerns religious and spiritual matters, premarital counseling and agingA recent Gallop Poll indicated that 83 percent of respondentsbelieved .that ih^r spiritual faith and religious views are closelytied to their mental arid emotional health and 75 percent of respondents maintained the importance of seeing a professional counselorwho integrate their values and beliefs into the counseling process.While not all clients place importance on matters of religiousfaith and practice, no one is turned away because of their beliefs"It IS considered unethical for a faith-based counselor to try to conven a client to a particular religious viewpoint." said Steve Scoggin. Carenet president.An ordained United Methodist minister. Wachs did clinical training at the School of Pastoral Counseling of N.C. Baptist Hospital.He earned a master's degree from Wake Forest University and adoctorate in history from the University of North Carolina at ChapelHill. He taught history at Atlantic Christian College (now Barton). Wachs has several years e.xperience as a minister and from 1992-200(). combined parish ministry and counseling. In July. 2(K)1. hebecame full-time with Pastoral Counseling Services.For more inlonnation or to .schedule an appointment, call 751- 2041 or7I6.0861 . Davie County Public Llbfeiv MocksviHe, NC POOZ '91 'Idas M'cpsjnu i1.1 laoaaaasiadaaiNaAiNnoDauva W » V\ -^ li. 0 V ^ V> c) Q O o 0 First Baptist Learns From "Have you ever met Elvis Pressley?" "Did you ride on the Titanic?" If you could ask God one question, what would it be? If you could ask a 100-year- old man any question, what would you ask? This is the question Van Lankford, pastor of First Baptist Church Mocksville, asked the children of the church in preparation for a special worship service Aug. 8. On Aug.4,Graham Madison, the oldest living member of First Baptist Church, turned 100 years old. All he wanted to do for his birthday was spend time with his family and attend church at the place where he gave his life for many years. However, Lankford had a different idea in mind. "When his daughter Gene (Rauch) first told me he was going to be in church on the 8th, my first reaction was to do something memorable, some thing that would have great spiritual meaning, and some thing different. So, that's what we did." For the message that day, Lankford conducted an "inter view sermon." When asked about the toys he played with as a boy, Madison told the crowd, "I remember my ' first cap pistol and a "roll" of caps, rather than the single caps. This was my first introduction to technology." The comment brought a roar of laughter from the congrega tion. The "message," which lasted approximately 30 minutes, was filled with laughter, tears, fond remembrances and spiritual insight. In addition to the questions the children asked, Madison was asked, "What is your favorite Bible passage?" He responded by saying, "Psalm 23," then he proceeded to recite the passage from memory. When asked what one Jesson God has taught him, he re sponded, "Welcome change. Accept change." The following weekend, Aug. 15, Graham and his wife Gertrude, who is 94, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. When asked what advice he would give to younger men about how to have a fulfilling marriage, Madison said, "It is all about give and take." First Baptist Church was filled during the service not only by church members, but also others in the community, and beyond whose life Madison had touched. wor -9, -.c^s 3SmdH3X.V3 AXN-nOD 3,A 10O-Year-Old Member % ' 11 n H l-rTi'-i 7.}*? /Tl» ■; i I The Rev. Van Lankford, Mocksville First Baptist minister, interviews Graham Madison during the Aug. 8 service. r> DAV,ECOU^^•VENTEm,SERECORO,Th„„<.a.Oee.«,..«. 4-- • r r y^ ' V D o The Toy Baptists Help By Mike Earnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record The woman cried as she browsed through The Toy Store, looking for presents for her chil dren this Christmas. The iihportant thing was that although her financial situation was bleak, she was able to buy the toys. The toys were collected and bought by the South Yadkin Baptist Association, and she was at The Toy Store at Mocksvilie's First Baptist Church. There, Christians from .among the association's 72 churches had gathered a fellow ship hall full of toys. For two days, 120 families representing 430 children in Davie County were able to shop. Most had been referred to the association by the school system. The shoppers paid 10 cents on the dollar. All of that money will go back into next year's Toy Store. 1 his IS tor them to provide for their children. We give them that opportunity," said Libby Coirell, hub director for. the Davie drive. She told about the woman who was in tears. She said, 'You helped me provide for my children. I can tell them I got their Christmas'." It helps people's self-esteem when they can provide for their own families," Correll said. For two days, shoppers were scheduled every 20 minutes. They were assigned an aide, who helped them stroll though the toys, assorted by age. And they were counseled. The Toy Store was started by Ron and Sandy Harrison, who wanted a way for every chqrch to be Involved in a local minis try. "People volunteer. There's prayer. Even a small church can be a part of this ministry," Correll said. "They also get counseling. It's about salvation. We want people to have a chance to accept Christ." Store Families It works. On the first day of The Toy Store in Mocksville, 16 people accepted Christ into their lives. By noon the second day, three more had been saved. "Our main reason is salva tion. That's why we do it," Correll said. The Toy Store was open in Iredell County for four days, and if any toys arc left, they are do nated to other local charities. All money goes to buy toys for the next year. The idea is catching on, said Neal Smith, local director for the Mocksville store. "We have started six other toy store min istries across the state," he said. "It takes a lot of time and volun teers, but it gets better every year." Davie County Public l\^ocksville, NO DAVIE county enterprise record, Thursday, Dec. 23,2004 Provide Christmas, Find Christ V tilBt Neal Smith and Libby Correll talk about The Toy Store. ' > Davie County Public Library Mocksville, N§ DAVIE COUNTV enterprise record, Thursday, Dec. 23,2004 ty . . Yahlzee. ~- • ..; f - ' Volunteer DIna Bowman gets ready for the next shopper at The Toy Store at Mocksville First Baptist Church. - Photos by Robin Fergusson _ Davis County Public Library Mocksville, NC DAV,E county enterprise RECORO. T,.u.da,, Bee. 23,2004 '> •» •-%' • : ' r' Linda Sechrist was among the volunteers manning The Toy Store. dHuaCH&S - (bj^PTlST - r\0CK5N^\ULE. fiaST)))DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 17,2015 -Th© CORE: First Baptist Complet6s AdditionBy Mike EarnhardtEnterprise RecordIt's taken some 30 years ofpassing ideas back and forth- but Mocksville First BaptistChurch h^ a new addition thathas abeady brought new lifeto the congregation on NorthMain Street.Called The CORE (ChristianOutreach Recreation Evangelism), the space is alreadybeing booked for weddingsand special events."We think of this buildingas the core of who we are,"said the pastor, Shane Nixon."The flexibility of that roomappeals to the people of DavieCounty."Social services has heldmeetings there. So has thepolice department, and movieshave been shown. It seats 463,and services can be broadcastback and forth from the mainsanctuary. Contemporary earlymorning services are heldin The CORE, with a moretraditional service later in thePlease See CORE - Page 4Continued From Page 1sanctuary.There's good news andbad news. The good: thechurch is growing rapidly.The bad - the space is already filled."The building is great,and it has been a wonderfuljourney," Nixon said.The effort to build anew fellowship hall startedabout 30 years ago whenthe old hall, which held 125people, often had 150 ormore for an event.Dr. Larry Hovis was pastor when ideas began to resurface in 2000, but therewas disagreement whetherto build a completely newbuilding, or add onto thealready cramped campus."We went back and fortha lot and got nowhere,"Ni.xon said.Members realized something had to be done aftersomeone died from heartfailure while waiting theirturn to go into the old fellowship hall.The effort picked upsteam after Nixon arrivedin 2011. A million dollarswas raised, with another$1.5 million in pledges."We were convinced thatwe could afford it, and thatGod was in the plans. Godis the reason we were ableto accomplish this. We'reblessed."For the past four years,the church had two weddings. Since the newbuilding was opened thissummer, nine are scheduled. "It's amazing." Nixonsaid.Church member KevinMarion was the architect,and Nixon is proud of thefeatures Marion came upwith in the green buildingto cut back on heating/airand lighting costs, to putan ampitheater at the back,and just to make the entrance a welcoming place.Since it was connectedto the old sanctuary withhistoric stained-glass windows, skylights were addedso that sun would still shineonto the windows in theentrance, called The Gathering Space.A three-story buildingthat held the old fellowship hall in the back wascondemned, and torn down.Members are talking aboutthe best way to use thatspace.Nixon, a former employee of the Baptist StateConvention, feels fortunateto be in Mocksville, hisfirst church. He had filledin a couple of times here,and was on vacation atDisney World on a busyDec. 27 when someonetapped him on the shoulderand introduced his as theirPreach^^."I began to see thatsomewhere along the way,Mocksville had alreadystarted to consider me theirpastor," he said. "Almostimmediately I learned thisis a job for this entire community. You're a pastor tothe community whetheryou want to be or not."Nixon is getting to fulfilla dream. He had wantedto be a histoty teacher andbasketball coach. He's anassistant coach for the Da-vie High boy's team. Andhe's done a pretty good jobof absorbing the history ofMocksville First BaptistChurch.DsiHe COOfity f>ii!3ric UbraryMocksville, NC (*ioc\<SNiicc«: F\rst))O - DAVIECOUNTYENTERPRISERECORD»Thursday,Nov.26,2020First Baptist gets new senior pastorJohn E. JohnsonJohn E. Johnson has beencalled to be Senior Pastorat First Baptist Church ofMocksviile.Johnson, his wife RuthAnn, and daughter Makaylamoved to Mocksviile onJan. 17.He is a graduate of theUniversity of Central Florida and earned his master's ofdivinity from SoutheasternBaptist Theological Seminary. He also holds severalcertifications in leadership,training, marriage coach, financial coach, and personallife coach.He is a native Floridianand has 26 years of ministryexperience serving churchesin Florida, Georgia, Ohio,and Tennessee.The church is having service in-person on Sundaymornings at 9:30 a.m.. alsostreamed on Facebook live..Attendees wear masks andare seated according to social distancing guidelines.Sunday School is after theservice at 10:45.Visitors are always welcome.pubVio UbtafV