PAGE 2 — THE DECREE — MARCH 9,
2001
Four Sisters Gallery exhibits
Greenville artist’s paper cars
We live in a world of simula
tion and virtual experience. What
we see is not necessarily what we
get. Behind such appearances are
the artists and designers who con
trive and detail a parallel universe
of things that look believable, but
in fact are made out of the most
unlikely and intrinsically alien
materials.
Ray Congleton of Greenville
is just such an artist. He builds
scale models of high-performance
custom cars. To the unsuspecting
eye Congleton’s models look not
unlike Revel and Snap-On mod
els. And one cannot help but ad
mire the unique custom body de
signs Congleton comes up with,
but when one learns that the mod
els are made from paper, one’s
admiration is transformed into
surprise and disbelief.
Paper is Congleton's primary
RAY CONGLETON’S HANDMADE PAPER CARS
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material, but he includes house
hold odds and ends such as Fla
vor Straws, lag-bolts. and faucet
handles to simulate tail pipes,
valve covers, and custom wheel
designs. He uses automotive lac
quers to paint his models; some
times he gives his models as many
as seven coats until they look like
plastic.
Raised in Robersonville, son
of Julia E. Congleton and the late
Samuel Congleton, Ray Cong
leton is an African-American man
who now lives in Greenville with
his wife Jennifer and four-year-
old son Julian. He received a de
gree in Art Education from Eliza
beth State University and a Mas
ters in Adult Education from East
Carolina University.
For the past 18 years he has
served as the Director of Evening
Programs at Pitt County Commu
nity College. It was through a
Wesleyan Trustee, Congleton’s
sister Julia N. Congleton-Bryant,
that the artist was introduced to
the Four Sisters Gallery.
The artist started making his
paper sculpture cars only three
years ago while spending time at
home babysitting his son Julian.
Congleton says, “There are no
schools for this sort of artwork,”
and as well-educated as
Congleton is, he is in fact a self-
taught artist in his sculpture spe
cialty.
Ray Congleton is making his
artistic debut with a showing of
about 30 paper models in the Four
Sisters Gallery at North Carolina
Wesleyan College. There was a
free public reception for the art
ist, Friday, March 2 in the Gal
lery.
The exhibition will continue
until May 30. Gallery hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 9 am. till noon on Sat
urdays.
MLK DA\ Mrs. Dorothy Grant, Supervisor, NCVV'C Bi
Services, joins Rev. Cornolius Moore on MLK Day.
Pastor in Rocky Mom
preaches on MLK Da]
(Editor's note: During the fes
tivities surrounding Martin
Luther King Day 2001, Rev.
Cornolius Moore came to the
Wesleyan campus to preach a
message of renewed vigor to our
community’. He was introduced b\
one of his own congregation,
NCWC's Super\'isor of Office Ser
vices, Mrs. Dorothy Grant. We
asked for Mrs. Grant’s biographi
cal introduction to him after the
last issue of' went to press and
are including it here, both as a
reminder of his message and as a
re-affirmation of our ties with the
greater Rocky Mount community.)
By MRS. DOROTHY GRANT
Narragansett, RI 02882
Accompanists needed
for Wednesday chapel
We are still looking for ac
companists for Chapel, Wednes
days at noon. Dr. Quinan and
Mike Burnett have been more
then generous with their time and
talent, but some extra help would
be appreciated. If you are inter
ested, please let me know.
Judee Showalter
Coordinator for Student
Religious Life
252-985-5271
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Rev. Cornolius Moore is a na
tive of Clinton. He received his
education in the public elemen
tary schools of Samp.son County
and Sampson High School. He
served two years in the United
States Army. He holds an Asso
ciate Degree in Business from
Sampson Technical College and
a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology
from Shaw Divinity School. He
also holds a Bachelor’s Degree
from Shaw University in Liberal
Studies and a Master of Divinity
Degree from Eastern North Caro
lina Theological Institute.
Rev. Moore began his minis
try m November of 1982 under
the leadership of Dr. Clifford A.
Jones, Sr., who is currently the
pastor of Friendship Baptist
Church in Charlotte.
Rev. Moore has ser\ed as
tor of Brown Chapel Baj
Church in Clinton and F:
Chapel Baptist Church in
saw. He was called to the p.
ate of New Christian Chapel.
tist Church in Rose Hill in Ji
1985, and began a pastoralL
the Saint James Missionary B
tist Church in Rocky Mount
Aug. 2, 1992.
In addition to his ministn’.
serves as secretary of the Exe
tive Committee for the Gena
Baptist State Convention of Noi
Carolina; chairman of the Hea
and Human Services CoinmitK
for the General Baptist State Co
vention; member of the Exec
tive Board of the Neuse Ri'
Association; and member of ti
Executive Board of the Lott Caje
Baptist Foreign Mission Conve
tion.
Rev. Moore is married to itK
former Carolyn Faye Carter o
Fayetteville. TTiey have three chi
dren: Rev. Cheryl Denita Moore
Charlotte; Cornell Lazarrus
Moore, Fayetteville; and Cedric
Andrew Moore of the home, 52i
East Thomas Street, Rocky
Mount.
Rev. Moore is a man called to
“preach the Gospel of Jesus
Christ.” In his own words; “My
love for preaching the Gospel is
deep>ened as my love for the Lord
continues to grow stronger each
day. As the love of God enve
lopes my life, so does the joy and
honor of preaching God’s word!'