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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Formal Dedication Of New Crabtree Methodist Church Is Set For Sunday REV- A. R. DAVIS ?present pastor MRS. C. O. NEyWELL ?mornin* speaker REV. FRANK C. SMATHERS ?district superintendent REV. C. O.' NEWELL ?former pastor Crabtree Methodist History Spans Ninety-One Years By MBS. MILLARD FERGUSON The present Crabtree Method ist Church, to be dedicated Sun day, was built in 1951 during the pastorate of the Rev. Mrs. C. O. Newell on ground purchased by members. The first service was held November 4, 1951. This new church supersedes the old Crabtree Methodist Church known as Parkers Chapel, which in turn had superseded the origi nal one-room log bouse which had been erected some time before the Civil War on land given by David McCracken and used as a school. In the spring of 1865 a group of citizens, among whom were the families of Tommie and William Ferguson, Nathan Gibson and Enos McCracken, anc^ perhaps others of whom there is no record, organ ized the first Methodist Episcopal Church in this end of the county. At that time two itinerant Meth odist preachers, one a Northern and one a Southern Methodist, were in the area and both con tended for the membership. It was decided that these two preach ers should hold a debate on their respective disciplines. The debate was won by the Southern Methodist preacher, whose name was Parker, (the Northern preacher's name is un known) and this same log school house was dedicated as Parkers Chapel with Mr. Parker its first pastor. In 1870 more ground was given by David McCracken, who was himself a devout member of the " Crabtree Baptist Church, but whose son Enos was one of the Methodist founders. On this ground, on the site of the log house, a new?and at that time modern?one-room frame church was erected, which continued un der the name of Parkers Chapel. Joel L. Terrell built this church, with his son "Pink" as apprentice. Many years later the son returned to Crabtree as pastor and will be remembered as the Rev. T. L. Terrell. In 1909. during the pastorate of Rev. R. G. Kirk, the church was renovated, being almost completely rebuilt; and again in 1925, dur ing the pastorate of the Rev. Van C. Harrison, major repairs were made. When the present church was built in 1951 the name was changed to Crabtree Methodist Church. Several years after Parkers Chapel was built, David McCracken gave more land for a parsonage. This was sold in 1954 to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Roland, who continue to make their home-there. The purchase price was applied on the present brick parsonage, which was erected in 1954 on a lot adjoining the church. THE NEW CRABTREE METHODIST CHURCH will be formally dedicated at service* Sunday. The $25,000 building was constructed in 1951, and its dedication represents the compU^ion of all payments on the cost. The church was built dur ing the pastorate of the Rev. Mrs. C. O. Newell. Present pastor is the Rev. A. R. Davis. (Mountaineer Photo). THE PARSONAGE of the Crabtree Methodist Charge U in the limelight today because of the dedication Sunday of the Crabtree Church. It is hoped that the parsonage can be dedicated this year, as payments on its cost are within a few hundred dollars of Its estimated $12,000 cost. i (Mountaineer Photo). Program Will Begin At 10; 3 Services Dedication services will be held Sunday at the $25,000 Crabtree Methodist Church which was com pleted in 1951. District Superin tendent Frank Smathers of Lake Junaluska will dedicate the edifice. The Rev. A. R. Davis, pastor, will officiate, assisted by two form er pastors, the Rev. C. O. Newell and the Rev. Mrs. Newell, and by Mr. Davis's father, the Rev. F. R. Davis of Mooresville. The laying of the cornerstone, donated by the Haywood Monu ment Company, will take place at 2 p.m. The day's schedule opens with Sunday school at 10 a.m., with Superintendent B. F. Nesbitt in charge. Mrs. M. B. Reeves, Jr., will have the devotional. Taylor - W. Hawkins of Canton First Moth odist Church will teach the adult class and Mr. Newell, now living in Creston, will teach the young adult class. Special music will be presented, with Miss Sue Medford at the piano. At 11 a.m. Mrs. Newell will bring the morning message, the theme of which will be "The Church of my Dreams." A fellowship lunch will be served at the noon hour in the dining room of the church., i The church is of red brick, with 1 the sanctuary seating about 150 i persons and a choir of 30. An issembly room accommodates some 100 persons for meals, and by neans of plastic curtain partitions (Continued on Pace ?) 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