View taken Sunday from the rear of the Rosemary Baptist Church during it h e impressive
ceremony of the burning of the church note after many members had tithed for a year in order to cre
ate a surplus for paying off the church debt. (Brasington photo)
TITHING MEMBERS
RAISE $3,199.44
EXTRA DURING YEAR
Members and visitors of the
Rosemary Baptist Church witness
ed a most unique and unusual
service last Sunday morning when
a promissory note signed by mem
bers of the Rosemary Baptist
Church to Rosemary Manufacturing
Company in the amount of $3,199.44
was burned.
A letter of congratulations on the
progress the church is making in
its attempt to pay off all its in
debtedness from the Rev. E. B.
Fisher of the R. R. Methodist
Church was read by the Pastor.
A resolution was also read to
the Church in which it was sug
gested that the congregation show
its gratitude and appreciation for
all that the Rosemary Mfg. Com
pany had done by a rising vote of
thanks; whereupon, a motion and
second was made that this resolu
tion be adopted.
Mr. Brasington, local photograph
er, made pictures of the entire
church and of the note burning.
Instead of the regular sermon,
Messrs. J. B. Gurley, S. D. Brown,
W. J. Norwood and F. W. Haynie
gave talks, using as their text, “For
we are all laborers together with
God.”
After these talks, with the Board
of Deacons, Board of Trustees, Fi
nance Committee and the Pastor
officiating, Mr. S. D. Brown actual
lyset fire to the note.
The burning of this note ended
the life of a debt which had been
existing against the Rosemary Bap
tist Church for about 20 years. In
1919, the members of the Rosemary
Baptist Church decided to erect a
new church building. They began
the construction but found that
they did not have sufficient funds
with which to finish the building.
The members, therefore, went to
Rosemary Manufacturing Compa
ny and asked them if they would
lend the Rosemary Baptist Church
$2,500.00. Responding as always to
anything that means the growth
and development of Roanoke Rap
ids and the betterment of its citi
zens, Rosemary Manufacturing
Company made the loan. When the
money became due, Rosemary Bap
tist Church could not pay it. Again
the Rosemary Mfg. Company came
to their aid and renewed the note.
The renewing of this note was al
lowed to continue until the year
1938 when th& principal and interest
amounted to $3,199.44.
In this year, F. W. Haynie came
to Rosemary Baptist Church as
Pastor. Under his capable leader
ship and untiring service, the mem
bers of the Rosemary Baptist
Church were led to see that through
a systematic and proportionate giv
ing of their means, the entire in
debtedness of the church could be
paid off.
It was decided that the Church
would first pay off the note to
Rosemary Manufacturing Compa
ny. Therefore, with the beginning
of the year 1939, each member of
Rosemary Baptist Church made a
special effort to start giving into
the treasury of the church the pro
portionate part of their income and
the first Sunday in May was set
for the service which would signify
that the first payment on the in
debtedness of the church had been
made.
And so under the leadership and
inspiration of their capable Pastor,
F. W. Haynie, the members of the
Rosemary Baptist Church working
together and giving unselfishly and
sacrificially were able, on the first
Sunday in May, again with the aid
of the Rosemary Manufacturing
Company, who so generously gave
them $1,500 on the note, to burn
the note which stood for an indebt
edness of $3,199.44.
Back From Florida
Mrs. F. M. Clarke, Mrs. Allen
Zollicoffer and daughter, Catherine
Mann, have returned home after
spending the winter in Florida.
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Mother's Day
Sunday At
1st Methodist
At the First Methodist Church
next Sunday morning at eleven o’
clock, there will be a Mother’s Day
service; the subject of the sermon
will be, “When Jesus Saw His
Mother". At this service also an
opportunity will be given for par
ents to have the minister baptize
infants, which is a service of a
deeply spiritual nature.
On Sunday night at eight o’clock
in the First Methodist Church the
choir will give a musical program.
Those who are lovers of good music
will find this service of great in
spiration.
The public is cordially invited ta
attend the services both Sunday
morning and night. To be in church
next Sunday will be one of the
ways in which honor can be paid
to good mothers.
Business Girls’ Circle
The Business Girls’ Circle of the
First Presbyterian Church met
Thursday night in the home of Mrs.
Zeb Denny. The program was a
very interesting talk on “The
Birthday Gift for the Women and
Girls of the Belgian Congo,” given
by Mrs. Denny. Mrs. C. A. Wyche
read a report on “How A Business
Woman Evaluates Her Circle.”
Mrs. H. S. Loy invited the Busi
ness Girls to attend the birthday
program to be given at the church
May 9. Mrs. C. A. Wyche presided
over the daily Bible readings. The
hostess served delicious refresh
ments to the following members:
Misses Neva Dell Cuthrell, Lelia
Murray, Nellie and Gladys Morris,
Jessie, Gertie and Agnes Wood,
Margaret Cox, Mesdames L. B.
Brown, Cy Wood, J. P. Brown, Hu
bert Parrott, C. A. Wyche, R. C.
Daniels, Ruth Dobbins, Howard
Hancock, Charles Dickens and W.
T. Cole.
Hawkins Chapel
Church
Sunday School Sunday a.m. at 10.
At 11 o’clock Rev. D. D. Broom
will fill his appointment. We hope '
there will be a large audience as
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Be sure
to be on time.
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