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Chronicle, Saturday. February 2, 1980 - Page 19 Bev. ]. W. Gwyn Says History Strengthens Faith in Church . fleet upon the long and glorious history of ^*Saiut United Methodist Church, it thens my tuith in the Church. For I believe, ""tf e always believed that the Church is of God. A' suite of all of the many criticisms leveled * nst the Church, 1 still believe that it is man’s ict hoP^’ we begin a New Year, a new decade, “a less and difficult age,’’ Ult has failed to some degree. I must admit that the The Church has not fully lived up to its potential or eat commission: “Go ye therefore and teach all •? ^ baptizing them in the name of the Father TTt'he on and of the Holy Ghost-teaching them ' jbserve all things that I have commanded audio I am with you always, to the close of the ffhile progress has been staggering in many parts enrietv. too oftenth^hurchhaslageed behind and has been satisfied with “past bles sings.’’ In spite of the increase in crime rate, unemploy ment, the need for better housing, pollution and the drug problem, and even the threat of war, I re-affirm my faith in the Church, by re-affirming that the Chuch is of God. That new life will breali forth from the Church. It’s hope is the root of every other hope. It is the last and best hope for mankind. I. The church is an extension of “Jesus’ Spirit.’’ The Churdh is wholly dependent upon the risen Christ to keep the stream of its life clean and pure, to empower it for effective actions, to guide and direct its life for the fulfillment of the Will and Purpose of God. His Spirit flows through the total life of the Church and fills it with vigor and power. Without His presence the church is dead. II. The church is the extension of “Jesus’ Life.’’ Christ appoints us to our various offices and tasks in the church and expects us to be faithful. He pours out spiritual gifts that we may use them to the fulfillment of His redemptive purposes. Some of us have been given special ability as apostles; to others He has given the gift of being able to preach well; some have special ability in winning people to Christ, helping them to trust Him as their Saviour; still others have a gift of caring for God’s people as a shepherd does his sheep, leading and teaching them the ways of God.” “The Church-Obviously this tamiliar word has many different meanings. If we can understand how our church is organized and how we can best serve it, we must ask ourselves the question, What is the Church? The church is not a building. Neither is it just a voluntary group of people who think it is a good idea to get together of people who think it is a good idea to get together once a week for worship and study. .M rv,'. Rev. J.W.Cwyn Baptists Organize in State and Region 1877 three black Baptists met in a Salisbury 111 to carry out a dream-to begin an association gBaptist for miles around, many of whom were still jgin brush arbors. Iljjn,few years, time they had bought that hospital ijj.as a church and Iby 30 years hence, the •iation included 65 churches and 12,000 members 1200,000 in church assets. that original meeting were Rev. Harry Cowan, Z. and Cumbe Ellis, writes historian Rev. J.A. (ted. Rev. Cowan was elected first moderator. anew leader had already earned a reputation as one e state’s greates preachers. Known as “Uilcle Cowan was born in slavery two miles west of sville, Jan 20, 1810. By the time he was 16, his heard him preach at a funeral and was so 8 that he gave Cowan papers to preach. tod preached approximately 70 years, accompa- Confederate troops to the front in Virginia, where said that he preached every night but the night ;all Jackson was shot. ting his ministry, he organized 49 churches and ized more than 8,500 persons, association that Cowan gave its start was a strong tonent of the Baptist Educational and Missionary (ntion. "It was from this association that the jest support came to the State Convention, iaily in the early years of its history,” writes ed, same churches which made up the Rowan iation also formed the Western Baptist Sunday Convention in 1884 in Salisbury. Elected as its eaders were three Winston-Salem men: Prof. R.W. (after whom Brown Elementary School is named) J.W, Paisley (namesake of Paisley High School) ,H. Elam. Iiere was Blum-town, Kiger-town, Pegram-town, own and infinite others,” she said. “The leading in Foy-town was Jordan Foy. He built the houses town and operated a store there.” lis store, the idea of a Sunday School emerged from almost-daily discussions which drew participants tkroughout Winston. The idea culminated in the ailing ofMt. Pleasant church, n a lot was purchased at 14th Street and Highland a church building was moved from Locust letothe site. At first, St. Paul’s ministers would hatMt. Pleasant. But, the conference sent Rev. West to be the church’s first pastor. Illy members of Mt. Pleasant, in addition to were: Lenora Reynolds, Lizzie Moore, •tain Haizlip, M.P. Matthews, Florence Matthews, Robertson, Mattie Eldridge, Dave Hilton, Minnie on, George Frost, Edie Frost, Adelaide Matthews, W, Jane Leake, Jane Matthews, Reubin Gwyn, Gwyn, Lettie Gwyn, C.R. Davis, Sallie Davis, Ellen H.A. Spencer, Nannie Spencer, Willis Hauser, A.L. «t, Laura Walker, S.S. Spencer, W.W. Foy, Nora "ter, George Black and A.C. Haislip. Pleasant is another church with strongly family Pescendents of those original members gather each for the Spencer-Foy-Matthews family reunion. ® original member, brick maker George Black, *0 to this day. His brick was used for the Won of the church building constructed in the '1900’s. Pleasant survived as a separate congregation until when urban renewal caused the demolition of the oh building. The members then became part of St. s United Methodist Church. PI R. Crawford was the next to last pastor at pastor was a black political pioneer in ’ *®''>ng election to the board of Aldermen and listori ^ for the state house kb'sT concludes in her wrap-up of the Pleas considered judgement tha ■'sand* existence and left its footprints PP .year ’’ A beacon for community for more I'"' Rev. Cowan Two Churches Intertwined horn page 18 iiiiiUHiiiiiiiillliiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiimiiiiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHii Prof. Paisley CORRECTION Rev. Cedric Rodney was incorrectly referred to as the current pastor of St. Phillip’s Moravian Church in last week’s history sec tion. He has not been for several years. The current minister is Rev. William McElveen. As soon as the Civil War had ended, freed blacks began to organize in various ways: through churches, lodges, and fraternal organizations. That principle also extended to state-wide organiza tions of those bodies. One of the earliest spontaneous groupings was the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of N.C. the forerunner of the present General Baptist State Convention. According to writer and pastor Rev. J.A. Whitted, a former minister at Winston-Salem’s First Baptist Church, ten ministers met in Goldsboro to organize the convention in 1867. They were: Rev. Edward Eagles, C. Johnson, William Warwick, L.W. Boone, B.B. Spicer, A. Grimes, John Washington, Charles Bryant( Sutton Davis and R.H. Harper. Several aims developed during the fledgling years of the association: support for Shaw University, publication of Baptist newspapers, development of pastors and new churches through missionary work, support of schools and orphanages and aid to foreign missionaries. Shaw University was begun in 1865 by Rev. H.M. Tupper, a white Massachusetts native who received a commission from the American Baptist Home Mission Society to serve as a missionary to the freedom. His base of operations was Raleigh. Tapper’s records show that on Dec. 1 1865, he taught his first theological class in a small cabin in Raleigh, the beginning of Shaw University._ , Soon thereafter, Tupper and helpers \vent to the. woods outside Raleigh to begin felling logs for the construction of a two-story building to serve as a combination church and school. A nearby 12-acre tract became available for purchase in 1871. Elijah Shaw of Wales, Mass, made a donation of $5,000 towards the purchase price and accordingly, the university was named after him. Students at the school made bricks to raise $3,000 for the erection of buildings on the campus. When Tupper died in 1893. the university was given a matching grant of $13,000 on the condition that churches raise $5,000. With Whitted as chief fundraiser, the goal was rnore than met and the Tupper Memorial Building was erected on the Shaw campus. The only two black orphanages in the state during the 1800s were supported by N.C. 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