CHURCHES PRESENT CAR
TO REV. DAVID J. HUNT
Biography of of Most
Prominent Baptist Ministers
In County Read At Pre
sentation Ceremony.
Forest Gity, R-2, Sept. 17.—The
four country churches of Rev. D. J.
Hunt, Mt. Olivet, Adaville, Holly
Springs,' all in Rutherford county and
Green River church, # in Polk county
presented their pastor with a new
Chevrolet Coach Sunday at Adaville
church, following the regular month
ly services there Sunday morning.
The car was filled up with gas and
oil and had a license plate attached,
when it was presented to the well
known Baptist minister.
Presents New Car.
Mr. Monroe McDonald, well-known
citizen and active worker in the
Adaville church was one . of the origi-■
nators of the idea to give the pastor!
a new car. He was in charge of the 1
program. Green River church was j
represented by Mr. C. W. Davis ;|
Holly Springs by Mr. G. M. Cole,
who spoke briefly; Mt. Olivet by Mr.
Clay Blanton who told how easy it
was to raise funds in his church for
the car. Mr. McDonald spoke for
Adaville church. Mr.L. C. Price, well
known mail carrier on Hollis, route 1,
farmer and active member of Mt.
Olivet church presented the keys of
the car to Rev. Hunt in a short and
appropriate talk. Rev. Hunt respond
ed in a short and pleasing address,
stating that he accepted it in love
and with the idea of rendering more
service for his Master. He stated
that his old "Ford" had been a
faithful servant to him and that it
had carried him to many a funeral,
marriage and church service and that
he would keep it in his family, as (
it had about "Seen it's best day." j
Editor R. E. Price of the Ruther- j
ford County News, Rutherfordton, |
spoke briefly and read a short sketch
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of the life of Rev. Hunt, which was
in part as follows:
i Born In Tennessee.
' Rev. David Jesse Hunt was born
on a farm near Jonesboro, Tenn.,
May 6, 1864. His parents had twelve
children and he was the fourth. His
father was captured in 1863 by the
Federal forces, while he was serving
his country in the cause of the Con
federacy.
Mr. Hunt went to Sunday school
and church from infancy. He attend
ed a four months Subscription school
when five years old and got impres
sions from a saintly teacher that are
still with him. When Mr. Hunt was
13 years of age his people erected
a good school house and employed a
college trained teacher. This was the
rising, "Star of Hope" for many. Mr.
, Hunt attended part of three schools.
{ He rang the bell, swept floors and
J did anything that he could to help
pay his expenses in school.
j Rev. Hunt expected to teach his
! first school near Carson college, Tenn. i
i but sickness caused him to lose a
jyear in school. He then joined the j
i chuirch, lined up for service andj
[taught school near home. The next!
j year he taught near the college, j
where he was so sick the year before. I
In 1890 he was chosen to represent'
his society in a joint debate. The j
next year, while in college he did j
substitute teaching in English andj
Science and was elected principal of;
the city graded school. I
In 1893 he took work in the coun
try at Mill Springs. He taught school
during the week and preached . on
Sunday. He enrolled 91 students the
first year. From Friday evening thru
Sunday night, 47 of the 91 students
were saved and joined the church[ j
Within six weeks. 90 of his students |
were Christians.
In January 1894 Rev. Hunt wasj
ordained and in July of the same year j
was called as pastor of Limestone!
church, 80 miles away. In 35 days
preceding Christmas of 1894 Mr.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, T HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1929.
Hunt saw a total of 150 conversions.
On July 30, 1896 he was married
to Miss Julia S. Livingstone, near
Morristown, Tenn., a native of North
Carolina. One child, Mary Sue Hunt
was born to this union. Mrs. Hunt
i died January 27, 1902.
Establishes Round Hill.
I After some preparatory work at
| Carson-Newman college, Tenn., Rev.
Hunt moved to Union Mills June 23,
1899 and started the erection of
what was later Round Hill Academy.
| With the help of Mr. J. P. Nanney
ja building was erected and a school
•started in October 1899 with 60 pu
ipils enrolled. After Mrs. Hunt's
(health failed, her sister, Miss N. M.
I Livingstone succeeded her as a teach
ler. In 1900 Round Hill church gave
{the Academy to the Green River As
j sociation. Rev. C. B. Justice was
j elected president of the Board of
: Trustees.
i
| After having taught seven years at
I Round Hill and having been modera
»
;tor of the Green River Association
■'for four years, Mr. Hunt resigned to
Jdo some special studying at the
) Southern Baptist Theological Semi
'nary, Louisville, Ky. When Rev. Hunt
j entered the Seminary he had saved
SSO, but he was not to be discour
aged. After leaving the 'Seminary
| and holding meetings in Kentucky
jand Georgia, Mr. Hunt returned to
i Union Mills. After some hard work
there he took up pastoral work at
Shiloh and Cliffside Baptist churches.
On December 24, 1914 Mr. Hunt
was married to Miss Geneva C. Gar
din. Four children were born to this
Union. On Dec. 29, 1923 Mrs. Hunt
passed away. This was another se
vere blow to Mir. Hunt, but he was
not to be discouraged he trusted in
God and went forth to do his work.
Pastor at Cliffside.
While at Cliffside Rev. Hunt taught
school three years and was also pas
tor of the Baptist church. He was
Associational chairman of the Mil
lion Dollar campaign. The quota of
Cliffside church was $23,00Q and
they raised $29,000. While at Cliff
side the $75,000,000 campaign was
i launched.
Cliffside raised its full quota of
$12,000, Sandy Plains, another of
Rev Hunt's churches, raised $6,000
over her quota while Ellenboro did
not quite reach her quota, $5,000.
A total of $23,000 was pledged by
these three churches, thru the ef
forts of their pastor, Rev. D. J.
; Hunt.
While at Cliffside the Haynes
Memorial church was organized and
Rev. Hunt was called as pastor. While
:at Cliffside, Ellenboro erected a
handsome $17,000 house of worship.
| While at Cliffside, the £lunt Baraca
i Class sent their pastor to the South
i em Baptist Convention at Washing
; ton, D. C. He was appointed to
preach in the Capital City on Sun
-1 day morning of the convention.
After leaving Cliffside, September
i 27, 1921, Rev. Hunt spent two years
;in Spindale. Here much good was
accomplished and the work progress
ed. On September 26, 1923-the fam
ily moved to the home of Mrs. Hunt's
parents, at Glenwood, near the Ruth-
I erford-McDowell line, in McDowell
county, where they reside today.
School Teacher.
A summary of the work of Rev.
Hunt, shows the following: schools
taught, 35; churches served, 26;
years of service to churches, total
85; churches organized, 3; churches
built and helped to build, 5; dedica
tion sermons delivered, 5; education
al plants erected, 1; commencement
sermons preached 2; commencement
addresses, 4; associational sermons,
4. He has conducted hundreds and
possibly thousands of funerals, bap
tized numerous church members and
has married many happy couples.
Indeed his life has been one of
service. The car was presented by his'
four churches in a spirit of love and
helpfulness. All stated that it was
an easy matter to" raise funds with
which to purchase the car. The Ban
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nation towards the car.
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