- THE WAYNESYILLE MOUNTAINEER
G. HAMMETT. former
u, uie first Baptist
will occupy the pulpit
burch twice on Sunday,
mounted today,
rnmeit is now executive
ot the South Carolina
>u?i convention, and re
.olunibia.
>awng here Dr. Hammett
astor ot the Temple Bap
ni, Dumam, a post ne
aoout lour years oelore
.oiumbia.
)orson, Dykes
>eak At Lake
nncnt Methodist ministers
im tne east and one iroin
iwtsi?will be the guest
at .services Sunday in the
Iionum ol the Lane Juna
uner assembly,
v Dr. Lynn H. Corson,
the Haauonfleld, W. J.,
hoaist Church will preach
i. The ltcv. Dr. James C.
astor of College Place
t Church, Greensooro, will
8 p.m. service the speak
le the Rev. D. L. Dykes,
or ul Central Meinoaisl
Fayetteville, Ark. He is
ke under the auspices of
i-wide Leadership School,
II supply the evening plat
'akers in the auditorium
next Thursday,
ner Y.M C.A. secretary in
Ga.. Dr. Dykes entered
iLry in 1942 after his grad
om Centenary College and
inivtrsity. At 35, he is
til one of the most -fbr^L
hers in Methodism's Sotrtn
Jurisdiction.
Men Raise Roof;
Ladies Raise Cash
For South Clyde
Community Center
tty vaiio. mll
Community rtepouer
The men 01 suutii ciyae com
munity mm ai uie community
nouse Monaay and put tne root on.
:>oine 01 uie women served luncn
The supper, wu>ca was given by
the womeu or tne CDf last Sat
uruay nigm, was a gieat success.
Approximately >ao was made. Tnis
amount win oe used ror tne duiiu
iiig-iuad or tne community nouse.
nu auuaiions were gieatiy ap
preciated.
The people oi tne South Clyde
community are loosing lorwaru to
entertaining as uieir guests the
peopie 01 west r-igcon saiuruay.
r ne tour was wot sea out luis
we-ex, and an tne people ol tne
coiniuunny are assed to bring
tuiicn tor the event.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rathbonc at
tended tne oig singing event 01
uie salvation Army at iviax fatcn
last Sunday.
Roy Jenkins who has beer)
working in Hint, Mien., is at home
ior a brief sia^1 witn nis mother,
Mrs. Clark Jenkins and twin broth
ers, 'iroy, who has not been well.
( i 1 ? ' ? '
Mrs. Mary Francis, niece of Mr.
and Mrs. VV. C. Justice, was a re
cent visitor in tiieir home. Miss
Francis is at present employed in
the General Hospital in Green
ville, S. C.
Congratulations go to the par
ents of a son, Douglas Eugene,
born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDon
ald.
The Louisa Chapel Methodist
Church will have their home com
ing and Children s day the third
Sunday of this month, all the
church people are asked to bring
lunch.
Sweet All Over
ATLANTIC CITV, N. J. (API?
No chlorophyll breath-killer for
two-year-old Wanda Eldridge . . .
she swallowed a perfume stick in
stead ,
flW- wyas treated at a local
nospital alia sent home?breath
less. . - - w.
THE BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH celebrates its 119th
anniversary Sunday. Present church is seen above. The old church,
on right, was a union church, built by a Presbyterian but used by
all denominations, depending on what preacher happened to be
passing through the mountains at the time. The Bethel Presby
terians organised about the time of the Great Removal of the
Cherokee Indians and built their "new" building in 1885 Just
across the playground from the old church on Sonoma Road. The
Rev. Archie C. Graham hopes to till every on? of its 300 seats
Sunday for the Communion service at 11 o'clock and a special
Commemorative Service at 2 p.m. following a picnic dinner on
the grounds.
Many Of Today's Family
Names In Bethel's 119
Year Presbyterian Story
Bethel Presbyterian Church, in
the West Pigeon Community, the
oldest Presbyterian Church in
Haywood County, and one of the
oldest in Western North Carolina,
is celebrating its 119th anniversary
this Sunday. August 9th it was an
nounced today by the Kev. Archie
C. Graham, present pastor.
Former members, former pas
tors, and friends will join with the
present congregation in a Wor
ship Service at 11:00 a.m. celebrat
ing the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper. Following the Worship
Service a basket lunch will be
served on the grounds.
An Aniversary Service will be
held at 2:00 p.m. consisting of a
Hymn Sing, short talks, and special
music. Mr. Lowery Justice will be
in charge of the afternoon service.
Thts-arranagcments eomaalttea. ap
point ed by the Session of the
Church are: Mr. Justice, chairman, j
Mrs. Corwin A. Mann, Miss Rose
mary West, and Mrs. C. S. Rol
lins. '
There have alwavs been Pres
byterians in Western North Caro
lina, from the time it was first set
tled, says Mr. Graham. In the Val
ley of the Pigeon River, near the
junction of the East and West
Porks, at Sonoma, now called
Bethel, one Klijah Deaver built a
church to be used by any preacher
who passed through and would
hold services. Sometimes it was a
Presbyterian, sometimes Metho
dist, and very occasionally, an
Kpiscopalian. The old timers in the
church recall that the latter caused
a great stir because he wore a
robe. To these remote settlers,
garb of this kind could only be
used for bed.
According to the old pulpit
Bible in the present church and
records which have not been de
stroyed or lost dating back to
1850, by 1834 the Presbyterians
decided to organize into a church.
On August 10 of that year the
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church
(later called Bethel) was organiz
ed by the Concord Presbytery.
?This was the fourth in Western
North Carolina to do so. Only ones
preceeding were in Swannanoa,
the first, in 1794. then Ashevllle
and Davidson River. The Rev.
William A. Iiali, was pastor at
"Ebenezer" and the following were
elders: Elijah Deaver, Leander
Killian. and Samuel Fitzgerald.
Other charter members were
Franklin Brown, Henry Potts,
Daniel Killian, Mary Killian (Sr.),
Mary Killan (Jr.), Melissa Mc
Leod, Nancy Blankenship, Matilda
Deaver, Robert Love, and James
E. Morrison.
In 1835 the Ebenezer Church
was transferred to the Morgan
ton Presbytery, formed that year,
and bark to the Concord Presby
tery in 1840 with the disbanding
of the Morganton organizaton. It
was in April, 1853, just one hund
red years ago, that the name was
changed to the Bethel Presbyter
ian Church.
After Its original organization,
the Bethel Presbyterians continued
to cooperate with the Methodists
and any other groups in the old
Union Church, but by 1885 they
had completed the present build
ing, about one block to the eas-t on
oroperty given by W, S. Terrell,
an elder in the church.
Just before the turn of the cen
tury, Bethel was transferred from
the Mecklenburg Presbytery to
that of Asheville, of which it Is a
South-Wide Education
School Enrolls Nearly
400 Methodist Leaders
More than 365 specialists in
Christian education are enrolled in
the South-wide Methodist leader
ship school under way at the Lake
Junaluska summer assembly.
The Rev. M. Earl Cunningham
dean, said the group includes 1(h)
local church directors of religious
education, as well as staff members
an annual conference education
boards, district directors of chil
dren's, youth and adult work. Sun
day school teachers and other lead
ers. The Rev. Mr. Cunningham is
on the staff of the Methodist Board
of Education, Nashville, Tenu.
sponsor of the school.
He said that 90 children, ages 4
to 14, arc enrolled in a special
laboratory school designed to dem
onstrate to teachers and parents
how to guide growing youngsters
In Christian living. Miss Mary Cal
houn, Lakeland, Fla., is supervis
ing the school.
In addition to daily study courses
and workshops, the school features
an afternoon general session at 2
-o'efock tn Shaekford Hall The Fri
day session will be a "Town Hall"
meeting with a panel discussion of
"What Is the Role of Christianity
In a Day of Unrest?" Serving as
moderator will be the Rev. Walter
N. Vernon, editor of "The Church
School" and administrative assist
ant in the Methodist Board of Edu
cation's editorial division, Nash
ville.
Platform speakers at the after
noon sessions this week have in
cluded Dr. John Q. Schisler, Nash
ville, executive secretary of the
education board's division of the
local church; Dr. Leonard A. Stid
member today.
Present officers besides the Rev.
Mr. Graham as Pastor and Mod
erator of the Session are: Klder
Clifton S. Terrell, Chief of the
Session: Elder George Blaylock;
Elder J. Forest Justice; Elders
elect C. S. Rollins and John Hard
in; and Deacons Henry Justice, J.
Edwin Justice, John W. Johnson;
and Deacon-elect Wiley Medford.
"From Its beginning of 13 char
ter members. Bethel has had a long
and useful history supplying its
famlies to new churches and send
ing out her sons and daughters to
serve In churches in other parts
of the country. The membership
today is 77," said Mr. Graham.
He also offered the information
that, following Bethel's organiza
ton same Hayesville, Hendcrson
ville, Mills River, Oak Forest, Way
nesville (in 1875), and Brysnn City,
completing 4he first ten Presby
terian Churches In Western North
Carolina. Canton was the fifteenth,
In 1904, and Hazelwood, of which
Mr. Grahdm Is also pastor, the six
teenth. In 1906.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Harlan K Brown and Marie
Trantham, both of Clyde,
Clayton Bbodarmer and Blanche
Harkins, both of Canton.
Abner B. Womach and Geneva
Opal Harris, both of Kingsport,
Tcnn.
Reeves Glanee and Doris Ann
Summey, both of Canton.
Paul Hannah of Hazelwood and
Annie Lee Gibson of Wayncsvillc.
Caution, Please
CHULA VISTA, Calif. <APi ?
Nobody seems able to explain a
sign beside a little-used road near
here reading: "Drive Slowly ?
Baby Skunks crossing."
ley, dean of the Oberlln College
graduate school of theology, and
Dr. Frank A. Lindhorst, College of
ihe Pacific, Stockton, Calif.
The first term of the school will
enfl Saturday ahd tiie eeeond term
will open Monday and run through
August 14.
Rotarians Hear
Charlotte Pastor
Rev. Lee Tuttle. pastor of the
First Methodist church of Char
lotte. was the speaker at Rotary
last Friday, when 3d visitors from
seven states made up their att^id
ance at the club.
Rev. Mr. Tuttle told the group
that humor was one of man's best
assets, and should be cultivated
and used, in order to "help us
ovir" many of the obstacles of
life.
He placed emphasis on faith In
ourselves, and the development of
ability to push oneself to greater
things. "But in all this," he said,
"we must always remember that
we cannot do these things with our
own strength alone?faith in God
is the answer," he pointed out.
Bishop Harrell To Lepd
Conference Discussion
On World Service Work
The flve-day conference of Meth
odist district superintendents and
pastors of nine southeastern states
will end Friday noon following the
election of officers and discussion
by two bishops.
At 9 a.m. Bishop Costcn J. Ilar
rell. Charlotte, will serve as dis
cussion leader for a panel of four
clergymen on the Methodist
Church's World Service Program.
Panel members will be Dr. E. H.
Blaekard. pastor of Central Metho-1
dlst Church, Ashcville; Or. 11. W. I
Blackburn, pastor of First Metho
dist Church, Clearwater, Fla.; Or.
J. W. O. McKibben. superintend
ent of the West District, Atlanta,
Ga? and Dr. John Q. Schisler,
Nashville, Tcnn., executive secre
tary of the Methodist Board of
Education's division of the local
church.
At 11 a.m. Bishop John Brans
comb, Jacksonville, Fla., will be
the platform speaker at the group's
closing session.
The keynote speaker of the
week, Dr. Charles R. GofT, pastor
of the Chicago Methodist Temple,
ends his scries of addresses Thurs
day night.
When Timbuktu was a center of
Moslem culture in the 15th and
16th Centuries, caravans with as
many as lO.oetF eameta were seen
there, often carrying gold and
ostrich plumes.
N. L. Stephens,
Minister, Is
Taken By Death
The Rev. Nando L. Stephens, 63.
well-known Baptist minister, tiled
early Tuesday morning in the Hay
wood County Hospital alter a short
illness.
The "ev. Mr. Stephens, a resi
dent o day wood county since 1907,
was t'\c son of the late Dan and
Sarah Higdon Stephens ol Union
county, Georgia. He ms pastor
oi the HutI Creek Baptist Church
in Jackson county and a member
of Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church
in Haywood.
Funeral services we?e held yes
terday afternoon in the Pleasant
balsam Church with the Rev. J.
M. Wondard, pastor, the Rev. J.
L. Rogers, and the Rev. Arlen
Lovel) officiating. Burial was in
Green Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were deacons ol
Pleasant Balsam and BufT Creek
churces as follows: Glenn Nations,
Charlie Parr is Everett Plott, Hu
bert Plemmons, Yates Plemmons,
Lewis iflanton, Lincoln Sliuier and
Alden McClure.
Honorary pallbearers were Jack
Passmore, Lee Crisp and member*
of the Haywood Ministerial Asso
ciation.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Sallic Smathers Stephens; a daugh
ter, Mrs. J. B Garrett, Jr. of Way
nesville, Route 1; three sons, Roy
of Hazeiwood and William and
Herschel Stephens, both of Way
ncsvillc, Route 1; two sisters, Mrs.
Verge Watkins and Mrs. Jim Town
sent, both of Blairsville, Georgia;
10 grandchildren and one great
grandchild. ?. -
Arrangements were under the
direction of Garrett Funeral Home.
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