Duplin County Churches
TEACHEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
By: Ruth a Wells
Prior to 1902 ? number of
people who were members of
old Mt. Zlon Church, had or
ganized and were conducting
a Sunday School, under the lea
dership of J. C. McMillan
Sr.. which met In the old Lodge
Building. These people decided
thai they wanted a church of
their own in this communtry and
asked the Presbytery to grant a
commission for this purpose.
The Teachey Presbyterian
Church, In the town of Teachey,
was organized In the Old Lodge
building on April 13,1902, by a
commission composed of Rev.
J. M. Wells of Wilmington, Rev.
a Murphy Williams and Elder
C. S. Carr, appointed by Wilm
ington Presbytery, which met In
Mount Olive, N. C., on April 2,
1902.
Charter members were: D. S.
Boney, Mrs. D. S. Boney, C. H.
Cromartle, J. E, Boney, J. B.
Bans, Cannle Yarborough, Cla
ra Wells, David Wells, Robert
Wells. Roland Wells, Oscar L.
Wells. S. A. Johnson, Osborn
Carr, Mrs, Osborn Carr. W. D.
Sloan. Mrs. W. D. Sloan, Mrs.
Thad Mallard, John C. McMil
lan, Sr., J. C. McMillan, Jr.,
Mrs. J. C. McMillan. Minnie J.
McMillan, Mrs. a J. House.
Two charter membes are
living, Mrs. Cannle Yarborough
Bryant, Wilmington and Mrs.
Charles H.' (Edna McMillan)
Hearn of Teachey.
The first elders elected were
as follows: J. C. McMillan
Sr., D. S. Boney, C. a Crom
artle. The first deacons: J. C.
McMillan, Jr., Osborn Carr.
These officers were ordained
and Installed. Capt. J. C.
McMillan, Sr., served as clerk
of the sesson from the organi
zation of the church until his
death which occured on April
19, 1915. Others serving were
J. D. Mallard, H. M. Wells
and now C. C. McMillan Is
clerk of session.
This small band of people
continued to hold their services
in the old Lodge building for
several years. The following
ministers served as Stated Sup
pliers while this building was
used for services. Rev.R. Mur
phy Williams, (1902): Rev. W,
P. M. Currle (1904), Rev. L, E.
Wells, (1903), Rev. W. P. M.
Currle and Rev. L. E. Wells
served alternately as Stated
Supplies.
Early In 1907 the people be
gan to make plans to erect a
church building. J, C, McMil
lan, Sr., gave the church site
and furnished the greater part
of the lumber for construction.
Other expenses of building were
met by public subscription.
The church building having
been finished Wilmington Pres
bytery was Invited to meet here.
During this meeting of Presby
tery, tne Teachey Presbyterian
Church was dedicated on Octo
ber 10, 1907, The sermon was
given by Dr. A. D. McClure of
Wilmington and the dedication
praver was made by Dr. J. M.
Wells of Wilmington. Rev, w.
P. M. Currle was serving as
Stated Supply.
Re*. S. A. Harness began ha
?fMor*e here b> 1928. Tha
25SS emerUined Pr??ytery
?- flrst Dally vacation Bible
School was June 1930 and until
hMI ?r two
M HrstChurch Banquet
m 'WW"* plans were made
tp buUd Sund School
Thev were completed.
The young people had aChrB
rolp^ Socl?y- then
r?wh Fellowship until recently.
was ?r the Church
ganlzed ??. as a
Th? V Mbsi?oary Society."
?lw.as changed to "The
rr-JSSSL.'r
Mrs ' Tom Sloan!
sMr'Jt,E. Wells. Mrs. Mary
?llf?M,HJn' Mrs- J- C. Mc
Millan. Jr.. mrs. J. b Flo
unce Williams Wells Mrs fT
D. Usher. Mrs. E^rWe,B
Sr,1^ "? Hearn- Mrs.'
A pE-i?"?* Mra- Charlte
A. Bowden. MRS. J. L. Wells
SS DJVW We^. Mrs. Joe'
Mfs- D. F. Rlvenbark,
Mrs. Johnny Wadsworth Mh?
Mrs R*y McMillan.
Mrs- Jim Ramsey, and the pre
J^one, Mrs. John Franklin
sen^i motSterS ^ ha*e
^ve^"e??-S.G. Harness.
Rev. F. M. Bain, Rev. Wade H.
AUBon. Rev. R. j. Wliking
]fd Rev- w- L. Holhouser. He
to Angust 1965. At present
Rev. j. g. Morrison of Wallace
~e?re* for *e church
evenr second and fourth Sunday
WalL-i'^' Hi! 13 past0<" of
Presbyterian Church.
The present officers ar El
* *ells- B. F. Brlnk
ley. Sr., C. C. MacMUlan. Ed
s'*/! J-WeUs, Jr.. David J. WelB
John F. Wells, Floyd Brlnkkf
Deacons are Ben Brlnkley jr
Sam Han Weia.J.T.Br^kl^'
s'.W/ Brlnkley, Jr.. cierktf
Session. C. C. McMillan Trea
surer . Ben F. BrlnWe'y Jr
organist, Mrs. D.F.Sbark.'
The fast superintendent ofSun
da2. Sch??1 was John C. Mc
Millan, Sr. Others were J c
D^H^1 tj' Jr" John B- w*Us.
u'J?' Boney- J. D. Mallard
Hugh M. WelB and many of
our young men have served as
SEEL!!? srdaySchoci su
perlmendents down through the
3K- women m tea*
,-Zhe present state B: Superln
'ende.nt- C. W. Brlnkley, jr ?
Teacher of Adult Class) Mrs'
David Wells. Mrs. C. C. Mc
Millan, Mrs. Edgar WelB anc
other volunteers; Teacher of
MM8 a A c"' Ml33 Thelma
MaUard; of Seniors. Mrs.Char
r r ,, uUnS: Plone?rs. Mrs.
MrMnV' o Juniors, Mrs. Ray
McMillan; Primary. Mrs w
Mi u n Mrs. Sam Han
WelB Mrs. Ben Brlnkley. Jr ?
MBs Sarah Ellen WelB, Secre
tary and treasurer for many
many years with Mrs. Gene
Wells, pianist.
h,*ve 'good organization
of the Men of the Church. The
men have a guest speaker and
a supper meeting which is well
attended and met at this church
Tuesday night, February 7. hav
43 guests Rev. J. g. Mor
rlswi of Wallace, Rev.LaPrade
of Rose HU1 and Rev. T. D
Mullls of Kenans*llic as guest
speaker. This Includes itien of
Mt. Zlon, oak Plains, Wtllard
and Teachey.
We have observed our fiftieth
and sixtieth anniversaries with
guest speakers and homecoming
observed with wonderful fellow
ship having dinners on the
ground and large crowds.
The children have learned the
shorter a child's catechisms.
Several have gotten pins for
perfect attendance, one for
nineteen years. Those reciting
this vear were Shirley Edwards
Carolyn GUmore and Raymond'
Kelly of Fairport. N. r.
In the summer of 1966 the
church was painted Inside and
out. We have renxxfledourSun
f5r1_Scho?1 rooms, adding a
kitchen and two bath rooms.
We have a Hammond Organ
and a new piano. One member
has given on radio for World
Daw of Prayer for ten years.
JzZZL?L" our womm h?ve
Rgtasam!
ten Wells and Mrs. Charles H.
Hearns mended eight aid ten
summers the Snyodlcal Traln
Hcates100!' received certl
fr^vi^?5' h^_Jusr returned
trom Viet Nam. Buren Brlnkley
from four years In Germany,
James Boney left in January
and stationed attheGreatLakei
Training Center. Bill and Dic
kie Henderson are making the
service a career and so Is
Jimmy Usher.
The Women of the Church
have presented Honorary Life
memberships to four members.
Mrs. L. E. Wells, Mrs. J. c.
McMillan, Jr., Mrs. Janle C.
Ward and Mrs. Charles H.
Hearn.
In recent years we have
bought new shrubbery for
around the church.
The front of the church has
been pine paneled, and Is very
pretty. '
Our number of members
stays around one hundred with
some good faithful members.
DMiu3"} 10 sa/ wUh Paul hi
Phllllppians 3:13-14. Brethern
I count not myself to have ap
prehended; but this one thing I
do, forgetting those things which
are behind, and reaching forth
unto those things which are be
fore I press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling
of God In Christ Jesus.
.. . Charles H. Hearn
March 1st, 1967. Historian
Important Counties
From Wilmington Star
Opinion has been all along that
nome of the State's and nation's
top agricultural counties are sit
uated right here in Southeastern
North Carolina, and now a U. S.
Census Bureau survey statistically
establishes this opinion as a fact.
According to Bureau figures up
dated from 1959 to 1964, Duplin
County was the 80th most produc
tive county in the entire U. S. Dup
lin's farm sales that year, latest
for which statistics are available,
totalled f40.8 million.
CLOSE to Duplin ? and 90th in
U. & counties ? was Robeson,
with |89.3 million in farm sales.
For your information, the only
ether North Carolina county to
k,. .
rank in the first 100 U. S. counties
in farm sales was Pitt. This cen
tral Eastern North Carolina coun
ty ranked 93rd in the nation with
farm sales of $38.8 million.
The relative importance of Dup
lin and Robeson Counties ? and
Pitt ? in the U. S. farm and gen
eral economy can be figured from
the fact that there are 3.100 cnun- ?
ties in the country. The top 100
counties ? including by way of
emphasis ? Duplin. Robeson and
Pitt ? accounted for 21 percent
of all agricultural sales in the U.
S. in 1984.
These, then, are no mere region
ally important counties. Their stat
ure is national in extent.
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SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
* SAYS * |
WASHINGTON - A good deal
has been said In recent months
about the crime problem. Even
so, many of the anti-crime
statements neglect to mention
that a prime reason for mount
Ins crime conditions Is that
Supreme Court decisions have
made Is virtually impossible
for law enforcement agencies
to cope with the problem.
Indeed, a number of outstand
ing Federal and State Judges
have told the Senate Subcom
mittee on Criminal Laws and
Procedures that court decisions
art a contributing factor In this
problem. The Subcommittee re
cently held hearings on mea
sures to combat crime and
overcome the effect of Court
decisions which have placed
undue restrictions upon law en
forcement officers In their ef
forts to provide security for
law-abiding citizens.
The Subcommittee has re
ceived a number of legislative
proposals to curb crime, but
the first hearings centered upon
rulings handed down by the Su
preme Court In the Miranda,
Escobedo, and Mallory cases.
The principal problem arises
over the Court's exclusion of
voluntary confessions In cri
minal trials, although other
Court's exclusion of voluntary
confessions in criminal trials,
although other Court rulings
have made It difficult for law
enforcement officers to per
form their duties In other re
spects. Voluntary confessions
have been admissible as evl
dence against the accused from
the time of the founding of the
Republic down to June 13,1966
On that day, however, theCourt
rendered the 5-4 Miranda de
cision, and the use of volun
curtailed since that time.
Testimony before the Subcom
mlttee Indicates that the ob
stacles which the Court has
placed In the use of voluntary
confessions has weakened law
endorcement In all areas of the
country.
To cope with this situation,
I have Introduced or co-spon
sored three legislative propo
sals which are before the Sub
committee. Each of these mea
sures relates to the use of
voluntary confession In crl
ralnal trials and seeks to re
store the rule of evidence which
prevailed prior to theEscobedo
and Miranda cases. Each of
these measures takes a some
what different approach to the
complex legal problem of nul
lifying these decisions.
First, I have Introduced a
constitutional amendment to
overcome the effect of the Mi
randa and Escobedo decisions.
Recognizing, however, that the
amendment process Is a diffi
cult method of remedying this
situation, I have also introduced
a legislative bill to pertak the
use of voluntary confessions.
Under my bill. Congress would
remove the power of the ap
pellate Federal Courts to nul
lify voluntary confessions in
criminal trims. This consti
tutes a drastic approach to a
difficult problem, but It is con
stitutionally acceptable and it Is
within the power of Congress to
determine the Jurisdiction of the
Federal courts. Third, 1 have
cosponsored a measure Intro
duced by Senator McClellan to
restore the old rule that a
voluntary confession is admis
sible and an Involuntary con
fession Is Inadmissible. The
third measure rests to some
degree upon the assumption that
five members of the Supreme
Court will decide to take a new
look at the crime situation and
accept a Congressional Judg
ment that voluntary confessions
ought to be admitted Into evi
dence against the accused In
criminal trials.
The remedies offered present
no easy solutions to the problem
of overcoming an ideological
conception held by the majority
of the Supreme Court that the
criminal needs more protection
than law-abiding citizens. They
do indicate, however, that Con
gress and the public are angry
about self-confessed murder
ers going unpunished. I
expect to press for action upon
these and other measures to
curb crime.
Students haveturned teachers
at the Advancement School in
Winston-Salem, where eighth
grade students are tutoring fifth
and sixth graders from nearby
schools.
Yesterday's News
1 Year Ago
Beulavllle Free Will Baptist
Church destroyed by fire.
County Commissioners vote
Duplin to have dog control.
James Jefferson Albertson,
Education leader, has fatal
heart attack.
Twenty one candidates file for
elective office wlthClaudeHep
ler, Chairman of Board.
5 Years Ago
Duplin County property re
valuation near completion. 50%
assessment adopted.
J. B. Herring and James Tay
lor new owners of Duplin Motor
Company In Warsaw.
East Carolina Flremans As
sociation to meet In Pink Hill
School Cafeteria.
Rev. John M. Cllne, former
ly of Kenansvllle, returns to
conduct revival at Methodist
Church.
10 Years Ago
6. P. Johnson to preside
over 73rd annual session of
NCEA In Wilmington.
Duplin General Hospital hits
peak with 57 patients.
Robert L. West, Warsaw,
heads Red Cross Drive.
Warsaw Rotary Club donates
TV for Duplin General Hospital
lobby.
20 Years Ago
Magnolia bootlegger, Roy
Prldgen,, draws gun on officer
Duplin Red Sox of Tobacco
State baseball league begin
spring training.
Warsaw merchants set pre
cedence by voting to close each
Wednesday afternoon during
summer.
UNC Professor, Dr. Raymond
Adams, Is guest speaker at
Outlaws Bridge Universalist
Church.
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By: Ruth Wells
My famfly and I are tremen
dously enjoying the encyclopae
dia mat Is now on special at
the A & P Stores through the
area. It Is Just as up to date
as the morning newspaper and
contains some of the most time
ly information.
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t ao sincerely congratulate
the FHA upon selecting the
William J. Cost In family as The
Farm Family of the Year. It
was my privilege to Interview
this family and I was most Im
pressed with the way they func
tioned as a family unit. Gall.
man. for Warsaw Heart Fund.
This was the first time a teen
ager had ever assumed such a
responsibility for that parti
cular drive. She was verv suc
cessful, and all the details
brought out the assistance of,
not only mother and father, but
also of rag brother. William. Jr.
Mr. Cost in Is assisted In his
duties as 4-H Leader by Mrs.
Cost In. Each supports the other
In all their projects. Truly FHA
made a wonderful selection.!
? ? ? ?
Don't you hope this weather
the past week end was the Eas
ter weather? If it Is supposed to
be cold and disagreeable for
Easter, then I am sure we've
already had It. We saw quite
heavy snow flurles Friday
morning, and I understand mucn
of Duplin had sleet Monday
morning.
? ? * ?
Heard a 30-second sermon
this morning I thought most
Impressive. The methods some
folks use to get ahead In this
world may Be getting them
farther behind In the next.
A gmtez
rl RELIGIOUS
HP " SERVICES
The average old-age assis
tance gram given to North Ca
rolinians in October was $56.11
less than $2 a day for food
shelter, and clothing.
Duplin Times
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A Duplin County Journal A
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lal. economic and agrtcuMun
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^Incle Pele From 1
| Chilli in Switch |
DEAR HBIBI EDITOR:
The fellers at the country
More Saturday night was fitting
what you might call litterary
all these things that nowadays
was put in the fine print
What brwng this item up was
ZeVe Grubb reporting he had
saw where we now got two states,
California and New Jersey, that
was making hw"" compan
ies put the "taketh away" claus
es in as big print as the "ghr
eth" clauses.
As you know. Mister Editor,
they was a heap of truth in that
old saying the "big print giveth
and the small print taketh
- w
away.
Well, said Zeke, it has been
ruled in New Jersey that they
was times when ignorance was
a excuse in law and one of them
times was when a insurance
company put the "giveth" items
in big print at the top of the
page and hid the "taketh away"
in fine print down at the bot
tom under some queer punctua
tion marks like commas and
semicolons. Personal, I ain't ac
quainted with semicolons, hut
that's what Zeke claimed the
Judge said.
Ed Doolittle was of the opin
ion that the whole War on Pov
erty was wrote entire in the fine
print He claimed it was requir
ed in the Great Society an
nouncements from Washington
to put the "giveth" in big head
lines and the cost to the taxpay
ers in fine print at the bottom.
Per insant, said Ed, he had saw
where the Office of Economic
Opportunity *u setting up ?
program is Charleston county
in Sooth Carolina to give tree
legal advice to the pore folks. j
This, allowed Ed, was the big
print, but down at the bottom
it said the program would ? t
$163,000. Ho reported this was
in medium print, and down un
der the bottom of the bottom it
said the director of this office
would git $19,000 a year, his 1
two assistants fU?00 a year
apiece, two lawyers $0,000
apiece, and two investigators
$7,200 each. All in the fine print.
Incidental, Mister Editor, one
of the fellers-rand I ain't going
to mention his name?allowed
as bow you newspaper folks was
gitting the fine print disease. He
said the newspaper print was
gitting smaller and smaller all
the time. He reported that 29
year ago be could set down and
read the news with his bifocals
on but today it was gitting so's
a feller along in years had to
have a magnifying glass to read
anything but the headlines. 1
But Clem Webster of the Great
Society was defending the news
papers, claimed space was git
ting to be a problem with ever
thing. He said be could recol
lect when he was a boy the feller
that ran the store sold sardines
out of a bucket by the pound.
Now they sell 'em by the ounce
and got 'em packed so tight in
the can you got to eat the can
and all to git yore money's
worth.
Tears truly
Uncle Pete
The Minister's Desk
By: D. E. Parkers on, f
Caroboro, N. C. t
A ninety-five year-old man in j
Stanstead Abbots, England, is t
the proud possessor of a solid
oak coffin, which he purchased
thirty-six years ago, for \
twenty-three pounds - about i
$100.
Throughout all those years he
has visited the shed in which he
keeps the coffin every single day i
to give it a polishing. If he
feels drousy after shining it,
he crawls^ into it and takes a
nap.
After doing this for thirty- i
six ye*ra, Tteis satisfied that
his long Pest will be comfor
table for his body. He said:
' '1 even hid mv photograph taken -
in it! Wanted to see how I'd
look when the undertaker lays i
me out. I came into the world
a bit rough, as one of nine chil
dren. Now, I'm making sure I
go out respectable - with an
oak coffin that has solid brass
handles and everything!"
The incident causes us to
wonder if the aged man has had
as much exercise about a sa
tisfactory rest for his soul;
for after all, the body is but
the clay house in which a per
son lives. A coffin is all right
In order to qualify for old
age assistance an individual
must sign a pauper's oath say
ing he own nothing.
or the body to rest In until
he resurrection; but the Lord (
Fesus said something about rest
or the soul. He said; "Come
into me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and I trill give
you rest. Take my yoke upon
fou. and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly In heart; and
ire shall find rest unto your
souls" (Man. 11:28-29).
It cost the elderly Brl- /
ton about $100 to purchase a
satisfactory resting place for
his body; but it cost the Lord
Jesus Christ the bearing of our
sins in His own body on the
cross. It cost Him His life. /
In resurrection. He com
manded that repentence and re
mission of sins be preached In
His name among all the nations.
In resurrection He Is saying to
[he whole world that man can
have eternal life, that death
holds no power over the eter
nal part of man's Inner nature.
What a shame the so many men
make such lavish provisions for
death and no preparation e ill
for life beyond death! Whe a
shame when men gloss over and
miss the glorious truth of Eas
ter!
In a day when men are saying
the God Is dead whe a tre
mendous experience It Is to
know by personal relationship
with God the He Is very much
alive. "He Is Risen!" the early
disciples proclaimed, with ob
vious Joy In their hearts. This
means the no sect or deno
minelon can monopolize Him
as though God Is their sole pos
session. God Is not limited by
our dogmelcs or bigotries. He
Is infinitely larger than our
thoughts about Htm.
The dark tragedy of Frtdav
turns into the brilliant glory
of Easter Day. He llvesl He
lives! And because He lives,
we can live also - truly live.
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