Magnolia Baptist Church On Friday before the fourth Sunday in November 1835, an ??emtily of bretheren and Bis ters met In the old Beaverdam school boose, about one half mile east of Magnolia, for the purpose of organising a church of the Baptist faith and order. The meeting continued through Sunday when the following ?greed to constitute a church, having been dismissed for the purpose, from the church at ConcortU Males: Benajah Carroll, Ed win J. Carroll, Badger Brown, Daniel C. Moore, William Rich, Sloan Johnson, John Heath, John D. Carroll. Females: Mary Eliza Car roll, Susan Johnson, Nancy Brown, Susan Rich, Ann Heath, Dorothy Heath, Margaret Heath. Margaret Rogers, Margaret Swinson, Bethany Evans, Cha rity Swinson, Sarah Graham, Elisabeth Thomas, Sarah Wil son, Nancy Herring, Sarah Ell ma Carroll, a total of 38 in all. These received the right hand of fellowship by Elders G. W. Hufham and Benajah Carroll, and adopted rules ,n^ ilei in inn undsr the name at BeavertUm Church. The colored people be longed to the churches with the whites In that period of time, and five males end thirteen fe males mere added to the church at Beaverdam, add these wor shiped regularly with the white people and contributed to the support of dm church. The neat meeting recorded was in January 1838 with Elder TUndtah PawwAll iruwUweiAw etwi Edwin J. cat-roll cmu?. II la Inter* sting to note that this church was organized Just thro* years after the railroad came through Magnolia, which was In 1832. Two years after the organi sation of the church, Benajah Carroll and w*2a Mary Eliza Carroll, Do^'^1 C. Moore, and Stephen * m Ann Herring were dlamla. A on January 1837 to cooatltst* the Baptist Church In Kenansvllle. Daring the first tour years of the church It was served by G. W. Hufham, Hiram Stalllngs, and Benajah Carroll, occasion ally W. J. Flnley, David Rogers, and brethern from other churches conducted services when no preachers came. A call was extended In Jan uary 1839 to Rev. G. W. Huf ham as first pastor. He served two and one half years and was followed by Rev. Lewis F. Wil liams who served until Decem ber 1848. In January 1848 Rev. A. J. Battle accepted a unanimous call and served as pastor until November of the same year. It was during his pastorate that a movement was mad* to build a new house of worship across the road from the school house where they still worshipped. This was completed In about on* year and the happy little group moved In and praised God for the new building. December 1846 Rev. G. W. Hufham was called to the pas torate of the church and this time served until January 1880 whan Rev. C. C. Gordon ac cepted the church call for one year. In December 1880 Rev. G. W. Hufham was called for the third pastorate and accepted and con tinued as pastor of the church . until 1880 when called again, he declined. ft was during his pastorate in JUly 1883 that a committee was appointed to consider the pro position made by the Inhabi tants of Strickland* Depot (now Magnolia) to move the church to the village, but no dtfbdte slaps were taken at the time. The Rev. Alfred Guy was called In March 1889 and began waste In April 1889 and served rc October 1888 durlrgtlw st^Beawrdam and held a great ttinc they passed through the dark Civil war cloud from 1881 to 1868. Ha hold tha church won derfully cloaa together, never missing a meeting, and having frequent additions to the mem bership by baptism. Records show several liberal collections were taken and sent to Rev. N. B. Cobb for the Army colportage work. A most feeling and patriotic tribute of respect is spread upon the minutes of the church In 1883 to the memory of G. W. Bass, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania In July 1863 at the age of 22. His brave young spirit In pass ing through the many battles of Maryland and Virginia, bis lo yalty to his State and His Savior, Is commented upon. A revival was held In Octo ber 1864 and 44 members were added to the church. Also In 1864 a committee was appointed to consider again moving the church to Magnolia. Magnolia citizens proposed a liberal con tribution, but no action was ta ken. In 1869, Mr. Guy resigned as pastor and Rev. John NlckStal llngs was called, accepted and served until 1878. It was under his guidance in 1872 that the de cision was made to move the church to Magnolia and the pre sent location was selected. Mr. Henry Holllngsworth, a leading citizen, assisted the building committee and the church was torn down and moved and rebuilt In 1872 and 73. In July 1874 the name was changed from Beaverdam to Magnolia Baptist Church. The original church at Bea verdam contained a partition across the house and the white people sat on one side, the Negro on the other. The pul pit was so placed, opposite the partition, that the preacher faced both. When the church was moved to Magnolia a ves tibule was added with a gallery above, for the colored people who retained their membership there until about 1917 when they were dismissed to organise a church a few miles from town. In January 1876 It was re solved that the members should each contribute to the support of the gospel "as the Lord has prospered him." In 1878 G. W. Hufham was called far his fourth pastorate and served one year. The beloved W. M. Kennedy was next chosen and served until 1884. In the fan the Rev. Mr. GUllgan, a blind, assisted In a revival, adding 53 mem bers. In 1884 Rev. R. T. Bryan of near Kenansvllle assisted In a revival adding 40 members. Mr. Bryan soon left to spend the rest of Ms life in China as a missionary. The next minister. Rev. Joe Gllllapie served one year and was followed by Rev. J. T. Ba ker . Others In this period were Rev. C. E. Govren, W. L. Bllbro, O. P. Meeks, J. B. Harrell, L. B. Boney, and W. N. Johnson. In July 1903 the saintly L. R. Carroll was call ed. The church welcomed Mm back home and they enjoyed their labors together until Au gust 1908 when he became too feeble to serve longer. He Riled Ms last two appointments sitting as he was too feeble to stand." In 1908 the first Missionary Society was organized by Miss Kale Barden and she was the first president. Rev. W. W. Johnson served as next pastor and reslgnsd after one year. Rev. C. M. Rock served as pastor until May 1907. It was during the year 1907 that MISS Macy Cox, for many years a faithful member and devout lea der, organised the Sunbeam Band. The Rev. J. H. Booth fol lowed Mr. Rock as pastor and Mr. Booth served until July UOctober 1918 gud son. * i , - The Young Woman's Au xiliary was organized In Au gust 1913 with Miss Nernls Mat thews president. The Royal Am bassadors were organized In June 1918 with Mrs. C. P. Gay lor leader. The girls Auxiliary was organized In 1918 with Miss Macy Cox as leader. Other ministers Included Rev. S. B. Wilson, C. E, Sta re ns, A. L. Carlton, W. K. Col lins , D. E. Hill, and A. U Brown. A church reunion was held the third Sunday In April 1920 and it was decided to build a new church. A former minister W. K. Collins preached on "Bu ilding The Walls of Jerusalem." Nearly $8,000 was subscribed that day. Rer. A. L. Brown served as psstar from January 19X1 until September when he moved to Roee Hill to serve the church there on half time basis. In July he helped organize aBYPU with Mr. O. G. Bradshaw, pre sident. Rev. B. R. Page was the next minister. Prominent In the Church at that time were two outstanding men who served the church In many ways In cluding Sunday School Super intendents, Mr. H. M. Swlnson sad Mr. Theo Mlddloton. (Thru October 1921). The sanctuary was "Rough ed" In and used a few years when a building committee con sisting of Miss Macy Cox, chairman, Mrs. J. C. Horns, Mrs. S. B. Hunter, Theo Mid dlatom m J Tucker. John Wil son, and L. A. Connell were ap^ pointed to make plans to com plete the building, specifically. walls, roof, windows, and out side doors. The next addition was edu cational space consisting of a nursery, two lounges, and eight class rooms. It was in 1957 that a rotat ing system of deacons was adop ted and In 1959 the church voted to go full time. The same year the old manse was sold, a lot purchased and plans adop ted for the modern brick struc ture completed in the early 1960s at an approximate cost of 120,000. Under the capable leadership of Rev. Norman Aycock with the present membership of 266 the educational facilities are no longer adequate and plans are now underway for a complete new bulling to be located Just east of the present structure. Other ministers serving the church were : E. Paul West; L. A. Cornell, W. M. Kelly, T. H. Williams; E. C. Cham ble; J. B. Sessoms; Thomas W. McKneely; J. P. Royal, J. D. Eyerett, Charles Murray, and M. A. Conrad. From the membership of Magnolia Baptist Church has come many prominent and In fluential christians Including three ministers. Alton Qulnn, now pastor of a church In Tho masvllle, was ordained Into the ministry In March 1997. Bruce Wilson, now pastor of a church in Grant, Virginia, was ordain ed Into the ministry in January 1967. More recently Herbert Lanier was ordained Into the ministry and Is now pastor of a church In Virginia Beach, Vir ginia. Currently serving the church are: Rev. Norman Aycock; Clif ton Chestnutt, Clerk; Albert Pope, Chairman of Board of Deacons; Abner Lanier, Ken neth Wilson, Jack Joyner, Clif ton Chestnutt, Kenneth Johnson, J. P. Smith, Sbelton Balls and John F. Hamilton, deacons; Paul Tucker, Sunday School superin tendent; Mrs. Paul Tucker, Music Director; Mrs. Carlton Smith, Organist; Mrs. Elma P. Drew, Treasurer; Mrs. Paul Bass, President of WMU; and Kenneth Wilson, Director of Training Union. (The early information and down trough the year 1931 was complied from records of the lata Miss Macy Co*. We are also Indebted to Mr. Cllfbr Chemtt far bis helpO Wstfs PR??fED( A \o%TA* ' lCONGRES&Jft V fyoaeUvHr WASHINOTON RVOKT frain Ymw Cimnnw DAVID N. IIIDIOH I i In order to recognize the Im portance of and to strengthen the police forces of our Nation, Congressman David N. Hender son (D.. N. C.) announced that he has introduced a bill to ex empt policemen from the Se lective Service Act. The bill would exempt state highway pa- v trolmen and policemen of the ci ties and towns and other poll-. tlcal subdivisions from military service while engaged In law en forcemeat. Henderson said, "I believe that the majority of the Ameri can, In view of the wide-spread ' lawlessness and crime over the Nation, recognize that the service rendered to law-abiding citizens by our police Is as Important as Is the defense of our Nation and the free world by our young men performing military duty. Congrats should take this action to let foe police and all American citizens know that it Is our purpose to stren ghtan our Police Departments In every way possible." Henderson further stated that In his opinion foe states, cit ies and local authorities have a primary responsibility to pre vent crime, lawlessness and rioting and ha does not believe that all of foe proposals to spend money to Improve foe police forces, will be as effective as would his proposed bill. ."Everyone knows that the law enforcement agencies of our na tion are finding It most diffi cult to get young qualified men to rater this dangerous work. I hops tost other members of ] various states and cities will enthusiastically support my , proposed legislation. Obviously the enactment of ***** legisla tion would not coat tee tax payer any additional money, and Ot is my Arm belief that a more effective use of our manpower' to tee military will enable us to strenghtra tee various law en forcement agencies of our Na tion without interfering with tee military necessity." Henderson concluded. SCIENCE briefs B Trlpla Moon The earth ha* three moons, < recent U.S. research shows. The i two "new" moons are virtually . invisible to the naked eye, even , for trained observers. They're hard to see because they are com- 1 posed of dust. Men Twins A new study of twins in ] Sweden indicates that inherited characteristics strongly influence the development of chronic , cough, in both smokers and non smokers. City Hazard * Lung cancer is almost three times as common in the Paris area as it is in rural Normandy, a recent survey of nearly a mil- ] lion and a half Frenchmen shows. ear Arc. Larry Esaell, age 6, drowns in abandoned well under resi dence In Warsaw. Thomas Hall Joins staff at James Sprunt as Director of Vocational-Technical Educa tion. Duplin Times Progress c Sentinel Published Weekly by Progress Sentinel, Inc. Kenansvllle, N. C. 28349 Second Class Postage PaiMI at Kenansville, N. C. SUBSCRIPTION PRICKS Stogie Cepy l#c In DupUa and Adjaielag ? Mos.-41.ll 1 Outside Of DupUn aad ? M??. R,S I Tr/-|Ul (Met N. C. Sales Tax) Outside North Carolina 1 Tr. -Ml A DupUn OwuUy Jetnrasd do Mrs. Earl Gresham retires from BeulavUle Post Office aflsr many years dedicated sar? ?less. $j B Years Ago Mr. Wade Gaylor, Magnolia .1 native, has been named Field Manager of Motorola Products. Sponsors of Beulavllle fair announce Instructions and plans for annual event. George Cowan appointed to serve a three year term on Duplin County FHA committee. * Elementary school science workshop held for Duplin with 34 teachers participating. 10 Years Ago Dallss Herring, Duplin's Na tive son, Is named ehdrman Stats Board et N. C. Banks largest lenders to farmers la year 19 SB. Duplin County collected $239,698 In 1966-57 taxes. SO Years Ago Warsaw youth, Harold D. Hales, electrocuted while work lag on power lines In Wallace. ; "Peerlne* Reynolds accepts poet as County Manager for Ro- ] bersoe County. Slmmone, Newborn, Turner 1 omrr unTtj ti'lMBnt ' - i',,V A . , ... ?UUt Well! Well*!!! ir imams Road signs can bo moot In teresting, aad Tlmoly ???*???? [ ni ??through Does Ron tha otbar day and Juat past tha school houaa and ap proaching Southwest Crook when tha radio blared out "at B:S0 a.m. July lath, tha tem poraturo In downtown Klnston la 78 dsgroes". Juat at that momaot my oyoa camo to root an a road sign that contalnod three words, ICE ON BRIDGE. I was In quite a harry, but I backod up and road that sign again and SDTt ttWIMfh that IS what it aald. Wall wry chaaca I got that day, I woodorod who, how, ' why, or what. Wall to fbrthor add to my contoalon, that dgn was not thoro Satur day, but thoro was a llttlo pile of froah dirt among tho grass. ? ? ? ? Hare you boon by Goldon Grovo C amatory rocontly? Woll II you haven't ploaso mako a apodal trip down to soo that after long last soma ono la again Inter ostod In Its upkeep. That comotery was donated to tho town by tho late L. A. Boas lay who dooply loved KOnans rlllo and bo wanted tho coma I ? _a? a- ? _ a? -- a ?' wry to do i snrxnt itpt witn l ova and davotlou. Instead, tor tho post several years It has boon sadly and grossly nog lac tad. Except for an occadon >1 mowing, and I do moan occa sional, it was loft untended. Ono lady In town told mo rocont ly that she hired a man to mow bar yard aad comotary lot each wade because otherwise It was done so seldom she could not ilAMOaul OA VA1 IUA awpena on it. Y#t tnw procMas from tho sate of lots Is sup posed to bo In a comotary fund, ussd only tor Its upkssp. 1 do congratulate tho town board far this step forward, and urgs that this project bo continued as It wo meant to bo. *e*e On* of the boya In the she riff's department told me re cently that a Bordeaa woman trom the lover end of the coun ty had been charged In a war rant with forgery* There la nothing too unusual about that. Bond was set for her appear ance In court at 13,000 afl*r she had forged three or four checks on Hoes Cartwrlgbtlllll There are two families In the Watha-Wlllard area whoee sur name Is the same as that of the famous TV star, and seems to me that their neighbors refer to their farms as the Ponderous. * ? ? ? The shop part of this business will never be die same since we lost a lovely little girl to Dan Cnptd and Jimmy Wood. Mary Lou Reynolds reedy wtt and Impish good humor has en deared her to all of us and while we regret loosliv her we know that Jimmy has won a prise. THE BEST to both of you. ? ? * ? Cant help but be amused at people, and the story of their surgical operations. And my husband is no exception. Joe had minor surgery about 10 days ago now, and though It was very successful, with no complications he declares that * . ft W (uncle Pete From I ' | Chittlin Switch $d*' I W. ' DEAR MISTER EDITOR: I been baring a little trouble with my right ear ao I went to aee my doctor this week. I told him I thought it was on account of my old lady set on that side at the table and this ear was git ting orer exposed to bar ax pounding on the sins of the worid in general and mine in particular. He said, if I didnt mind, he would prefer to have no self diagnosing, claimed they was two things a doctor couldn't do, prac tice medicine over the telephone and listen to self-diagnosing. He looked in my ear with a telescope, scraped it out with a instrument that looked like a spoon handle, give me a envelope full of pills and charged me five dollars. He aint said yet what was wrong with it and I still think my self-diagnosing was cor rect. But as I was leaving he give me what he said was the regular pamphlet from the American As sociation of Physicians and Sur geons, said it was called the AAPS Letter and it had some stuff he wanted me to read. I figgered his conscience was hurt ing him about that $9 but I didnt say nothing, brung it home and started glancing it over. I was a little shocked, Mister Editor, at one of the items in this pamphlet got out by the doc tors and surgeons. It said Congressman Thomas Pelly of Washington had report sd we was going to make a "Fly ind Rat Census" in the United census. According to^Congro^ man PeHy, this Federal Job did nt require no apodal qualifica tions, high school diploma, col lege degree, and dropouts was i eligible. He said he could under stand why it didn't take no col lege diploma to count 'rata and fliea, but he thought the pay waa a little high, a little more than we was giving the boys In Vietnam. This pamphlet advised all doe tors and surgeons to look around and if they was any dropouts amongst their patients that want ed to make $100 a day, have them git their application in ear ly to the Secretary of Hearing and Urban Development, Waab ington, D.C. I was thinking fer a minute or \ two Fd take this item to the country store Saturday night and tack it up on the wall behind the cheese box. But I slut got the heart. Ed Doolittle would ex pound on this item fer the next year. My ear was gltting a little bet ter, Mister Editor, but this pam phlet the doctor give me haa practical ruined by general health. I want my $5 bad. Oris Me THE Minister's Desk By: D. E. Parker son Carrboro, N. C. Why do marriages fail? Why do those who begin riding high on cloud nine wind up In the garbage can? Why do some mar riage partners begin peaches ana cream and wind up peaches aid scream? The answer to each of these questions is that there is no one answer. Problems tha wreck havoc with history's most basic institution, the home, are as numerous as the sands of the sea and as complex as the new system of mathematics for the average parent today. Let me venture to name Just ?three of them. #, The major reason for the failure of marriages is, of course, a lack of communica tion. The two partners do not really know each other. The tragedy does not end here, for they may not really want to know each other. Such was the case with a man who went into a police station to report that his wife was missing. The sergeant began writing up the report. "How talllsshe?' "About so high," the man ans wered. "How much does she weigh?" "About average. 1 guess." ? Color of tyes?,r"Hat I and coat, I suppose/' "Was she carrying anything?" "Yes, and she had a dog on a leash." "What kind a a dog?" "A pedigreed brindle and white Ger man shepherd weighing 38 pounds and seven ounces, 6 hands high, license 45-12-C on brown collar, slightly deaf in his right ear and answerstothe name of Prince." No wonder some wives lead a dog's life. Some fellows marry the dog and keep the wife around for a pet. The second reason I would mention for the failure of mar riages Is selfishness. This Is i the constant and determined ef fort to get your own way at all costs without regard for the opinion or welfare of the other. One young bride was telling her mother that her new husband was wonderful to her in that he save her everything she asked for. The mother re plied, "That merely shows, my dear child, that you are hot ask ing enough." That's the trouble now - we ask too much and give too little In return. Jesus said, "A man's life cons 1steth not in the abundance of-thls world's goods." He also said, "It Is more blessed to give than to receive.' Ever try It? , Third reason I would men tion Is a lack of confidence. Some married people simply do not trust each other In anything. They develop a king-sized Edi. They try to work it off igglng. They try to assert own superiority while every single day trying to make it clear that their mate Is first- . cousin to the missing link. This was the case with a certain wife was ttying to get her re luctant husband to nelp their small son with his homework. "Help him now while you can," she said, "next year he gets promoted to the second grade," Family of Fiddlms A whole new group of stringed musical instruments ? eight of them ? has been constructed by a U.S.-European team. Built strictly according to acoustical theory, they sound alike except for differences in range. ? ? ? Long-Lasting Drug A single dose of a new anti biotic protects animals from in fection for as long as two months, a New Jersey scientist reports. The usual effective period for antibiotics is two days. In six days his temperature was taken 87 times. He says there wis a tremendous waste* man power (or nurse power) In that hospital. Crossword Puzzle . ACROSS L Demons S. However ?. Attach 11. Of two 11 Wild ox 11 Card game 15. Perceive 15. Arachnid 11 Interjection 11 Jelly-like chemical 21 Snake 21. Argons chem. 21 Pops , 24. 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