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MAR 2 9 1 9 5 1 TUI'RSI) VY, M \R( H 29, 19.>1, It| \( k M<)1 NTA1N, N. SECTION II Crusade for Christ .. j tho greatest man who ever lived 7” If you were 3 .,i that question your answer would surely be Jesus of „ „ manaeer. a man who lived out his life without £■2 a home or property, this homeless Jew who made acf living bv following the carpenters trade, changed the 1 ba" f history. His record of service to humanity, the simple course oi ( ]jt, tau)fht have stamped him as immortal. Without His own people, Jesus taught a philosophy, a way of honor among nis eyf 20 centurics after He died on Calvary’s ' recognized as the hope of the world—and the only ('n ’- humanity. He won no great battles, He led no great hope ii,ci ainio^t 2'>00 years after His death, His prom arm'."' 1,1 - • • - »- -* **- —— ---j **— [>vit in i vo i (#iniurv j v~. — — • - “—*•*, - prom - ** t hotter way of life has spanned tht* centuries ami offers for tired and worn, comfort for the sorrowing, and peace for " those who will come.’ Ti i. week the 19 churches of the Black Mountain community , n-oring a “Crusade For Christ Week." Recognizing that follow closer the teachings of the Risen Christ, the -'-ter' and church leaders have set aside this week for special "rrh and rededication. The peace of the world depends not v-uiHv on the biggest armies, the fastest planes, or the most Sowerful bombs, but on our being able to follow the Prince of Peace who devoted His life to the teaching of God’s love for a sinful world. The 19 churches of Black Mountain extend a joint invitation •o each of you to attend the church of your choice during the Crusade For Christ Week. Revival services will be held each evening in each church, Sunday through Friday, at 7:30. An ■interdenominational noon day service will be held each day, Mon day through Friday, from 12:05 to 12:35, in the sanctuary of | the Methodist church. Attend these services as often as you can. nu\n< m? The 19 Churhes of The Black Mountain Community Invite You To wm# tip CHURCH Crusade For Christ Week April 1 - 8 Origin And Early History Of Black Mountain Comi Grovestone Baptist Church, Rev. L. V. Vess, Pastor Burgin’s Chapel, Rev. G. Y. Burgin, Pastor Of Churches nunity Told Tabernacle was First Established In This Vicinity By Eugene Byrd Note: Some people have felt that a few words concerning the history i of the various churches in Black Mountain would be most approp riate in this special Crusade for Christ edition of the Black Moun tain News. 1 shall approach this privilege with fear and trembling ; since so few records exist concern j ing the older churches and since much of my information is “word of mouth” material. I would be most glad if I make any erroneous statements to have them called to my attention, and I would also appreciate any information con cerning any churches that 1 have been forced to omit on account of limited knowledge. When our forefathers pushed their way across the mountains during the latter days of the eight eenth century, they found them selves living in a wilderness. Homes had to be built and fields had to be cleared. However, real izing that "Man does not live by bread alone,” our forbears scon began erecting buildings that in many instances served the dual ; purpose of church and schoolhouse. The first known church west of | the Blue Ridge in this area was a Presbyterian church known as Patton's Meeting House or Robert Patton’s Meeting House. This i church was the parent church of ' the present Pine Grove Presbyter ian Church at Swannanoa. In the immediate vicinity of Black Mountain, Tabernacle Meth odist Church is possibly the oldest church. There are some traditions j that the church was visited by Bishop Asbury while he was on his missionary tours of Western North Carolina early in the nine teenth century. Tabernacle was probably one of the original mem | bers of the old "Swanina Circuit.” ; Fletcher Fortune, Jesse Stepp, and | Leander Lytle appear to have been ! early leaders in this church. Baptist work in this area began with the founding of the North Fork Church, now known as the Mountain View Baptist Church, in 1828. Tradition has it that the church was founded by John Henry Wheeler, an itinerant Baptist min ister. Land for the original site was given by Frederick Burnett, Jr. One is led to conjecture if Jeremiah Truett, grandfather of the renowned Dr. George Truett, and who resided at the present site of Goodson’s Dairy, may have had any part in the early North Fork Church. The late Jule Walk er always said that Elldridge Burnett bore the name of being the “main spoke’’ in the old North Fork Church. The North Fork Church moved about 1900 to its present site and at the suggestion of its pastor at that time, Joseph Cordell, adopted the name Moun tain View Baptist Church. The present First Baptist Church originated as an “arm” of the. old North F’ork Church. On Sept. 19, 1891, 14 members of the North Fork Church received letters of dismission to begin the work at Black Mountain “station.” How ever lack of a meeting place other than the Kerlee schoolhouse ap pears to have been a drawback and the First Baptist Church was not a well knit organization until after deciding to build a church and appointing a building com mittee, March 14, 1907. At that time, Rev. Elijah Allison was the pastor of the church. The present State Street Metho dist Church or Black Mountain Methodist Church originated from the Tabernacle Church and accord ing to traditions was constituted by a Sunday school group that met in the Kerlee schoolhouse to worship. Prominent early mem bers of the group seem to have —Turn to Page 4, this Sec.
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