GEORGIA BIOGRAPHIES: C.C. White File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Walker Winge [barbarawinge@yahoo.com], courtesy of Oldbuck Press Inc. [obsales@aol.com] C. C. WHITE Rev. C. C. White, son of John and Rachel Carter White, was born in Elbert County, Georgia, January 15th, 1820. His mother had been baptized by Rev. Jesse Mercer, and reared her son as Timothy was reared, under the power of the Gospel truth. In his twenty-first year, September, 1840, he was baptized by Rev. Asa Chandler, into the fellowship of Vance Creek Church, in his native county. He was educated principally at Ruckersville, Georgia, but was subsequently a beneficiary student at Mercer University. In September, 1850, ten years after his baptism, he was ordained to the ministry, at Carmel Church, Newton County, by a presbytery composed of Revs. C. M. Irwin, J. Bledsoe, J. M. Carter, and W. Richards. He entered at once on active service, laboring for a year as missionary of the Central Association and for twenty years after as pastor of churches. During this time he ministered through periods ranging from three to fourteen years, to Shiloh, Rocky Creek and Hopewell Churches, Jasper County; Liberty, Carmel, Covington, and Zion, Newton County; Sharon and Sardia, Henry County; Conyers, Rockdale County; and Lithonia, DeKalb County. His preaching was sound in doctrine and earnest in spirit, and he possessed hortatory gifts in an unusual degree. Christians were comforted and strengthened; sinners were awakened; the churches were built up, and he baptized from twenty to fifty converts yearly - the baptisms one year amounting to over a hundred. In the pulpit and in private life his manner was simple and unassuming, and his bearing was friendly to all, without distinction of sect or station. He was at once a popular and a successful pastor. About the year 1872, Mr. White’s health failed, and he was compelled to retire from regular pastoral labor. Recently, however, he has sufficiently regained physical capability to resume it, and has entered the field again with his accustomed energy. During his connection with the Central Association, perhaps in 1856, he filled the chair of Moderator, and at present he is Moderator of the Second Georgia Association. He was married in December, 1852, to Miss A. J. Sharpe, daughter of Deacon Thomas Sharpe, of Newton County. They have four children, two son and two daughters. Ref: HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN GEORGIA, 1881, Atlanta, GA, p. 613. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============