Catawba-Lincoln County NcArchives Church Records.....Rock Springs Circuit Copyright Date 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jill Huter jhuter@nc.rr.com July 20, 2006, 9:39 am Report and Directory Rock Springs Circuit, 1895, Western N.C. Conference, M.E. Church, South. Note. 1. Names in italics were received into the church during the year. 2. Names in brackets () have been excused by church conference from payment of dues in whole or in part "for good cause shown." 3. The figures following each name represent decimally the dollars paid by the individual, first for the support of the ministry, and second for "the collections ordered by the annual Conference" for our connectional work, thus: A.C. Sherrill,$5.00, $3.50, shows that Brother Sherrill paid $5.00 for the support of the ministry and $3.50 for the various collections. 4. If a name has not figures following it, or if a blank is where figures should be it denotes there is nothing paid. 5. The title Mrs. is only used before the names of widowed ladies. The greatest pains have been taken to make this report absolutely correct, yet there will doubtless be some mistakes discovered, in all of which let us make the amende honorable. -------------------------------- MOUNT PLEASANT OFFICIAL BOARD: - Rev. J.A. Sherrill, L.E. and Chm'n Board Trustees; G.P. Sherril, John A. Little, F.O. Robeson, Stewarts; L.P. Eckard, St. Class Leader and Superintendent of Sunday Schools. PREACHING every 2nd [3rd] Sunday at 11 a.m. and 4th Sunday 3:30 p.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.m., except 4th Sunday at 2 p.m. CHURCH MEMBERS W. Edmond Allen $1 00 $ 50 Mary M. Allen 25 Maggie G. Allen 25 25 Eva Belle Allen 25 25 Mrs. Mary Allen 25 25 Albert A. Armstrong 50 Jennie Armstrong 25 H. Conner Barkly Jonas T. Beatty 3 00 1 00 Louvina Beatty 1 00 25 Ava [Ann?] Beatty 25 Sarah P. [omit P] Beatty J. Luther Bynum Mary Bynum W.W. Caldwell Robert Caldwell 2 00 1 00 Mamie Caldwell 2 00 35 Jno. P. Campbell 2 50 50 Alice Campbell 25 25 Mrs. Martha Crawford 1 00 25 (Wm. Childers) (Sarah Childres) 35 L. P. Eckard 4 00 1 00 Sarah L Eckard 50 25 B. Ann Eckard 25 25 Mrs. Sarah M Eckard 50 " Rebecca M. Gabriel 1 00 25 H.S. Gabriel 3 00 25 Bruce A. Gabriel 80 Donna Gabriel 50 25 John W. Gabriel 2 50 1 50 Mary Gabriel 1 25 50 Sudie Gabriel 1 25 30 Walter Gabriel 2 00 1 00 Susan A.R. Goodson E. Jenkins " Dovie " Carrie " Able L. [R] Helderman Julia Hicks Levi S. Hicks 75 50 Minnie Z. Hicks 25 25 Mrs. Jane R. Howard 1 00 25 Laura E. " 1 00 25 John F. " 1 00 30 Lenora C. " 1 00 J. Edward [Edmond] " 1 00 Fannie " 1 00 Mrs. Susan " Susan C. " Lee " 50 Ida " 50 Rebecca " [Cornelius] 1 00 25 F. Rinalda [Howard] 1 00 25 Fred H. Linebarger 1 00 [25] Caroline " 1 00 [25] J. Worth " 1 50 25 Elizabeth " 50 25 Alonzo " Carl " Thomas Little Jno. A. " 3 00 1 25 M. Anne " 50 75 J. Will " 5 00 2 00 M. Alice " 50 50 G. P. Alonzo " 1 00 F. Lock " 2 00 75 Lula V. " 25 Jehue A. " Cornelia " Landy W. Lockman 75 Julia A. " 50 Luzetta " E. Bessie " 10 L. Elizabeth McCall 50 25 George Panther M. Catherine Panther Andrew J. Perkins F.O. Robeson 4 00 50 Sarah F. " 50 25 Lillie S. " 50 J. Franklin " 1 00 50 Martin M " 2 00 S. Dove " William " 25 Ada " Pinkney " 2 00 1 00 Mary S. " 1 00 Mattie E. " Charles " 25 Thomas " 1 00 Julia Ann " Lawson A Rudacil Susan Rutledge Rev J A Sherrill, L E 20 00 10 00 Mary " 75 G. Powell " 5 50 2 00 Nannie C " 2 50 1 00 Barbary " 50 1 00 S. Augusta " 50 50 Sallie E. " 1 00 1 00 Mattie G. " 50 50 Emma L. " 50 50 W. Marion " 2 50 2 50 Fannie Sigmond Augusta " Mrs N Perlina Shelton 50 30 Lomax " [10] [10] E. Lock “ Laura A. “ Sudie “ David P. Smith 1 00 Sarah E. “ Collections 2 00 Individual Friends 10 Sunday School 66 _______ ______ Total from all sources $110.00 $56.16 [43 -] ----------------------- BETHEL CHURCH OFFICIAL BOARD – Frank W. Howard, E.M. Howard and W.F. Kelly, Class Leaders: J.A. Howard, O.F. Howard, Wm. Mundy, F.G. McCall and P.A. Thompson, Stewards; W.A. Howard, Supt. Sunday School. PREACHING every 2nd Sunday, 3:30 p.m. and 4th Sunday, 11 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.m., except 2nd Sunday at 2 p.m. CHURCH MEMBERS J.P. Armstrong 1 00 25 Eliza “ 25 10 Frank “ 50 Jas. M. “ 50 25 David “ Julia “ Jno. P. Asberry Annie M. “ 25 H.C. Barkley 1 50 Nancy G. Barkley 50 Mrs. Ida “ 50 Cola C. Beatty 2 00 50 Sara J. “ 1 00 25 Neoma Pearl Beatty Jno. Brotherton 3 00 25 Manerva “ 75 50 J. H. Brotherton J. Will “ 1 50 Nannie M. “ 1 00 Thos. Lee “ 1 05 50 Ida S. “ 50 50 (Mrs.Martha “) Laura E. “ Laura R. Black Sarah Cashion J. Signora “ 50 John D. Clark 2 00 Julia A. “ 2 00 Cora Davis Wm. Fisher 1 50 Nancy “ 50 25 Sydney J. Forney Emily Goodson 10 [marked through] Carrie Gabriel 25 25 Frank W. Howard 2 40 1 00 Jane “ 1 00 1 00 Rebecca “ 50 1 00 Addie J. “ 50 1 00 O.F. “ 2 00 1 00 Ida V. “ 50 50 Mrs.M.Louisa “ 1 00 Mary R. “ Walter M. “ E. Monroe “ 1 00 25 Sarah J. “ 1 00 Osborne “ Mrs. C.R. “ 1 63 25 J.A. “ 3 00 1 00 Racheal C. “ 75 1 00 F. Luther “ 50 H.North “ 3 37 Otho D. “ Ada E. “ 50 Jennie “ 50 Henry A. “ 1 00 1 25 Maggie J. “ 25 25 Ida Iola “ Wm.A. “ 50 Bettie “ 50 H. Durant “ 2 50 [1 00] Mary E. “ 1 00 25 Ottis A. “ 15 Nannie E. “ 10 10 J.Edmund “ H. Sydney “ 1 50 25 Lillie L. “ 50 25 Camila “ 50 Martha A. “ Mrs. Rebecca “ 1 10 [1 00] Mary C. 25 [10] Wm Avery “ 1 65 75 Mary A. “ Rosa “ Rebecca Hagar 50 60 J. Horace Harwell Mary A. “ Mrs. Dora “ 3 00 25 Wm. B. “ 50 Susan E. “ 50 Oscar Hobbs 50 Laura “ 50 Wm. F. Kelly 2 00 1 00 Rebecca “ 1 00 25 Jennie “ 25 25 Chas. H. “ 50 Lou J. Keiver Mrs. Isabella Killian 1 50 20 Mrs. Millie L. King 1 50 25 J. Allen “ 2 35 1 00 Cora R. King 50 25 Mrs. Hattie E. Lowe 1 00 25 Oscar J. “ Charles H. “ Annie “ Eunice “ 10 Lucy B. “ 10 John F. Little 1 50 Lucinda “ C.L. Alex “ Charles “ Zenia “ Della “ F.G. McCall 2 00 Annie E. “ 1 00 Mary D. “ 25 H. Cephas “ 50 Maggie “ 25 Zanie R. “ 25 Vassie P. “ 25 Roza Z. McGhee 50 25 J. Spencer Mundy 4 00 Susan “ 1 00 25 Jane “ 50 Joseph F. “ 25 Wm. “ 2 75 1 55 Dora Ella “ 1 00 1 55 Jessie A. “ 25 65 Frank M. “ 3 00 1 50 F. Worth “ Hattie B. “ Warren “ 2 00 25 Francis E. “ 1 00 15 E. Maude “ 25 Lucy T. “ 25 10 Lala “ 25 10 Nannie B. “ 25 15 F. Pink “ 2 00 Mary R. “ 2 25 25 Francis A R “ 1 00 Lottie Miller 50 20 Mrs. Eliza A. Shelton 1 00 25 Mrs. Elizabeth A. “ 50 10 Annie W. “ 50 10 L. Mack “ Elizabeth E. “ Sam’l D. “ Alex Sigmond 1 00 J. Victoria “ Wm. H. Smith 75 Mary A. “ 1 50 50 Mrs. Rachel Thompson 75 Elizabeth “ 50 Mary J. “ 25 Carrie “ 25 A.F. “ Laura “ Samuel D. “ Minnie G. “ Pinkney A. “ 4 00 1 50 Fannie M. “ 1 00 50 Virginia B. “ Zettie G. “ Jas. M. “ Lucile “ Annie M. “ Eliza J. “ 1 00 Mrs. Nancy Wilkinson Lock A.H. “ Nannie E. “ Collections 3 07 Individual friends 5 00 5 Sunday School 1 10 _________ ______ Total from all sources $113 55 $35 17 ----------------------- DENVER CHURCH OFFICIAL BOARD – Craig McIntosh, St., S.J. Whitner, St. and Supt. S.S. PREACHING 2nd Sunday at night PRAYERMEETING every Wednesday night CHURCH MEMEBERS B.D. Bolick 3 00 75 Catherine E. Bolick 25 Lillie E. “ L. Puett “ Charles R. “ Frank A. “ Edward “ Alfred Childers Priscilla M. “ 25 Jennie “ 25 Rebecca Goodson Jas. H. Johnston 1 00 M. Eugenia “ 2 25 Julia “ 35 R. Marvin “ Nannie C. “ Craig McIntosh 8 70 1 00 Elvira “ 1 00 50 A. Zettie “ 50 25 Chas. E. “ 50 25 Fannie M. “ 25 John “ 25 Richard Proctor 1 90 50 Elizabeth “ Julia H. “ 50 Mamie “ 50 Wm.C. “ 2 00 Vassie L. “ Mrs. Martha J. Stacey 2 00 50 Flora A. Stover 3 85 Lochie K. “ 1 00 Sydney J. Whitener 20 00 3 75 Clarence “ 75 25 Collections 2 77 Individual Friends 75 Sunday School 1 32 ______ _____ Total from all sources $46 00 $18 44 ----------------------- REHOBETH CHURCH OFFICIAL BOARD:-B.F. Cornelius, J.D. Fisher, C. A. Sherrill, E. A. Sherrill, S. W. Sherrill, Stewards; J. A. Sherrill, Dist. Steward; B. E. Sherill, Recording Steward. Austin C. Sherrill, Supt. Sunday School Elim E. Sherrill, Supt. S.S. for Sherrill’s School House. PREACHING 1st and 3rd Sunday at 11 a.m. [11 a.m. marked through, 3 ½] SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. CHURCH MEMBERS. A.A. Abernathy $1 00 $ 50 R. Ellen “ 50 25 John “ 1 00 50 Candace “ 1 00 50 Charles R. Abernethy Zellie M. “ Mrs Isabella Abernathy 1 00 50 O.W. Asberry 3 00 Louisa S. Asberry John M. Barkly 4 50 75 Laura “ 50 25 Charles W. “ Robert J. Ballard Mrs. H.T. Beams Gilbert M. Beatty 5 00 Manson L. “ 1 50 50 Tyler “ 3 00 Addie “ 2 00 Mrs. E.L. “ 25 Margaret “ 25 F. Lock “ Mary J. Brotherton Ellen “ Mrs. Rachel A. Brown 25 Mrs. Mary Caldwell 1 00 Cora Lee “ Walter “ F. Frank Conner 10 00 2 00 Ellen L. “ 4 00 1 00 Charles T. “ 25 50 Mrs. Ann J. Cornelius 3 25 1 00 Jane “ 1 00 25 Benjamin F. “ 5 00 1 00 Mary Z. “ 3 00 50 Lucy “ 25 25 Annie B. “ Henry F. “ 3 50 1 00 E. Augusta “ 1 00 25 Cephas “ J. Burton “ 1 50 25 Julia “ 50 25 J. Preston “ 1 50 40 Mary P. “ 50 25 M[W]m. A Day [4]60 50 Sarah A. “ [40] 25 Julia Fairchild Wm.G. Fisher [page torn] 70 Cora “ 25 1 Sarah J. “ 25 10 Minnie “ 25 10 Junius D. “ 2 50 75 Lillie E. “ 50 25 Cora R. Frazier M.M. Gabriel 5 00 1 00 Victoria E. H. Gabriel 25 John W. Jr., “ 1 50 25 Robert E. “ 2 00 1 00 Nannie I. “ 1 00 25 W. Alonzo “ 50 Charlie G. “ 50 Wm. A. Gibson Ida “ Thomas Gilleland 1 50 Jas. F. “ 25 (Jasper “) (Mary “) Mrs. Nancy Gordon 1 00 25 Minnie O. “ 1 00 50 Jas. L. “ 1 00 25 H.F. “ 1 00 25 J. Claude “ 1 00 25 Mrs. Martha Hagar 1 00 25 Mary J. Hagar 1 00 20 Maggie “ (Mrs. Patsy Harbison) Hays Harwell Julia E. “ Nora “ Wm. R. “ 50 Mary E. “ Mrs. John [Anne] “ 25 Mrs. S.A. “ 50 25 Harriet E. “ 25 Laura A. “ 25 Bertha “ 25 Minnie G. “ 50 Julia A.E. “ Hattie “ Alda R. “ H. Frank Helms 1 00 50 Martha A. “ 50 25 Florida A. “ 25 25 Wm.J. Holsclaw 1 00 Rittie “ 1 00 Porta “ 1 00 Lina [name corrected, illegible]” 50 50 Alonzo L. “ Florence L. “ Margaret N. Howard 50 25 Julia Little (Dora Litton) Leekey Lockman 1 00 Bertie L. “ 50 Octavia Mayhue 50 Minnie L. Mundy 10 Edgar P. “ Lee A. Richie 25 Epsie “ Hiram P. Robeson 2 00 J. Ann “ Josophine Little Mrs. J. C. Robeson 1 00 25 Zanie “ Charity Rummage Mark W. Sherrill 5 00 1 00 Mattie E. “ 1 00 50 Lloyd L., “ 25 Austin C. “ 5 00 3 50 Ella Haynes “ 50 75 Elbert L. “ 8 00 1 00 Julie E. “ 1 50 50 Blanche “ 50 50 Jacob “ 5 00 1 05 Susan E. “ 1 00 25 Enos “ 3 00 2 35 J. Newton “ 4 00 25 Martha J. “ 1 00 Chas. A. “ [1]55 1 00 Callie B. “ 50 30 J. Early “ 1 50 25 Lucy L. “ 50 25 J. Waits “ 1 00 25 Martha A. “ 1 00 25 Zettie G.[Gabriel]” 50 Girtie R. Sherrill J. Nelson “ [6]66[7] 1 50 Salina “ 1 33 Josephus “ 1 50 Mrs. S.E. “ [50] Guye E. “ 1 00[2 50] 50 Lottie M.A. Sherrill 1 00 25 Elim E. “ 2 00 50 Chattie M. “ 50 25 Jason A. “ 8 00 2 50 Laura J. “ 2 00 50 S. Woodford “ 4 00 2 00 Mollie M. “ 2 50 4 50 Mrs. A. Eliza “ 1 00 Jas. A. “ 2 50 Epsie “ 25 E. Austin “ 6 00 1 50 Susan V. “ 1 00 50 Robt. W. “ Mary Jane “ Burgan E. “ 4 00 2 00 J. Wesley Jr. “ J. Wesley Sr. “ 4 50 1 00 Maggie A. “ 1 00 25 Ellen “ 50 20 Jessee “ 1 00 Mrs. M.G. “ Carrie “ W. Frank “ 2 00 S. Emma “ 1 00 (Thos. O. “) (Lilly “) Lucy Ann “ Jennie Belle “ 50 M. Feister “ 3 00 1 00 Mary “ M. Elizabeth “ 1 00 F. Ceborne “ 2 50 25 Annie “ 1 00 Essie “ Frank A. “ Laura L. “ Joseph I. “ Pinkney V. “ Carrie Shelton C.L. Turner 15 00 5 00 Lenora “ 5 00 2 00 Mrs. Martha F. Turner 2 00 1 00 Robert Whitener 1 00 Renie “ 50 Addie M. “ 3 00 1 00 Henry D. Linebarger 1 00 60 Susan “ 1 00 60 Edgar Lee “ 50 25 Lottie M “ Collections 2 76 Individual Friends 50 Two Sunday Schools 11 55 ______ _____ Total from all sources $225 42 $80 51 [244] -------------------- WEBB’S CHAPEL. OFFICIAL BOARD- J.A. Brotherton, St. and Supt. Of S.S., and Jesse McConnell, St. and Secretary Church Conference. PREACHING every 1st and 3rd [and 3rd marked out] Sunday, 3:30 p.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL, 2 p.m. CHURCH MEMBERS J.A. Brotherton $4 00 $1 50 Susan J. “ 1 50 25 Lillie L. “ 50 50 Seba J. “ 40 25 Mrs Martha “ 13 10 Victoria “ 12 10 Sydney “ 1 65 Lucy “ 50 Fannie Cashion 25 35 Minnie “ 25 10 Annie E. “ 25 10 Nora “ 25 10 Alma “ 10 Carrie S. “ 50 50 Mrs. Mu[e]lvina Ho[ar]well 55 15 Bettie Prince[illegible] Girtie “ 10 Martha “ 25 James A. Linebarger 2 00 Jane “ 50 25 Lizzie “ 50 Manerva Lockman James Sherrill Catherine “ Connie “ 05 Mary J. “ 4 00 A. Eliza “ 50 Alda “ 50 Mollie “ Rusha “ Lillie “ 75 Mrs. Manerva Symon[Sigmond][50] 50[-] Jesse McConnell 2 00 1 00 Lizzie “ 1 00 50 Mrs. Elizabeth Rankin 3 00 1 00 Elisha Womac 50 25 [illegible] [“] [25] [10] Ida J. “ 40 25 Sallie R. “ 25 15 Lee A. “ 1 00 60 Collections 1 51 Individual friends 25 75 Sunday School 1 70 ______ _______ Total from all sources $29 00 $19 90 [12 10] ----------------- LEBANON CHURCH. PREACHING by pastor Saturday before 2nd Sunday, 3 p.m. PREACHING by Dr. Sherrill 1st Sunday, 11 a.m. CHURCH MEMBERS (Emaline Ballard) Mi[?a]nnie I. “ Moses Bisener Julia “ Sallie “ Margaret A. Bisener Mary A. Blaylock 40 15 Edmund C. “ Rebecca Brotherton Margaret Chapman Mary F. Corrinyer [Cloninger] John F. Dellinger Martha “ Mrs. Elizabeth “ Mary E. “ Fannie Childers John Clippard Mary M. Drum Susan R. Gilleland 25 Mrs Caroline Goodson Mrs Rachael “ 10 Mrs Manerva Hicks 25 Wm. D. Hicks Rosetta “ Rebecca S. “ Theodore “ Wilburn “ Henry (St.) “ 50 30 N. Callie “ 25 25 Julius B. Hoke 40 Jane “ 40 Mrs. Patsy Ingle Anna Keener Rachael Lockman 10 S. Lavina “ 40 10 Harriet B. McCall Mrs Nancy Potts 40 10 Margaret Reynolds O.H. Stillwell 50 Margaret M. Stillwell Milly Scronce Jacob “ Catherine Scronce Mollie “ D.C.K. Wilkerson 1 50 30 Julia R. “ 50 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Sherrill Collections 20 Individual friends 25 Sunday School 20 ______ ______ All sources $6 00 $1 90 --------------------- BALANCE SHEET. QUARTERAGE RECEIVED. From Church members $544 55 “ Non-members “ Camp-ground colletion [sic] 4 05 ________ $548 60 Paid Presiding Elder $74 00 Paid Preacher in charge 474 60________ $548 60 COLLECTIONS. By Ch. Members on cards $173 54 “ Friends on cards 6 40 “ Col. In congregations 12 31 “ Sunday Schools 16 53 ________ $210 83 Paid F. Missions $95 00 “ Domestic Missions 45 00 “ Conference Collections 24 00 “ Church Extension 11 63 “ Bishops 12 00 “ Education 11 00 “ Payne Institute 2 50 “ Bible cause 2 50 “ Children’s Day 7 20 ______ $210.83 $210.83 ----------------- ANNUAL REPORT OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS School Months Run. Officers and Teachers Scholars Children’s Day Collection Missionary Collection Expenses of School Mt. Pleasant 9 6 63 66 … $3 45 Bethel 10 6 63 1 10 … 3 50 Denver 12 4 48 86 46 5 05 Rehobeth 12 11 118 2 31 8 41 15 18 Webb’s Chapel 9 9 87 1 70 … 7 00 Sherrill’s S.H. 9 7 70 45 38 7 00 Elbo School H 8 8 62 20 … 6 25 Total 51 403 7 28 9 25 47 53 FOR PARSONAGE FINAL REPORT Mount Pleasant $22 20 Bethel 10 00 Denver 19 50 Rehoboth 72 62 Webb’s 3 50 25-Cent Assessment 9 75 ______ Total Cash $137 57 For Work and Material $ 27 00 ______ $164 57 Paid on Note $122 45 Cash on Garden Fence 12 07 Other Improvements 29 00 Balance on hand 1 05 ________ _______ $164 57 $164 57 ------------------- PASTORAL BRIEFS. There were 44 professions of conversion reported from all the meetings held on the circuit this year. This is cause for great gratitude to God, but is it a creditable output for five hundred and sixty-nine church members? The new convert as well as the new church members, needs the fostering care of a spiritual, warm-hearted church. Reader, do you count one for that kind of a church? Don’t forget the “Old People’s Meeting” on Sunday of next camp- meeting, if you have a camp-meeting. Be sure to get these old people out. It will make a bright spot both in your memory and theirs. That parsonage debt is almost paid. Reader, are you perfectly sure you have done your full share toward its payment? There were only a few who honored that 25-cent assessment towards paying the parsonage debt. The remaining members will do honor to themselves by paying up at once. The question is not how you will be pleased with the new preacher, but “how much will you help him to make the year a success?” Don’t ask the preacher to go home with you unless you mean it; he might consent, and then what? It is unfair to get out of patience with the preacher because he don’t visit you at once, or the first few times you invite him. He will love you better if you just keep on asking until he can come. It is not the sermon that pleases you most, but the one that makes you feel the most like doing better, that is “A big seamon.” Additional Comments: From personal papers of John Alexander Little of Catawba County, NC. Transcribed from original document by Jill Little Huter. Original document courtesy of Elsie L. Kale. The document contains hand written notations which I will denote by square brackets []. 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