LENOIR COUNTY, NC - Church - Eastern Bapt. Assoc., 1867. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan Spence Mason Apr 1999 ======================================================================== Selections from The Eastern Baptist Association Booklet 3, 1867 Posted with kind permission from the Baptist Collection from the North Carolina Collection at Z. Smith Library, Wake Forest University, Winston- Salem, N.C.. [The booklets are over 100 years old, and include Lenoir, Craven, Onlsow, Duplin, New Hanover, and Wake Counties. This is only a partial abstraction of records, . . . Surnames have been capitalized.--Sloan Mason] "Minutes of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Session of the Eastern Association" Held with Bear-marsh, Duplin Co.,N.C.-October 8-11,1867. Published:Raleigh: Biblical Recorder Publishing Co., 1867. p.18 Report of Committee on Obituaries. The Committee on Obituaries submit the following: The death of Elder L. F. WILLIAMS, which occurred on the 13th day of June, 1867, in the seventieth year of his age, or thereabout, presents itself to our consideration, as worthy of record in our report. Elder WILLIAMS was converted under the ministry of Elder R. McNABB, about the year 1832, at which time he connected himself with the Free Will Baptists, and soon after commenced preaching. He continued with the Free Will Baptists about ten years. Becoming dissatisfied with their doctrines, especially that of open communion, he united with us, and continued steadfastly in our doctrines until his death, possession the esteem and confidence of his numerous acquaintences. He was a devoted and useful minister; his usefulness increasing as he approached the end of his earthly journey. He was signally useful in the last few years, in building up, increasing and strengthening several Churches, in the counties of New Hanover and Bladen, enfeebled by adverse circumstances. His last moments were peaceful, and we believe he has passed from his toils on earth, to the rest prepared for the people of God. Dr. Jas. G. DICKSON, a useful and consistent member of the church at Bear Marsh, died suddenly, of appoplexy, on the 8th of September, 1867. The deceased was for a long time, a deacon of the church, and performed the duties of his office faithfully. He was, for most of the time of his membership, Clerk of the Church, and was, for a number of sessions, elected Clerk of this Association. In every christian duty he was prompt and faithful. Dr. DICKSON, was a man of enlarged christian charity, and few men of his means equalled him in contributions to benevolent objects. There is not a profession, except that of the gospel ministry, which makes greater demands upon its members, for deeds of active benevolence, than the one to which he belonged; their only hope of reward being beyond this world. Such charities extended by him in his professional life to the humble and needy, indicated a most generous heart and benevolent disposition. We are assured that death came to him stripped of its terrors, and that he now enjoys the friendship of the saints in glory. John T. MOORE, who was for many years as active member of Moore's Creek church, died at his residence in Caintuck, New Hanover County, on the 16th day of June, 1867, aged 41 years. Possessing an active mind, industrious and persevering, he was often chosen to fill important places in this body. Respectfully submitted, Committee. p.19 In compliance with a request from Falling Creek church, the following was adopted: Whereas, The Church at Falling Creek has asked this body to appoint a Presbytery to examine brother Asher FLOWERS, and ordain him in the gospel ministry, if qualified, and as it is not the province of the Association to do this, we simply request Elders W.M. KENNDEY, J.L STEWART, H. McALPIN and J.B.HARDWICK, to visit said church, or request the church to send brother FLOWERS to meet the brethren, for this purpose, at the Covention in Goldsboro, on Thursday. The hour for preaching the Missionary sermon having arrived, Elder H.McALPIN preached from 1st Corinthians 1:21, and took up a collection for Missionary purposes. The Association being pressed with business, did not adjourn to hear the sermon. The report on ministerial support was read and adopted: Report on Ministerial Support Your Committee on Ministerial Support, report that the churches generally admit that it is a christian duty to support their pastors. But they content themselves that this duty is discharged, when they have made a very scanty provision for this object. The attention of your Committee has been called to one feature of this matter, that speaks unfavorably, as we think, for Christian honesty; and that is, that a large number of our churches, after sharing the labors of their pastors, and having promised a stated salary at the commencement of these labors, allow these promises to remain, in great part, unredeemed. It is useless to argue how disastrous to the cause of Christ this is, but we would suggest that this Association press upon the churches the importance of correcting this evil. Respectfully submitted, Committee. --End of Booklet.--