Wayne County NcArchives News.....W. K. Lane & Others July 23, 1883
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Goldsboro Messenger July 23, 1883
Address Delivered by Rev. Jno. N. Andrews
At the Laying of the Corner Stone of Goldsboro M. E. Church South
July 12th, 1883

W. K. Lane, by education and association, was bitterly opposed to the Methodists; 
a man of prominence in the county; chairman of the court, having larger business 
relations with people than any other man in the county; a gentleman of high 
character. He determined not to yield to the fanaticism which was running his 
neighborhood. For several days he kept aloof from the meeting, and finally his 
spirit of opposition rose to the pitch of showing his contempt for the whole 
meeting, (as he stated to me) so he decided to do the most unreasonable thing 
which he could have done; collecting some fishing tackle he proceeded, out of his 
way, in sight of the church, where his fellow citizens might see him, to the 
river fishing. But when seated on the bank of the Neuse he could hear in the 
distance the songs in in the sanctuary, and it made him unhappy. The fish would 
not bit, but the mosquitoes did, and within his breast was an accusing 
conscience. He returned home wretched, and the next day, to the astonishment of 
all, was at the church a broken hearted penitent.

As in all great revivals other denominations shared in the fruits. Jno. Everitt, 
Willis Hall and Samuel Smith, with their families, joined the Presbyterianism in 
Wayne County. Jno. Everitt and Willis Hall built the Presbyterian Church in 
Goldsboro. Everitt, Smith and others built the Presbyterian Church in 
Everittsville, which was burned by Sherman's army. 

Jno. C. Slocumb, David B. Everitt, Jno. Wright, D. B. McKinne and Wm. Hollowell 
built the Methodist Church in Everittsville. 

John Everitt, Samuel Smith and others built the Presbyterian Church in Everittsville 
which was burned by Sherman's army.

Jas. F. Kornegay and Wm. Carraway built the Methodist Church at Indian Springs.

Richard Washington, Geo. W. Collier, Dr. Daniel Cogdell and other built the 
Episcopal Church in Goldsboro.


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