The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-10-31
HISTORY or NEW HOPE CHURCH.
BY REV. i. H. DALTON.
From lie n. Q. presbyterian.

/ Ghapci ftiii ana IlllsbOIO, ahu uahout ibfee
miles west Of tho University Station. ss
tile North Carolina Railroad. When IL
WAS organized we do not know. Weiearn,
however, that Rev. Mr.. Patillo was their
| first minister. nnd that ho published the
balds OF matrimony between John Stray
| iioinant Elizabeth Johnston, some TIme
before the revolutionary war. After him
the New Hope people listened 10 such
men as Revs. jacob Lake, James Bowman,
VIM. Thompson and Robt. II. Chapman,
Of the University. The ministry Of these
brethren brings us down nearly 20 A ID.
1919, about which time We find Rev
Elijah Graves In the pulpit. In tho year
ls2O Rev. s. X. kollock took his place be-
hind the sacred desk. During his
ministry The church was recognized, aud
the members admitted by public assent TO
tile .hriiclc- of Faith and theCoycnant.'
After Mr.. Koliock, Mr.. Graves returned
and preached several years, nntll Rev.
ID. l.. Russel came Ia 1881. For season
ho and Rev. J. S. McCutchen seemed TO
itANN DtEH Ailtn hNth-hh hiNboh
part oflhelr time, and under their
ministry many souls were added 10 the
church. Rev. Chls. Pierson came 10 this
feId toward the latter part Of The year
1882. After Mr.. r; Rev. George w. Fer
| reIl came Ia 1873, and WAS their psstnr for
nbaut :hree years. Having concluded Ills
lnhors. the Rcy. James Phillips. ID. u; took
charge 81 ihIs church as STATED supply
and lgJored faithfully aud successfully for
thirty years. During his lahorious
ministry IA iliis field. "a additions were
made 10 ths church, aiid ca infants were
baptized and ~ adults. We know not
how many sermons he preached, but IL
was not lr~s than two every Sabbath
during the collegiate year nj Chapel Hill.
We know also that there y alady 10 that
church WHO has q diary that contains 400
texts from which che heard him preach.
He was rupctnal In all liis appointments,
regardless OF wind or weather, snd lis
| name l. INV yenefaied by all the good
people Of tliat region. In the memorial
address delivered on June 5,h, 1861. II the
University Of North Carolina, Prof A. ID.
Hepburn, ID. ID; liIrh ofCharel Hill, now
President of Davidson College says For
the greater part Of hI. ministerial life, DIR.
james Phillips prcIcliai al New HOPE
church. To this church Le was sincerely
attached, and preached there with great
regularity afternoon services IN
the neighbofing school houses aud private
dwellings; reeking ~ his only recon-
penss that be might zoe some good n the
result Of his lnil Ills labors lterc only
ceased when advancing years forbade the
exerllon aud exposure, which was ih DE
cemlcr, 1885, And Il is . significant fact
that the lat sermon he preached 10 tllls
, people was from the text, "Ye must lie
barn again" Whoever heard Ds phil
lips, always heard lha marrow Of the
gospel, Ia his tcrmons and in hisprayers.
Afler his ministry ceased, tile Reys.
Thn' Lynch. II. u. rmtt, 4. Kirkland,
I. u fauevttc, q. ". Morrow and T. H.
Dalton, miuistered amohg this people.
Mr.. Dalton juine,l this church IN 1872.
while student nt tile University. Ilchas
been their minister during tile last lhrco
years. and still labors among them.
The names ~ the six first Elders wero
Mr. Gill, Jno. Mitcheli. Gilbert stray horn,
81; Alex. strain, Jas. Hart aud John Free
land. Then comes John Gattis, r. Black
wood, Jno. Craig. Rob't Baker. David
Jsaney. Jno. Strain, Alexander Gallis,
James sstrayhOrn and Sam'l Fancelie.
We find a;so the names ~ WIN. Brown.
Alex. strain, Jr: Allen Petty, Sam'l Hart
and David Hart. During Dr. Phillips
ministry there were added to tllc list Of
elders, Jno. r. FAucetie, David Craig,
WIN. Blsckwood. Gco. Fauccite, Jns.
kirkland. Bryan slrayhorn, Alex.
Dickson, w. 4. kirkland. q. II. Long aud
\. =. Claytor In 1877 Jno. n. Hogan aud
4. ID Blackwoo were ordained; In 1877
Mr. C. w. Johnston, WIN. q. Claytor aud
N.G. Craig wctc set apart 10 ihc same
oiIice by prayer and The laying on Of
hands.
"In lT92 ihere was deed of 800 acres ~
land executed Ly Gilbert strayhorn 20 the
subscribers At New Hope And large
body of this land Il still owned Dy the
church. On this they frsi built slog
cabin, and lhcB another, hcxagonal In
shape, which remained iiIl about lsOO,
when substantial building WA erected
on the hill, and afterwards ascssion house
was added, near which u new grave
yard. This house ~ worship rcmaiScdiill
1867, when nom somo unknown cause, u
was burned to the ground. And during
the late struggle 10 onr land, n large frame
house was erected, who're the congregn-
tlon npw Worship Almighty HUd.
Itbssbecn stated that Gilbert iiifaylorn,
IN The ycnr i7D2, gave this church 2pO acres
~ innd. hnd tic history otthla man nI,d
u bs defendants. down u tie third ail
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