The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-17
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Centennial Of Skinquarter Church

Centennial Of Skinquarfer Church.
INTERESTING SKETCH OF THE CHURCH-AP-
PROACHISG SESSION OF THE MIDDLE DIS
TRlCT ASSOCIATION.
The present is the centennial year of
Skinquarter church, located in Chesterfield
county, and belonging to the Middle Dis
trict Baptist Association. During the next
meeting OF the Association centennial adj
dress will be delivered by DR.. d. b. Win
free, OF Manchester, for many years pastor
OF the church. A recent writer gives an in
teresting sketch OF skinquarter church,
from which we gather the following:
"This church was organized through the
labors OF Elder William Hickman, who was
born in King and Queen county, Va, Feb
ruary 4, 1747. 1t was under the preaching
midst of religious persecution, that he re-
ceiyed those impressions that soon led TO
his conversion. On the 23d Of February,
1776, he left Virginia on 4 visit to Ken
lucky, and about this time commenced
preaching. Returning to his native
State, he was greeted By his breth-
rem with Joy as herald OF the
gospel His Iabors were greatly blessed in
the southern part of Chesterfield county,
where he was instrumental in organizing,
in 177S, the church known "a Skinquarter.
Having faithfully and acceptably served the
church for about six years. lie removed to
Kentucky, where he died.at the age OF
eiehty-four years. In his adopted State his
| ,abors were no less indeiatigable, self deny
ing, and successful. He is reported to have
constituted no less than twenty churches
during his life, and to have baptized as
many as five hundred persons in one year."
Elder John Goode, who was converted
under the ministry Of Elder Hickman, was
ordained to the ministry June Is, 1880, and
became pastor OF SkinQuarter about the
year 17S4-immediately succeeding Elder
| Hickman-serying as pastor until his death,
! in June, 1900. The church was served by
| Elder George Smith and neighboring minis
tiers until 1870, when Elder Charles ForSce
was Installed pastor. He resigned in 1854
| In 1881 remarkable revival occurred, re-
sulting in the addition OF many members to
the church. 4 few years later, however,
dissensions were engendcrcd, and di-
vision ensued, which shortly result
ed in split in the church-quitc
| 4 number OF members withdrawing
and constituting themselves into the Mount
| Hebron church, June 20, 1885, with Elder
Samuel Dorset as their pastor. Elder Ed
mund Goode controlled the anti-mission
and Elder Dorset the missionary element.
When Mount Heborn was organized Skim
quarter became totally anti-misSion, and for
this reason was excluded from the Middle
District Association, or withdrew from it,
in 1897. In 1S4S, however, it was received
back into the body, and from that time has
been actively cooperating with her sister
churches in the various religious enterprises.
In 1913 Elder John Johns succeeded Elder
Goode as pastor. He is still living in Anne
liza. His pastoratc closed in 1855, when
Elder D. B. Winfree, now OF Manchester,
was chosen pastor, serving until 1868.
From April, 1869, to November. 1872, Elder
L. w. Moore was pastor; from 1878 to June
/, 1875, Elder Samuel Taylor mow dead)
served as pastor. Elder j. r. Wilkinson is
pastor OF the church
Skinquarter church was organized with
thirty members. Its present membership
is III. The present house OF worship was
built in 1860. The dedication sermon was
preached by DR.. T. e. Jones, now OF Nash
vile, Tenn.