Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-01-19
Centennial OF Burfon-OaR Grove
Church.

the founding Of Burton's, now GA
Grove Church, WAS celebrated Sur
day, January IL, 1901, with appr'
pirate ceremonies. The idea of COZ
: memorating the event originate
y with present pastor, Rev. Walter q
Bates, to whose research and energ
the people of Oak Grove and vicinit
owe one of the most interesting an
instructive exercises of a histori
nature ever held on the Shore.
Beginning at 10 O'clock, the follow
Ing programme was rendered:
Singipg-Hymn No 374
Prayer by z. G. Mason.
Scripture Reading-iioman XVI
p Rev. Walter g. Bates.
Singing Hymn No. 45S
Address, The Epworth League
Rev. Walter Il. Bates.
J The Ministerial Aid SocieIy-Mrs
! DR.. James Z. Hy slup, read by Mia
Jeunle OCurRls.
Singing-Hymn No. 525.
The Rosebud Missionary Society
8. James burlington.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society-Mrs. F. L. Stockley.
Singing-Hynn No. go.
The Parsonage Society-Rev. Wal
ter G Bates.
Address-The Sunday SCHOOL,
James Hyslup.
Singing-Hymn No. 4S6
History of Burton-Oak Grove
Church, Mrs. Wessie Mock Eason,
read by l.. G Mears.
Abstract of deeds to church prop
erty-G. Walter Mapp.
Observation-Disclosures. Wal
ter q. Bates
The hymns sung and the scripture
read were the same used on that first
Sunday at Burton's-one hundred
years ago
In the above programme every in
stitution OF the church was represent
ed and it's history attractively and !
succinctly given. Space will not |
permit a special reference to the /
merits of each paper or address tho
each deserves such mentions.
The history OF the church as col
ected and presented by Mrs Wessie
Mock Eason is a valuable addition
20 the history OF the Easton Shore Of
Virginia. Our local papers would do
we'll to secure it for publication. 1t
will prove interesting reading to
hose who love the records of the
,ast OF equal interest and historic
,alue was the address of Mr.. l. :
lanes Hyslup on the Sunday school. ,
lr Hyslup began with an account
# the organization of the first Sun {
Iay school in Accomack, at the home '
# Mr.. William Elliott (the great I
Of Rev. John Wesley A. |
,lliott, recently deceased) in Upshurs
'eck, in the year 1885. This was ,
Ollowed, in 1916, by a school at ,
and in 1919, at the Head 3
f Bradford's Neck, both of which
Iere interdenominational. In 1918, G
ne first UNCONVENTIONAL school of 4
le county was organized at Burton's q
nder the SUPPLEMENTARY of Joshua q
urton, son OF the church's found ;,
:, Thomas Burton. Mr.. Hyslup then o
'aced the growth of the school I'M =,
er its different superintendent,
AIMED in their chronological order
, follows:
Joshua Burton, James II. Garri-
ID, George b. Mapp, 7. T. Wescott, p
G. Mears, l.. James Hyslup, L. G. y
ears (2nd term) l.. James Hyslup, o.
nd term) and VIM. Fisher Mears. u
lie present efficient incumbent. d
rom this school have sprung four Ii
fshoots. three M%hich are now in a W
condition, namely; Wacha- L
eague, Smiths Chapel and Keller ~
hools Mr.. Hyslup has been asked "
commit his address to writing, that a.
may with the other papers be III
ed and preserved among the re "
rds of the church. '"
One Of the largest congregations in pi
e history of the church was present L
enjoy the occasion and no one III
mt away disappointed. To the old III
was pleasant review of bygone !"
ys; to the young, it was an inspir- Is
on and a lesson. From a small "
the conversion and organ ~
tion Of handful at the home of III
pit. Thomas Burton in 1901, Burr ~
rs Cbapel--Oak Grove Church has ~
'wn steadily until the Year of Our VI
I'd, 1901, fluids it one of the strong o."
churches, Of any denomination, on 10
} Eastern Shore. And who can W
kon its influence In the commun- NC
surrounding it during these One W
ndred Years? Great aud hallowed
It's influence has unquestionably
70, may its past be but the prom
OF the good that, during the pres
century and the centuries to fol-
:, it shall yet do for christianity D.,
for humanity. ~,
M.
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Declaration. NE