The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-19
centennial ANNIVERSARY OF
PISGAH CHURCH CELEBRATED
Continued from First Page.

IN the country between mere and the
Tennessee river, spending much Of bis
time in what is now Wayne county.
He died in 1921 and is buried beneath
a giant Mulberry tree about 100 feet
TO the front OF Pisgah church.
Before his death Mr.. Akin procured
nom the North Western conference,
there not having been organized at
that time the Tennessee Annual con-
frence. the establishment of the DUCK
River Circuit or Mission. Among the
local preachers who filled at Intel walls
the pulpit at Pisgah the following
names were given by Mr.. Wade;
James Grimes, L. w. Crimes
]. H. Strayhom, Thompson, Al
uson Akin, r p. Gray, Robert Good
Join. Wesley Goodjoin, Wiley Ledbet-
ter Henry Ledbetter Robert Cheau-
malt l.. G. Grimes, Mark Erwin and
James W. Grimes. English Akin
preached his first sermon at Pisgah
church just eighty-fiye years ago.
Among the prominent laymen OF the
church who played a conspicuous part
in the affairs of the community were
the following: Robert H. and Samuel
w Stone, William Akin, Jake Billie,
Col William Bifie. The first settlers
of the Pisgah community came there
about 1906 and between that time and
the date of the erection of the church
and among the number were the
Lusks, the Loves, the Farriss', the
Peytons and the Atkins.
1t was impossible to procure an
accurate list of the pastors OF the
church in chronological order but the
following were among the number who
have ministered to the spiritual COM
fort of the people for the past century;
Charles B. Harris, Ben Cant, Mark
Gray Samuel B. Baldwin, Ray Alsup,
Levi Dennis, - Gabard, w. P. owen,
H. j. Ivey, c. E. Hereges, w. II.
Hughes, John F. Hughes, W. +. war
rem, ]. T. Duncan, P. G. CASTOR, j.
r. Erwin, W. T. Rowland, Albert &.
Cooper, VIM. Doss, A. P. GannaWay,
John C. Putnam, NJ. ]. Mabry, w. IL.
Gilbert. John R. Reagan, w. T. Free
man, w. S. Harwell, W. H. Beasley,
E. A. Stellar, w. A. Leath, S. R. Long,
S. M. Cherry, C. r. Wade. There
were other pastors, but this list con-
tains the names of the large majority
of those who have served the people
of this historic charge.
Reference was made to the patriot
ism of the people of the community
When The war with Mexico was de-
clared a gallant company was raised
in that section and some of them
poured out their life's blood upon the
ensanguined plains of Mexico. 1t was
the sane way in the war between the
States. There were no people in the
South more prompt to volunteer In It's
defense or drawer in battle than those
who left their homes at old Pisgah to
Confederate flag. Mr.. Wade spoke of
the neral and christian character or
the people He said that the good
works of the heroes of the cross who
had established the church had lived
after them and had been manifested
In their descendants. Patriotic, God
lear.Aa. neral, UPRIGHT in their deal
ings with their fellow men and loyal
to their church, the people of Pisgah
section have manifested the qualities
which distinguished their ancestors.
In the course of his historical rem
irisenscs IIr. Wade referred to the
remarkable record of Rev. L. w.
Grimes, a local preacher who died two
years ago. He was a local preacher
from 1851 TO 1906 the day of his death,
and for almost forty years with four
exc, ytiCrs he preached to the people
on every Christmas day. Reference
was made to the great camp meetings
O. tie rect when hundreds would as
semble beneath the arbor on the
grounds aud where for days the spirit
would be manifested with great power
and countless souls would be saved to /,
eternity.
Rev. ~. H. hughes, Of Texas, who |
was the pastor Of the charge forty /
,.ars age, SPOKE of the work that had
4 ,en dol Zen ne served the church
I e gay several interesting historical
contributors to The occasion Fifty
nine wears ago he first attended Pts