The Robesonian., 1917-07-19

was born in Cleveland county, N. c..
vile, N. c., July 3rd, 1917, in the
religion in his native county and
joined Clover Hill Methodist church
August, 1888, under the ministry of
Rev. j. M. Lowder. He was educat-
ed in the public schools of his coun-
", Belwood institute and Trinity col
lege, graduating from the latter in
! 1914. Before entering Trinity col /
iIege he taught school one year atl
iron station, where he made lasting
trends with patrons and pupils. At
Beiwood institute he was active in
religious work among his fellow STU
dents and while there felt the call
; to preach. "A little later, during the
: administration Of the writer of this
! sketch, he was licensed to preach byl
! the Shelby district conference held
! at Bessemer City in the summer of |
1899. His father and mother spared |
neither money nor themselves to pre-
pare their son for the work to which
}, God had called him.
d While at college he was pastor of
! Pearl cotton mills and Bethany and
! Mang'lm Street church. During this
time he also held special meeting
= at Emo cotton mills near Hillsboro,
: resulting in the organization of and
building Methodist church.
5 Bro. Hoyle joined the North Caro-
? lima conference at Henderson De-
. cenber, 1904, Bishop w. A. Gambler
D presiding, and was appointed to Man
: gum Street, Durham, where he stay
e. ed for 8 more years, doing most ac-
: ceptable and efficient service. From
;. Mangum Street he was sent to Lum-
S berton, where he remained for four
t years; then to Greenville, one year
!, and a half Coming to the Western
t North Carolina conference at this
time in the interest Of his wife's
T.; health); was transferred and spent
e two years at Haywood Street, Ashe-
n ville, then to Noun Zion-Hunters-
r vile, where he fell in the thick of the
e fight, having on the whole armour
o the marks Of toll and fatigue; but
,s soul he pressed with unfaltering step
towards the goal of final triumph.
n His people were on the field and up
% in line with him.
k He was ordained deacon at Rocky
It Mount by Bishop A. w. Wilson in
1906 and elder by same bishop at
to Durham, N. c., 1908.
le In all of his pastorates his work
Of was marked with good success anc
r. he was greatly loved by the people
S. he served. He was alive and true tt
1e all the interests of Christ's King
IN dom committed to him, and the worl
ed of the Lord went forward under hi:
n ministry. He was uniformly success
nd full in revival work. Some Of th'
ad most noted meetings in his pastor
IS ates were at Mangum street, wher
n more than a hundred were receive,
N. On profession of faith. He also ha
bv great meetings at Lumberton an,
o. Haywood Street, Asheville, N. {
in His brethren of the ministry recog
A. nized his efficiency and were alway
inn glad to secure his valuable services
ec His plain direct gospel preachin
ad strengthened the church and wo
en- hundreds to Christ.
on During the pastorate of Bro. Hoy,
av church was begun, and afterward fiji
AZ al ished, largely BY his efforts, churc
.r- was organized in East Lumberto1
ell and a house of worship built at S
7. Pauls. Noted material improvement
ate in church and parsonage were mao
of at Greenville, Haywood Street an
he other pastorates.
in On DECEMBER 9Th, 1904, at Dun
aid N. c., Bro. Hoyle was happily ma
md ried toMissOliveLeolaT Turner, ,daught'
the Of Mrs. T, V. Smith, by his uncl
i'm Rev. R. M. Hoyle. TO this unie
vas -FOUR children-Olive Ruth, age 1
on- F,noch Marvin, age 9, Johnathan We
his n,n, age 6, and Robert Turner, as
lad 8. All Of these, with the mother al
ess the grandparents, survive.
are At the session of the Weste1
Mr.. North Carolina conference he7d
of Reidsville, N. c., Bishop w. R. Lar
Mr.. beth appointed Bro. Hoyle to Mou
Z;on- -Huntersville. He entered upt
the his work with usual zeal and ear
the estness. Very soon strong attac
18th ment was formed between him al
HI, his people. This soon ripened in
had true devotion and love, and perha
had no pastor was ever loved more d
hat voutly by a people, nor loved his pe
and pie more truly, than this pastor a
he people loved one another. He spa
he ed nothing, not even himself, f
lers them; and they were quick to su
as ply his every need and answer !:
NOS every call. The parsonage was quie
lx, ;,,oproved ond made mora oomfO