Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-05
First Baptist Church
History Spreads Over
Long Period Of Years

DR.. Junius W. Willard. Pastor 1896
| 1896. Accepted call to become pastor
of the Eutaw Place Baptist Church,
! Baltimore, Maryland. During his min
istry the Carey's Baptist Church was
organ lied by twenty-three members
from the Henderson Church.
DR.. J. D. Hufham. Pastor 1896-1903.
| Affectionately called THE Baptist
! Bishop of North Carolina" This was
his last regular pastorate.
Rev. ]. D. Larkins. Pastor 1904-1906.
| He resigned to accept call to pas
torate in Georgia.
| Rev. J. r. Doan. Pastor 19O7-191O. 1t
was during his ministry that the
movement for the present Building
was begun. Reverend Mr.. Doan re-
signed July 10, 1910. Prior to this time
| the Committee ON Location had re-
ported purchase of Tucker lot for So
! 900 90.
Rev. John w Morgan. Call extend
Ell 10 him 70 become pastor Of the
church August q. 1910. He was pas
tor at that time in New Albany, In
diana. and doing graduate work in
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
| mary. Louisville. Ky. His pastorate
! continued until September s, 1912.
Rev Samuel L. Morgan. A brother
OF John W., was called to become pas
tor on September 20, 1912. His minis
| try continued until June 4, 1922, when
he resigned to become pastor at Ram
senr, North Carolina Under his min
istry the congregation was led into
the Sunday School auditorium.
DR.. Hugh A. Ellis. His ministry be-
gan on Sunday, February 4, 1928, and
continued until his resignation to &C
cept the call of the First Baptist
Church in Wilson, N. c., August S,
1889. The main auditorium Of the
church was occupied for worship SER
vices for the first time on September
IL, 1926.
Reverend Clarence H. Patrick. Dur
ing the period in which the church
was without a pastor between the
close of the ministry CT DR.. Hugh A.
Ellis ana the beginning of the min
istry Of Rev Albert S. Hale, Reverend
Mr.. Patrick was supply pastor of the
church. He served quite acceptably in
this capacity He is at present pastor
| Of the Baptist Church of Shelburne
Falls, Mass
Rev. Albert S. Hale. Began his min
istry with the church July 1, 1884.
First Baptism.
The first person to be Baptized in
/ the second building was J. Hill Par
! ham.
/ The second building was usod fol
worship services for the first time
early in December, 1885.
The church has available records
for les than one-half it's history. We
are now in our eightieth year. We
have not found any records from the
date of its organization to 1882. We
have one book containing record:
from 1882 to 1884. Then another pc
riod follows from 1884 to 1908 without
any records. We have practically com
plete records from 1908 to date.
Furnishes Three Ministers.
, The ministers of the gospel who
/ have gone out from our church seen
to be three in number: DR.. Archibald
, Cree, and DR.. Archibald Cunningham
, Cree, Dr. Raymond Nelson.
. Formally Named.
The church was not formally ane
: officially designated "The First Bap
IASb OuuI SLl VI L1SiluCA LSOAA N-
March 7, 1917, when the following re
solution was adopted
= Resolved. that this church shall
hereafter be known and designatet
{ as the First Baptist Church OF Hen
derson, and that the deacons be ant
5 are hereby declared ex-officio trustee;
T of the church. and as such, vestet
with the title of all property OF tn
! church.
: Those baptized at the first bap
> tismal service In the present church
) June 10, 1921: S. L. Morgan, Jr., Fer
, rell Joyner, Roma Hines, J. Randolph
, league, G.. Durwood Royster, 1ol'
Faulkner.
3 The present membership of tn
! church 975.
E Date of entering Sunday school au
e ditoriurn January 16, 1921.
s -Four Early Members.
+ As far as we know there are onl