Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-05
MORTGAGE WILL Be
3J9NEDAT SERVICE
Brief History of Congrega-
ton Also To Be Present
ed In Program
Old PASTORS RETURN
-, II \. Ell!s TO Preach in Morn
mo at De3icatory and Rev. 5.
Morgan VIII Deliver
Night Sermon

,Crh It's entire debt paid and the
t;ua clear. the First Baptist church
- H.. 4erson will be formally dedi-
Gated In services at II a. M. and 730
m /, morrow. and elaborate pre-
variations for the program have been
worked out by the members.
Thrr, will be two services, with the
frm2l dedicatoly sermon preached
at the morning hour by Dr.. H. A.
Ellis pa>tcr Of the First Baptis
chulcA in Wilson, and for ten years
nastor here until September. 1888. In
me evening the sermon will be by
Rev. :. L. Morgan, of Creedmoor, who
wa. "a ;or ten years prior to the SER
wee Of d.. Ellis
Social music has .ceen arranged for
me occasion, with the regular choir
in charge ~ the morning hour, and
tbe Junior Choir functioning in the
evening
i feature OF the forenoon service
will BE- the burning of the mortgage.
Several members will participate in
This event in which the paper that
for many years represented a lien on
the church property will be set fire
70 and consumed, and the ashes will
be- caught in an urn. Mrs. j. H. L.
Nissillier one of the four eldest liv-
ing members of the church. now a
g.mi-invalCi will be brought from
Maria Parham hospital in d rolling
chair TO participate in the burning Of
the mortgage.
cbnoh ora0tnd ch IL,
after the World War. and the Sunday
school department was occupied in
1921. Ii was five years later, in 1925
when the main auditorium was COM
pleted and put into use. The present
membership Of the church is SIS, it
was stated today by the pastor, Rev.
Albert S Hale.
MI Hale is in charge of the pro-
gram for the services Sunday, and
will preside at both meetings. In the
evening he will read a brief history of
the church.
Former members of the church who
will be back for the services are 10 be
recognized at che point during the
service.
church mas had il pastors. There have
1een three church buildings. The first
was a frame structure, which was 10
Gated on North William street on q
par, Of the site now occupied by the
Henderson high school. In 1885 a new
brick building was completed and was
used for the first time in December
Of that year II also was located on
The same spot now occupied by the
high school. The frame building was
pu he'd back and was used for Sum-
day school quarters until the entire
property was abandoned for the
transfer Of the congregation to the
Present large quarters ar the corner
Of Winder and Wyche streets.
The first formal service in the pre-
sent church was on June IS, 1921, and
il was IN September, 1925, that the
pre- ent church auditorium was used
for The first time
The congregation began planning
for new church as early as 1910, and
from time 10 time from then on va
lious stages were passed. Property
was bought and sold at a profit and
furnished much of the funds for the
Wc,k to proceed.
When the new auditorium was COM
pleted, debt Of $4,000 was incurred,
payable in installments annually I'M
u! lQuidated. Some $4,000 was paid
IN the ten-year period and when a
few weeks ago it was decided to pay
of the entire remainder, the congre-
gaticn raised $11,60U for the purpose.
Large congregations are expected
loT both the services at the church
lon.orrcw, and the membership has
invited the general public to join with
them in the exercises of dedication
both morning and evening.