The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-08
BAPTIST CHURCH
 ORGANIZED HERE;
 OPTION ON SITE

Next Sunday will mark the open ing services of the First Baptist Church of Juneau, organized Feb. as the fourth church in this city.
 The Rev. J. T. Spurlin, D. D., with his wife and two children, has been in Juneau for several weeks planning the official organization of a Baptist church in this vicin- ity. At present there are IT members of the church, four of whom have entered since last weeks charter member organiza- ton.
 The thirteen charter members who have presented letters showing good fellowship and regular stand ing in home churches are: Rev and Mrs. Spurlin. James Lynn Spurlin, Donanel Spurlin, with church letters from Michigan; MT. and Mrs Harold Cargin, Iowa let ters; Mrs Albert Peterson, Fin land; Miss Hilda D. Krause, Wash ington; MT and Mrs. James Par sons, Oklahoma; Mrs. Harry Jen- kins, Tommy Horn, Arkansas; Sgt William Restrain, Missouri.
 Church Officials
 MT. Parsons has been elected as temporary moderator and Sgt. Bos- train, temporary clerk.
 Following adoption of a resolu- tion of church covenant, Declara- tion of Faith and Church name, church officers were elected as fol- lows:
 Rev. Spurlin, pastor; Sgt. Bos- train, clerk; MT. Cargin, Treasurer and Sunday School Superintendent; MT. Parsons, Mir Cargin and Sgt. Restrain, trustees.
 Since the church was declared as organized and ready to perform any of the functions that proper ly belong to a Baptist church, there have been four additional members admitted, two on the promise of letters and two by bap- tism.
 The Rev Spurlin is being sup ported in his work here by the An tioch Church at Ft. Michigan, of which he was recently pastor, to- gether with several other similar churches in the Southern Baptist Convention.
 Ot Fourth Generation
 The pastor of Juneau's new Bap- tist church is a fourth generation Bautist preacher in his family. His great grandfather was pioneer preacher in Kentucky and organiz- ed his first church in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1843. It was in this church that pr. Spurlin made his public profession of Faith. Educated at Bethel College, Rap tist school in Kentucky, Dr. Spur lin's degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him from Christ Seminary, Mt Vernon Uni versity, Arlington, Va.
 PaStordteS
 He has been pastor of churches in Kentucky, Missouri, and Michi- gan, and has served in many var ious Church administrative offices and on Baptist school faculties. Among the offices were: Moderator of the New Madrid Baptist Asso- citation in Missouri, First Vice President of Baptist Hill Van Buren Assembly in Missouri, and member of it's faculty; trustee and mem ter of the Board of Control of the Baptist Foundation in Missouri, denominational college project.
 The First Baptist Church is presently meeting in the American Legion Dugout each Sunday and holding prayer service and choir practice in the Baptist Goodwill Center every Wednesday evening.
 Property Option
 Although the church has taken an option on the Olds property, it will probably not build this year. said the Rev. Spurlin. The church prefers to wait until the needs of the organization and the size of its future congregation is more clearly determined,e ,ehe said.
 Plans, however, are going ahead for Christian education and