The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-05-06
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and custodian of the building funt
with the authority to collect gift
of money, materials or anything
which could be used in the con
struction of building suitable
for worship.
Work on the new building wal
begun by Walter Price and wal
completed and dedicated in the
year 1907. Livingston johnson
brought the message of dedica
ton before large and apprecia
tive group of members ane
friends. BY this time the church
had grown from the original TWEEN
ty-five charter members to sixty
three members of which at least
three or more are living in Man
teo at present. OF the charter
members there are five living or
Roanoke Island. They include: Mrs
Oscar Daniels, Wanchese; L. D.
Harrington, Mrs. Amanda Dan
iels, Mrs. Sallie Midget, and Mrs
Garnet Lennon, Manteo. Of the
three who are still here VINO join
ed the church during the time
from 1905 to 1907, we know of
Mrs. Ada Greet; Ohio Ward; and
Mrs. Effie Crawford.
The first deacons of the church
were elected on July 2, 1905. They
were B. F. Meekins; L. D. Tark-
ington; w. G. Forbes. They were
at the same time made trustees
of the church property with all
duties attached to trusteeship.
1t appears that the first COM
munion set was presented to the
church on September 9, 1906, by
S. A. Griffin as a gift from his
sister, Mrs. Annie Gray of Allan
ia, Georgia.
In 1909, T. G. Wood, the pastor
since the founding of the church,
resigned and D. A. Teddar was
called as joint pastor with the
Roanoke Island Church. He was to
receive $500 per year from the
two churches with an additional
$500 per year to come as aid from
the State Missions Board of the
North Carolina Baptist Conven-
ton. He began his work on March
81, 1909 and completed his term as
pastor amid some sort of turmoil
in 1910. After he left, j. D. Howell
was called as pastor in 1910 and
remained until 1911, after which
o. N. Marshall was secured as
pastor in 1912. In 1913 he also felt
that his work was completed and
felt led to go to another field of
work. In his place was found j. M.
Watson, who supplied for a few
months and had to leave because
of ill health. He was followed
quickly by T. G. Ragland, who
stayed for one year. The church
was then without a pastor for a
few months and then w. S. Pierce
was called and became pastor in
1916. He resigned in 1918 and H.
B. Hines was called and remained
as pastor for 10 years until 1889,
The turmoil seemed over and dur
ing his stay the church began its
expansion and became a church of
unity of purpose and when he left
in 1889, the church became ready
to launch out as the force for. good
for God and the community it
should be.
In the early part of 1888, c. c.
Perry was called as pastor. He re-
manned until April, 1910 and it
was while he was pastor that the
church took one of it's greatest
steps forward. On March II, 1910,
the church voted, with only one
Dissenting vote, on the following
recommendation: at is recon-
mended that this church go to
full time" Every person seemed
happy with the decision although
it was seen that there would be
much work and prayer necessary
if this move was to be a success
Time seems to have answered any
objections of the move to go to
full time work.
After the resignation of C. c.
Perry, Lubrey Fields was secured
as supply pastor. He was later
called as pastor for one year. II
was during his pastorate that the
first move was made to secure
whole interest in the parsonage
which had been shared jointly by
this church and the Roanoke Is,
land Church. On December Is
1941, the motion was made anc
accepted by the church thai
speedy division be made.
In 1871 Mr.. Fields left and fol
few months the church had Il
depend on supply pastorate. How
ever, in the early part of 1912 w
C. Blue was secured as pastor. TIL,
church was beginning to feel it
power and in these war year
when so many of the young peopl'
of the church were going ava!
there was a trend toward create
naval base caused some increas,