davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

dobro ne vidi iii nije upucen<
sto jest u interesu cjelokup-
noga clanstva. Ali to nije
vazno, vazno je u prvom re-
du da kanadski delegati svi
zajednicki dodju ma konven-
ciju i da zastupaju svoje in
terese zajednicki.
Kak0 sada stvari stole me-
dju nasim elanstvom u Ka-
nadi postoji povezanost SUI
radnja. Madame Sc da u bira-
nju delegate nece doci do ne
godovanja i ne bi smjelo. Ire
ba patti, da Sc nevrijedjaju
osjecaji samo "a mat, vee da
je svakom kandidatu i kanad-
skom clanstvu pred ocima
glavna stvar, a ia je da Sc
jednom dodje do rjesenja to-
ga pitanja da zbilja kanad-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

Ova hrvatska narodna u
stanova, Hrvatsko Srediste, u
Pittsburghu iii kako ga en-
gleski nazivamo Croa til a n
Center nailazi ma odusevlje-
ME svoga naroda, ali ina, ma
zalost, takovih koji Sire ruz-
nu i zlobnu propaganda pro-
tiv te narodne ustanove Hr-
vatske Bratske zajednice. Ia
kova sto ipak ne bi smjelo
medju zajednicarima postaja-
tt madame sc da &c Sc du-
howl smiriti, pax &c svi jed
mako obljubiti ovu svoju hr-
vatsku i narodnu ustanovu.
Svima radnicima, gore ime-
novanim srdacno sc zahva-
ljuje u ime odbora Western
Pennsylvania United Lodges
H. B. Zajednice
Philip Vukelich, tajnik.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

povoljno rjesi, a mislimo da
Sc moze rjesiti kao sto je
glavni predsjednik, brat V. /.
Mandic dobio dozvolu da mo-
ze u Kanadu, sto mu je niz
godina kanadska vlada bra
Mia, nevidimo razloga zasto
ne bi americke vlasti isto
ucinile "a nase kanadske de-
legate. To estate pitanje Vr-
hovnoj Upravi da ga rjesi.
Svakako, drzimo da sa-
mi delegati i braca u Kanadi
trebaju uciniti sve sa svoje
strane da mogu preci granicu
i nastojati kod svojih vlasti
da III u tome pomognu. Sve
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

cistio zemljiste i pomagao
kod pravljenja klupa, a ona
je cistila i prala glavnu zgra-
du.
Buduci Sc sestre "a kuha-
ME nisu javile, to je pisac O.
viii redaka morao da kuha
priredi radnicima objed. O.
bjed je bio uredjen po do
maci, svi SUI radnici zajedno
objedovali vani ma polju pod
zelenim drvecem. Bas kao u
starom kraju kad Sc sastane
ma poslu. Naravno bilo
je uz dobru i obilnu hranu
j napitka-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

Sc moze uciniti kad je razu-
mjevanja savjesti kako tko
stvar mora da izvede.
Medjutim, brat Kruzic ma
pisao je jos jedan clanak o
istom pitanju u "Jedinstvu"
Cd 20. aprila, pax isti zaklju-
cuje sa ovim rijecima:
Kanadska oelegacija imati
&c dakle pred sobom veliki Ia
datak. Oci clanstva Zajednice
biti ce uperene u 'njihov rad.
Cd rada zavisi buduci porast
Zajednice u Kanadi. 0 tome
zavisi nase pravo "a koje
(Nastavak ma 8. strani)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

ma S kuglasima IL deset sa-
veznih drzava i s Kanadom,
pax &c Sc u nedjelju, "a svr-
setak utakmica rabbit jos
jedna kuglana Schueneman-
Flynn West Town Alleys, ma
adresi - 324 South Ashland
Avenue.
Osim owe sportske utak-
mice sporta u Zajednici,
Tenpin Tournament je kruna
sporta Hrvatske Bratske Ia
jednice, i to nije samo fiesta
sporta, vec pokroviteljski od-
sick 70 "Krizari", koji pred
vodi oval Tournament, pri-
redjuje velicanstven socijalni
program "a kuglase i "a 60
ste. Ma prvom mjestu prize
diuje sc Bowlers' Celtic
gether Party, petak vece u
Tony Francis Halli, 6122 So.
Ashland Ave. Kuglaski pies
i zabava odrzava Sc subotu
vece IA. maja pod upravom
DR.. Franka Barbarica i Tone
Soica. Frank Kovacic u pies
moi dvorani i Sloboda Tam
burasi u Rathskeller, kao or
kestra, obdrzavati &c Sc u
Bridgeport Community Cen
ter, 1881 West 31st Street,
Chicago, Ill. To ce zaista biti
velika lijepa socijalna afera.
Ovo mjesto TEX je 20 minuta
poulicnom karom Cd Congress
Hotela.
Nedjelju nakon zakljucka
utakmice, ma Is. maja odrza-
ii &c Sc svecani banket O.
pet u Bridgeport Community
Center, poznat kao Pobjed-
nicki Banket. Plesna dvora-
ma velika jestvionica toliko
su veliki da &c moci primiti
mnogobrojne goste i to, ma
tisuce.
Ovo &c dakle biti velika i
znacajna priredba sportasa
Hrvatske Bratske .Zajednice,
ma koju dolazi ma tisuce Sc
stara brace zajednicara sa
svih strana Amerike. To je
nesto cine sc clanstvo Ia
jednice moze i treba ponositi,
jer takovi veliki kuglaski i
sportaski slet ne moze da pri-
redi nijedna druga organiza-
CHA ovakove vrsti.
Bio sretno / veselo, a "a
Zajednicu korisno.
Frank Braidic, Uprav.
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a svakl team saclnJaVa pet
osoba. Uz utakmicu pojedinih
timova nastupa veliki broj
parova (doubles) i pojedinac-
nj kuglasi (singles), a to INA
ci nekoliko stotina posebnih
kuglasa.
Oval dvadesetprvi godisnji
Tournament biti &c zabilje-
zen u nasim knjigama, kao
jedan cd najvecih sto smo i'll
do sada imali u sportskom
odjeljenju Hrvatske Bratske
Zajednice. Godine 1851. mas
veliki odsjek "Hrvatska Slo-
boda" broj 80 predvodio je
Tournament, koji je takodjer
bio velik i vrlo uspjesan. Ia
da je kuglalo 1874 teamova
odraslih osoba 10 teamova
mladezi.
I owe godine Tenpin Tour
nament naisao je ma odlicnu
kcoperaciju chikaske kolo-
nije, koja nastupa sd 48 pet
-
osoba muskih teamova. Sa-
ma .EIrvatska Sloboda" od-
sick broj 80 nastupa sa II
teamova, a odsjek 70 "Kri-
zari'' pod cijim Sc okriljem
vodi oval Tournament, imade
svojih 9 teamova. Ostali Chi
kaski odsjeci imadu opet O.
ko 13 teamova, tako je Chi
cago ma ovom Tournamentu
vrlo dobro zastupan. L. oko-
lice Chicago: North Chicago,
Waukegan, Lyons i Summit
dolazi jos 13 teamova.
Nasa braca IL Kanade tako-
djer ucestvuju u ovoj utak-
mici il Ontario, a il Sjedi-
njenih Drzava dolaze IL sa-
veznih drzava aktivni u ces-
nici il Illinois, Indiana, Wis
consin, Ohio, Missouri, Mi
chigan, Pennsylvania, Min
nesota, New York West
Virginia. Tako &c Sc sestre i
braca sa mladezi IL Pomlad-
ka sastati ma ovom velikom
nacionalnom Tou1namentu sa
sviju krajeva owe velike ma
Sc zemlje.
Tournament pocim a sa
svom snagom 9 sati cetvrtak
vece II. maja ma Congress
Recreation Center Alleys, 81
East Congress St., Chicago.
Odio Pomladka &c odkuglava-
ii II sati prize podne subotu
IA. maja. U subotu do po-
dne, kad odrasli zauzmu kug-
lanu, kuglana &c biti natrpa-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

i ribanja podova d1"ugih po-'
trebitih stvari, te su neumor-
no radile.
Tako i braca: Josip Jo-
hovic, Matt Frketic, Anton
Skvaric, Steve Devunic, Tony
Abranovic, Luka Filetic, John
Parilac predsjednik owe ma
rodne ustanove, a 81. pod
predsjednik HBZ brat Milan
VraneS. Jedni su travu kosili
i sikaru u sunni krcili, drugi
su pravili klupe i stolove. Ia
ko i mas upravitelj Hrvatskog
Sredista, brat Nick Spudic sa
svojom suprugom Mary radi-
Ii su citavi dan. On je vani
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

sko clanstvo uziva sve po-
godnosti i sva prava koja mu
kao takovom pripada.
Nakon izbora delegate, a
ma cemu vodje i popularniji
ljudi treba vec sada da o.
zbiljno rade, kanadski dele
gait bi trebali zajednicki IL
raditi svoj program da zna-
ju sto zele i sto traze, pax
tako treba da pristupe kon-
venciji. To je dakle do ka-
nadskog delegatstva. Uspjeh
je u slozi, razumjevanju i
pravici, da Sc ma sitnicama
ne cijepaju, jer razdvojeni
tesko &c poluciti svoj cilj.
Kod slobodnog prelaza gra-
nice kanadskih delegate, maj
vaznije jest da Sc to pitanje
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

VIII 1CuoVlllld Ildpl lCulllll VI az
skin organizacija,
A koja je to tajna? Jedno-
stavno ljubav prema organi-
zaciji. Bas sadasnja kampa-
MIA pokazala je bezbroj pri-
mjera pozrtvovnosti i iskre-
nosti. Mnogi vec izabrani de-
legati Cetvrte Konvencije Po-
mlatka postigli SUI tn cast sa
svesrdnom pomocu istaknuti-
jih graditelja u svom mjestu.
Mnogi, ako ne vecina, onih,
koji jos rade, da postignu po-
trebnu kvotu, dobivaju po-
moe Cd drugih.
Tockice, koje predstavljaju
dolare u gotovini, daruju Sc
po onima, koji su in zasluzili
svojim radon u kampanji.
Prvobitni predlagatelji dozvo-
ljavaju, da Sc njihove tockice
prenesu u kredit kandidata,
samo da isti moze imati pri-
liku, da ide u Gary ma dice
ju konvenciju. Ovo je uistinu
fraternalizam, jer svaka toe
kica koju Sc ma tai nacin me-
komu daruje, znaci zrtvu jed
nog dolara. Ovo je dakle ia
tajna, koja cd nase organiza-
cmije cini pravu kucu brat
stva.
Sa svih strana ovog konti-
nenta dolaze dokazi ljubavi
do organizacije. Nerado ma
vadjamo imena pojedinaca IL
bojazni, da nehotice nekoga
izostavimo, ali mozemo reci
to, da Sc ponosimo sa nasim
narodom. On je dokazao, da
je lozinka HBZaj ajednice, "Svi
"a jednog, jedan "a sve', je-
dan zivuci, disuci princip, a
ne prazna izreka.
Da podupremo nasu tvrd-
nju sa barem jednim primje-
rom, dozvolite, da citiramo
stavak iz jednog pisma. Pi-
sala ga je jedna nasa die
vojcica, koja je, bezdvojbeno
sa pomocu svog oca, vec po-
stigla svoj potreban broj toe
kica, a to je Catherine Saban
il Crystal Lake, Illinois. U
odgovor ma nase pitanje, da
Ii zeli biti kvalificirana ma te-
melju 35 tockica, posto zivi
dosta blizu Gary, da joj nije
potreban putni trosak cd Ia
jednice, javila nam je - "Ja
necu nikada prestati upisivati
novo clanstvo u HBZ. Zajed-
MICA daje najbolju zastitu ma
svijetu i svi Hrvati bi .ju tre-
bali imati."
Drzimo, da ova clanica Po-
mlatka vec sada dobro shva-
ca dobrobiti fraternalizma i
znamo, da &c uvijek biti do
bra clanica H. B. Zajednice.
Dok govorimo o duhu fra
ternalizma i ponosa do or
ganizacije, imali smo jednog
posjetnika u glavnom uredu
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11
0Dk0SI KANADSK0G CLANSTYA
SA HRV. BRATSk0M zAJEDN|C0k

Torontsko "Jednsvo' donos svom broju Cd Is april
la opsirn clanak il pera brata M Kruzca pitanu ka
nadskog clansva kako ve "Kanadsko clanstvo nie
zadovono sadasnjm prikama". Nismo nj mi, sto
toko puta otvoreno reki On clanku istice radi
cesa je kanadsko clanstvo povredjeno mnogo cemu
mime sazemo ali ina stvari koe il dane moguce
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

proslog tjedna. Il dzepa mu
je virio oveci omot, koji je
bio prenatrpan sa papirima.
Kad nam je brat Ivan Abra-
movie predao tai omot, IL
vadili smo IL istoga nista ma
ME Cd deset novih molbenica
"a clanstvo, Ia IS tockica.
ia koga SUI bile tie tockice?
Ne "a brata Abramovica, vec
in velikoduSno daruje svojoj
mladoj unuci, Linda Joyce
Abramovic, koja je time od-
jednom bila kvalificirana "a
delegaticu.
Naknadno smo malo po-
blize pogledali u rekord bra
ia Abramovica kod Zajednice
i vidimo, da je isti dugogodiS-
Mi mas dobar zajednicar. Ne
samo, ola je brat Ivan Abra-
movie bio dobar u privadja-
nju novog clanstva u kam-
panjama, vec je kroz deset-
ke godina bio mas veo111a ak
tivan clan. Kroz najvisk tih
godina obnasao je cast u ud-4 I
sjecnom odboru, pa tako
danas vrsi duznosti podpred-
sjednika u svom odsieku 4
u Etni. Makar uvijek zapo-
slen u svojoj vlastitoj trgo-
vini, ipak nije zalio truda nj
vremena, da radi "a svoi od-
sick Zajednicu.
Uvijek mu je zao, da Cd
tri prijasnje konvencije Po-
mlatka, ma trecoj nije bila
zastupana obitelj Abramovic
il Etne. Ma Prvoj Konvenciji
Pomlatka u Djecjem Domu
godine 1889. bio je delega-
tom njegov sin, John. Druga
konvencija u Kansas City 60
dine 1941. vidjela je drugog
njegovog sina, Alberta, u u
lozi delegate.
Tako je brat Ivan bio od-
lucio, da &c Abramovici IL
Etne biti zastupani ma ovo-
godisnjoj Konvenciji Pomlat-
ka, pa Sc dao ma posao to
polucio. Time je H.B.Z. bo-
gatija "a nista mamie cd 10
novih clanova, a oval vrije-
dan zajednicar je povecao
svoj rekord rada "a Zajed-
nicu. Njegova ponosna obi
tell, koja sada dosize u dru-
gu trecu generaciiu, broji
Is clanova, svi dobri clanovi
H.B.Z., svi sa punim pravom
ponosni glave svoje oibtelji.
Nije dakle 6udo, da nasa
Zajednica kroci stalno napred
godinu "a godinom. Nasa or
ganizacija napreduje najvise
bas zato, jer je sastavljena
cd takovih jedinica, obitelj-
skin grupa, velikih i malih,
koje zajedno sacinjavaju jed
nu ogromnu obitelj - sve
braca pod jednim krovom!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11

Svaki postojeci Clan u do
h cd 16 do 35 mole povisi-
ii svoju Hvotnu osjeguraciju,
bez lijecnicke pregledbe, jos
"a $1.0OO.00. Takodjer clano'
vi Sc mogu osjegurati na bol'
nu potporu cd $1.OO na dan
/ jednorazrednu odStetu bez
ijecnicke pregledbe.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11
ISKREkN zAJEDNICARl P0kAzU SV0J
CR0ATIAN CENTER SREDISTE HRVATA

Drago je izvjest da Sc lijepi bro sestara bra
&c odazvalo nasem pozvu kroz oval list minute subote
maja jutro dodjose aatom Hrvatsko srediste
Croatian Center rad.
zene nase cestite cinovnce gavnom uredu Zajednice
Mary Abranovc Marie Sekel uhvatse posa prania
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11
Dvadesetprvii Tenpin kuglaska utakmica u Chicag
VELIkA zAJEDNICARSKA NASE0B|NA
CHICAGO 0PET JE SREDISTE KUGLASA

Upravo pred devetu konvenciu Chicago postaje veik
center kugasa Hvatske Bratske Zaednce Tenpn Kugas
kog Tournamena ko &c odvjat cetiri dana cd H.
do 15 maja Time Chicago postae sredste ovog naciona
nog kuglanja gde utakmca vodi vekoj osnovi
kon cetiri godine.
U ovom Tournamentu ucestvue $50 kuglasa to
ganzrani 119 muskh 48 zenskih omladinsih teamova
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11
VEL|KA JE LJUBAV NASEGA NAR0DA
PREMA HRY. BRATSK0J zAIEDNICI
Michael Grasha, predsjedn kampanjskog odbora

Cutie sad ovo Reel cemo ednu inu A ia
e razog zasto e naSa veka Hvatska Braska ednica
edna cd maog broja organizaca koe JOS uvek poutuu
rekord predobivanu novog clansva dobrovonoj clan
upse cana baz Bez ednog agenta iii organizatora nase
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-10
In Good Cause
Maple Church Folks
Working To Rebuild

Monroe jolly, Jack Hudson. Ben
Long, Henry Richardson, Paul
Price, Edgar Hardec, and Hen
ry Sessions.
Although this was one of the
most beautiful and largest
churches, the Maple community
used it for only about one year.
Before it was one year old, fire
completely destroyed it.
But says Mr.. Long, with the
same leadership that we have
had from God, the people and
the present building committee
will do the job that is before US
to do"
The people have already start
ed doing their part. Every
Wednesday night after the fire
the church members would
gather for their regular prayer
meeting services but would
come with their working clothes
on. For several prayer meeting
nights and on some Saturday af-
tcrnoonS, I h congregation
would gather to clean the mortar
off the old brick so that they
could be used in the church that
is now under construction.
Not only do they help in the
manual labor, they also con-
trlbutcd trees for lumber from
their land. From trees TO 80
900 feet of timber was donated
by each of several members. Mr..
Norris stated that all the lumber
for the building was donated by
the church members except for
the hardwood flooring which a
local lumber mill is selling them
at cost.
A special committee was APP
pointed TO gather the logs and
to carry them to the mills 10 be
cut into lumber. Most of the
dressing and drying of the lum-
Der Is being done by local mills
at cost and some is being done
free of charge. Everyone in the
surrounding area is joining in
10 help rebuild this community
Business men from Conway
contributed literally to the re-
building Of our church, one even
gave TO necessary materials for
the entire roof"
Businesses as far away as.
Sumter and Columbia have do,
mated to this project.
The new church will be brick
vcneered as was the other. but
because everything is having toI
be replaced, the building will
cost around $4,000 before it Isl
completed.
The people Of Maple wishes
70 express their sincerest thanks
TO the merchants and all others
who contributed to the rebuild
ing of their church"
Everyone is invited to attend
the opening Of the new church
which is expected to be in Octo-
Der Of this year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-10

FORT LEE. VA.-Army Pvt.
JudSon l.. Dukes, whose wife.
Mary, lives in Wananish, N. c..
recently was graduated from the
graves registration course at the
Ouartermaster School, Fort Lee,
Va.
In the eight-week course Pri-
vate Dukes was trained to COL
lcct, cvacuate, identify and bury
deceased personnel subject 10
military jurisdiction. He also
was taught to collect and dis
pose Of personal effects and to
supervise work details engaged
in such tasks.
Dukes, son Of Mrs. and Mrs.
Bennie Dukes. 1416 N. w. Fifth
pl., Miami, Fla, is a former stu
dent at Atlanta College Of Mort
uary Science. He is a member OF
Epsilon MI Delta fraternity.
U. S. FORCES, JAPAN-pfc
Joe Z. Long, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
j. B. Long, Whiteville. is a mem
Der OF Armed Forces, far East
and Eighth Army in Japan.
Private First Class Long is o
message processing clerk In
Headquarters of Eighth Army.
Long entered the Army is
April 1854 and completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S. c.
he arrived in the Far East in
February Of this year.
Long attended The Citadel.
Charleston, s. c. before entering
the Army.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-10
In A Good Cause
BY JAMES FLEMING

'oAHhiS ON nays, SOiLIS ~
church on Sunday" has made
the Maple Community one OF
the most prosperous settlements
in Horny County.
A thriving farming communi-
ty with a population Of approx
mately 700. it is located l-2
miles north of Conway. Its pros
perity is shown in the crops il
grows, the homes that make it a
community, and in the people
where you find a genuine love
for their God.
Community life is built
around our church." said one of
the church deacons.
The people of the community
in 1853 started a project which
was admired by everyone who
saw the finished product - a
beautiful church. Located in the
center of the settlement, the
church was completed March /.
1854, and was first occupied for
services the following Sunday
with the Rev. George Grubbs as
pastor.
Due TO the great expense that
went into the building, many
thought that the goal could not
be achieved, but with the lead
ership we had from God, the
building committee, and the
peoples help" the task was COM
pleted.
Although this church was not
entirely new, it was still one of
the most beautiful churches to
be seen in rural South Carolina.
The building was changed from
a wooden structure to a brick
veneer building. The church al
so included a 36-room educa-
tional building. The total cost
of the remodeling was about
$4,000.
On the night Of February 20.
1855. after the completion of
the first in series OF revival
meetings, the church was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. Since
the location of the church was
7 l-2 miles from the nearest
fire department the church was
entirely engulfed in flames
when the Conway Firemen ar
rived. There was no hope of
saving the building.
Loss OF $4,000
The loss was estimated at
$4,000.
while the church was still in
flames" stated J. Mack Norris
who was chairman Of the build
ing committee, "onc of the mem
bers said to start planning to re
build; that Maple couldn't 90
without church"
Maple didn't go without a.
regular meeting place for a.
single day. The following night
the Rev. r. e. Hooks OF Harris
burg, KY, continued his revival
services in the community ele-
mentary school building which
is located directly across from
the site where the church stood.
Not only were the people Of
Maple left without a church. but
on February 81, their pastor re-
signed his post TO accept a call.
to do home missionary work in
Marion, Kentucky.
This double loss fell heavily
on the people of the community.
but their main leader never fail
ed them.
Decide To Rebuild
After the total loss OF their
church, the members, 360 strong.
together decided 10 rebuild their
place of worship.
Today they are looking for
ward to worshipping once more
in a new church. But until their
new building is completed, they
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building.
The church now under con-
Struction has been placed on the
same foundation as the burned
one, the only difference being
the educational building will be
modernized.
The church history goes back
to the very early 1905, accord
ing to the records of Ned Long
The Rev. John Skipper would
pass what is now Maple school
on his way to his regular
churches and would preach al
the little school house. When the
weather permitted. he would
preach to the crowd out under
the pine trees.
In 1894 a church was organic
ed with Rev. Skipper as once
per-month pastor. At that time
there were from IL to Is mem
berS.
Logs From The Lands
With the leadership of their
able pastor and the help of Mr..
Pink Edge, Mr.. Sam Jcnrette.
and Mr.. Bill Hardee the people
of Maple started work on a
church building.
Logs for the building were
cut from the lands of members
who donated them to the church
and were floated to Conway
down the river. This process
took from two to three weeks
and when the logs were cut in
to lumber they were returned by
mules and oxen.
With this lumber the first
church at Maple was complete.
The church membership start
ed at Is but before 1912 the
membership had jumped to Il3.
with 3 officers and teachers.
Rev. w. d. Pridgen was pastor.
With the sharp rise in their
membership, the people of Ma
pie soon needed a larger meet
ing place.
In 1918 or 1919 a new build
ing committee looked for a way
to build a larger meeting place.
The Rev. c. Stanley had become
pastor and along with J. Hamp
Long, N. T. Collins. and Alex
Hardee, the new building COM
a new church was start
ed.
Floated To Conway
The same difficulties faced
this new committee as builders
Of the first church had. LOGS
we're floated TO Conway then
hauled back by teams to the
site.
The church was soon COM
pleted. 1t stood in the spot where
the present building is being
built.
AS the membership grew.
there came a need for class
rooms and a parsonage which
were added as they were need
ed. For the first time the COM
munity had a resident pastor.
rev. Jasper Hinson, who came
to Maple in 1910. The church.
then changed from a once-a-
month service to a twice-a-
month service.
At last, in 1850, Maple acquir-
ID its full time pastor. the Rev
D. L. Ward, who started in June.
The membership had then risen.
to 275.
Larger Church Needed
Once again larger church
was needed. In 1858. with j..
Mack Norris as head Of the
building committee, the church
was remodeled into larger and
most beautiful auditorium.
Serving with Mr.. Norris on the
building committee were A. H.
Sellers, Dickie Brown, Greer
Cox, Mrs. Lucille Cox, Mrs.
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After the total loss OF their
church, the members, 800 strong.
together decided 10 rebuild their
place of worship.
Today they are looking for
ward to worshipping once more
in a new church. But until their
new building is completed, they