The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08

iablshed church They assembled
| n reading houses" over Virginia
/ la'lt enced BY Presbyterian minis
tiers such as Robinson and Davies
these groups had formed Presby
terrain congregations III other cuun
+ bitel ians, willing to ordaln minis
tiers educated In log colleges and
theT used csangellStic methods
Dawes made what he term q
4 iicnurlt missionary excursions to
: actions now known as Cumberland.
4 FcWhian. Prince Edward, G b a Il
lot'e. Campbell. Nottoway. II d
+ Amelia Counties His practice Was
IL make appointments in advance
send someone ahead to arrange for
+ irdgirg ant entertainment for the
night Ii was Hts custom to preach
10 the family and slaves at places
where he stayed Many places did
mol care ~ take a dissenting minis
tcr However. John Morton IN Prince
| ANavd e.ien entertained him. and
Oh w. occasion arranged idr him
10 stay at the home Of Joseph Nor
ton. who was then living either AT
Slate Hill Or Little Roanoke Bridge
N Latne nbutg nov Charlotte
Cagfv
Roth Joseph Morton and his wife
y came converts taking communion
indea Presbyterian auspices and
tiefehy publicly idei iiyiue them
selves vth this fam Ther con-
version laid the foundation Of Briery
CLmch which vas built shortly
atlnward by Morton and others
wh1 had Ice 9nl Presbvterians I'M
def ~ pItaching of Dawes
Tr memo 1t Rriery III tts
early years was entirely non-scotch-
Tish Morton. WESTON Wimbish
rrat head Petius. Watkins, Dabbs,
Nanable Vernon Booker Jackson
0iaE Tanncr. Breedlovc Biilups
pNwlet. FlcnnD ana Blanton The
FIRST ScotciIe'sh name on roll was
Adam Calho'in VINO was 10th on
The hist he became member be
tween l776 ana 1870
Rev Robert Henry was installed
SIS pastor a. Briefv and Cub Creek
lin Charlotte june 1 1855 Prior
10 his c6mino Joseph Morton. one Of
the ruling elders read sermon
each Sunday and questioned the
children Oh the Shorter Catechsm
After Henry left the pastorate Of
Briery in 1857. Joseph Morton re-
cured the practice Of CONDUCTING
service. and George Walton shared
the responsibility Briery was iden-
titled with the New Side" through
Davies and Henry. in fact. Henry
was d graduate Of the College Of
New JERSEY class of 81. This was
the olieinal name given Princeton
univcrsnyl,
F,ndpWn"nts Started
III 1866 Briery established what
was called "a permanent fund for
the support Of the Gospel 1T was
an endowment fund subscribed to by
the members and some non-mem-
bers The money was spent to buy
7 slaves. these were hired out and
I the money derived from their hire
used for the support Of the church.
Colonial Presbyterians exercised
strict discipline. particularly those
New Side" Presbyterians founded
I by Davies: they attended services
prior 70 the Lords Supper and pre-
PAL ed themselves for it. Those who
\ did. received tokens and only those
with tokens could receive the bread
and vine. Certificates describing
the conduct and spiritual standing
Of individuals were required when
transferring membership.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
founded as result of the, labors
Of Samuel Davies. was established
few miles from the county line
It's first minister was installed July
1855. A number Of Prince Edward
citizens Worshiped there, from the
time of its founding. Hampden-Syd
ney students Worshiped there unit
in 1920 the first Presbyterian church
at Hampden-Sydney was built. The
village OF Farmville had been {
preaching station Of the Cumberland
church; in 1928 place Of WORSHIP
was erected in Farmville. this be
came a separate church in 1874
AS a result of missionary tour
OF Samuel Harris in the extrem,
western part Of Prince Edward. fiji
teen Baptist converts established tn,
first Baptist church at Rocks il
l772. The first minister. william
Johnson, was described as IAN orna
ment to the church" Rocks Churcl
was in the section that later be
came Appomattox County,
The next year. 1773, Appomatto,
Baptist Church was organized wit
twelve members; Samuel Harris be
came its first minister. and he i
described by one person as