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Saturday, May 12, 1962
Friendship Baptist Church
DR. B.E. MAYS
EVENING SERVICES 7:00 PM
SPELMAN COLLEGE GLEE CLUB IN CONCERT
THE FOLLOWING CONGRATULATE FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH:
ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES
ALEXANDER & COMPANY
ATLANTA LIFE INS. CO.
GEORGE SHOE SHOP
CITIZENS TRUST CO.
H. J. RUSSELL & CO.
FRAZIERS CAFE SOCIETY
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
(SCLC)
Roots And Fruits
The Historical Background
Friendship Baptist
Church has indeed a truly
unique history. It became
a regularly constituted
congregation in 1892 in the
month of April. From July
1848 some of the members
who later made* up the first
congregation of Friendship
were members of the First
Baptist Church of this city.
An entry on the records
of the First Baptist Church
July 2, 1848 reads as fol
lows: “Church met and
opened a door for recep
tion of members. Rec’d
by letter George a colored
man, the property of Col.
F.M. Garnet, from Mariet
ta Church.**
An entry also on the re
cords of First Baptist
Church reads “April 4th,
*52, Sabbath afternoon.
Conference for colored
members. Recieved by ex
perience as candidate for
baptism Levi, the servant
mt
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DR. A. E. MANLEY
ATKINSON BROS. PLASTERING CO.
ATLANTA MORTGAGE BROKERAGE CO., INC.
MUTUAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN.
HENRY & MATHEWS, ATTORNEYS
D. A. BLAYTON & J. L JORDAN, ASSOCIATES
JOHNSON & WOOD ELECTRIC CO.
HENDERSON TRAVEL SERVICE
THE ATLANTA INQUIRER, INC.
MOST WORSHPFUL PRINCE HAU GRAND LODGE, F. & A. M.
OF THE JURISDICTION OF GEORGIA XL NEAL, GRAND MASTER
Mr. Wilson and by letter
Nancy, servant of Dr. Tho
mpson.’’
We can only imagine that
the atmosphere surround
ing the Civil War lead the
25 persons under the lea
dership of the Reverend
Frank Quarles to separate
themselves from the First
Baptist Church and to seek
to organize their own
church. During the siege
of Atlanta, the Reverend
Quarles went to Macon and
there he organized the Saint
James Baptist Church.
After the war end^d, he
returned to Atlanta and to
the little flock here. He
found them without a build
ing in which to worship. A
freight car box was sent
to Atlanta through the ge
norosity of the Ninth Street
Baptist Church of Cincin
nati, Ohio for this little
congregation to use.
It was there in this box
SUNDAY MAY 13,1962
MORNING SERVICES 11:00 AM
SPEAKERS FOR SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM,
The Atlanta Inquirer
car church that Edmond
Asa Ware conducted a
school which is now At
lanta University. In 18^0
a new place of worship\
was built on the southwest
corner of Haynes and
Markham Streets. Because
of the rapid growth of the
congregation, the building
at Haynes and Markham
Streets was quickly found
to be too small.
And thus it was in 1871
the beginning of the pre
sent . building was begun '
through the generosity of
a loan from the American
Baptist Home Mission So
ciety in the amount of
$1,500. The congregation
occupied the basement of
this building in 1872 and
worshiped there while the
main auditorium was be- ।
ing completed. !
The Atlanta Baptist Se- ।
minary, now known as i
Morehouse College, having
Ji
DR. R. E. CLEMENT
Dr. Carter’s tenure at
Friendship was 62 years.
During this 100th Anni
versary, Friendship has
inaugurated a memorial
lectureship in his honor.
Each year in April there
will be given here a ser
ies of lectures in the New
Testament in his honor. He
passed away in June 1944.
He was succeded in May
of 1945 by the Rev. Dr.
Maynard Holbrook Jack
son, who resigned as pas
tor of New Hope Baptist
Church, Dallas, Texas to
take up the leadership of
Friendship Baptist Church.
The spirit and vitality of
the chuch was revived
during his minsitry and
one of the most significant
contributions made by Dr.
Jackson was the establish
ing, in the old folk home,
a recreational and health
center for boys and girls
in this community.
YATES AND MILTON DRUG STORES
LOUIE C. HILL REALTY CO.
J. C. JOHNSON REALTY CO., INC.
PASCHAL BROS. RESTAURANT
WYNN SERVICE STATION
UNCO IN SHOE SHOP
J. T. BICKERS REALTY CO.
B. B. BEAMON'S RESTAURANT
; I
“ -4 a
- ■ £
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MR. E. M. MARTIN
Dr. Jackson’s tenure was
brief for the Lord called
him June 1953. Dr.
Jackson, like his prede
cessors, believed in the
community outreach of the
church and was himself
one of the active spirtis
in Voter Registration in
this city and state.
The Reverend Doctor
Samuel W. Williams who
had served for five years
as assistant to Dr. Jackson
became the action minis
ter and on June 9th, 1954,
he was called to be the pas
tor. Rev. Williams is con
tinuing the great tradition
of the church which has
predecessors so firmly es
tablished. The membership
continues to increase, the
spirit and fellowship of
the church is deepending.
The church faces the fu
ture with great hope. Its
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