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History of Rockdale
Church.
We will give, from week to
week, a portion of the condens¬
ed history of the Rockdale Bap¬
tist church from ils organization
up to the present time.
Yeah1878,
July, 19. Received by letter
8ept 30. Elected II. F. Buc
lianan | ; stor,
Year 1871.
Mcli 1 ! i: ccivecl by letter J I* |
Anderson and wife, Mary E An-i
<m.
June 20 Received by letter dea¬
J M Wolborn and wife.
July 19 Received by letter Sa-1
Hutchenson.
Sept 19 Received bv experience,
M I, der. EY Granade. D \Y
r.i;i;i<i<-. J A Iln milton, IS If Tuck
E J McDaniel, ’ 1>F Eddeiman,
Him in ,, neagan, G ,, r ... lanner, J ,
Hill, J W But lor, J , , R 'ter.
F Flunk'd, \ J ( 2 - ' r
>r.. E C Giauai — C zr.
D 111‘lunkct, 1'G \\ liilo,
(.) !’ Soamaii'. J II AIi'xiuhIit,
W (! nmado. \i E 1 lamilton. G
I.osier. Add limit, iVrnieliu
ler, M E l.esier, Ella Welliorn,
S Seamans. F, S I’limkot, Alice
Sarah (1 ranade.
Oct I Elected ii l 1 ’ Buchanan
Oct 17 Receive'! bv experience
A In i; inline, by letter Lucy
ine.
A' k \u 1 s75.
Apr 17 Received by Idler —- J
end wife. Mu id hit, — i;
and linydcn Jones.
June I'd Received by letter J \\
Clmrlotto llumilton.
a Flunk'd, Aina Hollings¬
ami Oatluirine Peary.
Oct 18 Elected II F Buchanan
pastin'.
Dec. I v Elected P G Tucker
cle; k and t reusurer.
Yeah 1876.
Jan In Appended J F .11 An¬
derson and J \V McD.inii 1 singing
clerks.
|-’n. iP l! eived bv letter R L
Ferryman.
Mch L W 1! McDaniel, M Tuck
er. J \\ Hamilton, K G Granade
and W H Hunt were'appointed a
committee lor superintending the
work of seat iug and llooring the
house. The seats were given by
M Tucker.
Apr D> Received J M Stephen¬
son and wife, F. \ 8t,phenson, In -
letter. May 25 M Tucker and W
F Chapman were electcl to ilu
office ot deacon.
July In Received by letter Marv
N Harvill. July 28 Received In¬
experience Xaiinie Harris.
An-: 22 Received W S llill by
experience. 8ept It Receivcl R
E Granade by experience. Oct 14
Received J C Uranade by
em-i-:-i-ru-ii 11 F U.i'-luumn pastor
Ykaii 1877.
Feb 17 R'-c v.-.i R.-I'.rca Argo
and Dicie Argo by letter. Mi'll 17
William Argo and wife, Elizabeth
Argo. Y\ 11 t row and wife. Mar
tba Crow, were received by lett VV.
s Ib-ceiv-d by experience
G NY Walker amt NY !’ Fhmket.
0,1 ‘‘Keitorod Nathan Curry;
C.F 'OcL ill- lUiohanan pastor.
^ J ^
Mch 16 R 'd Led by letter Mol¬
lie McDaniel. May 18 Recited !
by letter Martha Vi hitaker.
2<' lb eeiv-d Ay letter G A Lester.
Sej't 11 HE Buchanan resigned
he pa -ionite of the church. Dec
19 Elected M M Davis pastor
Year 1879.
Melt 22 Received by letter M J
]•' Smith. Apr 26 Received by
Fit"!- hue, I’hmket. June 21 Re¬
lived by letter J W Granade and
wife, Marini: Granade, Ida Gran¬
ade and 1 nila G ranade
Oct 2d Elected Oliver Reagan
pastor: Dec 27, elected E Jewell
pastor.
Ykak 1880.
Mch 27 Elected B C Granade
and treasurer. Apr 24 lle
by letter Lou P Tucker
June 20 Received by letter dea¬
A A Turner and wife, Julia
and H A Hill.
•)u!\’21 Received by experience
G Hamilton and wife, Linia
Oct 22, Elected E Jew
,, " l ,a9tor
Ykaii 1881
Feb 26 Received by letter 8 G
McGee ,, Julv T , 28 ... Received ,, . , , by , let- ,
r 1-dhe Hamilton ,, .. .Sent 24 R (*
In experience J I Adair, G
IV iliil, J M II Goode. ,Sarah L
lei- and E 11a Hill
Oct Elected E Jewell pastor
Ykaii 1882
Aug 26 Received by experience
Mary i.oftwndi, B G Butler. J T
I'licker, J H Maddox, \V M R
I'lilkiu'i', J W Maddox, J O Phil
>.-. SJ Aladdox, Mollie Hardin
< ><• I 21 Elected- -A owell i>a A
B G E ■ and - P
1o the liice of deacon
1 lec 26 iveci-ived bv let ter S E
.M icheal
Y i \u 1883
July 2], neeeived by exjierience
M J Hollingsworth
Oct 27 Elected E Jewell pastor
Dec 22 idecti'd B F Hill and J
IV Maddox choristers; Dec 23 Re¬
by letter F J Kimball an
minister, and his wife, M
Kimball
YlO Alt 1881
Sept 28 Licensed S E MeMich
cal to preach; Oct 25, elected H 4
Buchanan pastor; Dec 27, receiv¬
ed by letter Mary J Tucker.
Yeah 1885
Aug 15 Received by experience
Lillie Fatillo; Oct 17, elected K F
Buchanan pastor.
Ykaii 188(5.
Apr 17 Received by letter Rev
H F Buehaimu and wife, Frances
Buchanan; Aug 17, received T W
i’ylfe by experience- Bept. 18, elect¬
ed A J Uoss, and could not se^ve.
Yeah 1887.
Fob 2ti Elected J M DeFoor
pastor; Apr ‘J, received Nancy
Btopheusou by lettei; Apr 11, re
ceived by letter Betsie Hunt; Oct
8, elected J M DeFoor pastor
Yeah 1888.
Aug 11 Received by experience
Mary Maddox, Jennie Daniel and
Ida Pyle: Oct 13, elected J M De
Foor pastor.
Yeah 1889.
Jan 8 Received by letter Lillie
McDaniel; Aug 10, received by
experieuco Charles Hudson, Oct
12 , elected J M DeFoor pastor.
Ykak 1890.
May. 9, Received L. \’.
dm in and wife by letter.
June. 7. Received by
j -p. W heeler a licensed min
is ter and wife.* Aug. 9 •
io Wheeler* J. F - Shaw
and * daughter > . by , letter. . . Oct. , * * o
Received by letter O - S.
good and wife Susan Hay
- Oct. 10 Elected J- M.
Foor pastor.
-
May- 9. Received by letter
J. H. Owensby, I. F. Owensby
and wife May Owensby.
20. Recovered the house.
Aug • 8. Received by
rience Uriah Fincher, R.
Maddox, W. A. Rodgers, S.
Harris and P>. N, Ford. Oct. 1
Received by letter Georgia
kelly and Alice Lackey, Oct,
Elected J. M. J>e Foor pastor.
Year 1892.
Aug. 19 • Received by
rience A • C • Pyle, W. F -
nade, J. H. Hair, Sarah Rogers,
J • F, Rogers, Joe. F, He‘11,
ra Peen, Lena Rogers, Sava¬
nnah McDaniel and Ruby
enby. Sept. 10. Received
excellence Peril (fra ale
Georgia Crowford. Dec. 10. Eliz
abeth Crowford was received by
letter,
Year 1893.
June. 10 • Received by letter
Mollie McDaniel • Aug. 14- Re¬
ceived by experience George D.
Goddard. Aug. 15. James
Maddox, Willie McDaniel, San¬
ders Butler, Birda McDaniel.
Hattie Lou McDaniel, Joe Rog¬
ers and Bonnie Rice. Aug. 16.
Luther Bennett, Add Turner,
Myra Havgood, Fannie Flunk
et, John Crowford, Mary
ford, John Granade, Mattie
Rodgers, Ida Hill. Aug. 16.
vValter Granade, John Hardin,
Oliver Leftwich, May Almand,
Joe Bennett, Joe Leftwich, Jeff
Rogers, Bud Crowford, Lucy
Walden, Stella Walden, JiSude
.VlcDciuiel, Eplnonia McDaniel,
Hattie Rice t Susie Crowford,
Maudy Turner. Aug- 18. Ben
J ■ Morgan, Bell Abbott, Earn¬
est Walker, Ualan Maddox, El¬
be Maddox, IV J • Bennett.
Aug. 19- James .Robertson,
Gussio Moon, Annie Fostburg,
4. V. Allen, Bettie Allen, Odom
Hardin, Bub Lackey, Ettie Ford,
Fannie Robinson, William Lack¬
ey. Aug. 20. Marten Turner,
Annie 'iumer, Juno Stephen¬
son, Lelia Morgan. Oct. 7. j.
T. Almand and wife Elizie Al
mand were received by
Oct. 8 . Received by letter
T. W. Ivey and wife Mattie
Ivey.
Ykaii 1894.
May. 12 Received by
C. E. Granade - Mar. 10, Ke
ceievd by letter Bailie Goode.
June, 9 - Receivea by letterBar
to Walker and A. Butler . Nov.10.
1. W • Ivey ,was' licensed to
preach
Yeah 1895.
Jan. 11. J. II. Maddox and
J. T. Tucker ordained deacons,
presbytery consisting of II
Buchanan, J. M, De Foor, J.
Wallis, B. I).Ragsdale. Oct,
Received by letter W. H:
and wife M. A. Lee, M. E
AnnaG. Lee and Allie E.
and by experience Lenard
ker, Aug. 12, by
F. Morgan and F. P -
Otha Tucker. Aug. 13
nie Granade, Lou
! Will Moore, Mamie
Uoyd b.Morgan, .. Delia „ T ,
Julia Maddox, Joy letter II,
Moon and George Hill and
Aug. 16. Licensed A. 0.
Pyle and 'V. F: Granade to
preach,
Year 1896. •
Jan. 11. Received by letter
J. I •-Dennard. June. 14. Ke¬
by letter Genia and Mary
Farmer. Aug. 15. Received by
experience Susie Harris, Annie
Hill. Aug. 16. W.F. Stowers,
M, D. Jarrel by experience and
T. R. Rice and wife Lizzie Rice
by letter. Aug. 17. Serena
Hay good and Lola Granade by
experience. Dec, 13. Received
by letter John C. Stephenson
and wife Adella Stephenson -
Year 1897'
Feb, 14 • T. S. Alrnand and
wife M. A- Almand were re¬
ceived by letter. Feb. 14, Re¬
ceived by letter R- A - H - Hud¬
son. Apr. 10 Received by letter
LeoryStowers. Apr- 11 • Re¬
ceived by letter Eneii B. God¬
dard •
The pastors, their time of
serving and number of members
received under their admini¬
stration .
1. .James R. George Jrom
1847 to 1849—from 1851 to 1852.
Members received into church
by letter 19. by experience II.
tota , 84.-2. James Nix from
igjy t-o 1851, Members received
by letter 21, by experience 13.
total 30.—3. Stephenson May
field from 1852 to 1856. Mem¬
bers received by letter 13, by
experience 32. total 45.— 4.
L. B. Churchill, 1856 to 1860
Membe r s received by letter 11 ,
by experience 15. total 26.—5.
O. C - White, 1860 to 1871,
.
Members received by letter oSy
by experience 52. total-90.—6,
Oliver Reagan from 1871 to
1875. He was elected again
for a month or so. Members
received by letter 5, by experi¬
ence 21 • total 26.—7. II. E.
Buchanan fiom 1874, to 1879.
then 1884 to 1887. Members
received by letter 31, by expe¬
rience 42. total 73.— 8 - W,M.
Davis from 1879 to 1880. ilem
hers received by r letter 6 , by ex
perience 0 , total - —9, E Jewell
j rom 1880 to 1884. M - e tubers
received by letter 9, by experi¬
ence 17. total 26—10 - J. M.
Defoor from 1887 to the pres¬
ent time 1897. Members re¬
ceived by letter 45, by experi¬
ence 90. total 135.
The following composition by
a little girl won a prize, a fruit
cake, offered by a school Miss ;
“Pants are made for. men and
men for pants. Woman was
ma de for men and not for pants.
When a man pants for a woman
[and a woman for a man, they
| are a pair of pants ■ Such pants
do noi last - Pants are like nto
lasses, they are thinner in hot
weather and thicker in cold - The
man in the moon changes his
pants during an eclipse. Do
not go to the pantry for pants,
f yien are often mistaken in pants.
| Such mistakes are often breech
of . There . has , been
es promise.
much discussion as to whether
when they don’t wear any it is
singular; Men get on a tare in
their pants, and its all right,
but when women tear their
pants its all wrong.—Ex.
“All. editors duty,” says an
exchange, ”is to speak of his
town as. the lovliest place be
lieath the blue arch of heaven,
Speak of a deceased citizen as
a ’’fallen oak’ when he died of
jim-jams, (mil a man a prom
inent, influential citizen when
you know he is the best poker
player in town. Speak of a
street Arab as a bright-eyed
youth on the road to fame:a
big-footed, newly married wo
.1 the ’ oeautilul , • - 1 and 1
mail as ac
com com pus (dished i bride v.. Gall vau a a man man
who has a few dusty bolts of
calico ,. and , soldiers , v , blue . coat, ,
a
a prosperous and experienced
drygoods merchant; call a law
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