"For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of
his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." --- Roman 5:10
Birthdays this week: Tommy Green - April 10, Melinda Huddleston & Dustin Briant - April 12, Sheila Currier - April 13, Blake Spears and Bobbie Moseley - April 14.
Spring has sprung, and the pollen is fallin'. Weekly rains are keeping the ground soft and the loggers idle. More heavy rains are expected here later this week.
I
spent most of Saturday afternoon riding around with my old NEHS
classmate and friend David "Andy" Farmer. We had a great time looking
around and remembering friends past and present. Andy and I started
together in Miss Joann's 1st Grade class in 1974 and finished up
together at KHS in 1986... I can't say that about too many of my
classmates... but I can testify that, other than being taller, he has
not changed one single bit... same ol' Andy.Birthdays this week: Tommy Green - April 10, Melinda Huddleston & Dustin Briant - April 12, Sheila Currier - April 13, Blake Spears and Bobbie Moseley - April 14.
Spring has sprung, and the pollen is fallin'. Weekly rains are keeping the ground soft and the loggers idle. More heavy rains are expected here later this week.
Chapel
Hill Missionary Baptist Church will hold its revival April 11 and 12 at
7pm and Sunday April 13 at 11am. The evangelist will be Bro. Todd West
and the pastor is Bro. Dwane Ashcraft. Everyone is invited.
A
hunter education course will be given at the New Edinburg Volunteer
Fire Department on April 19 from 8am to 7pm. For more information, call
James Gill at 352-8527.
Some local history about the First Baptist Church courtesy of The Eagle Democrat, Wednesday, October 25, 1967: "The First Baptist Church of New Edinburg has a distinction of having
been built and located in three counties without moving more than 100
yards and without ever crossing a county line.
At the time of the erection of the church, the town of New Edinburg was in Bradley County. Some years later, a new county was formed from parts of adjoining counties and New Edinburg and the Baptist Church found themselves in Dorsey County. Still later, the name of the county was changed, honoring President Grover Cleveland.
The church was organized almost 100 years ago in 1868 with Elders Solomon Gardner and John T. Craig consitituting the Presbytery. The church was in the Judson Baptist Association. After 1901, the church agreed that it could no longer see eye to eye on ecclesiastical matters with its present larger connection and joined the General Association, the American Baptist Association, and later the North American Baptist Association.
The first building was completed in September of 1869, after which the church adopted a resolution to the Methodist of the community expressing appreciation for being allowed to use the Methodist house of worship for its services for a season.
In early years, at almost every monthly conference, some-Brother or Sister was excluded from worship for some kind of unbecoming conduct: the men usually for imbibing too freely of alcoholic beverages and the women for "tipping light fantastic toe..." [Note: that's archaic language for dancing...]
In those days, revivals were popular, and one mighty one was conducted under the persuasive preaching of Rev. W. E. Penn in 1890. Results, fifty church additions and 122 professions of faith.
A new church was erected in 1936 and it was dedicated in 1937. The building, at the time of completion, consisted of an auditorium and six Sabbath School rooms. The Sunday School is first mentioned in church records of 1883. The church has had three buildings, the current one replacing one that was put up in 1890. This one replaced the orginal church structure. The middle building had an 84-foot steeple."
If you have items of interest for this column, please get them to me before Monday of each week. This column will appear on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.
At the time of the erection of the church, the town of New Edinburg was in Bradley County. Some years later, a new county was formed from parts of adjoining counties and New Edinburg and the Baptist Church found themselves in Dorsey County. Still later, the name of the county was changed, honoring President Grover Cleveland.
The church was organized almost 100 years ago in 1868 with Elders Solomon Gardner and John T. Craig consitituting the Presbytery. The church was in the Judson Baptist Association. After 1901, the church agreed that it could no longer see eye to eye on ecclesiastical matters with its present larger connection and joined the General Association, the American Baptist Association, and later the North American Baptist Association.
The first building was completed in September of 1869, after which the church adopted a resolution to the Methodist of the community expressing appreciation for being allowed to use the Methodist house of worship for its services for a season.
In early years, at almost every monthly conference, some-Brother or Sister was excluded from worship for some kind of unbecoming conduct: the men usually for imbibing too freely of alcoholic beverages and the women for "tipping light fantastic toe..." [Note: that's archaic language for dancing...]
In those days, revivals were popular, and one mighty one was conducted under the persuasive preaching of Rev. W. E. Penn in 1890. Results, fifty church additions and 122 professions of faith.
A new church was erected in 1936 and it was dedicated in 1937. The building, at the time of completion, consisted of an auditorium and six Sabbath School rooms. The Sunday School is first mentioned in church records of 1883. The church has had three buildings, the current one replacing one that was put up in 1890. This one replaced the orginal church structure. The middle building had an 84-foot steeple."
If you have items of interest for this column, please get them to me before Monday of each week. This column will appear on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.
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