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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSnow Creek Miscellaneous Papers and Church History STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES Microfilmed by DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Archives and Records Section Raleigh, North Carolina IREDELL COUNTY SNOW Oa. UNITED tod NSO) St ~ CHURCH axa) 3 STATESVII ra i. ot . Church History Miscellaneous Papers DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SECTION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This is to certify that the microphotographs appearing on this film are true and accurate reproductions of records originated during the normal course of business by the Svow Creek lLnted Melhodi sf Cheest cl. Rt. 5S Starésurlle ,4.C. ZLREQE/)]) Cov fe, : 4 and consist of ( ise. Ana Parsee litre oS lixper s LTI@-L9V Bi poh The records begin with Accouwst OF Wedter a, het nf Sxow Creeft Chun , Je F193 ,' and end with It is further certified that the above records were microfilmed in conformity with the provisions of the General Statutes of North Carolina, chapter 8-45.1 and 8-45.4, "Uniform Photographic Copies of Business and Public Records as Evidence Act"; that the microphotographic processes accurately reproduce the records so microfilmed; that the film forms a durable medium for reproducing the original, if necessary; and that the film used conforms to American National Standards Institute, Specifications for Safety Photographic Film, ANSI PH 1.25-1976 and American National Standards Institute, Specifications for Photographic Film for Archival Records, Silver-Gelatin on Cellulose Ester Base, ANSI PH 1.28-1976. This is further to certify that the microphotographic processes were accomplished by the undersigned on the date and at the reduction ratio indicated below. Date Filming of this Reel Began Hutug tS; [48 / Reduction Ratio AA y Date Filming of this Reel Ended Microfilm Camera Operator MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1934. HISTORIC SNOW. CREEK CHURCH IS THE SCENE OF A PRETTY WEDDING Miss Margaret Gaither Becomes The Bride of | Mr. Charles Herbert King in [mpres- sive Ring Service Historic Snow Creek Methodist little Miss church, near Statesville, was the bride’s niece. Their dainty organdie scene of a pretty wedding, Saturday cresses were made with tiers of ruf- evening, at 7:30 o’clock, when Miss|fles and they carried pretty baskets Margaret Gaither became the bride: of Dorothy Perkins roses. of Mr. Charies“Herbert King. The! dressed in yellow and ceremony was performed by the’ green. 4 bride’s pastor, Rev. C. C. Washam, Nanearle Gaither, the Nanearle in Wasson, small cousin of Betty was } Jeanette who used the impressive ring service of the Methoaist church. Although S many marriages have taken place in the Snow Creek community, it by the older residents that this is the first marriage, to their knowledge, that has ever been solemnized in the old chureh, which was first King’s church. The nuptial colors, green and white, were beautifu"y carried out in the decoration of the church, which was artistically arranged with palms and iferns, intermingled with tall ' baskets of white roses, white larkspur and Formasanum lilies, and set with seven-branched cathedral canalesticks in which white tapers burned. The white background was festooned with | Southern smilax. were designated by satin ribbon. A musical program was given prior to the ceremony by Miss Anna Web- Her, pianist; Mr. James Weber, violin- ist; and Mis ellie Holland, soloist. Miss Weber wore light blue organdie i with shoulder bouquet of sweet peas and Swainsona, and Miss Holland was dressed in nile green organdie with shoulder bouquet of sweet peas: and Swainsona. “Melody of Love” was rendered as a piano solo by Weber, and Mr. Weber played | Rosary” and Schubert’s “Serenade as violin numbers. Miss Holland sang “Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life” and “I Love You Truly.” “The Bridal Chor- us” from Lohengrin formed the pt cessional and Mendelssghn’s Wedding March was used as the recessional. “To a Wild Rose,” by MacDowell, played soitly during the ceremony. The ushers, Mr. Charles Gaither, | brother of. the bride; Mr. George The reserved pews bows of white - is said | called } floor , Miss | “The | was | the bride, carried the ring in a white calla lily. She wore a dress. of soft | white mousselline de soie, which was also fashioned with tiny ruffles. ; Mr. Henry S. King, of High Point, attended his brother, the groom, as best man. The bride entered the church with her father, Mr. John Owen Gaither, ,who gave her in marriage. She wore a lovely dress of mousseline ce luxe and Korde lace, over white satin, | fashioned bouffant style, with calla lily collar and long puffed sleeves ; which were finished in a point at the , hand. Her long tulle veil was worn | with a coronet and was caught at the sides with clusters of orange blos- |soms. She carried an arm bouquet of | ealla lilies. | The groom the second Mrs. Bessie Eagle King, of Creek community, and the |S. King. He is a graduate of North Carolina State College at Raleigh and was an outstanding athlete during his college Gays, especially as a member of the track team. He holds a posi- ition with the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant | . Industry, located atthe Piedmont E x- | periment Station near Statesville. The bride is the second daughter | Mr. John Owen Gaither, also of | the Snow Creek community, ana the | late Mrs. Ida Millsaps Gaither. She | {is a brunette and is a young woman |} [oe attractive personality. She was educated at Mitchell College and since | her graduation there has taught suc- | {cessfully in Central school, Iredell y county. Mrs. King has been extended a number of charming pre-nuptial | social courtesies. Mr. and Mrs. King are shaking] | son of the Snow late Henry Is of Wasson, cousin of the bride; Mr. T.'!their home in the Green Apartments Ward Guy and Mr. Edwards Holland, lon East Sharpe street, Statesville. { entered as.the first nates of the wed- | Among those from out-of-town who | dine march were sounded. attended the wedding were Mrs. J. O. The bride’s sister, Miss Nell Gaith- Gaither, Jr., Miss Annie King, and jer, was maid-of-honor. Shae wore Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Carson, of Char- becoming dress of salmon pink jlotte; Mr. Frank King, Mr. C. R. Nel- gandie and carried an attractive arm son, and Mrs. Patterson, of High i bouquet of sweet peas, snapdragon{Point; Miss Annie Lou Burgess, of and delphininyy. | Valdese; Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brown, The flower girls were little of China Grove; and Miss _ Lorena Batty King, the groom's niece, Summers, of Boone. or- Miss and * By (Mrs.) MARY To the Editor: About Revolutionary named A, farm on times u man McArmond lived on a small Snow Creek about miles west of the present Snow Creek ehurch. The water supply was a spring. One morning in August, he went to this spring, was bitten a rattlensnake and died from the fects of same. His friends started Bethany to bury him. Hearing that ; the South Yadkin river to ford, they stopped and buried in the woods. Some one later aside an acre of land which embr:s this grave for a community ! ground. This is the north end Creek cemetery. This plot vy all taken up in 1877. It contained acre or more. This plot probably came out of land entered by a man, John King, Sr. He entered quite a bound- ary of land in this vicinity. He sold out and moved to Missis }sippi. August 28, 18% the late Rich ard Franklin King died. He was my grandfather. The old part being about full, they decided to s . ure more His son, the late Dr. J. E. King, ethers went to Mr. John Weber, who then owned the land and seeured the acre in the south end. My grandfather, the late Franklin King, was the fir person buried in the “new part.” The late Wm. H. Cowan helped dig thi first grave in the new part. He the father of Lawrence and Ing Cowan of this neighborhood and Mr Dave C. Cowan and Mrs. Jas R. Hill, of Statesville. Mr. G. B. Whites vrandfather, Mr. W t iron gates in the eastern husband, the late Joh said there were neve1 the south end. He drove a wagon rock to enclose the heard him say, “The of wagons.” Note this: It w the first grave in cem¢ addition and 6) years la now; 157 years from first now. An addition of within the last few weeks been aside. The church gives one fourth acre and John H. Summers and moth- er three-fourths acre. It lies on ‘west side of the cemetery. It the expressed desire of the late John W. Summers that the cemetery have this plot of land. I have been told b several that Snow Creek owns 7 acres it used to be a camp-meeting place and needed quite a plot of land fo the church, arbor, tents and academy iWho of my age does not remember the saintly Rev. G. W. Ivey, who was pastor here four years? The earnest prayers of Sqinre Paley Sharpe, Di | Bob Campbell and hi ster, Mrs Nianey Campbell King ? + Snow Creek has seven Revolutionary and thirty-one Confederate soldiers buried in it. One man born in Ire- land, Adam Lawrence, sleeps here beside his wife, Rache! Lawrence. Mre Fliza Baker Purvis, wife of a Metin minister, is buried in the King beside her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Mrs. Purvis was born in Lon- on, England. Messrs. Thos. P. Sum- ers and Lafayette Weaver, who ere members of the home guard ring the Civil war, are buried here Weaver's grave —- t MA _ 5 ef- yury t snow apout and am 5 mace all ite W. Summer any ! he part. | woods v and new have ae vi Ter Augu burial another nas set acre was 1780, | Dy | was too high) him | yne land. | My } Iped haul | | the | | purche arbor t« bé waa 4 the midile: of old During the Revolutionary war, a man called “Lawyer Billy Sharpe” lived in a home just south of Snow Greek church grounds. He made a map Sttatesville and vicinity. | have a copy of map. About 10 yeare the D. R. of Statesville had new edition made and we bought a copy. The Armond Ormand farm laid down on this map. I see Mr. Sharpe spells the name with an O instead of an A. Either one was used. The Armond farm is now of the A. 'R. rw le farm, oecupied his childven. Mr. large farm from Sharp ; ted in Sharpes- sure boV hip, tredell « A man living on the B told me a f i 2 On this A. ago or a part and Bowles unt wie ago that th pring nakes above Armand for onee place \ rattler is in a wyer am Uninart His rence spoken above. | am indebted to man, buried in Creek tilly Sharpe ed gray at Snow ia ne M ta husband, A¢ ive to “hel imam old ge Woodard which I yod to » aud the le tT} farm an ntle- named Dempsey for nany of these traditi tell in ¢ mn used Mr my ibe art farm. wles trp B Creek ibten the wanted above ~ L have Siew Creek Buildings. 1. this con- wor ship we | "al | w-| | | | af by | some | wrenee-Cowan | r the preset this first present site water, The ay, ndy red to ame here be ha 1 bra to and was ice that it w ar They bu a church, chtolhouse. I can rember the first church. It was a frame building. The pulpit was Cotir siderably elevated, a set of steps led up to it, with a gate at the top. T building speaks for it- heard if said it was built Annie Cowan was a baby” { think was about 1884, The went down, and the school house burned about 24 years ago oh is grave. ilt “nts and a ren ent Ww tel was = ze WI Snow Creek Methodist Church Iredell County, N. C. MORNING WORSHIP August, 18, 1957 1802 1957 Organ Prelude Meditation by Morrison Call to Worship Choir Hymn No. 41 We Gather Together Kremser Affirmation of Faith Apostles Creed Responsive Reading No. 320 “Brotherly Love’”’ Gloria Patri Pastoral Prayer and Choral Response Hymn No. 7 “O Worship The King Haydn The Lesson from the Holy Scripture Pastor Offertory Prayer and Offering Organ Offertory—Constellation by Mendelssohn Offertory Solo “I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes” Marks Nellie Holland Dedication of Offering Doxology Sermon Dr. J. 8. Hiatt Hymn No. 438 Amazing Grace Early American Melody Benediction Organ Postlude—Fraternal March: by Lindsay Pastor, Thomas F. Prichard Organist Mrs. James Lewis The general collection today will go on our educational building fund. Please get envelopes from ushers if you wish to contribute to the cemetery maintainance fund. The flowers were placed on the memorial table to- day in memory of the late T. J. Weber, by his family. Afternoon Service at 1:30 Program of Sacred Musie Arranged by Miss Nellie Holland Mrs. Wilbur Stafford, Organist Organ Prelude Hymn: Hark, Ten Thousand Harps and Voices Psalm and Prayer Solo: Oh, Divine Redeemer. Gounod I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked O’Hara Miss Jo Ann Weber Duet: The Lord Is My Shepherd Smart Miss Nellie Holland, Leon Holland Solo: Oh Lord Most Holy Franck If With All Your Hearts Mendelssohn Joe Moore Solo: Soft Were Your Hands, Dear Jesus O’Hara Oh God Our Help in Ages Past Charles FE. Mills Mrs. Charles E. Mills Quartette: Though Your Sins be as Scarlet Doan Mrs. Charles E. Mills, Miss Martha Turnipseed, R. M. Rickert, Joe Moore Solo: Draw Near All Ye People Mendelssohn The Lord’s Prayer Malotte Leon Holland USHERS: Charles Gaither Lawrence Mason Willie Robertson (Charles Rickert 1802 -- Snow Sindh Methadist Shek This congregation was established by Rev. Jessie Lee in 1802 at the home of Peter Claywell. Rev. Daniel Asbury preached in the community during 1801-02. The congregation met in homes, later in an arbor and camp meetings were held’annually, the tents pitched on the site w here the church now stands. Early deeds call the church “King’s Methodist Episcopal Church.” The cemetery is 22 years older than the church. The first person buried in the cemetery, on land owned by Shadrach Claywell, was in 1780. The man died from the bite of a rattle snake. Seven Revolutionary, 31 Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery. Rev. J. C. Rowe preached the first ser- mon in the recent building of Snow Creek church in 1886. Since the camp meetings, home comings have been ob- served annually on the third Sunday in August. 1957 wy art m heaven, ik wed b f thy | CUTE, seem Oby kin gbon come. Ohy will cf aie. on earth as it is in heaven. Give ns this dan onv daily bread, a= And forgive us our tres- peer .as we forgive those ass against NS. pe: [rad ns not info femp- tation But deliver us trom: il. Hor thine is the king- and the power, and ory for ever and ever AUGUST 20, 1961 Bishop Nolan B. Harmon....+sseeseereree Ares Bishop Dr. J. Elwood Carroll......-District Superintendent Rev. Powell L. Wilkins, Jr....--eseeeeeee+-Minister Mrs, Charles Thomas Rickert..........-.+.-.Organist THE PRELUDE: .."Meditation".......-.+... Mendelssohn THE INTROIT: .."The Lord is in His Holy Temple". thoir THE INVOCATION. .ccccccccccsccccccccccccoes Minister HYMN #2.."Come Thou Almighty King"............Choir THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH.........The Apostlés Creed THE RESPONSIVE READING #633.....-+++--Third Reading THE GLORIA PATRI SILENT PRAYER AND MEDITATION PASTORAL PRAYER WITH CHORAL AMEN THE MINISTER'S INFORMAL WORD ANTHEM: .."God of Our Fathers".....+.+++++,,,.Warren TRUMPETERS:....-..2.--Walter Graham and Jimmy Ashburn David Pressely, Jr. THE ORGAN OFFERGORY:.."Aria"....... DOXOLOGY AND DEDICATORY PRAYER SOLO: .."The Stranger of Galilee"............Sturgis Nellie Holland READING OF THE WORD PREACHING OF THE WORD.....-..++++eeeDr. J. S. Hiatt HYMN # 209.."Amazing Grace"...Early American Melody BENEDICTIGN * AMD: GHORAL RESPONSE POSTLUDE: .."Preludio"...cscccsccccccccscoccesesbOCn The general collection today will go to the Snow Creek Improvement Fund. USHERS Lawrence Mason Charles Gaither W. H. Roberteon J. E. Gaither SACRED MUSIC PROGRAM 1:30 P. M. ORGANIST ices cacehesscucccsaccesse sees L080 Cree PREDUDE:.."The Choir Invisable!..........schneider HYMN # 358.."Rejoice.......-ceeseescceess Messiter PSALM AND PRAYER. cccccccsccsccccccecscceetne Pastor VOCAL DUET: .."Whispering Hope!)........+..+..+Hawthorn Mrs. Alexander and Mr. Weber VOCAL SOLO:.."When Jesus Walked on Galilee! Edwards Mis. Thomas Alexander, Jr. DOUBLE QUARTETT:.."Ivory Palaces"......Barraclough Mrs. C. E. Mills, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. J.A.Brady Miss Mary Ethel Kestler, Joe Moore, Jim Rickert Mrs. R. M. Rickert and Bob Weber ORGAN SOLO! ogc cccccesvecccccccnvesceselitie Spenecr 1. "Largo!.......-Handel 2. "Nocturn".....D!' Orso 3. "Melody of Hymns VOCAL SOLO:.."Oh, Dévine Redeemer"..........Gounad Mr. Joe Moore HYMN # 557..."God Be with You"......+e+e+++s-lomer Verses 1 and 4 BENEDICTION- FARBER ESBS AB SERBS H SHB HAB RRR The flowers on the memorial table today were given to the Glory of God and in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. S. King and H. S. King, Jr. by the King Family. Boutonniers for ministers and ushers are given by Harten Weber, Suow Creek Methodist Church Statesville, North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA Christilan Qovocate Volume 112 Greensboro, N. C., September 14, 1967 Number 36 Where Children Are at Home at Church These children are looking through the window of a church which has about 60 members. Twenty years ago it had only a few more than this. Its member- ship closely reflects the population statistics of the neighborhood in north Iredell County in which it has existed for well over a hundred years. This happens to be Snow Creek Methodist Church, Friendship Charge, in the Statesville District, where Rev. John Oakley is pastor. Most of the Methodists even today worship in churches of less than 200 members. These churches dot the land- scape. They lie nestled back in mountain coves. They stand at cross roads, and are conspicuously visible in a thousand villages and hamlets. Often they are the focal point for much of the community's life, social as well as religious. Many a boy and girl, now grown to maturity and living in some large popu- lation center, can look back to his early years near some such church, where he went to Sunday school as regularly as the Sabbath came around. He first learned to love the church there; to feel] at home within its walls. There he sat at the feet of some good man or woman who didn’t know much about pedagogy, but who knew God in a personal rela- tionship, and who knew accurately the main thrust of the Bible, and who loved children. There he learned to respect the truth and hate the lie, to stand for the right and to turn away from evil. When we weigh in the balance the kind of Christian who has grown up in the small Methodist church in North Carolina, we don’t need to be ashamed of the product. The Church school is today catching a basket of criticisms from those who point to its flaws and limitations. But with all of its faults, the Methodist Sunday school has done much more good than it has ever received credit for. fy Ah OW _B rig Yeh — R i u, Bulky I Dw ty . » ry L T we U hk 5 { hase ancl Pielagyhr DTA, MS har, XK Wurth Shown above at Snow Creek Home: oming, left t the North Carolina ( hristian Advoc vices at Snow ¢ & Church o right: Rev. § J. Starnes the preacher for the Homecoming Ser } r n Statesville District, Sunday, Au 15 Others shown are Mrs Reuben Mason, | editor of ite, who was Friendship Chai f ong time member of the Snou Creek Church: Ret John 8S. Oakl y, pastor; and Mr. Patrick He nry Hicks Mr. Hicks approac hin r his Oth birth lay is the oldest livin ry me mber of the church Follou ing the worship servic t bountiful picnic luncheon was served in the rod In the af fernoon a program of sacred music and the dedication service for thi organ were held SNOW CREEK HOMECOMTNG August 20, 1967 11:00 A. M. Worship Service Bishop Earl G. Hunt cccccccccccccccccccsccccccessArea Bishop Rev. Cecil G. HefnereecoscceccccceseDistrict Superintendent Rev. John S. Oakley .cccsccccccccccccccccsscssee sos ohinister Mrs. Russell Whites sccccccccccccccccvecccveesscseesOrganist Mr. Walter GBD sc os vecccecccccévccceceseceseeeess VAOnEee Prelude..cccceeees "Golden Bells". sceccecoseeDion De Marbelle #Call To Worship.cccccccccscccccccvcccesvesseces congregation *The Invocation. scecccccccccccccccccccscccececee oheVe Oakley *Hymn No, 315..."How Firm A Foundation" scecesccccecesDiversi *The Affirmation of Faith....scesseeeeeeetne Apostles’ Creed Responsive Reading: No. 633 eccccvccccccccccccce nird Reading Gloria Patri: The Reading From the Holy ScripturesecececesesesheVe Oakley Silent Meditation: Pastoral Prayer:.....The Lords Prayer.+..<«+.-Choral Response Offertory Solozesee"0 Lord, Be Merciful". ceccoeseesbartlett Nellie Holland Dedication of Of fering scscccesccccccccceseveseevoes sLOxOlogy The Sermon....seeeees"Is Spiritual Renewal Possible Today?" Dr. James C. Stokes Guest Minister Hymn : No. 416..-"Blest Be the Tie. ccoccestccecescenes ceaeen Benediction: Postlude:...-"The Church in the Wildwood". scscccssesesFitts *Congregation Stands Acolyteseccoccccccccsevesesdonnny Rickert ~ Billy Robertson LUNCH 12:00 to 1:30 We extend a warm welcome to Dr. Stokes and all visitors who Worship with us today. The flowers are placed in the Sanctuary today in Memory of the W. S. Eagle Family by the families of Mrs. Myrtle Eagle White and Mrs. Elizabeth Eagle King. The offering Plates and Communion Service are gifts in Loving Memory of Mrs. Reuben F. Mason. Todays offering goes to the Cemetery and Grounds Mainte~ nance Fund. SACRED MUSIC PROGRAM 1:30 P. M. Or ganist.ccccvecccccccrccrcceccccceccccoMSe Hugh H. Ervin Accompanists..+...ee.Mrs. Margaret Muse and Miss Rosa Watts POLIS csc ccencivdedecceeccedaedccecoceececesesceesnneueee Hymn No. 23 e026"Come Thou Fount". ccccccccccccccccccesWeyth Psalm 100 and Prayer ecccccccccccccccesscccseoe he Minister SOLOS -ccccoccccecce Frayer Perfect" ..ccccccecscceeedtenson Mrs. Clifford Reavis Quartett....."Take Time to Be Holy"..cccsceceeees Stebbens Mrs. Charles E. Mills Mr. Joe L. Moore Mrs. Hugh H. Ervin Dr. Richard A. Boyd Duet Sccnccevetseceer ae Was For Mo". cvecccteccesessssDLoune Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Reavis Solo:.eseeeee How Beautiful Upon the Mountains"....-Harker Mrs. John Gregory Organ Solo:.ccccccccccee"Andantio™.coccccccccccccee Gounad Mrs. Ervin Male Quartett S.ccccccecccse c+ sceeeccoeee™My Anchor Holds" Mr. Banks Chilton Mr. Paul Scarborough Mr. Gene Baker Mr. Lawrence Blanton SOLOcccccvcvesescce HOW Great Thou Art. coccccceccessctine Mr. Chilton Anthems scccesceccece My God and I", ccvcvcccccccccceckergei Broad Street Choir Hymn No. 557 ecceee' God Be With TO os bencccenceacecen Oey Verses 1 and 4 Benediction PN a boa 00060064000 66 0006 00660006 004000046 000,000 Snow Creek Church, originally King's Methodist Episcopal Church, was organized during 1801. First Church Building, Arbor, and tents stood south of present location. Camp Meetings were held annually until 1886. First Sermon in present Sanctuary was preached by Rev. J. C. Rowe father of the late Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe. Homecomings are held annually on the third Sunday in August- the date of the former Camp Meetings. Beginning tomorrow 8:00 o'clock P.M. Mr. Walter Anderson will bring the Revival message each evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING August 17, 1969 Morning Worship Eleven o'clock Bishop Earl G. PUNE. 0 boo bs ce wesinoee ces uce een Ceeeme Rev. J. D. Murray.............-District Superintendent Rey, Be H, TOs. soc ccsccncccvcessiesccus<esemerenoer Mr. Walter Graham.......s+eeecesseeeess cuest Organist Organ Prelude.."Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring"...J-S. Bach Call to Worship.....ccsccccccccsccccccccveesestne Choir The Invocation. ..ccscccccccccscvcvccceveee tne Minister Hymn No. 164....."All Hail the Power"...........Holden Affirmation of Faith.......e+es.+eetne Apostles' Creed Responsive Reading...."God Our Refuge"....+...-No. 600 Gloria Patri The Reading of the Holy Scripture........Num. 1.3225-33 The Pastoral Prayer...+.+seeseeeeeeees Choral Response Organ Offertory.."From Thy Throne So High",.C.C. Gluck The Dedication of Offering.....ecseseeeesetne Doxology The SEYMON...ccccccccccccccce cocsccccsescoeMr. Lowman "The Promised Land:Fear or Faith" Hymn No. 256...."Faith of Our Fathers"..........Walton Benediction. .cccccccccccccccccccccccoccernreefold Amen Organ. Postlude......."Recessional".........!. W. Asper LUNCH: Twelve to One thirty Acolytes: ...seeee+++++--0usan Cowan and Debbie Rickert Todays offering goes to the Cemetery and Grounds Maintenance Fund, The Chancel Flowers are given in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hicks by Mr. and Mrs, Harry Hicks. A Cordial Welcome to all who Worship with us today. USHERS J. E. Gaither W. R. King SACRED MUSIC PROGRAM ONE THIRTY OrgatiistsccccccscccvecccccccsescccesccMeS, Lee Spencer Prelude:....e..."Fantasia on Truro"......eeee4+ Wilson Hymn No. 162..."0 For a Thousand Tongues"........Mason Psalm No. 96.......and Prayer....cesseeeeee Mr. Lowman CMAVEOLEO Ss occ ss cain Ci cicns oboe dibees wueees 5s 5 cbOOReGuen Mrs. Clifford Reavis Mr. Joe Mocre Mrs. Ned Rash Dr. Richard Boyd Organ: 1. "Song of PORGO . vk sce code cens os ccekeeenese 2. "Praise His Name"....ceccssecccceeee Obairs 3. "Meditation of My Heart".............Clarke kh. "Medlay of Hymns".......ceeeeeee+- elected Mrs. Spencer Whattn Bol6. oi ois sade obcnsasoe vous te eess eens eeaeneee Mr. James Weber Tenor Solo: "I'd Rather Have Jesus"...........-Miller Mr. Charles Vaughn Male Quartette: "Take Up Thy Cross"............Ackley Mr. Banks Chilton Mr. Jim Poole Mr. Charles Vaughn Mr. Lawrence Blanton Hymn No. 557...."God Be With TOU" civccccccccsece OME Verses 1 and 4 BeneGiCtiOn. oiccsccccccdceccdessesvoseoccccisne: Minister Postlude:.... "Trumpet of Faith".......+...-Southbridge SNOW CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Everett H. Lowman, Bastor Mrs. Harry McLain, Guest Organist November 15,1970 Instrumental Prelude Call to Worship: Minister: Serve the Lord with gladness People: ENTER INTO HIS GATES ITH THANKSGIVING~ AND INTO HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE. Minister: O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. People: HE IS OUR GOD: AND WE ARE THE PEOPIE OF HIS PaSTURE-~ AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTUPR, Invocation %* Hymn, “O Worship the King,” No. 4 * The Canticle of the Church, Page 560a * The Gloria Patri The Organist Special Music: “Angels Serenade,” The Organist Isaibh 6:1-8 I Corinthians 3:1-11 Reading of the Scripture: Prayers of Meditation The Pastoral Prayer Response by the choir Parish Notes Worship with Temporal Gifts The Offertory * Response, "The Doxology * Hymn, “Praise to the Lord," No. 60 Sermon: God*s Dependence upon Youe The Pastor ORDER FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE NAETHEX TO THE SNOW CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: J. E, Gaither, chairman of the Board of Trustees: The Narthex addition to this building, erected from funds provided through a bequest of the late Mrs. Thomas N. (Elizabeth Dobson) Rickert, as a suitable assistance to the convenience and comfort of all who enter to worship is hereby presented for dedication. Minister: We rejoice that God has pat it into the hearts of his people to provide means for a con tinuing ministry beyond their earthly existence. On behalf of the congregation, I accept this addition erected to the convenience of worshippers, and to the Glory of God, and dedicate it to the eontinued use of all who worship here. May we pledge our personal dedication to order our lives so as to continue the ministry of Christ in the spirit of our benefactor whom we honor today, through Jesus Christ our Lord. * Hymn, “The Church's One Foundation,” No. 381 Benediction: Response, "God Be With You.” EVENTS and COMMENTS Today, 6:00 P.M. UM YF, Friendship 7330 P.M. Bible Study, Fiendship Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. North Iredell Cooperative Ministry Council meets, at Harmony Saturday, 6:30 P.M. Covered—dish Fellowship Supper, Friendship 7:30 P.M. The llth Hour Singers will render a service in song at Friendship. Free-will offering. Sunday, Nov. 22, 2:30-5:00, Open House at the Statesville Yokefellow Center on W. Front Street. 8:00 P.M. All persons willing to participate in a lay ministry training program, meet at the Sooperative Ministry Center, Harmony. 1 hour. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 7320 P.M., Thanksgiving Worship Service, at Friendship. SNOW CREZK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HOMECOMING August 17, 1975 = PRELUDE: “Chanson Trieste" - - Tchaikowsky 11:00 A. Me Chimes of "The Trinity" CALL TO WORSHIP THE INVOCATION *HYMN No. 162 Mason "0 For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" “READING RESPONSIVE ~ ‘Third Reading, page 633 #THE GLORIA PATRI BARITONE SOLO: “The Lord is My Light"-Allitsen, Mr. Hollend READING CF HCLY SCRIPTURES SILENT MEDITATION PASTORAL PRAYER AND CHCRAL RESPONSE WORSHIP WITH GIFTS AND OFFERING THE OFFERTORY VIOLIN: 1. “Canatina" - - = = = Raff 2. "“Angeis Serenade" = = Braga Mr, Weder *RESPONSE: “THE DOXOLOCY" SERMON s Rev. Lawrence "Homecoming Message" “HYMN No. 416 Mason "Blast Be the Tie That Sinds"” BENZDICTION POSTLUDE: "Trumpet Voluntary" = <- Purcell Greeters: Mr. and Mrs. We He Robertson Ushers: CG. Herbert King William (Bill) Robertsori Ray Ke Gaither Jo Ee (Ben) Gaither Guest Musicians: Violinist, Mr. James K. Weber Soloist, Mr. Leon Holland Organist, Mrs. Harry McLain ™he Chancel flowers for today are given to the Glory of God and in memory of loved ones by Mrs. Catherine Lawrence Mallory. Our guest minister today is the Reverend Marquis Wood Lawrence of Lake Junaluska. Rev. Mr. Lawrence's (Mark to us) maternal grandfather, the Rev. Marquis Lafayette Wood, was pastor at Snow Creek a hundred years ago. Mr. Larry Law= rence married Rev. Mr, Wood's daughter, Marzeret. We are proud to have their son and Rev. Wood's grandson with us today. A warm welcome to Rev. end Mrs. Lawrence. 4 cordial welcome is extended to all who are wth us today. lunch will be served about 12:30 P. M, Lay Speaker next Sunday will be Mr. Frank Goodman. North Iredell Cocpersiive Ministry Council will mest at the Harmony offiico Tuocday, 8 Pelle Fifth Sunday night’ singing will be at Friendship on August 31,°72390 pe Me Fran!: Richards, Minister Reute 5, Box 130A, Statesville, NC (873=ShL4.) SNOW CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Greeters: Mr. and Mrs. Ce Herbert King KOMECOMING August 15, 1976 Ushers: Ray Ke Gaither J. Ee (Ben) Gaither 180] --—==—=1976 Wayne Robertson William (Bill) Robertson +eeeeeeeertreterre4+ + + Guest Musicians: PRELUDE: "Calvary" = = = = = Rodney Violinist, Mr. James Ke Weber Soloist, Mrs. J. To Alexander 11:00 A. Me = Chimes of "The Trinity" Organist, Mrs. Harry McLain CALL TO WORSHIP The Chancel flowers are given to the Glory THE INVOCATION of God and in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. To Je *HYMN No. 1642 "A11 Hail the Power" - Holden Weber by their children, Ann Weber Smith, Elizabeth #THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH =- Apostles* Creed Weber, and James K. Weber; also in memory of Charles READING RESPONSIVE: = Third Reading, page 633 Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ke Weber. *#THE GLORIA PATRI A cordial welcome is extended to Rev. and Mrs. SOPRANO SOLO: "The Hallelujah" = Hummel Carlton G. Alspaugh, Jr., and all who worship with Mrs. Alexander us today. READING OF HOLY SCRIPTURES Lunch will be served about 12330 p. m. SILENT MEDITATION PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD*S PRAYER A BIT OF SNOW CREEK HISTORY WORSHIP WITH GIFTS AND OFFERING THE OFFERTORY Snow Creek Church is celebrating her 175th VIOLIN: "“Legende’ = <= = Wieniamski anniversary this year. ‘"King*s Methodist Episcopal Mr. Weber Church" was established in 1801. In 1806 William *RESPONSE: "THE DOXOLOGY" Sharpe deeded five and one-half (54) acres of land, including King's Methodist Episcopal Church, to SERMON : Rev. Alspaugh the church trustees: Richard He King, Peter Cloy- "Anniversary" well, Alexander Young King, William McCeraham, and é Arnold Bruce. A second deed of land was made to *HYMN No. 416 Mason the church in 1826 for an academy by Shadrock Cla; "Blest Be the Tie Thaw Binds" well, son of Peter Claywell. Mrs. Henry King and Mrs. George Watts taught the last school in the *BENEDICTION acadeny in 1897. The building burned down a few years later. POSTLUDE: “Inflammatus" - (Continued on back) __Page2-A Statesville Record } Services 8%. & we Planned Sunday will be a special day at Snow Creek Church. Homecoming services are planned along with an observance of the bicentennial year of Snow Creek Cemetery. The cemetery began in 1870 when Arnold McArmond was buried on a wooded hill above Snow Creek because his family could not get across the flooded South Yadkin River to Bethany. Later that year an acre of land was set aside for a community burial ground. The acre included the McArmond grave. When Richard Franklin King died in 1877 much of the acre was filled. So Dr. James E. King (his son) and others went to John Weber, who then owned the land around the cemetery, and secured another acre on the south side. Soon the rock wall was built and David White made the fleur-de-lis finials and hand-forged iron gates for the east wall. In 1937 Mrs. John W. Summers and a son, John Hill Summers, gave three-fourths of an acre and the church gave one-fourth along the west side. This new addition made a total of three acres in the cemetery Snow Creek Cemetery is available for burial for church members, former members, families buried through the years and their relatives. 44 sa che | a One nat Ad? = ie “4 , me 200TH ANNIVERSARY — The congregation of Snow Creek United Methodist Church will mark the 200th anniversary of the cemetery there which dates back to 1870. Special services will be held this Sunday, along with the traditional homecoming ob- servance. These two views of the historic cemetery by Photog- rapher Nei! Furr shows segments of the 200-year-old Snow Creek site. Statesville Record Services Planned Sunday will be a special day at Snow Creek Church. Homecoming services are planned along with an observance of the bicentennial year of Snow Creek Cemetery The cemetery began in 1870 when Arnold McArmond was buried on a wooded hill above Snow Creek because his family could not get across the flooded South Yadkin River to Bethany Later that year an acre of land was set aside for a community burial ground. The acre included the McArmond grave When Richard Franklin King died in 1877 much of the acre was filled So Dr. James E. King (his son) and others went to John Weber, who then owned the land around the cemetery, and secured another acre on the south side Soon the rock wall was built and David White made the fleur-de-lis finials and hand-forged iron gates for the east wall In 1937 Mrs. John W. Summers and a son, John Hill Summers, gave three-fourths of an acre and the church gave one-fourth along the west side. This new addition made a total of three acres in the cemetery Snow Creek Cemetery is available for burial for church members, former members, families buried through the years and their relatives 200TH AMNIVERSARY — The congregation of Snow Creek ted Methodist Church will mark the 200th anniversary of the netery there which dates back to 1870. Special services will be ld this Sunday, along with the traditional homecoming ob- ervance. These two views of the historic cemetery by Photog- apher Neil Furr shows segments of the 200-year-old Snow Creek site THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. Snow Creek Cemetery 1780 Tradition tells us that during Revolutionary times Arnold McArmond was getting water from a spring when a rattlesnake bit him. He died from the effects of the bite. He lived on or near the E. F. Sharpe farm, some five miles west of the present site of Snow Creek Cemetery. His friends started to Bethany (estab- lished 1775) to bury him but hearing that the South Yadkin River was too high to cross they buried him on a wooded hill above Snow Creek. Some time later someone, probably John King in 1780 set aside an acre of land, which included the McArmond grave, for a community burial ground. Thus in August, 1780 we have the begin- ning of Snow Creek Cemetery. The cemetery is 21 years older than the church. Mr. Homer Keever says that "early Snow Creek Cemetery was the proper place to be buried."" Richard Franklin King died August 23, 1877. Much of the one acre space had been filled. His son, Dr. James E. King and others, went to John Weber who then owned the Land around this cemetery, and secured another acre in the south end. As far as we know this was when the rock wall was built to enclose the cemetery. Mr. John W. Summers drove a wagon to haul rocks to help with this work. He said, "The woods were full of wagons" hauling rocks. Owners took great pride in their teams and which team could pull the heaviest load. The Last addition to Snow Creek Cemetery was in 1937 when Mrs. John W. Summers (Mary Hill Summers) and son John Hill Summers gave three-fourth acres and the church gave one-fourth acres, along the west side and drive. Mrs. Summers said that it was her Husband's expressed wish that the Snow Creek Cemetery have this plot to be added to the cemetery..: This makes a total of three acres within the cemetery rock wall. Richard Franklin King, Mrs. Summers! grandfather, was the first person buried in the "new part'' added in 1877. Mr. G. Bell White's grandfather, David White, Revolutionary soldier, made the hand-forged iron gates. They were first put in the east wall when the road was along that wall. After the road was moved and the drive was changed to the west side they were moved to that side when the west wall was moved to include the added acre. This was the project of the Field and Stream Garden Club, organized February 1, 1952. The Field and Stream Garden Club has continued to have Snow Creek Cemetary and grounds as its special project. About 1954 Mr. Allen Jurney and Mr. Ernest (Billy) Jurney made the iron gates in the South Wall. Mrs. Peyton Eagle (Dorcas Jane King Eagle) left the first Legacy to Snow Creek Cemetery in 1918. Her will was contested but I think some fifteen hundred dollars was awarded Snow Creek Cemetery. During the depression some was lost in bank failure. Balance was invested in stock as a perpetual fund with the income only to be used for, upkeep of cemetery apd grou . UW) re SoS. ATER Rene, Sas eed de Mrs. Thomas M. Rickert (Elizabeth Dobson R ckert) in 196L left her farm to the church and cemetery to be divided equally. Mrs. Rickert's one half to the cemetery was also invested with the income to be used for upkeep of cemetery and grounds. There are twenty-four Revolutionary soldiers buried in Snow Creek Cemetery. There is a list attached. Most of them are in unmarked graves. Thirty-three or move Civil War soldiers and several of the War of 1812 are also buried there. Also several Ministers' wives and one minister are buried in Snow Creek Cemetery. Today Snow Creek Cemetery is well kept and many old families return to bury in the family plot. Flowers are placed on family graves at Easter, Christmas and Homecoming, the third Sunday in August. Snow Creek Cemetery is available for burial to families and their relatives buried there and to members of Snow Creek Church. llr V, Haan Se Revolutionary Soldiers Buried at Snow Creek Cemetery Bone, William, B. 1744 - D. 1828 y-Boyd, Robert xBoyd, William ¥Burton, Ned - at Surrender at Yorktown gCallahan, James - in Battle of Camden Claywell, Peter - D. March 17, 1842 - Battle of Guildford Ct. House xDobson, Joseph ¥Dobson, Robert Feimster, Capt. William, B. 1759 - D. 1812 ¥Hardin, William King, Lt. James, B. 1737 - D. 1815 at Cowan's Ford *King, John Lawrence, Adam, B. 1737 - D. 1812 (Born in Ireland) ¥McHargue, James *McHargue, John - Wounded, captured, pardoned, died at home of Moore, Thomas smallpox Sharpe, Maj. Amos, B. Sept. 29, 1769 - D. March 9, 1837 Sharpe, Capt. John - in Battle of Kings Mountain Sharpe, James, B. July 22, Sharpe, Capt. Joseph Sharpe, William (Lawyer"Billy") - at Kings Mt. and Yorktown ¥#Tucker, Valentine White, David #White, Samuel Note: William Sharpe is said to have had a slave "Smart" with him at Kings Mountain and Yorktown. Said slave later sold to Frosty Stevenson and is buried in the Smith Grove colored cemetery about a mile from Hiddenite. Joseph, James and William Sharpe are brothers. Others said to be buried in burying grounds near Snow Creek: John Luck - at surrender at Yorktown Isaac Marshall William Woodsides 7 anmarked ie Civil War Soldiers Buried in Snow Creek Cemetery Campbell, Col. Reuben P., 7th N. C. Regiment, B. 1818 - D. 1862 Chipley, Smieon, Sr. Claywell, Jim, wounded and died at Richmond, body brought home by G. B. White, brother-in-law Cowan, W. H. Bailey, Thomas A, Bowles, Calvin, father of John Eagle, W. S. Eagle, P. W. (brother of W. S.) Feimster, Milton Gill, Henry Gill, Thomas (brother of Henry) Gregory, George HiIL, BR. R. Holland, John Fletcher Holland, Remus Washington (brother of John Fletcher) King, Dr. James E. Hicks, Asa Hicks, Milus (brother of Asa) Lawrence, R. S. Nicholson, Wesley M., in Calvery Patterson, Ethelbert, Uncle of G. B. White Stackleather, Jack Sharpe, Wallis Siceloff, John Summers, Thomas Pinkney, in Home Guard, lost arm by canser Tomlin, Marsh Tomlin, Lee, died at Camp Vance VanStory, John Walker, William A. Wasson, James Webei, George W. White, David B. Weaver, Layfaette, in home Guard Also buried at Snow Creek are several soldiers of the War of 1812. Ministers' Wives Buried in Snow Creek Cemetery Burnett, Margaret, B. 1833 - D. 1889, wife of Rev. J. S. Burnett Gunn, Mary Magdaline, B. 1800 - D. 1876. Husband buried at Snow Creek also. Rev. John M., B. 1801 - D. 1862 Norville, Anna as B. 1892, wife of Rev. Charles Spurgeon Norville Purtis, Eliza. Baker, B. Dec. 1, 1816, D. March 2, 1901, wife of Rev. James Purthis. Mrs. Purvis was born in London, England. She was the mother of Mrs. J. E. King and is buried by her daughter. Carrie Pickett, B. Dec. 3, 1843 - D. Oct. 29,1873, 2nd wife of Rev. Marquis Ti Wood. Born in New Hanover. County. Norville Rey, Charles Spurgeon ENCW CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Greeverss Mr. and Mrs. Ce Herbe=t King HOMECOMING August 15, 1976 Ushers: Ray Ke Gaither J. E. (Ben) Gaither {Eicanonanh OM Wayne Robertson William (Bill) Robertson ++ teeter eteeeerereett Guest Musicians: PRELUDE 2 "Calvary" ca calc! ae ae la Rodney Violinist, Mr. James K. Weber Soloist, Mrs. J. Te Alexander 11:00 A. Me = Chimes of "The Trinity" Organist, Mrs. Harry McLain CALL TO WORSHIP The Chancel flowers are given to the Glory THE INVOCATION of God and in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. To Je *HYMN No. 1642 "AL1 Hail the Power" - Holden Weber by their children, Ann Weber Smith, Elizc 2th *THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH = Apostles* Creed Weber, and James K. Weber; also in memory of Charles *READING RESPONSIVE: = Third Reading, page 633 Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ke Weber. *#THE GLORIA PATRI A cordial welcome is extended to Rev. end Mrs. SOPRANO SOLO: "The Hallelujah" - Hummel Carlton G. Alspaugh, Jr., and all who worship with Mrs. Alexander us today. READING OF HOLY SCRIPTURES Lunch will be served about 12:30 p. m SILENT MEDITATION PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD*S PRAYER A BIT OF SNOW CREEK HISTORY WORSHIP WITH GIFTS AND OFFERING THE OFFERTORY Snow Creek Church is celebrating her 175th VIOLIN: "“Legende =- «= «= Wieniamski anniversary this year. "King's Methodist Episcopal Mr, Weber Church" was established in 1801. In 1806 William *RESPONSE: "THE DOXOLOGY" Sharpe deeded five and one-half (54) acres of land, including King’s Methodist Episcopal Church, to SERMON Rev. Alspaugh the church trustees: Richard He King, Peter Cl-y- "Anniversary" well, Alexander Young King, William McCeraham, and Arnold Bruce. A second deed of land was made to *HYMN No. 416 Mason the church in 1826 for an academy by Shairock Clay: "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" well, son of Peter Claywell. Mrs. Henry King and © Mrs. George Watts taught the last school in the *BENEDICTION acadeny in 1897. The building burned down a few years later. POSTLUDE: “Inflammatus" = «= (Continwzed on back) A large arbor was built on the grounds and some three or four hundred tents were used for the Camp Meeting held annually on the third Sunday in August until around 1886. We have continued to use this date for annual Homecoming. Snow Creek Cemetery was started twenty-one years before the church, «in 1780, when Arnold McArmond was buried on this spot. Some time after this someone set aside an acre of land including this first grave. Thus began a community cemetery. In this Bicentennial year, Snow Creek wishes to remember Revolutionary soldiers buried in the cemetery. According to old records, there are 2) Revolutionary soldiers buried here. Those in marked graves are: William Bone, Peter Claywell, Capt. William Feimster, Lt. James King, Adam Lawrence, Thomas Moore, Maj. Amos Sharpe, James Sharpe, and David White. tm Sharpe Those said to be buried in unmarked graves: Robert Boyd, William Boyd, Ned Burton, James Callahan, Joseph Dobson, Robert Dobson, William Harden, John King, James McHargue, John McHargue, Capt. Joseph Sharpe, os Valentine Tucker, and Samu Announcements: Floyd McLelland will be Lay Speaker next Sunday. North Iredell]. Cooperative Ministry Council will meet at the Harmony office on Tuesday, August 24, 8:00 pe m. The Fifth Sunday Night Singing will be at Friendship Church on August 29, 7:30. JAE Robert M. Harris, Minister Lox 130-A, Statesville, Ne Ge Th a on oO) one 873=9hAL T a4 r Route 5, Suow Creek Methodist Church Statesville, North Carolina J SNOW CREEK ACADEMY In 1826 Shadrack Claywell, son of Peter Claywell, deeded some land to Snow Creek Church to be used for a place to build an academy. Before the public school system began in North Carolina, parents paid for the education of their children using private or so-called subscription schools. Churches played an important part in the education and teaching. Often the local ministers were the instructors. Snow Creek received a state charter in 1849. It had probably been a church academy prior to this time. In 1849 Hilary T. Hudson, later a well known preacher, writer and publisher in the Methodist Church, taught at Snow Creek Academy. Also, about this time Brantley York moved into the community. He was founder of many academies, the most notable grew into Duke University. Later Olin Academy and College was eStablished and the educational leadership passed to Olin. Elizabeth Eagle (Mrs. Henry)King and Elizabeth Holland (Mrs. George) Watts taught the last school in the old academy around 1897. The county had leased the building under the State Public School Act. The building burned down in 1913. J. Henry Hill was Snow Creek Academy's most illustrious alumnus. He was born in the local community. After graduating from Snow Creek Academy, he went on to graduate from Davidson College. He served Iredell County well in the field of education throughout his lifetime. He was also state senator and Clerk of Superior Court. When the county school system was organized, J. Henry Hill was selected as County Examiner whose duty was to examine and license the county teachers for employment. Professor Hill's Academy in Statesville was well known. He is best remembered as a wonderful teacher and well informed Chairman of the Iredell County School Board. To read the history of his life and accomplishments in Iredell County, you would have to agree that he lived up to his name as he was known to many as “Mr. Education." (The above was prepared by Miss Nellie V. Holland - 1979) FHR~8-300A (11/78) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Iredell County Snow Creek Methodist Church and Burying Ground CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER) 9 PAGE Bibliographical References (Cont'd) Iredell County Deed Books, Office of the Register of Deede, Iredell County Courthouse, Statesville. Microfilm copies at the State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh. Keever, Homer M. Iredell Piedmont County. Statesville: Iredell County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976. "William Sharpe File." Research Branch, Archaeology and Historic Preservation Section, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh. Statesville Record and Landmark. The Landmark. Statesville. FOOTNOTES ‘Homer M. Keever, Iredell Piedmont County (Statesville: Iredell County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976), 190, hereinafter cited as Keever, Iredeil County. 2 ‘ i ; . : ‘ “Great Revival in Iredell," typewritten manuscript in Homer Keever files, James Iredell Room, Iredell County Public Library, Statesville, N.C.; Virginia Fraser kvans (compiler), Iredell County Landmarks (Statesville: Iredell County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976), 38. SWittiam Sharpe (1742-1818) was one of western North Carolina's most outstanding revolutionary leaders. He served in the state legislature and in Continental Congress. He is buried at Snow Creek. "William Sharpe File," Research Branch, Archaeology and Historic Preservation Section, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, N.C. ‘xeever, Iredell County, 189. Ibid., 189-190. The first deed citation mentioning a proposed meeting house is dated July 8, 1805. Iredell County Deed Book F, p. 86. Sreuver, Iredell County, 329. Ibid., 188, 190. FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places inventory—Nomination Form Snow Creek Methodist Church and Burying Ground Continuation sheet Item number 9 Footnotes (Cont'd) Sone (Statesville) Landmark, February 23, 1883. 9ibid., August 22, 1884, August 28, 1885. 10st atesville Record and Landmark, January 10-12, 1955. llinia., August 16, 1957. State of North Carolina Division of Archives and History INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY FORM FOR Iredell County X____ MULTIPLE RESOURCE +e wma ARNT COUNTY QUAD THEMATIC NOMINATION BENAME HISTORIC Snow Creek Methodist Church and Burying Ground AND/OR COMMON FALOCA TION STREET & NUMBER SR 1905 CITY. TOWN Xx VICINITY OF STATE CODE North Carolina O3+t ERCLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP —DISTRICT PUBLIC X BUILOING(S) X private __ STRUCTURE BOTH __SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION OBJECT _IN PROCESS BEING CONSIDERED STATUS X occupieo __UNOCCUPIED _WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE A_YES RESTRICTED YES UNRESTRICTED _NO Central S side SR 1904, 0.3 mile W. of Jct. with __ NOT FOR PUBLICATION a OISTRICT COUNTY CODE Iredell COUt PRESENT USE —AGRICULTURE —MUSEUM —COMMERCIAL —PARK —EDUCATIONAL —PRIVATE RESIDENCE —ENTERTAINMENT XCRELIGIOUS _-GOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —INDUSTRIAL — TRANSPORTATION MILITARY OTHER ZW OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Snow Creek Methodist Church Rev. Robert M. Harris, Pastor STREET & NUMBER Route 5, Box 103A City TOWN Statesville EALOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE REGISTRY OF DEEDS ETC VICINITY OF STATE North Carolina 28677 STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN o FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Laura A. W. Phillips (Winston-Salem) ORGANIZATION Consultant for Survey & Planning Branch DATE February 4, 1980 STREET & NUMBER Archives and History CiTy OR TOWN Raleigh TELEPHONE STATE SE DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE %_EXCELLENT —DETERIORATED X_UNALTERED X_ORIGINAL SITE __GooD __RUINS __ALTERED —MOVEO OATES —FAIR UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Snow Creek Methodist Church and Burying Ground are located on the south side of SR 1904 about a mile north of Snow Creek near the point where it flows into the South Yadkin River. The church and cemetery are positioned near the top of a hill with open fields to the north and east and woodlands to the west and south. The church faces southward toward the woods and Snow Creek, and the cemetery is arranged within a stone-fence area behind the church. The present church building was erected in 1884-1885 and is a simple example of the late Greek Revival style. The frame 1 x 4 bay building has a steep gable roof with boxed eaves, wide eave returns and a plain frieze board under the eaves. The windows along either side of the church are large, 9/9 sash with wood-louvered shutters. A small rectangular apse projects from the rear of the building. Originally the church had no projections from the front gable-end facade, and instead had two double-leaf doors with four-light transoms above. Its original form was very similar in design to nearby Bethany Presbyterian Church and was generally of the same type as Centre Presbyterian Church at the south end of the county, which is to say, it exhibited the same basic late Greek Revival form typical of many Piedmont churches built during the mid to late nineteenth century. (See sections of nomination for Bethany Presbyterian Church and Centre Presbyterian Church.) During the mid-twentieth cen- tury a vestibule, which repeated the design of the main body of the church with steep gable roof, boxed eaves with wide returns, frieze board and tall, narrow louvered vent, was added te the front of the church along with a small entrance porch with three plain posts clustered at each corner. The church rests on a low fieldstone foundation. The interior of Snow Creek Methodist Church remains largely unaltered. The flush-sheathed walls and ceiling give a rather austere appearance. Some decorative relief is previded by the broad segmental arch, supported by scrolled brackets and headed by a carves fleur-de- lis type ornament, which leads to a shallow apse. The original double-leai front entrances are still intact, now connecting the sanctuary with the added vestibule. Connected to the west side of the church by a breezeway is a mid-twentieth century, one-story frame education building with simple gable-end facade which is sympathetic to the design of the main building. Behind the church is the Snow Creek Burying Ground, established in 1780 although most tomb- stones date from post 1800. Some are delightful examples of the sculptural abilities of loca artisans, such as the stone of Mary Feimster (1810) which shows a mourning woman in classical garb leaning on a tomb with urn, rather crudely done and signed by J. Hall, and the stone of Mary's husband, Capt. William Feimster (1842) which pictures an old man seated in an armchair also rather crudely executed, but this time unsigned. (See section of nomination on William Feimster House. ) Surrounding the cemetery is a dry-laid fieldstone wall with flat top about three feet high. Apparently the wall was rebuilt, for a granite marker near the south gate says "Cemetery Enlarged and Wall kebuilt 1954 by Field & Stream Garden Club" and a plaque on the wall next to the gate says, "Gates Constructed by Allen and Ernest ‘'Billy' Jurney as a contribution to Snow Creek Cemetery 1954." However, the stone post into which this gate is hinged carries the carved words "VELYN 1879." This wrought-iron gate is composed of simple vertical pickets “ne west wall of the cemetery has a wrought-iron gate of more elaborate design. This gate is composed of vertical rails which terminate in finials of a flame or teardrop shape, the pointed tips of which are turned toward the center rail of the gate. This west gate is similar to the main gate at Bethany cemetery (see Bethany Presbyterian Church section of nomination) and both of these are more decorative than those found in South Iredell. The church and cemetery at Snow Creek are both well maintained. EYSIGNIFICANCE = ____ nation PERIOD AREAS OF S'!GNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW —PREHISTORIC —ARCHEOLUGY -PREHISTORIC ~—-COMMUNITY PLANNING —LANOSCAPE ARCHITECTURE X_REUGION — 1400-1499 —ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC — CONSERVATION —LAW — SCIENCE --1500-1599 AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS —LUTERATURE — SCULPTURE — 1600-1699 ARCHITECTURE —EDUCATION _ MILITARY —SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN 1700-1799 ART ENGINEERING —MUSIC — THEATER 4% 800-1899 —COMMERCE __EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT —PHILOSOPHY — TRANSPORTATION -—1900- —COMMUNICATIONS — INDUSTRY —POLITICS/GOVERNMENT ~_OTHER (SPECIFY) INVENTION SPECIFIC DATES 1885 BUILDER/ARCHITECT STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Snow Creek Methodist Church is a well-preserved late Greek Revival country church built in 1884-1885. The congregation, however, dates from 1801 when the Great Revival swept into “~~ Iredell. It became one of the most prominent in the county during the nineteenth century when Methodism was at its height. Snow Creek Burying Ground, which predates the congregation by some twenty years, contains imaginatively carved gravestones and decorative wrought~iron gates which rank among the finest in the county. CRITERIA ASSESSMENT Snow Creek Methodist Church is associated with the beginnings of the practical manifesta- tions of the Great Revival in religion which swept Iredell County shortly after the turn of the nineteenth century. The present Snow Creek Methodist Church, built in 1884-1885, embodies the distinctive characteristics of late Greek Revival style religious architecture as interpreted in Piedmont country churches during the middle and second half of the nineteenth century. Snow Creek Burying Ground possesses both gravestones and wrought-iron gates which exhibit the imaginative design capabilities of local artisans in nineteenth century Iredell. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Snow Creek Burying Ground was established in 1780, when Arnold McArmand died from a rattlesnake bite and his body could not be taken across the flooded South Yadkin River to Bethany Cemetery for burial. For years Snow Creek Burying Ground served as a common tie be- tween the Methodist and Presbyterian elements in the community, for members of both rersuasion were buried there, including twenty-two Revolutionary War soldiers. It was not until nearly a quarter of a century after the burying ground was established that a Methodist congregation became associated with the site. In the fall of 1801, Philip Bruce, a young itinerant preacher, wrote to Francis Asbury that he had organized two Mechodist societ in the Snow Creek territory of north Iredelt where he had been holding prayer meetings. One o these societies was organized at Squire William Sharpe's home near,Snow Creek and was composed of about fifty people.” This was on the eve of the Great Revival. Under the leadership of Richard Hugg King, a licensed Methodist preacher who later became an ordained Presbyterian minisver, and Peter Clavwell, Sr., who had moved into the Snow Creek community from Virginia in 1800, the society which Philip Bruce had organized became a full- fledged church. In 1806 william Sharpe gave a deed for land next to Snow Creek Burying Ground for King's Methodist Episcopal Meeting House. King's Meeting House soon becasc knuim as Snow Creek. While Snow Creek was not the first Methodist church in Iredell County, it became the most prominent during the pre-Civil War period ministering to a larg: number of blick commuricants as well as whites. By the end of this period the Methodist denomination had e-own to be the strongest in Iredell with the lavcgest membership, and Snow Creek itself became the main camp meeting site in north Iredell. The present frame church was completed in 1885. The February 23, 18%%, edition of The Landmar’ informed its readers that the Snow Creek congregation resolved "to build a new church building a frame building 38 x 50 feet, not to vccupy the exact site of the existing church but nearer the graveyard." Work had commenced by the summer of 1884, but it was not until august 28, 1885, that The Landmark noted "the new Methodist Church at Snow Creek--a cigditavle building-- haw been completed, and the first service was held in it week before last."” The burying ground received the attention of the Field and Stream Garden Club,in 2954, and for these efforts the club won second place in the statewide garden, ¢lub contest In 1957 an "educational and activities building" was added to the complex. Snow Creek is still in acti: use with a small congregation. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Evans, Virginia Fraser, Compiler. Iredell County Landmarks. Statesville: Iredell County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976. “Great Revival in Iredell." Typewritten manuscript in Homer Keever files, James Iredell Room, Iredell County Public Library, Statesville, N.C. BX }GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 11 3/4 (Approx.) UTM REFERENCES Alu.7) Bb B 50) [31917 2316,8,0) a1, 7] Lalo 7h 4s 01 oI bo |7 3 kb ig.o) EASTIN NORTHING ZONE EASTING NORTHING ZONE Cling] Bho ees does a) oli] VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION All of Tract 13, Block A, Map 14G, Sharpesburg Township, as outlined in red on map. The property being nominated consists of the church property, which includes the church, the cemetery and the surrounding wooded area which provides visual protection for the historic: environment of the Snow Creek complex. State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resourres Bivision of Archives and History This is to certify that SNOW CREEK METHODIST CHURCH AND BURYING GROUND (IREDELL COUNTY MULTIPLE RESOURCE NOMINATION) has been entered on THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES by the United States Department of the Interior upon nomination by the State Historic Preservation Officer under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-665). The National Register is a list of properties “significant in American history, architecture, archeology, and culture — a comprehensive index of the significant physical evidences of our national patrimony.” Properties listed thereon deserve te be preserved by their owners as a part of culturad heritage of our nation. ~~ Director, Division of Archives a ond State Historic Preservation Officer November 24, 1980 Date SNOW CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The original King's Methodist Episcopal Meeting House, established in 1801, was subsequently called Snow Creek Methodist Episcopal Church South and in 1968 Snow Creek United Methodist Church. In its early days, the site was also used for an academy and camp meetings. The community cemetery preceded all of the above, having begun in 1780 with the death and burial of Arnold McArmond whose body could not be taken to Bethany Church cemetery due to swollen streams. The original cemetery acre was given by John King in 1780. In 1877, John Weber gave the second acre and in 1937 Mrs. John Summers and son, John Hill Summers, gave 3/4 of an acre. The church added 1/4 acre, making a total of 3 acres. In 1954, the Field and Stream Garden Club, made up of members of the church and community most of whom have family buried there, took the repair and extension of the rock wall of the cemetery and the beautification of the cemetery and grounds as their project for which they have won a State Award. They have continued the project to this date, adding trees, shrubs, bulbs and other flowers. The hand forged iron double gate on the west side next to the drive is the original one made and given by David White. The less elaborate one on the south wall next to the church was made and given in 1954 by Allen and Ernest Jurney. The present total cemetery and church grounds are said to be approximately 11 3/4 acres. Five and one-half acres of the church acreage was deeded to the trustees in 1806 by William Sharpe. In 1826 Shadrack Claywell added some to this. Part of the total is in woods in front of the church and part in lawn, parking area and drive. The present and second sanctuary was completed in 1885 under the direction of William F. Bell. It was changed from the original location to one just outsids the south wall of the cemetery. It is constructed of wood painted white. It has four 18-pane windows on each Side and a smaller one on each side of the pulpit. All have the original handmade panes. In 1970 a narthex and porch entrance were added. The smail windows on each side of the narthex have modern panes. All windows have outside blinds painted green and inside shutters painted white to match the walls and ceiling. The original cedar shakes have been replaced with a composition roof. The roof of the porch is copper. The five steps and porch floor are of slate. Black iron rails are at the sides of the steps and around the porch which has a group of three columns at each front corner. One enters the narthex through double doors which have carriage lights at each side. The narthex, like the sanctuary, is carpeted in red. Against the wall, opposite the entrance, is a walnut drop leaf table on which stands an antique eight-branch candelabra and a brass bowl for flowers. On either side of the table is a chair with needlepoint seat with a S (SNOW CREEK UNITED METHODIST GHURCH - CONT'D.) ee design of white roses on a red background. A bench with red velvet cushimis under each window. At the right of the entrance is an antique umbrella stand. Each aisle to the sanctuary is entered through one of the original two sets of double doors with antique hardware. These were the outside entrance doors before the narthex was built. The pews are the original hand made ones painted dark walnut with white backs.and red velvet cushions. The ten original wall lamps with reflectors and the two chandeliers with two lamps each are of ornamental brass with glass bowls and chimneys. They were electrified some years ago. At the front of the center set of pews is an open space beyond which is the chancel composed of a raised area surrounded by an altar rail with kneeling pad of carpet. The original red velvet one has not been replaced. Inside the rail is a communion table on which there is a brass cross. An entrance at either side of the rail leads to a second level or apse which is arched with scroll brackets on supports headed by a carved ornament. The altar under the arch is hand carved with matching column-like stands at either side. Just below these and Slightly to the sides are small flower stands. The altar and stands have marble tops. On the sides of the altar are brass candlesticks and on the flower stands are brass vases. The pulpit and pulpit furnishings are of dark wood. Against the wall back of the altar is a bishop's chair flanked by Side chairs. All have seats of needlepoint with a white lily design on a red background. On the wall above the bishop's chair is a walnut cross on red velvet. On each side of the chancel are choir pews which match the others in the church. Between the choir and the other pews is an electric Allen organ on the left and a Hammond organ on the right. A side door cut from a window on the left leads through a breezeway to the Fellowship Hall, Sunday School rooms and kitchen which were added in 1957. As of 11-24-1980, Snow Creek Methodist Church and Burying Ground was entered on the National Register of Historic Places under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-655). Nellie V. Holland August 1981 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SECTION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This is to certify that the microphotographs appearing on this film are true and accurate reproductions of records originated during the normal course of business by the Svow Cxree kK LUmted Melhodisl Chusck Rt. S Sfarésurlle pho. ZLREQE!) Counmwh, 4 Z and consist of Cheah ty pave Arf Parsee Mitwe & Ss 116-1981 = The records begin with Accoum? 0 Wedder heh! nf Snow Creek Chun ch, Jens ZLGSY and end with page oe of Chicco cl, [ta-& fo ay eReunie h Aicetrat L28/ by Delle V. Holland . It is further certified that the above records were microfilmed in conformity with the provisions of the General Statutes of North Carolina, chapter 8-45.1 and 8-45.4, "Uniform Photographic Copies of Business and Public Records as Evidence Act"; that the microphotographic processes accurately reproduce the records so microfilmed; that the film forms a durable medium for reproducing the original, if necessary; and that the film used conforms to American National Standards Institute, Specifications for Safety Photographic Film, ANSI PH 1.25-1976 and American National Standards Institute, Specifications for Photographie Film for Archival Records, Silver-Gelatin on Cellulose Ester Base, ANSI PH 1.28-1976. This is further to certify that the microphotographic processes were accomplished by the undersigned on the date and at the reduction ratio indicated below. Date Filming of this Reel Began Hteat?S; [48 / Reduction Ratio Lé y Date Filming of this Reel Ended Aicadeet S481 Li horn yy, Pr Titec Microfilm Camera Operator STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES Microfilmed by DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Archives and Records Section Raleigh, North Carolina P on SNOW CREEK Seem 0) MD ‘METHODIST Crue oe STATESVILLE aN C Miscellaneous Papers Church History Danone inal SNOW CREEK | UNITED SOUS eUerm ee aie . STATESVILLE NC Miscellaneous Papers Church History DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SECTION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This is to certify that the microphotographs appearing on this film are true and accurate reproductions of records originated during the normal course of business by the Swow Cree kK linited Ne thodsst CAreeck. Westepw N.C. (0m FERLUCE FRE 0C(/ Cot ty and consist of MMi'scelLaweous papers parc Chustch He's foky 195-1 -192/ The records begin with Aistoe Ké volutes Rau SelAre LOS. Buaedt at Seow Creek Come tony ; and end with It is further certified that the above records were microfilmed in conformity with the provisions of the General Statutes of North Carolina, chapter 8-45.1 and 8-45.4, "Uniform Photographic Coptes of Business and Public Records as Evidence Act"; that the microphotographic processes accurately reproduce the records so microfilmed; that the film forms a durable medium for reproducing the original, if necessary; and that the film used conforms to American National Standards Institute, Spectfications for Safety Photographic Film, ANSI PH 1.25-1976 and American Natic:iai Standards Institute, Specifications for Photographic Film for Archival Records, Silver-Gelatin on Cellulose Ester Base, ANSI PH 1.28-1976. This is further to certify that the microphotographic processes were accomplished by the undersigned on the date and at the reduction ratio indicated below. Date Filming of this Reel Began Sep Toneber 3, /98/_ Reduction Ratio LO Kk Date Filming of this Reel Ended Microfilm Camera Operator ae Revolutionary Soldiers Buried at Snow Creek Cemetery Bone, William, B. 1744 - D. 1828 yBoyd, Robert xBoyd, William ¥Burton, Ned - at Surrender at Yorktown zCallahan, James - in Battle of Camden Claywell, Peter - D. March 17, 1842 - Battle of Guildford Ct. House xDobson, Joseph : ¥Dobson, Robert Feimster, Capt. William, B. 1759 - D. 1812 ¥Hardin, William King, Lt. James, B. 1737 - D. 1815 at Cowan's Ford *King, John Lawrence, Adam, B. 1737 - D. 1812 (Born in Ireland) ¥McHargue, James %McHargue, John - Wounded, captured, pardoned, died at home of ° Moore, Thomas smallpox Sharpe, Maj. Amos, B. Sept. 29, 1769 - D. March 9, 1837 Sharpe, Capt. John - in Battle of Kings Mountain Sharpe, James, B. July 22, Sharpe, Capt. Joseph Sharpe, William (Lawyer"Billy") - at Kings Mt. and Yorktown #Tucker, Valentine White, David #White, Samuel Note: William Sharpe is said to have had a slave "Smart" with him at Kings Mountain and Yorktown. Said slave later sold to Frosty Stevenson and is buried in the Smith Grove colored cemetery about a mile from Hiddenite. Joseph, James and William Sharpe are brothers. Others said to be buried in burying grounds near Snow Creek: John Luck - at surrender at Yorktown Isaac Marshall William Woodsides * unmarked — aa SNOW CREEK GRAVER ASD. Rattlesnake's- Starfea the Burying»Greund —. Meth- odists Won thei Fieid By Hav-} ing the Most Votes. Pras li 4 A citizen of Snow Creek neighbor- hood called at The Landmark office the other day to ask that notice be | given for an assembly .on the 17th to ‘elean the Snow Creek graveyard, and’ /this led to talk about Snow Creek ‘church and graveyard. The Land- | mark has printed it before, but. many people don’t know the story of the or- igin of Snow Creek burying ground, and it will bear repetition. Away back in the early days a man was bitten by a rattlesnake and died. It was the purpose to bury him at Bethany church, but the streams were at flood and Bethany could not be reached. Mr. Shadrack Claywell, one of the early settlers, who owned the land on which Snow Creek | church and graveyard are now levnte. allow- ed the rattlesnake’s victim to be bur- ied on his land. Subsequently others were buried there and thus the place became a burying ground before there was any church building. ___Mr. Claywell and_other_settle-s of. “that community were Methodists and Methodist preachers oceasionally vis- ited the neighborhood and preached in the homes of the veople. This led to the talk of establishing a Metho- dist church. Along about that time the Presbyterians, who had church- es in this section, looked on the Snow | Creek settlement and desired to pos- sess the land. Finally the Methodist end Presbyterian folks decided to meet and talk it over. They met un- der a big tree. at the place where the home of Mr. T. P. Summers now stands, for diseussion and agreed to leave it to a vote of those there gath- ered, whether the Methodists or the Presbyterians should possess the Snow Creek field. The meeting place was beside a much-traveled public road——a main highway throuch this section at that time. When they de- cided to vote, all who favored the Presbyterians wot on one side of the road and all who favored the Methe- dists got on the ether; and when the count was made the disciples of John Weslev outnumhered the disciples of John Calvin. Hence Snow Creek be- eame a Methodist field. It. was for years a noted campmeeting ground as well as a regular place of worship. The old Claywell house. in which a Methodist Annual Conference was held in the days when the members f that fdith and order ‘were few 15 these parts, still stands on the lands of Mr, T. P. Summers. Recurring to the man who died of snakebite and thus established — the comciory, it. is generally suppose! that the remedy long considered po tent for enakebite was ~plentiful in that day and of the best. and it is a little strange that death occurred from ¢hat cause. It was doubtless so intended. however,-for had not. tha/ man died at that time, «when the ‘treams were at flood. the burying! rvound might not have been estgh® “1igherd on Mr...Shadrack Clay iat; and tf the Burying créund Myr, not been established the church might not have been built. It was really the ‘rattlesnake’s bite that re- sulted in the establishment of Snow Creek church, as tradition and histo- ry have it. SNOW CRREK GRAVEYARD. = s Mik Rattlesnake’ Vietim tartea the Burying: Ground — Meth- odists Won the Fieid By Hav- ing the Most Votes. naa, tif Ips A citizen of Snow Creek neighbor- hood called at The Landmark office the other day to ask that notice be given for an assembly.on the 17th to clean the Snow Creek graveyard, and this led to talk about Snow Creek church and graveyard. The Land- mark has printed it before, but many people don’t know the stery of the or- ivin of Snow Creek burying ground and it will bear repetition. Away back in the early days a man was bitten by a rattlesnake and died. was the purpose to bury him at hany church, but the streams were flood and Bethany could not be ached. Mr. Shadrack Claywell, one ef the early settlers, who owned the land on which Snow Creek church ‘ 1. allow- ed the rattlesnake’s vietim to be bur- ed on his land. Subsequently others were buried there and thus the place became a burying ground before 1s any church building. Claywell. and. other settlers of that community were Methodists and Methodist preachers occasionally vis ted the neighborhood and preached in the homes of the veople. This led to the talk of establishing a Metho- ist church. Along about that time Presbyterians, who had church- | s in this section, tooked on the Snow ‘reek settlement 1 desired to pos the land. Finally the Methodist and Presbyterian folks decided to meet and talk it over. They met un der a big tree, at ti place where the home of Mr. T. P. Summers now tands, for dis ion and agreed to leave it to a vote of those there gvath- ed, whe * the Methodists or the t hould possess the field. The meeting place a much-traveled public n highway throuch this at that time. When they de- to vote, all who favored the rians got on one side of the id all who favored the Methe got on the other: and when the count was made the disciples of John Wesley outnumbered the disciples of John Calvin Hence Snow Creek be ‘ame a Methodist field It was for years a noted campmeet it and graveyard are now lente i ground 1s well as a regular place of worship The old Clavwell house. in which a Methodist Annual Conference was held in the days when the member f that fAith and order were few 15 parts, still stands on the Jand P. Summer ring to the man who died of and th established — th it 3s genet y uppose¢ the remedy long onsider for snakebite. u pl the hest vound migh ished oF Mr. Shadvack Clay lant; and ff the Burying créund ? been established the churcl might not have been built It wi really the ‘rattlesnake’s bite that re- ulted in the establishment of Snow ‘reek church, as tradition and histo ry have it. SNOW CREEK GRAVEYARD. IY sk. Rattlesnake’s Vietim den the Burying Greund — Meth- odists Won the, Field By Hay ino the Most Votes. fr, de, . 7 of Lin A citizen of Snow Creek n hhor hood called at The Landmark offic the other y to ask that notice be given for an ass y.on the 17th to clean the Snow graveyard, and this led talk about Snow Creek chur : ieyard. The Land- marth ; printed it before, but many people don’t know the story of the or- icin of Snow Creek burying ground t will bear repetition. in the early days a man nd died. ttlesnake a ( to bury him yw one who owned the ( 1 church ter. allow- it ve bur- equently other wus the plac ground befor¢ building. otth hborhood and of the neople Thi tk , blishing a Metho } that time church- » Snes to po Methodist t¢ met ut wher¢ now »d to gath neeting uch-traveled 1 highway throuch that time. Whe th te, all who fav got ne { who favored the ther: nade the di THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. Gimes 4 Herald All-Day Meeting—and Dinner on the Ground Washington, D. C., Sunday, Sept. Fae Sg | {Photos by Max B. Tharpe, Statesville] We country boys, back on the farm, used to call it “All Day Dinner and MEETING on the Ground’’—and it al- most was for us, too. All-day eating, we mean. And to this day, the traditional annual church homecoming is a great social event in many rural areas—like the Snow Creek community, in Iredel county (N.C.), where photografer Max B. Tharpe snapped these nostalgic scenes a couple of Sundays ago. It was the 149th anni- versary of the white frame church, and in that many years a little country meeting house can make a heap of friends and pile up a lot of things to reminisce about. So the good folks got together, talked over old times, and sampled some mighty good southern cookin’, Incidentally, there were some inspirational sermons, and the shady groves resounded with the music of the organ and hun- dreds of voices singing the old-time hymns from the old shaped-note songbooks. OOPS! ’Scuse me. Must have been something I ate. S She’s\Loaded! It’s Mabel Ruth Munday of Denver (N. C.) . ‘ : = ay oe - . sf The drumstick is almost as big as this young homecomer, Jerry Hill, caught greasy-handed by our camera. be; - How uncomfortable can a boy get? The suffering visitor is Barry Lee Powlas, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Powlas, demonstrating the predicament of a lot of folks who attended the affair. But everyone agreed it was the best oo eo oe a , : 7 : 7 : | : e - iciliore ae a is ir ye istor ‘reek. And all vowed to be back nex They say people in love like sour pickles. Judging by Peggy Mason’s grimace, ; ; ete ee oe Pes re s 3 , . : im the anirs 1ib-vese history of old Snow Cree a 'd say she is still single and, maybe, not too interested in the boys. General view of the Snow Creek church grounds, with tables set up under the huge oak trees and a part of the crowd who came along. vy car——anc ring others. Gimes @e All-Day Meeting—and Dinner on the Ground Washington, D. C., Sunday, Sept e; {Photos by Max B. Tharpe, Statesville] We country boys, back on the farm, used to call it ‘‘All Day Dinner and MEETING on the Ground’’—and it al- most was for us, too. All-day eating, we mean. And to this day, the traditional annual church homecoming is a great social event in many rural areas—like the Snow Creek community, in Iredel county N.C.), where photografer Max B. Tharpe snapped these nostalgic scenes a couple of Sundays ago. It was the 149th anni- versary of the white frame church, and in that many years a little country meeting house can make a heap of friends and pile up a lot of things to reminisce about. So the good folks got together, talked over old times, and sampled some mighty good southern cookin’, Incidentally, there were some inspirational sermons, and the shady groves resounded with the music of the organ and hun- dreds of voices singing the old-time hymns from the old shaped-note songbooks. OOPS! ’Scuse me. Must have been something I ate. Jerry Barkley, Boger City (N. C.), Martha Ann Barkley of I Ruth Munday of Denver (N. C.) 1s this young homeco mer, Jerry Hill, caught greasy-handed by our camera. Rg ge ase my 4 | i , “ : ) ‘ . ~ : : : MaRS S28 How uncomfortable can a boy get? The suffering visitor 1s Barry Lee Powlass, : a * ‘ ; : j : ; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Powlas, demonstrating the predicament of a lot of folks : " : : ' o ; who attended the affair. But everyone a greed it was the best homecoming affair : in the enti 149-vear history of old Snow Creek. And all vowed to be back next They say people in love like sour pickles. Judging by Peggy Mason’s grimace, vd say she is still single and, maybe, not too interested in the boys. General view of the Snow Creek church grounds, with tables set up under the huge oak trees and a part of the crowd who came along. ar—and bring others All-Day Meeting—and Dinner on the Ground tine stk Ma i rh We country boys, back on the tarm, used to call it “All Day Dinner and MEETING on the Ground’’—and it al- most was for us, tuo. All-day eating, we mean. And to this day, the traditional annual church homecoming is a great social event in many rural areas—like the Snow Creek community, in Iredel county N.C.), where photografer Max B. Tharpe snapped these nostalgic scenes a couple of Sundays ago. It was the 149th anni- versary of the white frame church, and in that many years a little country meeting house can make a heap of friends and pile up a lot of things to reminisce about. So the good folks got together, talked over old times, and sampled some mighty good southern cookin’, Incidentally, there were some inspirational sermons, and the shady groves resounded with the music of the organ and hun- dreds of voices singing the old-time hymns from the old shaped-note songbooks. OOPS! ’Scuse me. Must have been something I ate. f chicken and biscuits. The drumstick is almost a aS ‘ > . How uncomfortable can boy get? The suffering visitor 1s Barry Lee Powlas, n of Mr. and Mrs. | >owlas, demonstrating the predicament of a lot of folks I ttended the affair } everyone agreed it was the best homecoming affair y f s : ra 3 who atter é alr. ¥ ; | | is | si a : _ > ( , And all vowed to be back next 7 : / : ; , ig Ks 3 * oS s : e re 149-year f vy of old Snow Creek \nd a « d They say people in love like sour pickles. Judging by Peggy Mason’s grimace, ee ; : ete en oe 7 in the entire ‘ : 2 » others d say she is still single and, maybe, not too interested in the boys. who : , ar—and bring « General view of the Snow Creek church grounds, with tables set up under the huge oak trees and a part of the crowd -. ~~" -. Herald i We country boys, back on the tarm, used to call it “All Day Dinner and MEF.TING on the Ground’’—and it al- most was for us, too. All-day eating, we mean. And to this day, the traditional annual church homecoming is a great social event in many rural areas—like the Snow Creek community, in Iredel county N.C.), where photografer Max B. Tharpe snapped these nostalgic scencs a couple of Sundays ago. It was the 149th anni- versary of the white frame church, and in that many years a little country meeting house can make a heap of friends and pile up a lot of things to reminisce about. So the good folks got together, talked over o!d time and sampled some mighty good southern cookin’, Incidentally, there were some inspirational sermons, and the shady groves resounded with the music of the organ and hun- dreds of voices singing the old-time hymns from the old shaped-note songhooks. OOPS! '’Scuse me. Must have been something I ate. 1 drumstic almost a ) he si 1Y , ‘ Powlass, uncomfortable can « y suffering : « Mr. and Mrs owlas, demonstrat the icam f lot of folks rming affair : 4 See ended the aff a gre ‘ ; F : oS al i ae Sed ihe ; ‘ : S Lk J i all wed te a next | kl ” , $ i: ’ an ; nt : a st he entire 149-yea ii y old Snow ¢ F é : ere y people in love like sour pickles. Judging by Peggy Mason’s grimace : aa ee mF = SEE ee i nd bring other ry she i till single and, maybe, not too interested in the boy General view of the Snow Creek church grounds, with tables set up under the huge oak tree ie yy All-Day Meeting—and Dinner on the Ground {Photos by Max B. Tharpe, Statesville] We country boys, back on the farm, used to call it “‘All Day Dinner and MEETING on the Ground’’—and it al- most was for us, too. All-day eating, we mean. And to this day, the traditional annual church homecoming is a great social event in many rural areas—like the Snow Creek community, in Iredel county (N.C.), where photografer Max B. Tharpe snapped these nostalgic scenes a couple of Sundays ago. It was the 149th anni- versary of the white frame church, and in that many years a little country meeting house can make a heap of friends and pile up a lot of things to reminisce about. So the good folks got together, talked over old times, and sampled some mighty good southern cookin’, Incidentally, there were some inspirational sermons, and the shady groves resounded with the music of the organ and hun- dreds of voices singing the old-time hymns from the old shaped-note songbooks. OOPS! ’Scuse me. Must have been something I ate. Munday of Denver (N. C.) The drumstick is almost as big as this young homecomer, Jerry Hill, caught greasy-handed by our camera. Pay aL ae a 4 : How uncomfortable can a boy get? The suffering visitor is Barry Lee Powlas, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Powlas, demonstrating the predicament of a lot of folks who attended the affair. But everyone agreed it was the best homecoming affair in the entire 149-year history of old Snow Creek. And all vowed to be back next = Pet if ee Fe i ‘ a ; - nates —e 9 General view of the Snow Creek church grounds, with tables set up under the huge oak trees and a part of the crowd who came along. year—and bring others. They say people in love like sour pickles. Judging by Peggy Mason’s grimace, ‘’d say she is stil! single and, maybe, not too interested in the boys. All-Day Meeting—and Dinner on the Ground {Photos by Max B. Tharpe, Statesville] We country boys, back on the farm, used to call it “All Day Dinner and MEETING on the Ground’”—and it al- most was for us, too. All-day eating, we mean. And to this day, the traditional annual church homecoming is a great social event in many rural areas—like the Snow Creek community, in Iredel county (N.C.), where photografer Max B. Tharpe snapped these nostalgic scenes a couple of Sundays ago. It was the 149th anni- versary of the white frame church, and in that many years a little country meeting house can make a heap of friends and pile up a lot of things to reminisce about. So the good folks got together, talked over old times, and sampled some mighty good southern cookin’, Incidentally, there were some inspirational sermons, and the shady groves resounded with the music of the organ and hun- dreds of voices singing the old-time hymns from the old shaped-note songbooks. OOPS! ’Scuse me. Must have been something I ate. Jezry Barkley, Boger City (N. C.), Martha Ann Barkley of Lincolnton, and an unidentified friend, enjoy a feast of chicken and biscuits. oaded! It’s Mabel Ruth Munday of Denver (N. C.) & — L471 The drumstick is almost as big as this young homecomer, Jerry Hill, caught greasy-handed by our camera. é ae - fortable can a boy get? The suffering visitor is Barry Lee Powlas, can uf ta bee Mrs. E. L. Powlas, demonstrating the predicament of a lot of folks who attended the affair. But everyone a greed it was the best homecoming affair ome ee ‘ in the entire 149-year history of old Snow Creek. And all vowed to be back next General view of the Snow Creek church grounds, with tables set up under the huge oak trees and a part of the crowd who came along. year—and bring others. , e : s Judging by Peggy Mason’s grimace, ‘’d say she is still single and, maybe, not too interested in the boys. They say people in love like sour pickles. : a f a ste THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. PAGE EIGHT Quguett 2 >, 19S THE ine Snow Creek Homesosring:§ Snow Creek Methodist Church, obvervec its cits huudrvea Und suty | second anniversary with the tradi- tional home-coming on Sunday, August 15th. Rev. C. C. Washam, of Bessemer City, who was pastor of the church twenty years ago, preached at the morning service. His text was “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself”..Mr. Leon Holland, of Raleigh, a son of this church, sang a solo, Lord God of Abraham. The ,Home-coming followed a week of revival services, under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. P. E. Bingham, assisted by Rev. Albert W. Wellons of Rose Chapel Methodist ‘church. Lunch was spread on the old ? , rock wall gnd tables under the oak After preaehing the grown folks linger about the church door, trees in fhe church yard. A deli- greeting the visitors, remembering those of this year’s home-coming, cious ludch and fellowship © was remembering those of other home-comings who are no longer there. |: enjoyed by the members and the many visiting friends and former i : i é a members who returned for the : ke UG ellie: occasion. i ene There was a program of sacred music in the afternoon. In addition to the restoration of the old rock wall around the cemetery, by the Field and Stream Garden Club, Mr. Allen Jurney, of the home community and Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida have made a beautiful wrought iron gate and placed it at the en- trance to the cemetry. Among those from a_ disance, who returned to worship at the home church were: Mré. B. H. Reid and Miss Mary Belle Reid, of Charlotte, Mrs. Fannie Vanstory Feimster of St. Petersburg, Florida Mr. and Mrs. Edwards Holland, of Winston Salem, Mr. Leon Holland Pe $ of Raleigh, Rev. John S. Keever, The little folks get right down to earth with their Home-Coming |: of the Methodist Home in Char-| dinner, These are grand-children, great and great, great grand-child- lotte, a former pastor of the church|ren of present and early members of the Snow Creek church. and who still retains his member- ship in this church, Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida, Mrs. J. B. Lawrence and _ son, John, of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. James Mallory, of Columbia, S. C. Mr, Dick Summers and daughter, of Washington, D. C., Mrs. John Graham, Rt. 1, Davidson, Miss Jennie Eagle, of Stony Point, one of the oldest members of the church, Mrs. Lola Hill of Stony Point, Mrs. C. C. Washam and daughter, Patsy, of Bessemer City Rey. and Mrs. Spurgeon Norvelle, of Allandale, Va., Miss Mable Jurney, of Winston Salem, Mr. John Mason, of Greensboro, Miss Jennie Meekin, of Walkertown, and Mr. John Mallory, of Alex- andria, Va. There were many friends and former members from Statesville , me and surrounding towns also pre- Left to right: sent. 7 Oo ae mm oS — re Tt Me Billy and Allan Jurney, who made, and gave, the iron gate to the Snow Creek Cemetery. Allan is, . the home community and Billy from Dade City, Florida. - y Mr. Bob Hill of Pisgah Road who at 90 years and six months, of age, still enjoys Snow Creek Home-Coming. PAGE EIGHT August x, inte THE IRE Snow Creek Homecoming ow Creek Methodist Church obvervea its Gis Kuitdsed Und uity second anniversary with the tradi- tional home-coming on Sunday, August 15th. Rev. C. C. Washam, of Bessemer City, who was pastor of the church twenty years ago, preached at the morning service. His text was “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself’. Mr. Leon Holland, of Raleigh, a son of this church, sang a solo, Lord God of Abraham. The .Home-coming followed a week of revival services, under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. P. E. Bingham, assisted by Rev. Albert W. Wellons of Rose Chapel Methodist ‘church. Lunch was spread on the old , A rock wall and tables under the oak After preaehing the grown folks linger about the church door, trees in the church yard. A deli-| Steeting the visitors, remembering those of this year’s home-coming, cious lunch and fellowship was|emembering those of other home-comings who are no longer there. enjoyed by the members and the many visiting friends and former members who returned for the occasion, There was a program of sacred music in the afternoon. In addition to the restoration of the old rock wall around the cemetery, by the Field and Stream Garden Club, Mr. Allen Jurney, of the home community and Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida have made a beautiful wrought iron gate and placed it at the en- trance to the cemetry. Among those from a _ disance, who returned to worship at the home church were: Mrs. B. H. Reid and Miss Mary Belle Reid, of Charlotte, Mrs. Fannie Vanstory Feimster of St. Petersburg, Florida Mr. and Mrs. Edwards Holland, of Winston Salem, Mr. Leon Holland as of Raleigh, Rev. John S. Keever, The little folks get right down to earth with their Home-Coming of the Methodist Home in Char-| dinner. These are grand Idren, great and great, great grand-child- lotte, a former pastor of the church|ren of present and early members of the Snow Creek church. and who still retains his member- ship in this church, Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida, Mrs. J. B. Lawrence and_ son, John, of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. James Mallory, of Columbia, S. C Mr. Dick Summers and daughter, of Washington, D. C., Mrs. John Graham, Rt. 1, Davidson, Miss Jennie Eagle, of Stony Point, one of the oldest members of the church, Mrs. Lola Hill of Stony Point, Mrs. C. C. Washam and daughter, Patsy, of Bessemer City Rev. and Mrs. Spurgeon Norvelle, of Allandale, Va., Miss Mable Jurney, of Winston Salem, Mr. John Mason, of Greensboro, Miss Jennie Meekin, of Walkertown, and Mr. John Mallory, of Alex- andria, Va. There were many friends and former members from Statesville and surrounding towns also pre- Left to right: Billy and Allan Jurney, who made, and gave, sent. the iron gate to the Snow Creek Cemetery. Allan is en the home sl. gy jcommunity and Billy from Dade City, Florida. a8 t Y— -: ‘, ee Mr. Bob Hill of Pisgah Road who at 90 years and six months, of age, still enjoys Snow Creek Home-Coming, PAGE EIGHT ROIVSE THE IRE omy Creek Homecoming | Snow Creek Methodist Church Observed if adsvea iMG 1 second anniversary with the tradi: tional home-coming on Sunday, August 15th. Rev. C. C. Washam, of Bessemer City, who was pastor of the church twenty years ago, preached at the morning service. His text was “Love thy Neighbor as Thyse'f”’. Mr. Leon Holland, of Raleigh, a son of this church, sang a solo, Lord God of Abraham. The Home-coming followed a week of revival services, under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. P. E. Bingham, assisted by Rev. Albert W. Wellons of Rose Chapel Methodist ‘church. Lunch wus spread on the old rock wall and tables under the oak After preaehing the grown folks linger about the church door, trees in the church yard. A deli- greeting the visitors, remembering those of this year’s home-coming, cious lunch and fellowship was| Te™ embering those of other home-comings who are no longer there. enjoyed ‘by the members and the many visiting friends and former members who returned for the occasion, There was a program of saered music in the afternoon. In addition to the restoration of the old rock wall around the cemetery, by the Field and Stream Garden Club, Mr. Allen Jurney, of the home community and Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida have made a beautiful wrought iron gate and placed it at the en- trance to the cemetry Among those from a disance, who returned to worship at the| home church were: Mrs. B. H. Reid! and Miss Mary Belle Reid, of! Charlotte, Mrs. Fannie Vanstory | | | Feimster of St. Petersburg, Florida Mr. and Mrs. Edwards Holland, of | Winston Salem, Mr. Leon Holland | " ‘ of Raleigh, Rev. John S. Keever, | The little folks get right down to earth with their Home-Coming of the Methodist Home in Char-| dinner. These are grand-children, great and great, great grand-child- lotte, a former pastor of the church| ren of present and “ih members ‘of the Snow Creek church. and who still retains his member- | ship in this church, Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida, Mrs. J. B. Lawrence and _ son, John, of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs James Mallory, of Columbia, S. C. | Mr. Dick Summers and daughter, | of Washington, D. C., Mrs John | Graham, Rt. 1, Davidson, Miss| Jennie Eagle, of Stony Point, one | of the oldest members of the! church, Mrs. Lola Hill of Stony | Point, Mrs. C. C. Washam and} daughter, Patsy, of Bessemer City} Rey. and Mrs. Spurgeon Norvelle, | of Allandale, Va., Miss Mable | Jurney, of Winston Salem, Mr. | John Mason, of Greensboro, Miss| Jennie Meekin, of Walkertown, and Mr. John Mallory, of Alex andria, Va | There were many friends and! former members from Statesville | and surrounding towns also pre Left to right: | | | | Billy and Allan Jurney, who made, and gave, | > Iron gate to the Snow Creek Cemetery, Allan is from the home nmunity and Billy from Dade City, Florida ;¥ — ; Mr. Bob Hill of Pisgah Road who at 90 years and six months, of age, still enjoys Snow Creek Home-Coming. PAGE E!Gr Qug wt 20, IPTH THE IRE Snow Creek Homecoming ‘ w Creek Metho?’st Church O) Lerve sea . saity second aiitiversary with the tradi-| tional home-coming on Sunday, | August 15th. Rev. C. C. Washam, | of Bessemer City, who was pastor | of the church twenty years ago, preached at the morning service. His text was “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself”. Mr. Leon Holland, of | Raleigh, a son of this church, sang | a solo, Lord God of Abraham. The Home-coming followed a} week of revival under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. P. E. Bingham, assisted by Rev. Albert W. Wellons of Rose Chapel | Methodist ‘church. Lunch wus spread on the old; rock wall and tables under the oak trees in the church yard. A deli cious lunch and fellowship was enjoyed by the members and the many visiting friends and former | members who returned for the} occasion. | There was a program of sacred | music in the afternoon In addition to the restoration of | the old rock wall around A otiu 4 services, After preaehing the} cemetery, by the Field and Stream Garden Club, Mr. Allen Jurney, the home community Mr. j Billy Jurney, of Dade < Florida have beautiful wrought iron placed it of and ity made a gate and at the en trance to > cemeiry Amon 10S rOl ad who isance worship at the home church were: Mrs. B. H. Reic and Miss Mary Belle Reid, of Ch Mrs. Fan Vanstory |} iarlotte, of St Mrs. return Feimster M an Winst Salem, Mr of Raleigh, Rev S. Keever, folks the Methodist Home in Char- : “he re lotte, a former pastor of the church and who still retains his member sl in this church, Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida, Mrs. J. B. Lawrence and_ son, | John, Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. | James Mallory, of Columbia, S. C Dick Summers and daughter Washington, D. C., Mrs. John Rt. 1, Davidson, Miss Jennie Eagle, Stony Point, one | of the oldest of the church, Mrs. Lola Hill of Stony | Point, Mrs. ( ( Washam and daughter Bessemer City Rev. an Spurgeon Norvelle, Va., Miss Mable Jurney, Winston Salem, Mr. John Mason, of Greensboro, Miss Jennie Meekin of Walkertown, | and Mr. John Mallory, of Alex andria, Va There were former and Petersburg, Florid rds Leon dw Holland, of Holland ol 1ip Mr of Graham, of members Patsy, of d Mrs Allandale of ol friends and Statesville | many from towns members also a: surrounding pre to the Billy hed x Mr. Bob Hill of Pisgah Road who at 90 years and six months, of still enjoys Snow Creek Home-Coming age, greeting the visitors, remembering those of other home-comings who are no longer there ind early the grown folks linger about the church door, remembering those of this year’s home-coming, right down to earth with their Home-Coming hildven, great th and gr nd-child great gra church at, members of Snow Creek Billy and Allan Jurney Snow and the who made, Allan is gave Creek Cemetery Dade City, Florida home from jrom PAGE EIGHT Ouguedt 2b, /9 SH THE IRE Snow Creek Homecoming v Creek Metho?’st Church oO. 2erv i Jiu ao) second ainmversary with the tradi- tional home-coming on Sunday, | August 15th. Rev. C. C. Washam, | of Bessemer City, who was pastor | of the church twenty years ABO, | | cents preached at the morning service. His text was “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself’. Mr. Leon Holland, of ; Raleigh, a son of this church, sang | a solo, Lord God of Abraham. The Home-coming followed a week of revival services, under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. P. E. Bingham, assisted by Rev. | Albert W. Wellons of Rose Chapel | Methodist church. Lunch was spread on the old rock wall and tables under the oak | trees in the church yard. A deli-} | remembering those of other home-comings who are no longer there After preaehing the grown folks linger about the church door, | greeting the visitors, remembering those of this year’s home-coming, cious lunch and fellowship was enjoyed by the members and the | many visiting friends and former members who returned for the| occasion There was a program of sacred | music in the afternoon In addition to the restoration of | the old rock wall around the} cemetery, by the Field and Stream | Garden Club, Mr. Allen Jurney if the home community and Mr Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florid made a beautiful wrought Keevet , 1 l et ri iown to earth with their Home-Comin in Char-| dinner iidven, gre rea reat grand-child stor of the church his member shiy his church, Mr. Billy Jurney, of Dade City, Florida Mrs. J. B. Lawrence and_= son John, of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs James Mallory, of Columbia, S. C N ) and daughter t Mrs. John Davidson, Miss Stony Point, one er ot Hill of Stony Washam and { Bessemer City Spurgeon Norveile Va., Miss Mable Jurne) ~ Winston Salem, Mr John ’ f Greensboro, M Jennic kin ) Walkertown, and Mr. John Mallory, of Alex-] andria friends from Statesville ‘| SS Mr. Bob Hill of Pisgah Road who at 90 years and six months of age, still enjoys Snow Creek Home-Coming | | PAGE EtGriT THE IRE Snow Creek Homecoming Creek Metho?'st ©. very second anmversary with the tradi- tional home-coming on Sunday, August 15th. Rev. C. C. Washam, of Bessemer City, who was pastor of the church twenty years ago, | preached at the morning service. | His text was “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself’. Mr. Leon Holland, of Raleigh, a son of this church, sang a solo, Lord God of Abraham. The Home-coming followed a k of revival services, under sadership of the pastor, Rev. Bingham, assisted by Rev Albert W. Wellons of Rose Chapel Methodist church Luneh was spread on the old rock wall and tables under the oak trees in the church yard. A deli ‘ious lunch and = fellowship the members and the friends and former returned for the Billy Florida ind son and Mrs imbDla, Mr. Bob Hill of Pisgah Road who at 90 years and six months, } of age, still enjoys Snow Creek | Home-Coming \fter preaehing the grown visitors, rememberins those of other home | about the church door, ar’s home-coming, who are no longer there Sunday Washam, ner City, who istor chureh twe nty morning service thy Neighbor Mir. Leon Holland, of son of this chureh sang rd God of Abraham tin followed a Ces, under tor, Rey Rey Bob Hill of 90 THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN .ONE FRAME. WEATHER — Scattered show ers and widely scattered thunder- showers today. Tuesday partly cloudy and moderately warm, Lo- cal temperatures yesterday high, 80 low, 62 Precipitation over weekend 1.31 inches. Published in the Heart « STATESVILL vol. 33 [9 F 7 il _ id the an- NOVICE —— They gathered — old and young from far and near — to atten ’ wes Sleiicuee ol at Snow Creek Methodist church. Frank Dobson, = fs ee Wyo., to attend homecoming for the first time in 49 years. He greets Dr. — . a Looe oo. of Elkin’s Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, who hasn‘t missed the ig e an aun o, sioner J. Sam Dobson, brother of the Wyoming visitor, holds t-month-o ie =: ; 2 eae ar route 5, Statesville, who is keeping up family tradition, The baby’s grandfather, J. H. ’ been attending “as long as | can remember.” (Fry Photo). PACKED TIGHT — The new frame educational building at Snow Creek Methodist Church is made for the Sunday after Sun- day membership, not for the crowd that comes back each year for homecoming. Consequently, yesterday when the cold, threatening weather drove the Snow Creek folks and their visitors inside, the food was plentiful as usual but the people were packed so thick that it was hard to make the choices from the various mects@ pies and cakes that it had been pos- sible to make out along the wall of the old burying-ground, Even at that, it was a far bet- ter arrangement than a few years ago when a sudden rain kept the picnickers inside the church. In fact, the crowd that braved the threatening weather yesterday and went on up to the homecoming could not have been packed into the church nearly as easily as they were into the near- 'y completed educational build- ing. One thing that the crowd miss- ed by being steered away from the old cemetery wall for their dinner was a new marker calling attention to the fact that the cemetery had been enlarged and the rock wall rebuilt in 1954 un- der the Sponsorship of the Field and Stream Garden Club. Very few cemeteries in the State man- age to suggest a long and inter- esting past as does the one at Snow Creek now. Inside the church during both the morning and afternoon ser- vices there was a mixture of looking back into the past of the old camp meeting days and for- ward into the work suggested by the new educational and ac- | tivities building, Dr. Joseph §, Hiatt, at one lime presiding elder of the Stat- esville District, did the talking in his own inimitable manner, To those who know him that is | enough said. During the after- noon there was the uswal pro- gram of ,better than usual mu- Sic, Wtih Jo Anne Weber, Martha Turnipseed, Joe Moore, Mrs, C. KE. Mills and Leon and Nellie Holland doing tie Singing with Mrs. Wilbur Stafford at the or- gan. STAT) WEATHER — Scattered show ers and widely scattered thunder: showers focday. Tuesday partly cloudy and moderately warm, Lo- cal temperatures yesterday high, 80 low, 62 Precipitation over weekend 1.31 inches. Published in the Heart « STATESVILL Bw STATI ND NOVICE — They gathered — , ant Gene yesterday at Snow Creek Methodist church. Frank — oo ae i este i i i ts Dr. Joe S. Hiatt, su ttend homecoming for the first time in 49 years. He gree 1 ; ~d pi Sacer Shathiees iaanailial Hospital, who hasn‘t missed the reunion since Ne AS gg sioner J. San Dobson, brother of the Wyoming visitor, holds 8-month-old Harry . a. ce ie route 5, Statesville, who is keeping up family tradition, The baby’s grandfather, J, H. Ri ’ ‘nen attending ‘as long as | cam remember.” (Fry Photo). PACKED TIGHT — The new frame educational building at Snow Creek Methodist Church is made for the Sunday after Sun- day membership, not for the crowd that comes back each year for homecoming. Consequently, yesterday when the cold, threatening weather drove the Snow Creek folks and their visitors inside, the food was plentiful as usual but the people were packed so thick that at was hard to make the choices from the various mects@ pies and cakes that it had been pos- sible to make out along the wall of the old burying-ground, Even at that, it was a far bet- ter arrangement than a few years ago when a sudden rain kept the picnickers inside the church, In fact, the crowd that braved the threatening weather yesterday and went on up to the homecoming could not have been packed into the church nearly as easily as they were into the near- 'y completed educational build- ing. One thing that the crowd miss- ed by being steered away from the old cemetery wall for their dinner was a new marker calling attention to the fact that the cemetery had been enlarged and the rock wall rebuilt in 1954 un- der the sponsorship of the Field and Stream Garden Club. Very few cemeteries in the State man- age to suggest a long and inter- esting past as does the one at Snow Creek now. Inside the church during both the morning and afternoon ser- vices there was a mixture of looking back into the past of the old camp meeting days and for- ward into the work suggested by the new educational and ac- tivities building, Dr. Joseph § Hiatt, at one lime presiding elder of the Stat- esville District, did the talking in his own inimitable manner. To those who know him that is enough said, Dy % the after- noon there was the usual pro- stam of ,eiter than usual mu- Sic, wtih Jo Anne Weber, Martha Turnipseed, Joe Moore, Mrs. C, KE. Mills and Leon and Nellie Holland doing the singing with Mrs, Wilbur Stafford at the or- gan ‘ a é | old and young from far and near — to attend the an- | WEATHER — Scattered show Published in the Heart « sof ‘ ered thui ers and \ ty $ 7 rn showers t ry. cloudy and moderately arm. Lo- cal temperatures yesterday high, 80 low, 62 ry ition over weekend 1.31 in . VOL, 83 ID NOVICE — red — old and young from far and near — to attend the an- or ee - : aor nay gg Methodist church. Frank Dobson, left, came from a ‘ sttend he ‘ing for the first time in 49 years. He greets Dr. Joe S. Hiatt, superinten en ie - : ie i" hetham Memorial Hospital, who hasn’t missed the reunion since 1929. County Commis- of ate s Hugh ce octher of the Wyoming visitor, holds 8-month-old Harry Phillip McLain, = ak os esvi , wo is keeping up family tradition, The baby’s grandfather, J. H. Rickert, has ‘oe mtHending ‘ long as | cam remember.” (Fry Photo). PACKED TIGHT — The new frame educational building at i | ( eek Methodist Church is for the Sunday after Sun- membership, not for the at comes back each homecoming Consequently, veste rday when eatening weather ow Creek folks and inside, the food as usual but the ked so thick that lard to make the choices from le Variou mects@ pies and cakes that it had been pos- Sible to make out along the wall the old burying-ground Even at that, it was a far bet- arrangement than a few irs ago when a sudden rain kept the picnickers inside the church, In facet, the crowd that braved the threatening weather yesterday and went on up to the homecoming could not have been packed into the church nearly as easily as they were into the near- Completed educational build- ing One thing that rowd miss- way from cemete wall for their V¥ marker calling the fact that the had been enlarged and the rock wall rebuilt in 1954 un- der the sponsorship of the Field ind Stream Garden (¢ lub Very t in the state man- a long and inter- does the one at suow Creek now Inside the church during both the morning and afternoon ser vices there was a mixture of looking back into the past of the old camp meeting days and for ward into the work suggested by the new educational and ae- livities building D Joseph S. Hiatt at one e presiding elder of the Stat- Distriet, did the talking OWn Inimitable manner e who know him that is |, During the after- re as the usual pro- ram of etter than usual mu- lh Jo Anne Weber, M irtha I, Joe Moore, Mrs, ¢ nd Leon and Nellie I the singing with Stafford at the or WEATHER Scattered shaw Published in the Heart « —~ STATESVILI ~ VOL STAT) VETERANS AND - They gathered — old and young from far and near — to attend the an- nual homec at Snow Creek Methotist church. Frank Dobson, left, came from Laramie, Wyo., to for the first time in 4? years. He greets Dr. Joe S. Hiatt, superintendent of Elkir - emorial Hospital, who hasn‘t missed the reunion since 1929. County Commis- sioner J. S i of the Wyoming visitor, holds 8-month-old Harry Phillip McLain, Jr., route 5, S ping up family tradition, The baby’s grandfather, J. H. Rickert, bean sttending j aS | can remember.” (Fry Photo). PACKED TIGHT T A — has Vie been pos 1@ Wall , Weath« and went on up to the could not have been ito the homecomi : | ehurch nearly were into the ar t in 1954 un the Field Very man and inter- one at ng both oon sé XlLure of t of tl nd f ifter pro mu- Weber, Martha THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN .ONE FRAME. SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING — A high spot in Iredell’s summer is the homecoming at Snow Creek Methodist Church, which was attended yesterday by the usual big crowd renewing old ties. E. R. ‘Bill) Jurney oe Dade City, Fla., left, who has missed only three homecomings since he moved away in i919, is shown discussing old times with George F. Eagle, center, who at 83 was the oldest person attending, and Rev. Marquis Wood Lawrence, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, Durham, speaker of the day. (Fry Photo). SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING — A high spot in Iredell’s summer is the homecoming at Snow Creek Methodist Church, which was attended yesterday by the usual big crowd renewing old ties. E. R. (Bill) Jurney e# Dade City, Fia., left, who has missed only three homecomings since he moved away in 1919, is shown discussing old times with George F. Eagle, center, who at 83 was the oldest person attending, and Rev quis Weed Lawrence, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, Durham, speaker of the day. Fry Photo). h spot in Iredell’s summer is the homecoming at Snow Creck E.R. (Bill) EK HOMECOMING — which was attended yesterday by the usual big crowd renewing old ties who has missed only three homecomings since he moved away in 1919 who at 83 was the oldest person attending the day. thedi Church jurney ct Dade City, Fla., lef ussing old times with George F Lawrence, pastor of Eagle, center speaker of Trinity Methodist Church, Durham, THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. OUR SENTIMENTS, $457_ Sunday some of us will be go- ing up to homecoming at Snow Creek Methodist Church. When we come back we imagine we could be writing something like the following, written 75 years ago when the editor of the Land- mark went up for camp meeting Sunday at the eng of August, itt" Suayeh P Gola ‘An imm@ase trowd ‘of people attended Snow Creek camp meet- ing last Sunday. They were there from a radius of 15 miles, many Stateswille people being among the number. The exercises were very inter- esting and the gospel was preach- ed to an overflowing and remark- ably attentive congregation. Rev. J. C. Rowe, the estimable and beloved pastor of the churches on the Iredell circuit, began the meeting unaided Friday night. Sunday he had with him Rev. J. S$. Nelson, presiding elder of the Washington district, Revs. J. T. Harris of Statesville and W. P. McCorkle of Elkin and Jonesville. Mr. Nelson preached the 11 o'clock service. Mr. Harris preached a sermon of unusual force Sunday afternoon at 3 0’- clock. These were all of the exercises the writer was permitted to at- tend. He went and returned home the same day, though it was hard to draw away from those clever people after so short a stay. The day was one of rare pleasure. The weather was pleasant, the roads good and the dust not an- noying. It was a glad spectacle to see those intelligent. well-dres- sed and happy - hearted people gathered in that great grove of giant oaks enjoying the services of the day, engaged in social con- versation or dispensing with the hospitality that distinguishes them. They greet their visitors with hearty handclasp and make them feel they are amongst friends. Up there Sunday the question was not, ‘Where shall I get my dinner?’ but ‘How shall I resist the importunities toe dine and keep the promise that was first made?’ Ceriainly I never saw anywhere a more diffused spirit of hospitality. Snow Creek is one of the oldest settlements in the county. This, too, is one of the earliest camp- grounds of this section. Camp meetings were instituted here a- bout the beginning of the cen- tury, but they have been held irregularly of late, this being the first one in four years. Col. Chip- ley told us Sunday of remember- ing when the tents were four deep around the arbor. They are rather few now. He also remem- bers the first time a mule was ever seen on the campground and how much interest it excited. » 1740 STATESVILLE RECORD & LANDMARK Faithful Gather At Snow Creek Homecoming SNOW CREEK — Rev. Peter, that began in a preacher’s house| heard what the pioneer pastor, ‘“‘Let us remember, O Lord, that Claywell’s followers came home| 158 years ago. might have told them in similar | this life is but a preparation for a _| Sunday to a quaint little church{ And in a fast-moving age, they | words in 1802: greater homecoming with Thee,” seeeaen one Oe Ree AE ey : was the prayer uttered by the pas- tor, Rev. R. A. Setzer. Ironically, were it not for a trag- edy the historic Snow Creek Meth- odist Church might never have been born in this once rugged and far-away countryside. But that is fate, the hand of the Lord at work. It all began when a North Iredell citizen named McArmand was bit- ten by a rattlesnake below what now is the Central School com- munity. The wound was fatal. The burial party started out for Bethany with the remains, where | 4 the final service was to be held. But a flooding South Yadkin River | ¢ prohibited their crossing. McArmand was buried in the woods near Snow Creek, and there sprang up a cemetery around which the church was built. Sunday marked the 158th year in a colorful history dating back to Claywell, a Virginian ard “‘local”’ Methodist preacher, who moved to this area in 1802, holding the ini- tial services in his house. In 1806 the handful of Methodist faithful occupied ‘“‘King’s Meeting House,” a sort of church located next to the Snow Creek cemetery. From this grew Snow Creek Methodist Church, and finally its current meeting place built some 75 years ago. The congregation Sunday“heard a challenge from Dr. J. El Carroll, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, who spoke 3 on “The Continuous Victory.” iia : “T can do all things through SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING — Dr. J. Elwood Carrolf, district superintendent of fhe Methodist | Christ, who strengthened me,” Dr. Church, at left above, is shown with Rev. R. A. Setzer, center, and J. H. Rickert at Snow Creek Metho- | Carroll quoted St. Paul in chal- dist Church homecoming services Sunday. Rickert one of the oldest members at Snow Creek, has been lenging the congregation to con- a member there for 65 years. Mr. Setzer is the church pastor. (Eisele Photo). i victories in the works of the | ra. “It's amazing the good an or- | ganization like this can do in 158} a. the guest speaker obser- | Following the 11 o'clock ser- vice, church members and their friends moved onto the lawn for the ' annual picnic dinner and afternoon | of sacred music, SNOW CREEK — Rev. Peter, that began in a preacher’s house Claywell’s followers came home } 158 years ago. ay to quaint little church And in a fast-moving age, they heard what the pioneer pastor might have told them in similar words in 1802; SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING — Dr. J. Elwood Carroll, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, at left above, is shown with Rev. R. A. Setzer, center, and J. H. Rickert at Snow Creek Metho- dist Church homecoming services Sunday. Rickert one of the oldest members at Snow Creek, has been a member there for 65 years. Mr. Setzer is the church pastor, (Eisele Photo). STATESVILLE RECORD & LANDMARK 1440 “Let us remember, O Lord, that this life is but a preparation for a greater homecoming with Thee,” was the prayer uttered by the pas- | i tor, Rev. R, A. Setzer. Ironically, were it not for a trag- edy the historic Snow Creek Meth- odist Church might never have been born in this once rugged and far-away countryside, But that is fate, the hand of the |" Lord at work. It all began when a North Iredell citizen named McArmand was bit- ten by a rattlesnake below what now is the Central School com- munity. The wound was fatal. The burial party started out for Bethany with the remains, where the final service was to be held. But a flooding South Yadkin River | ¢ prohibited their crossing McArmand was buried in the | woods near Snow Creek, and there sprang up a cemetery around which the church was built. Sunday marked the 158th year in a colorful history dating back to Claywell, a Virginian and “local” Methodist preacher, who moved to this area in 1802, holding the ini- tial services in his house. In 1806 the handful of Methodist faithful occupied ‘‘King’s Meeting House,” a sort of church located next to the Snow Creek cemetery. From this grew Snow Creek Methodist Church, and finally its current meeting place built some 75 years ago. The congregation Sunday a challenge from Dr. J. El Carroll, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, who spoke on “The Continuous Victory.” | *“T can do all things through Christ, who strengthened me,” Dr. Carroll quoted St. Paul in chal- lenging the congregation to con- tinuing victories in the works of the Lord. | “It’s amazing the good an or- ganization like this can do in 158 years,” the guest speaker obser- | eard | ed. Following the 11 o'clock ser- | vice, church members and their friends moved onto the lawn for the annual picnic dinner and afternoon | of sacred music. Faithful Gather At Snow Creek Homecoming c L4G? STATESVILLE RECORD & LANDMARK | Faithful Gather At Snow Creek Homecoming SNOW CREEK ~ Rev. Peter, that began in a preacher's house| heard what the pioneer pastor Cl \l’s followers came home | 158 years ago. might have told them in similar Sunday to a quaint little church And in a fast-moving age, they | words in 180 ° or ag acumen SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING — Dr. J. Elwood Carroll, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, at left above, is shown with Rev. R. A. Setzer, center, and J. H. Rickert at Snow Creek Metho- dist Church homecoming services Sunday. Rickert one of the oldest members at Snow Creek, has been a member there for 65 years. Mr. Setzer is the church pastor. (Eisele Photo). rf i “Let us remember, O Lord, that | ‘ this life is but a preparation for a | « greater homecoming with Thee,” | | was the prayer uttered by the pas- | i tor, Rev. R. A. Setzer. | ¢ Ironically, were it not for a trag- | ‘ edy the historic Snow Creek Meth- odist Church might never have been born in this once rugged and | far-away countryside, But that is fate, the hand of the Lord at work. It all began when a North Iredell citizen named McArmand was bit- ten by a rattlesnake below what now is the Central School com- munity. The wound was fatal The burial party started out for Bethany with the remains, where the final service was to be held. But a flooding South Yadkin River prohibited their crossing. McArmand was buried in the} woods near Snow Creek, and there | sprang up a cemetery around} which the church was built. Sunday marked the 158th yea a colorful history dating back Claywell, a Virginian and “‘loc Methodist preacher, who moved this area in 1802, holding the tial services in his house In 1806 the handful of Method faithful occupied ‘‘King’s Meeting House,” a sort of church located | next to the Snow Creek cemetery From this grew Snow Creet Methodist Church, and finally it current meeting place built som 75 years ago The congregation Sunday he a challenge from Dr. J. Elwoc Carroll, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, who spoke | on “The Continuous Victory “T can do all things thr \¢ hrist, who strengthened me Carroll quoted St. Paul in tl congregation to Works ot Ul amazing the good an o ganization like this can do in 1 years,’ the guest speaker obser ed Following the tf o'clock vice, church members and _ the friends moved onto the lawn f I annual picnic dinner and afternox of sacred music STATESVILLE RECORD & LANDMARK | Faithful Gather At Snow Creek Homecoming OW CREEK — Rev. Peter, that began in a preacher’s house| heard what the pioneer pastor} “Let us remember, 0 Lord I's followers came home }j 158 years ago might have told them in similar | this life is but a preparation to a quaint little church} And in a fast-moving age, they words in 1802 greater homecomi with i was the prayer uttered by the pas- liar, Rev. R, A. Setzer Ironically, were it not for edy the historic Snow Creek M | odist Church might neve been born in this once rugg¢ away countrysid But that is | Lord at work It all began when a Nort + citizen named McArmand ten by a rattlesnake bel jnow is the Central Sct } munity. The wound was fat: The burial party started o' | Bethany with the rer | the final service was ¢ But a flooding South Yadkin Ri prohibited their crossing McArmand was buried sprang up a cemeter) which the churen \ le is near Snow Creek, and t | SNOW CREEK HOMECOMING — Dr. J wood Carroll, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, at left above, is shown with Rev. R. A. Setzer, center, and J. H. Rickert at Snow Creek Metho- dist Church homecoming services Sunday. Rickert one of the oldest members at Snow Creek, has been a member there for 65 years. Mr. Setzer is the church pastor. (Eisele Photo). SCORD & LANDMARK Vaithful Gather At Snow Creek Homecoming PRR ay SNOW CREEK HOMEC Church, at left abov dist Church homecoming @ member there for 6 SLE TT ERAN eR ean are i na on EL AACE eal Rank EN THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. ofos by Max Tharpe WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL ss seBisswinrskannnast: sicbecmabebnet ‘wees ides ee eg eet Bee | Sea ene wees, wee ee Be Bex RES ee See Bese a5” SSSSRR BRIS CSeReS ROC aE - ee f of pd eels Photos by Max Tharpe Homecoming at Snow Creek This is the season for church homecomings and picnic serve homecoming Sunday. A week of revival services left, the Tom Wasson family of Statesville joins in a dinners on the grounds. Snow Creek Methodist Church will follow, Walter Anderson, former head of the State service at the church. At right, youngsters explore in Iredell County, just north of Statesville, will ob- Bureau of Investigation, will be revival speaker. At the grounds of the 165-year-old church. ATURDAY Morninc, Aucust 19, 1967 WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL ee sexes mens cat ESS rare sey Rebs Wie ee mest pee ES ware case ed exes ena mon Bes mare ae weet weed ee, poet Raced Rem eax ee we ome ee worst Saf SRSSRRBRSRTS oe E nang end PILL OEE OL IGA TR LS LEI MEE MI Homecoming at Snow Creek the s¢ n for cl h hom ning ! : erve homecoming Sunday. A week of revival services left, the Tom Wasson mily of ville joins in a ners On the grou iow C will follow, Walter Anderson, former head of the State service at the church. At right, youngsters explore Tredell County orth statesville, will o Bureau of Investigation, will be revival speaker. At the grounds of the 165-year-old church. , Aucust 19, 1967 1 of t speaker. WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL % Pa * PREP RE ee he ss ET ~~ ae 4 my i << & ot Ce ef Para tet THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. AMC { pare S ho “a ot Bit Aare Ww MA NORTH IREDELL COOPERATIVE MINISTRY Snow Creck, 9:45 A. HM. Friendship 11:00 April 4, 1971 Everett H. Lowman, Pastor Instrumental Prelude The Organist Call To Worship The Choir, The Invocation *Hymn, No 127 “Hosanna” No. 423 Act of Praise, page 568 "Psalm 63" No. 57h, * The Gloria Patri Special ilusic Roading of Scripture Meditative Prayers The Pastoral Prayer The Lord's Prayer Response by the Choir Matthew 11: 15-18 Parish Notes Worship with Gifts and Offerings The Offertory *Response, “The Doxology" *Hymn, No. i147 “Ask Ye What Great No. 124 Thing I Know"? Sermon: ' The Man In The Middle" Ur. Lowman. *Hymm, No. 144 “Beneath The Cross of Jesus" No. 417 The Benediction Response, "God Be With You" EVENTS AND CCHMENTS Me. UH Y F meets at Friendship. HM. The U ll Y F will present a special vrogram about the various days of Lent, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. llonday: 7:30 P. lie Friendship WSCS meets. Thursday: 7:30 P. li, The churches in the North Iredell Cooperative ilinistry will have a Maundy Thursday Communion Service at Union Grove, lr. Lowman will present the . Meditation. Sunday: April 11, 6:00 A. NM. An Easter Sunrise Service for Korth Iredell will be held at Mountain View. . 2 Mh MH MH eH HH TH % TY MEMORIAL % Forest C. Daniels 1900 = 1971 % Member Friendship since 1921 RRA SEHSEHBEeEHEHHHHH HS ee a APPRECIATION: The Pulpit Chairs at Snow Creex have been covered with Needlevoint in Memory of lirs. We We dolland. In this Woman's Statesville Record & Landmark World Page 10-A “4 i Monday, April 23, 1979 RITUALISTIC CEREMONY — Eighth generation grandchildren of William Sharpe joined other relatives and friends at the Revolutionary patriot’s gravesite on Sunday afternoon to conduct a memorial service and place a DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) marker. The organiza- tional meeting of Snow Creek Methodist Church, seen in the background, was held at Sharpe’s home in 1801. Memorial Service Held For American Revolutionary Patriot A memorial service honoring Col. William W. Sharpe (1742-1818) was conducted Sunday afternoon at the Snow Creek United Methodist Church cemetery. A number of the Revolutionary War patriot’s descendants and friends attended including members of the Fourth Creek Chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, who placed a DAR marker at the gravesite. Participating in the program were Rev. Robert Harris, who had the invocation: Mrs. C. R. Bailey, DAR regent; John Douglas, who read scriptures; and Mrs. Thomas C. Harllee of Charlotte who introduced the keynote speaker, Isaac T. Avery, Jr. The choir consisted of fifth, sixth and seventh generation nieces and nephews of William Sharpe with Mrs. Elizabeth S. Douglas at the organ. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Pg PRINCIPAL SPEAKER — ISaac T. Avery, Jr., was the prin- cipal speaker for the memorial service honoring his grandfather, William Sharpe, on Sunday. Avery stands with his grandchildren, John Kent Wiggs and Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs of Raleigh, who form the eighth generation of Sharpe’s grandchildren. Others from left, are Mrs. Luther Warren, Miss Willard Sharpe, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Jr., and Mrs. C. R. Bailey, regent of Fourth Creek Chapter, Daughters of the American Revoiution. (Furr photos) ttn chaplain of the DAR chapter, and Miss Willard Sharpe participated in the service at the gravesite. Avery, who was born and reared in Morganton, is a grandson of the patriot of the American Revolution. Imli The local attorney obtained his juris doctorate degree in 1940 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attained the rank of captain while attending Officer Candidate School for the National Guard. From 1940 until 1945 he served in the National Guard in the European theater of World War II. He also served in the Korean con- flict, and the reserve of the National Guard until his retirement, with the rank of colonel, in 1977. He returned to Statesville in 1952, was president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1962 and has held various committee chairmanships in the bar association. He and his wife, the former Caroline Clements Long, have four children and three grandchildren including Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs and John Kent Wiggs of Raleigh who attended the memorial service. The children form the eighth generation of William Sharpe. Avery told that Sharpe was born in Cecil County, Md., and he migrated to Mecklenburg County. He married Catherine Reese on May 31, 1768, and they made their home on ‘“‘Little Plantation” in the Snow Creek com- munity, then a part of Rowan County. They had 12 children. James, Joseph and John Sharpe followed their brother south and they are shown on William Sharpe’s map of the Fourth Creek Church congregation — now First Presby- terian Church in Statesville — which included more than 190 homes, branches, creeks, rivers, etc. Sharpe was an attorney and surveyor. He was also a member and secretary of the Rowan County Committee of Safety and served as a member of the state house in New Bern in April 1775; was a delegate to Halifax in 1776; helped prepare the North Carolina Constitution and was delegate to Philadelphia, Pa., in September 1780 to October of 1781. Matilda Sharpe, the oldest daugh- ter born to the couple married Wil- liam Willoughby Erwin on May 21, 1788. They had 16 children and lived at Belvidere in Burke County. They built separate rooms for his mother and Catherine Reese Sharpe who completed living out their lives there. Mrs. Sharpe is buried in Burke County. » Harriet Eloise Erwin married Isaac Thomas Avery on June 27, 1815, at Belvidere. She was the first daughter of the Erwin’s 16 children born May 3, 1794. Avery, who was born Sept. 22, 1785, was the son of Waightstill Avery, the first attorney general of North Carolina. Waight- still Avery and Col. William Sharpe both served on the Rowan Com- mittee of Resolves and the com- mission to settle Indian disputes. Clarke Moulton Avery was born to Isaac T, and Harriet Erwin Avery on Oct. 3, 1819, and he was married to Elizabeth Tilghman Walton on June 23, 1841 and they resided at ‘“Mag- nolia” which stands today. Avery died of wounds at Spottsylvania on June 18, 1864, and his wife brought his body back to Morganton where it is buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery. Isaac Thomas Avery was born Jan. 30, 1856, and he married Mar- garet DuBose in 1908. Their son, Isaac T. Avery, Jr., was a member of the sixth generation of William and Catherine R. Sharpe. “Why do we honor William Sharpe today,” asked Avery. The patriot served his church, state, nation, and people. “We should follow his example,’’ he concluded. In this Woman’s Page 10-A World Monday, April 23, 1979 Statesville Record & Landmark * RITUALISTIC CEREMONY — Eighth generation g 3 randchildren of William Sharpe joined other relatives and friends at the Revolutionary patriot’s gravesite on Sunday afternoon to conduct a memorial service and place a DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) marker. The organiza- tional meeting of Snow Creek Methodist Church, seen in the background, was held at Sharpe’s home in 1801. Memorial Service Held For American Revolutionary Patriot A memorial service honoring Col. William W. Sharpe (1742-1818) was conducted Sunday afternoon at the Snow Creek United Methodist Church cemetery A number of the Revolutionary War patriot’s descendants and friends attended including members of the Fourth Creek Chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, who placed a DAR marker at the gravesite. Participating in the program were Rev. Robert Harris, who had the invocation: Mrs. C. R. Bailey, DAR regent; John Douglas, who read scriptures; and Mrs. Thomas C. Harllee of Charlotte who introduced the keynote speaker, Isaac T. Avery, Jr. The choir consisted of fifth, sixth and seventh generation nieces and nephews of William Sharpe with Mrs. Elizabeth S. Douglas at the organ. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. J. B. Williams, ie Ree PRINCIPAL SPEAKER — ISaac T. Avery, Jr., was the prin- cipal speaker for the memorial service honoring his grandfather, William Sharpe, on Sunday. Avery stands with his grandchildren, John Kent Wiggs and Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs of Raleigh, who form the eighth generation of Sharpe’s grandchildren. Others from left, are Mrs. Luther Warren, Miss Willard Sharpe, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Jr., and Mrs. C. R. Bailey, regent of Fourth Creek Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Furr photos) chaplain of the DAR chapter, and Miss Willard Sharpe participated in the service at the gravesite. Avery, who was born and reared in Morganton, is a grandson of the patriot of the American Revolution. Im1l The local attorney obtained his juris doctorate degree in 1940 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attained the rank of captain while attending Officer Candidate School for the National Guard. From 1940 until 1945 he served in the National Guard in the European theater of World War II. He also served in the Korean con- flict, and the reserve of the National Guard until his retirement, with the rank of colonel, in 1977. He returned to Statesville in 1952, was president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1962 and has held various committee chairmanships in the bar association. He and his wife, the former Caroline Clements Long, have four children and three grandchildren including Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs and John Kent Wiggs of Raleigh who attended the memorial service. The children form the eighth generation of William Sharpe. Avery told that Sharpe was born in Cecil County, Md., and he migrated to Mecklenburg County. He married Catherine Reese on May 31, 1768, and they made their home on ‘‘Little Plantation”’ in the Snow Creek com- munity, then a part of Rowan County. They had 12 children. James, Joseph and John Sharpe followed their brother south and they are shown on William Sharpe’s map of the Fourth Creek Church congregation now First Presby- terian Church in Statesville — which included more than 190 homes, branches, creeks, rivers, etc. Sharpe was an attorney and surveyor. He was also a member and secretary of the Rowan County Committee of Safety and served as a member of the state house in New Bern in April 1775; was a delegate to Halifax in 1776; helped prepare the North Carolina Constitution and was delegate to Philadelphia, Pa., in September 1780 to October of 1781. Matilda Sharpe, the oldest daugh- ter born to the couple married Wil- liam Willoughby Erwin on May 21, 1788. They had 16 children and lived at Belvidere in Burke County. They built separate rooms for his mother and Catherine Reese Sharpe who completed living out their lives there. Mrs. Sharpe is buried in Burke County. » Harriet Eloise Erwin married Isaac Thomas Avery on June 27, 1815, at Belvidere. She was the first daughter of the Erwin’s 16 children born May 3, 1794. Avery, who was born Sept. 22, 1785, was the son of Waightstill Avery, the first attorney general of North Carolina. Waight- still Avery and Col. William Sharpe both served on the Rowan Com- mittee of Resolves and the com- mission to settle Indian disputes. Clarke Moulton Avery was born to Isaac T. and Harriet Erwin Avery on Oct. 3, 1819, and he was married to Elizabeth Tilghman Walton on June 23, 1841 and they resided at ‘‘Mag- nolia’”’ which stands today. Avery died of wounds at Spottsylvania on June 18, 1864, and his wife brought his body back to Morganton where it is buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery. Isaac Thomas Avery was born Jan. 30, 1856, and he married Mar- garet DuBose in 1908. Their son, Isaac T. Avery, Jr., was a member of the sixth generation of William and Catherine R. Sharpe. ‘““Why do we honor William Sharpe today,” asked Avery. The patriot served his church, state, nation, and people. “We should follow his example,” he concluded. In this Woman's World Page 10-A Statesville Record & Landmark Monday, April 23, 1979 sR Sa " RITUALISTIC CEREMONY — Eighth generation grandchildren of William Sharpe joined other relatives and friends at the Revolutionary patriot’s gravesite on Sunday afternoon to conduct a memorial service and place a DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) marker. The organiza- tional meeting of Snow Creek Methodist Church, seen in the background, was held at Sharpe’s home in 1801. Memorial Service Held For American Revolutionary Patriot A memorial service honoring Col William W. Sharpe (1742-1818) was conducted Sunday afternoon at the Snow Creek United Methodist Church cemetery A number of the Revolutionary War patriot’s descendants and friends attended including members of the Fourth Creek Chapter, Daugh ters of the American Revolution, who placed a DAR marker at the gravesite Participating in the program were . Rev. Robert Harris, who had the invocation: Mrs. C. R. Bailey, DAR regent; John Douglas, who read scriptures; and Mrs. Thomas C. Harllee of Charlotte who introduced the keynote speaker, Isaac T. Avery, Ir The choir consisted of fifth, sixth and seventh generation nieces and nephews of William Sharpe with Mrs. Elizabeth S. Douglas at the organ Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. J. B. Williams, PRINCIPAL SPEAKER -— ISaac T. Avery, Jr., was the prin- cipal speaker for the memorial service honoring his grandfather, William Sharpe, on Sunday. Avery stands with his grandchildren, John Kent Wiggs and Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs of Raleigh, who form the eighth generation of Sharpe’s grandchildren. Others from left, are Mrs. Luther Warren, Miss Willard Sharpe, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Jr., and Mrs. C. R. Bailey, regent of Fourth Creek Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Furr photos) chaplain of the DAR chapter, and Miss Willard Sharpe participated in the service at the gravesite. Avery, who was born and reared in Morganton, is a grandson of the patriot of the American Revolution imll The local attorney obtained his juris doctorate degree in 1940 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attained the rank of captain while attending Officer Candidate School for the National Guard. From 1940 until 1945 he served in the National Guard in the European theater of World War II. He also served in the Korean con- flict, and the reserve of the National Guard until his retirement, with the rank of colonel, in 1977. He returned to Statesville in 1952, was president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1962 and has held various committee chairmanships in the bar association He and his wife, the former Caroline Clements Long, have four children and three grandchildren including Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs and John Keni Wiggs of Raleigh who attended the memorial service. The children form the eighth generation of William Sharpe Avery told that Sharpe was born in Cecil County, Md., and he migrated to Mecklenburg County. He married Catherine Reese on May 31, 1768, and they made their home on “‘Little Plantation” in the Snow Creek com- munity, then a part of Rowan County. They had 12 children James, Joseph and John Sharpe followed their brother south and they are shown on William Sharpe’s map of the Fourth Creek Church congregation now First Presby- terian Church in Statesville — which included more than 190 homes, branches, creeks, rivers, etc. Sharpe was an attorney and surveyor. He was also a member and secretary of the Rowan County Committee of Safety and served as a member of the state house in New Bern in April 1775; was a delegate to Halifax in 1776; helped prepare the North Carolina Constitution and was delegate to Philadelphia, Pa., in September 1780 to October of 1781 Matilda Sharpe, the oldest daugh- ter born to the couple married Wil- liam Willoughby Erwin on May 21, 1788. They had 16 children and lived at Belvidere in Burke County. They built separate rooms for his mother and Catherine Reese Sharpe who completed living out their lives there. Mrs. Sharpe is buried in Burke County » Harriet Eloise Erwin married Isaac Thomas Avery on June 27, 1815, at Belvidere. She was the first daughter of the Erwin’s 16 children born May 3, 1794. Avery, who was born Sept. 22, 1785, was the son of Waightstill Avery, the first attorney general of North Carolina. Waight- still Avery and Col. William Sharpe both served on the Rowan Com- mittee of Resolves and the com- mission to settle Indian disputes. Clarke Moulton Avery was born to Isaac T. and Harriet Erwin Avery on Oct. 3, 1819, and he was married to Elizabeth Tilghman Walton on June 23, 1841 and they resided at ‘‘Mag- nolia’’ which stands today. Avery died of wounds at Spottsylvania on June 18, 1864, and his wife brought his body back to Morganton where it is buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery. Isaac Thomas Avery was born Jan. 30, 1856, and he married Mar- garet DuBose in 1908. Their son, Isaac T. Avery, Jr., was a member of the sixth generation of William and Catherine R. Sharpe. ‘““Why do we honor William Sharpe today,” asked Avery. The patriot served his church, state, nation, and people. ‘We should follow his example,” he concluded. In this Woman’s Statesville Record & Landmark World Monday, April 23, 1979 Page 10-A RITUALISTIC CEREMONY — Eighth generation grandchildren of William Sharpe joined other Mi Sao relatives and friends at the Revolutionary patriot’s gravesite on Sunday afternoon to conduct a memorial service and place a DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) marker. The organiza- tional meeting of Snow Creek Methodist Church, seen in the background, was held at Sharpe’s home in 180). Memorial Service Held For American Revolutionary Patriot vice honoring Col 1742-1818) was fternoon at the Methodist A memorial ser William W conducted Sunday Snow Creek United Church cemetery A number of the Revolutionary War patriot de and friends attended including members of the Fourth Creek Chapter, Daugh ters of the American Revolution who placed a DAR marker at the gravesite Participating in the program were Sharpe scendants PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Rev. Robert Harris, who had the invocation: Mrs. C. R. Bailey, DAR regent; John Douglas, who read scriptures; and Mrs. Thomas C Harllee of Charlotte who introduced the keynote speaker, Isaac T. Avery, Jr The choir consisted of fifth, sixth and seventh generation nieces and nephews of William Sharpe with Mrs. Elizabeth S. Douglas at the organ Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. J. B. Williams, ae lSaac T. Avery, Jr., was the prin- cipal speaker for the memorial service honoring his grandfather, William Sharpe, on Sunday Avery stands with his grandchildren, John Kent Wiggs and Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs of Raleigh, who form the eighth generation of Sharpe’s grandchildren. Others from left, are Mrs. Luther Warren, Miss Willard Sharpe, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Jr., and Mrs. C. R. Bailey, regent of Fourth Creek Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Furr photos) chaplain of the DAR chapter, and Miss Willard Sharpe participated in the service at the gravesite Avery, who was born and reared in Morganton, is a grandson of the patriot of the American Revolution. imil The local attorney obtained his juris doctorate degree in 1940 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attained the rank of captain while attending Officer Candidate School for the National Guard. From 1940 until 1945 he served in the National Guard in the European theater of World War II He also served in the Korean con flict, and the reserve of the National Guard until his retirement, with the rank of colonel, in 1977 He returned to Statesvilie in 1952, was president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1962 and has held various committee chairmanships in the bar association He and his wife, the former Caroline Clements Long, have four children and three grandchildren including Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs and John Kent Wiggs of Raleigh who attended the memorial service. The children form the eighth generation of William Sharpe Avery told that Sharpe was born in Cecil County, Md., and he migrated to Mecklenburg County. He married Catherine Reese on May 31, 1768, and they made their home on ‘‘Little Plantation” in the Snow Creek com- munity, then a part of Rowan County. They had 12 children James, Joseph and John Sharpe followed their brother south and they are shown on William Sharpe’s map of the Fourth Creek Church congregation now First Presby terian Church in Statesville — which included more than 190 homes, branches, creeks, rivers, etc Sharpe was an attorney and surveyor. He was also a member and secretary of the Rowan County Committee of Safety and served as a member of the state house in New Bern in April 1775; was a delegate to Halifax in 1776; helped prepare the North Carolina Constitution and was delegate to Philadelphia, Pa., in September 1780 to October of 1781 Matilda Sharpe, the oldest daugh- ter born to the couple married Wil- liam Willoughby Erwin on May 21, 1788. They had 16 children and lived at Belvidere in Burke County. They built separate rooms for his mother and Catherine Reese Sharpe who completed living out their lives there. Mrs. Sharpe is buried in Burke County * Harriet Eloise Erwin married Isaac Thomas Avery on June 27, 1815, at Beividere. She was the first daughter of the Erwin’s 16 children born May 3, 1794. Avery, who was born Sept. 22, 1785, was the son of Waightstill Avery, the first attorney general of North Carolina. Waight- still Avery and Col. William Sharpe both served on the Rowan Com- mittee of Resolves and the com mission to settie Indian disputes Clarke Moulton Avery was born to Isaac T. and Harriet Erwin Avery on Oct. 3, 1819, and he was married to Elizabeth Tilghman Walton on June 23, 1841 and they resided at ‘‘Mag- nolia’’ which stands today. Avery died of wounds at Spottsyivania on June 18, 1864, and his wife brought his body back to Morganton where it is buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery Isaac Thomas Avery was born Jan. 30, 1856, and he married Mar- garet DuBose in 1908. Their son, Isaac T. Avery, Jr., was a member of the sixth generation of William and Catherine R. Sharpe ‘“‘Why do we honor William Sharpe today,’’ asked Avery. The patriot served his church, state, nation, and people. ‘‘We should follow his example,’”’ he concluded In this Woman’s World Statesville Record & Landmark Page 10-A TEA a w o. : iets at bi ot RITUALISTIC CEREMONY — Eighth generation grandchildren of William Sharpe joined other relatives and memoria! ser tional meeting in 1801 friends at the Revolutionary patriot’s gravesite on Sunday afternoon to conduct a ind place a DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) marker. The organiza- ow Creek Methodist Church, seen in the background, was held at Sharpe’s home Memorial Service Held For American Revolutionary Patriot who had the Bailey, DAR regent who read criptures ind Mrs. Thomas C Harllee of Charlotte who introduced ! Avery, Rev. Robert Harris nvocation: Mrs. C. R John Douglas \ men Willian 7 be tionary the keynote speaker, Isaac T War friends attende iding rs he choir of the Four r, I ters patriot sixth generation nieces and William Sharpe with who placed a \ I b the rs. Elizabeth S. Douglas at the consisted of fifth seventh of the n Revoluti ne ws of gravesite orgalr Participatin; Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. J. B. Williams, PRINCIPAL SPEAKER — ISaac T. Avery, Jr., was the prin- cipal speaker for the memorial service honoring his grandfather, William Sharpe, on Sunday. Avery stands with his grandchildren, John Kent Wiggs and Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs of Raleigh, who form the eighth generation of Sharpe’s grandchildren. Others from left, are Mrs. Luther Warren, Miss Willard Sharpe, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Jr., and Mrs. C. R. Bailey, regent of Fourth Creek Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Furr photos) chaplain of the DAR chapter, and Miss Willard Sharpe participated in the service at the gravesite Avery, who was born and reared in Morganton, is a grandson of the patriot of the American Revolution Im1ll The local attorney ohtained his juris doctorate degree in 1940 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil] and attained the rank of captain while attending Officer Candidate School for the National Guard. From 1940 until 1945 he served in the National Guard in the European theater of World War II the Korean con National] with the He also served in flict, and the reserve of the Guard until his retirement rank of colonel, in 1977 He returned to Statesville in 1952 was president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1962 and has held various committee chairmanships in the bar association He and his wife, the Caroline Clements Long children three grandchildren including Miss Caroline Marie Wiggs and John Kent Wiggs of Raleigh who attended the memorial The children form the generation of William former have four and service eighth Sharpe Avery told that Sharpe was born in Md., and he migrated He married Cecil County to Mecklenburg County Catherine Reese on May 31, 1768, and they made their home on “‘Little Plantation” in the Snow Creek com munity, then a part of Rowan County. They had 12 children James, Joseph and John Sharpe followed their brother and they are shown on William Sharpe's Fourth Creek Church now First Presby which homes, south map of the congregation terian Church in Statesville included more than 190 branches, creeks, rivers, etc Sharpe attorney and surveyor. He member and secretary of the Rowan County Committee of Safety and served as a member of the state house in New Bern in April 1775; was a delegate to Halifax in 1776; helped prepare the North Carolina Constitution and was delegate to Philadelphia, Pa., in September 1780 to October of 1781 Matilda Sharpe, the oldest daugh ter born to the couple married Wil liam Willoughby Erwin on May 21, 1788. They had 16 children and lived at Belvidere in Burke County. They built separate rooms for his mother and Catherine Reese Sharpe who completed living out their lives there. Mrs. Sharpe is buried in Burke County + Harriet Erwin married Isaac Thomas Avery on June 27 1815, at Belvidere. She was the first daughter of the Erwin’s 16 children born May 3, 1794. Avery, who was was an was also a Eloise born Sept. 22, 1785, was the son of Waightstill Avery, the first attorney general of North Carolina. Waight still Avery and Col. William Sharpe both Rowan Com mittee of and the com mission to settle Indian disputes Clarke Moulton Avery was born to Isaae T, and Harriet Erwin Avery on Oct. 3, 1819, and he was married to Elizabeth Tilghman Walton on June 23, 1841 and they resided at ‘‘Mag nolia’’ which stands today. Avery died of wounds at Spottsylvania on June 18, 1864, and his wife brought his body back to Morganton where it is buried in the Presbyterian Church served on the Resolves cemetery Isaac Thomas Jan. 30, 1856, and he garet DuBose in 1908. Their son, Isaac T. Avery, Jr., was a member of the sixth generation of William and Catherine R. Sharpe Why de we honor William Sharpe today asked Avery. The patriot served his church, state, nation, and people. ‘“‘We should follow his example,’’ he concluded Avery was born married Mar THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. \aaxgr Tenge Vn 9 vA Wad the ‘ WN thaol ALAM i) (Pere, ae W, Vi Wy a Ww “yf My wrAhahe ow, J Wad LW oA ’ eK ow tuk in tha an (OTe — ()/ Vw RAD bk” a a. fusing Aro — ve tog il VY! re Ay Lome 0 A : fie S mou Creek rarrth | we oo i the | Wyo Ava porns 18 yn. : / \ () Ly ran a. Bork jar ® | a ( kaon, AA é) KA @ 7 An a aod Te on Un Ye ADWAK An Institution In Charlotte By JACK CLAIBORNE Observer Associate Editor In the 1920s, '30s and ’40s, Car- Olinians planning a shopping trip to Charlotte would say to each other, “Let’s meet on the mezza- nine at Ivey’s.” They knew they would find big easy chairs there, convenient rest- rooms, a big clock, and, for en- tertainment, a dazzling parade of customers coming and going on the main floor below. It was an eye for such extra customer services that enabled Jo- seph Benjamin Ivey and his associ- ates to build J.B. Ivey & Co. into a Charlotte institution. In those days, before shopping centers and more casual styles, the Ivey’s store had a special style and a touch of elegance. People tended to dress up to go shopping there. It was fun just to walk through the store, even if you didn’t buy anything. The place was full of wonderful smells. Ivey's also had a reputation for Protestant righteousness. Few people went there expecting to buy wine glasses, cocktail nap- kins, playing cards or dice. Ivey was a staunch Methodist who didn’t condone card playing, drinking or games of chance and wouldn’t sell such items. He even shrouded his display windows on Sundays Ri Swdrok /FR His father was a circuit-riding M 99 F i istey who 7's, ue Y t+ bv) Observer lilustration By GEORGE BREISACHER up his eight children to work hard, fear God and go to church. J.B. Ivey was a tither all his adult life. Ivey, born in Shelby, also lived in Lenoir, Morganton and Denver, N.C., as a child. But for a case of measles at age 10, he might have gone to college to become a pro- fessional man, perhaps a preacher like his father. But the measles left him with poor eyesight, and his family — with so many chil- dren to educate — decided he wasn’t academic material. So at age 16 he was apprenticed to a carpenter. But neither the carpenter nor young Ivey liked that arrange- ment, so he quit and went to work for a merchant. Ivey learned he had a knack for merchandising. He came to Charlotte in 1900 to open a store on North Tryon Street, a block north of the pre- sent downtown Ivey’s site. Four years later, Ivey met a young Ca- nadian named David Ovens, who was managing the Kress store. The two became business associ- ates. In his memoirs, Ivey confessed, “I would probably have been sat- isfied with a moderate business that would make something over a living, but Ovens was ambitious to make J.B. Ivey and Co. a big store, and the business grew rap- idly under our combined efforts.” After J.B. Ivey, the store was run by his son, George, and is cur- rently headed by his grandson, George Jr. The firm now has five Charlotte locations. It still strives for a touch of ele- gance, but now its windows are no longer shrouded on Sundays, it sells cocktail glasses and card ta- bles and permits Arthur’s restau- rant, in the downtown and South- Park stores, to sell wine and beer. » Dhiye By Bill Noblitt Wag 25°) 950 Around Capitol Square SNOW CREEK — They came from all over; the cars with New York. and California and Massa- chusetts plates. Cadillacks, pickups and beatup old Dodges settled down democratically in the grass beneath the towering old oaks. There were hugs and kisses from ail whether toddler, teenager; soing-to-paunch middle-ager; or the grandly wrinkled and greying »idsters. It was one of those glorious upper Piedmont days when the sultry dog- days of summer yield temporarily to what meteorologists describe as an * influx of Canadian high pressure. The sun dazzled the eye and made white ciapboard to sparkle in the cool, green grove. Maple leaves turned and preened in the gentle breeze, each demand- ing the crown —.as would a beauty contest entrant — as the loveliest of the lot. First, there was preaching in the starkly simple and overwhelmingly beautiful Snow Creek Methodist Church where two centuries of time nd the loving hands of the congre- gation have melded dark woods and gleaming brass into a symphony for the eyes. Dinner Then, sun spotting the gleaming white cloths down through the mighty oaks, food for an army was spread, row upon row on tables in the churchyard. . Youngsters sprawled on the grass or on quilts or on the many available laps of aunts, uncles, cousins, grand- mas or friends, Between heaping plates, some lit- tle ones walked through the stone- walled cemetery finally to stand, shivering a little, just as their dad- dies and their daddies before them had done, on the grave of A. McArmon; a traveler in that land of north Iredell County in the days when a winding dirt road was the un- marked way. The tombstone tells the, story: he was bit by a rattlesnake and died. In \ugust 1780, that was, and his burial in that place started the cemetery which now sprawls across the hill- side and is the resting place for the Kings and the Rickerts and the Jur- neys and the Campbells and the Whites and the Webers and others who built this land. On this Sunday, strangely, the ac- cents grate not at all harshly upon the ear: that of the German wife of a local boy since gone to Pennsyl- vania; that of an Italian immi- grant’s son who has established him- self as the Godfather of the com- munity; that of a Boston-bred teen- ager who is vowing to ‘‘come home’’ and re-establish those Tar Heel roots one day; that of rural North Carolina mixing happily and in love with all the rest Even that is really not so strange when you consider that 200 years ago the accents were just as diverse: that of Scotsman or Englishman or German or Hollander only over the years finally merging into the soft drawl we know so well today. No News There were no big-city newspaper reporters or television cameras making the people act like some- thing they aren’t or pushing the participants into awkward ‘com- ments. Afterward, no headlines re- corded that a daughter of that soil who had traveled the world sang brilliantly for her homefolk, or that her daughter who at some future time will return from the concert stages of worid capitols held an audience spellbound with a harp solo. Indeed, while the world elsewhere reeled under screamings of hijack- ings, the dollar gone haywire, Ken- nedy upstaging Carter and so on and so on; generation upon generation whose roots are.in the soil of Snow Creek. Community. reminded one another that life goes on. Here, in this good and gentle place, noteworthy only because it is like so many others like it the width and breadth of this state, times are far removed from the ‘‘real world’’ of politics and power struggles. Or is this the real-world while those'who play politics and struggle for power are the ones out of touch? THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH North Iredell Cooperative Ministry Snow Creek September 21, 1980 Robert M. Harris, Pastor The Prelude The Invocation *A Hymn of Praise = No. 20 Kremser "We Gather Together" *The Responsive Reading = "The Lord's Day" = 636 *The Gloria Patri Silent Meditation The Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer *Hym No. 18="For the Beauty of the Earth Kocher Verses 1 & 2 Worship with Tithes and Offerings *The Doxology The Announcements Solo: "Trumpet Volunteer” . Purcell Susan Cowan The Message *The Invitation Hym No. 379 Williams "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" (Verses 1, 2,& 5) m P *Sentences of Praise: Minister: Our help is in the. name of.the-Igrd, who made heaven and earth. People: GIVE UNTO THE LORD, 0 YE KINDREDS OF THE PEOPLE, GIVE UNTO THE LORD GLORY AND STRENGTH. Minister: Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. People: BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD FROM THIS TIME FORTH AND FOR EVERMORE. AMEN. (Here let the people be seated) Invocation by the Minister Presentation and Dedicatjon ; In memory of Willie H. Robertson we present to this church this memorial, to be dedicated to the glory and praise of God. Mr, We Be Cowan: We accept this gift as a sacred trust, and shall guard it reverently, in honor of the faithful and devoted life to whose memory it is erected. Minister - Words of Dedication Dedicatory Prayers Minister: Give mto the Lord the glory due unto his namet worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. People: WE SEE JESUS, BECAUSE OF THE SUFFERING OF DEATH, CROWNED WITH GLORY AND HONOR. Minister:Concluding Prayer *Benediction and Response Postlude Greeters: Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson Ushers: John Rickert and Ray Gaither "Blessed be the Lord, the God of our Fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the King, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem," - Ezra 7:27 A chargewide Share Group will meet at Friendship today at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited. 34 Snow Creek's UMW will meet Wednesday, 2 pom, at the home of Mrs. Guy Troutman. ¢he speaker will be Miss Rebecca Knight. st See the minister about tickets to see Joni". & = J i i ii Bud ~ HOMECOMING AT SNOW CREEK STATESVILLE — Annual homecoming will be observed Sunday, Aug. 16, at Snow Creek Church, pictured above. A former Snow Creek pastor, Rev. John S. Oakley, will preach at the 11 o’clock service. The church was organized in 1801. The church and cemetery have just been the recipient of the National Register’s Certification Award of Historic Places. After the worship service, there will be lunch on the grounds. At 1:30 a short “Worship Through Music” program will he given by guest musicians. Former pastors, members and friends are invited Aug. 16. ‘, ¢. On nivaliow Rdnrprorr 3 utp IL LY B/ HOMECOMING AT SNOW CREEK STATESVILLE — Annual homecoming will be observed Sunday, Aug. 16, at Snow Creek Church, pictured above. A former Snow Creek pastor, Rev. John S$. Oakley, will preach at the 11 o’clock service. The church was organized in 1801. The church and cemetery have just been the recipient of the National Register’s Certification Award of Historic Places. After the worship service, there will be lunch on the grounds. At 1:30 a short “Worship Through Music” program will be given by guest musicians. Former pastors, members and friends are invited Aug. 16. tm T + ‘ = 1? ; j ( An MPL b KA MWbAWe WA Q> ik ( HOMECOMING AT SNOW CREEK STATESVILLE — Annual homecoming will be observed Sunday, Aug. 16, at Snow Creek Church, pictured above. A former Snow Creek pastor, Rev. John S. Oakley, will preach at the 11 o’clock service. The church was organized in 1801. The church and cemetery have just been the recipient of the National Register’s Certification Award of Historic Places. After the worship service, there will be lunch on the grounds. At 1:30 a short “Worship Through Music” program will be given by guest musicians. Former pastors, members and friends are invited Aug. 16. Ty 4 7 Aah ‘ HOMECOMING AT SNOW CREEK STATESVILLE — Annual homecoming will be observed Sunday, Aug. 16, at Snow Creek Church, pictured above. A former Snow Creek pastor, Rev. John S. Oakley, will preach at the 11 o’clock service. The church was organized in 1801. The church and cemetery have just been the recipient of the National Register’s Certification Award of Historic Places. After the worship service, there will be lunch on the grounds. At 1:30 a short “Worship Through Music” program will be given by guest musicians. Former pastors, members and friends are invited Aug. 16. + a) \ THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. Snow Creek Homecoming, August 16, 1981 1801 = 1981 Howard E. Stuart, Pastor Mrs. John Henderson, Organist The Order of Worship The Prelude Stanley ‘Voluntary in A Minor" 11:00 A.M = «= - Chimes of “The Trinity" The Call to Worship The Choir The Announcements The Pastor *The Invocation *The Hymn, No. 1464 Holden "Al] Heil the Power of Jesus’ Name” *The Responsive Reading No. 633, Third Reading *The Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed *The Cloria Patri Tenor Solo = ~ "The Holy City" = Adams Mr. White Silent Meditation The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord's Prayer Response; “Hear Our Prayer" Worship with Gifts and Offerings The Offertory: "Fughetta" Pachelbel Mrs. McLain Violin Solo: ‘"Cavatina" Joachim Raff Mr. Weber *The Response: "The Doxology" Sermon: Rev. Mr. Oakley *The Hymn, No. 416 = "Blest Be the Tie™ = Mason *The Benediction: "Threefold Amen" The Postlude: "Jubilate" es Woiford *Congregation will please stand Worship Through Music - 330 poem. Prelude: My Task «= - - Ashford *Hym No. 162 Mason "0 For a Yhousand Tongues to Sing" *Psalm No. 150 and Prayer = The Pastor Organ Duet: Chorale From Finlandia" = = Sibelius : Mrs. McLain and Miss McLain Tenor Solos: "Breathe on Me, Breath of Cod"=Jackson “How Great Thou Art” O Store Gud Mr. White Violin Solo: "Romance" ” Wieniaski Mr. Weber Organ Duet: "Intermezzo" «= = Bizet Mrs. McLain and Miss McLain *Hymn No. 557: "God Be with You" (First verse) Tomer Benediction The Pastor Postlude: ‘Thanks €e to God" - ” Handel Guests: Minister: Rev. John S, Oakley Tenor: li Eagle White Violinist: Mr. James K. Weber Organists: Mrs. Harry McLain, Miss Betsy McLain en = o - Greeters: Mr. and Mrs. We Be Cowan Acolytes: Lisa Rickert and Robert Benge Ushers: Morning = Mr. Johm Rickert, Mr. Ray’ Gaither, Mr. John Henderson, Mr. Wayne Robertson Afternoons Mr. John Henderson, iir. James Dobson, Jr. We extend a cordial welcome to Rev. and Mrs. Oakley and all who worship with us today. The offering t wil. go to the Snow Creek Improvement Fund. Ss. Charles Gaither is treasurer. (Continued on back) Snow Creek Homecoming, August 16, 1981 1801 = 1981 Howard E. Stuart, Pastor Mrs. John Henderson, Organist The Order of Worship The Prelude Stanley ‘Voluntary in A Minor" 11:00 A.M. = «= - Chimes of "The Trinity" The Call to Worship The Choir The Announcements The Pastor *The Invocation *The Hymn, No. 164 Holden "All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name" *The Responsive Reading No. 633, Third Reading *The Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles! Creed *The Gloria Patri Tenor Solo + ~ "The Holy City" = Adams Mr. White Silent Meditation The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord's Prayer Response; “Hear Our Prayer" Worship with Gifts and Offerings The Offertory: "Fughetta" Pachelbel Mrs. McLain Violin Solo: "“Cavatina" Joachim Raff Mr. Weber *#The Response: "The Doxology" Sermon : Rev. Mr. Oakley *The Hym, No. 416 = "Blest Be the Tie™— Mason *The Benediction: "Threefold Amen" The Postlude: "Jubilate" - Woiford *Congregation will please stand Worship Through Music 1:30 PeMe Preludes My Task «= - ~ Ashford *Hymn No. 162 Mason "0 For a Yhousand Tongues to Sing" *Psalm No. 150 and Prayer - - The Pastor Organ Duet: Chorale From Finlandia" = = Sibelius ‘ Mrs. McLain and Miss McLain Tenor Solos: "Breathe on Me, Breath of Cod”=Jackson “How Great Thou Art” O Store Gud Mr. White Violin Solo: "Romance" = Wieniaski Mr. Weber Organ Duet: "Intermezzo" = = Bizet Mre. McLain and Miss McLain *Hymn No. 557: "God Be with You" (First verse) Tomer Benediction The Pastor Postlude: “Thanks @e to God" = ~ Handel Guests Ministers Rev. John S, Oakley Tenors lir Eagle White Violinist: Mr. James K. Weber Organistss Mrs. Harry McLain, Miss Betsy McLain Greeters: Mr. and Mrs. We Be Cowan Acolytes: lisa Rickert and Robert Benge Ushers: Morning = Mr. Johm Rickert, Mr. Ray’ Gaither, Mr. John Henderson, Mr. Wayne Robertson Afternoons Mr. John Henderson, Hr. James Dobson, Jr. We extend a cordial welcome to Rev. and Mrs. Oakley and all who worship with us today. The offering t will go to the Snow Creek Improvement Fund. s. Charles Gaither is treasurer. (Continued on back) The Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. vom 0. Gaither and sons, George, John, Jr., Charles, and Robert, by the Gaither Family. The Narthex flowers are given for the beauti- fication of the church and in memory of Mrs. De Ee (Connie) White by Mrs. We Be Cowan and Mrs, Ws He Robertson. There will be lunch on the grounds following the morning worship service, As of November 24, 1980, "Snow Creek Metho= dist Church and Burying Ground" was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Certificate of Register is hanging in the rear of the Sanctuary. Snow Creek Methodist Church Statesville, North Carolina The Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. ‘om 0. Gaither and sons, George, John, Jr., Charles, and Robert, by the Gaither Family. The Narthex flowers are given for the beauti- fication of the church and in memory of Mrs. De Ee (Connie) White by Mrs. We B. Cowan and Mrs, We He Robertson. There will be lunch on the grounds following the morning worship service. As of November 24, 1980, "Snow Creek Metho= dist Church and Burying Ground" was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Certificate of Register is hanging in the rear of the Sanctuary. Suow Creek Methodist Church Statesville, North Carolina The Altar flowers are given to the Glor: of God and in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. ‘oi 0. Gaither and sons, George, John, Jr., Charlies, and Robert, by the Gaither Family. The Narthex flowers are given for the beauti- fication of the church and in memory of Mrs. De Ee (Connie) White by Mrs. We Be Cowan and Mrs, Wi. He Robertson. There will be lunch on the grounds following the morning worship service, 4s of November 24, 1980, "Snow Creek Metho= dist Church and Burying Ground" was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Certificate of Register is hanging in the rear of the Sanctuary. Snow Creek Methodist Church Statesville, North Carolina THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILMED IN MORE THAN ONE FRAME. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SECTION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This is to certify that the microphotographs appearing on this film are true and accurate reproductions of records originated during the normal course of business by the Swew Creek Llyi tes Methodist Check. Westepw N.C. (oo FEREUCE FAKE 0e(/ CorwtyY and consist of Mi'sce (hLaweous PAPLKS pn ob Chunch, He's forty 1945-1 -192/ The records begin with Astoe AEvD luttonw Bkiy SelAxre LOS. Buseced at Seow Creek Come tekly - and end with . ece a) dezcumes?.- .§ FRAME. 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