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VanDeventer, Robert,

Two letters from Robert VanDeventer, Edenton, N.C., Oct9ber 23 and November 2, 1883 re­ lating to his acceptance of the pastorate at Cashie. (CR.5, Cashie Baptist Church Records, 1791-1925, Correspondence, 18839)

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VanDeventer, Robert

B The Baptist church at Cashie. Photograph of 286.175616 Robert VanDeventer. T21

NCCF Henderson First Baptist Church CULLOM

Van Deventer, Robert

Historical sketch. Photograph of Robert Van Deventer, p. 20 •

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Centennial

Michael Angelo wrote over the picture of a student, "Amplius." Jesus stamped the work he cowmitted to

his disciples thus, when be said "Go ye into all the world." The church in Jerusa­ lem said the gospel for ''Jews only." Jesus said the gospel for the whole world. The disciples from the foreign field (Cy­

prus and Cyreue) gave tb.e church at Jeru­ salem the idea of enlargement. Under the impulse of this movement every christian became a missionary, and during that cen­ tury the gospel spread from Judea to the Tigress on the East, to the Adriatic Sea on the West, and from the Black Sea on the North to theLybian desert on the South. Carey wrote enlargement over the work

of the churches a century ago. The iuflu ence of his work has gathered strength with the years, until there are now more than seven thousand missionaries, whose efforts are being supplemented by forty thousand native helpers, and this work is receiving the substantial help of $11,000.000 from tb.e home churches to tell the story of enlarge­ ment. With the close of the first century of mod·

ern missions we look with pleasure upon en­ largement at home.

In America we have about 94,000 preach­ ers of the gospel. 140,000 churches, with a membership of thirteen and a half millions, and possessing the magnificent sum of thir­ teen billions of dollars. From these churches, and from this army

of preachers, will come missionaries to oc­ cupy the field as the Lord shall enlarge the work From this full treasury will come money

to meet the demands for the enlargement. How can this be done? Co operation and

organization is the answer.

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Motto.

WORK FOR ALL.

Let us aid the efforts of our Board of Mis­ sions to meet present and future demands. Let us encourage the Centennial Cornmit­

tee and the State Committees by working up the interest in our church. Let each one give what he can, constrain­

ed by the love of our Lord" Jesus, to the work.

WORK FOR THE WOMEN.

God has owned and signally blessed their efforts. Their self-denial, consecration and devotion to this and every good work have contributed much in bringing the Centen­ nial work so prominently before the churches. Let some·active women in each church

second the efforts being made to get a con­ tribution from each sister. There is great ne­ cessity which should bestir every christian woman.

WORK FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL.

This is a great evangelizing agency. One hundred thousand young people come into the churches each year, and most of them through the Sunday school. Why may we not use this arm of the church for the fur• therance of the Centennial work t No person can do more toward getting

the Sunday-school in line for work than the superintendent. An earnest effort on his part will place many dollars in the treasury, which will result under the blessing of God in the salvation of many souls. Dear church member, the success of this

work is with you. Will you not improve this opportunity of a life time. "We are not divided, all one body we."

R VAN DEVENTE:R. Henderson, Jan. 20, 1893.

ROBERT VANDEVENTER

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BURLINGTON: A Centennial History (286.175658/B63f)

Id in July of 1987. h was compiled to m church minutes, history written by ry of the church in years to come. My he members of the information.

orton (chm.) ebster et Huffstetler Layton ent Skeels

FIRST BAPTIST PASTORS

Albert Thompson Hord

Born July 29, 1852 at Double Shoals, N. C.

Died October 1, 1922 Buried at Cleveland, N. C.

Pastor 1887-1889

Thomas Hume

Born October 21, 1836 in Portsmouth, Virginia

Died July 15, 1912 Buried in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Pastor V 1889-1890

James Brantley Richardson

Born June 16,1839 in Moore County, N. C.

Died September 7, 1912 in High Point, N. C.

Pastor 1890-1892

I 0 John Caswell Hocutt Robert Van Deventer Julius S. Corpening c ('> Born Born Born ro November 7, 1849 August 8, 1857 January 5, 1869 I in Johnston County, N. C.' in South River, in Burke County, N. C. [

Died New Jersey Died August 4, 1912 Died June 11, 1944 in Graham, N. C. June 19, 1934 in Lancaster, S. C.

Pastor Buried in Edenton, N. C. Pastor 1893-1894 Pastor 1897-1898

1895-1896 WA~~ t-ORt:S r UNIVE riY 10RARV

CROZER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY - Biographical Catalog, 1933.

188 ALPHABETIC CATALOG

Cambridge Springs, Pa., 91-05, 18-20; Md.; Quantico 16-25; C. E. C. cer.; Barnesboro 05-06; Brookville 06-07; d. Nov. 29, 25, Peninsula General Painted Post, N. Y., 07-08; Corning Hospital, Salisbury, Md.; buried Carn· 08-10; Sykesville, Pa., 10-14; Beaver den, N. J. Falls 14-18;. Wayne, N. Y,, 21-22; VANDER ROEST, Wimam; b. New Waverly, Va., 22-23; Farnham, Va., York City, May 31, 1867; grad. 82, 23- ; wrote articles for papers and Gram. Sch.; grad. 96 Crozer T. S.; two pamphlets; address: Farnham, lie. Jan., 1888, First ch., Mt. Vernon, Va. N. Y.; pas. Tremont ch., New York

UNDERWOOD, Neslie Vincent; b. City, summer 97; Peddie Mem, ch., Venice, III., Nov. 18, 1901; 2¥.! yrs. Newark, N. J., 02-03; eng. in bus.; High Sch.; Crozer T. S. 22-23, 26-27; address: 233 South Second Ave., Mt. lived Jefferson City, Tenn.; no fur- Vernon, N. Y. ther data. VAN DEVENTER, Edwin Porter; b.

UPDIKE, Orlando Templeman; Watkins, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1869; Pub. from Washington, Va.; b. 1869; Cro- Scbs. Watkins, N. Y.; Crozer T. S. zer T. S. 02-04; lived Barcroft, Va.; 99-01; ord. Sept. 30, 02, First ch., no further data. Hornby, N. Y.; pas. Hornby 01..03;

URCH, Erwin Joshua; b. Washington Campbell 01-05; Erwin 03-05; Sar- Co., Colo., Sept. 16, 1889; A.B. 15, dinia 05-09; Maine 09-18; Newark Grove City Col.; Crozer T. S. 15-16; Valley 18-23; Caton 23-29; Belfast Div. Sch., U. of Chicago, 16-18; lie. V 29- ; address: Belfast, N. Y. 15, Grove City, Pa.; pas. Mt. Vernon, VANDEVENTER.Robert Robinson; Ill., in 17; res. Phila., Pa.; no fur- b. South River, N. J., 1857; stud. ther data. Smithfield Acad.; U. of 'Richmond

VALENTINE, Elmer Ellsworth; h. 75-76; spec. stud. French and Latin; Gloversville, N. Y., April 14, 1862; Crozer T. S. 76-77; U. of Chicago grad. 83, Peddie Inst.; grad. 86, Cro- summers 97-98; D.D. Mercer U.; lie. zer T. S.; spec. stud. Psychology; D. 1878, Smithfield; pas. Berkley Ave. Bio-Psy, 25, Taylor Sch. of Bio-Psy- ch., Berkley, Va., 78-80; Edenton, N. chology; lie. Sept. 2, 1883, Asbury C., 80-86; Henderson 86-94; Hawk- Park, N. J.; ord. Sept., 86, Balligo- insville, Ga., 94-98; Savannah, Ga., rningo ch., West Conshohocken, Pa.; 98-06; Jackson, 06-22; pres. B. Y. pas. West Conshohocken, Pa., 86-88; P. U. of Ga.; rel. on acct. of ill Union Ave. ch., Paterson, N. ]., 88- health; lect. summer assemblies 25; 98; Ambler, Pa., 98-08; Bedford, Ind.. pas. Pembroke, Ga., 27- ; sup. pas. 09-12; Aurora 12-li; Columbus li- also; contr. to Christian Index; auth.: 19; Millington, N. J., 19- ; auth.: Letters From Antiquity; address: 416 of various articles in newspapers and E. 40th St., Savannah, Ga. periodicals; address: Millington, N. J. VANDEVER, William Tolbert; b,

VanARTSDALEN, George Cla)·ton; Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 4, 1894; A.B. b. Ivyland, Pa., March 3, 1898; grad. 23, U. of Richmond; Maryland State )9, lligh Sch., Hatboro, Penna.; Col- Normal Sch. 11-14: D.B. 25, grad. gate U. 19-20; dipl. 23. Crozer T. S.; stud. 25-26. Crozer T. S.: A.M. 27, U. lie. 1919, orrl. 23. Doylestown. Pa.: of Pa.; ord. Oct. 16, 20, Boulevard memh. Masons ; pas. Cah·ary ch.. ch., Richmond, Va.; pas. Boulevard Heading, Pa., 21-22; Valley Forjrc. ch., Ii.ichnwnd, 19-:~2: Reisterstown- Pa .. 22-23: Second ch .. Ncwurk , 0.. Forest chs .. Ilalt imorc Co., Md .. 22- 23-24; First ch., Porn. roy. 0., :? 1-25; 2 J: l'"rk,·1 lord, T'a., '.:·!-27; Alpha IJeerfield-Br ivtol Pres. ch .. :'l]Jlia-:llr- Comnunntv ch .. Camden. N. J., 27- Connelsville, Ohio, ::.J. : addrc~-: 29: Grear \'allc) ch .. Berwyn, Pa., 29- Malta, Ohio. ; address: Berwyn, Pa.

VAN BLUNK, Joseph Milligan VAN NESS,Edwin Simon;b.Orange, Smith; b. Philadelphia, Pa., July 2-l. N. J., 1858; grad. 85, Colgate U.; 1868; grad. Pennington Sern., N. J.: grad. 88. Crozer T. S.; ord. Dec. 18, I yr. Yale U.; miss. tu Africa hi-Iorr- ll8. Richfield. Minn.; pas. Richfield coming to Crozer T. S.; Crozer T. S. 38-93: Anoka 93-96; Emmanuel ch., 05-06: C. E. C. cer. J unc 2, 1925: J\I inneapolis, 96-98; Fir t cli., Win- ord. Feb. 25, 97, Wilmington, Del.; ona, 98-06; Stockton, Calif., 06-11; pas. M. E. chs. Kingswood and As- Mt. Pleasant ch., Newark, N. J., 11· bury, Wilmington, Del.; Charlestown. 13; d. June 19, 13, Newark, N. J.

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VAN NIEUWENHUJZE Dordrecht, Holland, J imrnig. May, 1913; gr High Sch.; Crozer T. First ch., Hudson, Me ter, Pa.; with Victor chine Co., Camden, N. ftuther data:

VAN TOOR, William J Stadt van Tie), Hollan irnrnig. March, 1867; 85; English and Classi lestown, Pa., 87-89; 91 ; Crozer T. S. 89-91 ; Grace ch., Phila.; ord Grace ch., Phil a.; pa ch., Phi la., 91-93; Ful 93-95; Phillipsburg, 9 98-00; Hilltown 00-06 · 06-14; Olney, Phila., Heights, Camden, N. mercial life with prea Safety Dep. Vault, Gi and Trust Co., Phila., address: 2504 N. 16th

VanTRUEREN, GER dam, Holland, Dec. for Christian Instru Botany Sch., Clifton, Moody Bible Inst.; 27; ord. March 28, Passaic, N. J.; evang. ch., Passaic, 11-25; Park ch., Paterson; 7th St., Prospect Park

VAN ZANT, William 64, A.M. 67, Theul. D, nell U.; also Jll.D.; d

VAUGHAN, Elmer ' delphia, Pa., June 16, High Sch., Philu.; di S.; lie. Sept. 20, 22, o Lrnsdale. Pn.; st met yr:-.: pas. Cc1bnil1, Lehi!!h AYe .. l'hilu .. <In·,;: 2952 N. l~1h .

VAl'GlJN. Thoma• Jc :rcr. \ralC'~, .'\l1\. :\. U 25, l>'I: Ni: hr Sela, l'll(,' I (.'~t li 1"' t , { t 1111

Tr~tini:.:=: n 111 1 l .. 18; memb. \la'""'· t knight. uf :11.alta; April 15, lll'J:i, C:11 l an Elder, April 22. I pn'. Thornh111,t. l'.1 C"ntrr 96-'l!I: i\lar :lliddlcfield. N. ) .. 1 Center Q:).()(,; 0.1 Glenlynn 08-1:!; Tim lyn 16-17; llniond.1

. THE CHRIST.IAN INDEX -

How We Received -our Bible ByW.M.Jo~ . . ' . ,; - <"

(Note.-A -Sunday School teacher apostolic times we also find it"large 'tials of the· gospel message than on recently remarked: "In my prepara- number of apocryphal letters. .and ~ -tpeir being put into ·:Written records. .: !ion of the lesson I see frequent ref- gospels whose !).im-is to develop and Paul cbai.:gesTimot}iy to guard f~ith- >- - erences made to the different versions strengthen the Christian~· life and ·fully the -securities enti-Usted to hun and translations of t~~ New .~'.fes~- teach~g, but WJ;ic~ are -not' ~~ai:d~ .and tO- commit the 3l;J.me. tO T~it}:i.f~l­ JJlent. l do not understandwhat is as· havmg-the dignityof the inspired: .men. A modern parallel as found+in · J[leant." ~e:haps o~eis. might' also , Word of <;rt>ci: Now what is the test ~he. oral traditions -01 !)"e~~ason~y, .. desir~ this -m~ormati_010~ ··:.,'?'·· ~· for the.reJecti9n_·of some documents w~1ch a~ every Mason._Iqimys :va:1e:: ~

S Ol\fETIMES we ·receive~~--lefter ·and. the acceptance of others? The slightly m .each ~fasomc JUrisd~ct1_'?n . .,,.. f

f . d . itt .· b h~ . - test for the nooks of the Old Testa- Moreover. m their frequent wars· CIV7 rom ha netn :th. wrbl 't-etn - rf~--thlS_. ment- is ·that 5ve. accept+as,' the· in- ilizations were often completely, up<; •

g nograp er A e- 0 om 0 - e ~ · ed .w -·d -f ·G d h b - k - d h l · Id ·· d. -· • e f ·a· th - · y ·1 · - f rth · ·sp1.r ;.. or ··o . o - t ose ~ o6 s .- roote and t e peop e "so mto 1s-·..,- Jetter· wed tmh ., feth·~i tia_ s ·:.'° ·.h· e ,.'Wnl~h Christ ;}uoted as God's Word. -tant slaveiv. When we reaa ancient ~ 'ter an ose. o e s enograP- er: ~ . - --~ - ' . . - · - ~ \\'11 d th 1 't't·- ., ·kn ·t·h t~ :-to:man.·When we come_to th.e books -.history we see·that only _the protect-: _. As we rea e e er we ow a f ·-...1- 1•:r: - T ta t. - - "' h d t G d ed f · ·. : . · _to us the'.nimd and-JiiesSa. e . -9 .-~.':11-e, llj~w_.:. ~' JEe,n _we. accept mg. an _o.., . o 11res~.rv or u_:i an!-.~·~- it bnngf.,. d b t-·t,.._h-~ · 't·'g -· ,those-;books which~were .. umversally .Scripture records of.those ages. - .,_· ·"· r our nen - u a 't. e-same- 1me. _,,,. . . _.. - - - -. ' - . . - ~ • ~ . b ht 'ih- ~ h \Ji--' ·"di "?- ·- f :acc:epted by~ th_e :_early churches and_::;: ,Jn :--anCJen~·- days _books were exf " ll JS ro~g h r~ui ·_ e_-_me k~ ~- - their:Jeaders _as. the-:insp!r.ed~Wotd \ c;eeding" scirfe_and- Wi<;eless~· If W<; ,_ the stenograp derd_~ ~may mt~ ;T'Inlh-. ·of ·God. That whicb.-we . .hold~fuday -~jniagine :something -like a:·modern - or errors an 1sp1acemen s -- - · e · -- '1.. • - • • d W d. f G h - -::~ -h Ir · · h'~ h - ·1 - n. . · d' · d. , · -· d t _:_ --- . as0tue IIlSpue or ll od _ as al:-":_,. SC 00 OOm"t,IIl ~ !CI!' t e }>UPI S at"'-·

Bible 1hs _Go <ls IDJbn. etxptrl_'.stshe , ho men ~ wa-ys and evervwhere been -reeeived their desks are writing down the 1es- • th an su J ec o e: uman · · " - - · . .. . · ~ . • ~o~g ' - . · . - - - · as such. . - -- · . • - son assigned by ·the teacher who fra1lt1es of those who- from time to I · - h B-'bl ~ d '· I d · ·11 h 'd . G d h 'h ·. t · . 't .H. - n commg to us,. t e 1 e has rea s 1t a on , we w1 ave some 1 ea lime 0 as c. o~~n ~ w~. e 't ~s made a long and perilous journey of the ancient workshop in. which messa~es. O:iie· mB~bl ~s ' w. Y 1 is -through the ages and suffered many --books were created. Each scribe with t.h;i, smce e sh 1 ul~ 1~ nu~iiue ra~. th!ng~. - Boo~s- multiplied ?nly af!er blank .writing ~aterials before him, G s ~essage,l t 0 ? 0 . e P: prmtmg· bv movable type :was m- ·and with ·pen -m .hand, wrote down " selhi:ve.d 1ti;:n;a~~ a eIJ: ·~The .a?3w~r ·a ~ vented by- -Gu ten burg a little over · ·what .the reader read from his au-

15 is . a h. e· vane frevdISJ?tnsfan four hundred years ag·o: Ancient thorized parchment. Carele sness. in- I r:rnslat10ns ave so ree 1 rom B · · · · ' fl . d abvlomans secured permanent rec- attention. poor henrmg or hand"·nt- huma?t e_rrotrhs Ul1 1 f Wetlaret COnVI?tcted ords0 by baking the clay tablets On ing on the part of any scribe would that 1 1s e ·per ec y ransm1 e h' h · h · d · · · l · h' b · · d f · ·

f G d t w IC t e1r recor s . were wntten. resu t m 1s copy emg e ectJVe m wessage 0 0 0 man. - nr·th th · t' f h t th · · t I th" 11 b k

\ d th B 'b] t I . h n 1 . e excep ion o pare men e mmor porn s. n .is manner a oo s. 'roun e lt1h ef ea1_c:mgs1.taYe materials on \Yhich the New T~sta- the New Teslnmenl included. \\·ere '"ro\\·n up a wea o re JO'JOUS 1 era- . · . · ~ l · · t . t . b ment records were \\T1tten were produced un11l pnntmg ''"as deYel-

• i:ie w 1o3e 31111t1s 1° atslsis 111~~nl m cf- highly pcrislrnhle and in fnct did per- oped. Ye1 so great \Yns' thc nrrrl for

r1·:11111rr more ru" 1e c 111( ren o · 1· · 1 · ' I 1 ,~ T I · · ·1 1·1 · I ~ · Id II· l f 1 1;;1 in a s1orl time. n t 1e .,C\Y es- t1c wnltrn pngr. 1111l1 great 11r:->ncs

!,11r .et no one wu11 nn;: o pu - 1 1 1 1· f cJ ] · ti •. · · f · I3 . -ri . ]"> amcnl c 111rc 1cs more n wncc seems were u1111 el 111 1c nnc1e11t rd JPS o I. I" )UllYan s 1 J "nms rogress on 1 · I' l l l l · ..., ·1 1 !...,] JYJ 1 1· lo 1:-iyc hccn plnced upon Ilic • cru- _-\kx:rndr1:1. ,a 1,- 011. ;11H " J:1l J'

-.1mc CYc, a::c JC )l 'c. n J11a11\" f I 1· . r· I C l .. l TT . I J''bl r· I l L ' raC\" 0 <>f":l tr;ll 1!1ons o. t lC es~Cll- 110\\" ,l)IJ~ nnl lll!lJl l'. - l'l"C ,, l'l"l' ]Jl"e- . l! •: ar;cr )! es :'·e llH lC IYeen · sprn·il the cl:1,.,iC's uf that daY .

. " Old :lll(l ~C\\" 1c~lamcnl,; \Yhal OUR GREAT INSTITUTION Bible l'ersions . arc known as the apocryphal-.books. AT NEW ORLEANS, LA. vVhile Bible scholars beJieYe there \\hen \Ye come to the church m post Mrs. Hight c. Moore, Nashville, Tenn. (Continueu On Page Fcnff)

REV. ROBERT J. VAN DEVENTER

J AM so glad to know the Baptist Bible Institute is to be brought

to our especial attention during the month of July. Trained workers are sorely needed, and ! trust many of our young people may come to real­ ize the wonderful opportunities of­ fered by this great institution. To come within the scope of Its

influence is a blessing, indeed. In scholarship, in consecration to our great cause and task, in practical ap· plication of mission work, in rich, full Christian life in practice as well as precept, one could not find superior advantages anywhere. The B. B. I. is truly a ~piritual dy­

namo, and our denominational life will be strengthened to the extent that its power can be generated into the lives of our young people. The Lord has i:hown His favor in protecting our lni;titute, and all of us are praying that our people may earnestly rally to its support. 1857-------1934

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REV. W. J. STOCKTON 1857 1934

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THE CHRIST1AN INDEX

MEN AND MATTERS

DR. ROBERT VAN DEVENTER The Rev. I. R. Walker is available to past . - . . .: ~ churches for sm;nmer meetings. He may be rea

IN tha.passing of.~he ~Y~ Robert Yan Devente~~· J;)._D., Tallapoosa, Georgia. pastor Pembroke .Baptlst Church, June 19, at !ns.hom~ - . :- · • • • • ~

_ 416 East Forti~th Street, Savannah; the ]3ap!ist.:Brothe~,-. ·..,"Dr. '.J'. W. Tippett, of Prince Avenue Church, zhood -of Q~rg~ and the So~t~ h~~e lost on~. ~ht~e1r-~ ~ begin meetings July 15, at the Bowman Ch -most able ~rid valuable_leaders7 "" ,o:: - • :.:_ ~ - •. /"' ~~ -- .- 0R.ev. A. W. Bussey, pastor. -

- Dr ~y an Deventer . would have been· an= ordained .... .., · "-~ ,. -, ~ . ...,· -. • -• *' • -, nunister~ fifty-sG'. years had .he, lived until August~: ~e_. jj)r.·.W: Raleigh Whit;,_~-~r ol First Church,

. ~~s born ~~gU:st 8, 1857., ~ Virginia, 'Isle of Wight· county~- ,. is 'br0.ad~sting at .eleven A. ~- Central Standa: _:._here lie joined the Baptist Church, at _the age of eleven; · over WGPC, on Sundays during July. . at Smithfield. ·At seventeen, he was licensed to preach "-= • • • • · • •.,

-by'.tne Freemason Church, 1n Norfolk. His first pastor- 'r». W. A. Keel, pastor -Cen.tral. Church. Gai _ ate was at Barkeley, Virginia. H~ was but twenty Y~~s _ supplied the pulpit of First Church, Mansfield, Lo

- ~ _.._·-old when he accepted this work, but success _attend_ed his on June ~4, and the pulpit of First Church, Macon, ~~~ : z youthful effort~: Later he. s~ved. _a~ ~urlmgton·, ~e~·: . _ :;_ :- _ - · .• •,.. • ._ .• _ .

:.. - derson and Jackson, North Carolina, yvhere, unde~_ his The Rev. L. Bert Joyner, pastor_-First Churc 4'11t!fi~~···;;.;·,,. ....,"- leadership, -tJ:ire~ new m~etmg-hou~~s wer_~ erect~g_,_ ~ij:e • .Wales; Florida; will .visit· Pulaski; ~9eorgia, Jul

_ :Was.1'._allea to t1!e Diiffy_Street ~ap~1s~. 9hurch, -?av~nnah,- :August 3~ aJ!d will be available !l:s a :Sp.pply Sunda ;p Jrom -.the ~First <Churcp~.Jla')Vkinsvilte, mu 900, where he_ -22 and 29~ - _ ~ ,..,_. ~ - ~- ~ _. -- :: '-- ,..wasthe._heloyed pastor.for eight ye~rs2'While-atD_uffy :)- :f".•·:-A-=-.;.-::. -.:. -· -! ·• •. ~--..- - . .._ ~ · ~tre~t:. now _Bull Stree_t_ :(;h~rcb,. _Sa vaiinah;:.he sq_ - en~_; 7 ···r;~e\,'ival_.. rn~eting·s~·-were - yecently held _at

:;:_. - ae;i.red himself;(o tbe congregation that;'wb.en" ,tlle.)leW, t~churcl(' t.he-:Rev"'':D. T. Buice: pasfor. Pastor 'E. .~. >Bull Street:ineeting-~ouse~:vas built; the ·c~uicn. prov~9~?.: Jin~'.of Lawrenceville)lid.the }>reaching. There we

_a -study in ··the 'new _meetmg-house -for him as long· as -~teen':idditions to the churcb merµbersJiip, twelve 0 he should live. From Duffy Street Church, be \vas 'called w.ere· for baptism:· -· - ~·.: -· · - to the First .Church: Jackson, Georgia, where he served . " · · ,.· .•. : ·-· • - ·• • .. ·. • . sixteen year~. ~ Whi~e pastor at Jacks?n, Dr. Van .I?-e- - - __ The Rev. Ray Smith, of Greenville, Florida, venter too.k a ·peryod of rest 11ecess1tated ?Y failing 'preached in protracted meetings at Morven, th health, servjng the Pembro~e Church occas10_::ia!l):7 as R. O. Martin, pastor, in which Professor W. E .

. :supply. In 1928 he accept~d a call e>..rten9ed to him_ b-y · of Morv~n, directed the music. Mr. Smith com.me 'this . church to become the~r pen~i.anent pastor, a field Moore to pastors and clrnrches as a gifted and expe he occupied to the day of his passmg. . - song leader.

Dr. Van DeVenter was a constructive pastor. He was one of the leaders in th!;! movement to build up the Baptist Young People's work in the South. Under his leadership, Duffy Street Church, Savannah wo_n the International Banner for the best B. Y. P. U. m the World and held it for four year~. \Yhile pastor in Jacksun. he began a11<l fo,.tercd the n,)~· Seoul :\loYe­ mlllt there. !icing it lc:1der. and. ,,·Jirn the church built its prt:,ent house of ,,·ur~hip. under hi-: lradcr~hip. pro­ vi~ion ,, ;is made for· a ""·imming-pnol in it-: 1>a~crncnt­ OJll of tl1c first lo Ji,· prnYidul h~· ;1 cli11rch in tht' Snutl1.

Dr. Van Deventer was an active aml brloved denom- inational leader havina Lhe coufiJence of all who knew

· him. He was ~ schola~·ly preacher and a Christian gen­ tleman of the highest type. In S:l\·annah. wh~re ~he latter part of his life was spent. he was held 1~ h1g.h esteem bv all who knew him, and his home-gorng 1s deeply r~gretted. He was buried in Edenton, ~orth Carolina l),- the side of his wife. w110 preceded him to her rew~rd .by several years.

Pastor Clifford Walker, of the Zebulon Church. preached at Central Church, Gainesville. Suurlay, June 17.

• • • • • Dr. P. I. Lipsey recently completed twcnty-t,~·o. y~ar~

as editor ,)f the Baptist Hecor<l. organ of 1\I1ss1ss1pp1 Baptists.

* * • • • Dr. K. O. While. of Loui ville. l\:entucky, filled the

pulpit of Central Church, Gai11csville. Dr. \\'. A. Keel. pastor. Sun<lay, June 24. • • • • • Dr. A. U. Boone, of Oklahoma. will supply the pulpit

of First Church, Montgomery, Alabama. while Pastor ,John Inzer is making a tour of .Soul hem Baptist mission fields in foreign lands. Dr. Inzer will leave on August 18.

• • • * • The Rev. Harry J\IcCormick Lintz, former p::

First Church, of Greeneville, .Tennessee, just clos cessful meetin(T in the First Church of Lake Louisiana. Di:' R. L. Baker. the pastor. writes, ' the most :;m·ccssful rnccting ever held in this churcl best of m;.· knowledge."

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The Execuli'"<' Cornmillct> nf the .\tlanta \"'"i' H:iptisl Clrnrrhc::. 11:1::- :it la<l 'll'Tl't·,lt ,J 11 il' ··'

church lot i11 the 1:1nor · l-niHr::-il>· -veti~w. ·i iii~ the i11ter,,•.ction of Clifl.1111 ;rnd (hfunl H"· I. a1.: didly located a bout one block from the ~n lra nee of Universitv. Plans for the erection of a meetin;: in the ne:1.r future arc under wa>··

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The RcY. Jie11ry Ayers. sevent~·-tlHcc >·t·ar,­ widely-k11own Baptist minister, and a rcsi<lent • secti;n for fiftv vears. died at his home al 1\101111 Thursda>·, Julj; 5°. He was a graduate of Furma sity, "l\Iercer U11inr;::.il.'· aJHf of the Southern Dai inary, LouisYille. Kentucky. Ile is surYiHd hy a datwhter and three sons. Thr Index extl'11tl~ '' r to the''\ereaYed. . . .. . .

The fifty-sixth annual session of the S1111da,· Convention of the Sarepta. As;;ociation will lw h,·1.' day, July 17, at Black·~ Creek Chu'.ch. :r110~c ta 1

on the p~o~ram arc: :'.\f1ss Azalee Il1x. pian1,.t; -;\~r man Ph1ll1ps. song leader· the ReY. C'ranf1L_ Comer: ::\fr. H. E. \Yilliam;;_ member Bl:wk' Church: :\fr. H. \Y .. \ma~on, llf the Lexi11..:t• ·. ( Judge \Y. \\'. Armi;;tead." Craw_for<l Chun·h: Pa Bunyan Collins. of T.awrenceYille: l\Ir. >I L )IaYsYillC'· )Ir. G. \Y. Hobin~on . .\them: '.Ir. T. kin~, Lexi;1glon: :'\Ir. T. S. Cunningham. Yc,ta: M LmYe. Comer; Pastor W. G. Yea!. Vesta Cl111rl'h: tt l\I. C. Smith. l\Iadison Street Ch11rch. :\llit·n,: (, Xix, First Church. Athens: Pastor C. C. Too~t Church, Commerce; Mr. P. D. Howington and :\li.s.: Howington, Commerce.

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DIRECTORY OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BURLINGTON (NCCF)

OF BURLINGTO

ag-gi·es5irn spirit of this per-lo. v ited the Baptist State Con ven 1900, though the i nvitu tion wa merit wa c; begun in this pastor huild a chapel in West Burlin)! wo rk W<'' d one at th:tt 1•n:nt ar baptized. The present he atl n at a cost of about $:300.00. Br tor-ate ended November, 1\lOl. note a progressh·e spirit in ch time, the church haring voted bass viol in in church services.

In January, JDO::?. on reco Li v i ng ston Johnson. a call wa S. Jones. of Xf onte v a l la .. -\l, $100.00 a year. He a rri ved a work in Apr il arid remained December. rnn:~. .\ notable ev was th action of the church. women the right to vote on a 11 efforts had previouvl y faile<l equal rig-hts with men in the cl

On January 8th. l\lO+. a Rev . A. W. Setzf>r of .\[oreh>'a :i''3ti0 on. The cal! field in February. pt·osperit~ during hi-, pa storn pa inted and re p a i red. a 1·on111 remodeled and wa-, fitted up f< prayer meetio;;. elt>l'tric Jighh d iv idual communion ""t'\'it:P p were t a ke n to build a m i s s ion Jina am! Rig- Falls. an.I the rn ade on an appnrtionP.•·n

REY. ROBT. VA:\ OEn:.\TEH. U. D., 1895-1896.

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Ronanr VAN DEVENTER.

This earnest and efficient minister of Christ was born in New Jersey and grew to early manhood in Smithfield, Virginia. He was converted and joined the church at the age of eleven, being baptized into the fellowship of Smith­ field Church by Re\•. J. W. Ward. At the a.ge of sixteen he entered Richmond College and

remained there two years and then went to Crozer Sem­ inary. Later he studied at Chicago University. Mr. Va11

Deventer has been an earnest student all his ministerial life, and his mind is richly stored with useful knowledge.

He has been in the active ministry about forty-three years, having been ordained at Smithfield, Virginia, in 1878. His first pastorate was Berkley Avenue Church, Berkley, Yirginia, from 1878-1880. He then went to Edenton, North Carolina, and labored there most successfully from 1880 to 1886. Having accepted a call to the Baptist Church in Henderson, North Carolina, he began his pastoral labors there in .May, 188G, and continued until 1894, when he went to Hawkinsville, Georgia. After remaining there sev­ eral years he became pastor of one of the churches in Sa­ vannah, Georgia, where he labored for a number of years and then assumed the pastoral charge of the church in Jack­ son, Georgis, where he is still (1921) the highly esteemed and veq efficient pastor. Mr. Yan Deventer has always been in hearty co-opera·

tion with the organized work of the denomination. He has been remarkably successful in organizing the young people of the churches and in leading them into active Christian service. . The eight years of bis Henderson pastorate cover one of the best periods in the history of the church.

Some years ago Mercer Universi ty conferred on Mr, Van Deventer the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity, which he richly deserved and wears with Christian meekness and becoming dignity.

~om £j ~s+o~ ot +he Ta.y River ~p-115+- Assoc·1a.-hoh 1~:Jo-1q-;..1 kl_'.)

Thomas S. Tu~lor, f P· 31q _ 3U)