Bill, did you ever come across any history of the Seminary at Ayden? I would be interested in knowing more about it. My grandfather was the Rev. C. J. Harris whose sermon there in 1904 was mentioned in the clipping you found. I'd love to know more about that Seminary. Love, Jo

Jo, here is a note relating to the article I wrote on the history of Black Jack Original Free Will Baptis Church. Will do some more checking in my church files. Also I have about 6 pages on C. J. Harris, a few written by Lucille Harris Roberson and Resolution of Respect by Central Conference. Church Bell The bell was hung in the steeple in 1928 and remained there until removed in October of 1984 and a new steeple put in place. The size of the old steeple was 16 x 16. This was done in preparation for the renovation of the sanctuary. The bell was originally used by the Ayden Seminary-Eureka College. The bell was sold at auction and purchased by a member of the church. The Grover Smith family gave the bell display and sign. The bell was rung for all services in earlier days. Here is the information plate on the bell display. Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church Bell The Church sign and bell display given in memory of Grover W. Smith 1915-1976 by his family This bell hung in the steeple of the Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church from 1928 until October 15, 1984. When both the bell and the original steeple were taken down from the church. The bell and the original steeple were taken down from the church. The bell was previously owned by Ayden Seminary-Eureka College, established in 1897 and burned on November 5, 1931. Reportedly bought by the Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church at auction sale from the college located at Ayden, N. C. The bell was rung at Black Jack for many years as a call to worship at church service. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Prytherch" <jprytherch@earthlink.net> To: "PCFR" <nc-pcfr@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:31 PM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Seminary at Ayden > > Bill, did you ever come across any history of the Seminary at Ayden? I > would be interested in knowing more about it. My grandfather was the Rev. > C. J. Harris whose sermon there in 1904 was mentioned in the clipping you > found. I'd love to know more about that Seminary. > > Love, > Jo > Pitt County Family Researchers website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ > > Message archives address: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Bill, Does Reedy Branch Church have any minutes from long ago?  I have Tysons who attended that church.  Paula Baker Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana and Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina "We are not free, separate, and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way." Thomas Mann ________________________________ From: Bill Kittrell <wbk99@embarqmail.com> To: Jo Prytherch <jprytherch@earthlink.net>; nc-pcfr@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:20:49 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Seminary at Ayden Jo, here is a note relating to the article I wrote on the history of Black Jack Original Free Will Baptis Church. Will do some more checking in my church files. Also I have about 6 pages on C. J. Harris, a few written by Lucille Harris Roberson and Resolution of Respect by Central Conference. Church Bell     The bell was hung in the steeple in 1928 and remained there until removed in October of 1984 and a new steeple put in place.  The size of the old steeple was 16 x 16.  This was done in preparation for the renovation of the sanctuary.  The bell was originally used by the Ayden Seminary-Eureka College.  The bell was sold at auction and purchased by a member of the church.  The Grover Smith family gave the bell display and sign.  The bell was rung for all services in earlier days. Here is the information plate on the bell display. Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church Bell The Church sign and bell display given in memory of Grover W. Smith 1915-1976 by his family     This bell hung in the steeple of the Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church from 1928 until October 15, 1984.  When both the bell and the original steeple were taken down from the church.  The bell and the original steeple were taken down from the church.  The bell was previously owned by Ayden Seminary-Eureka College, established in 1897 and burned on November 5, 1931.  Reportedly bought by the Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church at auction sale from the college located at Ayden, N. C.  The bell was rung at Black Jack for many years as a call to worship at church service. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Prytherch" <jprytherch@earthlink.net> To: "PCFR" <nc-pcfr@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:31 PM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Seminary at Ayden > > Bill, did you ever come across any history of the Seminary at Ayden?  I > would be interested in knowing more about it.  My grandfather was the Rev. > C. J. Harris whose sermon there in 1904 was mentioned in the clipping you > found. I'd love to know more about that Seminary. > > Love, > Jo > Pitt County Family Researchers  website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ > > Message archives address: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Pitt County Family Researchers  website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ Message archives address: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jo, Mt. Olive College has a Free Will Baptist History Room that might have information that would be of interest to you. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Prytherch" <jprytherch@earthlink.net> To: "PCFR" <nc-pcfr@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:31:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [NC-PCFR] Seminary at Ayden Bill, did you ever come across any history of the Seminary at Ayden? I would be interested in knowing more about it. My grandfather was the Rev. C. J. Harris whose sermon there in 1904 was mentioned in the clipping you found. I'd love to know more about that Seminary. Love, Jo Pitt County Family Researchers website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ Message archives address: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message