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1912 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1912 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1912 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Gaston County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Wade Bostic. The Committee on Foreign Missions reports that China has undergone major political and intellectual change, leading the way for opportunities for spiritual growth. Norman's Grove Church joined the Association. An Art Department was added to Boiling Springs High School. The first separate meeting of the Women's Missionary Union was held in Kings Mountain, NC.
1892 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1892 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1892 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Gastonia Church (present day: First Baptist Baptist Church of Gastonia) in Gastonia, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by G.P. Hamrick. Minutes include extensive advertisements for the American Baptist Publication Society's periodicals. The report on Ministerial Education recommends Boiling Springs High School due to its services for rural and working class students. The Report on Ministerial Support laments that ministerial pay (averaging at $100) is not adequate compensation. "In looking around for the cause for this state of affairs, [the association] is constrained to lay blame largely at …
1876 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1876 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1876 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Sandy Plains Church (present day: Sandy Plains Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins. The 1876 mintues address Indian Missions. While the text of the minutes refer to the native population as "red-men of the forest" the minutes reflect a concern for providing the Gospel to "the original owners of this country." The periodicals committee recommend Orphan's Friend in addition to Kind Words and Biblical Recorder as valuable Baptist periodical reading. The Committee on Education proposes that the Baptist community …