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St. Nicholas Church
Notes: (Mary James)
These notes come from a little notebook of minutes from St. Nicholas Church loaned by Linda Criner. The pages are faded, worn and torn and some extra pages have been hand sewn in. It contains about a year of Sunday school minutes and treasurer’s notes. The treasurers note contain only amounts taken in, no other information. The minutes all follow the same form. Sunday school is opened with prayer and scripture reading. After which the classes are “arranged” and the roll called. The teachers then discussed the scripture read earlier, asking questions which pupil answered. After this two or three question on the Bible were given to be answered the next week. Attendance ranged from 25 to 48, with as many as 53 listed as members. There was mention of four class teachers elected, but no roll was found for the fourth class. (Mr. Park Reed) The first meeting was June 1889 but on the membership list some of the names are marked 1862, which would suggest that this was a re-organization of an earlier group.
The following was taken from this note book.
St Nicholas Christian Church
On the ninth day of June 1889 there was an appointment held to organize Sunday School at St. Nicholas Church June 23. On said June 23 the people of this vicinity met and after some little difficulty succeeded in electing the following offices with Mr. F. B. Gilmore acting as chairman. For Superintendant, Mr. John White; Assistant Superintendant, Harvey Broyles; Secretary J. R. Patterson; Assistant Secretary, Miss Sarah E. Gilmore; Treasurer, Mr. Samuel Patterson and Librarian John Mayse.
The classes were arranged and teachers elected for each. For first class Miss Della Gilmore was elected. For the second class Mr. C. C. Gilmore was elected teacher. For the third class Miss Myrtie White and for the fourth class Mr. Park Reed was elected.
After a word of advice from the chairman and the Superintendant, Sunday school closed to meet June 30. Signed J. R. Patterson
ST NICK CLASS ROLLS JUNE 23 1889
Teacher Della B. Gilmore
Pupils: Zelda M. Patterson Teacher: C. C. Gilmore Pupils: Teacher: Myrtie White Pupils: St. Nicholas Members of Christ Church Congregation April 19 1896 Elders: Deacons: Congregation Members Judith Fawcett [NOTE: the next two membership lists are listed as by Martin and by Burges, these may be ministers.] By Martin 1895 L.P. Gilmore By Burges Feb 23 1896 Frank Hemphill |