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1 RICHARD :E. PRICE ;fb. Baptist Past Accepts Call To Mars Hill The Rev. Richard E. Price Jr. is resigning as pastor of he First Baptist church to ac {cept a call extended by the Mars Hill Baptist church. IUs resignation is effective on.aug. 31. The minister announced his resignation to the congre~atton during the worship service Sunday morning. He has served this community's largest Baptist church since In Mars Hill Mr. Price will be serving a church located on the campus of the four-year ~. Baptist college..as is traditional for that church, he will also share pastoral responsibilities for the college student body with the campus chaplain. Mr. Price ls a past president of the Scotland county Mental Health Association and ls a former member of the Citizens council on Alcoholism. He ls a Rotarian and nas served as a dormitory pastor at st. Andrews presbyterian College. The 42-year old clergyman,.. bol'.il in FlDr~ce, Ala..Jilld grew up in Corinth, Miss. He graduated from Mississippi college and then entered Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned the Bachelor of Divinity degree. He came to Laurinburg in 1960 from Radford, ve., where he had served as pastor of the First Baptist church e (Continued to Pa 'ff (continued from Page 1) v1ous six years. Prior to that he served churches in Nathalie, vs., and was a summer associate pastor for the First Baptist church of Front Royal, Va. While in Radford, he served on the board of ' The Re- ligious Herald." A veteran of NaVY service aurtrrworld wa u, he is married to the former Ellen Honts of Front Royal, Va. TheY have two sons, David, 13, 3lld Bill, In 11. Laurinburg Mr. Price has been a popular member of the community and has been widely recognized for his ability as a forthright and eloquent preacher. He delivered the baccalaureate message for the 1968 graduating class of Scotl3lld high school this spring.. ~... -~" ~ """""' ~ _l)p" i..agrange' Weekly Gazette (\ ~ Liberty News JI ~~~~~~~.i,..:-~

2 Price At Ma ffil Church MARS HILI. The!Wv. Richard E. Price, Jr., of Laurinburg has accep' ed an invitation to becor-ie pastor cf the Mars Hill Baptist Church effective Sept. 1. The 112-year-old church, adjacent to the campus of Mars Hill College, has been whhout a rninis'.er since June 8, when Dr. Elmer West resigned to accept a position with the Christian Life \:»nmission. Mr. Pric~ has been pastor ot the Fi:-st Baptist Church of Laurinburg since Priot to that he was pastor of the First Bap'Ist Chur.ch of Radford, Va.-, for six years. ~-,...--~~ Burnsville: Yancey Record ' tanfon Enterphse Carthage: Moore Co. News O.adbourn: Colwnbus Co. News Chapel Hill Weekly China Grove: Rowan Times-Herald Charlotte: Mecklenburg Times Cherryville Eagle Clayton News Clemmons: Courier Clinton: Sampson lndependent Clinton: Sampsonian Cooleemee Journal Danbury Reporter Davidson: Gazette Denton: Davidson Record Dunn Dispatch :f,

3 PRICE IS PASTOR 1tl8 HILL CHURCB ~ 0 j\jaharna...,w..i Begin Duties September First T,he Rev. Richard E. Price, Jr., I of. Laurinburg, has accepted an lnvitacion to beeome pastor of the Mars Hill Baptist Church effective September 1. - The 112-year-olld' church, jacent to the campus of Mars Hill College, bas been without a mini 'ster stncc June 8, when Dr. Elmer West resigned to accept a post with the Christian Life Commis Southern Baptist Oon- Mr. Price, 42, has been pastor of the First Baptist Church in Laurinburg since Prior to. that he was paetor of the First )Baptist Church in Radford, Va., ttor six years. A native 0 Flo.rence, Alafbama,, -e was reared in Corinth, Miss. 1 e served in bhe Navy during orld War II and earned a B.A.. egree at Mississippi College in, i)949. He attended' Southern Bapst Theological 1Semirr:ny in. ouisvil'le, Ky., ea.rning th '. che-j ~. (Continued., llor of Divinity degree in 1!}52. : Mr. Price is married to the :-.'ormer Ellen Honts of Front Royal, Va. They have two sons, David, 13, and Bill, 11. The latter has been participating in a special sc:hool for advanced studencs this at Western Carolina Uni- In addition to his pastoral duties Mr. Price has been activve in community life in Laurinburg. He has been a member of the Rotary Ciub anld the Scotland County Citizens Council on Alcoholism. He served as president of the Scotland County Mental Health Association and as a dormitory pas.or at St. Andrews College. In his letter of acceptance to the church at Mars Hill he said, "I look forward with eagerness to the beginning of my work wifh the church there. In the midst of Vi.e vavst sea of troubles in th vorld today, I am convince!dl tha God is calling forth a renewecl church as the means of makin real the reconciliation in _..._~-- Manteo: Coastland Times Marion: McDowell News Marshall: N~ws-Record~ Marshville Home Maxton: Scottish Chief Mebane Enterprise Mocksville: Davie Co. Enterprise Monroe Enquirer Monroe Journal Mooresville Tribune * -s J\ -tu..fa Ii ~-/S-~? '

4 FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1968 Of Interest to.. '. WOMEN Mrs. Peggy Harvell, Editor Dial I Baptists Honor Minister W7l1i Reception Sunday The congregation of the First Baptist church of Laurinburg honored their pastor and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Richard Price with a reception on Sunday evening, August 11, following the evening worship service. The hall was decorated witll arrangements of roses. A large arrangement of roses in various shades of pink, flanked by two silver candelabra, holding lighted white tapers, centered the long refreshment table. Guests were served a variety of refreshments, which included homemade cookies, nuts and punch. Mr. and Mrs. 0, v. Stancil. greeted guests, and Mr. and Mrs. J, w. Hollis Jr. received in the fellowship hall. J. w. Hollis presented the honored couple a gift from the church and Mrs. Tom Terry presented them an engraved bowl from the Woman's Missionary Union of the church. Among other gifts presented was a "Snoopy" dog from the 13-year old girls class. The dog is the minister's favorite cartoon character. Good-byes were said to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Adams. Approximately 300 persons called during the appointed hours. Those as s i st in g with the serving were Mrs. James A. Graham, Mrs. James Cranford, Mrs. Allan Burris, Mrs, J. w. Hollis, Mrs. John Rorie, Mrs. Chesley Haney and Mrs. Charles Nichols. The Prices will be leaving the end of August for Mars Hill, where he will assume his new duties as minister of the Mars Hill Baptist church. ~n;~w~ekly Gazette Laurinbur Exchan e Leaksville News Liberty News AUG

5 FIRST ~r. T CHURCH LAURINBURG, N. C (NCCF) do." He set tion, action were vocal ppreciation. lling of Dr. ample of his one visit the ister.. He said he -a lked into a ed over and rd's business this to say, in eet Gardner to use every iendships, he e responded ler for doing e up for his resence, and g his years. my names of a substantial hed under his d substantial e First Baptist - hes in Nor-th nburg). unity with Dr. on September Alford, 0. J. 'Jr., Dr. J. J. rga nized as a church in The committee membership for the North Laurinburg church, dedicated on September 22, 1957, included Veran Quattlebaum, J. W. Hollis, J. H. Bone and W. E. Matthews. On May 7, 1967, the Stewartsville Baptist Church was organized after developing from a mission which began on March 2, Leaders in this endeavor were Mrs. Ed. D. (Gladys) Creech, J. W. Hollis, J. D. Bullard, Jr., M. B. Massengill, Mrs. W. B. Meares, Thurman Willis and Paul Williams. It would be remiss of any historian to neglect mentioning the tremendous contribution Mrs. Gardner made to this church. Members considered the Gardners the "ideal couple" for service in a church pastorate. A former missionary, she was particularly effective in the work of missions, but her talents were constantly at work in several areas because of her deep sense of faith and devotion. She was a noble, charming, and effective Christian. During the decade of the fifties, and before, church members had their sights set on physical expansion. But under the leadership of Dr. Gardner the church moved ahead so vigorously that definite plans were drawn to add a building on property located immediately east of the church. J. W. Hollis was named chairman of the building committee. Other members were D. J. Sinclair, Jr., W. D. Lytch, Thurman Willis, and J. D. Bullard, Jr. A 26-member planning committee was also formed to assist the smaller committee in decision making and in helping to coordinate plans. The church borrowed $150,000 and got the project under way in On Sunday, December 3, 1961, the service of dedication was conducted, the building was occupied. Richard E. Price, a Mississippi native, served the church faithfully and ably from 1960 until Speaking of eras, his arrival coincided with another "era" in Laurinburg. St. Andrews Presbyterian College opened its doors in the fall of Although this historic event had a specific local impact, the cultural or social revolution of the sixties was ushered in about the same time. An active, young and intelligent pastor, Mr. Price expressed much interest in the outside community where he was especially concerned with social ills. He brought a new approach to ministering and was particularly effective among young people and students. During his pastorate the church reached its highest membership, in excess of 900. Mr. Price resigned to accept a call to the Mars Hill Baptist Church in ]968. and