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,. LABORERS TOGETHER: A HSTORY OF FRST BAPTST 1889-1989 CHURCH, SPRNG HOPE, NC, By: Lena Waller Morgan 1i 286.175647/M82 \ Page: do influence for good the path which the church takes. Some pastors have been primarily spiritual leaders, teachers, and preachers. Others have been strong influences for development of facilities. A few have been forceful in both areas, physical and spiritual. Both facets are necessary and the variety of personalities who have served the Spring Hope Church has brought leaders of both. Therefore, it is suitable that the pastors should be recognized as part of the history of First Baptist. They have been channels of blessings that have crowned its spiritual and physical growth and development over its one hundred year history. Praise God for affording such wonderful leaders! John A. Bridges, 1889-1892 Little information about Rev. John A. Bridges, the first pastor of Missionary Baptist Church at Spring Hope, N.C., was located. The Wake Forest A lumni Directory, Wake Forest College, 1961, alphabetically. arranged, states that he was a graduate of that college in 1889 with an LLB Degree, having attended Wake Forest Law School. His address was given as Wilson, North Carolina. He is credited locally with being the principal ofthe Spring Hope Academy located on South Pine Street in 1889. Preaching was held only one Sunday a month. That made it necessary for pastors to have other means of livelihood. Many of them during that period of history did teach. He was pastor at Red Bud Church in the Tar River Association at the same time during 1890 and 1891. Bridges was pastor at Spring Hope until spring of 1892. One E.A. Bridges is listed among the early members of the church. t is purely speculative that this was Rev. Bridges' wife. Many female names were entered with initials rather than with spelling out the given name. By 1900 Bridges was pastor at Forest City, N.C. No further data was located. was distinguished in his success in training was the author.of a John William September 25, 1 N.C. Seminary 18 Church in Sampson Mount beginning in Romance lady, went to pastor's heart. Mrs. Powell. Rev. became pastor of Church in 1897. Later in 190 Convention Kentwood, Lou died in William Cullen Nowell 1892-1896; 1907-1908 William Cullen Nowell was born at Wendell in Wake County, N.C. At an early age he manifested great interest in the Christian religion and was licensed to preach in 1858. That fall he entered Wake Forest College where he studied 1858-1861. Nowell was ordained in 1863 at Hephzibah Baptist Church in Wake County. Among the many churches he served as pastor were Eagle Rock, Nashville, New Hope, Clayton, Samaria, Smithfield, Elm City, Poplar Springs, and Archer Lodge. Just prior to filling the Spring Hope pulpit once a month, he served at Cedar Rock. n the Tar River Association he was pastor at Rock Springs, Castalia, Stony Creek, Oak Level, Hickory, 122 Joseph E. infancy he was reared nine chi term lasting only i
, LABORERS TOGETHER' 1889-1989. A HSTORY OF FRST BAPTST CHURCH, SPRNG HOPE, NC, By: Lt' ena 286.175647/M82 raler Morgan Page: ritual. Both facets are the Spring Hope that the pastors They have been physical growth and God for affording the first pastor of located. The Wake 961, alphabetically 1889 with an LLB address was given as the principal of the 1889. Preaching was for pastors to have of history did Association at the Spring Hope until members of the wife. Many female ng out the given No further data was County, N.C. At religion and was College where Hephzibah Baptist he served as pastor Smithfield, Elm the Spring Hope River Association Level, Hickory, Nashville, and other churches. Rev. Nowell was a preacher of decided ability. n his pastoral work he was distinguished in two respects, first as a winner of souls, and second for his success in training and developing the members of his congregation. He was the author of a book, Lectures on the Book of Revelations. The Baptist Ministerial Directory - George W. Lasher, Ed., page 537. A History of the Tar River Baptist Association 1830-1921 - Taylor, p.296. John William PowelJ, 1897-1898 John William Powell was born in Sampson County, N.C. on September 25, 1854. He attended Clinton Academy and Trinity College, N.C. Seminary 1887-1888 and was ordained at Mount Gilead Baptist Church in Sampson County on May 30, 1887. He was pastor in Rocky Mount beginning in January, 1889. Romance entered his life. Miss Lillie F. Arrington, a Methodist young lady, went to Rocky Mount Baptist to play the pump organ. She won the pastor's heart. She joined the Baptist Church in July, 1889, and later became Mrs. Powell. Rev. Powell remained in Rocky Mount until 1890 when he became pastor of the Enfield Baptist Church. He came to the Spring Hope Church in 1897. Later in 1901 and 1902 he was listed in the Southern Baptist Convention annual as being in Rochelle, Georgia. The Southern Baptist Convention annuals of 1903 and 1904 list J. W. Powell as being in Kentwood, Louisiana and by 1905 the annual listed J. W. Powell as having died in Georgetown, S.c., on July 27, 1904. He was noted for being a good preacher. Southern Baptist Seminary. 1859-89, page 163, John R. Sampey Biblical Recorder, September 25, 1901 History of the Tar River Baptist Association. 1830-1921, Taylor, page 296 We Remember Our Heritage - a History of Rocky Mount Baptist Church. pp.21 and 22. Joseph E. Hocutt, 1898-1902 Joseph E. Hocutt was born in Wake County, N.C., on July 7, 1864. n infancy he was removed with his parents to Johnston County where they reared nine children. He had little early education due to the annual school term lasting only four to six weeks. n early life he was impressed that it was 123
OBTUARES... Sister S. W. Nowell, wife of Rev. W. C. Nowell, died on the 18th day of April, 1898, aged about sixty-three years. She had been a member of the church since her early youth. TAR RVER BAPTST ASSOCATON MNUTES, 1898, p. 21 (206.9756/M66ta)
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NAME: Nowell, W. C. Wende.ll, N. C. DATA: Death DATE: Sept. 1, 1914 SOURCE: SOU. BAPT. CONVN. ANNUAL, 1915, p. 431 (B!206jSo8)
NO\Tell, Uilliam C '17 Ordination service, 1863. CR.~, Hephzibah Baptist 6hurch vfinute Book, Vol. 2, 1809-1875.