Excerpt from A History of First Baptist Church: Centennial Celebration In our effort to prepare a short history of First Baptist Church of Gastonia we begin by looking back briefly at the roots from which this church sprang. But in doing so we are trying not to look so far back that we lose sight of our immediate predecessors in the faith. Therefore we are focusing our attention upon the activities and accomplishments of our Baptist forefathers right here in America. We begin by taking a quick look at a few of the early arrivals of Baptist in this country. We' do not know who the first Baptist was to set foot on American soil. But we' know from American history that many of these early immigrants came here to escape religious persecution in the old countries. Some of them were Baptists. Others became Baptists after coming to America. Among these early arrivals were such Baptist leaders as Roger Williams and John Clarke. Roger Williams was born in Wales in 1598. He received his education at the Universities of Oxford and of Cambridge. He was a Puritan and a Separatist. He spoke out openly against religious intolerance and persecution. For this he himself became a victim of persecution. To escape such persecution he fled to America in 1630. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Bladenboro, North Carolina, Celebrates It's First One Hundred Years, 1885-1985: Our Centennial Observance, October 13, 1985 As we come to this Centennial Celebration, my family and I are in our fifth year of service. It is a joy to write these words, because it is always satisfying to speak of happy experiences. For the most part our relationship to the Zion Hill Church family has been a happy and con structive one. I trust this feeling is mutual. There is a certain atmosphere that permeates a church family when Christian love is evident, and it is very rewarding to dwell in a church family where the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus dwells. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The First One Hundred Years of Galeed Baptist Church, 1876-1976: Our Centennial Observance, August 27, 1976 As part of the observance of our One Hundredth Anniversary the church in con ference has given to the Centennial Committee the task of bringing the history of the church up to date. A History all past events considered together what a challenge! It was with fear and reverence that this committee began this work. A book of this length must exclude more people that it can include. Many of the truly great are unseen in these pages. No effort has been made to clothe leaders in saintly robes. Effort has been made to present them fairly in strength and in weakness and to show how God has used them in spite of their lack of perfection. We Would acknowledge with grateful appreciation those who organized our church and all who have been faithful to support and sustain Galeed during the past Century. We realize anew the trials, tribulations and dedication of our forefathers. We are strength ened by these trials and hardships. If time stands, God grant the people of our church in 2076 shall have cause to be as thankful for us as we are for those who served the past one hundred years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Baptist Church, Fall River, Mass., 1781-1881: Centennial Anniversary, Feb. 15, 1881 The memor1al of this text was to commemorate Israel's starting toward their promised home. The Sprinkled blood, the seven davs' feast, was to mark a perpetual memorial, throughout all their generations, each year. But. The memorial to which we now come has but one place, in the lono'er year of ten decades. Once approaching it, must be, to us, for the first and last time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.