Excerpt from A History of Old Fourth Creek Congregation, 1764-1964, Now the First Presbyterian Church of Statesville, North Carolina: Published on the Occasion of the Bi-Centennial of the Formal Organization of the Congregation The Scorch Irish who came into this area began gathering for worship in the Fourth Creek community as early. As 1753, and perhaps even prior to that date. However, they do not seem to have had any formal organization until after the visit of these two men. The spring following their mission to the southward Fourth Creek joined with 'cathy's Settlement (now the Thyatira Presbyterian Church) in a call for the Rev. Mr. Spencer, which be subsequently declined. (records of the Presbyterian Church). 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.

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