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.

Excerpt from History of Old Fourth Creek Meeting-House, 1764-1939: Now the First Presbyterian Church of Statesville, North Carolina As a side-line. He took out grants of choice land for friends back in Pennsylvania. The Swann family in Cool Spring still has the grant obtained for them by this wide-awake gentle man. However, his real work was telling the old, old story to families long out of reach of a meeting-house. About two miles northeast of where Statesville now is. There was a stand with a slab between two white oaks on which the Bible and a bucket of water with a gourd were placed and, of course. A tuning fork and a catechism. For this minister taught his congregation the catechism. Here the Rev. John Thompson dispensed the words of Life to hungry souls who thought it a blessing to listen to a sermon hours long. They listened and learned not only the old. Old story, but the doctrines of the Presbyterian church and. Blessing him for com ing, took courage even if the Indians did creep down their narrow creek and now and then scalp somebody. 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 Old Fourth Creek Congregation: The Story of the First Presbyterian Church, Statesville, 1764-1989 Mr. Raynal is a son of Margaret Scott and Dr. Charles Edward Ray nal, who for thirty-five years served this church faithfully as pastor. Middy, as he is affectionately known to us, was born in Statesville and attended city schools. He studied at Davidson College, and, upon graduation, entered Union Theological Seminary, graduating there in 1950. He was ordained by Winchester Presbytery and served church es in West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia during his forty years' ministry in 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.