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The Dunson Hospital began operations with forty beds, and included a colored ward in accordance with the conditions of the bequest. At a later date the hospital was enlarged to accommodate sixty beds and an X-ray laboratory. A training school for nurses was conducted for a time.
Among those citizens who have served as trustees, or directors, of the hospital are found the names of H. H. Childs, Jarrell Dunson, T. J. Thorn- ton, F. S. Tatum, J. J. Milam, and C. N. Pike. The present board consists of C. N. Pike, R. O. Pharr, T. G. Polhill, Richard Hutchinson, and Mayor R. S. O'Neal, ex-officio member.
The superintendents of the hospital are named in the order of their service in the hospital: Freda Walters, Ethelyn Patterson, Grace Hudson, and Catherine Shriver McDuffie, the present incumbent.
LAGRANGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. The LaGrange Woman's Club bought from G. B. Heard, administrator of the Heard property, the house and lot on Church Street in 1911 for a club house. Even at this early date, a public library was being discussed by the club, but the income from the rental of the house was used for liquidating the indebtedness, and all the remaining
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available funds were used during the World War and the following years for the care of war orphans and Red Cross projects. Finally, on March 1, 1921, during the administration of Mrs. Howard Park as president of the club, and with Mrs. Clifford Smith as chairman of the library committee, a small library of three hundred volumes was installed in the assembly room of the club house. So generous were the gifts to this little collection that in a month's time it numbered two thousand volumes. The chief gift was the reference library from the Southern College, donated by the Render family.
The Woman's Club bore all the expense of maintenance of the library for three years, after which the city began to appropriate a small sum towards its support. A reading room was added to the library at a cost of $800.00, which was open to the public for one or two days each week. The library soon outgrew its quarters, and the club members began to agitate the ques- tion of erecting a larger and more convenient building for the library.
As a result of this agitation in 1924, Joseph H. Edmondson made a most generous and attractive proposition to the club women, viz .: that he would contribute $5,000.00 toward a library building, if the club and the citizens of the town would raise $10,000.00. In response to this proposal, in 1925 Hubert Quillian, secretary of the South-West LaGrange Y. M. C. A., was asked by the Woman's Club to take the chairmanship of the library move- ment. The club as an organization had promised to contribute $1,000.00 in cash and its valuable lot on Church Street and the sum to be obtained from the sale of the old house on the site as a nucleus to build a library and Woman's Club room. The club also promised to contribute its books, then valued at $3,000.00. In addition, fifteen members of the club had met previously and had subscribed $1,500.00 as their personal gifts to the con- struction.
The matter was presented to the Rotary Club by Hubert Quillian in such an attractive and interesting manner that the club took over the project and with their characteristic enthusiasm and energy, they achieved the astounding success of securing $25,000.00 in subscriptions in one day. It was suggested and adopted by all the interested parties that the library should be dedicated as a memorial to the soldiers who suffered and died in the World War.
The Troup County Library Association was formed with Hubert M. Quil- lian as president, a constitution was adopted and a charter secured; and plans drawn by Ernest D. Ivey of Atlanta were accepted, and a contract for build- ing a public library and a Woman's Club room was let to the LaGrange Lumber and Supply Company. This handsome library was completed in November, 1926, and dedicated on Armistice Day to the veterans of the
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World War as a memorial to those who suffered and died in that great con- flict.
The library was opened to the public on December 6, 1926. It now has nearly seven thousand volumes, a very good reference collection, and all the leading magazines. In 1932 the total circulation was 33,716 volumes. It is supported by the City of LaGrange and the Woman's Club, the city con- tributes $1,200.00 yearly to the support and the club pays the deficit and adds to the library.
Miss Jeannette Wilhoite has acted as the librarian since its beginning in 1921. Her efficiency and charm have contributed in a large measure to the usefulness and popularity of the library.
The present board of trustees are as follows: J. H. Edmondson, Presi- dent; Mrs. Clifford Smith, Vice-President; Render Dallis, Secretary; Robert Hutchinson, Treasurer; Mrs. J. E. Dunson, Jr .; Miss Mary Nix; Cason J. Callaway; H. W. Caldwell, and W. H. Turner, Jr.
HAWKES CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. In 1873 four young men of West Point, Scott Todd, Morris Herzberg, Theodor Mayer, and H. Blumenfield, formed a reading club. They met in the rear of the Herzberg jewelry store, where they kept their books, and read and discussed them.
A few years later the Young Men's Library Association was formed. A room was obtained, the books installed, and a librarian secured. Other mem- bers who joined at this time were Shep Shepherd, LaFayette Lanier, Daniel Merz, and H. Heyman. This library finally became the nucleus of the pres- ent Hawkes Children's Library, which was established through the activity of the West Point Woman's Club.
A. K. Hawkes, a philanthropic citizen of Atlanta, becoming interested through the influence of Mrs. C. E. Patillo, left a bequest of $7,500.00 for a children's library at West Point. The result of the bequest is the attractive library building on the west bank of the Chattahoochee. Mrs. S. O. Cundy, sister of Mr. Hawkes, supplemented this gift with a contribution of more than $5,000.00, the income from which is used for the purchase of books for the library. On September 29, 1922, the library was opened with appro- priate ceremonies.
The library is supported by the city and the West Point Woman's Club. Mrs. Mary Poer Oslin has been the efficient and courteous librarian from the time of its establishment, and her profound interest has been a great factor in the success and upbuilding of the library. On January 1, 1932, there were 4,575 volumes in the library.
CHAPTER XX. CHURCHES
HERE ARE many churches and chapels in the county, and there are some which have moved from their original location to a more con- venient site, and a few of the old buildings have come into the possession of the colored people by gift or by purchase. The following list of the churches gives all that are known to the author:
BAPTIST, MISSIONARY
NAME
LOCATION
PASTOR
Callaway Chapel
Mountville Road
M. G. Wilson
County Line
Fourth District
Hogansville, First
Hogansville
J. G. Graham
Hogansville, Second
Hogansville
J. G. Graham
LaGrange, First
LaGrange.
W. E. Howard
LaGrange, Dunson
LaGrange.
P. T. Layton
LaGrange, East (Dixie)
LaGrange.
C. S. Freeman
LaGrange, South (Unity)
LaGrange
J. B. Rice
LaGrange, Southwest
LaGrange
C. M. Goforth
Long Cane
Long Cane
H. G. Bradshaw
Mountville
Mountville
J. W. Maltbie
Providence
Harrisonville
R. E. L. Harris
Union
Jones Crossroad
H. G. Bradshaw
Wehadkee
West Vernon
H. G. Bradshaw
West Point
West Point.
James H. Ivey
East Vernon (Tatum)
East Vernon Robert Crowder
BAPTIST, PROGRESSIVE
Emmaus
Hogansville, east.
Fuller
Flat Shoals
Smith Mill.
W. F. Mims
LaGrange
LaGrange
Lebanon
Fourth District
BAPTIST, PRIMITIVE
LaGrange, Cherry Street.
LaGrange
Satterwhite
CATHOLIC
West Point
West Point
CHRISTIAN
Oak Street
LaGrange.
C. W. Hanson
Oak Grove
Fourth District.
West Point
West Point.
S. P. Spiegel
CONGREGATIONALIST
Church of Christ
LaGrange
Jesse Dollar
ยท
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EPISCOPAL
NAME
LOCATION
PASTOR
St. Marks
LaGrange
J. D. C. Wilson
Good Shepherd
LaGrange, S. W.
J. D. C. Wilson
HOLINESS
Jackson Street LaGrange
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE
Beth-El
West Point. David Marx
METHODIST
Asbury
Hammett Road H. C. Holland
Bethel, West Point Circuit.
Gabbettville, E William Greenway
Big Springs
Stovall Road. W. E. Brown
Dixie
LaGrange
L. B. Linn
Dunson
LaGrange.
L. B. Linn
Harmony, West Point Circuit Abbottsford, W William Greenway
Hogansville Hogansville
H. C. Holland
LaGrange, First
LaGrange. L. M. Twiggs
LaGrange, South
LaGrange W. E. Brown
Long Cane, West Point Circuit.
Long Cane. William Greenway
Midway
14th District. J. C. Adams, J. K. Brown
Mount Pleasant
Mountville
W. E. Brown
Pleasant Grove, West Point Circuit.
Pleasant Grove
William Greenway
Saint James
Hogansville.
H. C. Holland
Saint John
LaGrange.
C. A. Reese
Salem
Salem
J. R. Allen
Trinity
LaGrange G. T. Pittman
Unity
LaGrange
C. A. Reese
West Point
West Point.
G. L. King
PRESBYTERIAN
Ebenezer
Hogansville
LaGrange
LaGrange
A. E. Dallas
Loyd Chapel
Glass Bridge Road.
A. R. Howland
West Point
West Point
SALVATION ARMY
LaGrange LaGrange
LAGRANGE FIRST METHODIST. The site for the town of LaGrange was purchased on March 5, 1828, and was surveyed and subdivided by the Inferior Court of Troup County a short time thereafter. As soon as the subdivisions were made, on one of the lots set aside for church purposes, the first church of LaGrange was erected, a log church on the site of the present Methodist
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church. It was completed in 1828. On the same site in 1858, a brick church was built, which was replaced by the present structure in 1898.
This church was under the jurisdiction of the South Carolina Conference from 1828 to 1832; of the Georgia Conference from 1833 to 1867; of the North Georgia Conference from 1868 to the present time. The first session of the Georgia Conference was held at LaGrange in 1833, and in 1855, the Conference again assembled at LaGrange, at which session the question of purchasing LaGrange College was presented for consideration.
From 1828 to 1839, the church had no pastor and shared with the other churches in this section a preacher on the Troup Circuit. In 1840, it was made a half-station, sharing the pastor with West Point. At that time the following were the only stations in the Georgia Conference: Athens, Au- gusta, Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, Savannah, and Washington.
ROSTER OF THE PASTORS
Anderson, W. D. 1891-92
Lewis, Josiah 1882-84
Bigham, Robert W
1867-70; 93
Lewis, Walker 1907-09
Boring, Isaac 1930-31
Matthews, W. D. 1833-34
Boring, Jesse
1829-30; 35; 57
Mitchell, Arch. H. 1830-31
Burch, E. P. 1859-60
Norman, Jeremiah 1831-32
Chappell, J. D.
1929-30
Parks, H. H. 1874-75
Connor, W. G.
1854-56
Payne, James B 1837-39
Cooke, W. F. 1863-64
Pope, Cademan 1880-82
Crumley, W. M. 1870-72
Quillian, A. F. 1899-01
Dillard, Walter B 1915-17
Quillian, Frank 1922-24
Duncan, John P 1850-52
Quillian, W. F.
1890-91; 95-97
Eakes, R. Frank 1901-04
Samford, Thomas
1835-37; 40; 46
Ellis, John B 1927-30
Scott, W. J.
1872-74
Evans, James E 1857-58
Shankle, A. G. 1918-21
Evans, W. H. 1853-54
Smith, G. G. 1875-77
Foote, W. R. 1852-53
Smith, Rembert G. 1921-22
Gardner, G. E. 1884-86
Graham, Alex 1858-59
Starr, J. W. 1832-33
Thomas, A. C. 1897-99
Twiggs, L. M. 1930 --
Hughes, F. G. 1893-95
Tulley, John W 1846-48
Wadsworth, W. W 1879-80
Walton, Fletcher 1904-06
Wasson, S. E. 1917-18
White, Miller F. 1848-50
Jenkins, John S. 1924-27
Wiggins, James A 1842-45
Key, Caleb W 1841-42; 60-62
Williams, W. S. 1831-32
LaPrade, W. H. 1877-79
Wright, A.
1862-63
Ledbetter, S. B. 1907-09
Speer, E. W.
1864-67
Harris, Samuel A 1912-15
Hopkins, Isaac S. 1906-08
Hunter, J. D. 1833-34
Hunter, John 1828-29
Irvine, W. T. 1909-11
Jarrell, A. J.
1886-88
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LAGRANGE FIRST BAPTIST. This church was organized on April 12, 1828, with Jonathan Nichols as chairman, and James David as supply minister, and a membership of eleven. Necey Fowler was the first person to join the new church. Mrs. S. C. Todd, in a reminiscent article published in the LaGrange Graphic in 1895, stated that the organization took place in the same building where the first court was held, at Nicholas Johnson's house, and that Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Culberson, were among the eleven mem- bers.
For a number of years the church worshipped in a building on the north- west corner of Bull and Broome streets. This property was deeded by the Inferior Court to the Presbyterian and Baptist churches on August 15, 1831, as one of the lots to be given by the county for religious purposes. There is also a record, which shows that the Baptist church owned a lot on Smith Street, which they sold to Robert A. T. Ridley on March 4, 1839, but there is no record of a church building on that lot.
On October 12, 1855, the congregation reached a decision to build a church of their own to seat from four to six hundred people, the building to be designed "upon the basis of the highest combination of simplicity and cheapness compatible with taste." The present lot, known then as Howard's Tavern, was selected. At the south end of the building was erected one of the tallest spires in the state, about one hundred seventy-five feet, according to the statements of some old citizens. In the interest of economy, this steeple was erected after the building was completed. It was destroyed in later years by a wind storm.
In 1862, Benjamin H. Cameron was instructed to hang a bell in the steeple and "when it was properly hung, he would be paid." The bell was uninjured in the fall of the steeple, and for many years was in use on a platform in the rear of the church.
The basement of the church was impressed by the Confederate government for a hospital during the War Between the States. A sum of $368.00 was collected for the use of the basement, which sum was used to build a bap- tistry. Previous to this time, the baptisms were performed in the nearby creeks and the Chattahoochee River. Some time later, a marble pool, the gift of the late I. F. Cox, was installed.
In 1884, an organ was installed, and Miss Sallie Cox was the first organist. Some time later a handsome three-manuel Skinner organ was erected after the remodeling of the church in 1922.
In the remodeling of the church in 1922, parts of the old structure were undisturbed, the east wall being retained and parts of the roof, but the purity of its colonial architecture was not in any way disturbed.
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ROSTER OF PASTORS
Binns, Walter P.
1926-31
Moncrief, A. J.
1899-02
Callaway, S. Pope
1865-67
Moon, Jesse 1840
David, James
1828
Nunnally, G. A.
1896-99
Dawson, John E.
1842-47
Posey, Humphrey 1838
Ford, J. W.
1886-87
Reeves, James 1829-31
Granberry, George
1841
Smith, Otis 1835-37
Harden, M. B
1871-83
Stokes, William H.
1832
Harris, R. H.
1883-85
Teague, E. B.
1855-64
Hornaday, H. C.
1867-71
Tumlin, G. S.
1891-95
Howard, Willis E.
1932 --
Tunnell, Spencer R. 1919-26
McKay, R. R.
1888-91
Vaughan, A. B.
1902-18
Mallary, Charles D.
1848-52
Wood, John
1833-35
LAGRANGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. On March 21, 1829, the Presbyte- rians of the village of LaGrange gathered together and organized a church. Three Presbyterian ministers were present: Garrett Hollenbeck, Edward Lanier and Jesse Stratton.
The charter members of this church are as follows:
Bailey, Nancy
Hall, Robert
Baker, Mary
Hall, Cynthia
Cameron, James
Hall, Fidelia
Cameron, David
Hall, Carolyn
Cameron, Mary
Long, James E.
Wadford, Alexander
Wilkinson, Flora
Watson, John M.
Wilkinson, Margaret
Robert Hall, Green Culberson, John M. Watson, and James H. Cameron were elected Ruling Elders, and James Long was appointed clerk.
Many of the early settlers from other older states were Presbyterians, and they hastened to join by letter. A characteristic of the early churches was their strictness of discipline. One of the members was suspended in open session in 1832 for drunkenness, profanity and gambling. A committee was appointed to see the erring member and to admonish him to confess, repent, and reform. If he complied, he was forgiven; if not, he was called before the session, tried, and frequently suspended.
The first report made by William A. Redd was as follows:
1832 Total now in communion 38
Added by examination.
6
Added by certificate 4 Dismissal by certificate 5
Suspended
1
Adults baptized 3
Missionary Funds raised $5.00
Education Funds raised 5.00
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Some of the earliest additions to the church were: Benjamin and Eliza Cameron, James Cameron, Sr., and his wife Sara Cameron, James Loyd and his wife.
James Loyd and P. H. Greene organized and taught the first Sunday school in Troup County.
This church shared the building with the Baptist church on Bull Street until January 3, 1846, when the new building on the corner of Church and Haralson streets was dedicated. In 1863 this building was used by the Con- federate government as a hospital, and again the congregation shared with the new Baptist church alternating the services. When the church was released, the sum of $245.00 was paid as rental by the Confederate govern- ment.
In 1919, the beautiful structure on Broad Street was erected during the pastorate of T. D. Bateman upon a site donated by Miss Laura Loyd. The membership has grown to the present total of three hundred and thirty- six, and contributed members to the formation of Long Cane (Loyd's) and Ebenezer churches.
PASTORS
CLERKS
Carter, H. C.
1831-32
Long, James S.
1829-30
Scott, Thomas F.
1832-34
Redd, William A.
1830-39
Patton, William K.
1834-38
Smith, Nathaniel N.
1839-68
Likens, John G.
1838-40
Toole, John E. 1869-85
Cunningham, W. M.
1841-70
Boyd, Andrew J.
1885-99
McMurray, Francis
1871-83
Calhoun, J. D.
1899-01
Bruce, J. T.
1884-91
Schaub, J. L.
1901-11
Anderson, J. P.
1892-99
Gilbert, L. E.
1912-14
Herndon, J. G.
1900-19
Ash, H. C.
1914-23
Bateman, T. D.
1919-22
King, B. J.
1923-32
Dallas, A. E.
1922 --
Sargent, George H.
1932 --
LOYD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. This church was organized in 1837 at Long Cane and was called Long Cane Presbyterian Church, and the majority of its members were former communicants of the LaGrange church. This original church building was the joint property of the Baptist and Presby- terian churches of Long Cane, and was situated near the old camp ground, where camp meetings preceded by prayer and fasting were held in the 30's and the early 40's.
For many years this church was given one service a month by the LaGrange Presbyterian ministers. Sometimes the services were held in homes remote from the church.
In 1887, the Presbyterians withdrew from Long Cane, and built a new church three miles north of Long Cane, and named the new building Loyd
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Church, in honor of James Loyd, the oldest surviving member of the Long Cane Church.
In 1911 a manse was built. In 1915, during the ministry of W. E. Dozier, the membership was greatly increased, and the services more frequent, and the old building was torn down and replaced by a comfortable new structure.
PASTORS
ELDERS
John Glenn Likens
Robert Hall
Murdock Cameron
Wm. M. Cunningham, D.D.
David Davidson
Ebenezer Newton
Robert Logan
James Loyd
James Dickey
W. W. Brimm
John T. Newton
Asa C. Hudson
Frank McMurray
W. C. Davidson
H. E. Newton
J. T. Bruce
Lyman C. Davis
R. R. Lane
J. P. Anderson
F. B. Dozier
J. Q. Burton
J. G. Herndon
W. S. Brock
David W. Beaty
W. Beale
Charles R. Darden
Charles T. Hudson
I. H. Miller
W. R. Loyd
F. R. Davis
W. E. Dozier
J. C. Teaver
J. G. Davidson
R. Gardien
R. M. Davidson
Traylor Loyd
A. R. Howland
Hope Hudson
W. W. Maley
MOUNT PLEASANT METHODIST CHURCH. One of the earliest settlers in Troup County was Thomas Evans, who built a cabin home near the present site of Camp Viola. He was of Welsh descent on both sides of the family, and was distinguished by his uprightness and godliness. It was in his cabin, where he and his family were joined in earnest prayer by his neighbors, that the Mount Pleasant Church was organized.
James Hunter, an energetic and consecrated circuit rider, organized this church in 1828, and served as their pastor that year. The services were held in the cabin of Thomas Evans for nearly a year.
However, the congregation grew too large for the cabin, and in the autumn of 1828 the neighbors built a larger log house for worship, near where the old Hebron Church stood. Rev. W. C. Evans, son of the above named Thomas Evans, served this church in 1846.
People continued to move into the neighborhood and again it was found necessary to build a larger church to accommodate the communicants. This second building was located in front of the home of Wilson Partridge.
The years passed and again the church was too small, so another much larger church was built on the hill in Mountville, where the cemetery is now located. One of the most flourishing Sunday schools in the county was organized and conducted in this church through the efforts of John Carleton.
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In 1908 the church was moved from the hill to the present site. From this little country church, four of its members have entered the ministry: W. C. Evans, J. E. Russell, William Hightower, and Charles P. Marchman. WEST POINT METHODIST CHURCH. The first church building in West Point was the Methodist Church, which was a log structure, built on the site of the home of Dr. J. P. Miller in 1831. The building was used by all the denominations, and the Methodist congregation was organized by Rev. Thomas Williamson as the first organization in the town.
In 1834, a frame house was built on the eastern part of block 34, which lies between Tenth and Eleventh streets, just west of the present highway.
In 1852, a building committee, composed of George H. Winston, James M. Hill, and James W. Mclendon, let a contract for a brick church on the west half of block 72 on the south side of Seventh Street. The lot was donated by the West Point Land Company. The building was completed in 1853, and was dedicated on December 4, 1853, by Dr. Alexander Means of Emory College.
In 1906, during the pastorate of S. P. Wiggins, the present commodious church and Sunday school buildings were erected under the supervision of a building committee, composed of L. S. Turner, chairman, Benjamin H. Hill, J. S. Baker, H. W. Miller, and J. E. Purks.
Among the early members of this church are noted the families of the following: Lodwick Alford, Arthur E. Baker, Charles Eaton Bass, William Biscoe, Henry Chappell, David Davenport, John Durham, W. B. S. Gilmer, J. M. Harrington, Henry Harris, James M. Hill, Mrs. Emma Lanier Oglesby, William Reid, Evans Richards, James Scott, Thomas Tatum, Henry Todd, Dr. Ward, John C. Webb, George H. Winston, and Thomas Winston.
PASTORS
1831
Boring, Isaac
1846
Samford, Thomas F.
Mitchell, Archibald H.
1847-48
Tulley, John W.
1832
Williams, W. S.
1849-50
White, Miller F.
Morgan, Jeremiah
1851
Frost, Johnson
1833 Whitley, -
1852
Duncan, John P.
Starr, J. W.
1853
Talley, John
1834
Hunter, J. D.
1854-55
Foote, W. R.
Matthews, W. D.
1856
Myrick, Fletcher
1835
Boring, Jesse
1857
Wiggins, L. G. R.
1836-37
Samford, Thomas F.
1858
McGehee, John W.
1838-39
Payne, James B.
1859-60
Dixon, R. M.
1840 Samford, Thomas F.
1861
Simmons, W. A.
1841 Tatum, Thomas
1862
Cook, W. F.
1842
Kay, Caleb W.
1867-68 Ryburn, P. M.
1843-45 Wiggins, James A.
1869
Thigpen, A. M.
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1870-71
Birch, E. P.
1897-00
Quillian, H. M.
1872
Thigpen, A. M.
1901-02
Betterton, T. C.
1873 Cox, D. D. 1903
Shaw, Simeon
1874-76 Ryburn, P. M.
1904-06
Wiggins, S. P.
1877-78 Lewis, W. F.
1907
Tumlin, J. M.
1879
Seals, T. A.
1908-09
Cleckler, R. C.
1880
Rivers, W. P.
1910-11
Logan, J. G.
1881
Thigpen, A. M.
1912
Cooper, W. H.
1882-83
Farris, B. F.
1913-15
Patillo, C. Evans
1884-85
Ellis, H. J.
1916
Erwin, J. P.
1886-88
Williams, A. W.
1917-20
Crawley, W. G.
1889
Sasnett, B. H.
1921-24
Edmondson, R. A.
1890-91
Parker, J. R.
1925-28
Veatch, J. W.
1892-93 Foote, W. R.
1929-30
Jones, H. H.
1894
Robinson, W. F.
1931-32
Yarbrough, J. F.
1895-96
Allen, Beverly P.
1933 --
King, G. L.
WEST POINT BAPTIST CHURCH. This church was organized on Septem- ber 7, 1849, by the following: James Whitten, C. D. Mallory, James Fuller, and William D. Harrington. Twenty-four letters were presented for the membership on the day that the church was constituted as the West Point Baptist Church of Christ, and at an early date became a part of the West- ern Association. The first building was erected in 1850, and dedicated in August, 1851. It was built on the site of the present church, the lot which was donated by the West Point Land Company. The first record as to a Sunday school was in 1883, but the school may have been in existence prior to that time. On December 3, 1883, the Woman's Missionary Society was organized. The old building was replaced in 1896, and in the new building was celebrated the Semi-Centennial of the organization on September 7, 1899. The present building is a result of the diamond jubilee held in 1924 during the pastorate of Dr. Ernest Quick, and the credit for the beautiful structure is given to the building committee: W. H. Huff, chairman, H. H. Greene, and J. C. Lanier, who supervised the completion in 1925. The second church building was used for classes for a time after the West Point Female College was burned in 1886.
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