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THE HISTORY OF THE TRENTON UNITED iVIErHODIsrCHURCHTRENTON, NORTH CAROLINA

VIe know that Methodism can be traced back to February 10, 1788 in JonesCounty through the Journals of Bishop Francis Asbury. He records that hehad come from IICOX'Son Neuse River" (Lane's Chapel) and he continues,''Viethen had to move on toward Trent. Ii Asbury went to the Trent River areaaround the present town of Trenton in Jones County. The Trenton Circuitwas formed from part of the New River Circuit in 1792. However, Trentonwas not recognized by Asbury as a town in 1788. Then, on January 24, 1791Bishop Asbury visited the area. Quote: Monday 24. I had a most drearyride to Trenton. Here I met with Lewis Bryan, brother to the late general.End of quote. He preached in what he called the chapel. At this time Asburycalls our town, Trenton. The chapel spoken of was not a Methodist Church.It was probably an interdenominational chapel. These chapels were known as"Free Churches."Bishop Asbury's last visit to Jones County was in January 1815. He had beenin and out of our area many times. He met in homes and free meeting places,thus, spreading the gospel and initiating the ideas and beliefs of JohnWesley. About 1838 the Methodist Protestant Church became officiallyor'gani.zed,

1844 - the Southern Churches pulled out of the Methodist General Conferenceand became the Methodist EPiscopal Church, South.After the brief history of Methodism in the entire area we shall now go tothe COl'1PLErEQUARTERLY CONFERENCE REI::ORDBOOKS embracing the period 1879and on to the present-1972. This first Record Book was written accordingto the revisions made in the Discipline by the General Conference of 1878.The book was published by the Southern Methodist Publishing House, Nashville,Tenn. in 1879, for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.According to the minutes of the fourth quarterly Conference for the currentyear, Jones Charge, New Bern District, North Carolina Conference, theConference was held at Lee's Chapel, October 11, 1879. Dr. William Clop,Presiding Elder, in the Chair. Dr. Clop held the religious service thenThos. J. ~fuitaker lias elected Secretary. The Roll was called and thefollowing members were present:Geo. l"l. Koonce, stewardJoseph Dixon, ExhorterThos. J. Whitaker, stewardW. H. Scott, Trustee

Daniel stanly, ExhorterF. Foy, stewardEdward Scott, Stewardlime H. Puckett, Preacher in Charge

Seventy Dollars and eighty-five cents was raised for the present quarter forthe support of the ministry. Thos. J. Whitaker lias elected RecordingSecretary and also Superintendent of the Trenton Sunday School for the ensuingyear.The spiritual condition of the church is "tolerably good and we think isgetting better all the while. And as evidence of this the members of the

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church are more punctual in the attendance upon the worship of God.They seem to enjoy to a greater extent the benedictions of Heaven, andwe believe they are striving to live nearer to God~ and are more devotedto His cause. There have been four deaths~ all of whom we learned died inthe triumps of the Christian faith. None were Inthdrawn, removed or expelledduring the quarter. There have been one hundred and nineteen accessions tothe church, one hundred and four on profession of faith and fifteen bycertificate. Ii

The Sabbath School Report: "Dear Brethren, There are three Sabbath Schoolsin operation on the circuit under Methodist supervision, each having aSuperintendent, four teachers and an average attendance of 20 scholars. Andso far as we know they are being made very profitable, we trust, and sobelieve that great good is being accomplished by them. And we pray God thatour people may become still more awakened on the subject and manifest deeperinterest in the Sabbath schools in the future than they have in the past. MayGod bless the efforts that are being made for the promotion of His Kingdom,to the good of souls. II Respectfully Submitted

William H. Puckett, P. C.At the first Quarterly Conference-April 3, 1880 Rev. Puckett was thePreacher in Charge and Dr. Clop was the presiding elder. Thos. J. l~takerwas elected Secretary •. The l'rentonChurch paid for the support of theministry, $1.00. Thos. J. vlliitakerwas elected delegate to the DistrictConference for the Trenton Church.Brother G. Wood Koonce made the following resolution:

Preamble to Resolutionvlliereasthe plan that has been followed heretofore on this circuit for

the support of the ministry by voluntary contributions is not in keepingwith the most approved and advanced ideas of our ablest thinkers. Be itresolved by this conference that we adopt the assessment plan and be itresolved further that we urge all st.ewar-dsat their respective churches onthis circuit to urge with all proper diligence and discretion the assessmentof each individual member.Respectfully submitted by your humble servant,

G. Wood KoonceSept. 29, 1880- Rev. Wffi. H. Puckett, preacher in charge, Rev. vIm. Clop,presiding elder and Thos. J. Whitaker, secretary, presiding. TrentonChurch paid for the support of the ministry, $8.00. Joseph Dixon appliedfor license to preach. He was examined by the presiding elder and dulylicensed to preach by the presiding elder, Dr. Clop.Rev. Wm. H. Puckett applied and was unanimously recommended by theConference for admission to the Annual Conference for ordination.Thos. J. Whitaker was elected Steward for the ensuing/year for the TrentonChurch.

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Miscellaneous business ~ On the s1J.gze.:rc::'~}_lL f B:':;. Bar-ker, HO'931<1ellChurch;:i.~:, '{3.S f'ound to be th8 unanimous des..r'e 0;': "i;i:le~"!..•.B.rte:'ly Ccru'er-encet.hatEr o, Pucxetrt be returned.

The fir$~ quarterly conference for the year, llkl, met at the Trenton Churchmeeting place with Rev. lllTm. H. Pucke+t, preacher in charge, Dr. \'i'm. C'Lop,presiding elder and Thos. J. \l\Ihita.\:'er,Secr-et.az-y , presiding. Trenton Churchpaid for the support of the ministry, $8.25. The BCCE'd of Stel-Tardsappointeda Committee on Par-sonage, with im:tructions to report at the second Qu,art.erlyConference.

At the third Quarterly Conference held at. t:le hopewel':'.Church, May20, 1881Trenton Church paid for the support of the ministry, ,,:7·.';':0. The total forthe charge for the quarter was $22.10. ilA Parsonage Comm5,ttee,BuildingCommittee of five, with full power-sto all that is nececsary to buildingA. parsonage. 11 Thos. J. 'l:Tnitaker represented Trentor'.•

The fourth Quarterly Conference-October 15, 1881. . 'I'r-ent.onChurch paidf()r the support of the ministry, $1. 00. The total for the charge was $67.85.~Jenote there were six Sunday Schools :1..noperation on the circuit underHethodist supervision. These schools have 'c,hirty teachers and of'f'Lcer-s andone hundred thirty-one scholars. 'I'he.-e are four Sunday School librariesldth two hundred voLumnes, valued F~~, tFsnty-five dollars.

The first Quarterly- Conference in lSS2 was held. in T)~entonJFeb. 4th. Rev.J. E. Monnin the Chair and Rev. 1. L. Johnson; '(J't'sacher in charge. TrentonChurch paid for the quarter, $16. S,., The tv-c.",::,from all churches (7) was~)29.54. Under miscellaneous bUSirlE;;.3Sa mot~onwas made t.hat the br et.hrenappoint a committee and build a Parsonage. Ir-errton Church reIJr'esentative'on this commd.t.tee vms Thos. J. 1JJhit.~cer. There wer-eno Sunday Schools inoperation during this winter quarter. The state of the church was very good.,The amount assessed by the Stew'ards present to be raised by the circuit forthe year •.J3.8 $575.00. Trenton's apportionl;;ent[:Tas $85.00. The sevenchurches on the charge were~ Lee's Chapel} Trenton, Shady Grove, CypressCreek, Oak Grove, 1Jioddington,HopeweLl.,

The second Quarterly Conference held at Lee's Chapel, Hay 6, 1082 .d7,h t.1:.~eRev. J. E. Nonn in the Chair and Rev. L. L. Johnson, preacher in charge,Rev, Johnson reported that Trenton Cl::,::",:,'chhad paid for the support of thenri..z:d..str;y$13.50. Total for the charge $93.>1. Seven menwere e'l.ect.ed astTJtJ.:3teesfor the Parsonage for the J 011e;,1 Circuit, NOl't;1 C~rolina Conf'ct-ence ,T:t,;:;:?laSJ. lifuitaker was elected a daLegace ·~othe Distr:<.ct Confer-ence, 'lhepascor reports the Sunday Schools are back at wcrk. "I'he general »ro.rkoftb.t~church, we think, is reasonably' good. The attendance on pucli.c wor-ah.ipby membersis generally good. This lrork 1-;ethink very capable of fineprogress, both spiritually, numerically' and financially. Ii

A1JgUSt5, 1882. Rev. J. E. Monnin the Chair, Rev. L. L. Johnson, pr-eacher-in charge, Trenton Church paid for the support of the mini.stry $S.(JO. Thek,tal for the charge, $41.49. 'I'he cOE'1'llitt.eeappointed to buy tho Par-sonagereport that they have purchased f::..:.:'n l'il:'S. Susan King of Kinstcn .i:lel~ pr-opevtyfor said purpose. Report was adopt.eel,

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Nov. 11, l882-The Trenton Church paid for the support of the ministry$15.25. The total for the charge, $144.08. For the cause of Missionsthey,raised $27.84. A Church Register belonging to the ch.argehas beenfaithfully kept. The Parsonage subacriptions were to be collected andforwarded to 'Ihos , J. ~·Jhitaker.March 7, l883-Presiding Elder-Rev. J. E. Monn. Rev. L. L. Johnson, preacherin charge. Trenton Church paid into the charge treasury, $15.25. The totalfor the charge was $49.45. The amount paid for the Parsonage fund was$18.00. Bro. Johnson reported that the Sunday Schools and the church arein tolerably good condition. li~rJeare cleansing our Church Register andlooking after our members spiritually and financially. Attendance atpublic worship has been very good considering the unfavorable ~vinter.IlAt the meeting of the Stewardo, the Circuit was assessed $600.00 to beraised for the Preacher in Cha~ge and the Presiding Elder and div~dedamong the churches. Trenton's assessment was $88.00.May 12, l883-Rev. Monn and Rev. Johnson, presiding. The amount raised forthe support of the ministry by the Trenton ChurCh was $15.00. The totalamount for the seven churches was $39.10. Thos. J. Whitaker was electeddelegate from Trenton to the District Conference. liThefive Sunday Schoolsare in good working condition and progressing. The spiritual condition ofthe church is seasonably good and gradually improving. Ii

August 13, 1883-Rev. Monn, P. E. and Rev. L. L. Johnson, P. C. TrentonChurch raised for the support of the ministry $20.25. Total for the charge,$79.25. Six Sunday Schools are not in as good condition as the preacherdesired. The state of the church Ilistolerably good. II The general interestof the church is making some progress. Sylvanus Barker was taken into theTrenton Church during this quarter.September 29, 1833-Rev. Monn and Rev. Johnson presiding-Trenton Churchr<.lised$16.00 for the cause of the ministry during the quarter. Total$28.12 for the charge. Thomas J.Whitaker ~vaselected to the Board ofStewards for the Trenton Church. He was also elected Recording Stelvardand Sunday School 'Superintendent for the ensuing year. A motion was madeand adopted that the debt of the Parsonage be divided among the churches.Feb. 16, l884-Rev. John E. Honn, PE and Rev. A. D. Betts, PC, presiding.Thos. J. Whitaker was Trenton's Steward and he also served as Secretary tothe Jones Charge Quarterly Conference. Trenton Church reported havingraised $16.75 for the support of the ministry, for the quarter. The total.for the Charge was $77.55, for the seven churches on the charge. ThePresiding Elder was ~aid $15.00 and the Preacher in Charge $62.55. Some ofthe Sunday Schools lvere discontinued for the lvinter. Bro. Betts transferredall of his family to the charge.June 21, l884-Rev. Monn, PE and Rev. Betts, PC-For the support of the churchTrenton paid into the treasury $14.75. Total for the charge $70.16. SundaySchools were conducted at six churches. Trenton one of the six. Infantbaptized: Benjamin Ernest Hindley-Trenton Church.

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August 16, 1884-Rev. Honnand Rev" \'Y0t,S-"~":; ·~':·cl;t.onChurch paid forthe support of the ministry ~10.:::,.," '~.';)t:;.fo:"' che charge, $41.92. $10.00was paid to the Presiding Elder and ~;;JL-2 ::'0 ':1'8 pr-eacher- in charge.

Octc';)er 13, l884-Rev. 110nnand Rev. Be tt,s , pre~:Lding, 'I'r errton Church 92.idfor the support of the ministry~ $7.00. Thom~sJ. ~lliit&ce.rwas elected'I'r-errton ' s steward for the ensuing ;year. J:~8 't-~a3also e.Iec t.ed Recor-dd.agSteward. Adult baptized: Indiana windley. Received by ritual-TrentonChurch.

February, l885-Hev. 110nn and Rev. Betts, presiding-The Trenton Church pad.dfor the support, of the rrinistry, .$12.15. Total fOJ:'t:le chaz-ge , $59.60.Thos. J. vJhi taker 't-raselected to t~~.~:Uistrict Conferenco as d.elegate.Pastor Is Report: The entire W'oodingt.::mCiL1X'CJ.1 was r smovedby certificate.Trenton has a good SundaySchool, but :.jheothers vJeTSdiscontinued duringthe winter.

May25, lBU5-Hev.l'1onnand Rev. Betts, presidiL''1g-T::-entonChurch reported$11.00 having been paid for the support of the mini,stry. Total for thecharge, $45.91.

Pastor's Report to the Conference:

I, A. D. Betts, P.C. Jones Circuit, hereby complain of the action of tb8Stevmrds of the Cire-uit on Feb ry, 28, 188::;.

By vote they alloeved the pastor enough to feed. and clothe his family. Buteven faithful pastors need more t:lan food and . .::10 '"hes for his :~arnily.

As he has no time to lay up moneyor funds for his chi.Ldr-en, he ought 1:.0be enabled to educate theml Th<:~t,vote Lgnor-ed the educat.f.ona'Ltvants ::'orthis Pastor's children.

Every Pastor ought to spend several dollars a year for religious papersand Reviews and NewBooks, but that v0te did ~ot provide for this PaGto~j.l1 that direction.

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As this Past.or+s horse is 19 years old, he maylive to need another. B1.~t·~;latvote said he should not save a dollar to meet,such contingency.

Cur minutes showthat most of our p::"d3.shersreceive a comfortable lil,-:;i.::lg:;l,ut that vote 'says this one is not vJ-=rchyof such s·,~:;::portas othe:r:P~.~:i:.ors8njoy.

Ki.2:':~yand sc.cU.y submitted;;P.. D. Betts

July 25;, l885-Rev. A. D. Betts reports that Trenton raised for the S1.'}Jl)O:;.'t,

-of the ministry $4.00. SundaySchools 1-Je:'o conducted at all the churchesand t~.at he catechized a little each Sunday,

Oc tober 24, l8S" t.hGJones Charge met in ':~1eTrenton Church m8et:L:r.g]::13.('0.Rev. Honnin the Chaf.r-and Rev. Betts, pr8:=t.che-r'in charge. T:'-s.::-!tOJ) Cim'Y'C:'lhad raised $29.55 for the support of the ministry. The total fer the char-ge

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w'as $81.21. 'r., C. ~Jhitaker and lv. H. Rhodes of the Trenton Church were.elected Stewards for the ensuing year.The Stewards were instructed to take action to raise the Parsonage debt.The Pastor reported that the Trenton Church Sunday School had 7 teachersand 43 scholars in regular attendance.March 6, 1886-A new Presiding Elder: Rev. J. G. Hartis-Preacher in Charge-Rev. A. D. Betts. Trenton Church raised for the support of the ministry,$9.00. In the Pastor's report he said that tlBro.Wm. Costin died in peace,Jan'y 22, 1886. Rev. H. Gray tock him into the church 40 years ago. IISome Sunday Schools had re-opened. IlTrentonruns a good Sunday School allthe year. II

June 6, 1886-Trenton Church paid for the support of the ministry, $1.25.The Sunday School at Trenton is still being conducted.Sept. 25, 1886-Rev. J. G. Harris, PE, Rev. A. D. Betts, PC. The TrentonChurch paid for the support of the ministry $3.95.FROM THE ABOVE REPOHT UNTIL THE FIRST (~UAB,TBEUJY COl\TFERENCE IN 1891 THERECORDS ARE MISSI1\jG. ~ve do not have the exact dabe for the building ofthe present Trenton Methodist Church, but it is thought to have been built·in 1887 or 1888.Mr. Ivy Andrews built the Methodist Church and :fI1r.Ezra Pridgen built theParsonage.The deed conveying land from Circuit trustees to parsonage trustees isdated November 5, 1887, from Thomas J. 'LrJhitaker,F. A. vJhitaker and F.Foy, trustees of Jones Circuit Parsonage to Dr. R. A. tihitm{er, WilliamCoble, M. F. Smith, F. H. Foy and S. Barker, trustees of Trenton NethodistChurch.March 28, 1891-Rev. 1:J. S. Rone, PE and Rev. R. B. Gilliam, PC. TrentonChurch ~aid for the support of the ministry, $25.88. Miscellaneousbusiness says that a IIParsonage well comes up, and needs repairs. Repairsfor house needed. r1otion made that a committee of three be appointed byP. C. at each church as a Parsonage Committee to collect funds for paymentof debt and repairing Parsonage, unless the trustees can have a new Parsonagebuilt, etc.1I The Pastor, Rev. R. B. Gilliam, reports that on the JonesCircuit the Trenton and Pollocksville Sunday Schools have kept up a verywell attended school. These schools under the management of the superinten-dents and teachers are doing a good work. The general state of the churchis fairly good. When weather- permits congregations are alt11aysgood.At the Quarterly Conference, Bro. Gilliam was authorized to collect $12.00from the Jones Circuit to pay for the Parsonage well.June 13, 1891.vJe note that the Trenton Church did not pay anything forthe support of the ministry during this quarter. "There is evidently an

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a-nincreasing interest in relig;ion and. (i.1G outlook for HBthodismisenccuragf.ng, There is nothing in tne ~-J8,Jof prospei-Lt.yfor :Het.;',0(~:~..sri, "tn"a lack of full consecration on the part of our peo)le.1I

A st 10 1891-Rev. Rone, FE and Bro. Gil~.iam~PC-presi:-',ing. Trent.onCuguh ' t - f th t f" .. , ~20 /7 B G"""hurc repor ed or e suppor 0 'cne nnru.s'cry, 0/ .0. ro , l~.Llam

reports ~ HWehave on the charge five regn'Lar SundaySchools and thl~eeIYlissionSchools nowhave been r egul.ar-Lyt.auglrt, It is to be devoutlyhoped that these Sunday Schools are doing good.ll

"Our' Sunday School Convention was held fit Lee's Chapel last Friday andSaturday. It 'tias a complete, and 'to the Paster, a most mortifying failure.Only one church in the district :~epresentec..t. =. 0l1,':. of the seven or eightSundaySchools on the Charge only one Supe,-;.i .endent, present. Ho cause onearth can ever prosper 'tihere such :leglige~:ce is aJ.lcTTeri"~iTehave a goodmembership. But it, seems OlU' people 1i tarally f:til ~,,1 the proper interestand appreciation of this work-moet.inr,PG!' carrt t~crk of the church. ThePastor woul.d kindly suggest that this quar-t.erIr conf'ez-ence take somedecidedsteps for an important and development of the .:3undaySchool cause on t~K~,Charge, lest Godin His anger for our neglect vf a plain duty, let trueand vital religion die out amongus. Ii

Respectfully, Rob.,B. Gilliam

November7~ 185JI-Rev.Rone, PE, Rev. R. B. G::.11iam~PC. For the supportof the ministr;)TTrenton Church paid $h9. 45. The Past.or-reported "Churchproperty at Trenton out of debt.il

First Quarterly Conference for the year 18S:2-TrentonC~r0.:t'chpaid for Lhesupport of the ministry, $14•.54. Bro. Jil~iam reports that for Hission;3the charge is '~aking collec ti'-'ns and organizing the ladies into Mission3.rySocieties. I1ThePastor takes pleasure in stating that the SundaySchoolinterest is quite good. vie have seven Sunday Schoo.Ls , nearly all of themhave continued during the winter. The general state of the church is fairlygood, During the inclement weather of the uinter but little more couf.d bedone than meet appointments which all things considered have been 1"Je11a':-':.ended.II

I"lay7, 1892 Brother R. B. Gilliam r-epcrt.s that the Trenton Church has paidfor the support of the ministry, ~~18.~~2. liThePastor is gratified to boc-LIIeto report our SundaySchools are in good condition. They ar-e g~:(1.j_ngJ.n useful work and in favor id th tl':L3 people. 11

IITrF] Pastor takes pleasure in repc~-':'ingthat the ei.rcui.t is moving on '~ery1-!ell. There is a good religious i::terest amongour people. This is Large.Iyevidenced by the large and appreciative congregatd.cns we al'tiays have unlessthe church and people are providentially hindered from tu::ning out. II

I:Q:'E~ church at Trenton is nowout of d.ebt-c.:::'.,:::1,:'8 are making ar-r-angement-st.ohave it painted. So far tie have r af sed about ~4.5.00 -(,0 do this ',iork.,n

"I'her'e is a small debt agt. the Parsonage. If 9,11things go 1o\1'el1,we hopeunder the providence of Godto lift this debt during the fall. II

-8-August 53 l892-Rev. R. B. Gilliam reports: Trenton Church paid for thesupport of the ministry, ~3.6l. 'rhe General Rules of the church have beenread at each church. The Pastor proposed to order Registers for eachchurch. The general condition of all the Sunday Schools and churches isgood and the work is progressing favorably.October 29, l892-Bro. Gilliam states the Trenton Church paid for the supportof the ministry, $25.31. The Churcb,es and Sunday Schools are moving onfairly well. The services are we1l attended.FebruarY 18, l893-Rev. F. D. Swindell, PE-Rev. R. B. Gilliam, PCThe Stewards for the ensuing year-Trenton Church: W. H. Rhodes and J. W.Wooten. Trenton Church paid for the support of the ministry, $15.00.Under miscellaneous business-Wi H. Rhodes, Steward, resignation was accepted.Dr. R. A. 1;Jhitaker was appointed to fi1l the vacancy.June 3~ l893-W. B. Lee, PC states:ll'I'r'enton Chur-ch paid for the support of the ministry, tp7.78. Attendanceupon public lvorship is good, at some points unusua1ly good. SociallyI have rarely met a better people. We have a membership of 625.Financi !U.l.y the ChargE! :i9 st.rong~ but it is not aware of it. IISept. 23, ,1893-Rev• W. B. Lee states Trenton had paid for the support of theministry $6.~.8. The Charge paid $52.00 for the District Parsonage. liTheschools at Shady Grove and Trenton are in good condition. The general stateof the church throughout the circuit seems to be spiritually aroused. Ii

November 25, l893-Fourth Quarterly Conference met at I'rerrtonChurch. Rev.W. B. Lee, PC-Rev. F. D. Swindell, PEl Trenton Church paid for the supportof the ministry, ~48.91.Statistics to be reported to theHembers: 575Number of churches: 6Value of churches: $3,.000.00Number of Sunday Schools: 6Total amount raised from all sources during year: $780.94.Ii'rhechurch is not developing the means of grace known as giving, to anyconsiderable extent. There are, however, some notable exceptions to thisfact. The church stands greatly in need of a new Parsonage. II

Annual Conference:Members last year: 549Number of Parsonages: 1Value of Parsonage: $700.00

Rev. Lee reports: Trenton Church paid for the support of the ministry,$11.25. $5.00 was raised for the Parsonage fund. Trenton Sunday Schoolwas held all the ldnter and was in very good condition. I am able to saythat the spiritual condition of the charge is not any better now than atthe last conference. There are many pious people in the charge, but manyare pious according to the 'season, and the prevaling influence."June 15, l894-Rev. Lee states: IiTrentonChurch paid for the support of theministry, $6.55. $50.00 was paid for the Parsonage. The Sunday Schoolat Trenton is in a flourishing condition. The roll shows that the TrentonChurch is the best it has been in about four years. Bro. T. C. vfuitakermakes a very efficient superintendent. Ii

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Reported by Rev. Lee at the third ':;'l;..&.:,'·:e:·~;.~-co:.£erence-1B94~ The,sunday Schools and church condi t:i.I..'ilare It e~'J V!::J12.. "The epi -~itU8.1conc'Ltd.on of the charge is not. ver:;:- f~_attering at, this td mc a'LbhoughI de no t knotr that it is any worse bhcn it has been. Ther-e is among tilemembers sin of almost every type from world:i..iness to 1>Irifebeatd.ngsv " Heturned out one member for his sins out if he l.ad to do this over he vJo;ild notdo this again.

1894-Four.-th Quarterly Conference-Hev. Lee states: Trenton raised for thesupport of the ministry $23.34. HI cannot say that there is an....y suchwork on the Jones Charge as pastoral instruction of children. I have ':,ometo believe that I can do more real ~)astoral i;1Tork among the mass of childrenwith five cents worth of candy, than by a:!,-!.t~1eqU8.;;-:'~.()nsr may ask. II

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Febly 25~ 1899-Rev. J. M. Benson-PCStatistics: Local Preachers - 1

Total members for the ye 3.r - 590'I'ot al, members last year .. 590Humber of houses of lvorship - 6Value of hJuses of uorship - ~4,ooo.oONumber of Parsonages - 1Value of Pars('i-:-ge - ~;:;tl:.Y).OOPresiding ELle-c' .Il.ssessec~ - ~j75.oo Paid. z:;70.50Preacher in ch2,r~.:eAssessed - ;J,jOO.OO Paid $470.00Number of Sunday Schoolsnumber of teacher-s - LSNumber of schc; '-.['3 - 319Amount co'Llect cd for SUD.daySchools - $38092

'I'rerrbon raised for the support of the ministFJ - $16.01.

Sept. 2, 1899 - Rev. J. M. Benson re90rting~ Trenton Church bas paid fort.he support of the ministry, $14.35. "I'he spiLi..tual condition of the chur-chwill compare favorably with o'thez- churches. ~Je find a great many of Cl:~

poop'Le IiJho know no'ohi.ng about experimental religion. I t2.~yto irilpr:~:~~~.:):i!):i.m1?ortance of this upon our congr-egatd.on, II R;v. Benson also sta.te? ~ :Wehave a good school in Trenton under Prof. .([. H. ~:_10desand most chf.Lclrenin the county who attend a high school abt.end this school. II

IT:::vember11, 1899-Rev. Benson-Pr-eac.rs;- in c.iarge r 'rrenton paid for ·::·l18t:':'Jpcrt of the minj_stry-$32. 25. E2.ectcd ::::,r the er.sui.ng year lo~cthe;T:::,:mt.~m Church stewards: 11/. H. Rhodes, A. C. Burt, J .~I. Hooten.~)uperintendent of Sunday School: T. C. H~1it.s.:.rer

Feb 's 17 s 1900-Rev. J. 1'1. Benson-Preacher in charge.Statistic s for t.he year ~ the same as last year ,nth a fe"r exceptions ~l'[oney expended for churches and par sonagea-tsl.O, 00Paine Institute - $2.00C:c-phan?ge - ~i)l3.00!.:Jtal amount raised from all sources ~ $~"_':;.18Trenton paid for the support of the minietry - $20.50

-10-Question: lihat is being done for 20 Century Thank Offering?Answer: Plans being laid and literature secured.May 5, 1900-Rev. J. M; Benson-Preacher in Charge. Trenton Church hadraised for the support of the ministry-$17.87. The total for the chargefor the quarter was $70.49.Children's Day was observed in some of the churches."There are no students attending our church schools. 'Thereason for thisis perhaps because we have a very fine school in Trenton under thesupervision of Prof .tri. H. Rhodes, a Layman of our church, who is doingfine work in the education of our boys and girls and preparing them forcollege."Nov. 10, 1900-Rev. J. H. Benson Reporting: The statistics reported to theAnnua), Conference are about the same with one exception. l.venote that thetot.al. amount, raised from all sources was $1,085.18. Trenton Church forthe SlJprcrt of the ministry, $18.07. Total: $166.23.Stewcv'ds elected for the ensuing year for the Trenton Church:J. v!. h'c1c"t;enJA. C. Burt , W. H. RhodesSunday S;.;hoolSuperintendent: T••C. HhitakerJuly 20) l?Ol-Rev. D. C. Geddie reports:Trenton Church has raised for the support of the ministry $23.59. liTheSunday School at Trenton is still l..[ellattended. 11

Report on Education: 'IWehave advised our people to educate 'their children.lve have an excellent school in Trenton. II

October 12, 1901-Rev. D. C. Gaddie reports: For the quarter TrentonChurch raised for the support of the ministry-$27.15. Total for thecharge 4>120.77.Trenton stewards for the ensuing year: A. C. Burt, W. H. Rhodes, J. W.Wooten, Su-perintendent of Sunday School: T. C. ~lliit~{erConfirmed as officers of the Epworth League:

F. M. Ellerbee - Presidentvf. H. Rhodes - First Vice-Pres.11rs.I. Hindley - Second Vice-Pres.Miss Birdie Koonce - Third Vice-Pres.Hiss Estelle Murray - Sec."& Treas. Trenton League

The condition and value of churches about the same as last year

A. C. Burt was elected to serve on the Parsonage Committee.December 28th. 1901-Rev. D. C. Geddie, Preacher in Charge reports:The membership, Baptisms and Church property are about the same asreported last year. The financial report to the Annual Conference asAssessed was paid in full in every instance.

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April 5, 1902-Rev. Geddieci' the ministry, $23.76.District Conference from

reports: 'rnm·':ol:' ChUl~C:lpaid for the suppc=t'rotal for tLe -:;',:,.rga $'(8.81. Delegates t.o i:-hethe Trenton Church ~

J. W. Footen A. C. Bur-t,, a'Lterna te

Ilvvehave one Epworth League doing sL'prisingly :rc1L 11 (at Trenton)

July 12, 1902-11ev. Geddie sta:'es:For- tile support of the ministrtJ Trenton Chu?".<.1paid C3.73.Confirmed as officers of the 4)W());'·;:.h Lea€,ue~

President: A. C. BurtJ.st Vice-Pres. - JYliss Birdie Koonce2nd Vice-Pres. - Hrs~ Indiana vJindley3rd. Vice-·Pres. - hiss Estelle Hurra;'fSec+y , - Hiss J\uia JarmanTreasurer - C. C. Perry

irOrrEpworth League at Trenton is doing good. I'

ITtJesome camee catechize the chf.Ldrc», ~\al{e little talks to them andprivat.el;y- give t.hem advice. II

tlCl~ildren' s Da:;rwas observed at Trentol1. I.

12 and per-liaps others are receiving their education abroad; such as,Cha-pel Hill, Oak Ridge, l'1edical College, Richmond, etc. The fol.lowtngvr- thin the bounds of the Trenton charge hr.ve attended schools abr-oad sE. A. Hammond, Chapel Hill; Frank Hammond, i4edical College, Richmond, Va.;[1acon\';f. Foscue, Oak Ri.dge j John R. Barker, Trinity Co'Ll.ege ; IPT. M.lV'nitaker, Trinity College; Lee Hammond; Kinston Graded School, NissCaroline Koonce, Greensboro Normal.

October 4, 1902-ReV• Gedd~e, pastor. '.f'rent'?n Church raised far thes:J.Dport of the ministry, [j)35. JlJ.. St8teJ'ards for tho 'lrenton Church g

A,. C. Burt, T. A. vJindley, J. tv. ~Joot,enT. A. Windley tras electedRecordi).'.-c~~ Ste1var.:l.J. H. liooten elected District Steli'a:;'~c!.T. C. t'lhitaker elected SuperinterJ.2.8nt of Sunda;y' School

;!'TJheEpw"orth League at Trerr'con i::> popul.az- and use.fu.l., II

!l~~'hef!i.i.ssionarJ Fund is increasing. The chilG.~~en and young people areusing missionary barrels to good advantage. i,

iifrentol1 Cnurch deed has not beer. fou~·~:~i.c.,' not. 11 (Referring to the Report. of thelJe know of no deed f:)1' t.he Par-sonage, i1

'DonIt know trhet.her- it is r-ecoz-ded'I'rust.ees on Church Pr-oper+y , , j

Rev. Do C. Geddie officiated at the ,.iOc~J.i:c.::- of i'liss 7i:.:ginia vJindley. Shemarried Rev. L. L. Johnson, Sept. 10, J902. This tv-as tX18first ~~·eddi:r:1g.in t.he Trenton Church.

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March 21, 1924:S. Barker and J. S. Hargett were elected el.eltigates to the DistrictConference.The super-annuat-e Fund has been paid in full.The ~;Joma.."llS Society seems to be in a prosperous condition.

Sept. 27; 1924-Rev. K. F. Duval reporting:Trustees for the Church property: T. C. lJhitalcer, L. A. Haywood, S. BarkerThe elected Steuards for the year-s F. Brock, J. S. Hargett, Mrs. Pennie

Fcscue , vi .~J. Barker s l\lrs. lVIabelDixonSuperintendent for the Trenton Sunday School - T. C. WhitakerChurch Lay Leader - J. S. Hargett

IIAfter bhr-ee years of continuous service as .LJastor of' your charge it lvillbe encouraging and illuminating to mention a fe,'; ,outstanding things teehave been able to accomplish.

The church at 1'renton has been rebuilt and tviQ Sunday School rooms addedat a cost of over ~p2,000.OO. The church is Yl\J~'J double its former seatd.ngcapacity.

The fi~cst receipt written at bhe treasurer I s office' for the NewBernDistrict for the Superannuate Endowment,Fund was made to the Jones G-i"l:"c~lit.11(: member-s added to the church on prof'eae.ion of faith, irt the last '.:;~:.:r8eyears-40 in 1922, 44 in 1923, 26 in 1924.A more loyal and sacrifiCing people I have never met, anywhere. Theirendeavor is to bring up a clean sheet each year and they do it. 11

Trustees Report: 1 Parsonage-expende':' 0Y~ it ~~40.006 churches-expended on them :.:'52,500.00Value listed for 'l'rentol1 Churc:-:-$4,400.00

Education Report: Furnev Brock" Jr.. is attending State College; CecilHarge'tt and vv. H. Ham.acnd,Jr. are attending Trini,tyCollege; Susie Hargett and Louise Dixon are at.t.eno:,ngN. C. C. for \-Jomen;FraJ.1GeS Dixon is attending Grser:ftJoroCollege. Respectfully submitted, K. F. DU'/3.1P ,C.

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J'=m. 7, 1925-H. L. Davis reports:.l'-)mberslast year: 641 Ilember-s ·:'~1isyer..:..", 62.::-V,?lue of parsonage - $3,500.001 JVlissionary Society - Numberof :nembers - 18Grand total of disbursements for t~,-eyear: :$7,2~~1.00'I'renton Church paid for the suppcrt of the rni::.istry - $80.00Ii~i.'hereis a ~Joman's Society at Trenton. It SO'3msto be ooa.ng good 1-"ork.':":l.eservices are well attended and there Se81:1S to be an interest j,n i'"Klster I S work, II

JYiay 2, J.925--11.L. DeTlisreports~For the support of the church 'I'r-ent-onChurch paid $209,50.Repairing the Parsonage - $21.44

-14-J. K. Dixon was elected delegate to the District Conference.One Epworth League. It has been organized at Trenton since the lastQuarterly Conference. Much interest is being manifested, and most of themore than fifty members seem anxious to be active, taking part in thedevotional services and other work. Lillian P. -Hammond is the President.A training class has been organized. The text used: THE a1A1L SCHOOL.Vle are making plans to ente;r-tainthe District Conference at TrentonHay 25-27.The third Quarterly Conference-l925: H. L. Davis reporting:Only one League on the charge. It is at Trenton. The President attendedthe Conference at Louisburg. New Members are being added each month tothe J(ieagueand interest is growing.Sunday School Day has been observed.November 30, 1925-Rev. H. L. Davis states:Trustees of the Trenton Church: F. Brock, S. Barker, T. C. lrJhitakerStewards for the year: Mrs. Pennie Foscue, l~s •.Mabel Dixon, F. Brock,

J. K. Dixon, I'T. ~l. Barker, J. S. HargettSunday School Superintendent: T. C. ~-JhitakerElected District Steward: F. BrockElected Charge Lay Leader: J. S. HargettTrenton Church raised for the support of the ministry-$30l.32.The League at Trenton is still active but there is room for improvement.The Woman's Missionary Society is carrying on its work. Mrs. D. J.Dixon, Treasurer of the Society, reports for the society:15 members on rollThey paid $80.00 on the piano.They paid $24.25 to the Parsonage.First Quarterly Conference - 1926-Rev. J. C. tihedbee-Preacher in ChargeMembers reported last year: 683Present membership: 678Trenton Church raised for the support of the ministry - $63.00Epworth Leagues: One at Trenton - One at Oak GroveSecond Quarterly Conference: Rev. J. C. Whedbee reports:Appointed to examine Church Records anu Registers: F. Brock and J. S.

HargettTrenton paid for the support of the ministry - $130.75.Miscellaneous business: Resolution ordered Rev. C. T. Rogers to send

J. C. vfuedbee money left from sale of ComfortChurch, same to be used in repairing parsonage.

Elected delegates to the District Conference: l~y Fulcher & J. K. DixonSix Sunday Schools, two Epworth Leagues, one Woman's ~lissionary Society.liThespiritual state of the church seems to be improving, however, it isnot what ue hope to see it. II

3rd Quarterly Conference-J. C. t~edbee states:For the support of the ministry-Trenton Church paid $201.15.The spiritual state seems to be about like the average.One Missionary Society at 1renton.One EPworth League at Trenton. Six Sunday Schools.

-15-October 26, 1926-J. C. ~f.aedbee-P:'6B.cherLl charge;Trustees of church pr-oper-ty s Trer...·:,onChuz-ch; F. Brock. T. S. WhitC',b3::",

L, .1. Haywood, S. Barker-St.el.;,'arcisfor the year: F. Brock, J. K. D:.xon, I'll's. Me.belDi.xon, Virs.

Pennie Foscue , vf .~J. BarkerSunday'School Super-Lnt.endent e Trenton - T. C. dhitakerCharge Lay Leader~ F. BrockFor the S1JPlJOrtof the rnir.istry: $358.25Trustees B.eport: Value of Trenton Church - $2~500.o0

Value of Par-sonage - $2,500.,00Titles Recorded: 'I'r-errton-Bcok 30-·Page470

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January 23, 1927-Rev. E. L. Stack-Preacher Ln Charge:The amo~~t for the support of "Ghepreacher in charge for the current year~$2)000.00•Trenton Church raised for the supportOther business: Resolution to insureR. D. Dixon elected Superintendent, ofOne EpvlOrthLeague doing fine work,One Nissionary Society-Trenton-doing splendid work.The churches have placed a living room suit, in the parsonage and have addedother necessary thing8.

f .f.' ., + . (:', £2 2r-o line nu.ms ..ory <;;.1.0 • .) 0

Par-sonage and Church at Trenton.Sunday School at Trenton 1'1. E. Chur-ch

Jlpril 30, 1927-Rev. E. L. Stack re:tJcr'ung:F. Brock on the Superannuate Endotrmerrt Committee for the charge.All Sunday School teachers are appointed to [;;i.;::·:;;j.s·cJ the pastor in the

circulation of Christian literature.IN. iJi!. Barker viaS appointed to exs.:.,::.:.-:.ethe Church Records and RegistersJ. S. Hareett was confirmed as Director on the Golden Cross Society.Trenton Church raised for the support of the m.:"l:j.stry$143.00.A motion lias made and carried to have a charge wide Sunday School rally

at the next quarterly conference.The ivomanIS Hissionary Society at Trenton is c~oingfine wor-k,Ti;e EpiV'orthLeague is doing good work and the Sunday Schools er-e shOTdYJf?;

progress.

November2~ 1927-Rev , E. L. Stack-Preacher in CcargeTrustees for church property: T. C. IV:"'i ta:.~er~ L.A. Haywood,S. BarkerStovJards for the ensuing year-s J. ;:, J:e.rge:.t, F. Br-ock, lv. vI. Baz-ker ,

J. K. .L"'.xor:c,AI'S. Penr.i,e Fcscue , HY's. [v,:abelDixon

C"J.r,erintendent of the Trenton Sunday SchocI.s R. D. Dixc'll1Charge 1a.y Leader: J. S. HargettChurch Lay Leader: F. BrockTrenton paid for the support of the ministl';V - ~~55Q.OOC'lairman of the Stewardship Comnittee: t,Ire, Pennie Fescue~:;leSur.day Schools a:c-e doing good. The 2pHorth Leagues have dr-opped,The l1issionary Society' is doing fine wor-k,

-16-January 22, 1928-Rev. T. TII. Lee Reporting~Nembers last year - 660Value of church buildings - $15,000.00Number of :t-iissionarySocieties - 1Number of members - 21Amount of money raised - $220.00Preacher on charge paid - $2,000.00Trenton paid for the support of the ministry - $1,300.00IiAllthe church work is progressing nicely. 1/

Hay 5~ 1928-Rev. T. W. Lee states:J. S. Hargett was appointed to examine the Church Registers and RecordsTrenton paid for the support of the ministry, $76.401 Junior League; 2 Missionary Societies; 6 Sunday Schools, all doing wellOctober 20, 1928-Rev. T. lV.Lee in charge}1rs. Pennie Foscue elected Chairman of the Christian Stewardship CommitteeTrustees of Church property~ T. C. tVhitaker, S. Barker, L. A. HaywoodStewards .for the year: F. Brock, J. K. Dixon, vl.W. Barker, Ylrs.Mabel Dixon

JvIrs.Pennie Foscue, J. S. HargettRecording Steward - Nrs. Pennie Fescue _District steward - J. S. HargettSunday School Superintendent - J. D. MessickCharge Lay Leader - J. S. HargettChurch Lay Leader - F. BrockFor the support of the ministry-$2l3.00. fQl church work doing well.Trustees Report: 1 Parsonage - Value: $2,000.00

6 Churches - Value $14,500.00All deeds contain the trust clause

November 23, 1928-Rev. T .W. Lee, Preacher in chargeTrenton raised for the support of the ministry $1,261.00.Junior 1pworth League at Tren,ton6 Sunday Schools1 Nissionary Soc.All departments are doing good work.March 9, 1929-Rev. T. W. Lee-Preacher in chargeA Hissionary Committee was appointed in TrentonJ. S. Hargett appointed to examine the Church Records and RegistersFor the support of the ministry Trenton raised $41.00$61.98 was paid to repair and help the parsonage.Delegate to the District Conference: S. BarkerSunday School Institute, lvednesday, April 24th. 1929 to be held inTrenton.Hissionary Program 5th Sunday night in lVIarchin TrentonJ. S. Hargett, 1;J. Fl. Barker, F. Brock be and are hereby elected committee

to sell church lot Comfort, N. C. Funds to be turned over or usedin repairing Cypress Creek M. E. Church and are authorized to deed astrustees.

The leJomanIs Society is doing well in its lilTOrkand it is planning to puton a Pie Contest to raise funds for the Parsonage. The 5th Sunday nightin rvIarchthe Missionary Society plans to put on a pageant, "The Vision. II

Program vdll be free to the public.

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Hey 19, 1929-Rev. T. 'vI. Lee-Preacher in chargesJ. S. ~iargett appointed to exami.ne the boo.,s of -L,~lechange trean1..-:'E'r 0:

the Superannuate FundTrenton raised for the suppor-t of the mi.:"'istry ~)318.20.Bro. J. K. Dixon vms nomf.nat.ed and elected Supt. of Sunday School fo:£'Trenton.All departments are doing fine.

Sept. 20, 1925'-Rev. T. v: Lee r-epcr-t.s sRecording St'e~-Jard~ }lIrs. Pennie FoscueCharge Lay 1eader~ F. BrockChurch Lay Leader: VI. W. BarkerRa:Lsed for the ministry - $98.006 Sunday Schools; 1 Missionary Society.? 2 Young People 1 s Societies

all doing fair wor-k,Proceeds from the play netted $176.00. 'rhe money 11"a3tu:::'ned over t.o

the Parsonage for its i~)rovementThe :r1iss2_onary Society organized a Bright Je\iC:':'s Band and a Young Peop.Le ' s

I'1Jssionary Society.

December- l~~, 1929-Rev. T. tI. Lee-Preacher in chargeSte1.vards: J. S. Hargett, F. Brock, J. K. Dixon, ;·v. f;f. Barker, lvIrs. IVI.'Jbel

Dixon (Recording Ste1rJ'ard) and hrs" Pennie FescueCh..riEd:.ianStewardship and Nissiona:7 c.o:nro:::t-;,ee~ l''S'~i, Pennie !.i'OSC"l'.8,

l'lrs. Habel Dixon, Mrs. Beri.ha Barker- 5 HI'S, Jane PageTr1~stees: '1'. C. vfuitaker, L. A. Haywcod, 3. BarkerPar-sonage Committee; F. Brock, ~v.H. BE.~>::or7J. S•. H:irg2tt'rr-entori raised for the support of the ministry $1,313.00lul departments are doing well.

March 16, 1930-Rev. T. W. Lee reports:J. K. Dixon appointed to examine Church Records and RegistersT::'enton raised for the support of t:J8 ministry 4>29.25.Di3trict Conference Delegate: S. B!3.rker}-"U'sonage Insurance reduced from ~pl,800.00 to $1,500.00/.~(J.departments are doing well.

June I, 1930-Rev. T.vIT. Lee preacher in charge"Our' work is going fairly well. Our congregatd.ons have(\1':':' people do not attend upon the Ss,G:r.emeL~·87S-:;";,' well.?JS tting the insurance on par-sonage :'0ducE'-'::_ -::0 $1500.00.>; $24.78.~~nechurch register has been gone over and l-Je:,riecl to

been faj.r cut~ie slK.cged:,,(~ :::nPremium of Vi ,>:-.11

October 12, 1930-Rev. T. 1:J. Lee-preacher in chargeChairman of the Christian Stewardship Comrritt~'e: 11rs. Fannie 1;Ji1s011.f~eHards; J. S. Hargett, F. Brock} '~J. \1. :Sc.rJ:::3r, lVIrs. l'vIabel Di.xon, }l-r:::.

Penrri,e Fescue,Church Lay Leader ~\rf. lrJ. Barker-~;lmd2y SC~lOol .:)uperintenden-i;,: J. IC. DixonCharge Lay Leader: F. BrockFor the support of the ministry Trenton rai3Bd ~194.24fJ11vror-k is getting along fairly 1vS~_:,

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December 28, 193Q-Rev. T. ~V. Lee rep,orts:Stewards: J. S. Hargett, F. Brock, ,11. \if. Barker, lV.lI'S.IvIabe1Dixon,

~~s. Pennie FoscueMissionary Committee Chairman: 11rs. Ida HerritageTrustees: L. A. Haywood, S. Barker, F. Brock, T. C. '~-JhitakerPar sonage s Tv. i:f. Barker, F. Brock, J. S. HargettPaid for the support of the ministry-$25.00All Sunday Schools "dod.ng right good work for the 'lrn.nter season. 1/

1 Missionary Society at Trenton

July 11, 1931-Rev. T. ~oJ. Lee preacher in chargeFor the support of the ministry Trenton raised $56.00Under miscellaneous business IV.lI's.Pennie Foscue was elected trustee

for the Trenton Church,All the nork is getting along very tve11.

October 4, 1931-Rev. T. 1rJ. Lee preacher in charge:Sunday School Superintendent: J. K. DixonElected Recording Steward: Nelson S. BarkerCharge Lay Leader: J. S. HargettChurch Lay Leader: F. BrockFor the support of the ministry - $112.56

July 3, 1932-Rev. J. D. Young reports:Tt-JOrenewal.s and 7 subscriptions to the Advocate have been sold.For the support of the minJ.stry-$68.00All lvork is getting on real 'lrJe11.

Sept. 24, 1932-Rev. J. D. Youngpreacher in charge:Elected Recording Stelvard: Nelson S. BarkerDistrict Stew'ard: F. BrockSunday School Superintendent: J. K. DixonCharge Lay Leader: J. S. HHrgettFor the support of the ministry-$43.50Chairman of Christian Stet1TardshipCommittee: Mrs. Ida HerritageTrustees of Church property: T. C. Hhitaker, F. Brock, S. BarkerTrustees of the Parsonage: ~'J. Y!. Barker, J. S. Hargett, F. BrockMissionary Committee Chairman: Mrs. B. t1T. PageSunday School Superintendent: J. K. DixonCharge Lay Leader: J. S. HargettChurch Lay Leader: F. BrockGolden Cross Director: Belson BarkerStewards: A. C. Holland, F. Brock, IvIrs. Habel Dixon, J. S. Hargett,

J. K. Dixon, Mrs• .M.tv. Foscue , N. S. Barker

December 25, 1932-Rev. J. D. Young reports:"There t'las a small attendance due to special Christmas service being heldat each church. II N. S. Barker, Secretary

Harch 5, 1933-Rev. J. D. Young reports:For the support of the ministry $71.60The Sunday Schools are doing a fine work in spite of the bad weather,

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:<'im:ncial report of the Charge:r,-:nountpaid to the Presiding EJ.der~ $10.00C ·C:::G pastor: ~112e C()t.o tl:>.e orphanage ~ $22.76Nelson S. Barker Eecor-dang Stm'Ja:;:,d,and Secretary

December 31, 1933-Rev. J. D. Young reporting: .'1:'i.18 Board of Steuards elected to raise the Preacher's saJ,ttl"y-$300"00The Ste(rn~rdsvIere e.Lec t.ed to help the pastor Q:],stribute Christian

literatUl·eFor the support of the mir.d.stry $10.00 for the Trenton Chu:rch

Rev, J 0 D. Young preacher in charge s H.ev. T. H. G:rant P::'esiding Elderfor the year 1934. No report.

tTa.."lUary20, 1935-Rev. J. D. Young sb:lie3:For the support of the ministry Trenton Chur-ch rai.sed. ~~.3:5.00Dolegate to the District Conferences F'. Er ock,cecl~2tary: N. So Barker

i:10 RECORD FOR 'THE REMAINDER OF THl!: YEfill •

•January 19, 1936-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg reporting:736 member-s Las t yearva:l."'J.o of bui Ldi.nga, equtpmerrt and land-~~18jOCO.OO'\7aJ.ue of Parsonage-;p2,00C.OOTrenton Apportioned for the Church for the ;year-$9l4.00~'rer:.ton Church pad d for the support of Lhe minister-$80000St.n6ay School Sup8Tintendent·,vJm. \'1[1i",akerI1Thespirit of the people seems to be high. II

Harch 22, 1936-Rev. F. B. Brandenbr.r-; reportL'6 ~11. L. Edt-lards appointed to exami.ne Chuxch Records and Registers~IIOfinance the work of the church: tho pastor asked the Stauc-:cds tocc.1.~'_ectSalaries and Benovolences bUGseparat.e the Pastor! s salary i'rol'l1.~...,. :'.. '.. ~.~' '(3 Su:aday School and the committee raised the Orphanage and the

district feesPOl' the 0upport of the ministry-~35.00Dslegat8 to the District Conf'er-ence i Rv.u. Edvrards

.••-:",i.y 5J :~.936-Re'l. F. B. Br-andenbur-g, pr-eacher- Ln charge~~:-r:AD··~70Ci!.TE .A~!D TI-IE UPPER ROOM are be:L:~ig di:?'Gl"ibuteclFi;::'~+he support of the ministry - $7~!,.'0

November 1, 1936-Rev• F. B. Brandenburg reports:~:vGvmrcl[~for the year: Nrs. vJ. IvI. FOSCU8s i'ii8s Zelle Po.l.Lock , R. L. }>.1:.ra.:cd,g,

J. K. Dtxon, A. C. Iiollo.::ld, N•. 5 Barke;-Recoz-dxngSte"rard: R. 1. Edwar-dsf-:st:'ict 8t·e't~·ard~F. Brocki'l:Lssione,ry Committee of the Congregation: 1-1rs. lJade i'1alJ..2.rJGolden Cross Dil~ector: Tiny E. Hammond

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All departments doing well. II

Parsonage - $3,000.00January 17, 1937-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg reporting:Members reported last year: 749Value of land, equipment, buildings-$18,000.00Value of Parsonage-$2,000.OOMethodist Families: 244 for the chargeApportionment for the Trenton Church-$813.00Paid for the support of the ministry-Trenton Church-$68.00Delegate to the District Conference-F. BrockliThespiritual life of the church is good. Church attendance very good.The preacher on his return for the second year has been received verywarmly. II

October 31, 1937-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg preacher in chargeTrustees of church property: tv. M. 1rJhitaker,F. Brock, S. Barker, ~f. IV.

Barker, Sr.Stewards: R. L. Edwards, J. K. Dixon, A. C. Holland, Sylvanus Barker,

Mrs. M. v, Foscue, Hiss Zelle PollockRecording Steward: R. L. EdwardsDistrict Steward: F. BrockMissionary Committee of the Congregation: Mrs. L'lTadeMallardGolden Cross Director: Tiny E. HammondFor support of the ministry: $238.25Sunday School Superintendent: ~V.11. v>JhitakerliThegeneral spirit of the church seems to be improved. We have had four

meetings of all the stetvurds.vJe served supper. The suppers 1-Jareenjoyed by all. II

January 23, 1938-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg preacher in chargeMembers reported last year: 636Total present membership: 607Value of property: $18,000.00Value of Parsonage: $3,000.00Methodist families: 184Apportioned for the preacher's salary: $763.00Paid for the support of the ministry for the quarter: $78.00Delegates to the District Conference: R. L. Edwards, F. Brock, Rogers

Pollock"I'he work of the Charge seems to begin Hith a good start. II

Harch 13, 1938-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg, preacher in chargeFor the support of the ministry-$102.00"I'hespiritual life of the church is very good. All departments are work-ing well. u

The iYIissionarySociety entertained March 11th the ladies in theMissionary Zone.

July 10, 1938-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg preacher in chargeFor the support of the ministry-$83.00Sunday School Superd.rrtendenb-H, M. t-JhitakerThe spiritual life of the church is good. The attendance is as usual.

-21-October' 31, 1938-Rev. F. B. Bl'3.1J..l8IlCGrg preacher in chargeTX'ustees for Church Property ~ d. lvl.) lJhi bake;- 9 r. Brock, S. Barker

~;J.~T, Barker '{t,

stew-a:rds~ R. L. Edtraz-ds , A" C. :;:-L~.:umd, S. l~Cu'::er, ~J.~:J. Barke;, S:c-~ .9!'Irs. Pennie 70scue, Iq_ss Zelle Fo.l Lock

Record5.ng Stel'1a!'d~ Eo IJ. Edwarc:.sDistrict Steward: F. BrockElect.ed for Missiona:i.~yCommittee of the Congregation: Tiny E. HammondGolden Cross .Jirector: Miss Catherine DixonFor the support 0f the ministry: $168.00Sunday S~hool Superintendent: ·vJ. 11. Hhit-aker"The ,spir-:i..tual life of the church for t.he yeCJ.'1.~is very good. II

Feb. 5, 1939-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg preacher in chargeMembers reported last year 607Total membership: 586V0.1'"J.eof buf.Ldd.ngs equi j.ment, and land: $19, 000.00Value of Parsonage: $3,000.00I'1ethodist families: 176Apporlzioned for the Trenton Church: $813,00Retirement Fund for the Charge-l% of the preacher's salaryFor the support of the ministry-$61.00Dp,legates to the District Conference: F. Brock, R. L. Edwards"f'he year's Tiwrkhas started off ve:.-y encour-agdng, The prflach~r ;n:iQ

family 'Vieregraciously pounded before Christmas of Khich lJe '[c!eremost grateful. f1

April 21, 1939:Rev. F. B. Brandenburg repo!'ting:P.;>idforo the support of the mi~isi:,ry-$102.00"The 'V1Orkis moving forwar-d and snowing irnprovemsnt in interest. FLans

are made for vacation schools, J:;,hefirE"':·to be held in Trenton ~.::l

May. The IV'.dssionarySociety at Trent ::"1. is doing very 1-1ell~II

.July 2, 1939-Rev. F. B. Brandenbur-g r-epor-td.ng s1 vacatri.on school held in Trent.on-,c:verage at.tendance 69i::--:")x' suppert of 'c,heministry - $17.001)81ega'iieto the Di.at.r-Lc t Conference: R. L. Edwards, Alternate: F'. J~.~Cf:lf.Elec'(,cd Sunday SchooL Superintendent: 11. l'1un"ay 1.fuitakerliThe general state of the church is very goodell

OctOb€T5, 1939-Rev. F. B. Brandenburg reports:i':msteos of church property: F. ~vI.VJhitc::~e!',F•. Brock, S~ Barker, ~:T~ ~:'.'..

Barker, Sr.;Ja1ue of churches: $19,000.00'TaIue of Parsonage: $3,000.00Elected Stel1Tardsfor the year: R. L. ECiHards,A. C. Hulland, W. H.

Barker- s ':>:'., S. Barker , Hrs. Pennie ;-.'nscue,Miss Zel:!.e Pollock

Rccorda.ng Steivard: H. L. Edrsar-dsT.l:L2tri.~tSknvard: F. Brock~ti.ssiC'::1aryCommittee of the Congregation: J. K. D:.tJ'.:.:m, Al,nie Laur-a

Brandenburg

-22-Golden Cross Director: Tiny E. HammondPaid for the support of the ministry: $55.00In 1939 all branches of the church joined and became the Methodist ChurchFebruary 4, 1940-Rev. tv. G. LO~-1ereporting:Members reported last year: 586Total present membership: 589Trenton trae apportioned $795.00 for the year by the StewardsTo assist the Pastor in the circulation of Christian literature: Tiny E.

HammondR. L. EdwardsElected to examine the Church Records and Registers:

For the support of the ministry $115.00Building, repairing or furnishing the P~sonage - $275.00Council of ~lissions and Church Extension: Catherine Dixon, Annie Laura

Brandenburg, Mrs. Ebb Barker, IV.I!'s.Mabel Dixon, Mr. Murray \'l}hitakerA. C. Holland, R. L. Edwards, Tiny E. Hammond

"vJeare delighted ~rith our field of labor. The charge is composed of afine type of folk. An improved parsonage, a most bountiful supper,a big pounding of good eats, and a large amount of men, women andchildren and young people from the whole charge greeted ~s upon ourarrival. The church seems to be well organized and in very good shape. 11

The l"lETHODISTADVAi~CE trill be kept before the church during the year.April 21, 1940-Rev. ;'1. G. Lowe reporting:Appointed to examine Church Records and Registers: R. L. Edwar-dsRej_Ged for the SlJPP01'tof tho min:i.stry- ~52.20Held a charge wi.de get together at Cypress Greek to make defi-ni.te

pLans for act:tvity for the year. A bountiful meal was served.Vacation Bible Schools lrill be held during June and July.July 14, 19L~0-Rev. v, G. Lowe reporting:III:Jehave tried to get the AINOG.tt.L'.Eand THE UPPER ROOM in each home. IIFor the support of the minin'(;.ry$67.00Recording SteW'<l.rd:R. L. Edwar-dsSecretary: Vance SpenceIIAttenda.."1ceupon the activities of the church is good. The church school

is lvell organized as our physical equ:Lpment tvill permit. AVacation Church School !varJ held in Trenton. The l'11omanIs Missionaryis well organized in Trenton. There is a fine spirit of loyaltythroughout the charge. 11

4th Quarterly Conference-1940-Rev. w. G. Lowe reports:Appointed to examine the Church Records and Registers: R. L. EdwardsTrustees not given:Recording Steward~ R. L. EdwardsDistrict Steward: F. Brock Alternate: R. L. EdwardsElected Missionary Committee of the'Congregation: 111's.Pennie FoscueGolden Cross Direc tor : Catherine DixonRaised for the support of the ministry: $213.78

'''[he Stewards of the church hale. ::':1Gir re:~:~s.x f"ellovlsh:tp meet:' ng a.~Fuy18 Thursday night, Get-obe•." ~~.'(L A l-lell p:;:s-p·x.:'ed m·3:,;.~. lJ.J.<'I e[l..~i·;)~T;=·2

b~" c...l:1. the members. Slides flh0~v'~'i:'.g f~ural >li..2S.iO~;:;: .l\..:tO~],rh4. 'G11e v',:C'::Lr:

wo':'e ::mj oyed, Ii

Eva:ngeJ.istic s8Z'vice8 have been h'JJ.d in 8.13. tlw chnr chcn. A Cd::::')EihD::.'~;Training Cou"'se till? been held in fiv0 churcbe s,

The tVi)man'S Nissio::lary Socie-c,y <k";j Trenton has had O...re ir:i.~'.s;i.onary f;h'dj?and t-Jill begin another this week> one Society of Ch::.~ist.ian,service has been orga::1izeJ. e.t I'rerrton ':vith 31. C~[:i.1'ter Hembd:::?n

'IHE hDHANtlS SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE

The year beginnxng in Septemcer··:';LO'

Officers for 1940-41:

P!.'3s1dent - 1"1rs. S. H. HaywoodVice PresidslUt - Mrs. J. R. Bur-t2nd VicEl President - Hrs. R. D. DixonRecording Secretary: Hrs. E. B. 3a.rk8rCorz-espondfng Secr-et.ary - i'i!'s. h. E. Ii:.Il.3S'l'reasurer - l'1rs. ~Vr So Hi.Ll,Supt. Missions and Educatd.ont !-Ira. A. C. HollandSr•.0~. Socd.a'L RelP..t:l.oru--:and Local. church ac·:'lvities •. Nrs. tJ. Ie Dj.;~"nSecJ:'etary of Sup}Jlies - Hrso xL De i)~:;wnSE:'Cl~etary of St.uden"1iv-Jork - lVl:r,'.;. LuLa PollockSeCl'etary of Id.t.er-at.ure and Publications - Hrso ~1jilbur Smit.h

C::-r..ARTERiVlE1\lBERSOF THE SOCIETY cr CHRIS'J:'I:':I S.s.'\\J~~CE:

}f::-s. E~ B. Barker, Miss Annie Laur-Ie Bnanderbur g, HI'S. Fr-ank Breck, fIr:':!,J. R. Burt, 1'1rs. Hajor Dawson, 1'1X's.J. K. r:~.xon,Nis6 Frances Dixon,l"1rsu R. D. Dixon, 1"li86 Catherine D:i.Y.on,Iv1rsr P8a:l.'1 Hammond, I"ir~. S. j].

Haywood, ~Mrs. J. S. Har-gebb , Hrs. La.sl.;;iter Hender-son, Mr3. D" H. }>~.-':'.;::~""?,My-s. 1'1. E. Hines, Mrs. ~'J. S. a.n, £firs. A. C~ Holland, j\~:'s.P. F. r. ~,lT::i~'.1111'S. 1\. B. Johnson, Mrs. Paul Koonce , l\.1:?:~i.-John Larkxn , IVh1,~:. vtJ" Go :: .• -HI'S, TilT, ~V. iVIallar-d, Mrs. Cl;yde lJfeadoT1Ts~Hrs. ~lalter Hoore~ 111'.']">:; i... .:. <'~,Hiss Zelle Pollock, l'1I's. Lula Pollock, IVfrs. A1£'r01 Tteynolds, Ivlrl:l.hT

:1.:i.()1j'Y·

Smi th, Miss Bessie ~V;'1itaker

Lst , J.unrterly Conference for t.hJ Y'3ar-1S1~0-41 - RGv, iT. G, !.:0'1;-e:"'-:-":;u."'-:.'<:Een:')ers of the church last year - ('43Total members r..OW' - 603TataJ. paid for the year - $2330.00Every menber canvas loJill he held in each churchThe envelope system will be ui;'JedOne char-ge wide Stew'ards meetdng has been heldThe lfJo~nanI s Society of' Christian Service meets month1y ui th a li~)j.J_ j,:,1'l;}l!/X~

program. A i'ine spirit, of oneness prevails tJ-".;".::l~gh t!lE' c::').~:;'f:- ..

Second Quarterly Conference - J.940-41-Pev. ,-I. G•• Lowc, :r'c~po:>:';::"::lg~Attendarlce has increased upon the aGtivities of the chur-chThe v.rhole charge Js using the enve Lope system

-24-A charge get together of the stewards lias held at Maple Grove.Bro. Cooke from the Duke Divinity School will be vlith us again this year.He was with us last summer also.The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Trenton meets once a month

i'litha well planned program ••"We are conducting a mission study for the whole church at Trenton,

l1ETHODISM'S 1;JORLD}fISSIONS by Dr. Van DusanRECORDS FOR 1942-43 LOSTJones Circuit became the Trenton Charge in 1948. Rev. W. E. Howard, PastorRECORDS FROM 1943 to 1953 LOST.1953 Rev. J. J. Grimes first pastor of the 3-Point charge: Trenton,

Oak Grove, Maple GroveQUARTERLY CONFERENCE RECORDS TO THE TRENTON METHODIST CHARGE CONFERENCE

YEAR 1954-1955February 13, 1955-Rev. J. J. Grimes reporting:Delegates to the District Conference: W. M. Whitaker, V. L. PollockLay Speakers: J. C. West, Jr., & Robert J. ChinnisRecording steward: J. C. ~'lest,Jr.Lay member elected by the Charge for the Annual Conference: J. C. West,Jr.Motion made by Oak Grove seconded by Trenton that Parsonage be insuredfor $7,500.00. The motion was carried with no opposition.Report of the Pastor-Rev. Letvis A. Dillman for the period beginningJuly 1, 1956 and ending Sept. 23, 1956.Gross total member-shap - 283IIThishas started off to be a good year. My preaching schedule is as

follows:Trenton - 2nd - 4th SundaysO~{ Grove - 1st Morn. - 3rd. EveningMaple Grove - 3rd Morn. - 1st EveningTtiO organized "ltI. S. C. S. meeting monthlyTwo organized M. Y. F. weekly - Activefl1tle follow the traditional pattern of paying the minister first and thenmaking special drives to raise the balance. We, of course, raise thebudget but it is sort of nerve wracking." "It is hoped that soon we willmake quarterly payments and that half the budget will be raised byDistrict Conference. IITrenton Church has been painted on the outside.The pastor gave a six hour service to Jones Central High School in the

tea~hing of the Bible-no remuneration.Report of the Pastor-Rev. Lewis A. Dillman for the period beginningSeptember 1956 and ending April 1957:I'Thisis another fine year in the ministry of the l\olethodistChurch and oneof the finest in my ministerial career. The people have been good to usand have given us every consideration that is due the minister."

-25-A new adult division has been organized in the Trenton School with much

renewed interest generated.Bro. Wade Goldston preached the revival services in the Trenton Church.Building monies raised without much difficulty.Every member canvas 'at Trenton"A deep stirring of the spirit in our midst."1957-Rev. L. A. Dillman reports:Three good Sunday Schools with devoted teachers and officers.Organized a college age group at TrentonTwo strong WSCS groupsPlans for church wide study-prayer group at TrentonClinic on Declining Churches held at Trenton1958-Rev. Lewis A. Dillman reports:Property in good shape - $30,000.00 worth in improvement in last four

years. All but about $3,000.00 paid for.Morning Worship-S,mday, March 8, 1959 at Eleven O'ClockAn Order for the Dedication of A CHURCH was held for the Trenton

Church. Rev. Lewis A. Dillman, Minister in Charge1959-Rev. Walton N. Bass-Preacher in Charge:Ladies from the three churches bought furniture for the Parsonage prior

to the arrival of the pastor's familyThe Fellowship Class at Trenton bought porch furniture. The Parsonage

is in good repair."Trenton Church seems to be in excellent repair and to be adequate."IIFinancial1y the churches seem to be doing as well as usual for the

time of year. The pastor's salary has been kept up to date. Trentonhas been able to pay current expenses and to send $35.00 to theConference Treasurer. Trenton is working on an every member pledgesystem. .

Laymen's Retreat was attended by: Charlton West, Jimmie Franck, NelsonConway, Marvin Thomas. Charlton West made a report to the church later.

February-1960-Rev. Walton N. Bass reporting:Mrs. M. Eo Hines and Mrs. W. S. Hill secured 23 new subscribers in Trenton

for the publication TOGETHER.5 new subscribers for the NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ADVOCATEMany observances: 'worldwide Communion Sunday, Layman's Day, Christian

Advocate Sunday, presentations of life memberships for the WSCS,Watchnight Service, student Recognition Day, WSCS Annual Conference,and Methodist Home for Children

At Trenton an Altar Cloth was donated by the Barker family and it wasdedicated along with the baptismal font. The boys working on the Godand Country Award in Scouting are doing good work in their servicesand in their service projects.

November 13, 1960-Revo Walton N. Bass reports:l~e held a Day Camp at Trenton. .It was highly successful.We held a singing week at each church at which time we spent learning

hymns.

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\;"""he '.d a Youth Ac'r,ivi ties irJeek '1.t J'r entonDen Le'tvis from IvrissisE;ip?i assi[,< -':: V& :tX\ OU1' vor-k, He was a Duke

Endowrrien-f:.student,Eut ch Huffman and J:LmmyPollock at.t.ended C Den Lee S,r'1mer Camp,Lt Trenton we have a system wh~.'~11-{ill pJ.!J '~h~,mcso Th'o;yirtill be heard

a1: over Trentcn.Pat Huffman attended the Youth An'aual Confe:CE>11cS. V,-'1:22J: she z-et.urne-i she

made a report on the work of the confer-ence,Mrs. Bass and Mrs. W. S. Hill attended the viSCS School of l1issiomi at

Dur-hamFi ve of the Met.b,ociist Men atte:::>.ded the Laymcn' s Reo:,re,?-: c.t IJu,ke~

Marvin Thomas, Nelson Conway, Charlton~;Jes-(;, Jim;;1y !.i'ranck, RogersPollock

The yea!:' j sstudy course was held in T-t'ontonJ IISt'll_mtling Block. Ii

Rev. John Cli!).e finished the revival serv ices - 11 ..·3..]-1960Trenton I s Certified Lay Speakers: Chaz-Lt.on Hest, Jimmy Franck & Da'lric1.

L. Nance , They hold 'a morrthlv sez-vf.ce C'.t T:::'8nto"~1t;ms giv5.r:,,;;']:',entona service each Sunday.

The pastor has wi.tten a smal.L book, IiA B:t'ief Hif;t,:"T'j' of .Methor:ism inJones County. fl The venture ~ms l'lot moneta:;.~ily ~:Xt'c).::-:itab].etut, h"v;been immensely re1>larding never-Laes;"

April 3, 1961 - September 20, 1961 - Report of tl;.e Pastor-Rev" ~-.JaJ.to"1 .B2BA

A Daily Vacation Bible School was haLd in Ire!.1tono Two full days o:camp at the Cliffs of the Neuse.

:r'Ia:~gie Shepard and Carol Nance attended the new camp at Efland.I'ony Parker and Ronnie Pollock attended the camp at Don-LeeAl Capehart, Jr. T'lTaSour Duke Endowment. student.,IJ:arvin Thomas, Charltontrk:;st and B::"i.l1Parker- attended the Laymen 1 c; :?2.'.ly

a.t Duke. 'l"Ir8. Lrf. S. Hill attended the HBGS 8.:;ho01 of Hissions at Dulce.

Sept.embex 21, 1961 to April IS, 1?62-Revol'Ia ..•.con N. Bass reporting:Revival at Trenton-Rev. C. E. Va·,.e:; 'Id.sit:i.ng ministerStudy Course ~ "Latin Americans c 1,

Lay Speakers very ac td.ve , local preacher ac ti.ve , lrV'3CS,I'-EF' and Meni,~ C;"L--1)

doing ve'l'Y good work. The church schools ar-e doing 'lery ·'7<.11.

May .5, 1963-Report of Pastor-Rev. \rIalton No Bass:Lay Speakersg Ji'mmy Franck, J. C. tvest, Jr., David L. HC'.nceEev::Lv'::.J.at Trenton: Rev. vvil15.s R. SteVG.Clsvisiting mi.ni.scer

Rev. ,T. E. lrJ'ood-Pastor in ClmJ:ge-l'eporting for the pel'ioG. beg:1.:-iD-:".::'JU:18 8, 1964 and ending ,septerrme:c 23, 1964~Tot.al full membershipg 302An every member canvas is being ccriduc t.ed by the Commi.asd.onon Steiriir'6s!.-.ip

and Finance in the Trenton Cbure't.Pr-eserrt rnembership for the Trentop. ChuJ:'~h~ ].69J. R., Franck, J. Co Hest, and lVIarvin Thomas attended t.he Laymen! e De"-,:2E><:lC

at Louisburg.Mrso SQ D~ Mallard attended the District Training ~)e·s3ion £0./' J.\c:.·~:J.~

Lay Officers at Newpor-t,

-27-Cm.fi~ISSIONON MEI~lBERSHIPAl'lDEV ANGELIS-i: The purpose of this report isto indicate the progress of the Trenton Methodist Church over a periodof 5 years:

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 PresentTotal membership at the 182 185 190 191 195 174beginning of the yearReceived on Profession 4 2 7 4 3

of Faith or restored

Received b~ transfer from 3 6 2 4 3other Me hodis t ChurchesReceived from other 4 1

DenominationsRemoved by transfer to 5 14 3other lvIethodistchurchesRemoved by Quarterly Conference 2

or by vrl.thdrawalRemoved to other denominations 1 6

Removed by death 4 1 3 2 5Total I1embership at end of year 185 190 191 195 174 169Total loss of Membership over five years - 13Total gains of Membe:::,s~lipover five years - 0The report given September 23, 1964Membership Cultivation Superintendent: 1~6. Harvin ThomasAttendance is about 4% above last year's attendanceTotal raised for all purposes - Unified ~udget-$494.40March 23, 1965 - Rev. J. E. Wood, Pastor reports:Recor-ding Stet~ard: J. C. vlest, Jr.Treasurer: M. W. ThomasTotal disbu~sements: $3,371.30Balance on hand: $250.81Rev. Ivy 1'Ja11-Pastor-1967 and part of 1968Rev. Paul 01daker-Pastor-1968-l970Rev. L. Ray Sparrol>1-Pastor-1970 - 1971Rev. James Coile - Pastor - 1971-----In 1968 The Evangelical Brethren Church merged with the Methodist Church

and the name became THE UNITED MEl'HODIST CHURCH.In 1968 the t1Toman's Missionary Society changed its name to the ~lomenI!s

¥ussionary SoCiety.

-28-During this period the Trenton United Methodist Church added to its

church an air conditioning system. Improvements were madeto the heating system, also.

100 new Hymnals were added to the sanctuary, with the name in gold:TRm~TON Ul~ITED METHODIST CHURCH

The above facts concerning the work of Methodism for the Trenton UnitedMethodist Church were taken from the Ynnutes Books of the manyQuarterly Conferences since 1879 to the present using the phraseologyand punctuation as exactly recorded in the books; from letters writtenby Mrs. Jennie Ipock; from the book, A BRIEF HISTORY OF METHODISM INJONES COUNTY by Walton N. Bass and certain statistics taken from theAnnual Conference Records presented by Rev. James Coile.The facts were compiled by Miss Tiny E. Hammond, assisted by Mrs. JuliaP. Harriett, Mrs. James R. Franck and Rev. James Coile.October and November, 1972

REGISTER OF PASTORS OF THE JONES CHARGE,JONES CIRCUIT ANDNOvl THE TRENTON CHARGE

According to the Report of Bro, A. D. Betts:

Bro. Wm.Costin died in peace Ja:gy 22, 1886. Rev. Henry Gr8¥ took himinto the church 40 years ago. (1646)Thus the first known Minister of the Church was Rev. Henry Gray.

Nameof Preacher in Charge Date of Appointment Date of Removal

John M. Gunn 185818601861

1859F. J. Eatman

G. G. Hines 1862

R. P. Bibb

18631868

William M. Walsh

E. A. Howland 1869187-01871 (Received for his living $311.00)1873 (Received for his living $242.00)187418771878 18811882 18831884 18861887 18871888 18881889 18891890 18931893 18941895 18961897 19001900 1904

J. J. Carden

James Wilson

TI'I. H. Cunninggim

N. A. Hooker

Jeremiah Johnson

William H. Puckett

L. L. Johnson

A. D. Betts

J. F. Washburn

L. O. Wyche

I. A. White

Robt. B. Gilliam

w. B. Lee

H. E. Tripp

J. M. Benson

D. C. Geddie

Nam~9.f_Preacher in Charge Q?;.~~of h£.ut~intment Da+e of Remova.l,- ..-~F. S. Becton 1904 J.906John M. L"'~"ight 1907 1908Philip Greening 190a 1910R. D. Daniel 1910 1911Charles E. Vale 1911 1914C. T. Rogers 19:..~~ 191(3Charles A. Jones 1919 1923H. L. Da.vis 1924 1925J. C. frJhedbee 1925 1926E. I.. Staek 1926 1927T. ~v• Lee 1927 19.30P. O. Lee 1931 1932J. D. Young 1932 1):36F. B. Brandenburg 1936 1939'IJ'J • G. Lovm 1939 1941E. G. Cowan 1941 1944John R. Poe 1944 1946~V. E. Howard 19t5 1950C. B. Long 1950 1953J. J. Grimes 1953 lY54Lewis Di1bmn 1954 195;\.v~ltonN. Bass 1959 196.3John E. 1rJood 1963 1967Ivey J. \oJall 1967 1968Paul E. Oldaker 1963 1970L. Ray Sparrow 1970 1971James H. Coile 1971