Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/93783">ms757</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Hebron Baptist Church (Gaston County, N.C.) Records <num>MS757</num></titleproper> <author>John Hagerty and Stephanie Bennett</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <p> <date>2017 April</date> </p> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline> <addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline> </address> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2021-05-26 14:38:33 -0400</date>.</creation> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> <revisiondesc> <change> <date>2018 November</date> <item>Revised by Katie Lawrence</item> </change> </revisiondesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <unittitle>Hebron Baptist Church (Gaston County, N.C.) Records</unittitle> <unitid>MS757</unitid> <physdesc altrender="whole"> <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.5 Linear Feet</extent> <extent altrender="carrier">1 oversize box</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1838/1922" type="inclusive">1838-1922</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_a8bcc84ba50fcefcbbb285204882334f">Hebron Baptist Church was constituted in 1808. Items included in this collection are membership rolls, meeting minutes, published articles, and other church records.</abstract> <langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language> . </langmaterial> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_e3a126740e01b19c13f8233f7bc3df5d"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Hebron Baptist Church was admitted to the Bethel (SC) Baptist Association as a newly constituted church in 1808. Isaac West and Richard Rocket were the delegates. The church reported 21 members. The church was discontinued as a mission by the association in 1850 and finally dissolved in 1853. The Hebron Church was revived and reconstituted on the site of old Hebron, October 5, 1883, largely through the efforts of the Reverend John F. Morris. The church was admitted to the South Fork Baptist Association the same year and reported to the association until 1916. The church was not listed the next year. Hebron dissolved once again in 1922 after the removal of its organ.</p> <p>Association Membership: Bethel (SC), 1808-1852; South Fork, 1883-1916</p> <p>Pastors: Hosea Holcombe, 1812-1814; William Richards, 1816-1826; B.T. Kirby, 1833- ; Thomas Dickson, 1842; H.W. Carroll, 1842; Thomas Dickson, 1845; W. Hill, 1848-1850; Hebron no existent, 1853-1882; John F. Morris, 1883-1889; M.P. Matheney, 1890; C.E. Gower, 1890; J.A. Hoyle, 1891-1892; W.J. Wyatt, 1893-1894; D.M. Austin, 1895- ; W.J. Hopkins, 1896-1898; J.L. Shinn, 1898-1899; J.L. Vipperman, 1900-1901; C.M. Ervin, 1902-1903; C.E. Beaver, 1904-1906; L.A. Bangle, 1907-1911; W.B. McClure, 1912; G.L. Mullis, 1912-1914; W.A. Stephenson, 1914-1915; J.D. Moose, 1915-1916</p> <p>Histories: Morris, John F; A historical sketch of Hebron Baptist Church, Gaston County, N.C. Published by authority of the church. 4pp.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_06be347bab0e5b0dcc069fa1e2734154"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection contains a published article titled "A Historical Sketch of Hebron Baptist Church" glued in the notebook (1886), church meeting minutes (1838-1853) which are an 1858 transcription of the old record book, church meeting minutes (1883-1895, 1897-1899), 1838,1883 and 1887 membership rolls of males, females and African Americans, with notes of dates of reception, dismission, baptism, decease, etc. (1883-1898). Also included are 1899 and 1913 membership rolls of males and females with notes of dates of admission, dismission, baptism, etc. (1883-1916), and church meeting minutes (1900-1922) [broken series].</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_295766e14a9500141bb7b1ff098af68a"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Hebron Baptist Church (Gaston County, N.C.) Records (MS757), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_7ee7c734aae50aa18aa8cd53aa900f4a"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_9266f3666ee4506c5d06ff42f9756e70"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p> </userestrict> <relatedmaterial id="aspace_de831b829d9a2b3295d3ac5237ee4712"> <head>Related Materials</head> <p>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives also holds a related microfilm collection, Hebron Baptist Church (Gaston County, N.C.) records (CRMF607).</p> </relatedmaterial> <processinfo id="aspace_19b18d6b408baf895c69d09202ef987b"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Collection described by Kathleen Darling, 2014. Formerly identified as CR22.</p> </processinfo> <controlaccess> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Gaston County</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists -- North Carolina -- Gaston County -- History -- Sources</subject> <subject source="lcsh">African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Gaston County</subject> <geogname source="lcsh">Gaston County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</geogname> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref5_jb7" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/64225" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Minute book</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1838/1899" type="inclusive">1838-1899</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_2086e466d4ad80d3c6569164529c2360">Copies of scatterred records from 29 Sept. 1838 to 1853 transcribed from the old record book; minutes of church conferences from the re-organization of the church, October 5, 1883 to April 2, 1899; membership rolls of male, female, and Negro Members, 1838 and 1883; financial records; and a printed history of the church by John F. 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