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<?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/10339/93821">ms776</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) Records <num>MS776</num></titleproper> <author>Juno Zhu and Stephanie Bennett </author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <p> <date>2017 May</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>2021-05-27 16:28:42 -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="collection"> <did> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <unittitle>Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) Records</unittitle> <unitid>MS776</unitid> <physdesc altrender="whole"> <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.5 Linear Feet</extent> <extent altrender="carrier">1 oversize box </extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1821/1870" type="inclusive">1821-1870</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_59ae2035f5659d076ee46648ba46e0d6">The Mount Vernon Baptist Church is located 3 miles west of the Neuse River in Wake County, N.C. The church was formally known as Wake Liberty, 1810-1847. The church was constituted August 18, 1810 by Elders John Purefoy and Bartholomew Fuller. This volume contains "Declaration of Faith", name lists of male and female members that were copied down from "the 1833 original book" with notes of dates (the earliest date: 1821), church meeting minutes (1840-1859, 1869), and "Treasurer's Account Book" (1840-1858). It is handwritten in a hardcover notebook. A dismission note on a loose-leaf paper (1870) is also included.</abstract> <langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language> . </langmaterial> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_acf48dbe4b1a56288e4d8ec426180b8e"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>The Mount Vernon Baptist Church is located 3 miles west of the Neuse River in Wake County, N.C. The church was formally known as Wake Liberty, 1810-1847. The church was constituted August 18, 1810 by Elders John Purefoy and Bartholomew Fuller. The first building was a frame dwelling house which had been converted into a one-room structure, 1810-1845. The second building was a frame structure, 36' x 80' with concrete steps, plain glass windows, five Sunday School rooms, and carbide lamps. This building was dedicated July 17, 1848. John Purefoy was the first resident pastor, 1810-1834. The church reported a Sunday School since 1865. Church membership in 1830-64; in 1901-161; and in 1963-243.</p> <p>Name Changes: Known as Wake Liberty, 1810-1847</p> <p>Association Membership: Raleigh, 1811-1860; Central, 1860-1944; Raleigh, 1944-</p> <p>Pastors: John Purefoy, 1810-1934; William E. Oakley, 1834- ; P.W. Dowd, 1840-1846; Patrick Smith, 1847- ; William T. Brooks, 1848-1876; Charles W. Scarborough, 1877-1880; William Royall, 1881; O.L. Stringfield, 1882-1887; G.W. Manly, 1888; N.S. Jones, 1889-1890; E.G. Beckwith, 1891; O.L. Stringfield, 1893; A.D. Hunter, 1893-1897; W.R. Cullom, 1898-1906; A.A. Crater, 1907; O.A. Keller. 1908; R.S. Stephenson, 1909-1913; R.L. Brown, 1914-1916; M.T. Rankin, 1917; I.L. Yearby, 1918-1920; H.T. Wright, 1921-1922; George J. Dowell, 1923; E.G. Usery, 1924- ; C.B. Howard, 1929- ; C.H. Norris, 1932- ; No pastor, 1933; E.H. Gattis, 1934; J.M. Blake, 1935-1946; Homer I. Nichols, 1947-1951; E. Travis Styles, 1952-1955; J. Nelson Allen, 1956-1959; J.C. Adkerson, 1960-1961; Paul Parrish, 1962-1965; Ronnie C. Owen, 1966-</p> <p>Histories: Purefoy, James S., "Report of the Historian", Central B/A minutes, 1885. p. 5-8. Inventory of Church Archives of N.S., SBC, Central B/A, 1944. Raleigh and Central Baptist Association minutes.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_4d25ae109f487b7c6d964461e9cff91c"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This volume contains "Declaration of Faith", name lists of male and female members that were copied down from "the 1833 original book" with notes of dates (the earliest date: 1821), church meeting minutes (1840-1859, 1869), and "Treasurer's Account Book" (1840-1858). It is handwritten in a hardcover notebook. A dismission note on a loose-leaf paper (1870) is also included.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_043fae6f465daa2049eb6e7be3813302"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) Records, (MS776), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_34a62bf5aa3f5892d38a3113088c8c14"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_bfcfe0c46dd6a41c5f5b0dd04898058c"> <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_c7b0e76dea80af96cb74913ea6e58b68"> <head>Related Materials</head> <p>Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) (CRMF621), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.</p> </relatedmaterial> <processinfo id="aspace_ba0c7b16e6bd73c46abcbd092525f428"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Collection described by Kathleen Darling, 2014. Formerly identified as CR42.</p> </processinfo> <controlaccess> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Raleigh</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists -- North Carolina -- Wake County -- History -- Sources</subject> <geogname source="lcsh">Wake County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</geogname> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Wake County</subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref8_9ah" level="file"> <did> <unittitle> <extref xlink:href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/64061" xlink:show="new" xlink:actuate="onrequest">Minute book</extref> </unittitle> <unitdate normal="1821/1870" type="inclusive">1821-1870</unitdate> <container id="aspace_26f6f58b6795489dd38530507be68eab" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_8808ad27968080250214dd50e56977a9" parent="aspace_26f6f58b6795489dd38530507be68eab" type="volume">1</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>