Sketches Of Church History In North Carolina Addresses And Papers By Clergymen And Laymen Of The Dioceses Of North And East Carolina Prepared For Th PDF Download

Excerpt from Pictorial History of the Episcopal Church in North Carolina, 1701-1964 Some time ago I began collecting pictures of Church buildings, clergy, laymen and lay women, together with historical sketches of parishes and missions throughout the state of North Carolina. My purpose was to tell, in pictures and short sketches, the story of the Episcopal Church in' North Carolina. Letters were sent to some two hundred and fifty clergymen, most of whom turned my letter over to laymen and lay women in their parishes. The laity responded gratifyingly, and what appears here will be some small measure of the tribute due to the men and women, who in difficult times, and at great sacrifice, kept the Church alive and laid foundations for future growth. Not all of the people, parishes, and mis sions appear here which deserve to be included, due to the inability to secure responses, and also to the fact of limited space. But those who do appear stand as representative of the others. The sketches which do appear are made much shorter than originally intended. After I began the col lection, I learned of the fact that committees from the three Dioceses have been appointed to write a full history of the Church in North Carolina, and I do not wish to trespass upon their endeavors. The sketches which do appear are designed for background for the pictures. This part of the story is being told from the in side. I have had the privilege of spending most of my ministry in North Carolina, and my contacts and experiences have brought me into associations of an endearing sort with men and women whose loyalty and devotion to the Church have been mat ters of deep inspiration and appreciation. To write a'full story of these devoted men and women, who endured sufferings, were patient in tribulation, and noble in their sacrifices, it would be necessary to sketch the background against which they labored, but this I will leave to the his torians. We do have the picture of the Church, being -a part of the Anglican Communion, seeking to plant itself in America, with all of its' relation ships and entanglements with the English Church and state. In doing so, the Established Church came into Violent conflict with new ideas and new forms of government, both in Church and state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.