The First One Hundred Years Of The Red Springs Presbyterian Church Red Springs North Carolina 1889 1989 PDF Download

Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church, Red Springs, North Carolina, 1889-1979: Ninetieth Anniversary, June 3, 1979 The Rev. Mr. Campbell began his ministry in the now famous old churches of Barbecue, Bluff, and Longstreet. These three churches, with Brown Marsh and Black River, formed a nucleus from which all churches in Fayetteville and Wilmington Presbyteries have sprung. Mr. Campbell also preached on occasion at Raft Swamp from a stand in the grove before the church building was erected, and a Sabbath School was organized. This old church wielded a powerful influence, and one result of its ministry was the organizing of Antioch Church in 1833, which later proved to be a great influence on the Red Springs Church. The first six ordained ministers in Fayetteville Presbytery were sons of Raft Swamp, two of whom were sent to Mississippi by Synod as missionaries to the Natchez country about 1804. It is interesting to note that during the Revolutionary War, the Rev. Mr. Campbell was an outspoken advocate for freedom of the colonies, which incensed the Scottish people who were still loyal to the king, and threats were made against him. He left this section and went to Guilford County, but later returned and is buried across the Cape Fear River from Bluff Church. After the Revolution, occasional ministers passed through what is now the Philadelphus community going to settlements in the upper part of the state. Hugh Brown, a pious and influential citizen lived near the road and, being a hospitable man, his house became a favorite stopping place for these ministers who often tarried long enough to hold worship services in his home for the neighbors. This eventually led to the forming of Philadelphus Church sometime before 1794. Hugh's son Neill furnished the land, and erected a church building on Richland Swamp, and a school was established. The people who were involved had formerly been members of Raft Swamp Church. Two of Hugh Brown's sons, Daniel and Duncan, became ministers, Daniel being called to the new church as its first pastor in 1802, where he preached in both English and Gaelic. He remained at Philadelphus until 1809. 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.