TheLemon SpringsUnited

Methodist-Church

,1890,1990

·'!IrIlf~~~~~~- ...------.-Pride in - ~ . ---Ou_rPast -~-::i:" -·1-~~~~~~ ---.-Faith inOur Future

LemonSpJ"ifl9sUnited:

nethod:istChuJ"ch

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Centenni,a,[Cde&J"atwn

1890to

1990

Ernest, Smith,:First chiLibaptism

Pride'Ln OurPast,

f'atth'Ln Our'Future

lGatLynRoberts,nost recent

chiLi baptised.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WtU.ften By:Rev. L~a B. ColeFItanc.e.!.>WMneJtEthel Mc.Ne.U.i.AUean MeadoltBetty M. Mafthe.wf.!Joyc.e VeJteen

The Hall Family - By Johnanna H. Eade.!.>The Seawell Family - By Fnanci» Willett & MMgMU Of.!boltneThe Mc.Ne.U.i.Family - By Ethel Mc.Ne.U.i.The Mc.Leod Family - By Allean MeadoltThe W~on Family - By Viltginia W. PowellThe GJti66in Family - By Joyc.e G. VeJteenThe Smith Family - By Jimmy & Lo~ SmithThe CltOM Family - By MMY Sc.ott GWl1.eyThe Yow Family - By Mattie Y. Mafthe.wf.!

III. Ve.c.etUed MembVL6 of, Lemon Sp1Li.ng.s Unil.ed MUhocLU,t:. Chwr.c.h

100 YEARS

PRIVE IN OUR PAST - FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

A.6 a c.Yu1..dI JtemembeJt the hymn. whJ..c.hsaus "I am the chiuuih, You Me the c.hWl.c.h.We Me the c.hWl.c.htoge.theJt." It.6tiU.v., on.e 06 my 6avotUte hymYl..6bec.a.u..6ed Jtemin.d.6u..6 that we Me c.a1..led the body 06 Ch/tb.,t, an.d uk.e an.y body, we Me c.a1..led to act-to n..We Me c.a1..led M Ch/tb.,t'.6 body to .6peak. hb., osond«, to touc.h people'.6 uVe..6 an.d givethem c.om60Jtt in. the.iJt momen.t.6 06 pain., JteM.6u.Jta.n.c.ein. the.iJt momen.t.6 06 doubt, guid-an.c.e in. the.iJt time..6 06 un.c.e.Jttain.ty, u6e in. the mcdss: 06 death.

A.6 we c.uebJtate 100 yea.Jt.6 06 bein.g the body 06 Ch/tb.,t heJte in. Lemon. SpJtin.g.6, weMe than.k.6u.l 60Jt the dedic.ation. 06 OWl.motheJt.6 and 6atheJt.6, 06 a1..l the .6ain.t.6 06 thePMt who have made OWl.c.on.gJtegation. the .6tJton.g Ch/tb.,t-c.en.teJted c.hWl.c.hthat d .v., today.We do have pJtide in. OWl.PMt. When.we look. oveJt the yea.Jt.6 to tho.6e men. an.d women. who60un.ded thb., c.hWl.c.h, we .6ay, "They had what d tones", an.d we CUtePJtoud 06 the.iJt handwOJtk.an.d dedic.ation..

We pa.u..6ethb., uea»: to look. at OWl.PMt and. c.uebJtate the hiuid. wOJtk.06 a1..l those.who have gon.e be60Jte u..6. A.6 we look. bac.k., we a.i.60 mu..6t c.oYl..6ideJtthe pJte..6en.t an.d look.to the c.ha1..len.ge 06 OWl. 6utWl.e. We Me the c.hWl.c.htoday and 6a.A.-thin. OWl. 6u.tuJtemeaYl..6we Me n.ow Jteady, wiiUn.g an.d able to c.aJtJty on. the 6a.A.-th6u.lwOJtk.begun. by OWl.60Jtebea.Jt.6. Thb., c.uebJta.tion. Jte.min.d.6u..6 that the c.hWl.c.h06 tomoMOW .v., depen.den.t on.how 6a.A.-th6u.lwe Me to OWl.God-given. tMk. today.

A youn.g peJt.60n. who had Jtec.en.;t{y gotten. hb., dJtiveJt'.6 Uc.eYl..6e WM havin.g tJtoublewdh hb., C.M, .60 he took. d to the gMage wheJte he Mk.ed 60Jt an. e..6timate 06 the C.O.6t06 6ixin.g d. When. he acted .6Wl.pwed at the hJ..gh C.O.6t, the man.ageJt told him, "Butthat pJtic.e in.c.fude..6 pa.Jtt.6 an.d laboJt." "Well," he Mk.ed, "what wou.ld d C.O.6twdhoutpa.Jtt.6 an.d laboJt?" Thb., c.hWl.c.hhM a Jtic.h hVtdage to shone, but we cannot: .6hMe dwithout qoun: pa.Jtt.6 an.d qou): laboJt. Faith in. OWl.6u.tuJte .v., OWl.wiiUn.g n.e..6.6to beGod'.6 people in. thb., plac.e an.d in. thb., time. May we c.uebJtate OWl.hVtdage by Jte-dedic.atin.g Ou.!t.6UVe..6in. OWl.pJtomv.,e to be loyal to OWl.c.hWl.c.hwdh OWl.PJtayeJt.6,pJte..6ence., gi6t.6 an.d .6eJtvic.e.

"1 am tite c.hwtch .. You. lVLetite ehuneh: We lVLetite c.hwtch togetiteJt."I ChoJtin.thJ..aYl..61Z

B~: Rev. Li..6a B. Col.e

100 YEARS

CENTENNIAL MEVITATIONS

PRIVE IN OUR PAST -FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

J eAU-6told hM des upleA "you .6hall Jtec.uve poweJt when the Holy SphU.;t has comeupon you and you .6hall be my wilneA.6eA -In JeJtU-6alem, and -In all Judea and SamaJr.--laandto the end 06 the eardh," Ac.:t.o 1: 8

John WeAiley wec.:ted hM Amllic.an 60UoWeM to "sonead .6c.Jt--lp:tuJtalholineA.6" thJtough-out the land. Lemon SpJr.--lng.6Uniled Me:thofut ChuJtc.h ha: aaided by that onden+« She haswilneA.6ed will! How gJtate6ul we Me 60Jt the eMly .6e:tileM - the Smilh.o, Hall.o, SeaweU.o,Mc.NUU.o. Wa:t.60n.o and otheM who .6aw the need to ".6pJtead the .6c.Jt--lp:tuJtalholineA.6" andbuilt a hOU-6e60Jt wOM'h--lp-In Lemon SpJr.--lng.6. I am gJtate6ul to these. eMly 6am--lUeA, butacso gJtate6ul to tho.6e 6ailh6ul fuupleA who weJte heJte -In the late 1940'.6 and eMly1950'.6 who wilneA.6ed to me, a h--lgh .6c.hool .6tuden:t at GJteenwood Sc.hool, then a young bJr.--lde-In 1951. NameA that come to m-lnd Me Ruth FeJtgU-60n, who wa.o like a motheJt to me, EdilhMa:t:thw.6, Oc.:tav-la Smdh, John P~h, Lottie Smilh, SMa Smilh, LeonMd and BU.6-leYMboJtough, Vwey and MMjOJr.--le YMboJtough, The MeadoM, Cl~.6e RobeJt:t.o, my motheJt--ln-law, who wa.o a motheJt to me, too. Thue people and many unnamed wilneA.6ed and helped megJtowa.o a c.h--lld 06 God. W-llma H066man and Lo--l.oH066man led me to M.Y.F. wheJte we had .60mueh. 6un. The youth gJtoup at Lemon SpJr.--lng.6Me:thofut ChuJtc.h wa.o known a.o the .6uongeAtone -In the Mea- :tJtuly a wilneA.6-lng c.ongJtegat--lon.

ThM c.huJtc.h holM many pJteuoU-6 memoJr.--lu60Jt'me - The c.~ten.--lng .6eJtV-lc.u 06 myxhnee. c.h--lldJten, 6uneJtal.o 06 loved onu, m~agu, .6eung loved oneA gJtow -In the 6ailh andacceo: JeAU-6 C~t a.o the.iJt peMonal Sav-loJt.

OuJt c.huJtc.h ha» gJtown -In 6ailh, -In love and -In numbeJt! God g-lVeA U-6 .6uength dailythJtoug h the poweJt 06 wilnu.6-lng. ThanR..o be to God 60Jt the many bleA.6-lng.6 I Jtec.uve daily.

1 TheA.6alon.--lan.o 1:Z-3 -- We alway.6 thank God 60Jt qou: and PJtay 60Jt qou): c.on.otanily.We neveJt 60Jtge:t youJt lov-lng deeM a.o we talk to QuJt God and FatheJt about you, and youJt.6uong 6ailh and .6teady looung 60JtWMd to the Jte:tuJtn 06 ouJt Lend. JUU-6 C~t.

A Good CJteed16 any littte woJtd 06 OUM c.an make one li6e the bJr.--l9hteJti16 any Utile .60ng 06 OUM c.an make 0ne heaJt:t the lig hteJtGod help U-6 .6peak that Utile woJtd.And take ouJt bil 06 .6-lng-lng and dJtop il -In .6ome lonely valeTo set: the echoes Jr.--lng-lng.

16 any Utile love 06 OUM c.an make one li6e the .6we e:teJt,16 any Utile c.Me 06 OUM c.an make 0ne .6tep the 6lee:teJt,16 any Utile help may ea.o e the buJtden 06 anotheJt,God g-lve u.o love and c.Me and .6uength to help along eac.h otheJt.

-AuthoJt UnknownA PJtayeJt FoJt The EveJtday V--l.ouple

Vay by day thue th--lng.6 I PJtay: To .6ee thee mOJte c..teMly, Lovethee mOJte deMly, FoUow thee mOJte neMly -Vay by Vay.

Stephen Sc.hwaJt:tz

Complied by: FJtanc.eAWMneJt July 1990

100 YEARS

CENTENNIAL MEDITATIONS

PRIDE IN OUR PAST - FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

"TIULin up a. c..hil.d in .the wa.q he ~houLd go, and. when he iA old he wilL not: depaiu: 60Juna."PIUJVVtb~ 22: 6

Many, many yeaJr..,6 ago, I set: abou;t the tMk 06 deuding what I wanted to be when Igftew up. Thetr.e wetr.e vetr.y 6ew 0pUOM: teac.hing, Yl.ILft.6ing,.6ec.tr.e;taftying, Oft homemaking.I c.oMidetr.ed each. vetr.y .6etr.ioU.6ly M the yeaJr..,6went by. My nwnbetr. one chou:e: WM to bean aiftline .6tewaftdeM. Thi.6 WM quic.kly .6quelc.hed bec.aU.6e I WM too taU. Now, 60ft thetMk 06 deuding on an aUetr.na;t,Lve. My mothetr. WM a teac.hetr.: plU.6 60Uft 06 he): .6i.6teM,a bftothetr.-in-law, a niec.e and a nephew. Gftand6athetr. Clement WM headmasxe»: at the 0.660ftdBoy'.6 «cadem«. It.6 eemed M i6 I wetr.e de.6uned to bec.ome a teachen, MO.6t 06 my 6amilyattended EMt Caftolina College .60 I aUo chose. thi.6 c.ollege. My 6iMt uean: teac.hingWM hetr.e in Deaft Ole Gfteenwood. Fftom the vetr.y beginning I fteaUzed the c.lo.6e-knit C.Oft-ftela;t,Lon 06 :ttr.a-<-ninga c.hild bung shaned. equaUy by .6c.hool, home and c.hUftc.h. With each.doing ill job, a c.hild pftogfte.6.6ed uean: by yeaft to gftaduate a weU-pftepafted, weU-ftoundedssuderd: It WM not aU smoo.th: .6aiUng. Na:tutr.aUy thetr.e wetr.e ob.6tac.le.6, bu;t none tootough to serve, In -6itua;t,LoM such. M thi.6, 6amily and .6c.hool woftked toge;thetr.. On.6evetr.al OC.C.MiOM a min.i.6tetr. WM .6ummoned to c.ouMel. Whatevetr. the. ouxcoe«, th« c.hildknew we wetr.e aU .6uppoftting him. He knew he WM nevetr. at.one, ftec.uving the: c.ombined.6Uppotr.:t06 home, .6c.hool and c.hUftc.h.

When OUft young people gftaduate 6ftom high .6c.hool, it .6eem.6 di66ic.ul:t :to keep :themc.oming :to c.hUftc.h ftegula.tr.ly. Even :though he may, at time.6, go M:ttr.ay, M did the Pftodic.alSon, in hi.6 heaiu: he will alway.6 have memoftie.6 06 bung taught ftight 6ftom wftong. OM time.6i6 .6eem.6 .6ome people go thftough li6e .6hunning c.hUftc.ha66ilia;t,Lon, bu;t we do not know whati.6 .6tiU in the heatr.:t and how :the .6oul i.6 .6tiU :touc.hed by God'.6 wondetr.ment.

All one hM :to do i.6 Mk 60ft 60ftgivene.6.6--and :thi.6 we c.an no:t know. Gfteat joy.6 c.anbe mi.6.6ed when we omit ftegulaft wOMhip: knowledge--6eUow.6hip--and a c.l0.6etr. bond withGod.

One 06 the gfteate.6t :thtr.iU.6 in my li6e i.6 :to have a 60ftmetr. studesu: c.ome up and .6peak.MO.6t time.6 thetr.e i.6 a big beaft hug. I immediately 6eel a .6eM e 06 ptu.de. knowing I helpedin .6ome .6maU way to "Tfta-<-nup a c.hild •••. "

I am aUo pftoud that my :two "dauohrens", Kaften and Kathy, have chosen. to xeach, Theywill know the :thtr.ill 06 having touched .60 many live.6 in .6uc.h a pO.6itive, ftewaftding way.

Submitted by: Ethel Mc.nUU AugU.6t 1990

100 YEARS

CENTENNIAL MEVITATIONS

PRIVE IN OUR PAST - FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

"ThAA .-L6 the day the LoJtd hM made. Let lL6 Jtej o-a:e. and be glad." P.oa.tm 118: 24.

On Novemoer: 6, 1890, the SmdM, the Mc.Phail.6, the KimbaU.6, the Wic.keM, theSeawe.t.t.6, the Mdeod.6, the HaU.6, the WaUOYl..6and o.tne»: Jte.6iden.t.6 06 Lemon Splting.oJtej o.ceed and welte glad M they oJtganized the nw Midway ChWtc.h with 24 c.haJttelt mem-beM. uu.e»: they joy6u1...ty c.hanged the name to Lemon Splting.o Methofut ChWtc.h whic.heventuaUy bec.ame Lemon Splting.o United Methofut ChWtc.h.

With gladne.6.o the 60unding 6atheM Jtej occed M they built the 6wt wooden.ot/tuc.tWte in 1892. Othelt 6aith6u.t fuc.iple.6 built the pJte.6ent bltic.k chunch. in 1924,and added an educ.ational building in 1964.

The 60unding 6atheM mlL6t have Jtemembelted Je.6lL6' »ond: in Matthw 7: 24 whic.hstxu.ed that "Evenuone. then who heaJt.6 these. wOJtd.606 mine and does them will be likea w.-L6e man who built hAA hOlL6e upon the Jtoc.k." SWtuy they 6Ut like .oinging "OnCh!ti.6t the .oolid Jtoc.k I srand; aU o.the»: gJtound .-L6 .oinking sand,"

Th0.6e .otead6Mt leadeM mlL6t have bMed theiJt dedccaxio« on P.oa.tm 1Z7: 1 whic.hstares "Excepz the Lond. build the hOlL6e, they laboWt in vain that build it."

On Octooe»: Z8, 1990, we, the heW 06 the gJteat heJtitage, will "Jtejoic.e and beglad" M we c.uebJtate the one hundJtedth biJtthday 06 oWt chunch. at oWt annual Home-c.oming Senv.u:«,

Evelty day 60Jt one hundJted yeaJt.6, the 6aith6u.t membeM 06 Lemon Splting.o UnitedMethofut ChWtc.h have been able to Jtejoic.e and be glad. Evelty day 06 tho.oe onehundJted yeaJt.6 hM been a day the LoJtd hM made.

FoJt one hundJted yeaJt.6, 6ami.ty membeM and neighboJt.6 have knUt at the altaJt 06Lemon Splting.o United Methofut ChWtc.h 60Jt theiJt bapt.-L6m.o, PJt06e.6.oed theiJt love 60Jtthe LoJtd, and PJtom.-L6edto .oe1tve God and theiJt 6e.t.tow men with gladne.6.o.

FoJt one hundJted ueans, motheM and 6atheM have Jtej occed M they bJtought theiJtbabie.6 to the altaJt 06 Lemon Splting.o United Methofut ChWtc.h to be c.h!ti.6tened by themin..-L6telt bec.alL6e J e.6lL6 sai.d: "Let the c.hildJten c.ome to me, do not hindelt them; 60Jtto .ouc.h buong.o the kingdom 06 God."

FoJt one hundJted ueans, the .o0Yl..6and daughteM 06 Lemon Splting.o Unite:d MethofutChWtc.h have Jtejoic.ed M they .otood at the altaJt with theiJt c.ho.oen paJttneM, and pJto-m.-L6edwith gladne.6.o to love and c.heJt.-L6htheiJt mate.6 60Jtevelt.

Fo« one hundned. yeaJt.6, 6amiUe.6 and neighboJt.6 have knUt at the altaJt 06 LemonSplting.o United Methofut ChWtc.h, Jtepented 06 theiJt scns, and have paJttaken 06 theSac.Jtament 06 Holy Communion. AU Jtejoic.ed and welte glad that Je.6lL6 had bOJtne theiJt.oiYl..6on the c.JtO.o.o.

For; one hundJted ueans, 6amiUe.6 and 6ltiend.6 have gathelted in Lemon Splting.o UnitedMethofut ChWtc.h 60Jt the 6uneltaU 06 theiJt loved one.6. SWtuy they Jtejoic.ed and welteglad that theiJt loved one.6 had woJt.6hipped the LoJtd, had been 6aith6u.t witne.6.oe.6 to6ami.ty and 6ltiend.6, welte loved and Jte.6pec.ted, and had been PJtom.-L6eda heavenly homeby theiJt SavioJt.

FoJt one hundJted ueans, the 6aA.-th6u1.and devout .6eJtvant.6 06 Lemon SpJting.6 Un.,UedMethofut Chu.Jtc.hhave wOMruppe.d the. LOJtd, Loved theJ.Jr. 6e.Uow man, iYL.6tJtu.c.te.dtheJ.Jr.c.hildJte.n, .6e.a.Jtc.he.dthe. .6c.Jtiptu.Jte..6, 6e.d the. hungJty, give.n dJtin~ to the. tfUJt.6ty, we..t-c.ome.dthe. .6tJtangeJt, c.fothe.d the. na~ed, vi.6ited the. .6ic.~, and miYLi.6teJted to tho.6e inpwon.

A.6 we. membeM 06 Lemon SpJting.6 United Methofut Chu.Jtc.h6ac.e. the 6u.tu.Jte., we. c.anJte.joic.e and be glad when we Jte6lec.t upon the..6e woJtd.6:

o God Ou.Jt he..tp in age..6 pas«,Ou.Jt hope. 60Jt ye.aJL6to c.ome;Oun: .6 he.UeJt 6Jtom the. .6toJtmy bla..6tAnd Ou.Jt eteJtnal home.!o God Ou.Jt he..tp in age..6 pasr.;Ou.Jt hope. 60Jt yeaJL6 to c.ome;Be. thou Ou.Jt guide while li6e .6haU la..6t,And Ou.Jt eteJtnal home.!

--Methofut HymnalREJOICE! BE GLAV! THIS IS THE VAV THE LORO HAS MAVE.

On the. one hundJtedth biJtthday 06 Lemon SpJting.6 United Methofut Chu.Jtc.h, the.6aA.-th6u1.and dedccaxed membeM c.an Jte6.tec.t upon Ou.Jt heJtitage. with pJtide., and loo~towa.Jtd the 6u.tu.Jte with 6aA.-th.

100 YEARS

CENTENNIAL MEVITATIONSPRIVE IN OUR PAST - fAITH IN OUR fUfURE

G~owing up in a home a~o~~ the ~oad 6~om Lemon Sp~ng~ United Metho~t Ch~chand in a 6amil.y 06 active ch~ch me.mbeMput me not on1..yin c.1.o~ephy~icat contact,but mo~e impouan:tly, c.1.o~e~p~uat contact wilh the chuneh, It seemed that whenthe chuneh. dOOM opened we w~e then«, My g~andpMenU, M~. TomMatthw~ and ~wi6e, MiM BeMie (Big Vaddy and Big Mamato me) w~e both active membeM in theeaJLty ~to~y 06 the chMch. Big Vaddy' .s pMenU nam~ Me i~~bed on one 06 the~tained glaM window~. My Moth~, Edith Wilion Matthw~, moved aen. membeMhip 6~omSt. An~w~ P~~byt~an Ch~ch to Lemon Sp~ng~ Metho~t ChMch when she. m~edmy 6ath~, Lynn, the on1..ychild 06 M~. Tom and MiM B~~ie. Moth~ wo ~~ved thech~ch 6Mth6uUy 6~omM eaJLty M I can ~ememb~ ulttU. hen. death in 1975.

My memo~~ Me main1..y06 g~owing up in a loving, c~ng home, ehunch. andcommunity and i6 I may I'd liQe to ~hMe ~ome 06 my memo~~ 06 Lemon Sp~ng~ Meth-o~t Ch~ch. One 06 my v~y eMli~t memo~~ WM 06 watching Moth~ and G~andmoth~p~epMe the b~ead and g~ape juice 60~ Communion. Between them, they senved M commu-nion ~tWM~ 60~ c.1.o~e to thiUy ueans . I wo ~ememb~ attending ~evivat ~~vic~on hot ~umm~ nighU with Big Mamaand Moth~. Moth~ sai; on one s.cde. 06 the ~le -wh~e aU the men sat: (I've heMd sh« WM the 6iMt womanto invade thw ~pace!) andBig Mamaand I sat: on the ctne». s-ide: 6anning with pap~ 6a~ with ~mgio~ pict~~on one s.ide and 6un~at adv~emenU on the oth~! It m~t have added an Mgency tothe ~evivat! I ~ememb~ tho~e benches w~e haJtd and I had to Qeep moving to get com-60uable enough to 6aU Mleep with my head in Big Mama'~ lap.

Sunday School ~tiM lou 06 memo~~. I ~ememb~ Moth~ p~ep~ng h~ SundaySchool l~~o~, I ~ed not to int~pt too 06ten but ~ometim~ what I had to ~ayWM j~t too impouant not to int~pt. Howev~, she. did a good job in ~pite 06 myint~ptio~ ~ince the chuneh. ~aw 6it to name a Sunday School c.1.M~ a6t~ h~ athe): death. I ~ememb~ MM. Allean Meado~ 60~ hen: yeaM 06 senvi.ee. in h~ naom 06little tabl~, little chai.n», little people and lou 06 toy~. I ~ememb~ the damp~h~oom~, a n~ow haU, M~. AlbeU WaUon counting the collection next to the n~ow,winding ~taiM and 6emng impouant i6 I WM the one the xeache»: told to taQe thecollection out to him. I ~ememb~ how the ouUide e~ance to the bMement used to6ill up with leav~ in the 6aU and how MM. Sylvia KimbaU who taLi.ght OM teen c.1.M~~ed to Qeep o~ min~ on the l~~on and not on o~ weeuend activiti~.

I have 60nd memo~~ 06 OM chai«, ~h~ng 6illow~hip and laught~ atong withthe m~ic. I ~ememb~ Ruth F~g~on who could play the piano, ~ing ~op~ano, alto on:bM~ i6 nec~~MY! I ~ememb~ the cho~ winding up the n~ow ~taiM to ente». the~anctuMY and nev~ ~~ing a note (will, almo~t nev~!) and I ~ememb~ MM. EthelMcNeill who lead the cho~ and played the piano.

No one can have memo~~ 06 Lemon Sp~ng~ Metho~t Ch~ch without ~ecatling thewond~6ul cov~ed-~h mew. We ~hMed the love 06 God and a love 06 good 600d. Thelong tabl~ w~e atway~ eovened with 6~ed chicQen, potato sacad, ~~ng bea~, co~nand VESSERTS! Moth~ atway~ i~tMcted ~ to be cMe6ul to hold the deviled egg plate~~ght ~o the egg~ wouldn't ~lide 066 (we did p~etty good except 60~ one time, butit WM aU Wilion' ~ 6auU!). And I ~ememb~ MM. G~atdine Law~who atway~ seemed tobe bacQ in the ~chen.

1 JtemembeJt -6topping btj the c.emueJttj one 6ill datj and Mal.c.obn Law-6 066eJt-i.ngSup and me a bde 06 meat he WM c.ooung 6011. a c.hWtc.h meal. lateJt that afiteJtnoon--he helped lighten the moment and pJtobabltj neveJt knew d. 1 JtemembeJt FJta.nc.u Wa.JtneJtand L-i.-6a Cole c.orning late at Mght to help oWt 6a.m-i.ftj M we -6tJw.ggled to aceeix: thedeath 06 a loved one. 1 JtemembeJt Nina Wic.keJt'-6 -6m-i.fe and loveltj poem-6, MJt. and MJt-6.Dan Powell' -6 wa.Jtm welc.ome and long -6eJtvic.e to the chuneh. and -60 mantj otheJt-6 thatmake Lemon SpJt-i.ng-6 Muhofut the -6tJtong and act.eve. c.hWtc.h that 1 am -60 PJtoud tohave gJtown up in and am a.fwatj-6 -60 happtj to JtUWtn to.

FORWARD THRO' THE AGES IN UNBROKEN LINEMOVE THE FAITHFUL SPIRITS AT THE CALL DIVINEGIFTS IN DIFFERING MEASURE, HEARTS OF ONE ACCORDMANIFOLD THE SERVICE, ONE THE SURE REWARD

--The TJt-i.umphant Song-6 Htjmnal.

100 YEARS

CENTENNIAL MEVITATIONS

PRIVE IN OUR PAST - FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

"Who.6oeveA .6ha.U. c.ompet :thee:to go a rrrile, go with YUm:two." (Ma.:t:thew5:41)

TheAe Ls a won.deA6ul legen.d about a gJteat noad in. :the uea». Eas«, It .6:tJtetc.hedman.y rrrile..oan.d c.on.n.ec.:tedman.y c.oun.:tJtie..o. A youn.g boy lived be..oide :the Jtoad. On.eday, a..o he watc.hed :the :tJta.vete.Jt.6, h-U, eye..o 6e.ff upon. a .6:tJta.n.geAc.a.JtJtyin.ga heavyload. The man. wa..oa Roman. .6oldieA an.d at once :the lad :thought, "Oh, how I hateYUm. 16 it WeAe nos: 60Jt the: Romal1.6an.d men. like YUm, we Jew.6 would be 6Jtee. Wewould n.o:t have :to obey :thw un.6a.iJt law.6." Sudden.fy, in. 6Jton.:t06 :the boy, :the.6oldieA st» pped an.d dno pped :the load 6Jtom h-U, .6houlde.Jt.6• He said, "Come heAe, boy.Ca.JtJty:th-U, load 60Jt me."

TheAe wa..oa Roman. law :that anq .6oldieA c.ould 60Jtc.e a Jew :to c.a.JtJtyh-U, load60Jt on.e rrrile, but on.fy on.e rrrile. The lad kn.ew :the law an.d kn.ew he daxe nos: fuobeyOJt he might rose h1IU6e. Slowly, he liMed :the load upon. h-U, .6houlde.Jt.6 an.d 60l-lowed :the .6oldieA with hate in. h-U, hea.Jt:t. He sacd :to YUm.6et6, "I hate YUm, butI'U c.a.JtJtyit, but 0n.fy 60Jt 0n.e rrrile." Then. he JtemembeAed :the :teac.hin.g 06 a Naza-Jten.e who .6aid "Who.6oeveA .6ha.U. c.ompet :thee to go a rrrile, go with YUm:two."

VutLin.g :the 0n.e rrrile walk :the lad lea.Jtn.ed about th« .6oldieA '.6 :tJtouble..o- - how hewa..odepJte..o.6edin. .6piJtil, an.d wa..owea.Jty 06 the. wivt :they had been. 6ightin.g. The youn.gfad bec.a.me c.on.c.eAn.ed, an.d at tne. en.d 06 :the rrrile, when. :the .6oldieA oJtdeAed :the boy:to put :the pac.k down., :the lad .6aid :to :the .6oldieA, "Silt, let me c.a.JtJty:the pac.k a.6eco nd. rrrile." So he li6:ted th« pac.k an.d walked with the. .6oldieA :the .6eco nd. rrrile.At :the en.d 06 :the .6ec.on.d rrrile, :the youn.g lad had 60un.d a 6Jtien.d an.d had gJteat c.om-pa..o.6ion. 60Jt the. .6oldieA. 0n. h-U, Jte.:tuJtn.home :that eveMn.g th« lad :told h-U, panent:«,"Today I walked on.e rrrile behin.d an. enemq, I walked the: second. rrrile an.d 60un.d a6Jtien.d.

When. you and. I walk the. 6ill:t rrrile, we a.Jte 0n.fy 6ul6iUin.g :the le.:t:teA 06 :thelaw. We a.Jte doin.g on.fy what we have :to do. But ChJti.otial1.6 a.Jte di66eAen.:t! Theypic.k up :the pac.k an.d go :the .6eco nd. rrrile whateveA :the tas k OJt Jte..opo l1.6ibifity may be.

I Jtec.a.U. :that my pa.Jten.:t.owen.:t the. .6ceo n.d rrrile a..o I wa..o:tJta.in.ed in. the. way ac.hifd .6hould go. They n.uJt:tuJtedme, en.c.ouJtaged me an.d loved me. They :took :the :time:to .6ha.Jtemomen.:t.o with me--:the .6ec.on.d rrrile.

I JtemembeA my Sun.day scho»: :teac.heA in. the. PJtima.JtyVepa.Jt:tmen.:t,M-U,.6SadieMa.:t:thew.6. I loved he .60 muc.h :that as a c.hifd I JtemembeA :tetfin.g my 6atheA :that i6I eveA had :to have anothe»: mo:theA c.ould it be "Mb.:,.6Sadie". No:t on.fy did .6he reach,a..o wa..oJtequitLed 06 heA, but.6 he wen.:t th« .6eco nd rrrile an.d kep:t in. :touc.h with "ne»:c.hifdJten." dutLin.g :the week, doin.g fi:tile :thin.g.6, wUh love.

I have .6een. :th-U, c.huJtc.h go :the .6ec.on.d rrrile in. i:t.o givin.g; in. meetin.g :the n.eed.o06 people in. :the c.ommun.ily who huJt:t an.d WeAe in. n.eed; in. :time 06 .6OJtJtowan.d :tJta.gedymin.-U,:te.Jtin.g:to :the 6a.mify beyon.d what wa..oexpec.:ted; an.d in. :time..o 06 joy, .6uc.h a..oweddin.g.6 an.d c.etebJtatiol1.6, givin.g 06 yOUJt.6etve..o beyon.d :the expec.:ted :to make :theocaasco 11.6momen.:t.o 06 happin.e..o.6 with 6Jtien.d.o. We bec.ome :tJtufy human. a..o we give an.dshan». with o:the.Jt.6.

When a man gOe4 ~he ~eeond mile he ~ involved in a WO~Q 06 love. Man ean~~umble ~Mough ~he 6iM~ mile 06 li6e by him~el6, b~ no man ean go ~he second.mile w~ho~ God.

I~ ~ a wond~6u.l ex.pwenee to go the. second mile M a C~tian. You maywalQ behind an enemy ~he 6iM~ mile, b~ on ~he ~eeond mile you'll 6ind a 6~end.You'll 6ind peaee and joy! Go beyond ~he eall 06 d~y and walQ w~h God.

Comp.il.ed bq: Ioqc»: VVLe.e.n

HISTORY Of EARLY CHURCH fAMI LIES

When ~he n~~ ehuneh Wa4 no~ed in 1890, John B~yman Hall Wa4 10 ye~ old.He Wa4 boJtn on ApJtil 2, 1880. H-u panerd:«, John L. and HaJtJtieti Hall, helped wilh~he n~~ ehuneh. TheiJt ehildJten welte M~n Venable Hall, MaJttha Ann Hall, JohnB~yman Hall, and Ro~a Lee Hall and welte all memb~ on ~he n~~ ehuneh.

John B~yman Hall maJtJtied Luey High Hall in 1927. TheiJt ehildJten welte Ruby,HaJtJtieti, Naney, Johnanna and Bobby Blue Hall.

John B~yman Hall Wa4 .6eeJtuMY and ~ea4unelt on Lemon SpJting.6 Muhofu~ Cnuxch.nOJt 25 OJt mOJte ye~.

Johnanna Jtememb~ ~afUng he»: Sunday Sehool da4.6 eoUeilion to he». n~helt when.6he Wa4 abo~ Mve ye~ old. Johnanna Wa4 ~old ~h~ he»: GJtandmo~helt, HaJtJtieti Hall,gave a po~belly .6~ove ~o ~he eaJtly ehuneh.

Johnanna maJtJtied Jaek. Eades and ~~ nes.cdes at: the. Hall homeplaee in LemonSpJting~. She and Jaek. Me ~he pMent.6 on JaefUe, SMa, Debbie, Ann and David.

By: Iohnanna: H. Eades

The Sl!AIA1eil.. ftIJnil.y

ThJtee Seawell BJto~h~ migJt~ed nJtom Seaw~own, ViJtginia, ro a plaee. on De.e.pRivelt ne.M High FaU.6, Nouh CMolina. The. bJtoth~ Welte. A.6a, John and Van. John.6~aye.d in High FaU.6, Van move.d ~o Fayetie.viUe., and A.6a move.d ~o Lemon SpJting.6. A.6aWa4 a n~elt and a blaek..6milh and maJtJtie.d FJtaneu R~elt. TheiJt ehildJte.n Welte. Quimby,Addie., Robe.ti (Bob), Pune.noy and Fannie..

Whe.n ~he. Muhofu~ Chuneh Wa4 bung buiU A.6a Wa4 Jtig~ tnene. wilh a hammelt and.6aw helping ro build the. 6~~ ehuneh. He [acned tne. ehuneh and Jte.maine.d a membelt un-til hi.6 death. in 1917. A.6a gave. ~he.land noJt pha4e. one. on ~he. Muhofu~ Ceme.tenu,

Quimby, a 6~elt, al.60 a membelt, Wa4 maJtJtie.d ~o Cinda. Ann S~. TheiJt ehildJte.nwelte Lufa, Be.tiha, C~on, Claude. and A.6a. Be.tiha Wa4 a li6e long de.vo~e.d membelt on~he ehuneh until he». de.~h in 1963. Diane WiUiam.6 ~ a des ee.nde.~ 0 n C~o n and ~pJtue.~y a me.mbelt on rhe. ehuneh.

Addie. maJtJtie.d AJtehie. MeNUU. She. deed in 1892 leaving an inna~ .6on, Adelaide.He.Wa4 a membelt on ~hi.6 ehuneh until hi.6 de~h in Fe.bJtUMY 1963.

Robe.ti (Bob), a n~elt and a canpenre«, maJtJtie.d Etia Wiek.elt, and ~he.y welte bo~hde.vo~e.d memb~ on ~he. ehuneh. Bob died in 1952 le.aving ~heiJt ehildJten IIa, Be.~ee.,L~e. and Alma. Alma maJtJtie.d Joe. Hale and Jtemaine.d a membelt ~hJtougho~ hen. line..TheiJt only ehild Wa4 MMgMU, who ~ .6~ an ailive. membelt on ~he ehuneh. MMgMUmaJtJtie.d R. J. (PUe.) O.6boJtne and ~hey Me the pMe.nt.6 on David, Sheltyl, Sue. and Cindywho Me. all me.mb~ on ~he. ehuneh. David gave. one-haln on ~he. lo~ ~h~ ~he. p~onage.-u now buiU on.

PWl.~60y, a 6cuunVt and c.CUtp~~Vt, maJt.Jti~dMCUtgCUtet.(Maggi~) GCUtnVt. Both ft~a.in~dM 6a.i:th6ul m~mbvv., un.:til. thw deatii, Th~y .t~6t a .6on, D«, William A. S~awU-t, whodona.ted. th« .tand 6Oft the. .6~c.ond phM ~ a 6 the c.~et.Vty.

Fanni~, a hOMWi6~, maJt.Jti~dJohn W. Wi.t.te.t.:t. She. WM a d~vot~d m~mbVt un.:til. her:d~ath in 1951. Thw onty .6on WM Fftanw. Fftanw along with hiJ.> wi6~ Mavolin~ CUt~.6:ti.t.t vVty ac.:tiv~ m~mbvv., 06 th~ c.hWl.c.hand have on~ .6on, R~v. Bi.t.ty Jo Wi.t.te.t.:t. Fftanwgav~ on~-hal6 06 th~ .tot that th~ paJt.6onag~ i-O now built on.

Tne: S~awU.t.6 along with ethen. 6amili~ have. .te6;t thw mCUtfuon th~ building andgftowth 06 th~ chunch. and hop~6u.Uy wi.t.t b~ m~b~M and pCUttiupan.:t.6 60ft y~aJt.6 to come..

The.McNeill familJj

AU 06 tne. Mc.NUU.o in OWl.chsuceh. CUt~d~c.~nden.:t.6 06 Sc.otiand and by !tigh:t.6 CUtePft~byt~al1.6. John and MCUtyMc.Fady~n maJt.Jti~dand had eight c.hildJt~n: Iv~y, Coftn~a,AugMta, Lue.t.:ta, Aftc.hi~, EvandVt, Gid~on and EUa. AU th~ Mc.Neill 6ami.ty a:t:t~nd~dSt. AndJtw.6 Pft~ byt~an ChWl.c.han a ft~gulCUt oas.c«, A.t.oo, dufting thiJ.> t.ime.; the. Mc.NUU.o,M wU-t M othVt 6amilie.o who a:t:tend~d St. AndJtw.6, a:t:tend~d L~on Sp!ting.6 Met.hofutChuneh: Th~ Met.hofu:t.o, in tWl.n, would a1..60 a:t:tend .6Vtvic.~ at st. AndJtw.6. Eac.hd~nomination had pft~ac.hing onty onc.~ a mo~h. Th~ 6amili~ a:t:t~nd~d thw own c.hWl.c.hthe. arhen. thJt~~ Sunday.6. Qu.i:t~ a 6;t~n p~op.t~ cho» ~ to a:t:tend th~ ehuneh. UO.6~t tothw hom~ b~c.aM ~ th« mod~ 06 tftal1.6 pofttatio n cc l1.6i-Ot~d a 6 walking, haM ~bac.k. !tidingOft by buggy.

It WM in 1907 that Mi-O.6Ada B.tanc.h~ Smith b~c.am~ the pftoud b!tid~ 06 Mft. Iv~yJac.fuon Mc.Neill. 06 thiJ.> union c.am~ .6~v~n c.hildJt~n: Rod~c.k. Edcson (Nwpoftt Nw.6,Va.); N~~ (C.tyd~) ThomM (Bftoadway); J~.6i~ (Gi.tb~) CJtu.:tc.h6i~d (GCUtnVt); JohnE. (San60ftd); MCUtgCUtet.(Lillington); Ma:t:ti~ (Max) Stwaftt (San60ftd); and Ann (John)Gftav es (Maftie.t.:ta, Ga.).

Eddi~, N~~ and Jessc« aU j oin~d th~ Met.hofut ChWl.c.hwhil~ .6:ti.t.t Ming th~ o.tdbuilding. The. ft~t 06 thw .6ibling.6 WVt~ bapwed in th~ nw c.hWl.c.h.

Mft. Iv~y, Mft. Wa.t:CVtRac.k..t~y, Mft. Ru6M HaU, Mft. BWl.nic.~ HaU and pVthap.6 othvv.,.6c.Jtap~d out the. bM~~~ 60ft th« nw c.hWl.c.hMing mul~ and .6c.oop pal1.6. Many p~op.t~h~p~d in vaftioM way.6 dufting th~ c.ol1.6:tJtu.c.:tion.

Mi-O.6B.tanc.h~ and aU the Smilh.6 in hVt 6ami.ty b~ong~d to th~ Met.hofut ChWl.c.h.Mft. Iv~y decided. to axrend. c.hWl.c.hwith hiJ.> nw b!tid~. Th~y ft~a.in~d 6a.i:th6ul m~bvv.,un.:til. thw d~ath. Thw d~~p ft~gioM c.onvic.:tiol1.6 WVt~ pM.6~d down to ~ac.h 06 thw.6~v~n c.hildJt~n, nin~ gftandc.hildJt~n and :tw~v~ gft~at gJtandc.hildJt~n. Th~~ ft~gioM andmoftal .6:tJt~ngth.6 wi.t.t b~ pM.6~d down 60ft g~nVta:tiol1.6 to come •

B~c.aM~ 06 th« p!tic.~~.6 hVtilag~ passed down by oWl. 60unding 6amili~, it i-O OWl.ft~pol1.6ibi.tily to s.tand 6iftm in OWl.b~~6 and k.~~p OWl.c.hWl.c.hthftiving 60ft ueass tocome, OWl. c.hWl.c.hIv...o a futingu.i.6hed hiJ.>tOfty, yet. w~ CUte moft~ exc.a.ed about th~ 6u.:tWteGod has 60ft M.

By: £the.l McNeil.!

The MeLeod familq

Edw~d P. M~Leod w~ the only ~hLtd on J. K. and Addie G~n~ M~Leod. Mh. M~Leodw~ a -6tohekeep~ and MM. MeLeod w~ pO-6:tm~t~ "tn Lemon Sp~ng-6. Both on them w~eloyal and dedi~ated membeM on Lemon Sp~ng-6 Methofut ChWt~h.

When the nw b~~k ~hWt~h w~ bu.i.Lt "tn 1924, the nwt b~dl "tn the nouhe~t~Ohn~ w~ la.{.d by Mh. L. P. Cox, Contha~oh. Rev. B. E. Stann"teld, p~toh at thatt"lme, la.{.d the -6e~ond b~~k, R. B. Wat-6on the t~d, J. K. M~Leod the noWtth, andI. J. M~N~ the n"tnth.

E. P. MeLeod hememb~ed ha.uLlng -6and when the nw b~~k ~hWt~h w~ bu.i.Lt. Hew~ a teenag~ at the t"lme. He w~ known ~ "Ed" by Lemon Sp~ng-6 people, btLt."tn~oUege and on the job he w~ ~illed "Ma~".

He ghaduated nhom Elon CoUege and senvexi ~ p~nupal on Mt. ~y H"tgh S~hooLHe ma.tlJUed B~M~e H~an on S~bWty, who taught "tn SUMY County.

Ant~ the death on ~ nath~, Ma~ ~ame home to Lemon Sp~ng-6 to be wilh ~mo.the«, He wOhked wilh the RatioMng Boand "tn Sannohd d~ng Woud W~ II and ~w"tne taught at Gheenwood schaot.. uu.e»: he w~ an execiuus:« wilh ChO-6-6and B~nnIn-6Wtan~e Company.

Ma~ senved many p0-6.{.UOn-6"tn Lemon Sp~ng-6 Methofut ChWt~h. He w~ ~h~anon the Adm.{.~thative Boand. and aR..-60Supwntende.nt on Sunday S~hooL He even wentto ~hWt~h eahly on Sunday mOhMng to build the n~e-6, us did ~ nath~ nOh ueansbenOhe ~ death.

Ant~ Ma~'-6 unt.{.mely death, ~ w"tne moved to Chahlotie wh~e many membeM onh~ namily uved.

The M~Leod-6 loved Lemon Sp~ng-6 Methofut ChWt~h and w~e devotLt. and loyalmembeM. They uved "tn the hOMe wM~h .{.,6 now the house. on J"lmmy and L"tnda Gunt~.

8q: All.ean ueado«

The WatAon familq

In 1890 when Lemon Sp~ng-6 Un"lted Methofut ChWt~h w~ nOhmed the Wat-60n-6w~ethene.. Ewha Wat-6on and ~ daught~, Flohen~e, w~e chiuu.e». membeM on the ~hWt~h.Flohen~e lat~ ma.tlJUed Albeht R"teve-6 and moved to P~keMbWtg, Nouh C~ouna.

B~M~e (R.B.) Wat-6on, Ewha'-6 younge-6t -6on, ma.tlJUed LWta N"t~hol-6on "tn 1908.B~M~e senved ~ Sunday Schooi: Supwntendent nOh 22 yeaM. Mu~h on that t"lme hewalked to ~hWt~h and stxuu.ed the n~e-6. B~M~e w~ the nwt peM 0n "tn the ~hWt~hto buy a ~~. The young people uked to go home wilh h.{.m-60 they ~ould ~de "tn ~two--6eated -6UMy. LUha Wat-6on gave money -6he made nhom -6elUng egg-6 to have the nwthe-6t hOom-6ptLt. "tn the chunch,

B~M~e Wat-6on had two ~hLtdhen, Albeht and V~g"tMa. Albeht h~ -6~ved nOhmany yeaM ~ -6e~et~y on the Sunday Sehoot.. V~g"tMa ma.tlJUed Van ThOY Powell "tn1943 and taught the Edilh Matihw-6 Sunday S~hool Cl~-6 nOh many qean», V~g"tMa aR..-60senved ~ Mnanual -6e~et~y nOh the building on the Edu~ational Building. Van Powell

Mvwed a.o Sunday Sc.hool SupvUiU:endeiU: and wa.o one 06 the c.huJtc.hmen that: .6tOJtted themeYL.6c.iub.

V~ginia and Van have a .6on, Rob~ Powell. Rob~ m~ed Vo~ Vepenet. 6~omOhio and they have a daught~, Anne.

The Wa.t..60YL.6have senved in ev~y c.apawy in the c.huJtc.h 6~om jaYLilo~ to .6ub.6;ti;tut.ep~eac.h~, c.ho~ ~ec.;to~, .6upvUiU:endeiU:, teac.h~ and c.huJtc.h piaYLi.6t. Any plac.e theyw~e needed the Wa.t..60YL.6have helped.

8q: V.iJr.gi.ni.a.Powell.

Lula Gaddy Gu66in, a native 06 Union CouiU:y and wi6e 06 William Thoma.o Gu66in,moved 6~om Li;t;tle Roc.~, A~~aYL.6a.oto Jone.6bo~o, No~h C~olina about. 1917. She hadeight c.hil~en: John Lloyd, Roy, Flo.6.6ie, E66ie, Bunyan, Connie, Lonnie and Wil.6on.They moved to Lemon Spung.6 in 1918 and bec.ame memb~ 06 the ouginal Lemon Spung.6Met.hodi,t,t Cnunch, Lula died in 1940.

Roy m~ed E.6telle Caddell, 06 Jone.6bo~o, and moved to Jone.6bo~o. E66ie m~edGeo~ge Smit.h and moved to Newpo~ New.6, V~ginia. They ~e all now dec.ea.oed.

Bunyan m~ed Thelma Cox, a.l.60 a memb~ 06 the c.huJtc.h, and they moved to Newpo~New.6, V~ginia. Bunyan bec.ame ill and they la.t.~ moved bac.~ to Lemon Spung.6 and hedied in 1934. Thelma (now M~. John Sloan) live.6 in B~oadway and if.> a memb~ 06 theP~e.6bytvUan ChuJtc.h. She Ls a 60~~ Mayo~ 06 B~oadway and ha« the di,t,tinc.tion 06being the 6illt woman to hold thi.6 tiile in No~h C~olina.

Connie m~ed Buie Cam~o n and ~emained in the c.ommuYLily. At the ;time 06 h~deatn in 1987 she. lived in T~oy. One daught~, Vo~, .6uJtvive.6.

Lonnie m~ed Ma.t.tie EuJte, 06 Auland~, and they lived in Elwyn, PenYL.6ylvania.A6t~ they ~~ed they moved bac.~ to Lemon Spung.6 and w~e memb~ 06 thi.6 c.huJtc.hulU:il thei». deaths,

Wil.6on moved to Yeadon, PenYL.6ylvania, m~ed a g~ in tha.t. ~ea, and died a.t. aneaUy age.

Lloyd m~ed Mamie Caudle, 06 San60~d, and in 1918 they bec.ame memb~ 06 thec.huJtc.h. Lloyd, 60~ 53 ye~, wa.o ac.tive in the li6e 06 the c.ommuYLily. He a.o.6if.>tedin .6ec.uJUng a teac.h~age and a gym 60~ G~eeYLWoodSc.hool and a.l.60 .6ec.uJUng the telephoneline.6 in the c.ommuYLily. He wa.o in6lueYLtial in the o~ganization 06 the Lemon Spung.6RuJtilan Club Building. He wa.o a 6a.it.h6ul memb~ 06 the c.huJtc.h, having senved a.o aT~tee and wa.o in c.h~ge 06 the c.emet.~y 60~ many uean»: Mamie ~ememb~ thsu: iu: one;time he paiiU:ed the e~e c.huJtc.h .6anc.;tu~y by him.6el6, a c.oiU:JUbution in labo~ 60~love 06 hi.6 c.huJtc.h. He died in 1972.

Mamie ha» ai.so been a lead~ in the c.ommuYLily and .6~ved a.o PO.6;tma.ot~ 60~ 34ueans . She held many 066ic.e.6 in the c.huJtc.h and wa.o c.huJtc.h~ea.ouJt~ 60~ 22 ye~and lay delega.t.e to Annual Con6~enc.e 60~ .6ev~al ueon«. She ~ememb~ when thep~e.6 eiU: c.huJtc.hwa.o buiU and tha.t ma.t.vUa.l.6 6~om the ouginal c.huJtc.hwa.o U.6ed in thep~e.6eiU: c.huJtc.h. In 1973 the c.huJtc.h c.eleb~ed "Mamie Gu66in Vay" ~ec.ognizing he»: asa 6a.it.h6ul memb~ who had given UYL.6el6if.>hly06 her: ;time and en~gy in .6~vic.e andlead~ hip tMoug hoiu: the uean», She, to OuJt ~nowledg e, if.> p~obably the olde.6t livingmemb~ 06 the c.huJtc.h.

Lloyd and Mamie had no~ daught~: M~. LaFon (Joyee) V~een, on Lwmbenton;M~. HaJtold (Wilma) Riddle, on SannofLd; M~. Vavid (Helen) FfLedefL..i..ek.,on Seo;t;Udale,AfLizona; and M~. Jam~ (Ruth) Gib~on, JfL., on GfLanb~y, Tex~. Joyee'~ h~band(deee~ed 1982) w~ a mi~;t~ on ;the NofLth CaJtolina Annual Conn~enee and ;togeth~;they have senved ;the eh~eh on many Conn~enee and V~;tfL..i..et leveU. She ~ pfL~enilya T~;tee on The Methofu;t Ret..i..fLementHom~, Ine., and ~ ehwp~on on ill A~~io~Commi;t;tee.

Flo~~ie maJtfL..i..edJaek. Reid Matthew~ and ;they w~e memb~ on ;the eh~eh until ;the..i..fLdeatns . They had thne». ehildtLen: HeJtman Reid (deee~ed 1979); Johnny, on NewpofLt New~,V..i..Jtginia; and Max.

Max h~ fLemained in ;the eommun..i..ty. He maJtfL..i..edBentha (Bent) Lemon, ofLiginallynfLOmVanville, Pen~ylvania. They bo;th aJte active memb~ on ;the eh~eh and eommun..i..ty.Max w~ nOfLmeJtly pfL~ident on Fed~al Land Bank. in SannofLd, and ~ a difLeetofL wilh the.FatLmB~eau. He h~ held ~ev~al po~..i..tio~ in the. eh~eh, having senved ~ eha..i..Jtmanon ;the Admi~tfLative BoaJtd and on vaiu.ou» eommi;t;te~. H~ namily gave th« ehim~ to;the eh~eh in memofLYon ~ Mo;th~ and Fathe»:

Bent has been tfLe~~~ on ;the eh~eh nOfLmany qean», She h~ held many onMe~on ;the loeal and fu;tfL..i..et leveU. At pfL~ent ~he ~ an eleeted memb~ to ;the Conn~-enee CounUl on Finane~ and AdmiwtfLation. She ~ a Lee County Com~~ion~ and av~y involved and active e..i..tizen. Max and Bent have two ehildtLen, K~;t..i..e and GfLegofLY,who aJte ai.so memb~ on ;the eh~eh.

We ~hou.ld "~ing wilh joy and be glad all oun: daqs" (P~alm 90:14) nOfL;the line,mi~tfLy and bl~~ed memofLi~ on o~ gfLeat e~eh. The GfLinMn namily neeU il ha»been pfLivileged to be a ptuc: on th« ~;tofLY on o~ eh~eh and o~ pnaue): ~ ;that ;thememb~ will eontinue in ;the example on o~ nOfLenath~ and be obedient t» God' .s eall.

Bq: Ioqc». VeJteen

The Smith Familq

RodefL..i..ek.M. Smilh w~ bOfLn Novemb~ 1, 1858, and w~ eonvented eaJtly in line. In1881 he maJtfL..i..edBaJtbaJta Ann Buie. FfLom 1887 t» 1890 he w~ an eld~ in st. AndtLew~PfL~by;tefL..i..an Ch~eh. On Novemb~ 6, 1890, Midway Ch~eh w~ ofLganized wilh 24 memb~.The name Midway w~ lat~ ehang ed ro Lemon SpfLing ~ . RodefL..i..ek.M. Smilh w~ eleeted 0neon ;the onnie..i..w on ;the newly ofLganized eh~eh. He died at ih« eaJtly age on 38, leavingbehind a wine and eight ~mall ehildtLen. BaJtbaJta Smilh and hen. ehildtLen w~e all memb~on the. chunch. until ;they eilh~ maJtfL..i..ed,moved away OfL died. BaJtbaJta Smilh died in 1947.RodefL..i..ek.M. Smilh' ~ obiluaJty b~;t ~wmmedup ~ line, "H~ u~ng ennOfLU in behaln on;the e~e on fLight, ~ p~~;tenee in adhefL..i..ngto ;the dietat~ on eo~e..i..enee, and ~nailhnu.ln~~ in attending and ~uppofLt..i..ng ~ eh~eh, made nOfL him an enviable name--a name nathe»: ;to be chosen ;than gfLeat fLieh~."

The ehildtLen on RodefL..i..ek.M. and BaJtbaJta Ann Smilh: Vunean B., Alton Laey, AdaBlanehe, Maggie, Ro~a Maek., RodefL..i..ek.EfLn~;t, Ma;t;t..i..eJane and GeofLge Gilbent. TheehildtLen fLemaining in ;t~ aJtea w~e Laey, Blanehe, Ro~a Maek., R. EfLn~;t and Ma;t;t..i..eJane.

Blanehe maJtfL..i..edIvy MeNe..i..ll and died in 1927.

Lac.y ma.JtJt.ie.dOdavia Syk.eA who 110WJteAideA il1 Ralugh. The.y had thJte.e. c.hil.dJte.l1-Luc.y Nell, AUol1 al1d CMolYI1. The.y all gJtw up il1 the. ehunch.,

Mattie. al1d RO.6a we.Jte.dedccaxed me.mbVl.-6al1d le.6t thw esraxe. to the. c.huJtc.h. The.Smith Paviliol1 i.s l1ame.d 60Jt the.m.

R. EJtl1eAt Smith Wa..6the. 6illt c.hil.d to be. baptize.d i.n. the. c.huJtc.h. He. ma.JtJt.ie.dLottie. Abbott al1d had .6e.ve.11 c.hil.dJte.l1. The.y all gJtw up a..6 me.mbVl.-6. Lottie. Smith Wa..6a 6a.ith6ul me.mbe.Jturtti.t he.Jt de.ath il1 196Z. 111 1970 R. EJtl1eAt ma.JtJt.ie.dLetty BUI1c.hRide.l1ouJt. She. joil1e.d the. c.huJtc.h al1d Jte.mail1e.da me.mbe.Jturtti.t he»: de.ath il1 1988. The.me.mbVl.-606 the. c.huJtc.h hOl1oJte.dhim Se.pte.mbe.Jt 19, 198Z, with a .6pe.c.ial day il1 hi.6 hOl1oJt.Thi.6 Wa..6a highlight il1 hi.6 li6e..

The. c.hil.dJte.11 06 R. EJtl1eAt al1d Lottie. Abbott Smith: MildJte.d Vic.k., EvuYI1 Phi6e.Jt(de.c.e.a..6e.d), MMY Vuble.Jt, Rode.Jtic.k. EJtl1eAt, JJt., FJtal1c.eAGail1eA (de.c.e.a..6e.d), Jimmy Smith,

al1d SMah CUMY.

Jimmy Smith, hi.6 wi6e. Loi.6 al1d thw two .6011.6, Ke.vil1 and. VAAiI1, Me. me.mbVl.-606 the.c.huJtc.h. We. look. 60JtWMd to the. hUl1dJte.th biJtthday, whe.11all 6amily al1d 6ltie.l1d.6 c.ome.toge.the.Jt il1 the. LOJtd'.6 l1ame.al1d Jte.6le.d UpOI1ouJt he.Jtitage. with thal1k..6givil1g.

Bg: J.i.nrng and LoiA Smi;th

The Chn~~familyThoma..6MAAiol1 CJtO.6.6,boJtI1 at Buc.k.hoJtI1011 Nove.mbe.Jt 17, 1850, Wa..6e.duc.ate.d by

loc.al te.ac.hVl.-6 and late.Jt Wa..6qnaduared. 6Jtom Old Tltil1ity Colle.ge. il1 VuJtham. He. be.-c.ame.a schoot. te.ac.he.Jt al1d taught 60Jt manq ye.M.6. Be.c.a.u.6e.06 ill he.a.Uh he. Wa..6ad-v.csed by doeron» to move. to a 6Mmil1g c.ommul1ity whe.Jte.he. c.ould be. out-06-doOM. Thi.6move. bJtought him to the. Le.mol1Spltil1g.6 Me.a whe.Jte.he. al1d hi.6 wi6e., the. 60Jtme.Jt MMYWilli.6 Sc.ott, be.c.ame.al1 acxive. pa.Jtt a 6 the. c.ommul1ity. Thw home. Wa..6I1e.M the. Jta.i.t-noad .60 he. Wa..6astied to ad a..6 PO.6tma..6te.Jtal1d to be. JteApol1.6ible. 60Jt the. fupatc.hil1gal1d Jte.c.uvil1g 06 mail. He. desicsed hooas, e.tc.., 60Jt the. mail bag.6 whe.11the. tJtail1.6lowe.d at the. c.JtoMil1g. The..6 e.c.Jte.tMy-deA k. he. U.6 e.d 6 OJt .6 OftUl1g al1d hOU.6il1gthe.mail at home. i.6 .6tiU il1 :the. 6a.mily.

AJtoul1d the. tunn. 06 the. c.e.ntuJty he. move.d hi.6 6amily into Sal160Jtd il1 onden. 60Jthi.6 c.hil.dJte.11 to tak.e. advantage. 06 .6c.hoo.t.6 il1 tOWI1. He. be.c.ame.Le.e. County'.6 6illtRe.gi.6te.Jt 06 Ve.e.d.6. He. Jte.mail1e.da te.ac.he.Jt a..6 lOl1g a..6 he. live.d, hupil1g hi.6 c.hil.dJte.l1,gMl1dc.hil.dJte.l1, as well a..6 l1ughboM' c.hil.dJte.11 with thw .6c.hoo.twoJtk.. He. Wa..6al1 ac.tive.Me.thofut, .6e.Jtvil1g the. Le.mo11 Spltil1g.6 c.huJtc.h il1 mal1Y oiaqs; a .6taul1c.h Ve.mocnat: al1d aLal1d SuJtve.Y0Jt urtti.t hi.6 de.ath il1 1934.

The Yow familySome. 06 my 60l1deAt memoni.es, a..6 a c.hil.d, Me. atte.l1dil1g SUl1day Sc.hool al1d c.huJtc.h

.6e.Jtvic.eA at Le.mol1Spltil1g.6 Me.thofut Chunch, My 6athe.Jt, Thoma..6A. (Tom) Yaw, move.dhi.6 lette.Jt 6Jtom Ce.nte.Jt Me.thofut to Le.mol1Spltil1g.6 Me.thofut .6ome.time. duJtil1g the. qea»:19Z0. My mothe.Jt, Mollie. Ta.Jt.te.tol1 Yaw, al1d I l1e.ve.Jt mi.6.6e.d a SUl1day atte.l1dil1g c.huJtc.hwith my 6athe.Jt. The.Jte.Wa..6l1e.ve.Jt a qUeAtiol1 whe.the.Jt we. would be. il1 c.huJtc.h 60Jt we. got

I c.an Jte.membeJtth« 6ill:t Me.:thofu:t ChWl.c.h. My Sunday Sc.hool UM.6 me.:t at :the.le.6:t 6Jton.:t 06 :the. old c.hWl.c.h. OWl.UM.6 WM uO.6e.d 066 wdh dJtawn cunrain« andM,w.6 Sadie: Ma:t:thw.6 WM OWl.xeachen, I c.an .6tAll Jte.membeJtth« .tdile. Sunday Sc.hoolC.MM we. neceived. e.ac.h Sunday. The. lU.6on WM ptU.-n.:te.don one. si.d« and a pic.:tWl.e. WMan tlie. 6Jton.:t :to i.t.tu.6:tJta:te. :the. lu.6 on. I n :the. pJtu eni; c.hWl.c.h, MJt.6. FlO.6.6ie. Ma:t:thw.6WM my :te.ac.heJt. She. lateJt be.c.ame.my .6,w:teJt-in-law.

I c.an Jte.membeJt"Home.c.oming Dau" whe.n :the. eonnensrone WM laA.-d 60Jt tne: nw ehunch,M,w.6 MMgMe.:t Mc.Le.odWM :theJte. and bJtought me. a rea-set: 60Jt having peJt6e.c.:t atxendance.in th« 6ill:t gJtade. :the. pJte.vioU.6 qean,

I a.i.60 c.an Jte.c.a..t.tMJt. J. K. Mc.Le.odMane. 06 :the. gJte.at .6pitU..:tuai le.ade.Jt.6. He.:taught tne. Me.n'.6 Sunday Sc.hool ClM.6 whic.h WM rocated in th« tU.-ght hand c.oJtneJt at:the. 6Jton.:t 06 the. c.hWl.c.hwheJte. :the. .6:tMM ,w now loc.ate.d. On :the. wa..t.t hung :th-W6Jtame.diYl..6c.tU..ption: "What would :th-W UM.6 be. i6 evenuone. WM a me.mbeJtlik-e. me.".

CllidJte.n'.6 night WM obsenved e.ac.h ye.M. One. ye.M MJt.6. Annie. Bill Mc.NeilldiJte.c.:te.d :the. pJtogJtam and had me. :to me.motU.-ze.and Jte.c.de. "The. Tapu:tJty We.aveJt".

Lemon SptU.-ng.6Me.:thofu:t ChWl.c.hhad a gJte.at Lmpacs: on my .6pitU..:tuai li6e.. I6ittmly belie.ve. :that :the. 6ill:t 12 ye.a.Jt.6c.an mold :the. li6e. 06 any indJ..viduai. I c.anJte.membeJt6e.eling .60 ne.M :to :the. LoJtd in :th-W c.hWl.c.hM I a.:t:te.nde.dJte.viva.i.6 and :the.min.,w:te.Jt.606 :th-W c.hWl.c.hv,wde.d in OWl.home.,~plta.ye.d and .6hMe.d me.a.i.6wdh OWl. 6amily.

My 6atheJt WM veJty acxlve. in :the. chunch, He.WM a membeJt 06 :the. Admin.,w:tJta.tive.BOMd and a TJtU.6:te.e.06 th« c.hWl.c.h. H,w 6ill:t love. WM JUU.6 ChtU...6:tM h-W Sav.con, buth-W second WM bung a membeJt 06 :the. c.hWl.c.hcnooi: He. .6ang :te.noJt. I c.an JtemembeJt achonu» :that Re.v. MMvin Vic.k- oJtganize.d and my 6atheJt .6ang renon.. My 6atheJt WM ar.soa membeJt 06 a qua.Jt:te.:tand he. WM :the. t.eno« .6ingeJt. MJt.6. ThUma (Cox) Sloan WM th«pian.,w:t. MJt. Tom PeJtJty, MJt. Rob ThomM and MJt. Lac.y Shaw weJte. :the. otiie». membe.Jt.6.The.y e.njoye.d .6inging 60Jt Jte.viva.i.6 in :the. c.hWl.c.h.

I am .60 :thank-6ul 60Jt my ChtU...6tian PMe.n.:t.6and rhe. impac.; :the.y made. upon my li6e..I WM an oniy c.llid and I am maJttU..e.d:to Joe. M. Ma:t:thw.6, but :the. LoJtd hM a.i.60 blu.6e.dmy 6atheJt wdh Mve. gJtandc.llidJte.n, ele.ve.n gJte.at-glta.ndc.llidJte.n and 60Wl. gJte.at-gJte.at-gJtandc.llidJte.n. The. Yaw gJtandc.llidJte.n Me.: Tommy Ma.:t:thw.6, Jimmy Ma:t:thw.6, WilliamMa:t:thw.6, BaJtJty Ma:t:thw.6 and Be.:t:ty Jo Chave.z. Ail :the. boy.6 live. in :the. Le.mon SptU.-ng.6Me.a. Be.:t:ty Jo livu in Houma La.

Rev, Je.66 Vav,w WM PM:tOJt 06 :th-W c.hWl.c.hat my 6atheJt'.6 pM.6ing. He. me.an.:t.6amuc.h :to my 6atheJt and h-W 6amay M he. v,wde.d in OWl.home., had PJtayeJt and a.i.60c.onduc.:te.d h-W 6uneJtai.

My PJtayeJt ,w that: th« LoJtd wiii c.o n.tinue. :to blu.6 :th-W c.hWl.c.hM d gJtOW.6andeach. membeJt .6eJtvu :the. Lend. in :the. many c.apac.diu in whic.h woJtk-Ls bung done..

B~: Mat;tie. Yow MattheJAJ6

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VECEASEV MEMBERS OF LEMON SPRINGS UNITEV METHOVIST CHURCH

Adetad~ S~aweti M~N~Rod~~~ M. Smitheus« Wa..t.6on.Gin.da An.n. S~awetiFJta.n.~e..6 R'{;uVl. S~awellElizabe-th HaluA~etia C. Collino Booth~MaJty G. Wa..t.60n.At~xan.dVl. Ha1.iSu..6an. Ha1.iEliza Wi~~Vl.Hayu LonesNan.~y W. Widz.Vl.L. A. Wi~kVl.Atb~ G. MyeJlAA-6a J. S~awetiAn.n.i~ R. K-imba1.iMaJty EUa. M~N<Ull SmithVun.~an. BtU~ SmithCaJtt V. Bu.i~WWJ..am Mo nll.O ~ M~a.6amVl.Loui.6~ A. M~a.6amVl.Willi~ Bla.n.~h~ MyeJlAQu.-imby S. S~awellH~Yl.lty M. K-imba1.ivadce Wi~kVl. CoxJchn. C. K-imba1.iAda Bla.n.~h~ Smith M~~Dun.~an. V. Bu..i.~L. S. SykuMatti~ R~~d Spiv~yR~n.n.a Mun.n.Wi~kVl.H~nlty Pa.L6i!..ey K-imba1.il\Jan.n.i~ GaJtn.Vl. Mc.I nto,~ hJ. CaJtUo n. MaUhev).6Rob~ H. Cobl~J. W. Mc.I YltO.6hIla Ja~k..6on.Bun.yan. E. Gki66in.Ba.6 com L. K-imba1.iBWtn.i~~ CWtki~ M~a.6amVl.J. TWtn.Vl. Wi~kVl.Jamu E. Thoma.6TWtqtUll Ma~k CoxJohn. K. M~L~odL~xi~ Eill Bu.i~VOIt~a.6 R. MaUhw.6N. An.tta. StaJtn.u M~a.6amVl.Mau.d~ A. LyVtly Bu.i~Jamu Floyd Cobl~Jamu L~on.ida.6 Booth~BeJln.i~e S. HallEtta E. S~aweti

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Lu..ta B. Gki6 bin.Sadce S. MaUhw.6Latti~ J. S~awellLames R. Cox, JIt.Ella Jon.e..6Lan.dlte-th W. Rob~Fan.n.i~ S~awell Will~BaJtbalta. Bu.i~ SmithOla R. K-imba1.iR. B. Wa..t.6on.Addi~ GaJtn.Vl. MeL~odMaJty An.n. Jon.e..6 YawAn.n.i~ L. Cobl~John.an.n.a H. Johnoon.MaJtgaJtu B. GaJtn.Vl. S~awellRob~ L. S~awellH~p.6i~ Jan.~ Jon.e..6H~n.kiUta Po~ Thoma.6R~be~~a E. Jon.e..6 Bu~hatta.n.Rca:h M~GilvaJty Bu.i~Ava Lu..Jta. Ni~hol.6on. Wat.6on.EaJtt C. RobeJ[UElizab~h S. Up~hu.lt~hSalta. Jan.~ Hale..6 Ha..U.An.n.i~ BeU~ H. Ri~~ M~eA.1.1..Rca:h Cox FVl.gu..6on.Mc.hi~ M. KimballMac.k Jon.u Thoma.6Ed P. Mc.L~odLotti~ Abbott SmU:hJohn. B~yman. HallAlton. Lac.y Smith, Sit.Addie Jan.~ Mdthw.6BeJltha S~awellAd~ M~<Ull S~awellBU.6i~ Swanoon. Ma.,tthw.6Thoma.6 A. YowSalta. J0n.u Hale.G. EaJtt K-LmballLames R. Cox, Sit.Ivey Jac.fuon. M~e.iUMa.;tt[~ undenioood Wic.kVl.V. G~tJtu.d~ Mat~hw.6 CoxJamu V. K-imballLuc.y High Ha1.iBU.6i~ J. YaJtboltoughWayn.e ChaJttu KobVtt.6Jac.k R('''''<'dMa.t:thw.6Alma S~aweU HaleThoma.6 F. Matthe.w6MaJty Kat~ Ma.t:thw.6Flo.6.6i~ Gki6bin. MaUh{')..I..l.6John. Han.c.oc.k

1970 Collie Glenn Jae~on1971 Jean W0660ltd He..6ton1972 John Lloyd Gtti66in1973 Be..6~ieJone..6God6ltey1974 VIt. Rodney Maek Smith1975 Edith W~on Ma;t;th0W~1975 Algay Thom~1976 VIt. Jame..6 H. Ray Boothe1976 Eltne..6tJ. Thom~, Sit.1977 Lonnie Gtti66in1977 Stephen Alton Yattboltough1977 Joe C. Hate1977 Cl~~e Rimmett RobettU1977 J. Leonattd Yattboltough1977 Thom~ Lynn Ma;t;th0W~1978 Mattie Jane Smith1979 J. Melvin Thom~1979 Heitman Reid Ma;t;th0W~1979 Ro~ie Maek Smith1979 Leo Cattl Kimball1979 Olta Hall Evettette1980 Max S. Wittett1982 VIt. W~am A~a Seawell1982 Sallie J0ne..6WilUcirM1985 Ma~on Putti60y Seawell1985 RodeJtiek Eltne..6tSmith1985 Mattie EUlte Gtti66in1987 Peattl My~1987 Witt Gltay Buie1987 Jame..6 F. W0660ltd1987 M. Piekett My~1988 Liuher: C. Honeyeuti1989 T. W~on Ma;t;th0W~1990 Bitt Smith

Tw wt w~ eompiled 6ltom eemetatty Iteeolt~ and in60ftmation tuttned in. 16anyone h~ a deceased Itelative who w~ a membett 06 tw chunch. who ~ not ontw wt, ple~e let ~ know so we ean add them to OUlt neeond, We apologizei6 anyone' .s 6amily membett hiu, been om.{;t;tednltom wt.