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Description
The 1875 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at New Hope Church (present day: New Hope Baptist Church) in Earl, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Thomas Dixon. "A request of the Shiloh Association, (Colored Baptists, who were in session near us,) was handed in asking for Ministerial aid on the Sabbath." The Committee on Education reports that the state association encourages all financial support of education be channeled towards funding Wake Forest College. Double Springs Church (present day: Double Springs Baptist Church) asked of the association if it was permissible to receive members into their church body who had been excluded from other churches.
Circa Date
1875, September 24
Location
New Hope Baptist Church
Keywords
New Hope Church, New Hope Baptist Church, Earl, NC, Cleveland County, NC, NC Baptists, Baptist History, African American Baptists, Black Baptist Associations, Colored Baptists Association, Shiloh Baptist Associaton, Shiloh Association, Burnt Chimney Academy, Shelby Academy, Baptist Education, Thomas Dixon
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Christian Denominations and Sects | Christianity | History | Religion
Recommended Citation
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Collection; Minutes of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association, 1875. Series 1, Box 1, University Archives, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC.