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 A narrative account of the salient facts in the life 
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 Calvary Evangelical 
 Lutheran Church 
 
 Spencer, North Carolina 
 
 (1905-1955) 
 
 by 
 RALPH A. LENTZ 
 
 Drawing of Calvary E. L. Church, Spencer, North Carolina 
 
 by 
 WINNIE D. DEAL 
 


 Dedication 
 
 This small book is humbly dedicated to the Glory of 
 God; and to the Honor and Memory of all members of 
 Calvary, were they charter, or ones of later entry who 
 gave their substance, labor and love to make this Church 
 the warm living Entity that it is today. 
 
 To the Honor and Memory of Calvary's former -pastors 
 and their wives, who did not hesitate to throw their 
 weight into the struggle at all times, and especially so 
 when the path seemed most forbidding. 
 
 And to the Memory of my beloved parents, Charles 
 Linn Lentz, and Sallie Cruse Lentz, who loved this 
 Church and were happy in doing their modest bit to 
 make it a thing of Reality . . 
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : 
 
 Acknowledgement is gratefully made to Pastor C. Marion Starr 
 for his helpful suggestions in the preparation and editing of the 
 manuscript, and for his excellent outlines of the objectives, and 
 achievements of the Church Brotherhood, the Luther League, and 
 the Worker's Conference. To Miss Lucille Lentz for her short his- 
 tory of the Missionary Society's forty-five year activity; to Mrs. 
 H. L. Cline, Mrs. C. T. Wagoner, Mrs. W. M. Crowell, Miss Ola 
 Huffines, and all Members of the Committee for their aid in sup- 
 plying factual material; to Miss Mary Cruse for giving generously 
 of her time in typing parts of the Appendix; to Scoutmaster Paul 
 A. Cruse, Sr., for his help in supplying certain facts relative to 
 Boy Scouting; to Mrs. J. A. Grissom for her interesting account 
 of Cub Scouting; to Mrs. Lucille Schott Lentz for her informative 
 sketch on the Weekday Church School. 
 
 And to my wife, Mary Rebecca Falls Lentz, extensive credit is 
 due for her constructive criticism and timely suggestions; to whom 
 also fell the trying job of digging out dates and facts, and to which 
 task were added many long hours of typing. 
 
 MATERIAL SOURCES: 
 
 Your writer has made free use of the records left by Calvary's 
 former pastors. In reality this is their history of Calvary. Relative 
 to the mention of Spencer's early days certain data were taken 
 from the feature article which appeared in the April 12, 1953, 
 edition of the Salisbury Post, commemorating the 200th birthday 
 of Rowan County. The article was written by Mr. T. Pat. Fowler 
 of Spencer, N. C. 
 
 The Committee for the preparation and distribution of this 
 history is comprised of: Mr. Clarence Page Huffines, Ralph A. 
 Lentz, Mrs. W. M. Crowell, and Mrs. Ralph A. Lentz. 
 
REGULAR PASTORS 
 
 Regular Pastors who have served Calvary in its First Fifty Years are Rev. 
 E. L. Ritchie (1905-1907); Rev. Reuben A. Goodman (1909-1911): Rev. Dr. George 
 H. Cox (1912-1916); Rev. Floyd B. Lingle (1918-1931): Rev. Paul C. Sigmon 
 (1931-1932); Rev. B. J. Wessinger (1933-1944): Rev. George F. Schott, Jr. (1944- 
 1952); Rev. C. Marion Starr (1952- ). 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 
 The First Pastorate: Rev. E. L. Ritchie 11 
 
 1905-1907 (Organization and early days) 
 
 The Second Pastorate: Rev. Reuben A. Goodman 17 
 
 1909-1911 (The Congregation begins to grow) 
 
 The Third Pastorate: Rev. Dr. George H. Cox 20 
 
 1912-1916 (The Church is built) 
 
 The Fourth Pastorate: Rev. Floyd B. Lingle 27 
 
 1918-1931 (Calvary shows continued growth) 
 
 The Fifth Pastorate: Rev. Paul S. Sigmon 31 
 
 1931-1932 (Yet greater growth) 
 
 The Sixth Pastorate: Rev. B. J. Wessinger 33 
 
 1933-1944 (Calvary's growth continues; Sunday 
 
 School Annex Built) 
 
 The Seventh Pastorate: Rev. George F. Schott, Jr 35 
 
 (First Full Time) (Calvary continues to grow and expand; 
 
 1944-1952 Educational Building added) 
 
 The Eighth Pastorate: Rev. C. Marion Starr 37 
 
 • Second Full Time) (The Fiftieth Anniversary, etc.) 
 
 1952- 
 
 THE APPENDICES 
 
 (A) Regular and Supply Pastors of Calvary with Dates of Service 38 
 
 (B) Copy of Original Constitution of Calvary 39 
 
 <C) Copy of Present Constitution of Calvary : 43 
 
 <D) Sons and Daughters of Calvary in Full Time Church Service 54 
 
 <E> Gifts to the Church 56 
 
 (F) Church Organizations 59 
 
 (1) The Sunday School 59 
 
 (2) The Women's Missionary Society 63 
 
 (3) The Weekday Church School 69 
 
 (4) The Worker's Conference 70 
 
 (5) The Luther League 71 
 
 (6) The Brotherhood 73 
 
 (7) Boy Scouting 74 
 
 (8) Cub Scouting 80 
 
 <G) 1955 Directory of Officials 81 
 
 (H) The Confirmed Membership of Calvary E. L. Church, Spencer, 
 
 N. C, as of July 1. 1955 84 
 
Foreword 
 
 In the year 1953 there was published by authority of the United 
 Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina a "History Of The 
 Lutheran Church In North Carolina." 
 
 That volume is the result of a series of actions taken by the 
 Synod as far back as 1925. The work is informative, interesting, 
 and extremely well done. The members of Calvary who have not 
 already done so would do well to avail themselves of the oppor- 
 tunity to become acquainted with the general History of the Luth- 
 eran Church in our state. Moreover, it would indeed be salutary 
 to learn that such a thing as the planting in a new world of a 
 church with its cardinal beliefs and teachings intact, is not a mat- 
 ter of casual consequence, but rather, such an accomplishment is 
 a thing of struggle, hardship, and often of heartbreak. 
 
 In this everchanging world of ours we find that most of man's 
 cherished ideals and hopes are frequently relegated to the back- 
 ground, if not blotted out completely by the perennial "isms" and 
 "ologies" of some self-styled prophet of the moment. The result 
 is that through the centuries little except the Christian Church, 
 attended by her ever-present handmaidens, Loue of Liberty and 
 Hope oj Freedom, has had the capacity to endure. 
 
 It will be the purpose of this little volume to attempt to present 
 in part, the life story of one small congregation, Calvary, of Spen- 
 cer, North Carolina, which congregation came into being because 
 most of its forebears from the land of Luther had struggled and 
 persevered to establish the right to worship God in the manner of 
 their own choosing. 
 
 Today as we enter this house of God, are we properly apprecia- 
 tive of, not only, the trials of the founders of the Church in North 
 Carolina, but also, of the difficulties overcome by the founders and 
 builders of Calvary itself? 
 
 It is of course a matter of common knowledge to most members 
 of Calvary today that this building (the church proper) was first 
 used for worship in the year 1915; and since that time there has 
 been added the Sunday School Annex, completed in the year 1934 
 under the pastoral guidance of Rev. B. J. Wessinger; and that more 
 recently still have been added the splendid facilities of the Educa- 
 tional Building. This latter addition came into being during the 
 years of 1949 and 1950 under the zealous leadership of Pastor 
 George Frederick Schott, Jr. 
 
 Today, Calvary is comfortable, self-supporting, and efficient, 
 but we cannot at this writing say that the physical proportions of 
 Calvary are sufficient. 
 
Other facilities must be, and are being planned in anticipation 
 of future congregational growth and responsibilities. Like the 
 swinging pendulum, to stop means not to stand still, but to slip 
 back. 
 
 But, in viewing the physical aspect of Calvary as we will, ade- 
 quate or inadequate, the beginning was far more humble than 
 many present day members might believe. 
 
 In reference to the beginning, we might well borrow a line from 
 the History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Caro- 
 lina, which reads: "History is more than a record of events arranged 
 in chronological order, back of these events are people and back 
 of these people are heredity and environment." That, to state it 
 simply, was Calvary's beginning: People; Heredity; Environment. 
 Her sole tangible assets were people, but from these few people 
 came the spark that has grown into the steady flame that still 
 burns. 
 
 In the following pages it is planned to deal with the People who 
 had the courage, the faith, and the driving desire to have a place 
 of their own in which to worship God in the Lutheran Faith. 
 
 The compiler of any history may be likened in a sense to the 
 archeologist who has at hand a few vertebrae or sundry other 
 skeletal remains. He then digs exhaustively and often futilely for 
 more concrete evidence before he attempts the restoration. Failure 
 in this means that the procedure is necessarily restricted: He 
 accepts the recorded facts, and, if there are blank spaces the facts 
 at hand must be evaluated in such manner that will enable him to 
 reconstruct with a dependable degree of accuracy the missing parts 
 and fit them into the scheme as a whole. 
 
 With the facts available it is hoped that throughout these pages 
 the warmth and heart of this little church will be felt, which com- 
 ponents are merely the crystallized hopes and prayers of the people 
 who built and loved this house of God. 
 
 At the beginning of the year 1896 the Southern Railway Co. 
 was operating small repair shops in Burlington, Charlotte, and 
 Salisbury, North Carolina. The site of what is now the town of 
 Spencer was then yet uncleared wilderness. About that time (early 
 1896) the management of the Southern decided to integrate and 
 centrally locate these several small shops into one large plant of 
 much greater capacity. The present location, Spencer, N. C, was 
 chosen because the site was geographically ideal, being midway 
 between Washington, D. C, and Atlanta, Ga. 
 
Accordingly on March third, 1896 a large body of laborers was 
 brought in to begin clearing and grading for the new shops. 
 
 It followed naturally that a community soon sprang into being 
 nearby. Primarily this was a result of the construction workers 
 needing accommodations, and, later still, homes for their families. 
 
 The Southern Railway, as such, was then an infant organiza- 
 tion, having operated earlier under the name of Western North 
 Carolina Railroad, and later as the Danville and Richmond. These 
 had been combined to form the Southern. A young man, Samuel 
 Spencer had been selected as the first president of the organization 
 and in this capacity moved the first shovel of dirt when the grading 
 for the shop site began. He was very enthusiastic over the project 
 and soon became keenly interested in the new settlement that was 
 taking form little more than a stone's throw away. 
 
 The Southern Railway prospered with the result that the shop 
 and terminal facilities expanded rapidly. This in turn caused yet 
 greater growth in the new settlement. 
 
 By 1905 the growing pains had become so acute that the young 
 community received its charter and was incorporated under the 
 name of Spencer, in honor of the Southern Railway's first presi- 
 dent. Soon after its incorporation, new impetus was added to the 
 already active church movement in the new-born town. 
 
 The Methodists were first, having organized in 1897, before the 
 town was incorporated. They began construction of their first 
 church in 1899. 
 
 The Baptist Church was organized next and their first church 
 building was erected in 1900. At some point about this time, while 
 Father Mueller was pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury, 
 N. C, a Catholic Chapel was built in Spencer at the corner of 
 Iredell Avenue and Fifth Street. Abandonment of this Chapel not 
 too many years later was attributed to the completion of the Salis- 
 bury-Spencer street railway which facility came into service shortly 
 after the turn of the century. Next in point of time was the Spencer 
 Presbyterian Church, that congregation organized and erected their 
 church in 1903. 
 
 The Lutherans were yet to get started. Their apparent tardiness 
 was due, perhaps, to the fact that Christ Lutheran Church in East 
 Spencer had been established in 1870 long before the shops were 
 even dreamed of. Many Lutherans who were later to become 
 charter members of Calvary, attended services with frequent regu- 
 larity at Christ Church where they were cordially received. It 
 was, perhaps, the intention of some to permanently affiliate them- 
 selves with the East Spencer congregation. In time, however, the 
 
desire for a church of their own began making itself more and 
 more felt. 
 
 The distaff element of this traveling band of parishioners was 
 no doubt one of the more influential factors in the drive for a 
 Lutheran Church in Spencer itself. Little did the women relish 
 the long walk through the shop yards to East Spencer (that being 
 about half the distance of the old plank walk route and twice as 
 adventurous, the plank walk began at the corner of Fourth Street 
 and Salisbury Avenue, and ran North along Salisbury Avenue to 
 the foot of the hill or Depot Street whence it turned ninety degrees 
 East and continued to the Southern Railway tracks.) Besides the 
 long and rather rough walk from Spencer to East Spencer, the 
 ladies were often hard put to dodge the falling cinders and soot- 
 laden moisture of condensed steam which inanimate elements felt 
 no compunction whatever in soiling what little finery the ladies 
 were fortunate enough to possess in those far away days. 
 
 Talk of a Lutheran Church in Spencer however, was received 
 with sinking hearts by the young fry (male) who could envision 
 no greater delight than the weekly privilege of walking close to, 
 and perhaps slyly touching one of the snorting dragons that so 
 proudly pulled the Southern's crack passenger trains. And to be 
 drenched by condensed steam was an experience to be cherished 
 and boasted of for weeks on end. 
 
 It is recalled that one favored youngster was lionized by his 
 schoolmates for a full two months, because he (lucky dog) blun- 
 dered into the path of a falling cinder which became so firmly 
 embedded in his eye that it had to be removed by a doctor. This 
 event held added enchantment because that particular cinder had 
 been belched from the internal fires of the best beloved dragon of 
 all — the one that pulled old Ninety-Seven! 
 
 But, little boys notwithstanding, time moves on to effect its 
 changes and to organize new congregations. 
 
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THE FIRST PASTORATE 
 
 1905 - 1907 
 
 REV. E. L. RITCHIE 
 (Organization and Early Days) 
 
 We here quote from Calvary's earliest records as kept by her 
 organizer and first pastor. Rev. E. L. Ritchie. 
 
 The journal reads: ''The initial movement toward organizing 
 this congregation was the organization of a Sunday School in the 
 Spencer Graded School House, August 21, 1904 under the super- 
 vision of Mr. E. L. Ritchie, a theological student, then supplying 
 Christ Church in East Spencer during Summer vacations. After 
 this date Sunday School and preaching services were held during 
 the Fall of 1904 and resumed in the Spring of 1905, when he took 
 charge as regular pastor of the Spencer Mission and continued 
 regularly until the congregation was officially organized by Rev. 
 Ritchie in a rented hall on the third floor of the Wachovia Bank 
 Building at the corner of Fifth Street and Salisbury Avenue. The 
 date of this organization was September 17, 1905." 
 
 The Charter Membership of this organization totaled twenty- 
 eight. The alphabetical list follows: 
 
 Barrier, J. M. D— From St. Luke's E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Barrier, Mrs. Maggie — From St. Luke's E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Barrier, Miss Berdie — From St. Luke's E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Busby, Julian G„ Dr. — Enrolled without Certificate 
 
 Cranford, Lock L. — From Bethel E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Cruse, Geo. L. — From St. John's E. L. Church, Cabarrus Co. 
 
 Darr, Mrs. Evalina — From St. John's E. L. Church, Salisbury, 
 North Carolina 
 
 Davis, Jas. L.- — From St. Mark's E. L. Church, Cabarrus Co. 
 
 Hatley, Mrs. Harriet M. — From Union E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Holshouser, H. T. — From St. Paul's E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Holshouser, Mrs. H. T.— From St. Paul's E. L. Church. Rowan 
 County 
 
 Kluttz, Mrs. Sarah L. — From Union E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Lentz, Chas. L. — From St. John's E. L. Church, Salisbury, N. C. 
 
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Lentz, Mrs. Sallie C. — From St. John's E. L. Church, Salisbury, 
 North Carolina 
 
 Miller, John W.— From St. John's E. L. Church, Salisbury, N. C. 
 
 Nussman, Paul M— From Holy Trinity E. L., Mt. Pleasant, N. C. 
 
 Nussman, Mrs. Alice — From Ho 7 y Trinity E. L., Mt. Pleasant, 
 North Carolina 
 
 Owen, C. M. — From St. Luke's Church, Davidson Co. 
 
 Owen, Mrs. Delia C— From St. Luke's Church, Davidson Co. 
 
 Page, Hardy— From Christ Church, East Spencer, N. C. 
 
 Page, Mrs. Elizabeth— From Christ Church, East Spencer, N. C. 
 
 Page, Miss Maggie — From Christ Church, East Spencer, N. C. 
 
 Page, Thos. M— From Union E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Pethel, W. D. — From Center Grove E. L. Church, Rowan Co. 
 
 Pethel, Mrs. W. D.— From Center Grove E. L. Church, Rowan 
 County 
 
 Stall, Mrs. Jennie May— From St. Andrew's E. L. Church, 
 Charleston, S. C. 
 
 Swicegood, George — From Reformation E. L. Church, Davie Co. 
 
 Swicegood. Mrs. Sarah — From Reformation E. L. Church, Davie 
 County 
 
 Below is shown the removal of Charter Members from the 
 Church Roll either by death or transfer. 
 
 Barrier, J. M. D. — Transferred to Church of The Ascension, 
 Danville, Va., July 21, 1922. 
 
 Barrier, Mrs. Maggie — Transferred to Church of The Ascension, 
 Danville, Va., July 21, 1922. 
 
 Barrier, Miss Berdie — Deceased. No date recorded. 
 
 Busby, Dr. Julian G. — Transferred to St. John's E. L. Church, 
 Salisbury, N. C. No date recorded. 
 
 Cranford, Lock L. — Deceased. No date recorded. 
 
 Cruse, Geo. L. — Rev. Wessinger's record shows deceased. No 
 date recorded. 
 
 Darr, Evalina — Transferred to St. John's E. L. Church, Salis- 
 bury, N. C, December 30, 1909. 
 
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Davis, Jas. L. — Deceased, December 30, 1909. 
 
 Hatley, Mrs. Harriet M. — Transferred to M. E. Church, Spencer, 
 N. C. No date shown. 
 
 Holshouser, H. T— Transferred to St. Paul's E. L. Church, 
 Rowan County. No date shown. 
 
 Holshouser, Mrs. H. T— Transferred to St. Paul's E. L. Church, 
 Rowan County. No date shown. 
 
 Kluttz, Sarah L— Deceased, April 18, 1916. Buried at Chestnut 
 Hill, Salisbury, N. C. 
 
 Lentz, Mrs. Sallie— Deceased, March 14, 1939. Buried at Bethel 
 E. L. Cemetery, Franklin, N. C. 
 
 Lentz, Chas. L— Deceased, June 4, 1948. Buried at Bethel E. L. 
 Cemetery, Franklin, N. C. 
 
 Miller, John W. — Deceased during Rev. F. B. Lingle's pastorate. 
 
 Nussman, Paul M. — Deceased during Rev. F. B. Lingle's pas- 
 torate. 
 
 Nussman, Mrs. Alice — Deceased during Rev. F. B. Lingle's pas- 
 torate. 
 
 Owen, C. M. — Transferred. No date or church recorded. 
 
 Owen, Mrs. Delia C. — Transferred. No date or church recorded. 
 
 Page, Hardy — Transferred to Christ E. L. Church, East Spencer, 
 N. C, April 7, 1907. 
 
 Page, Mrs. Elizabeth— Transferred to Christ E. L. Church, East 
 Spencer, N. C, April 7, 1907. 
 
 Page, Miss Maggie (Mrs. W. D. Gwin) — Only living Charter 
 Member who is still a member of Calvary. However, her member- 
 ship has not been continuous. 
 
 Page, Thos. M. — Transferred to Wittenburg Church, Granite 
 Quarry, N. C, December 14, 1911. 
 
 Pethel, W. D. — Transferred to Augsburg E. L. Church, Winston- 
 Salem, N. C. No date recorded. 
 
 Pethel, Mrs. W. D— Transferred to Augsburg E. L. Church, 
 Winston-Salem, N. C. No date recorded. 
 
 Stall, Mrs. Jennie Mae — No record after 1905. 
 
 Swicegood, Geo. — Transferred to First Baptist Church, Spencer, 
 N. C. No date recorded. 
 
Swicegood, Mrs. Sarah — Deceased year 1911. 
 
 (Historian's note) all possible care has been exercised in pre- 
 senting the preceding data concerning the removal of the Charter 
 Members. Obviously, error could enter into such a compilation, 
 due to the nature of the subject matter. 
 
 In September 1905 the first officers were elected and installed. 
 
 Elders Deacons Trustees 
 
 Hardy Page P. M. Nussman George Swicegood 
 
 C. M. Owen H. T. Holshouser Dr. J. G. Busby 
 
 C. L. Lentz J. M. D. Barrier W. D. Pethel 
 
 In October 1905 the original Constitution of Calvary E. L. Church 
 was adopted by Calvary's Congregation in a rented hall in the 
 Wachovia Bank Building. The complete text of that Constitution 
 may be found in Appendix (B). 
 
 In October 1905 a family of four was received into Calvary 
 E. L. Church: 
 
 Cruse, John R. — From St. John's E. L. Church, Cabarrus Co. 
 
 Cruse, Mrs. Laura — From St. John's E. L. Church, Cabarrus 
 County 
 
 Cruse, Lewis J. — From St. John's E. L. Church, Cabarrus Co. 
 
 Cruse, Emmett E. — From St. John's E. L. Church, Cabarrus Co. 
 
 Further entries for the year 1905 show Mrs. Hattie Powers was 
 received into Calvary from M. E. Church South, Spencer, N. C, 
 December 1905, and that Rev. E. L. Ritchie was installed as Pastor 
 of Christ and Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Churches of East Spen- 
 cer, N. C, and Spencer, N. C, in Christ Church, East Spencer, by 
 Pastors J. E. Shenk and C. I. Morgan, December 10, 1905. 
 
 D. P. Crouse was received into Calvary in January, 1906 from 
 Holy Trinity E. L. Church, Hickory, N. C. 
 
 One infant, Geneva Pauline Lentz, born July 23, 1905, was bap- 
 tized February 4, 1908 at the home of the parents, Chas. L. and 
 Sallie Cruse Lentz, who stood as sponsors. (This is the first re- 
 corded infant baptism in the new congregation.) 
 
 Mamie Hatley was confirmed April 15, 1906. (The first recorded 
 confirmation in the new congregation.) 
 
 Additional members for Calvary in the year 1906 were as fol- 
 lows: 
 
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Conrad. Thos. E— From Christ E. L. Church, East Spencer, N. C. 
 
 Page. Mrs. Frank— From M. E. Church South, Spencer, N. C. 
 
 There is a record of Communion having been administered, on 
 the dates of February 4, 1906. April 15. 1906. and September 16. 
 1906. 
 
 Continuation of the official record follows: 
 
 "On July 7, 1906 a deed for lots numbers five and six in block 
 21 in Spencer, N. C, was made by the Southern Railway to Calvary 
 Congregation for the erection of a church. 
 
 "In the Summer and Fall of 1906 plans were adopted and a 
 subscription started for the erection of a church building to be 
 constructed of brick at an estimated cost of S4.000.00. 
 
 "At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the North Caro- 
 lina Synod on November 1, 1906, it was proposed to endeavor to 
 economize by building a frame structure. Then a special com- 
 mittee visited Spencer and after several interviews the Executive 
 Committee accepted the proposition of Calvary Congregation in 
 which they proposed to build upon their own responsibility, and 
 the Executive Committee pledged the open field of Synod for solici- 
 tation of aid for the construction of the proposed brick church. 
 Pastor Ritchie secured subscriptions amounting to S703.00 from 
 Spencer Lutherans and additional subscriptions from seven friends 
 in the amount of an even $100.00. 
 
 "Failing to secure from the Executive Committee of Synod the 
 desired assurance of a canvass of Synod for funds, the canvass in 
 Spencer was suspended until after the meeting of Synod in May, 
 1907. Arrangements for a systematic canvass of residents and fre- 
 quenters were made and Pastor and delegate went to Synod pur- 
 posing to secure the desired pledge of the Synod for aid in this 
 work." 
 
 [Here the record strikes an abrupt note as it continues.] 
 
 "All plans were demolished by consent of the Executive Com- 
 mittee. Pastor Ritchie was at liberty to resign his work. Accord- 
 ingly, his resignation was tendered May 6, 1907 to take effect May 
 31, 1907." (Initialed) E. L. R. 
 
 This ends Rev. Ritchie's written account of his pastorate for 
 1907 with the exception of two entries, a Communion was admin- 
 istered January 6, 1907 and three members, Hardy Page, Mrs. 
 Elizabeth Page, and Miss Maggie Page were transferred to Christ 
 Church, East Spencer, on April 7, of that year. 
 
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Obviously Rev. Ritchie's resignation brings to an end his rather 
 excellent account of Calvary's beginning and earliest days, which 
 has been quoted in these pages in its entirety. As for the sudden 
 turn of events and Rev. Ritchie's resignation, there is no given 
 explanation. 
 
 Your writer can only surmise that the financial instability of 
 the years 1907 and 1908, popularly, if incorrectly called the "Panic", 
 was the underlying cause of the interruption of Calvary's building 
 program at that time. 
 
 This unhappy situation must have been a bitter disappointment 
 to Rev. Ritchie when he saw the building plans for the congrega- 
 tion, which he had organized and shepherded through some of its 
 leanest days, swept aside. He left bahind no monument of stone, 
 brick, or even wood, but when the places are assigned to Calvary's 
 ex-Pastors in the hall of memory, could it not be that he might 
 fit rather well into one of the larger niches? He contrived to strike 
 a spark that never burned out and it was he who guided Calvary's 
 first uneasy steps along the path toward greater things . . . 
 
 There is no record of worship services for Calvary Congregation 
 being held for some time after Rev. Ritchie's departure. 
 
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THE SECOND PASTORATE 
 1909 - 1911 
 
 REV. REUBEN A. GOODMAN 
 
 (The Congregation Begins to Grow) 
 
 Mr. R. A. Goodman, a theological student, supplied during the 
 Summer of 1908. A movement was made at this time to secure 
 funds to erect a chapel, but failed on account of the financial 
 recession of that year plus a lack of interest. Only two Lutheran 
 services were held in Spencer in 1908, these being conducted in 
 the Public School Building, no hall at that time being available. 
 
 There is a record of one new member being received into Cal- 
 vary July 22, 1908. Mrs. Margaret Belle Barrier from Holy Trinity 
 E. L. Church, Mt. Pleasant. N. C. Mrs. Barrier's certificate was 
 returned to her September 30, 1908 for Holy Trinity. 
 
 After Summer vacation 1908, Calvary's Supply Pastor, Mr. R. A. 
 Goodman, left Spencer to resume his theological studies, after the 
 completion of which, he returned to Spencer as regular pastor of 
 Calvary Mission, effective July 1, 1909. 
 
 As previously mentioned, the years, 1907-1908 were not con- 
 ducive to business expansion or new ventures of any sort. Obvi- 
 ously this condition effectively shackled any immediate plans for 
 the building of a new church. Nor was the year 1909 any great 
 improvement over the previous two. The result was that the con- 
 gregation no doubt experienced at this time its greatest period of 
 discouragement, with interest at the lowest level since its organiza- 
 ion. But depressive cycles have a way of reversing themselves, 
 and this particular one proved no exception. 
 
 For a time life for Calvary seemed merely to go on: There 
 were deaths and births with just enough movement to keep the 
 spark alive. 
 
 Then slowly, imperceptably at first, the near static tempo took 
 on a quickened beat. More movement came to be; new faces 
 appeared; fresh spirit flowed in; and in a few more years out of 
 these subtle undercurrents of strength, there evolved the potential 
 for a concerted shoulder-to-the-wheel effort that as we shall see, 
 was rewarded eventually with a realization of what at one time 
 had been but a dream, and to some, perhaps merely wishful think- 
 ing. . . . But even that time was almost six years away. 
 
 On December 30, 1909, the congregation suffered the first loss 
 
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of a charter member by death: James L. Davis was accidentally 
 killed on the Southern Railway. 
 
 The 1910 record shows that one infant, Paul Marvin Nussman, 
 born July 11, 1910, was baptized September 18, 1910, at the home 
 of the parents, Paul M. and Alice Nussman. 
 
 During this year a number of new members were received into 
 the congregation. James W. Fisher, and Mrs. Lula M. Fisher be- 
 came members by transfer from St. John's E. L. Church, Cabarrus 
 County, 7-17-1910, and the same date marked the reception of 
 Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cooper from Christ E. L. Church, East Spen- 
 cer, N. C. 
 
 Other members received were: Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Crowell 
 on October 16, 1910, from St. James' E. L. Church, Concord, N. C, 
 also Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Huffines and Miss Ola Huffines from Mace- 
 donia E. L. Church, Burlington, N. C, on October 16, 1910. 
 
 On January 1, 1911, the following became members of Calvary; 
 Annie Bell Cruse, John E. Cruse, Annie Belle Herrion, Emma 
 Beatrice Huffines, and Ralph Alexander Lentz by confirmation. 
 Mrs. Agnes Turner was received the same date by letter of trans- 
 fer from Bethel E. L. Church, Rowan County. 
 
 On February 6, 1911, a family of four was received into the 
 church: Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Deal, Miss Winnie Davis Deal and 
 Archie Scherer Deal by letter of transfer from St. James' E. L. 
 Church, Concord, N. C. Archie Scherer Deal died August 4, 1912. 
 
 On February 19, 1911, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brown became mem- 
 bers of Calvary by letter of transfer from St. Paul's E. L. Church, 
 Rowan County, and on the same date Wm. Herrion was received, 
 no church recorded. 
 
 Holy Communion was administered on the dates of April 16, 
 and July 2, 1911. 
 
 Rev. Goodman's pastorate terminated July 9, 1911. 
 
 Your historian feels that it will be of interest to note a few 
 lines from a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Crowell from 
 Rev. Goodman in May of 1954 (shortly after he had paid a brief 
 visit to Spencer and Calvary Church). From this letter we quote: 
 "It is a far cry from 1910 to what is there now. I left only a lot 
 and a handful of faithful members. God has indeed built this 
 house." While on his visit to Calvary Rev. Goodman also stated 
 that during his pastorate he made the original sketch of the present 
 church, copied largely from St. Mark's Church in Mooresville, N. C, 
 and that he felt honored and proud indeed to have played some 
 part in Calvary's history. 
 
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After Rev. Goodman's departure as pastor of Calvary, Mr. P. J. 
 Bame, a theological student, supplied the Spencer Lutheran Mis- 
 sion for two months during the Summer of 1911 (August lst-Octo- 
 ber 1st). The Rev. V. Y. Boozer of Lexington, N. C, supplied the 
 Spencer Mission from November 12, 1911, until April 30, 1912. 
 
 There is no recorded activity from the termination of Rev. 
 Goodman's pastorate until May 1, 1912, when Calvary E. L. Church 
 called and obtained a regular pastor. 
 
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THE THIRD PASTORATE 
 1912 - 1916 
 
 REV. GEORGE H. COX, D.D. 
 
 (The Church Is Built) 
 
 Rev. George H. Cox, D.D., became pastor as of May 1, 1912. 
 Services at that time were still being held in the little Episcopal 
 Chapel on Rowan Avenue. Due to the generosity of the Episcopal 
 Church, Calvary Congregation had been allowed the use of this 
 chapel during most of Rev. Goodman's pastorate, and this practice 
 was continued into Dr. Cox's pastorate until Calvary Church was 
 built. 
 
 Relative to Dr. Cox's assumption of duties at Calvary a mem- 
 orandum, in his handwriting, found among some personal records 
 reads: "Took charge 1st. of May 1912; found fifteen active mem- 
 bers. There were others: Some non-resident; some indifferent." 
 
 We now return to the church record as written by Dr. Cox: "At 
 a convention of Synod in May of that year (1912), the pastor was 
 authorized and instructed to canvass the Churches of Synod for 
 means with which to build a church for Calvary Congregation in 
 Spencer, N. C. 
 
 "An exchange of lots had been effected before Dr. Cox took 
 charge as pastor. The lot owned after the exchange is the lot on 
 which the present church now stands (503 South Carolina Avenue). 
 
 "At this time the plans of the church were altered sufficiently 
 to permit the construction, to be of Rowan County granite rather 
 than of brick. 
 
 "The contract for this material was let to a Mr. Lefler of Gran- 
 ite Quarry, N. C, and he began furnishing the stone the last week 
 of December, 1912, at 60 cents per ton O.B.C. Granite Quarry." 
 
 Other recorded events for 1912 include the baptism of an infant, 
 Ruby Lucille Turner, born October 2, 1911. The baptism took place 
 at the home of the parents and sponsors, Henry and Agnes Turner, 
 August 9, 1912. This child was taken by death September 28, 1912. 
 
 The following members were received into Calvary in 1912: 
 O. J. Ewers and Maud Ewers from First E. L. Church, Portsmouth, 
 Va., July 7; O. R. Pinkston from St. Mark's E. L. Church, China 
 Grove, N. C, October 20; W. M. Robinson from Presbyterian 
 Church, Charlotte, N. C, December 15; Alma Robinson from Len. 
 Church, Fremont, Pa., December 15, 1912; and Mrs. Mary Allen, 
 
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Mr. Joseph Kester and Mrs. Minnie Kester from Bethel E. L. 
 Church, Rowan County, December 28, 1912. 
 
 January 7, 1913, marked the reception of another member, 
 G. H. McCall from St. John's E. L. Church. Salisbury, N. C. 
 
 An infant, Frances B. Crowell, born August 20, 1912, was bap- 
 tized at the home of her parents and sponsors, W. M. and Ollie 
 Crowell, January 19, 1913. 
 
 An infant, Alma Louise Robinson, born December 12, 1912, was 
 baptized at the home of her parents and sponsors, W. M. and Alma 
 Robinson, February 16, 1913. 
 
 On March 9. 1913, Alice Seitaker from St. Enoch Len. Church 
 and Robt. Bame, no church recorded, were received into Calvary 
 Church. Mr. Bame was taken by death October 25, 1913. 
 
 On March 20, 1913, Mrs. Phoebe Bame was received into the 
 church from St. Luke's E. L. Church, Bear Poplar, N. C, and on 
 May 18, 1913, Charlie Watson and Ellen L. Watson became mem- 
 bers of Calvary by letter of transfer from Christ E. L. Church, 
 East Spencer, N. C. 
 
 "On June 4, 1913, the following resolution was adopted by the 
 Council, Resolved: 'That it is with very great pleasure and sin- 
 cere thanks that we, the Council of Calvary Lutheran Church of 
 Spencer, N. C, have this day of June 4, 1913, received from Mr. 
 and Mrs. C. G. Thieling through our Ladies Aid Society the gift 
 of a beautiful silver Communion service for the use of the congre- 
 gation. In the name of and for the congregation, we accept this 
 gift, praying that God's richest blessings may rest upon the donors, 
 and asking that they permit us to have each piece suitably en- 
 graved with the names of the donors, who have so kindly remem- 
 bered the congregation.' And Resolved: 'That the above resolu- 
 tion be entered upon the church records, that a copy of the same 
 be sent to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Thieling, and that a report of the 
 same be published in the Spencer Crescent and the Salisbury Eve- 
 ning Post'." 
 
 This beautiful gift is today a valued possession of the church 
 and is still utilized in certain phases of the administration of the 
 Holy Sacrament. 
 
 C. T. and Mrs. Annie Wagoner were received into Calvary 
 July 6, 1913, from Macedonia E. L. Church. Burlington. N. C. 
 
 The following teen-agers were confirmed July 20, 1913: Mary 
 Ellen Wagoner, Mary Edna Cheek, and Pearl Lucille Lentz. 
 
 "In the Fall of 1913 the contract for the erection of the church 
 was awarded to A. R. Lazenby of Salisbury, N. C, on a basis of 
 10 c ' ( commission. 
 
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"On December 9, 1913, dirt was broken for the new church at 
 503 South Carolina Avenue, Spencer, N. C. Work began and the 
 concrete foundation was soon completed, but for want of funds, 
 work was suspended temporarily." 
 
 There are available three small memorandum books in which 
 Dr. Cox kept certain personal records in reference to his pastorate 
 from 1913-1918. From entries in one of these books we learn that 
 subscriptions for the new church from the members amounted to 
 $536.00; outside subscriptions collected by a canvassing committee 
 amounted to $413.15; and additional outside subscriptions, collected 
 by Dr. Cox himself, amounted to $884.96. (The names of all donors 
 are listed in these memo books.) 
 
 "Synod met in May of 1914 and at that time an appropriation 
 of $1,000.00 was made to Calvary by that body. Accordingly, in 
 July, 1914, the work of building was resumed. The corner stone 
 was laid Sunday, August 2, 1914. The Rev. M. M. Kinard, president 
 of the E. L. Synod and Ministerium, conducted the service. The 
 corner stone was presented by Wiley and Brown, monumental 
 workers of Granite Quarry, N. C. 
 
 "At this time the walls of the church were ready for the door 
 and window frames, a part of which had already been set up." 
 
 We learn from Dr. Cox's memoranda that outside subscrip- 
 tions for the year 1914, including the $1,000.00 from Synod, amount- 
 ed to $2,384.96. Five hundred dollars of this had been contributed 
 by the Southern Railway Co. There is also a note to the effect 
 that certain lesser contributions had been received in the amount 
 of $39.00, which amount was to be applied to the furnishings of 
 the church. 
 
 At this point — relative to matters of finance — it may be in order 
 to mention another source of income, which will also serve to 
 remind us that always there are "wheels within wheels": The 
 busy inner wheels in this particular instance proved to be a hard 
 working, but little publicized organization, known as the "Ladies 
 Aid Society". It is, indeed, our loss that this busy, dynamic group 
 could not find the time to leave us a written account of their activi- 
 ties and profitable labors. There is no available written record of 
 what they earned or exactly what was accomplished with their 
 earnings. The fact that they existed as an organization at all is 
 recalled today only because of the vivid memories they left in the 
 minds of certain contemporaries who are living today. 
 
 As these living contemporaries are best able to recall, the earn- 
 ings of this group (and these earnings were considered no mean 
 amount for that period) were to a very great extent applied to 
 the furnishing of the new church. 
 
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The background of the membership of the Ladies Aid was pre- 
 dominantly German. Obviously this served to channel their talents 
 chiefly into the area of good wholesome cookery. In addition some 
 excelled in the art of fine needle work, which also had its place 
 in the over-all scheme of things. 
 
 The above mentioned inherent abilities naturally molded their 
 activities into a more or less fixed pattern: First in popularity 
 were the oyster suppers which must have been timed perfectly, or 
 perhaps the food was so good that husbands refused to eat at home. 
 
 Anyway, when the Lutheran Ladies Aid Society put on an 
 oyster supper the town was there and hungry! 
 
 These suppers were usually held in any vacant ground floor 
 business property avai?ab 1 e at the time (usually in the Wachovia 
 Bank Building) and it is recalled that the present post office site 
 on Fifth Street was a location frequently used. The tables were 
 always crowded until the last oyster was gone. Only then did the 
 well-fed citizenry see fit to leave. 
 
 These affairs were always keenly anticipated by the town-folk. 
 It was a phase of early twentieth century Americana that was very 
 popular during that period. 
 
 Everybody had a good time; everybody profited; everybody 
 worked hard to make these occasions a success in both a pecuniary 
 and social way. Not once did good Fellowship fail to attend to 
 dispense in his own gracious way that aura of warmth and well- 
 being that is so vital in binding together the various elements of 
 any community. 
 
 In further reference to the Ladies Aid Society mention must 
 be made of an activity that ran parallel to the oyster suppers: This 
 popular effort included the pie, cake, and needlework bazaars. 
 
 These bazaars were usually timed to be held as closely as pos- 
 sible to the Christmas Holidays, and as was the case of the oyster 
 suppers, the stock on hand always rapidly disappeared. 
 
 There is one lone reference to the 'Aid Society" in Dr. Cox's 
 records. The membership totaled twenty. It is regretted, however, 
 that the names of these members are not available. As individuals 
 they must remain unsung. But when we enter Calvary Church 
 and note the simple, but beautiful furnishings, and when we rest 
 and worship in the heavy oaken pews, let us remember that gallant 
 group through whose efforts many of these things came to be . . . 
 
 At this period of Calvary's history, there were other spinning 
 wheels, other most worthy organizations. These included: The 
 
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Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society; a Children's 
 Society; and a Luther League. 
 
 To certain of us today the question may well arise: How did 
 the women of those times manage to accomplish so much when 
 they lacked many of the conveniences of today? Perhaps the very 
 absence of some of these "conveniences" helped, rather than hin- 
 dered the housewife in her daily chores There was a minimum 
 of distractions. Very few women, probab'y none at Calvary, had 
 jobs outside the home. And, remember: Soap opera was then a 
 ribbed wash board, and a package of granulated soap powder that 
 showed the Gold Dust Twins on the label; radio and television 
 were as yet not even well-d3fined figments of the imagination; the 
 movies were still featuring "The Great Train Robbery" on Satur- 
 day nights only, and had not yet discovered that all powerful 
 compound word, "Super-Colossal." 
 
 Then too, civic organizations weie just on the verge of being 
 born, so, if we look rather closely, we may be able to see why, in 
 those days, lots of things came to be accomplished. 
 
 But we digress; back to the records. 
 
 On October 13, 1914, Louis Harvey, and wife Elizabeth Kate 
 Barger Harvey, became members of Calvary by confirmation. 
 
 During that year there were three infant baptisms: Frances 
 Elizabeth Allen, born March 20, 1914, was baptized May 31, 1914, 
 in the Episcopal Chape 1 . The parents, R. V. and Mary E. Allen, 
 stood as sponsors; Harry Brown Barger Harvey, born March 14, 
 1913, was baptized October 13, 1914, at the home of the parents 
 and sponsors, Louis Harvey and Elizab3th Kate Barger Harvey. 
 This child died October 23, 1914. 
 
 Emmett Eugene Cruse, born Octob?r 17, 1914, was baptized 
 December 6, 1914, at the home of the parents and sponsors, Emmett 
 E. and Fleta E. Cruse. 
 
 On July 19, 1914, Holy Communion was administered to twenty- 
 six communicants, and on October 18, 1914, was administered to 
 thirty-one. 
 
 The membership of Calvary at this time totaled fifty-six. 
 
 "Meanwhile construction of Calvary Church continued, and the 
 building was completed February 15, 1915, at a cost of $7,000.00. 
 
 "An order was then given for furniture to cost $912.00. Installa- 
 tion of the furniture was completed the first week in June, 1915, 
 and the first Worship Service was held June 6, 1915. 
 
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"On this day and at this service, one infant, Fay Louise, the 
 daughter of Paul M. and Alice B. Nussman (charter members) 
 was baptized; Louise ThieHng, Myrt'e V. Wagoner, Leon Brown, 
 Carl Miller Huffines, Clarence Page Huffines, and Robert Antine 
 McCollough Deal were confirmed. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Thieling, 
 Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cheek. Miss Nina 
 Cheek, Mrs. J. G. Busby. Mrs. W. D. Stewart, and Miss Maggie 
 Page were received by certificate." 
 
 In the personal memoranda of Dr. Cox there is a list of the 
 sermons preached during the years of 1915 and 1916. This record 
 shows the date, place, text, theme, occasion and attendance. The 
 number of sermons totals 101. 
 
 On this momentous Sunday of June 6, 1915, Dr. Cox took as 
 text Psalms 122: 1. "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us 
 go into the House of the Lord." The theme: The House of the 
 Lord. The occasion: The first Worship Service in a new House of 
 the Lord. 
 
 Without question this was Calvary's great day! A day of fervent 
 thanksgiving by all members; a day of happy realization for that 
 little band of charter members, who had struggled long and hard 
 for their own place of worship; and almost as great, perhaps, was 
 the joy of those newer members who had joined later in the struggle 
 to make the dream come true. 
 
 In retrospect, it was, indeed, a torturous, obstacle-strewn path 
 that led back through the lean years to that far away Sunday 
 afternoon, of September 17, 1905, when a then ministerial student, 
 E. L. Ritchie, organized Calvary Congregation in a rented hall. 
 
 The advent of new Calvary Church as a material as well as a 
 spiritual asset to the town and to the Christian world was most 
 auspicious. The new House of the Lord was filled to near capacity 
 with an attendance of 250 souls: 
 
 This first service at Calvary might well be considered as pro- 
 phetic of things to be: It was more than a sermon. There were 
 solemnized a number of sacraments and rites of the Christian faith: 
 An infant baptism; confirmation of six adolescents; the reception of 
 ten members by certificate; and the administration of the Holy 
 Communion to 76 communicants. 
 
 ''Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the 
 sanctuary by the blood of Jesus . . . let us hold fast the confession 
 of our hope without wavering . . . and let us consider how to stir 
 up one another to love and, good works, not neglecting to meet 
 together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, 
 and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." 
 
 (Hebrews 10: 19 ff) 
 
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And again life at Calvary picked up the tempo, in a fuller, 
 richer sense, perhaps, and always with an eye toward greater 
 growth and the assumption of increased responsibilities. 
 
 On June 20, 1915, Mary Ida Wishon was received into Calvary 
 by certificate from Trinity E. L. Church, Cabarrus County, and 
 on September 11, 1915, Claude Alfred Beaver, born January 27, 
 1914, was baptized in the home of the parents and sponsors, John 
 E. and Nannie E. Beaver. 
 
 On January 16, 1916, Holy Communion was administered to 
 31 communicants, while on April 16, 1916, the Holy Sacrament 
 was administered to 56 communicants. 
 
 The church record shows that on April 12, 1916, the following 
 officers were elected and installed: 
 
 Elders Deacons Trustees 
 
 E. P. Deal C. T. Wagoner P. M. Nussman 
 
 R. W. Cheek J. H. Kester W. M. Crowell 
 
 C. E. Watson J. E. Cruse 
 
 C. G. Thieling 
 
 Dr. Cox faithfully served the congregation of Calvary E. L. 
 Church until May 1, 1916, when he gave up the charge to become 
 pastor of St. John's E. L. Church in Cabarrus County. Greatly 
 respected and deeply loved, his memory will always be revered 
 in the hearts of all who knew him. 
 
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THE FOURTH PASTORATE 
 
 1918 - 1931 
 
 REV. FLOYD B. LINGLE 
 
 (Calvary Shows Continued Growth) 
 
 From the termination of the pastorate of Dr. Cox, May 1, 1916, 
 until the Summer of 1917 there is no recorded activity. Rev. Floyd 
 
 B. Lingle supplied the Spencer Lutherans during the Summer of 
 1917 and became their regular pastor June 1, 1918. Rev. Lingle 
 was installed pastor of the Calvary Congregation March 30, 1919. 
 The installation service was held in Calvary E. L. Church, Spen- 
 cer. The charge to the congregation was delivered by the Rev. 
 
 C. A. Brown, president of the N. C. Lutheran Synod: The charge 
 to the pastor was delivered by the Rev. G. H. L. Lingle, secretary 
 of the N. C. Synod. 
 
 At this point it may be in order to look ahead almost ten years 
 to the Sunday morning of May 17, 1925, when this House of God 
 was debt-free and ready for dedication. At eleven A. M. the dedi- 
 catory sermon was preached by the Rev. George H. Cox, D.D., of 
 Salisbury, N. C, and the dedicatory act was performed by the 
 Rev. J. L. Morgan, D.D., of Salisbury, N. C, president of the 
 United Lutheran Synod of N. C. 
 
 At this time due to the efforts of Rev. Lingle, incumbent pastor, 
 a year-book and directory of Calvary Lutheran Church had been 
 compiled and printed. 
 
 This little book describes in his own words the record of work 
 and progress in Calvary from the year 1917 to May 17, 1925, with 
 a brief resume of the church history from the organization of the 
 Sunday School in 1904. 
 
 It may be significant to state that the Year Book published in 
 1925 served equally well as a means of highlighting the dedicatory 
 service of May 17, 1925, while on the other hand it revealed the 
 Christian earnestness of life for the past ten years in Calvary 
 Congregation. 
 
 Rev. Lingle states in his foreword: 
 
 "We feel grateful to the business men and women of Spencer, 
 East Spencer, and Salisbury who have made this Year Book and 
 Directory possible by their sympathy, interest, and support. The 
 ladies canvassing the three towns for advertisements tell us that 
 they were received courteously, treated kindly and aided gener- 
 ously by nearly all the business men and women." 
 
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The ladies were indeed successful. Almost every outstanding 
 business of that time is represented in that small book. 
 
 To quote from the Year Book: "Since June 1, 1918, the con- 
 gregation has been blessed with a notable growth both in mem- 
 bership and liberality. The confirmed membership of the congre- 
 gation has increased from sixty to one hundred and twenty-five. 
 The church attendance has greatly improved. The amount of money 
 contributed for current expenses and benevolences has almost 
 trebled. In addition to the current expenses and benevolences the 
 congregation has cancelled a $3,300 church debt. During the past 
 year an average of $25.00 per member was contributed for all 
 causes. The Sunday School enrollment has increased from seventy 
 to one hundred and fifty. The average attendance has steadily 
 improved. 
 
 "The amount of money contributed by the Sunday School for 
 all causes has more than doubled. The membership of the Women's 
 Missionary Society has doubled. Nearly all of the women of the 
 congregation are members of the Women's Society. The monthly 
 devotional meetings are well attended. In 1918 the Women's Mis- 
 sionary Society contributed $57.00 for benevolences. In 1924 the 
 Society contributed $200.00 for benevolences. A Luther League was 
 organized six years ago. The League's present membership is 
 thirty and the average attendance at the weekly devotional meet- 
 ings seventeen. The Luther League contributes $5.00 per month 
 for benevolence. The Light Brigade has a large enrollment and is 
 doing a splendid work. The number of Catechumens increased 
 from eleven in 1918 to sixty-two in 1925." 
 
 To your historian the record of the church under Rev. Lingle 
 for eight years (one as supply, and seven as regular pastor) is 
 indicative of the sincerity of the man, and serves to emphasize 
 the honest effort he must have expended in his years of steward- 
 ship at Calvary. 
 
 The 1925 Year Book shows the following Directory of Officials: 
 
 CHURCH COUNCIL 
 
 Rev. Floyd B. Lingle President, ex-officio 
 
 Mr. W. M. Crowell Vice-President 
 
 Mr. C. T. Wagoner Secretary 
 
 Mr. R. W. Cheek Treasurer 
 
 Mr. L. M. S. Ketchie Mr. C. A. Weant 
 
 Mr. C. E. Beaver Mr. A. W. Goodman 
 
 Mr. C. P. Huffines 
 
 Miss Winnie Deal Pianist 
 
 Mr. J. E. Cruse Director of Choir 
 
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SUNDAY SCHOOL 
 
 Mr. C. L. Lentz Superintendent 
 
 Mr. C. A. Weant Assistant Superintendent 
 
 Mr. W. M. Crowell Secretary-Treasurer 
 
 Teachers 
 
 Miss Ola Huffines Mrs. C. T. Wagoner 
 
 Mrs. H. J. Kester Miss Winnie Deal 
 
 Miss Daisy Lee Shive Rev. F. B. Lingle 
 
 Mr. R. H. Counts Mrs. A. T. Sweet 
 
 CRADLE ROLL 
 
 Mrs. A. W. Goodman Superintendent 
 
 Mrs. W. D. Pethel Superintendent 
 
 LUTHER LEAGUE 
 
 Miss Mary Weant President 
 
 Miss Daisy Lee Shive Vice-President 
 
 Mr. Maurice Kester Secretary 
 
 Miss Alva Allen Treasurer 
 
 WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY 
 
 Mrs. H. J. Kester President 
 
 Mrs. H. L. Cline Vice-President 
 
 Mrs. C. T. Wagoner Secretary 
 
 Mrs. D. E. Butner Treasurer 
 
 Mrs. F. A. Brown Thank-Offering Secretary 
 
 Mrs. W. D. Pethei Life and In Memoriam Secretary 
 
 Mrs. W. D. Gwin Magazine Secretary 
 
 Mrs. F. B. Lingle Mission Study Secretary 
 
 Mrs. R. H. Bingham Light Brigade Superintendent 
 
 LIGHT BRIGADE 
 
 Mrs. R. H. Bingham Superintendent 
 
 Rachel Turner President 
 
 Sara Trexler Secretary 
 
 Ray Goodman Treasurer 
 
 Rev. Lingle's Church record continues: "In the year of 1926 
 Calvary Lutheran Congregation of Spencer, N. C, purchased the 
 home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wishon for a parsonage. This home 
 was located on the South West Corner of Fifth Street and Carolina 
 Avenue adjacent to the church. The purchase price was $4,500." 
 
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Up to this point in the narrative every effort has been made to 
 show in detail each incident and item that the records afford and 
 which in the opinion of your writer could be of any possible inter- 
 est or worth to the present day reader or to posterity. (So far this 
 has included the date of reception and name of each new member.) 
 However, from the time of entry into the new church the rapid 
 growth and increased activities were so great, that in order to 
 cover in this small volume the events taking place up to the present 
 time, all records cannot be shown in detail. The active 1955 mem- 
 bership and complete Roll with past and present church activity 
 of each member — in so far as your historian has been able to obtain 
 it will be found in Appendix (H). 
 
 The following figures taken from Rev. Lingle's Church records 
 would indicate that his years with Calvary must have given the 
 pastor and man a great satisfaction. 
 
 During Rev. Lingle's pastorate, seventy children were baptized; 
 sixty-nine persons were received into Calvary E. L. Church either 
 by confirmation or adult baptism; eighty-two people were received 
 either by letter of transfer or certificate of membership; forty-two 
 losses by letter of transfer or certificate of membership; twenty- 
 three losses by death; and twenty marriages were performed by 
 Rev. Lingle. A complete roll of the confirmed members of Calvary 
 Church, of Spencer, N. C, numbered one hundred and forty-seven 
 on April 30, 1931. 
 
 Rev. Floyd B. Lingle tendered his resignation as pastor, to the 
 Joint Council of the Spencer Lutheran Pastorate February 23, 
 1931, and to the Congregation of Calvary, March 1, 1931, said 
 resignation to become effective May 1, 1931. His resignation was 
 accepted. 
 
 We can quote from Rev. Wessinger's Church record: "Rev. 
 Floyd B. Lingle faithfully served Calvary Congregation until May, 
 1931, when he accepted work in the Virginia Synod, becoming 
 pastor of the Lutheran Church in Strausburg, Va." 
 
 "Mr. R. R. Fisher, student of the Southern Theological Seminary, 
 Columbia, S. C, supplied the Calvary Mission during the Summer 
 months of 1931. (June 1st. to September 1st.)" 
 
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THE FIFTH PASTORATE 
 
 1931 - 1932 
 
 REV. PAUL C. SIGMON 
 
 (Yet Greater Growth) 
 
 Rev. Wessinger's record also gives us certain data on Rev. Sig- 
 mon's pastorate. We quote as follows: "Rev. Paul C. Sigmon was 
 extended a call to the Calvary-Christ Lutheran Churches of the 
 Spencer Parish and having accepted the call he entered upon his 
 work as pastor September 10, 1931. On November 8, 1931, Rev. 
 P. C. Sigmon was officially installed in Calvary Lutheran Church, 
 the Rev. J. L. Morgan, D.D., president of the United Lutheran 
 Synod of N. C, delivering the sermon for the occasion and per- 
 forming the Act of Installation. Rev. P. C. Sigmon served for 
 little more than a year and could only be active in his work for 
 little more than nine months because of illness. He did an excep- 
 tionally fine work in that short time." 
 
 Rev. Sigmon's record shows that he received ten members by 
 letter; four by adult baptism: and ten by confirmation. Two were 
 ]ost by letter of transfer; and thirty-five infants were baptized. 
 
 On October 4, 1931, Communion was administered to eighty-five 
 communicants; on January 17, 1932, Communion was administered 
 to ninety: on March 27, 1932, to ninety-one; and on June 5, 1932. 
 to ninety. 
 
 Rev. Wessinger's record continues: "In Rev. Sigmon's pastorate 
 he showed the wisdom of a splendid financier for his congregation, 
 developing both current and benevolent spirit on the part of the 
 congregational life. He had the ability to organize, and while pastor 
 restimulated interest in all the organizational work of the church. 
 Under his pastorate he organized the Worker's Conference of Cal- 
 vary Church, enlisting especially the interest and talent of officers 
 and teachers of the Sunday School and of the Church Council. He 
 was a promoter of the Vacation Church School program for the 
 congregation and of the Catechetical Class enlisting the interest 
 and the life of the young people and the children of the church." 
 
 "Rev. Paul C. Sigmon died October 25, 1932. A faithful servant 
 of Christ who now triumphs. His remains were taken to Calvary 
 Lutheran Church and lay in state for several hours. The funeral 
 services were conducted in Calvary Church, October 27, 1932. Pas- 
 tors assisting were Rev. M. L. Stirewalt, D.D., of Salisbury, N. C, 
 Rev. S. W. Hahn, Winston-Salem, N. C, Rev. B. J. Wessinger, of 
 Salisbury, N. C. Dr. Jacob L. Morgan, president of the United 
 
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Lutheran Synod of N. C, delivered the funeral sermon. After the 
 funeral service Rev. Sigmon's remains were taken to Newton, 
 N. C, cemetery where the funeral services were concluded at the 
 grave." 
 
 This closes the pastorate of Rev. Paul C. Sigmon as recorded by 
 Rev. B. J. Wessinger. 
 
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THE SIXTH PASTORATE 
 
 193 3 - 1944 
 
 REV. B. J. WESSINGER 
 
 (Calvary's Growth Continues: 
 Sunday School Annex Built) 
 
 Meanwhile, Rev. B. J. Wessinger having received a call from 
 Calvary-Christ Lutheran Churches of the Spencer Parish accepted 
 the call and entered upon his pastoral duties March 5, 1933. 
 
 Rev. Wessinger's Church record continues: "Rev. B. J. Wes- 
 singer was officially installed in Christ E. L. Church of the Spencer 
 Parish, March 26, 1933, at the eleven o'clock service. Rev. Jacob 
 L. Morgan, D.D., preached the sermon to pastor and congregation 
 and performed the Act of Installation. 
 
 "In the Spring of 1933 plans were on foot for the erection of a 
 Sunday School Annex to Calvary Church. These plans were con- 
 summated in the Fall of 1933 and by the first of November work 
 had already begun in the erection of this building. The contract 
 for the stone and the laying of wall foundation was awarded to 
 Mr. Stokes of Salisbury, N. C, while the contract for the wood 
 work was awarded to Mr. W. A. Bassinger of Spencer, N. C. The 
 Sunday School is 25 x 60 in size. The building is of Rowan granite 
 and matches the stone walls of the Church. This addition was built 
 at a cost of $1,700.00. The Annex is arranged for departmental 
 Sunday School work, consisting of two assembly rooms and twelve 
 class rooms. This building was ready for use December 31. 1933. 
 and the official opening was held on January 7, 1934. A large 
 attendance of Sunday School pupils and church members was pres- 
 ent to witness the opening of the building for the use of the Sunday 
 School and for the general use of the Church's life and programs. 
 
 "Early in the year 1933 a Brotherhood Bible Class was organized 
 with an enrollment of twenty-five members. The average attend- 
 ance for the monthly meetings held on Wednesday night after each 
 fourth Sunday is fifteen. The Brotherhood Class has been instru- 
 mental in carrying on the general church program of the congre- 
 gation. 
 
 "The pastor. Rev. B. J. Wessinger, was instrumental in depart- 
 mentalizing Calvary Lutheran Sunday School during the month 
 of January, 1934. The School at the present writing (1935) has an 
 enrollment of 215 pupils with an average attendance of 160. The 
 largest Sunday School attendance in the history of the Sunday 
 
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School to date was on the fifth Sunday in September (9-29-35), 
 with an attendance of 195. 
 
 "From March 7, 1933, to September 29, 1935, the following 
 accessions to the congregation have been realized: Infant baptism, 
 16; adult baptism, 11; confirmations, 27; and by letter of trans- 
 fer, 31. 
 
 "The Sunday School attendance October 4, 1936, surpassed all 
 former records with an attendance of 211." 
 
 Rev. Wessinger's Church record continues: "The following gifts 
 were presented to Calvary during this pastorate: Three sets of 
 Altar and Pulpit hangings, vestments for the choir, a pulpit robe 
 for the pastor and three sets of stoles for the robe, a Baptismal 
 Font, candlesticks, and lighter for the candles. New hymn books 
 for Church and Sunday School have been purchased. Beginning 
 with March 1, 1933, and ending with February 20, 1944, the con- 
 gregation has doubled in membership, having on the present roll 
 317 members. During World War II, both the United States and 
 Christian flags were placed in the church in honor of all who were 
 in the service of their country. 
 
 "On Sunday, February 6, 1944, the congregation voted unani- 
 mously to become self supporting. One of the most important 
 actions taken by the congregation since its organization." 
 
 Rev. Wessinger offered his resignation to the Joint Council of 
 the Parish January 11, 1944, making the announcement to Calvary 
 E. L. Church and Christ E. L. Church at the morning and night 
 services on the Sunday following the above date. He preached his 
 last sermon in Calvary as regular pastor February 20, 1944. 
 
 After Rev. Wessinger's departure, Calvary was supplied by 
 Rev. W. B. Aull, until June 1, 1944, when the congregation called 
 and obtained its seventh regular and first full time pastor. 
 
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THE SEVENTH PASTORATE 
 
 (First Full Time) 
 1944 - 1952 
 
 REV. GEORGE F. SCHOTT, JR. 
 
 (Calvary Continues to Grow and Expand; 
 Educational Building Added) 
 
 In September of the year 1950, after Rev. Schott had served 
 the congregation of Calvary for a period of slightly more than six 
 years, the Forty-fifth Anniversary of Calvary was at hand. For 
 this occasion, a short but informative resume of the church's his- 
 tory had been prepared. In addition to pertinent data relating to 
 the earlier days, the monograph contained a list of the major ac- 
 complishments of Calvary Congregation under the leadership of 
 Rev. Schott. These are briefly recounted as follows: 
 
 (1) A Boy Scout Troop and Explorer Post in the Uwharrie 
 Council was organized in 1944 under the sponsorship of the Church 
 Brotherhood. This Scout Troop and Explorer Post became out- 
 standing honor units of the Uwharrie Council. The activities of 
 this organization will be dealt with in considerable detail in Ap- 
 pendix (F-7). At this point, however, it may be said that further 
 evidence of Scout activity was the construction of a log cabin on 
 the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Weant. This cabin was built 
 and equipped by the Scouts and the men of the church. It will 
 house 18 boys. 
 
 (2) There were acquired for educational purposes, a 35 m/m 
 film strip and slide projector with a large collection of slides and 
 film-strips, as well as a 16 m/m sound motion picture projector, 
 and a radio-phonograph combination with many religious records. 
 
 (3) The gathering of $33,483.96 toward the Building Fund. 
 
 (4) The purchase of the old Brandt Store building and lot, 
 $600.00, and the construction of the modern Educational Building 
 at a cost of $49,494.15. 
 
 (5) The equipping of the kitchen and other rooms in the new 
 building, not included in the above figures, at a cost of approxi- 
 mately $1,000.00. 
 
 (6) The tripling of Calvary's benevolences, not counting L.W.A. 
 money and clothing gifts. 
 
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(7) The purchase of the Womach house located at 411 Fifth 
 Street, for the parsonage, $8,800.00, and the improvement of the 
 corner lot at the church, $250.00. 
 
 The resume concludes with the following: "While there has 
 been no great numerical growth in the congregation, we feel that 
 there has been a great growth in the spiritual life of our people. 
 This has been brought about by the more frequent Communion 
 services, the Bible Schools for our Young People and Adults, the 
 Bible Study groups which have been held, and the services on the 
 Festivals of the Church. 
 
 "It is with gratitude to Almighty God, and humbleness of spirit, 
 that we rejoice in the accomplishments of this congregation in its 
 forty-five years of existence." 
 
 Rev. Schott submitted his resignation to the Church Council 
 early in 1952, to become effective June 1, 1952. His resignation 
 was accepted, and as of the above date he terminated his eight 
 years of faithful and zealous stewardship at Calvary in order that 
 he might accept the position of Professor of Systematic Theology 
 at Southern Seminary, Columbia, S. C. 
 
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THE EIGHTH PASTORATE 
 
 (Second Full Time) 
 
 1952 - 
 
 REV. C. MARION STARR 
 (The Fiftieth Anniversary, etc.) 
 
 Rev. C. M. Starr began his work at Calvary December 1, 1952. 
 At the time of this writing (July 1, 1955) he has served for only 
 two and one-half years. In that short period twenty-eight con- 
 firmed members have been received; he has baptized twenty-nine 
 infants and adults; and has conducted seven funerals (for mem- 
 bers). 
 
 Concerning growth in material facilities, the following is noted: 
 The remaining debt on the Educational Building, S6.000.00, has 
 been cancelled; and this building was dedicated debt free, January 
 3, 1953. The parsonage debt has been reduced from 85,000.00 to 
 S3, 300. 00: and improvements to property have been made in the 
 amount of S2,500.00. The Building Fund now contains over S6.000.00. 
 
 At this point it can be stated that concerning the growth in 
 stewardship of treasures the following facts may be recorded: The 
 total budget of the church has increased by one-fourth; and the 
 Covenant System, introduced two years ago, has worked most suc- 
 cessfully, the total budget of the church being overpaid during 
 both years. 
 
 There has been notable growth in Youth Work: A Cub Scout 
 Pack was organized in 1954: See Cub Scouting Appendix (F-8). 
 While that same year marked the reorganization of the Luther 
 League. 
 
 And now with Rev. C. Marion Starr at the helm we bring to 
 a close the story of Calvary's first fifty years, at which time a 
 marked material betterment is evidenced, for as set forth at the 
 start of this narrative Calvary Congregation's sole tangible assets 
 in the beginning were people, different faces, different personali- 
 ties, from this present edition of that same congregation, but per- 
 chance the same love for Lutheranism and the same will to go 
 forward pervades and motivates us today. 
 
 As churches go. Calvary is still an adolescent. It could well 
 be that she has only scratched the surface of her potentialities. 
 With the help of God we feel that, she will go on to fulfill a richer 
 destiny . . . 
 
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APPENDIX (A) 
 
 Pastors and Supply Pastors in the order of their service in the 
 organization and building of Calvary E. L. Church: 
 
 Mr. E. L. Ritchie, student— Supply, Summer of 1904. 
 
 Rev. E. L. Ritchie— First regular, September 17, 1905 until May 
 31. 1907. 
 
 Mr. Reuben A. Goodman — Supply, June 1, 1908 until Septem- 
 ber 30, 1908. 
 
 Rev. Reuben A. Goodman — Second regular, July 1, 1909 until 
 July 9, 1911. 
 
 Mr. P. J. Bame— Supply, August 1, 1911 until October 1, 1911. 
 
 Rev. V. Y. Boozer— Supply, November 12, 1911 until April 30, 
 1912. 
 
 Rev. G. H. Cox, D.D.— Third regular, May 1, 1912 until May 1, 
 1916. 
 
 Mr. F. B. Lingle— Supply. June 1. 1917 until September 1, 1917. 
 
 Rev. F. B. Lingle— Fourth regular, June 1, 1918 until May 1, 
 1931. 
 
 Mr. R. R. Fisher— Supply. June 1, 1931 until September 1, 1931. 
 
 Rev. P. C. Sigmon— Fifth regular, September 1, 1931 until Octo- 
 ber 25, 1932. 
 
 Rev. B. J. Wessinger— Sixth regular. March 5, 1933 until Feb- 
 ruary 20. 1944. 
 
 Rev. W. B. Aull— Supply, March 6, 1944 until June 1, 1944. 
 
 Rev. G. F. Schott, Jr. — Seventh regular and first full time, June 
 1. 1944 until June 1, 1952. 
 
 Rev. G. H. L. Lingle— June 1, 1952 until November 30, 195-2. 
 
 Rev. C. Marion Starr — Eighth regular and second full time, 
 December 1. 1952. 
 
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APPENDIX (B) 
 
 ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION 
 
 In October, 1905, the Constitution of Calvary E. L. Church was 
 adopted by Calvary's congregation in a rented hall in the Wachovia 
 Bank Building. 
 
 The text of the Constitution follows: 
 
 Constitution of Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Spen- 
 cer, N. C. 
 
 Article I. Name 
 
 The name of this Congregation is Calvary Evangelical Lutheran 
 Church. 
 
 Article II. Synodical Relation 
 
 This Congregation together with its pastor shall be regularly 
 connected with and amenable to the Evangelical Lutheran Synod 
 and Ministerium of North Carolina. 
 
 Article III. Confessional Basis 
 
 Section 1. The Holy Scriptures are the only Standard of Doc- 
 trine and Church Discipline. ''The Confessions" of our church as 
 contained in the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran 
 Church are a correct exposition of the Scriptures. 
 
 Sec. 2. All instruction of the church and of the family, the 
 administration of the Sacraments and the settlement of all doc- 
 trinal questions shall be conformed to this Standard and these 
 Confessions. 
 
 Article IV. Membership 
 
 1. The members of this congregation shall consist of those 
 brought into communicant membership in the Evangelical Lutheran 
 Church by the order prescribed in our Common Service, or 
 accepted by the Council from other Evangelical churches after 
 having furnished satisfactory evidence of their good standing in 
 these churches and of their earnestness of purpose to lead a Chris- 
 tian life and abide by the Confessions and regulations of our 
 church. 
 
 2. The Duties of the members are those prescribed in the Order 
 of Confirmation as found in our Common Service. 
 
 3. Privileges. The performance of these duties shall constitute 
 one a member in good and regular standing, and insure to him the 
 enjoyment of all the privileges, benefits and favors of the church. 
 
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4. Discipline. Any violation of these duties or any flagrant sin 
 shall subject the offender to the discipline of the Council and of 
 the church. Appeal from the decisions of these tribunals may be 
 had to the Conference. 
 
 Article V. Officers 
 
 1. The officers of this congregation are the Pastor, four Elders, 
 four Deacons, and three Trustees. 
 
 2. The Elders and Deacons serve two years and the Trustees 
 five years, and all until their successors are installed. 
 
 3. Duties of Officers. 
 
 1. The duties of the Pastor are those of a truly consecrated 
 Evangelical Lutheran Pastor, which are set forth in 
 Chapter Eight of the Constitution of the Synod and Min- 
 isterium of N. C, and he shall conform his life and faith 
 according to the requirements of the Scriptures and of 
 our Synod. 
 
 2. The Pastor is the Chief Officer of the Church, and as 
 such has official oversight of all its organizations, insti- 
 tutions and workings. 
 
 3. The Duties of the Elders and Deacons are those pre- 
 scribed in the Order of Installation in the Common Serv- 
 
 4. The Duties of the Trustees are: To hold in trust all 
 church property and hold and preserve all legal docu- 
 ments, subject to the unanimous direction of the Coun- 
 cil, to have charge of all the legal business and care for 
 all the property of the church. 
 
 5. Any officer wishing to resign shall present a written 
 resignation to the Council, giving at least one month's 
 notice. 
 
 6. A Treasurer shall be elected by the Council from their 
 own membership, or from the membership of the church, 
 who shall handle all the church funds, and the council- 
 men shall stand as bondsmen for the security of all funds, 
 unless the Treasurer shall give legal bond. 
 
 Article VI. The Council 
 
 1. The Council shall consist of the Pastor, the Elders and the 
 Deacons. 
 
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2. Ex-Councilmen shall be considered Honorary Members of 
 the Council. 
 
 3. The Trustees, if not Elders or Deacons, shall be honorary 
 members of the Council and shall have a voice in all business 
 deliberations, and upon invitation may vote with them in Business 
 Transactions. 
 
 4. The Pastor is Chairman of the Council. No official meeting 
 shall be held without his call, or consent, except he be unavoidably 
 absent. A Chairman may be elected from the members of the 
 Council to serve in times of vacancy or absence of the Pastor. 
 
 5. The Pastor and half the other members of the Council shall 
 constitute A Quorum. 
 
 6. In times of vacancy, or absence of the Pastor, two-thirds 
 of the members shall be a Quorum. 
 
 7. The Council shall elect delegates to all meetings of Confer- 
 ence and Synod and see to defraying the traveling expenses of 
 delegate and pastor. 
 
 8. Any vacancy of the officers of the church shall be filled by 
 an election of the Council from the Honorary Members. 
 
 9. The Secretary of the Council shall keep a faithful record of 
 all meetings. 
 
 Article VII. Congregational Meetings 
 
 1. The Council may call a Congregational Meeting at any time; 
 and shall do so when requested in writing by one-third of the 
 voting members. 
 
 2. A Business Meeting of the congregation shall be held dur- 
 ing the week before the Fall Communion. 
 
 3. The Annual Election of Officers shall be held at this meet- 
 ing. 
 
 4. The Pastor and Council should make a report of any neces- 
 sary or highly interesting matter to this meeting. 
 
 5. The Treasurer shall render a full account of all his business 
 at this Annual Meeting and an auditing committee shall examine 
 same, together with his books and report to the Congregation as 
 to their correctness. 
 
 6. The Secretary shall make a full entry of the proceedings of 
 the meeting in the Council Record and these minutes shall be read 
 at the next Annual Meeting. 
 
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Article VIII. Elections 
 
 1. All Elections shall be announced in the church at least two 
 weeks previous to time of holding. 
 
 2. All Elections shall be by ballot. 
 
 3. When Elders and Deacons are to be elected the Council shall 
 nominate, two weeks or more previous to election, twice as many 
 of each as are to be elected, and the congregation may nominate 
 half as many more (or as many as are to be elected) on the day 
 of the election. 
 
 4. Only male members of good standing and of recognized 
 moral character and consistency of life shall be eligible to office. 
 
 5. All members of the congregation in good standing shall be 
 entitled to vote. 
 
 Article IX. Finances 
 
 1. The Congregation shall promptly meet all its financial obli- 
 gations to the Pastor, the Synod and all its creditors. 
 
 2. The Pastor's salary shall be paid monthly, a settlement 
 made at the end of each quarter and a complete settlement at the 
 end of each Pastoral Year. 
 
 3. The Treasurer shall have charge of all the church funds, 
 shall deposit them in a place of security and shall be liable for all 
 money entrusted to his care. 
 
 4. He shall pay bills only by the written order of the Council 
 and shall preserve all receipts for money paid out for the church. 
 
 Article X. Miscellaneous 
 
 1. The Pastor shall have in his care the Congregational Rec- 
 ord, containing a copy of this Constitution and all Standing Reso- 
 lutions, a list of all members of the Church and a record of all his 
 official acts in the administration of his official duties. 
 
 2. No alteration or amendment of this Constitution shall be 
 made except upon the recommendation of a majority of the Council 
 or the members of the Church and then only by a Congregational 
 Meeting which has been announced and its object stated at least 
 two weeks previous to time of holding. 
 
 The above Constitution was adopted by Calvary Congregation 
 at a meeting in our rented hall in Spencer, N. C, in October, 1905. 
 
 Signed — 
 
 E. L. Ritchie, Pastor 
 
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APPENDIX (C) 
 
 PREAMBLE 
 
 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son. and of the Holy 
 Ghost. Amen. 
 
 We, members of the body of Christ, desiring to manifest that 
 inner unity which we have with one another in the common con- 
 fession, defense and maintenance of oui faith, and in joint efforts 
 for the performance of our Christian stewardship in extending the 
 kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, unite in the adopting of the 
 Constitution hereunto following. 
 
 PRESENT CONSTITUTION 
 
 Article I 
 
 Title and Incorporation 
 
 1. The name and title of this congregation shall be "Calvary 
 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Spencer. N. C." 
 
 2. This congregation shall be incorporated. 
 
 3. The Church Council shall be the Board of Trustees of the 
 corporation. 
 
 Article II 
 Doctrinal Basis 
 
 (a) This congregation receives and holds the canonical Scrip- 
 tures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of 
 God, and as the only infallible rule and standard of faith and prac- 
 tice, according to which all doctrines and teachers are to be judged. 
 
 (b) This congregation accepts the three ecumenical creeds — 
 namely, the Apostles', The Nicene, and the Athanasian — as impor- 
 tant testimonies drawn from the Holy Scriptures, and rejects all 
 errors which they condemn. 
 
 (c) This congregation receives and holds the Unaltered Augs- 
 burg Confession as a correct exhibition of the faith and doctrine 
 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, founded upon the Word of 
 God: and acknowledges all churches that sincerely hold and faith- 
 fully confess the doctrines of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession 
 to be entitled to the name of Evangelical Lutheran. 
 
 (d) This congregation recognizes the Apology of the Augsburg 
 Confession, the Smalkald Articles, the Large and Small Catechisms 
 of Luther, and the Formula of Concord, as in harmony of one and 
 the same pure Scriptural faith. 
 
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To this Doctrinal Basis all instruction in the Church, the school 
 and the family shall be conformed. 
 
 Article III 
 
 Synodical Connection 
 
 This congregation shall be maintained in organic connection 
 with a Constituent Synod of The United Lutheran Church in 
 America, on the territory of which it is located; and shall labor in 
 the Lord's kingdom in common with all other congregations of said 
 Synod and others constituting The United Lutheran Church in 
 America. 
 
 Article IV 
 Membership 
 
 1. This congregation shall consist of the Pastor, and other 
 members of the Church of Christ who have been baptized and 
 admitted to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and who unite 
 as one communion under the covenants and obligations of this 
 Constitution, accepting the same and performing the duties it en- 
 joins; also such baptized members of their households as have not 
 reached the age of separate responsibility but are subject to their 
 control as parents, guardians or sponsors. 
 
 ■2. It is the duty of all members of this congregation to be stead- 
 fast in their baptismal covenant. If they are parents or guardians 
 it is their duty early to bring the children under their care within 
 the same, presenting them for holy baptism; to bring such children 
 up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; to instruct or cause 
 them to be instructed in Biblical knowledge and church conscious- 
 ness in the home and school; to see to it that they are early brought 
 into attendance upon the catechetical instruction by the pastor, 
 and in due time prepared for the rite of confirmation and the 
 Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 
 
 That all may grow in grace and the knowledge of God, mem- 
 bers are to give diligence to the study of the Holy Scriptures, the 
 reading of devout literature which accords with the Scriptures, 
 and faithful attendance upon the services of God's house and the 
 preaching of the Word, always seeking the light and aid of the 
 Holy Spirit and all other needful gifts by fervent prayer, by self- 
 examination, by confession and absolution. Confirmed members 
 shall regularly receive the Lord's Supper. 
 
 They shall strive to be temperate in all things, to love and aid 
 each other, and especially the needy and distressed, in every rela- 
 tion; and, while they have regard to the household of faith above 
 
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all, they shall care for the souls and bodies of men everywhere. 
 They shall regularly and faithfully avail themselves of the pub.ic 
 worship, and not become lax in the sincere practice of family and 
 private devotions. They shall diligently seek to avoid all fake 
 teachers and strange doctrines; heartily love, reverence, pray for 
 and sustain faithful ministers; and in all things seek to be con- 
 formed to the mind and example of our most blessed Lord and 
 Saviour. 
 
 Every confirmed member, as a good steward of the manifold 
 gifts of God, shall on the first day of each week lay by in store, as 
 God has prospered him or her, an offering to be placed upon the 
 Altar of the Lord for the support and promotion of the work of 
 the kingdom at home and abroad. Unconfirmed children shall be 
 taught early to contribute likewise. 
 
 Article V 
 
 Voters 
 
 Every communicant member of the congregation, twenty-one 
 years of age and over and not under Church censure, who regu- 
 larly receives the Lord's Supper, at least once per year, and sys- 
 tematically (weekly, if possible) contributes in accordance with 
 its plans for local support and general benevolence, as God has 
 prospered him, shall be entitled to participate actively in all con- 
 gregational meetings and to vote at all its elections. 
 
 Article VI 
 Meetings 
 
 1. Congregational meetings shall be held regularly, as the con- 
 gregation may determine by-law. Special meetings may also be 
 provided for. 
 
 2. At congregational meetings all matters concerning the wel- 
 fare of the congregation may be determined, including the filling 
 of the various offices in the congregation; matters pertaining to 
 good order and conformity of ceremony to the usages prevailing 
 in The United Lutheran Church in America; the purchase, dis- 
 posal or alteration of the property of the congregation, and the like. 
 
 3. The congregation shall have the power to appoint special 
 committees with definite or general instructions; and to authorize 
 the organization of approved societies or special associations within 
 itself, subjecting the same to the control of the Church Council, 
 and responsible to it for all undertakings. 
 
 4. The congregation, at the annual meeting, shall elect from 
 the communicant members of the congregation in good standing 
 
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and of voting age, a lay delegate who shall, together with the 
 pastor, represent the congregation during the year at all meetings 
 of the Synod and of the conference to which the congregation 
 belongs, and submit a report, as delegate, to the congregation 
 assembled for service as soon as may be after the adjournment of 
 the Synod or of the Conference; and the Council shall arrange 
 for and provide to pay his and the pastor's regular expenses to 
 be in full attendance upon such meetings. The congregation may 
 also elect an alternate to take the place of the regular delegate in 
 his absence. 
 
 Article VII 
 
 The Pastor 
 
 1. The pastor of this congregation shall be regularly installed, 
 and must have been obligated, at his ordination, or investiture as 
 a Lutheran minister, to the confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran 
 Church, namely, the Apostles', the Nicene, and the Anthanasian 
 Creeds, the Unaltered Augsburg Confession, the Apology, the 
 Smalkald Articles, the Catechisms of Luther, and the Formula of 
 Concord. He shall solemnly promise to perform the duties of his 
 office in conformity with these confessions as a correct exhibition 
 of the faith and doctrines of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
 founded upon the Holy Scriptures. He shall be, or at its next regu- 
 lar convention, become a member of the Synod with which the 
 congregation is united. He shall faithfully carry out the provisions 
 of this Constitution. 
 
 2. The pastor shall be the teacher and spiritual guide of the 
 congregation and its members. To this end he shall preach the 
 Word, administer the sacraments, conform the manner of con- 
 ducting public worship to the accepted practices of The United 
 Lutheran Church in America, using" such books of worship and 
 instruction as have been accepted and approved by The United 
 Lutheran Church in America and the Synod to which this congre- 
 gation belongs. He shall care for all the people of the congregation 
 as individuals and as a congregation in common faith and har- 
 monious interest with all other members and congregations of the 
 Synod and of The United Lutheran Church in America. He shall 
 impart catechetical instruction regularly; with the advice and con- 
 sent of the Church Council he shall confirm those who have been 
 duly instructed and give satisfactory evidence that they are earn- 
 estly desirous of being faithful followers of Christ. He shall super- 
 vise all schools and auxiliary organizations of the congregation, 
 and promote the upbuilding of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ in the community, in the homeland, and abroad. He shall 
 cooperate with the agencies and officers of the Synod in every way 
 to educate the people to increased liberality for the causes of 
 
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benevolence recommended by the Synod or supported by The 
 United Lutheran Church in America. He shall perform the mar- 
 riage ceremony in accordance with the laws of God and of the 
 State; visit and minister to the sick and infirm; bury the dead; 
 install regularly elected members of the Church Council, and, with 
 the Council, administer Discipline. He shall seek to impart all 
 information concerning the work and problems as they arise before 
 the Church; and use his best endeavor to stimulate piety in the 
 individual and family life of the people, as well as a knowledge 
 of the Church and her work by the circulation of the literature of 
 the Church. He shall labor to prevent all deadness and fanaticism, 
 all schism, heresy, separation and alienation in the congregation; 
 and, in private and public, set an example of unfeigned piety, sound 
 judgment, and propriety. He shall maintain the pulpit in full har- 
 mony with the faith confessed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 
 
 3. The pastor shall keep an accurate record of his ministerial 
 acts in the congregation, in a book provided by and to remain the 
 property of the congregation; and he shall annually report these 
 Statistics to the Synod or to an official appointed by the Synod 
 for that purpose. 
 
 4. When members of this congregation remove into the bounds 
 of another congregation of the same faith, the pastor shall urge 
 such members to connect themselves with the congregation into 
 whose territory they have removed. He shall immediately notify 
 the pastor of said other congregation of such removal; and, upon 
 application, furnish ceitificates of transfer to such as are entitled 
 to the same. 
 
 5. It shall be the duty of the pastor to preside at all meetings 
 of the congregation and the Church Council, unless he be volun- 
 tarily absent or is temporarily unwilling, for special reasons, to 
 preside, in either of which cases he shall have the right of nominat- 
 ing a person from the officers of the Church to take his place "pro 
 tempore". No act of the Council cr of the congregation shall take 
 effect without his knowledge and his having had opportunity to 
 be heard. 
 
 6. When there is a vacancy in the pastorate the Church Council 
 shall at once inform the President of the Synod and solicit his 
 advice. The Council shall also provide for the supply of the pulpit 
 "ad interim"; they shall nominate, after prayerful examination, a 
 candidate who is eligible according to Paragraph 1 of this Article 
 of the Constitution. One candidate only shall be nominated at 
 one time, to be voted "for" or "against" by the electors specified 
 in "Article Five", and the election and its returns shall be under 
 the care of judges appointed by the Church Council. The election 
 shall be by ballot. 
 
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7. When a pastor has been elected by a majority of the voters 
 present, a written statement of this fact, signed by the officers of 
 the congregation, shall be sent him, and this shall constitute his 
 call and must specify the support which the congregation will 
 guarantee him. 
 
 8. If serious accusation be lodged against a pastor before the 
 Church Council in writing over the signatures of five voting mem- 
 bers in the congregation, the Council shall confer with him, endea- 
 vor to obviate all just cause of complaint, and seek to reconcile 
 the matter; nor shall any further steps be taken until all proper 
 efforts to this end on the part of the Church Council have been 
 exhausted. If, in the judgment of the Church Council, upon a 
 hearing of evidence, at which hearing the pastor shall have full 
 right to present his cause by witness and by examination of wit- 
 nesses, a "prima facie" case has been made out against the pastor, 
 it shall report its findings in writing to the President of Synod, 
 specifying the charges founded on the subscribed testimony of at 
 least two credible witnesses. If the Church Council shall ignore 
 an accusation regularly brought by five voting members of the 
 congregation, said members may in like manner present their 
 charges to the President of the Synod. 
 
 Article VIII 
 The Church Council 
 
 1. The Church Council, charged with the administration of 
 the temporal and spiritual affairs of the congregation, shall consist 
 of the pastor and twelve (12) deacons. 
 
 2. Any male voting member of the congregation is elibible to 
 the office of Deacon, provided he is a regular communicant, con- 
 tributor, and of good and established repute for personal charac- 
 ter, wisdom and fidelity. 
 
 3. Deacons are primarily the executive aids of the pastor in the 
 work belonging to the congregation for the promotion of the cause 
 of the Kingdom of Christ and the salvation of souls; therefore, 
 aside from such duties as are from time to time assigned to them 
 by the congregation or by the pastor, their regular duties are 
 defined as follows: 
 
 They shall see to it that the services of God's house be held at 
 the proper times, especially on the Lord's Day and the Festival 
 Days of the Church, and conducted in accordance with the Order 
 of the Church; that the pure Word of God is preached, as the 
 Church confesses it, and only by those duly authorized according 
 to the Constitution; that provision be made for the Christian in- 
 
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ctruction of the young and all requiring it; that strict discipline be 
 maintained, the erring admonished and impenitent offenders ex- 
 cluded from the communion of the Church; that the property of 
 the congregation be cared for, and all that relates to its worldly 
 affairs properly administered. They shall plan and provide proper 
 means for the systematic and regular collection and disbursement 
 of all moneys for the welfare of the congregation, the maintenance 
 of the property, salaries, the relief of the poor, and all Christian 
 beneficence, especially the apportionments required by the Synod 
 and the Church at large for the conduct of its work. 
 
 They shall assist the pastor in the care of the sick and the 
 needy, in the cultivation of harmony among the members, and in 
 the promotion of the general welfare of the congregation; and they 
 shall see to it that the house of God is not diverted to any use 
 alien to its character. 
 
 They shall not be unmindful that, while holiness of life and 
 conversation is required of all who name the Name of Christ, it is 
 especially incumbent upon those who have been called to be office- 
 bearers in His Church to show themselves in all things, by work 
 and example, a pattern of good works. 
 
 4. The Church Council shall meet at regular intervals (month- 
 ly, if possible) as may be determined in the By-Laws; and shall 
 elect from among its members a Secretary, who shall record all 
 its proceedings in a book especially provided for that purpose. 
 
 5. When deemed necessary, the Council may elect and provide 
 for the proper compensation of a Financial Secretary for the con- 
 gregation. 
 
 6. All salaries, not otherwise provided for by the congregation, 
 shall be fixed and payment provided for by the Church Council. 
 
 7. Should a member of the Church Council, other than the 
 pastor, be charged with neglect of his official duties, and after 
 proper investigation by the Council be found guilty, and after 
 admonition does not amend, he shall be deposed from his office 
 should a two-thirds majority of the Council so vote; and an elec- 
 tion for the unexpired term shall be held by the Council. Should 
 a vacancy occur by death or resignation, an election shall be held 
 to fill the same for the unexpired term. 
 
 Article IX 
 
 The Treasurer 
 
 1. The Church Council shall elect, from among the members 
 in good standing a Treasurer for the term of two years. He shall 
 
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receive all moneys, keep proper accounts, and make all payments 
 for the congregation upon orders issued by the Church Council. 
 He shall make a regular (at least quarterly) detailed statement in 
 writing to the Church Council of the conditions of the finances of 
 the congregation, or as the Council may request; and at the regular 
 annual meeting of the congregation he shall render an accurate 
 account, duly audited, of all moneys received and payments made. 
 Without regular orders he shall make no payments. He shall give 
 security in an amount to be fixed by the Council. 
 
 2. Should he fail to attend to, or grow remiss in the perform- 
 ance of his official duties, and not amend after admonition, he 
 shall be deposed from the treasurership on the majority vote of the 
 Church Council, and his successor for the unexpired term shall 
 be elected by the Council. 
 
 Article X 
 Discipline 
 
 1. The congregation is not only to acknowledge the obligations 
 of God's law as a guide of life, and a corrector of evil, but is faith- 
 ful to use it in discipline for these ends. The discipline of the 
 Church must be purely moral and spiritual, and in no case can 
 pass beyond the withholding of her recognition, fellowship, and 
 communion from offenders. 
 
 2. Violation of the divine commands should be followed by 
 instruction, warnings and exhortation by a member to whom the 
 wrong is known, or by the pastor, first privately, then before wit- 
 ness in accordance with the direction of Christ (Matt. 18). This 
 failing of its proper effect, the case shall be laid before the Church, 
 as represented in the Church Council; and if the offender persist- 
 ently refuses to hear the Church, he shall be suspended from the 
 communion until there be creditable evidence of true penitence 
 and reformation. Acts of discipline, and the publication of them, 
 shall require the concurrence of the pastor and the Council, who, 
 by the Authority of the Church and in its name, shall examine 
 charges brought by reliable witness against the conduct of mem- 
 bers. The charges against a member shall be given in writing 
 over the signature of the persons preferring them: he shall be 
 furnished a copy, and is entitled to be present through the whole 
 actual procedure against him, and has the right of being heard and 
 producing testimony in his own defense. The exclusion and the 
 restoration shall be publicly announced. Appeals from the decision 
 in the discipline of the congregation shall be referred in accordance 
 with the Constitution of the Synod with which it is connected. 
 
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Article XI 
 The Seal 
 
 1. The seal of this congregation presents 
 
 2. The Secretary of the Council shall be the custodian of the 
 seal of the corporation. 
 
 Article XII 
 
 By-Laws and Amendments 
 
 1. By-Laws, not in conflict with the letter and spirit of this 
 constitution, may be made by the congregation, to provide an order 
 of business; to fix the time and place for announcing and holding 
 congregational meetings and elections, and the way of conducting 
 both; to determine the proportion which shall constitute a quorum; 
 to fix the length of time of service of the Church Council; to fix 
 the details of procedure in the discipline of members; to regulate 
 the making and changing of the By-Laws themselves; and in gen- 
 eral to conduct all things the principles and methods of which are 
 defined in the Constitution by the details of which are undeter- 
 mined. 
 
 2. Article Two (subject. Doctrinal Basis) of this Constitution 
 shall not be altered or amended by this congregation. 
 
 3. Articles of this Constitution providing for synodical relation 
 shall not be amended unless said amendments have been first sub- 
 mitted to the President of the Synod with which the congregation 
 is connected, and have received his approval. 
 
 4. This Constitution, except as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 
 of the Article, may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the mem- 
 bers present at a regular annual meeting of the congregation, pro- 
 vided that the proposed amendment be moved and presented in 
 writing at the preceding annual meeting by at least six members 
 in good standing, and that the same has been publicly announced 
 to the congregation at its services on two or more Sundays prior to 
 said annual meeting when action is to be taken. 
 
 5. Everything in any By-Law, resolution, or enactment of the 
 congregation, differing from or in conflict with this Constitution, 
 is hereby superseded and replaced. 
 
 Section I 
 
 Congregational Meetings 
 
 1. The regular congregational meeting shall be held annually 
 on the 
 
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2. Special meetings may be called by the pastor or by the 
 Church Council, and shall be called by the Council upon the writ- 
 ten request of twelve voting members in good standing, specifying 
 the purpose for such meeting. 
 
 3. All congregational meetings, regular and special, shall be 
 announced at the public services of at least two Sundays previous 
 to such meeting, by the pastor; or, in case of a vacancy in the pas- 
 torate, by a supply pastor. 
 
 4. At such annual meetings reports of the Pastor, the Secre- 
 tary, the Treasurer, and of the various organizations, schools and 
 associations within the congregation shall be submitted in writing. 
 
 5. Any number of voting members of the congregation present 
 at such meeting may transact the required business. 
 
 Section II 
 Members 
 
 1. Upon recommendation of the pastor, new members shall be 
 elected by a majority vote of the members present in a meeting of 
 the Church Council. 
 
 2. The names of newly elected members shall be publicly an- 
 nounced at a service succeeding their election. 
 
 3. Letters of membership transfer or of good standing shall 
 be issued only upon approval by a majority vote of the Church 
 Council present in meeting. 
 
 Section III 
 The Church Council 
 
 1. Except the pastor, members of the Church Council shall be 
 elected at the annual congregational meeting, by a majority of the 
 votes cast, to serve three years only. At the first election, however, 
 under this Constitution and By-Laws, three (3) deacons shall be 
 elected to serve for three (3) years; three (3) for two (2) years; 
 and three (3) for one (1) year. 
 
 2. All members properly elected by the congregation shall be 
 duly installed by the pastor at the public service next succeeding 
 their election or as soon thereafter as possible. 
 
 3. All elections of officers shall be by ballot, and the results 
 duly recorded by the Secretary. 
 
 4. The Church Council shall hold regular meetings on the 
 Tuesday after the first Sunday of each month for the transaction 
 
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of the affairs of the congregation. A majority of the members 
 shall constitute a quorum. 
 
 5. Special meetings of the Church Council may be called by 
 the pastor, and shall be called by him upon the written request 
 of three (3) members of the Council. 
 
 6. For the purpose of administering the discipline provided in 
 the Constitution, the Church Council shall have power to cite any 
 member of the congregation to answer charges brought or to give 
 testimony, as the case may require. 
 
 7. The following shall constitute the Order of Business: 
 
 1. Prayer. 
 
 2. Roll Call. 
 
 3. Action on Excuses for Absence. 
 
 4. Report of Minutes. 
 
 5. Report of Treasurers. 
 
 6. Reception of Petitions and Communications. 
 
 7. Reports of Standing Committees. 
 
 8. Reports of Special Committees. 
 
 9. Other Official Reports, if any. 
 
 10. Unfinished Business. 
 
 11. New Business. 
 
 12. Adjournment with Prayer. 
 
 Section IV 
 Standing Committees 
 
 1. Unless otherwise ordained by the congregation in annual 
 meeting, the Church Council, at its first meeting succeeding the 
 annual meeting of the congregation, shall appoint from its own or 
 from the voting membership of the congregation in good standing 
 as many standing committees as the local and general interest of 
 the Church may require. 
 
 2. The duties of all standing committees, not otherwise defined, 
 shall be fixed by the Church Council, to whom they shall regularly 
 report, from whom they shall receive needed instructions and by 
 whom all their acts shall be subject to review. They shall serve 
 one (1) year. A member of the Church Council shall be chairman, 
 and the pastor shall have a voice and vote in all standing com- 
 mittees. 
 
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APPENDIX (D) 
 
 SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF CALVARY IN 
 FULL TIME SERVICE 
 
 (A) Sons in the Gospel Ministry 
 
 The Reverend Charles Samuel Wessinger 
 
 A.B., Lenoir Rhyne College, 1942; B.D., Lutheran Theo- 
 logical Southern Seminary, 1944. Pastorates: Saluda, 
 S. C, and Grace, Thomasville, N. C. 
 
 The Reverend Clayborne Stanford King 
 
 A.B., University of North Carolina, 1929; B.D., Lutheran 
 Theological Southern Seminary, 1949. Pastorates: Salis- 
 bury, N. C, Tempa, Fla., and St. Stephen's-St. John's, 
 Lenoir, N. C. 
 
 (B) Daughters in Full Time Service 
 Kathleen Weant 
 
 N. C. State Teachers Training Course; Graduate of the 
 Baltimore Motherhouse, 1935. Post-graduate Work, 
 Temple University. Service: Lutheran Settlement House, 
 Philadelphia, Pa.; St. John's Lutheran Church, Brook- 
 lyn; Baltimore, Md.; St. John's Lutheran Church, Al- 
 bany; St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wilmington, N. C. 
 
 Ruth Sigmon 
 
 A.B., Lenoir Rhyne College. Missionary to India. 
 
 (C) Daughters Serving as Wives of Pastors 
 Margaret Ellen Cook Maurer 
 
 Is the wife of Rev. Beryl B. Maurer, an ordained Luth- 
 eran Minister, and a graduate of the Lutheran Theolog- 
 ical Seminary of Gettysburg, Pa. He is presently working 
 toward his Doctor's degree at Perm. State University, 
 which he expects to receive in June, 1956. Mrs. Maurer 
 was one of the first three women to receive a Master's 
 degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettys- 
 burg, Pa. This prepared her to give special service to 
 the Church in the field of English, Bible, and Religious 
 Education. Prior to this (1945-1946) she served as assist- 
 ant to the Lutheran student pastor at the University of 
 Chicago, and as Parish Secretary of Woodlawn Immanuel 
 Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois. 
 
 Vivian Kester King 
 
 Is the wife of Rev. Clayborne Stanford King. 
 
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Carolyn Crowell Bell 
 
 Is the wife of Rev. Roy Bell, Methodist Minister, Sylva, 
 North Carolina. 
 
 (D) Sons in Preparation for Full Time Service 
 
 Terry Wayne A gner— Lutheran Theological Seminary, Get- 
 tysburg, Pa. 
 
 Jerry Thomas Beaver— Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, N. C. 
 Ted Elkain Edwards — Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, N. C. 
 
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APPENDIX (E) 
 
 GIFTS TO THE CHURCH 
 To the Glory of God and in Honor and Memory of Loved Ones: 
 
 Painting — "Christ at the Heart's Door" (Sallman). Given by 
 Mrs. John Hooper in memory of John A. Hooper. 
 
 Painting — "The Good Shepherd" (Sallman). Given by friends 
 in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weant upon the occasion of their 
 sixtieth Wedding Anniversary. 
 
 Painting — "Head of Christ" (Sallman). Given in memory of 
 W. H. Weinal, St., by the Wienel Family. 
 
 Painting — "Gethsemane" (Sallman). Given by friends in mem- 
 ory of W. D. Gwinn. 
 
 Painting — "The Last Supper" (Jambor). Given by friends in 
 memory of W. D. Gwinn. 
 
 Painting — "What Happened to Your Hand?" (Anderson). Given 
 by Pastor and Mrs. Schott and Freddy in memory of Betty Gentry 
 Roth. 
 
 Four Walnut Offering Plates — Given by friends in honor of Mr. 
 and Mrs. C. A. Weant upon the occasion of their sixtieth Wedding 
 Anniversary. 
 
 Baptismal Font — Made and presented by Mr. L. M. S. Ketchie. 
 
 Two Clergy Chairs — Presented by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weant 
 (made by L. M. S. Ketchie). 
 
 Credence Table (supporting Offering Plates) — Presented by 
 Mrs. W. M. Crowell (made by L. M. S. Ketchie). 
 
 Pew Racks— Built by L. M. S. Ketchie. 
 
 Reading Stands now in use in Sunday School — One stand pre- 
 sented by Mr. C. A. Weant. One stand presented by Mr. L. M. S. 
 Ketchie. (Wood for these stands furnished by Mr. Weant, stands 
 made by Mr. Ketchie.) 
 
 Reading Stand in Kindergarten Department — Made and pre- 
 sented by Mr. Leon Watkins. 
 
 Parament Chest — Made and presented by Mr. John A. Lentz. 
 
 Cross Throne — Made and presented by Mr. John A. Lentz. 
 
 Original Communion Service — Presented by Mr. and Mrs. C. G. 
 Thieling (June, 1913). 
 
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Candlesticks — Presented by Mrs. F. A. Brown and her sister. 
 Miss Lou Fisher, in memory of their Mother and Father. 
 
 Bible on Lectern — Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice D. 
 Stewart. 
 
 Missal Stand — Presented by the C. P. Huffines family in mem- 
 ory of their Mother and Father. 
 
 Missal — Presented by Pastor and Mrs. Geo. F. Schott, Jr., in 
 memory of their brother-in-law, Lt. Fred Roth, Jr. 
 
 Altar Vases — Presented by The Women of the Church. 
 
 Offering Plates and Receiving Bason — Presented by the C. T. 
 Wagoner family and Mrs. Margaret Ellen Maurer (granddaughter) 
 in honor of Mrs. C. T. Wagoner and in memory of Mr. C. T. Wag- 
 oner. 
 
 The White Paraments — Presented by Mrs. C. T. Wagoner. 
 
 The Red Paraments— Presented by Mrs. G. J. Albright. 
 
 The Sacramental Linen — Presented by unknown donors. 
 
 Piano now used in the Sunday School — Presented by the C. L. 
 Lentz family. Used for the Church Services until the present organ 
 was donated. 
 
 Organ and Sound Amplifier — Presented by Mr. Gilmer A. 
 Walker in honor of his Mother and Sisters. 
 
 Baptismal Ewer — Presented by the R. M. Shoaf family. 
 
 Communion Service now in use — Presented by the Congrega- 
 tion. 
 
 Original Altar Cross now used in the Educational Building — 
 Presented by the Congregation. 
 
 Present Altar Cross — Presented by Mr. Thomas Brandt. 
 
 Head of Christ in Church Narthex — Sculptured and presented 
 by Mr. Thomas Brandt. 
 
 Stole for Pastor's Robe — Presented by Mr. Thomas Brandt. 
 
 Lace for Altar Linen — Presented by Mr. Thomas Brandt. 
 
 Dossal Curtain — Material presented by N. C. Finishing Co., and 
 tailored by Women of Calvary. 
 
 Material for Drapes throughout the entire Educational Build- 
 ing — Presented by N. C. Finishing Co. through Mr. Robert Mauldin, 
 and tailored by Women of Calvary. 
 
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Service Cart used in the dining room — Presented to the Brother- 
 hood by Mr. Robert Mauldin. 
 
 Tile Floor in Kitchen — Presented by the Ellen Cox Bible Class. 
 
 Cabinets and Sink in the Kitchen — Presented by the Ellen Cox 
 Bible Class. 
 
 One Electric Range in Kitchen — Presented by the Dorcas Bible 
 Class. 
 
 Water Heater in Kitchen — Presented by Mr. Carl M. Huffines. 
 
 Tile Floor in Cradle Roll and Beginners Department — Presented 
 by the Fidelia Bible Class. 
 
 Trailer for Rescue Squad activities — Presented to Scouts by 
 Gilmer A. Walker. 
 
 New Heavy Duty Vacuum Cleaner — Presented by the Men's 
 Bible Class, July 3, 1955. 
 
 (No written record having been kept cf gifts and donors, it is 
 impossible to present an accurate list of all gifts. For inaccuracies 
 and omissions, we wish to express our most humble apologies. The 
 subject material has been of a difficult nature.) 
 
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APPENDIX (F-l) 
 
 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 
 
 From the records kept by Rev. E. L. Ritchie we learn that the 
 Sunday School of Calvary was organized by him in the Spencer 
 School Building August 21, 1904. After its organization the record 
 reads that Sunday School and some preaching services were held 
 during the Fall of that year and were begun again in the Spring 
 of 1905. It should be kept in mind, however, that the congregation 
 itself was not organized until September, 1905. 
 
 There is no known list of those attending the first Sunday 
 School session, but the number could not have been large, most 
 likely ten to fifteen, including the grown-ups. Your writer has a 
 hazy recollection of being there, but not knowing he would need 
 certain statistics fifty-odd years later, he did not trouble to take 
 notes. One thing is certain, however, the Sunday School is an 
 older organization than the congregation. 
 
 It is with regret that your historian must report the lack of any 
 early written record relative to Sunday School enrollments, at- 
 tendance, etc. (It seems that there w T as a general house cleaning 
 at some later date — or perhaps fire wood was short some frosty 
 Sunday morning.) Anyway the earliest Sunday School statistics 
 available are for the year 1923 — far too long after the Sunday 
 School had become a vital factor in Calvary's life. 
 
 Relative to those very early days (1905-1910), it is recalled that 
 the enrollment as well as the attendance spiralled sharply upward 
 in the Spring. No doubt the season, itself, had something to do 
 with this, but it was generally believed by the officers and teachers 
 that the approach of Sunday School picnic time triggered the activ- 
 ity. In those far away days the mere mention of a Sunday School 
 picnic set off a chain reaction of tingles up and down a youngster's 
 spine that was far ahead of anything Christmas could offer. These 
 town-shaking events were always held at one of two places: 
 picturesque old St. John"s Mill or at the equally popular South 
 River Mill. Choice of any other site would have been heresy or 
 treason — or both. The first named was located at what is now the 
 site of the "Buck" generating plant and town of Dukeville on the 
 "big" Yadkin River. The other was located on the East bank of 
 South Yadkin River, approximately two hundred yards up stream 
 from the present highway bridge on the Salisbury-Mocksville 
 Road. These beloved picnic spots were reached by the period's 
 standard mode of country travel — horse and wagon. Sometimes as 
 many as six wagons were required since each Sunday School 
 member could invite a friend, and of course enrollment was, as 
 stated, at a dizzy peak, nor is there any record of an invitation 
 being refused by a friend. So, the picture showed from four to 
 
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six two-horse wagons loaded with happy, yelling kids growing 
 more excited each time they breathed the tantalizing aroma of 
 fried chicken and country ham. Then, too, there was the thrill of 
 excitement and even danger in the air — the wagon train might 
 meet an autombile, and there was always the timid soul who feared 
 that the horses would run away, as well as the usual bad boy, 
 who was afraid they wouldn't. Since such an incident never quite 
 took place it was usually necessary to drop a fishing worm down 
 the neck of a girl's dress for a bit of action that always led to the 
 victim kicking over a basket of food and since food could not be 
 wasted, a good time was had by all. 
 
 As mentioned above the first Sunday School records to be pre- 
 served to us are those of 1923. We will now leave the picnic basket 
 in order to nibble on a few attendance and offering figures (some- 
 what drier, perhaps, but still palatable). 
 
 The following statistics will be taken at ten year intervals, 
 recording the average attendance and offering of Calvary Sunday 
 School including teachers, beginners, primaries, juniors, interme- 
 diates, seniors, adults, and the cradle roll (the last named group 
 having been organized in 1924). 
 
 Since the first six months are fairly representative of an entire 
 year, we quote as follows: 
 
 — Year 1923 — 
 
 Average Weekly Average Weekly 
 
 Attendance Offering 
 
 January 65 January $ 3.12 
 
 February 57 February $ 3.25 
 
 March 67 March $ 3.60 
 
 April 66 April $ 3.38 
 
 May 78 May $ 7.31 
 
 June 76 June $ 3.79 
 
 Ten years later (1933) the average attendance and offering for 
 the entire School for the first six months showed a substantial 
 increase: 
 
 — Year 1933 — 
 
 Average Weekly Offer- 
 Average Weekly Third Sunday ing, exclusive of the 
 Attendance (Bldg. Fund) Building Fund 
 
 January 138 $15.58 January $ 5.89 
 
 February 130 $15.45 February $ 5.71 
 
 March 154 $12.80 March $ 6.62 
 
 April 150 $13.45 April $ 6.59 
 
 May 163 $10.46 May $ 6.13 
 
 June 144 $11.31 June $ 6.09 
 
 In 1943 the average attendance and offering (entire Sunday 
 School) shows the following figures: 
 
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Average Weekly 
 Attendance 
 
 January 128 
 
 February 131 
 
 March 124 
 
 April 129 
 
 May 137 
 
 June 125 
 
 — Year 1943 - 
 
 Third Sunday 
 (Bldg. Fund) 
 
 S31.94 
 
 $27.24 
 $21.26 
 $25.31 
 $20.27 
 $27.85 
 
 Average Weekly Offer- 
 ing, (exclusive of the 
 Building Fund) 
 
 January $ 8.64 
 
 February $ 8.27 
 
 March $ 9.29 
 
 April $ 6.17 
 
 May $ 9.10 
 
 June $ 9.43 
 
 It will be noted that the 1943 average attendance is somewhat 
 less than that of 1933. This is probably a reflection of war demands 
 of the period. Some families were no doubt living away from 
 Spencer, temporarily, to allow the head of the family to engage 
 in war work at some ship yard or munitions center. Then, too, at 
 the time, transportation was often a problem which could affect 
 materially families living some distance from the church. One 
 other cause can be listed: Some young men who were still mem- 
 bers of the Sunday School were also members of the armed forces. 
 Whatever the causes they were erased during the next ten years. 
 The 1953 figures show a significant increase over the last period: 
 
 Year 1953 — 
 
 Average Weekly 
 Attendance 
 
 January 159 
 
 February 168 
 
 March 168 
 
 April 164 
 
 May 164 
 
 June 162 
 
 Third Sunday 
 (Bldg. Fund) 
 
 $350.15 
 $410.12 
 $367.16 
 $504.44 
 $432.85 
 S538.63 
 
 Average Weekly Offer- 
 ing, (exclusive of the 
 Building Fund) 
 
 January $19.50 
 
 February $19.39 
 
 March $21.20 
 
 April $20.08 
 
 May $22.27 
 
 June $19.27 
 
 The Sunday School was departmentalized under Rev. B. J. 
 Wessinger immediately after the Sunday School Annex was put 
 into use. At that time the enrollment was two hundred and fifteen 
 with an average attendance of one hundred and sixty. The largest 
 attendance of that period was on October 4, 1936, with a total of 
 two hundred and eleven. 
 
 As of July 1, 1955, the enrollment of Calvary Sunday School 
 totals two hundred and forty-one. The average weekly attendance 
 of the present year is one hundred and seventy-eight. The average 
 weekly offering is twenty-five dollars and six cents ($25.06), exclu- 
 sive of the third Sunday (Building Fund) offering. 
 
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Concerning Sunday School offerings and disposition of same, it 
 is of course common knowledge that the Sunday School offering 
 of each third Sunday is allocated to the Building Fund. In fact 
 these contributions are the backbone of this fund. In 1954 these 
 offerings amounted to better than $4,000. In addition Sunday School 
 offerings pay for: literature for the Sunday School; literature for 
 the Weekday Church School; literature for the Weekday Vacation 
 School, plus some general contributions to our Church Institutions, 
 such as Lutheridge, Lenoir Rhyne College, and Children's Home. 
 Also under the Children's Budget one-half of all moneys received 
 from the Beginners' through the Intermediate Departments goes 
 to the broader work of the United Lutheran Church. 
 
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APPENDIX (F-2) 
 
 WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY 
 
 The First 25 Years 
 
 1910-1935 
 
 If one turns to Part Three of the History of the Lutheran 
 Church in North Carolina, headed Women's Missionary Society, 
 one can readily see what this great body of women has accom- 
 plished as an auxiliary of the Lutheran Church as a whole and 
 have some idea of its accomplishment in individual churches. 
 
 The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the 
 North Carolina Lutheran Synod was organized as a Synodical So- 
 ciety April 24, 1885 (made up of six auxiliary societies). It was 
 twenty-five years later that an auxiliary was organized at Calvary. 
 
 During the pastorate of Rev. E. L. Ritchie, serving the Spencer 
 Lutheran Mission from 1904-1907, an attempt was made to organ- 
 ize a Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. As little 
 progress was made with the Mission the society was never officially 
 organized, therefore, little is known of the activities of that first 
 little group of brave pioneer women. Mrs. C. L. Lentz had been 
 a member of that first group and it was at her home on August 10, 
 1910, that six women met with the pastor. Rev. R. A. Goodman, 
 and organized the present Women's Missionary Society. The Min- 
 utes of that first meeting show that the following officers were 
 elected: President, Mrs. Jim Fisher: Vice-President, Mrs. F. A. 
 Brown: Recording Secretary, Mrs. Paul Nussman; Corresponding 
 Secretary, Mrs. Marvin Crowell: Treasurer, Miss Annie Belle 
 Cruse: Organist, Mrs. Marvin Crowell. These officers together 
 with Mrs. S. A. Huffines and Mrs. C. L. Lentz completed the first 
 roll of the Women's Missionary Society. Rev. Goodman being 
 enrolled as an Honorary Member. 
 
 A call meeting of the Society was held immediately after church 
 services, August 21, 1910, to elect their first delegate to the con- 
 vention at St. John's, Salisbury, N. C, on August 27th. Mrs. Lentz 
 was elected delegate with Mrs. Crowell as alternate. The Minutes 
 of this meeting reveal that the following names were added to the 
 original six: Mrs. H. T. Holshouser, Mrs. Martha Gobble. Miss 
 Ola Huffines, Miss Minnie Boger, and Mrs. W. F. Cooper. They 
 decided to hold their meetings every fourth Sunday in the Epis- 
 copal Chapel. At the close of the first year the membership was 
 twelve and the amount of money contributed was $32.16. We find 
 from the first Minutes that a Week of Prayer and Self Denial was 
 held the first year and they have been held continuously since 
 then. Mrs. Marvin Crowell is the only charter member who is 
 
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a member of the society today. Miss Ola Huffines, who became a 
 member at the second meeting, is still a member. 
 
 Children's organizations have been a very definite part of the 
 work of the Women's Missionary Societies. Reference is made to 
 this work at Calvary as early as November 1911 when it was voted 
 to organize a Children's Missionary Society. The Children's So- 
 ciety, under various names, was sponsored by the Women's Mis- 
 sionary Society until 1938, when it became known as the Children 
 of the Church and was henceforth directed by the Parish and 
 Church School Board. The funds received from the Children of 
 the Church were no longer to pass through the treasury of the 
 Women's Missionary Society. 
 
 From the very beginning the program of the Synodical Society 
 has been followed. Beginning with 1910 the use of the Mite Box 
 (later known as Thank Offering Box) was encouraged, as well as 
 a special Birthday Offering. The dues in those early years were 
 five cents per month, later being raised to ten and fifteen cents. A 
 Synodical fee of fifty cents per member was instituted in 1922. 
 
 In 1916 the name was shortened to Women's Missionary Society 
 and in 1918 it became known as the Women's Missionary Society 
 of the United Lutheran Church in America. (It was at this time 
 that three leading Lutheran bodies were merged.) 
 
 Gradually departments began to evolve: Mission Study, Thank 
 Offering, and Life and In Memoriam Membership being the first. 
 Foreign Missions were perhaps the first love of the women, Japan 
 being the first foreign field aided. A large amount of Home Mis- 
 sion Work was also being done by the North Carolina Women — 
 Calvary among them. 
 
 The Minutes of August 1918 read: "The amount sent in during 
 the past year to the Synodical Treasurer was $57.47, which amount 
 put the society over the top for the year." At this meeting it was 
 voted to make the minimum dues five cents and the maximum a 
 free will offering — this action shows Calvary favoring a free will 
 offering, in lieu of dues, many years before it was adopted by the 
 Synodical. Each year Week of Prayer, Thank Offering and Christ- 
 mas Offerings were made. 
 
 The April 1919 Minutes tell us that every woman of Calvary 
 Congregation was a member of the Women's Missionary Society, 
 a feat which has been accomplished by very few organizations. It 
 is a sad fact, however, that Calvary did not claim this distinction 
 long, as it has happened only once in the forty-five years of the 
 Society's existence. 
 
 In 1924 the North Carolina Society entertained the National 
 Society at St. John's, Salisbury. The October 1924 Minutes of 
 Calvary read as follows: "A call for a report from the convention 
 
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was readily responded to by Mrs. Lingle, Mrs. Crowell, Mrs. Kester, 
 Mrs. Brown and Rev. Ling^. Their reports were very interesting 
 and informative, showing the great work which has been done and 
 b being done by the women of the Lutheran Church." 
 
 Ey 1932 the membership had grown to thirty-two. It was 
 deemed wise at this time to divide the Society into two Circles 
 with sixteen members in each, thus Circles Number One and Two 
 came into being. In 1945 Circle Number One was named The Sallie 
 Lentz Circle in memory of Mrs. C. L. Lentz. 
 
 In 1935 the Golden Jubilee of the North Carolina Synodical 
 Society was celebrated and the Society of Calvary marked her 
 Silver (25th) Jubilee. The gifts for the year totaled $162.50 with 
 a membership of forty-six. There were fifteen Life Memberships 
 and four In Memoriams. Mrs. H. T. Holshouser was the first mem- 
 ber to be made a Life Member by the Women's Missionary Society 
 (1918), and Mrs. Paul Nussman was the first In Memoriam (1920). 
 During the first twenty-five years of the existence of the Society 
 the largest amount contributed was in 1928 when the offering 
 amounted to $241.75, with a membership of thirty-six. 
 
 (From 1936 to the Present) 
 
 In 1936 the North Carolina Synod set the boundaries of its four 
 conferences. The Women's Society did likewise — Calvary being in 
 the Northern Conference. 
 
 The years since 1936 have given birth to many changes on the 
 National, State and ^cal level, with a greater advance in mem- 
 bership and offerings. On the local level membership has approxi- 
 mately doubled and during the last triennium 1952-1955 gifts have 
 more than tripled — over 1936-1939. The quarterly ingathering of 
 Thank Offerings and inspirational Public Thank Offering programs 
 have helped increase our "Thank you" gifts. 
 
 By 1936 the membership had reached fifty-one and it was voted 
 to have a third Circle, which would meet at night in order to 
 make it convenient for those who could not attend an afternoon 
 meeting. The Circle was organized in the Spring of 1937 with a 
 roll of nine. It is known as Group Number 3. 
 
 More and more interest was being manifested in planting the 
 Lutheran Church in North Carolina. In view of its increasing 
 importance North Carolina Missions was made a department in 
 1938. With deep gratitude it is noted that the offering for this pur- 
 pose has steadily increased since this action was taken. Calvary's 
 offering in 1938-1939 for Home Missions was $8.40. The offering 
 for North Carolina Missions in 1954-1955 was $130.00. The public 
 programs on North Carolina Missions have shown us the need for 
 
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increased offerings. The goal is giving continuously so that we 
 may help plant more Lutheran Churches in our state. Interest in 
 foreign missions did not lessen as the picture reveals equally as 
 much progress in that field during the years. 
 
 Interest in missionary work and a promotion program was 
 responsible for the forming of a new night Circle of the younger 
 women of the church. This Circle was organized May 9, 1945. It 
 was immediately known as the Ruth Sigmon Circle, being named 
 in honor of Ruth Sigmon, a former daughter of Calvary and now 
 a full time worker in the mission field — India. 
 
 Policy and procedure have continued to change and our Society 
 has always adopted the new. The United Program of the Women 
 of the Church approved by the General Society gained in popular- 
 ity — hence we are referred to as The Women of the Church. In 
 1950 a revolutionary change was made in the policy of the U.L.C.A. 
 Missionary Society and the change was reflected in our Society. 
 The new constitution stated that there would be no more "dues", 
 no more "synodical fees", but that free will offering would take 
 the place of these "essentials". Since the free will offering has 
 been instituted our gifts have shown a remarkable increase. 
 
 In 1951 interest again was manifested by a group of women 
 within the congregation to become members of The Women of the 
 Church. On May 16, 1951, a morning group was organized with 
 a membership of ten. As it met in the morning it was called the 
 A.M. Group, but a short time later it was named the Annie-Maude 
 Group in honor of the Misses Annie and Maude Powlas, North 
 Carolina natives who are missionaries in Japan. This group has 
 been a challenge and inspiration to the entire Society as they 
 usually have one hundred per cent attendance at their monthly 
 meetings. 
 
 A strong promotive program is now underway. There is evi- 
 dence that another group will be organized of the young married 
 and single women of the congregation. Always an effort has been 
 made in the past, as at present, to again have every woman in the 
 congregation a member of The Women's Missionary Society. 
 
 Through the years the Mission Study programs have brought 
 some interesting speakers to us. We have shared programs with 
 our sister church, Christ, East Spencer, and other nearby churches. 
 We have, also, had in our presence several prominent Japanese 
 speakers who told us of mission work in their land. The most 
 recent speaker, August, 1952, was Rev. Hirai, President of the 
 Lutheran Church in Japan. 
 
 For some years through the Patron and Protege Division we 
 have been giving a Scholarship to a child in a kindergarten in 
 India — making it possible for this child to know the love of Jesus 
 
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and to spread the good news to others. Through the Special Aid 
 Division, boxes and money have been sent to the home and foreign 
 fields to take care of the "extras" which would not be possible 
 without these gifts. Our contribution toward the Sullivan-Ader- 
 holdt fund has increased from one to five shares. Seventy-four 
 (74) copies of the Lutheran Woman's Work enter the homes of 
 our members. There is a yearly contribution to Hebrew Mission 
 work. It has been with joy that we have contributed toward the 
 building fund for Mission Hall at Lutheridge. 
 
 During the life of the Missionary Society at Calvary there have 
 been seventy-six Life Memberships and twenty In Memoriam. 
 There are life members of all ages, men and women, and a number 
 of child life members. A Life Membership means a member for 
 life in the work of the Master. When an In Memoriam gift is made 
 we are fulfilling the prophecy "their works do follow them," be- 
 cause that gift makes it possible to show Jesus to someone who 
 does not know Him. 
 
 The largest annual offering made by our Society was during 
 the year 1953-1954. $804.46 was sent to the Synodical Treasurer. 
 In addition, $192.12 was spent for Lutheran Woman's Work Maga- 
 zine; reading course and mission study books; Week of Prayer 
 and monthly program packets; assisting a pre-theological student 
 with tuition at Lenoir Rhyne College and miscellaneous items — 
 making a total of $995.58, with a membership of eighty-three. The 
 total amount of gifts for this year, for the same purposes, was 
 $951.15, with a membership of eighty. Three of our members, Mrs. 
 F. A. Brown, Mrs. C. A. Weant and Mrs. Alice Blount, were called 
 to their eternal home in the years fifty-four and five. 
 
 During the entire life of the Society only once has a convention 
 not been held, this being in 1945 because of gasoline rationing. In 
 1954 the convention convened for only one day because of a polio 
 epidemic. We believe that our Society has always been represented 
 by delegates. Misses Cleeta Weant and Lucille Lentz were dele- 
 gates to the 1954 Sixty-ninth Annual Convention, St. Andrew's 
 E. L. Church, Lenoir Rhyne College. Mrs. H. L. Cook and Miss 
 Mary Cruse will represent our Society at the 70th convention in 
 1955. 
 
 In addition to the home and foreign work the women through 
 the years have engaged in many other activities within the con- 
 gregation. Since 1940, through the Hospitality Committee, the 
 women have been serving the last meal before the funeral in the 
 home of a member of the congregation where a death has occurred; 
 the Flower Committee has the responsibility of seeing that flowers 
 are placed on the Altar for every service; the Robe Committee 
 keeps all robes in order. There have been many other activities, 
 
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large and small, all of which have given a feeling of happiness to 
 those who participated. 
 
 The Minutes of the Society throughout the years have been 
 beautifully kept. The Society has seldom failed to hold its meet- 
 ings — monthly and quarterly. Each meeting is of interest and the 
 activities have been far reaching. Many secretaries and treasurers 
 have served long and faithfully. They have certainly had a place 
 in carrying on the work and in compiling a record which is actually 
 a history in itself. Many more items of interest could have been 
 taken from their books; however, for the sake of brevity, only 
 the condensed history of this organization can bs shown. Twelve 
 women have served faithfully as President, many others have been 
 Group Chairmen and Circle Officers. Whatever has been accom- 
 plished to the Glory of God has been through the efforts of the 
 majority of members. 
 
 August 10, 1955, brought to a close forty-five years of Mission- 
 ary work at Calvary. We are deeply grateful to God for the accom- 
 plishments of the organization in the past — YET we shall not rest 
 on these achievements. With God's blessings, and a continuation 
 of the fine spirit of cooperation which has been manifested from 
 the beginning August 10, 1910, we go forward to a greater new 
 day and to the celebration of our own Golden Jubilee in August, 
 1960. 
 
 Presidents of The Women's Missionary Society 
 
 Mrs. J. W. Fisher 1910-1911 
 
 Mrs. F. A. Brown 1911-1915 
 
 Mrs. W. M. Crowell 1915-1918 
 
 Mrs. C. T. Wagoner 1918-1921 
 
 Mrs. W. M. Crowell 1921-1922 
 
 Mrs. F. A. Brown 1922-1924 
 
 Mrs. H. J. Kester 1924-1926 
 
 Mrs. C. T. Wagoner 1926-1928 
 
 Mrs. F. A. Brown 1928-1930 
 
 Mrs. H. L. Cline 1930-1931 
 
 Mrs. C. T. Wagoner 1931-1933 
 
 Mrs. G. A. Palmer, Sr 1933-1935 
 
 Mrs. C. S. King 1935-1938 
 
 Mrs. H. L. Cook 1938-1941 
 
 Mrs. Paul C. Sigmon 1941-1942 
 
 Mrs. G. A. Palmer, Sr 1942-1943 
 
 (unexpired term of Mrs. Sigmon) 
 
 Mrs. G. A. Palmer, Sr 1943-1946 
 
 Mrs. H. L. Cline 1946-1949 
 
 Mrs. R. H. Bingham 1949-1952 
 
 Miss Lucille Lentz 1952-1955 
 
 Mrs. H. L. Cook 1955- 
 
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APPENDIX (F-3) 
 
 THE WEEKDAY CHURCH SCHOOL 
 
 Congregations at one time felt they were doing all that was 
 needed in religious education when they had a Sunday School and 
 a Catechetical Class. 
 
 The progressive church of today is one with a well-rounded 
 educational program built around the Sunday School but utilizing 
 the week day and vacation periods as well. 
 
 Calvary has had a program in addition to the Sunday School 
 for the past forty or more years. In 1911, a Children's Society 
 under the leadership of Mrs. F. A. Brown was organized and spon- 
 sored by The Women's Missionary Society. 
 
 In 1921, this organization became known as The Light Brigade. 
 This was the fourth Light Brigade to be organized in the United 
 Lutheran Church. 
 
 By the year 1935 thirty-three children were enrolled. 
 
 Around this time (1934-1935) the Calvary Light Brigade held 
 the State Banner for two years. This recognition was based on 
 membership and offering increase. During Rev. Wessinger's pas- 
 torate the name was changed from Light Brigade to Children of 
 the Church. 
 
 From 1945 to 1950 a festival was held each Fall reviewing the 
 past year's work and also showing how the children's offering was 
 used to help others. 
 
 From 1950 to 1953 the entire program was revised. The name 
 was changed to Weekday Church School. A series of text books 
 was printed and put into use. These books covered courses from 
 grade one through grade twelve. (All twelve courses of text books 
 are now in use.) A budget was set up, one-half of the offering to 
 be sent to Synod for benevolences, and one-half to be used locally. 
 Envelopes were put into use for offerings to instill in the child a 
 sense of his personal stewardship. 
 
 The present enrollment of this organization totals 35 pupils 
 and 5 teachers. 
 
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APPENDIX (F-4) 
 
 THE WORKER'S CONFERENCE 
 
 The list of organizations within the congregation would not be 
 complete without the Worker's Conference. In a sense, the Work- 
 er's Conference is not like any other organization of the congre- 
 gation. The other groups which go to make up the auxiliaries of 
 the church are not related to each other except as they are related 
 to the church. They are arms of the body. The Worker's Confer- 
 ence is not an arm, nor yet a hand on the body. It is more like 
 the nervous system or the circulatory system, not limited to one 
 part of the body, but going to all parts of it. 
 
 From the date of establishment in 1931 until the present time, 
 the chief function of the Worker's Conference has been to coordi- 
 nate the work of the various church organizations, particularly the 
 educational programs. It is composed of all officers, teachers and 
 assistant teachers of the Sunday School and representatives of all 
 organizations. 
 
 There are few facts preserved to us so far as dates and places 
 are concerned in dealing with this "nervous system". Neverthe- 
 less, its regular monthly meetings have guided the program of the 
 Sunday School, provided equipment and materials therefor, and 
 made bold to nominate the officers and teachers for this School. 
 The Vacation Church School and the Weekday Church School are 
 both children of the Worker's Conference, receiving teachers and 
 materials from the parent Conference. 
 
 The General Superintendent of the Sunday School serves as 
 the Chairman of the Worker's Conference, while the Secretary is 
 elected specifically for that office. Working to give direction to 
 the Conference is the Committee on Parish Education, appointed 
 by the Church Council. 
 
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APPENDIX (F-5) 
 
 THE LUTHER LEAGUE 
 
 Youth work in Calvary Congregation has been a vital part from 
 the very beginning. The Sunday School first part of Calvary's 
 work to be established, had the youth of the community in mind 
 as well as adults. And for a number of years this was the chief 
 activity planned for the young people. 
 
 Then in 1919 a Luther League was organized. Such an organi- 
 zation on a National basis had not been in existence too long before 
 our church adopted this phase of the program. An early statement 
 of the aims of the Luther League is quoted from the records: "The 
 objects of this society are Education, Missions and Life Service, 
 and through these quicken in its members a clearer consciousness 
 of Christian faith; to produce in each member fidelity to his own 
 church, and to increase his usefulness as one of its workers; to 
 help each member to be a true witness for Christ and an efficient 
 teacher of the Gospel." 
 
 From 1919 through 1954 Education, Missions and Life Service 
 continued to be the goals of the Luther League, as well as practical 
 divisions by which its work was accomplished. Calvary's young 
 people have been active in large groups as well as in smaller groups, 
 depending on the changing of policies through the years, and 
 depending too upon the number of young people who were avail- 
 able for participation in the League. 
 
 Some who were members of the Luther League from its earlier 
 days can recall that thirty to forty young people were enrolled. 
 Social activity played its part in bringing Leaguers together, and 
 bound them more closely for doing the serious tasks. "Around 
 the World" parties were enjoyed, at which gatherings four or five 
 large rooms would be filled with people joining in the sampling 
 of scenery, objects, and delicacies of food from lands all over the 
 world. 
 
 Calvary has been represented at the State Conventions and 
 District meetings of the Luther League down through the years. 
 When districts for the State Luther League were created, Calvary 
 belonged to the Northern District. More recently, when the North- 
 ern District had so many young people that not all representatives 
 could be crowded in one church building for a District meeting, 
 the West-Northern and East-Northern Districts were organized. 
 Calvary's League now belongs to the West-Northern District. 
 
 In 1953 Calvary League played host to the Training Conference 
 for a new venture in the history of the Luther League of North 
 Carolina, LINC, (Leaguing Jn A r orth Carolina), had its first period 
 
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of training, with the Leaguers of Calvary providing the hospitality 
 for the youth from all over the state who gathered here. 
 
 In 1954 the Luther League of America adopted a new program. 
 Instead of the three traditional divisions for work, five were cre- 
 ated. In line with this National change, the local League began 
 its program under the new set-up: Social Action, Missions, Evan- 
 gelism, Christian Vocations and Recreation. 
 
 The Luther League continues to live up to the motto of the State 
 Organization, which declares: "Of the Church, by the Church, 
 for the Church." 
 
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APPENDIX (F-6) 
 
 THE BROTHERHOOD 
 
 The Brotherhood of Calvary Lutheran Church runs its roots 
 back into the soil of ideas for Bible Study and fellowship which 
 had been in the minds of some of the men, especially in Pastor 
 B. J. Wessinger's sensitive thinking. It was Pastor Wessinger who 
 brought from a former pastorate a successful organizational expe- 
 rience with a Brotherhood. In a letter which is preserved to us, 
 dated June 14, 1933, the pastor writes to a Dr. Kapp: "We have 
 just organized a men's Bible Brotherhood Class in Calvary Luth- 
 eran Church. . . . We would appreciate it if you would send 'Luth- 
 eran Men' to the following names enclosed." 
 
 From this beginning of organization with twenty-five men, the 
 Brotherhood has grown from a Brotherhood Class into a fellowship 
 dedicated to such principles as are now outlined in the Brotherhood 
 of the United Lutheran Church in America, of which Calvary's 
 Brotherhood is a full member. The Ten Objectives of the Brother- 
 hood are listed under three main headings: 
 
 1. Evangelize . . . win the unsaved, bring back the lapsed mem- 
 ber, deepen spiritual life, increase attendance at church services; 
 2. Educate . . . foster an intelligent and appreciative understanding 
 of the whole work of the whole church; 3. Energize . . . promote 
 fellowship, stimulate stewardship, strengthen the home, promote 
 boys' programs (such as Scouts), encourage men to exert positive 
 influence upon the community. 
 
 Through the years since organization the Brotherhood has en- 
 deavored to carry out such goals, even in the days prior to their 
 being made so definite. To this end, they have entered into such 
 works as give example to the seriousness of taking the task. It was 
 on December 12, 1944, under the sponsorship of the Brotherhood 
 that Boy Scout Troop No. 61 was organized and became eligible 
 for charter. From the men came the leadership for the Troop. 
 Continuing interest is found from the men, though the charter for 
 Scouting Activities is granted directly to the church. 
 
 In order to promote fellowship and a greater reach into the 
 ranks of the church's men, monthly meetings are now held with 
 a delicious supper served by one of the women's groups. 
 
 Not being unmindful of the broader obligations, objectives and 
 talents-in-use, the Brotherhood has aided in the building of Home 
 Mission Churches through the Loan and Gift Fund, sizeable 
 amounts of money being given each year. Missions have also been 
 aided directly through gifts for stated purposes, aside from the 
 Loan and Gift. Evangelism has its place as men who hear about it 
 put to practice, witnessing as they work in the Mission Week and 
 Evangelism programs of the congregation. 
 
APPENDIX (F-7) 
 
 BOY SCOUTING 
 
 On December 12, 1944, Boy Scout Troop No. 61 was organized 
 and held its first meeting in the Sunday School rooms of Calvary 
 Evangelical Lutheran Church, Spencer, N. C. 
 
 The troop was sponsored by the Brotherhood of Calvary Church. 
 
 The Charter was granted to the Troop on January 30, 1945. 
 and was officially received on February 8, 1945. 
 
 Under the splendid leadership of the pastor, George Frederick 
 Schott, Jr., this Troop enjoyed signal success in both popularity 
 and achievement. 
 
 The Charter Members were: Jimmy Adams, Terry Agner, David 
 Barker, Don Bingham, Floyd Coates, Jimmy Corriher, Bobby Earn- 
 hardt, Jimmy Grubb, Talmage Harmon, Ben Hale, Roy Hooper. 
 Albert Loflin, Bobby Rimer, Jimmy Walker. 
 
 First Patrol Leaders: Bobby Earnhardt, Jimmy Grubb. 
 
 First Senior Patrol Leader: Don Bingham. 
 
 Scout Committee 1945-1949: Chairman, R. A. Agner, Sr.; Treas- 
 urer, W. F. Barker; Secretary, R. S. Earnhardt. 
 
 1947 Additional Committee Members: Equipment — W. N. Mor- 
 gan, Sr., R. R. Hooper, Sr. 
 
 Scoutmasters and Assistants 
 
 1945 George Frederick Schott, Jr Scoutmaster 
 
 Lloyd Fargis Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
 1946 George Frederick Schott, Jr Scoutmaster 
 
 Lloyd Fargis Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
 Gilmer Walker Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
 1947 George Frederick Schott, Jr Scoutmaster 
 
 Lloyd Fargis First Ass't. Scoutmaster 
 
 Charles Weant Second Ass't. Scoutmaster 
 
 Gilmer Walker Third Ass't. Scoutmaster 
 
 1948 George Frederick Schott, Jr Scoutmaster 
 
 Lloyd Fargis Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
 David Barker Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
 1949 George Frederick Schott, Jr Scoutmaster 
 
 David Barker Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
 Bob Earnhardt Assistant Scoutmaster 
 
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1950-1952 George Frederick Schott Scoutmaster 
 
 1952-1953 C. D. Wilhelm Scoutmaster 
 
 1954-1955 P. A. Cruse Scoutmaster 
 
 A story in the Salisbury Evening Post of February 28, 1945. 
 reads as follows: 
 
 "SCOUT TROOP 61 OF SPENCER WILL GET 
 CHARTER THURSDAY" 
 
 "Observance of National Boy Scout Week will take a very spe- 
 cial form with Troop 61, organized a month ago under sponsorship 
 of Calvary Lutheran Church of Spencer. 
 
 At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, the regular weekly meeting time, 
 the troop will gather for the first time in its own Scout hut, now 
 being completed by the troop members. The boys will be hosts 
 at an open house, welcoming parents and friends to a program 
 which will include a reception of the charter and installation of 
 troop leaders. 
 
 Rev. George F. Schott, Jr., pastor, will be installed as scout- 
 master; Lloyd Fargis, assistant scoutmaster, and R. A. Agner, Reid 
 Earnhardt, and Wes^y Barker as the troop committee. 
 
 Dr. Hugh E. MauMin, Boy Scout commissioner for Spencer, will 
 conduct the meeting and present the charter, by which the already 
 very active existence of the troop becomes official. 
 
 Two weeks ago the boys conducted a scrap paper drive, col- 
 lecting 4,000 pounds of paper, the largest amount of any similar 
 drive in that community, and with the proceeds bought materials 
 to renovate the old store building, just back of the parsonage, 
 recently purchased by the congregation for their use. 
 
 Donations were collected under the auspices of the Brotherhood 
 of the Church, under whose auspices the troop was organized. 
 The building, of stucco exterior, has been neatly refinished inside. 
 A main recreation room and two patrol rooms, to be decorated 
 according to the members' own taste, provide ample room. 
 
 One window has been turned into a bulletin board, on which 
 messages can be placed from inside to be seen from the outside. 
 A ping-pong table, dart boards and other play equipment have 
 been secured. 
 
 The building will be used on occasions for other church recrea- 
 tional activities, and in the summer it will be thrown open for 
 community young people's use. 
 
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The troop will climax its observance of National Boy Scout 
 Week by attending in a body the 11 a.m. service next Sunday, at 
 which Rev. Mr. Schott will deliver an address in keeping with the 
 occasion. Offerings at both services next Sunday will be used for 
 troop equipment." 
 
 The carefully preserved records show a wealth of activity in 
 which the boys engaged. Camping trips, with weather good and 
 bad, were always highlights for the boys. Nearly every month had 
 some major camping activity planned and carried out. Yet, all 
 was not fun and no work. Often the boys carried off the Advance- 
 ment and Attendance Awards at the District Court of Honor. Scout 
 Week was always observed with a fitting public service, showing 
 obedience to the Twelfth Part of the Scout Law: "A Scout is Rev- 
 erent." And when it came to parents participating in the nights 
 set for them, it is recorded that even a snow-storm didn't keep 
 them from being present. 
 
 One of the most colorful events in the history of the troop is 
 best described by a story in the Salisbury Evening Post of May, 
 1945: 
 
 "CAMPFIRE PROGRAM BY SCOUTS IS AN 
 IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE" 
 
 "Illumined by firelight and the glow of a ring of fusees out- 
 lining the area, the campfire program for the district Boy Scout 
 camporee last night provided for a large crowd of visitors a beau- 
 tiful and impressive spectacle. 
 
 The crowd gathered at 8: 45 p.m. about a space centered by the 
 campfire 'makings', as yet unlit. Quartering the circle at equidis- 
 tant points came four "tribes" about 100 Boy Scouts each in single 
 file, led by their 'chiefs' bearing torches. These were Scoutmaster 
 Dermont Swicegood, leading 'Tribe Sapona'; Scoutmaster George 
 F. Schott, Jr., 'Tribe Catawba'; Scoutmaster Hoyle Ellenburg, 'Tribe 
 Yadkin', and Scoutmaster Coleman Grubb, 'Tribe Tallassee'. 
 
 They met at a point near the unlit fire, where 'Chief Uwharrie' 
 (Scoutmaster John H. Nettles) queried them as to their principles 
 and services. These they gave in turn, as they sought 'the light of 
 friendship of a fire to warm us'. 
 
 Approving the work of his braves, 'Chief Uhwharrie' called 
 down fire 'from the Great Fire Maker' — and it descended, flaming, 
 from the top of a tall tree nearby, to light the campfire to a bril- 
 liant blaze. 
 
 The 'Indians', reverting then to Boy Scouts representing 22 
 county units, gathered with their visitors in a solid bank about 
 
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the fire-lit area, which became a theatre for the rest of the pro- 
 gram. Four songs, 'My Country, Tis of Thee', 'I've Been Working 
 on the Railroad', 'A Long, Long Trail' and 'God Bless America', 
 were sung with spirit under the direction of Fred Flynn, and stunts, 
 humorous or musical, were presented by about a dozen troops. 
 Ross W. Garrison, council field executive, spoke briefly. 
 
 On account of network program conflicts, the event could not 
 be broadcast as previously announced, but a running transcription 
 was made for later broadcast with W. J. Murphy, WSTP manager, 
 announcing, and Carl Walton, station engineer, at the controls. It 
 will be broadcast tonight from 9:20-10 o'clock. 
 
 Light for the stunts was provided by the powerful searchlight, 
 of a Salisbury fire truck, which was standing by. 
 
 Following the program the several hundred boys and their 
 leaders retired to their camps, whose small campfires glowed cheer- 
 fully over the wide area. 
 
 Waking this morning to a grey drizzly day, the Scouts em- 
 barked on a program of varied activities limited only slightly by 
 the weather. 
 
 The camporee opened at 4 p.m. yesterday with a preliminary 
 inspection of campers and equipment. Camps were made during 
 the afternoon and supper cooked outdoors. The event will conclude 
 at 4 p.m. today. 
 
 During the camporee all phases of the activity are being checked 
 by committees of adult Scouters, for final scoring by the point 
 system and recognition of the honor troop." 
 
 In July of 1945, Scout Troop No. 61 of Calvary Lutheran Church 
 reached one of the high points, if not the highest, in the troop's 
 history. The Salisbury Evening Post carried this story as follows: 
 
 "CALVARY BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. 61 WINS 
 BANNERS AT COURT OF HONOR" 
 
 "Boy Scout Troop No. 61 of the Calvary Evangelical Lutheran 
 Church, Spencer, N. C, which is headed by Rev. George F. Schott, 
 Jr., won both the attendance and the advancement banners at the 
 Court of Honor for this district held Friday night at the A. T. 
 Allen School. 
 
 Half of the 18 members of Troop 61 were presented awards at 
 the court, and there were enough adult visitors present to enable 
 the troop to win the attendance banner. 
 
 Awards for Troop No. 61: Terry Agner, reading; Roy Hooper, 
 second class; Jerry Frick second class; Jimmy Ferrell, second 
 
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class; Jimmy Corriher, first class; David Barker, first class; Tal- 
 mage Harmon, bird study; George Schott, cooking, personal health, 
 home repair, music, reading, pioneering; Jimmy Grubb, star, swim- 
 ming." 
 
 The Scout Cabin of Troop No. 61 and outfit 362, located on the 
 property of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weant, was dedicated with fitting 
 ceremony on November 11, 1948, to be known thenceforth as Camp 
 NAN-JA-CHA-WEANT, the name being derived from the names 
 of Mr. and Mrs. Weant, namely: (Nancy Jane and Charles). 
 
 Throughout the years of the Troop's existence very close co- 
 operation of parents has at all times been in evidence. A fair 
 example of this parental interest was manifested on Scout-Parents 
 Night in 1952 when the following parents and Scouts were present: 
 
 Parents and Guests 
 
 G. L. Seamon 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Chapman 
 
 Mrs. James C. Eagle 
 
 Mrs. E. M. Patterson, Jr. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McCall, Sr. 
 
 Ray Brown 
 
 Mrs. Ray Brown 
 
 C. J. Albright 
 
 Mrs. C. J. Albright 
 
 E. G. Carden 
 
 Mrs. Ed. Carden 
 
 Mrs. Harold Henderson 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Riley 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Grubb 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McFadden 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Surratt 
 
 Mrs. H. M. Franklin 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Young 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harrison 
 
 Mrs. L. L. Ashworth 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Garland F. Benton 
 
 Mrs. J. A. Waddell 
 
 Mrs. G. F. Schott, Jr. 
 
 Mrs. Ben Hale 
 
 Mr. C. D. Wilhelm 
 
 Scouts and Explorers 
 
 Donald Seamon 
 Larry Carden 
 Dick Sebastian 
 Tommy Chapman 
 Edwin Patterson 
 James Eagle, Jr. 
 Skeet Benton 
 Don Sebastian 
 Tim Benton 
 Charles Waddell 
 Brownie Brown 
 Ernest Cain 
 Billy Wilson 
 Earl Lester 
 Freddie Yarboro 
 Carl Wilson 
 Billy James 
 Yates Plummer 
 Dan McFadden 
 Jerry Surratt 
 Billy McCall 
 Herkey Harris 
 Fred Riley 
 Ronnie Young 
 Wayne Franklin 
 Leonard Ashworth 
 Ben Hale 
 
 Following are the names of Scouts who have attained Eagle 
 and other awards: 
 
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Eagle Awards with dates received 
 
 Rev. Geo. F. Schott, Jr. 
 
 No date 
 
 recorded 
 
 
 Garland "Skeet" Benton 
 
 6-52 
 
 
 
 Tommy W. Chapman 
 
 4-52 
 
 
 
 Harold H. "Herky" Harris 
 
 6-52 
 
 
 
 Yates F. Plummer 
 
 4-52 
 
 
 
 Dick P. Sebastian 
 
 11-50 
 
 
 
 Donald R. Seamon 
 
 11-50 
 
 
 
 Ben Loflin 
 
 12-49 
 
 
 
 Floyd Coates 
 
 3-51 
 
 
 
 Eugene Pierce 
 
 12-45 — 
 
 Bronze Palm - 
 
 - 10-46 
 
 Jimmy Grubb 
 
 11-46 — 
 
 Bronze Palm - 
 
 - 10-49 
 
 Wm. P. McCall 
 
 9-51 
 
 
 
 Terry Agner 
 
 10-48 - 
 
 - Bronze Palm - 
 
 - 8-50 
 
 Don Bingham 
 
 No date 
 
 recorded 
 
 
 Bobby Earnhardt 
 
 No date 
 
 recorded 
 
 
 David Barker 
 
 No date 
 
 recorded 
 
 
 Silver Palm Award 
 
 Rev. Geo. F. Schott 
 Garland "Skeet" Benton 
 Harold R. "Herky" Harris 
 Wm. P. McCall 
 Dickie P. Sebastian 
 Ben Loflin 
 
 No date recorded 
 2-53 
 2-53 
 2-53 
 2-53 
 9-51 
 
 Silver Beaver Award 
 Rev. Geo. F. Schott 
 
 No date recorded 
 
 Below are listed the names of Scouts who are members of Cal- 
 vary E. L. Church and to whom the Pro Deo et Patria award has 
 been granted: 
 
 Terry Agner 
 David W. Barker 
 Don Bingham 
 Bobby Earnhardt 
 Ted Elkain Edwards 
 Lloyd Fargis 
 Jerry L. Frick 
 Robert Franklin Moser 
 Bobby Rimer 
 George F. Schott, Jr. 
 Donald Seamon 
 Johnny Leon Watkins 
 Ralph Scott Adams 
 
 10-24-46 
 12-26-45 
 
 8-15-46 
 11-30-45 
 
 3-28-48 
 
 8-18-45 
 No date recorded 
 
 6-13-46 
 12-26-45 
 
 8-31-45 
 
 7-20-51 
 
 1-21-55 
 
 2- -50 
 
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APPENDIX (F-8) 
 
 CUB SCOUTING 
 
 Cub Scouting was begun at Calvary in April, 1954, with the 
 organization of Den No. One. Since that time two Dens have been 
 added making a total membership of nineteen Cubs with a Mother 
 for each Den. 
 
 Cubbing at Calvary is open to boys of every denomination. 
 Activities and events are based on monthly themes obtained from 
 National Headquarters. 
 
 The Den Mothers meet weekly with Dens No. One, Two and 
 Three. The Cubs are assigned a project from the monthly themes, 
 and awards are based on the work accomplished at the weekly 
 meetings, as well as for work done at home. 
 
 The primary objective of the Cub Scouts is to draw children 
 and parents closer together. This is exemplified through monthly 
 Pack meetings held for all Cubs and their parents. At this time, 
 work, play, and fellowship are shared by all. Each Cub must have 
 present one parent at least in order to receive his awards. 
 
 The themes for Cub Scouting work are interesting and varied. 
 For instance the January 1955 theme was "Railroads". The project 
 was thoroughly studied; to make the work more realistic a tour was 
 made through the Southern Railway Shops. The trip was highly 
 informative, resulting in a train being built of cardboard packing 
 cases. 
 
 At the following monthly Pack meeting for Cubs and parents 
 a skit was presented with the train as the theme. 
 
 Local supervision and leadership is presently being supplied 
 by Mr. L. P. Pipkin, Chairman of the Cub Scout Committee; Mr. 
 Jack Upton, Cubmaster; Mr. W. N. Morgan, Jr., Assistant Cub- 
 master; Mr. V. B. Webb, Jr., Secretary; Mr. H. L. Suggs, Treas- 
 urer; Mr. J. W. Miller, Committee Member; Mr. Loy J. Eller, 
 Committee Member; Mr. M. C. Ward, Committee Member; Mrs. 
 Whitehead Miller, Den Mother; Mrs. Melvin G. Stahl, Den Mother; 
 and Mrs. J. A. Grissom, Den Mother. 
 
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APPENDIX (G) 
 
 1955 DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS 
 
 Church Council 
 
 R. M. Barnett, Jr. W. N. Morgan, Sr. R. S. Earnhardt 
 R. M. Keller C. P. Huffines Dr. G. A. Palmer, Jr. 
 
 C. D. Wilhelm J. A. Grissom Norman Thomas 
 
 G. L. Seamon P. A. Cruse R. A. Agner, Sr. 
 
 C. A. Weant, Honorary 
 
 Church Officers 
 
 Chairman of the Council Pastor C. M. Starr 
 
 Vice-Chairman of the Council R. A. Agner, Sr. 
 
 Secretary of the Council Dr. G. A. Palmer, Jr. 
 
 Treasurer C. P. Huffines 
 
 Financial Secretary Miss Sarah Norris 
 
 Building Fund Treasurer W. M. Crowell 
 
 Building Fund Secretary J. E. Butner 
 
 Sunday School Officers 
 
 General Superintendent R. S. Earnhardt 
 
 Assistant General Superintendent W. C. Lowder, Jr. 
 
 Secretary-Treasurer James E. Butner 
 
 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ray M. Keller 
 
 Superintendent Crad^ Roll Department Mrs. Ray Keller 
 
 Superintendent Nursery and Beginner Dept Miss Sarah Norris 
 
 Superintendent Primary Department Mrs. M. C. Lentz 
 
 Superintendent Junior-Intermediate Department. ...Mrs. J. L. Rimer 
 
 Superintendent Senior Department W. C. Lowder, Jr. 
 
 Superintendent AduH Department E. T. White 
 
 Superintendent Home Department Mrs. G. J. Albright 
 
 Secretary Worker's Conference Mrs. A. T. Sweet 
 
 Women o^ the Church 
 
 President Mrs. H. L. Cook 
 
 First Vice-President Miss Mary Cruse 
 
 Second Vice-President Mrs. R. M. Barnett, Jr. 
 
 Recording Secretary Mrs. L. P. Pipkin 
 
 Statistical Secretary Mrs. C. M. Starr 
 
 Treasurer Mrs. W. N. Morgan, Sr. 
 
 Chairman, Sallie Lentz Group Mrs. G. A. Palmer, Sr. 
 
 Chairman, Group No. 2 Mrs. D. E. Butner 
 
 Chairman, Group No. 3 Mrs. A. L. Frick 
 
 Chairman, Ruth Sigmon Group Mrs. W. C. Lowder, Jr. 
 
 Chairman, Annie-Maude Group Mrs. Fred Brown 
 
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Brotherhood 
 
 President R. S. Earnhardt 
 
 Vice-President R. A. Agner 
 
 Secretary M. C. Lentz 
 
 Treasurer P. A. Cruse 
 
 Luther League 
 
 President Johnny Watkins 
 
 Vice-President Joe Whitley 
 
 Secretary-Treasurer Rebecca Leonard 
 
 Social Action Secretary Ernestine Graham 
 
 Missions Secretary Elaine Whitley 
 
 Evangelism Secretary Jane Buie 
 
 Christian Vocations Secretary Linda Leonard 
 
 Recreation Secretary Rebecca Holler 
 
 Advisors Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Morgan, Jr. 
 
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 To those absent ones who labored long and 
 builded well in this house of God, and who 
 now have moved their membership to that 
 greater, brighter Church while leaving to 
 us the spirit of Calvary as Heritage, we the 
 living, pay sincere and humble tribute. 
 
 
APPENDIX (H) 
 
 THE CONFIRMED MEMBERSHIP OF CALVARY 
 
 EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 
 
 SPENCER, N. C. 
 
 (As of July 1, 1955) 
 
 (Note: It is to be regretted that a full account of past and 
 present activities of many members is not shown following their 
 names. This is not an oversight, but is attributable to the fact that 
 full information was not available from either the historical blanks 
 or the general records.) 
 
 ADAMS, James Gilbert, of Spencer, N. C, became a member of 
 Calvary 4-14-46 by Confirmation. He is married to the former 
 Polly Louise Wyatt. He is the father of one daughter, Diana 
 Louise Adams. He was a member of Scout Troop No. 61. 
 
 ADAMS, Mrs. J. R., became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 ADAMS, Ralph Scott, became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by 
 Confirmation. He is unmarried. He was a member of Scout 
 Troop No. 61, and is currently a member of the armed services, 
 U. S. Navy, aboard the aircraft carrier Hancock. 
 
 AGNER, Roy A., 212 Jefferson Street, Spencer, N. C, became a 
 member of Calvary 5-5-40 by Transfer. He is married to the 
 former D. Elsie Watson. He is the father of three children, 
 Roy A., Jr., Marshall Edward, and Terry Wayne. He has served 
 on the Church Council, taught Sunday School, and acted as 
 Sunday School Superintendent. He is a member of the Broth- 
 erhood and has served as Chairman of the Scout Committee 
 from the time of organization until 1953. 
 
 AGNER, Mrs. Roy A., became a member of Calvary 5-5-40 by 
 Transfer. She has two sons who are medical doctors, one 
 studying for the ministry. She is a member of the Women of 
 the Church, has served as class officer. 
 
 AGNER, Terry Wayne, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettys- 
 burg, Pa., became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by Confirma- 
 tion. He is unmarried. His parents are members of Calvary. 
 He has been active in the Luther League, Sunday School, 
 Boy Scouts, and the Choir. He acted as Treasurer of the 
 Luther League in 1949, and was Senior Patrol Leader while 
 engaged in Scouting activities. He is currently pursuing his 
 studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, 
 Pa., preparing to enter the Lutheran Ministry. He was bap- 
 tized at Emmanuel Church, High Point, N. C, in 1932. He 
 
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transferred with his parents to Calvary from Union Church, 
 Salisbury, N. C, in 1940. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, Mrs. G. J., 414 Carolina Avenue, Spencer, N. C. 
 became a member of Calvary 6-20-15 by Transfer. She has 
 served as teacher in the Beginner and Intermediate Depart- 
 ments of the Sunday School; she was Secretary of the Women's 
 Missionary Society for two years and Treasurer for seven 
 years. She was Assistant Superintendent of the Home Depart- 
 ment for two years and has been the Superintendent for two 
 years, which last named office she currently holds. She is also 
 a member of the Choir. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, James Lee, became a member of Calvary 2-20-44 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, Norma Louise, became a member of Calvary 2-20-44 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, Thomas L., Sr., became a member of Calvary 12-18-25 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, Mrs. T. L., Sr., became a member of Calvary 12-18-25 
 by Transfer. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, Thomas L., Jr., became a member of Calvary 3-21-37 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 ALBRIGHT, Mrs. T. L., Jr., became a member of Calvary 5-9-48 
 by Transfer. 
 
 ALLEN, Robert V., became a member of Calvary 4-30-29 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 ARTZ, James LeRoy, became a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 ARTZ, Mrs. J. L., became a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by Trans- 
 fer. 
 
 ARTZ, John Mark, became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 ARTZ, Mrs. J. M., became a member of Calvary 3-21-48 by Con- 
 firmation. She has taught in Weekday Church School and 
 Vacation Church School. 
 
 BARFIELD, Mrs. W. C, became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 BARKER, David Wesley, 808 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, became 
 a member of Calvary 4-1-42 by Confirmation. He is unmar- 
 ried, and is serving in the armed services at the present time. 
 He has served as Sunday School teacher; served as President, 
 Secretary, and Treasurer of the Luther League in 1948-1953. 
 He is a member of the Brotherhood. He served as Scoutmaster 
 and achieved Eagle Scout rank. While a member of Troop 
 No. 61, he received the Lutheran Church award. Pro Deo et 
 P 'atria. 
 
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BARKER, Wesley Foy, 808 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, is married 
 to the former Helen Butner. He is the father of one son, David 
 Wesley Barker. He became a member of Calvary 12-6-31 by 
 Transfer. He served on the Church Council in 1944. He is a 
 member of the church Brotherhood; and was a member of the 
 Scout Committee when the troop was organized and the charter 
 was received. 
 
 BARKER, Mrs. Wesley Foy, 808 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, was 
 the former Helen Butner. She is the mother of one son, David 
 Wesley Barker. She became a member of Calvary 4-16-22 by 
 Confirmation. Her mother is also a member of Calvary. Mrs. 
 Barker has taught in the Sunday School since 1944 and she 
 is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 BARNETT, Robert M., Jr., became a member of Calvary 1-18-48 
 by Confirmation. He has served on the Council for a three- 
 year term. 
 
 BARNETT, Mrs. R. M., Jr., became a member of Calvary 3-17-40 
 by Confirmation. She is the mother of two children. She has 
 taught in the Sunday School. 
 
 BEAVER, Curtis E., became a member of Calvary 2-3-24 by Trans- 
 fer. 
 
 BEAVER, Mrs. Curtis E., became a member of Calvary 2-3-24 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 BEAVER, Jerry Thomas, Eighth Street, N.E,, Hickory, N. C, be- 
 came a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Adult Baptism. He is 
 married to the former Shirley Ann Fargis. His father is a 
 member of Calvary. Jerry has served with the Choir, and has 
 been active in the Luther League work, having been district 
 representative to the National Luther League Convention. He 
 has taught Sunday School and has conducted services at Cal- 
 vary. He is preparing for the Lutheran Ministry. At the pres- 
 ent time he is a student at Lenoir Rhyne College and expects 
 to further his ministerial studies at the Southern Theological 
 Seminary. 
 
 BEAVER, Mrs. Jerry T., Eighth Street, N.E., Hickory, N. C. ,was 
 the former Shirley Ann Fargis. She became a member of 
 Calvary 3-21-48 by Confirmation. Her parents are members 
 of Calvary. She has taught in the Sunday School, held offices 
 in the Luther League, and has served as pianist for the Sunday 
 School. 
 
 BEAVER, Mrs. Norman, 926 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Patsy Sue Coates. She became a member of Calvary 
 by Confirmation on 3-18-51. Her parents are members of 
 Calvary. 
 
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BEAVER, Roy A., became a member of Calvary 4-20-24 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 BEAVER, Thomas Alexander, 1111 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Carrie E. Basinger. He is the father 
 of four children: Roy A. Beaver, Floyd H. Beaver, Loma L. 
 Beaver, and Clyde P. Beaver. He became a member of Cal- 
 vary 4-1-34 by Transfer. 
 
 BEAVER, Mrs. Thomas Alexander, 1111 Third Street, Spencer, 
 N. C, was the former Carrie E. Basinger. She is the mother 
 of four children: Roy A. Beaver, Floyd H. Beaver, Loma L. 
 Beaver (Keller), and Clyde P. Baavc. She became a member 
 of Calvary 4-1-34 by Transfer. She is a member of the Mis- 
 sionary Society. 
 
 BELL, Mrs. R. C, 509 Second Street, Spencer, N. C, is a widow. 
 She was the former Laura Lewis. She is the mother of one 
 child, Catherine Bell (Jones). Mrs. Bell became a member of 
 Calvary 10-18-53 by Profession of Faith. She is a member of 
 the Dorcas Bible Class. 
 
 BINGHAM, Donald Lee, 403 Seventh Street, Spencer, N. C, is 
 married to the former Ruby Virginia Drye. He is the father 
 of two children, Joan Elizabeth Bingham and John Daniel 
 Bingham. His parents are members of Calvary. He became a 
 member of Calvary 5-6-41 by Confirmation. He has served as 
 Assistant Scoutmaster, and he is a member of the Brotherhood. 
 
 BINGHAM, Mrs. Donald L., 403 Seventh Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Ruby Virginia Drye. She is the mother of 
 two children, Joan Elizabeth Bingham and John Daniel Bing- 
 ham. She became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 by Confirmation. 
 
 BINGHAM, Russell H., 403 Seventh Street, Spencer, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Mary Louise Efird. He is the father of two 
 children, Ralph Hudson Bingham and Donald Lee Bingham. 
 He became a member of Calvary 12-6-31 by Adult Baptism. 
 He has served on the Church Council and is a member of the 
 Brotherhood. 
 
 BINGHAM, Mrs. Russell H., 403 Seventh Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Mary Efird. She is the mother of two children, 
 Ralph Hudson Bingham and Donald Lee Bingham. She be- 
 came a member of Calvary 10-16-21 by Transfer. She has 
 served in the Choir, as Superintendent of the Primary Sunday 
 School Department, and as President of the Women of the 
 Church. She has taught an adult Bible class and directed the 
 Junior Choir. She is a member of the Missionary Society. She 
 served as leader of the Light Brigade (1934-1937). 
 
 BINGHAM, William H., became a member of Calvary 5-18-47 by 
 Confirmation. He has served on the Council. 
 
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BINGHAM, Mrs. W. H., became a member of Calvary 4-1-34 by 
 Confirmation. She is the mother of two children, a member 
 of the Women of the Church. 
 
 BOWLER, Mrs. William M., became a member of Calvary 5-24-53 
 by Confirmation. She is the former Barbara Kimmer. 
 
 BOWLES, Mrs. Jerre M., became a member of Calvary 5-1-55 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 BRANDT, Mrs. Donald, became a member of Calvary 12-19-48 
 
 by Adult Baptism. 
 BRANDT, Thomas E., became a member of Calvary 11-30-47 by 
 
 Confirmation. 
 BRANDT, Mrs. Thomas E., became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 
 
 by Confirmation. 
 BROWN, Fred Nolan, Sr., of 916 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is 
 
 married to the former Rachel Virginia Parks. He is the father 
 
 of one child, Fred Nolan Brown, Jr. He became a member 
 
 of Calvary 7-17-49 by Adult Baptism. He is a member of the 
 
 Church Brotherhood. 
 
 BROWN, Mrs. Fred Nolan, of 916 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Rachel Virginia Parks. She is the mother of 
 one child, Fred Nolan Brown, Jr. She became a member of 
 Calvary 4-10-38 by Transfer. Her parents are members of 
 Calvary. She was a teacher in the "Children of the Church" 
 between the years of 1942-1948. She was Secretary of the 
 Luther League in 1945; served as Superintendent of Junior and 
 Intermediate Departments between 1944-1947. She was also 
 a teacher of the senior girls between 1947-1951 and Financial 
 Secretary of the Church between 1948-1951; Chairman of 
 Annie-Maude Circle of the Women of the Church between 
 1953-1955; teacher of the Fidelia Class in 1952 to the present 
 time. She is also a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 BROWN, Leon, became a member of Calvary 6-6-15 by Confirma- 
 tion. 
 
 BUIE, Mrs. Willa Weant, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, became a 
 member of Calvary by Transfer 4-16-22. She is a member of 
 the Missionary Society. 
 
 BURCH, Mrs. Elizabeth, became a member of Calvary 4-16-33 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 BURCH, Mrs. Luther Ellis, 615 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, became 
 a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by Confirmation. She is a mem- 
 ber of the Missionary Society. 
 
 BURTON, William J., Ill, became a member of Calvary 7-25-48 
 by Confirmation. The Burtons have one son. 
 
 BURTON, Mrs. W. J., Ill, became a member of Calvary 7-25-48 
 by Transfer. She has taught in the Sunday School. 
 
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BUTNER, Mrs. D. E., 112 Sixth Street, Spencer, N. C, is a widow. 
 She is the mother of three children, Helen Butner Barker, D. 
 Ernest Butner, and James E. Butner. She became a member 
 of Calvary 4-29-23 by Transfer. She was the President of the 
 Ellen Cox Bible Class for six years, and Treasurer of the Mis- 
 sionary Society for eight years. She is currently a member 
 of the Missionary Society. 
 
 BUTNER, James Edward, 809 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Ruby Smith. He became a member of Cal- 
 vary 4-31-29 by Confirmation. He is the father of two chil- 
 dren, James Smith Butner and Beverly Alice Butner. His 
 parents were members of Calvary. He has served on the 
 Church Council, as Assistant Superintendent and as Super- 
 intendent of the Adult Department, and as Secretary and 
 Treasurer of the Sunday School. He has served on the Scout 
 Committee of Troop 361 and was Chairman of the Scout Board 
 of Review for the Spencer District. He is a member of the 
 Brotherhood. 
 
 BUTNER, Mrs. Ruby Smith, 809 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, is 
 the mother of two children, James Smith Butner and Beverly 
 Alice Butner. She became a member of Calvary 4-17-38 by 
 Confirmation. She has served as Chairman of the Ruth Sigmon 
 Circle and as President and Secretary of the Fidelia Bible 
 Class. She is a member of the Ladies Missionary Society and 
 is an Assistant Cub Scout Den Mother. 
 
 CAHILL, Edward F., became a member of Calvary 5-2-26 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 CAHILL, Mrs. E. F., was the former Minnie R. Ketchie. She is 
 the mother of two children, Doris Louise Cahill and Carl 
 Edward Cahill. She became a member of Calvary 4-16-22 by 
 Transfer. Her parents are members of Calvary. She is a mem- 
 ber of the Ladies Missionary Society. 
 
 CARTNER, J. C, became a member of Calvary 11-17-46 by Trans- 
 fer. He is a member of the Post 361 Committee. 
 
 CARTNER, Mrs. J. C, became a member of Calvery 11-17-46 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 CHESTER, Daniel Alexander, 913 South Rowan Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is married to the former Catherine May Hoskins. He is 
 the father of five children: Stanley, Daniel, Barbara, James, 
 and Catherine Chester. He became a member of Calvary 
 4-1-24 by Confirmation. He has served on the Church Coun- 
 cil, as Secretary of the Men's Brotherhood, as a Choir member. 
 and as Sunday School teacher. These offices were held during 
 Rev. Wessinger's pastorate. Later, he was very active with 
 the Scouts from the stage of Tenderfoot to that of Assistant 
 Scoutmaster. 
 
CHESTER, Mrs. Daniel Alexander, 913 South Rowan Avenue, 
 Spencer, N. C, became a member of Calvary 4-5-25 by Adult 
 Baptism. She was the former Catherine May Hoskins. She 
 is the mother of three children, Barbara Joan, James Louis, 
 and Catherine Gayle. She is a member of the Missionary 
 Society and the Dorcas Bible Class. 
 
 CLINE, Betty Jane, became a member of Calvary 4-10-38 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 CLINE, Mrs. H. L., became a member of Calvary 10-16-21 by 
 Transfer. A member of the Women of the Church, serves on 
 Renovation and Property Committees, Chairman of the Hos- 
 pitality Committee. 
 
 COATES, Ervin Theodore, 926 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is 
 married to the former Lucille Jacobs. He is the father of two 
 children, Floyd Eugene and Patsy Sue Coates (Beaver). He 
 became a member of Calvary 4-16-33 by Adult Baptism. He 
 is a member of the Brotherhood. 
 
 COATES, Mrs. Ervin T., 926 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Lucille Jacobs. She is the mother of two children, 
 Floyd Eugene Coates and Patsy Sue Coates (Beaver). She 
 became a member of Calvary with her husband 4-16-33 by 
 Transfer. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 COLLINS, Clarence Hugh. 611 North Salisbury Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C.j is married to the former Luna Shoaf. He is currently 
 serving as usher in the church. He is a member of the Brother- 
 hood and has served with the Boy Scouts. He became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary 5-13-51 by Confirmation. 
 
 COLLINS, Mrs. Clarence Hugh, was the former Luna Shoaf. She 
 is the mother of one daughter, Mary Ann Love (Hatoway). 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society. She became a 
 member of Calvary 4-5-25 by Adult Baptism. 
 
 COOK, Horace Lacy, 810 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 became a member of Calvary 4-5-25 by Confirmation. He is 
 married to the former Myrtle Viola Wagoner. He is the father 
 of one daughter, Margaret Ellen Cook (Maurer). (Re: Mrs. 
 Beryl B. Maurer — See Appendix D.) Mr. Cook is a member of 
 the Church Brotherhood. 
 
 COOK, Mrs. H. L., 810 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, was 
 the former Myrtle Viola Wagoner. She became a member of 
 Calvary 6-6-15 by Confirmation; her mother is a member of 
 Calvary, and her father was formerly a member, but now is 
 deceased. Mrs. Cook is a member of the Choir and the Mis- 
 sionary Society. She is the mother of one daughter, Margaret 
 Ellen Cook (Maurer). Mrs. Maurer has been extremely active 
 in the pursuit of study that will enable her greatly in advanc- 
 
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ing ths cause of Lutheranism. (See Appendix D, "Sons and 
 Daughters of the Church in Full Time Service.") 
 
 CORRIHER. James Arnold. 804 South Fulton Street. Salisbury. 
 N. C, is married to the former Peggy Jo Lipe. He became a 
 member of Calvary 2-20-44 by Adult Baptism. His parents 
 are members of Calvary. He has served as Assistant Scout- 
 master and as a Sunday School teacher. 
 
 CORRIHER, Mrs. James A.. 804 South Fulton Street. Salisbury. 
 N. C, became a member of Calvary 1-9-55 by Profession of 
 Faith. 
 
 CORRIHER, John A., 1013 Third Street, Spencer. N. C, is married 
 to the former Lolene Walton. He is the father of two children, 
 John Dermont Corriher and James A. Corriher. He has served 
 as President of the Brotherhood: has been a member of the 
 Church Council, and has been active on various committees, 
 including a term on the Boy Scout Committee. He became a 
 member of Calvary 4-6-41 by Confirmation. He is also a mem- 
 ber of the Brotherhood. 
 
 CORRIHER. Mrs. John A., 1013 Third Street. Spencer, N. C. was 
 the former Lolene Walton. She is the mother of two children. 
 John Dermont and James A. Corriher. She became a member 
 of Calvary 10-16-21 by Adult Baptism. Her parents are mem- 
 bers of Calvary. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 CORRIHER, John Dermont, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, is married 
 to the former Evelyn Marie Wyrick. He is the father of three 
 children, Niki Sue. Joseph Michael, and Dennis Dermont Cor- 
 riher. He became a member of Calvary 3-17-40 by Adult 
 Baptism. His parents are members of Calvary. 
 
 CORRIHER, Mrs. John Dermont, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, was 
 the former Evelyn Marie Wyrick. She is the mother of three 
 children, Niki Sue, Joseph Michael, and Dennis Dermont Cor- 
 riher. She became a member of Calvary 7-17-49 by Confirma- 
 tion. She has served as teacher in the Weekday Church School. 
 
 COUNTS, Robert Holland, 409 South Baldwin Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is married to the former Erin Girelda Rawl. He became 
 a member of Calvary 4-5-25 by Transfer. He has served on 
 the Church Council; as Assistant Superintendent of Adult 
 Sunday School, and as teacher of the Men's Bible Class. He 
 has also served as committeeman for Scout Post 361. 
 
 COUNTS, Mrs. Robert Holland, 409 South Baldwin Avenue. Spen- 
 cer, N. C, was the former Erin Girelda Rawl. She became 
 a member of Calvary by letter of transfer 4-5-25. She is a 
 member of the Missionary Society and has served in the Sun- 
 day School. 
 
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CROWELL, William Marvin, 811 Fourth Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 became a member of Calvary 10-16-10 by Transfer. He is mar- 
 ried to the former Ollie Mozelle Blume. He is the father of 
 two daughters, Frances Blume Crowell (Brockman) and Caro- 
 line Virginia Crowell (Bell). He has served as a member of 
 the Board of Trustees, as Councilman, and as Building Fund 
 Treasurer. His greatest service without doubt has been to 
 the Sunday School, having acted as secretary to this organiza- 
 tion for a great many years. He is a member of the Church 
 Brotherhood. 
 
 CROWELL, Mrs. W. M., 811 Fourth Street, Spencer, N. C, was 
 the former Ollie Mozelle Blume. She became a member of 
 Calvary 10-16-10 by Transfer. She is the mother of two daugh- 
 ters, Frances Blume Crowell (Brockman) and Caroline Vir- 
 ginia Crowell (Bell). Mrs. Crowell has been active in the 
 Missionary Society of which she served as President for a 
 number of years. 
 
 CRUSE, John, became a member of Calvary 1-11-11 by Confirma- 
 tion. 
 
 CRUSE, Miss Mary Pauline, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, became a 
 member of Calvary 12-23-45 by Transfer. She has served as 
 teacher in the Junior and Intermediate Departments since 
 1948; was Secretary of Worker's Conference from 1947 to 1953; 
 Second Vice-President of the Missionary Society 1953 to 1955, 
 and Vice-President of the Missionary Society 1955 to 1956. 
 
 CRUSE, Paul Alexander, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary by Confirmation 4-1-34. He is married to the 
 former Alma Elizabeth Weant. He is the father of two children, 
 Paul Alexander Cruse, Jr., and Ralph Augustus Fisher Cruse. 
 He was Secretary and Treasurer of the Young Men's Bible 
 Class 1951-1952 and 1955. He has been a member of the Church 
 Council since December 20, 1953, until now; he serves as usher; 
 was Assistant Scoutmaster from February 1, 1953 until Janu- 
 ary 31, 1955; and has been Scoutmaster since February 1, 1955. 
 He is a member of the Church Brotherhood. 
 
 CRUSE, Mrs. Paul Alexander, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, was the 
 former Alma Elizabeth Weant. She became a member of Cal- 
 vary by Confirmation 4-14-35. She is the mother of two chil- 
 dren, Paul Alexander, Jr., and Ralph Augustus Fisher Cruse. 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society; has served as 
 Sunday School and Bible School teacher; and as pianist for 
 both the Junior and Senior Choirs. She also has served in 
 the Weekday Church School and as leader of the Luther 
 League. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 CRUTCHFIELD, Samuel, Sr., became a member of Calvary 4-10-38 
 by Confirmation. 
 
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CRUTCHFIELD, Mrs. Samuel, Si., became a member of Calvary 
 
 4-10-38 by Confirmation. 
 CRUTCHFIELD, Samuel Jr., became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 
 
 by Confirmation. 
 CREASON, Mrs. Christa, became a member of Calvary 6-8-52 by 
 
 Transfer. 
 
 DEAL, Miss Winnie Davis, 207 North Salisbury Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, became a member of Calvary 2-6-11 by Transfer from 
 St. James, Concord. She has been Calvary's faithful pianist 
 and organist for a number of years. She has served also in 
 various capacities in the Luther League and Missionary Society. 
 She has been very active in such creative work as the produc- 
 tion of public programs, pageants, etc.; she is presently a mem- 
 ber of the Missionary Society and continues to be church 
 organist. 
 
 DEDMONE, Thomas Marshall, 3243 Test Sqdn., Elgin Field, Florida, 
 is not married. He became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 by 
 Adult Baptism. He is currently a member of the United States 
 Air Force. 
 
 DULIN, Mrs. Maurice M., Route 3, Matthews, N. C, was the former 
 Margaret Jo Harrison. She became a member of Calvary 
 2-20-44 by Confirmation. Her parents are members of Cal- 
 vary. She has been active in the Luther League and has served 
 with the Choir. 
 
 EARNHARDT, Preston R„ became a member of Calvary 12-13-31 
 by Transfer. 
 
 EARNHARDT, Mrs. P. R., became a member of Calvary 12-13-31 
 by Adult Baptism. She has served as Secretary of the Women 
 of the Church and teaches in the Sunday School. 
 
 EARNHARDT, Reid Spencer, 707 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is 
 married to the former Gladys Virginia Lefler. He is the father 
 of one son, Robert Spencer Earnhardt. He became a member 
 of Calvary 12-13-31 by Transfer from Mt Zion, Richfield, N. C. 
 He is a membsr of the Brotherhood; is now serving his fifteenth 
 year as Councilman, beginning in 1934. He was Secretary of 
 the Council for seven years 1944-1953. He was Assistant Sec- 
 retary-Treasurer of the Sunday School from 1940-1943; Super- 
 intendent of the Adult Department for two years, October 
 1943-October 1945; has been General Superintendent since 
 October 1952 to now; was Vice-President of the Brotherhood 
 for two years, 1951-1953. He is currently President of the 
 Brotherhood which office he has held since October 1954. He 
 was a member of the Boy Scout Committee for six years, 1945 
 to 1952, and served as institutional representative for Boy 
 Scouts for two years, 1953 and 1954. He taught Sunday School 
 five years. 
 
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EARNHARDT, Mrs. Reid Spencer, 707 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was formerly Gladys Virginia Lefler. She is the mother of one 
 son, Robert Spencer Earnhardt. She became a member of 
 Calvary 12-13-31 by Confirmation from Salem Methodist 
 Church, Millingport, N. C. She served as Sunday School teach- 
 er in the Intermediate Department for two years, 1935-1936; 
 taught in Nursery Department 1945-1947, and was Superin- 
 tendent of the Cradle Roll Department, 1948-1953. She is a 
 member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 EARNHARDT, Robert Spencer, 707 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Elizabeth Jane Brandt. He became a 
 member of Calvary 4-18-43 by Confirmation. His parents are 
 members of Calvary. He has served extensively in Scouting, 
 as Assistant Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader, and is Junior 
 Assistant Scoutmaster. He was one of the first Scouts in the 
 state to receive the "Pro Deo et Patria" award, November 30, 
 1945. This award was presented at St. John's Church, Salis- 
 bury, N. C. He served on the staff of Uwharrie Council at 
 Camp Uwharrie for two years as instructor, 1948 and 1949. 
 He became an Eag]e Scout November 30, 1947. He is serving 
 in the United States Air Force. 
 
 EARNHARDT, Mrs. Robert Spencer, 707 Third Street, Spencer, 
 N. C, was the former Elizabeth Jane Brandt. She became a 
 member of Calvary 8-13-50 by transfer from the Spencer 
 Presbyterian Church. She served as a teacher in Weekday 
 Church School in 1954. 
 
 EASLER, Mrs. W. D., became a member of Calvary 3-17-40 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 EASTER, Mrs. Foy, became a member of Calvary 3-21-37 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 EDWARDS, Billy K., became a member of Calvary 4-10-49 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 EDWARDS, Mrs. Norman, became a member of Calvary 4-1-34 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 EDWARDS, Ted E., became a member of Calvary 4-10-49 by Con- 
 firmation. He is preparing for the Lutheran Ministry, at pres- 
 ent attending Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory. 
 
 EFIRD, Mrs. Mae Hale, 904 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, became 
 a member of Calvary 4-10-49. She later lived in Salem, Vir- 
 ginia, and moved her membership. When she returned to 
 Spencer she transferred back to Calvary. Her mother is also 
 a member of Calvary. Mrs. Efird was a member of the Luther 
 League. 
 
 ELLER, Loy J., 618 East Cemetery Street, Salisbury, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Eloise Thomas. He became a member of 
 
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Calvary 10-31-48 by letter of transfer. He is the father of one 
 son, Thomas Michael Eller. He has served as usher and as a 
 member of the Scout Committee. 
 
 ELLER, Mrs. Loy J., 618 East Cemetery Street, Salisbury, N. C, 
 was the former Eloise Thomas. She is the mother of one son, 
 Thomas Michael Eller. She became a member of Calvary 
 3-31-29 by Adult Baptism. Her parents were members of 
 Calvary. 
 
 FARGIS, Walter Lloyd, 313 Newton Street, Spencer, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Ruby Undine Mahaley. He is the father of 
 two children: Shirley Ann Fargis (Beaver) and Jenia Undine 
 Fargis. He became a member of Calvary 11-28-37 by Con- 
 firmation. He has served as a member of the Church Council; 
 and served as Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 61 when it was 
 organized in 1945; and is now Chairman of the Scout Com- 
 mittee of Troop 361 in addition to other activities with the 
 troop. 
 
 FARGIS, Mrs. Walter Lloyd, 313 Newton Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Ruby Undine Mahaley. She is the mother of 
 two children, Shirley Ann Fargis (Beaver) and Jenia Undine 
 Fargis. She became a member of Calvary 11-28-37 by Trans- 
 fer. She has served as teacher and superintendent in the 
 Junior-Intermediate Department; teacher in Vacation Bible 
 School and Weekday Church School; pianist in the Sunday 
 School; and president of the Dorcas Bible Class. She is also 
 a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 FISHER, Mrs. Fred, became a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 FISHER, Miss Lula, became a member of Calvary 12-31-34 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 FRICK, Arlie L., became a member of Calvary 4-20-24 by Con- 
 firmation. He has served as a Councilman. 
 
 FRICK, Mrs. A. L., became a member of Calvary 4-20-24 by 
 Transfer. She is pianist in the Sunday School, and teaches 
 Weekday Church School. 
 
 GRISSOM, Hyatt, became a member of Calvary 12-2-45 by Adult 
 Baptism. 
 
 GRISSOM, James Albert, 515 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Mary Jane Trexler. He is the father of 
 two children, Mary Ann Grissom and James Edward Grissom. 
 He became a member of Calvary 4-16-33 by Confirmation. He 
 has served on the Church Council; as Committeeman for 
 Troop 381 of the Boy Scouts; and as Chairman of the Church 
 Grounds Committee. He is also a member of the Brotherhood 
 and has served as Assistant Treasurer of the Men's Bible Class. 
 
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GRISSOM, Mrs. James Albert, 515 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Mary Jane Trexler. She is the mother of two 
 children, Mary Ann Grissom and James Edward Grissom. She 
 became a member of Calvary 4-16-33 by Transfer. She is a 
 member of the Missionary Society and is a Den Mother for 
 Cub Scouts. 
 
 GRISSOM, Miss Mary Ann, 515 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, became 
 a member of Calvary 3-30-47 by Confirmat'on. She has served 
 as pianist for the Sunday School and as President of the Luther 
 League. She is a worker for the Vacation Bible School and 
 served as Secretary of the Luther League in 1951. Her parents 
 are members of Calvary. 
 
 GILLESPIE, Lucy Carol, became a member of Calvary 4-6-52 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 GIRDLER, Mrs. John, became a member of Calvary 3-17-40 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 GRUBB, Jimmie F., became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by Adult 
 Baptism. 
 
 GWINN, Mrs. W. D., became a member of Calvary 6-16-15 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 HATOWAY, William R., Jr., became a member of Calvary 4-4-54 
 by Adult Baptism. He is the father of one son, William T. 
 Hatoway, and is serving in the United States Air Force. 
 
 HATOWAY, Mrs. W. R., Jr., became a member of Calvary 5-28-50 
 by Confirmation; is the former Mary Ann Love and the mother 
 of one son, Wm. T. Hatoway. Has been a member of the Choir, 
 and has taught Bible School. 
 
 HALE, Benjamin D., became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 HALE, Mrs. Benjamin D., became a member of Calvary 2-22-48 
 by Adult Baptism. 
 
 HALE, Mrs. W. A., 904 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Ella Mae Taylor. She is a widow. She is the mother 
 of eight children: William Austin Hale, Richard Morrison Hale, 
 Emalyn Althea Hale, Ruth Arlene Hale, Audry Elizabeth Hale, 
 Mae Hale, Marian Hale, and Benjamin David Hale. Mrs. Hale 
 became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by Confirmation. She 
 has served with the women of the church in the preparation 
 of Brotherhood suppers. She is a life member of the Mission- 
 ary Society. 
 
 HALE, William, became a member of Calvary 4-15-28 by Adult 
 Baptism. 
 
 HARRISON, Billy Gene, 100 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Doris Neely Wilhelm. He is the father 
 of two children, Jane Elizabeth and Billy Gene, Jr. He became 
 
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a member of Calvary 4-6-41 by Confirmation. His parents 
 were members of Calvary. He served as Committeeman in 
 1953. 
 
 HARRISON, Mrs. L. L., 100 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Eva Cress. She is the mother of six children: 
 Robert Lee Harrison, Paul Albert Harrison, Mary Feme Har- 
 rison, Eva Ruth Harrison, Billy Gene Harrison, and Margaret 
 Jo Harrison. She became a member of Calvary 4-4-26 by 
 transfer from Haven. She is a member of the Missionary 
 Society. 
 
 HARRISON, Paul Albert, 310 North Rowan Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is married to the former Maxine Elizabeth Styres. He 
 became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Confirmation. His 
 parents are members of Calvary. 
 
 HARRISON, Mrs. Paul, 310 North Rowan Avenue, Spencer, N. C. 
 was the former Maxine Elizabeth Styers. She became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary 7-18-54 by Profession of Faith. 
 
 HARRISON, Robert L., became a member of Calvary 4-20-30 by 
 Confirmation. Has served on the Church Council and Scout 
 Committee. 
 
 HEILIG, Douglas P., became a member of Calvary 12-6-31 by 
 Adult Baptism. He has served as delegate of Calvary to Synod 
 and Conference, and is Chairman of the Lenoir Rhyne Fund 
 Campaign for this area. 
 
 HEILIG, Mrs. Jessie, 812 Fourth Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Jessie Patterson. She became a member of Calvary 
 12-6-31 by Confirmation. Her parents were members of Cal- 
 vary. She is the mother of one son, Douglas Patterson Heilig. 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 HOLLER, Rebecca Kay, became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 by 
 Confirmation. She is a member of the Luther League and the 
 Youth Choir. 
 
 HOOPER, George A., became a member of Calvary 3-21-37 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 HOOPER, Mrs. John. Box 767, Spencer, N. C, became a member 
 of Calvary 1-20-24 by Transfer. Her parents are members of 
 Calvary. 
 
 HOOPER, Robert R., Sr.. became a member of Calvary 12-3-33 
 by Transfer. 
 
 HOOPER, Robert R., Jr., became a member of Calvary 3-20-32 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 HOOPER, Roy S., became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 HOSKINS, Daniel R., became a member of Calvary 1-6-52 by 
 Restoration. 
 
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HOSKINS, Herbert H., became a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by 
 
 Adult Baptism. 
 HUFFINE, Carl, became a m amber of Calvary 2-18-34 by Transfer. 
 HUFFINE, Clarence P., became a member of Calvary 6-6-15 by 
 
 Confirmation. He has served on the Church Council, and is 
 
 Church Treasurer. 
 
 HUFFINE, Mrs. C. P., became a member of Calvary 4-6-41 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 HUFFINE, Miss Ola, became a member of Calvary 10-16-10 by 
 Transfer. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 KELLER, Miss Joyce Lorraine, 1111 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 by Confirmation. Her 
 parents are members of Calvary. 
 
 KELLER, Ray M., 1111 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is married 
 to the former Loma L. Beaver. He is the father of two children, 
 Joyce L. Keller and Judy K. Keller. He became a member 
 of Calvary 1-12-47 by Adult Baptism. He is a Councilman, and 
 Institutional Representative of the Scouting" Units of Calvary. 
 
 KELLER, Mrs. Ray M., 1111 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Loma L. Beaver. She is the mother of two children, 
 Joyce L. Keller and Judy K. Keller. Her parents were mem- 
 bers of Calvary, and she became a member 4-14-35 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 KENNERLY, Mrs. Blanche Cruse, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, is a 
 widow. She became a member of Calvary 11-26-44 by letter 
 of transfer. She is a life member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 KETCHIE, Catherine Louise, became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 KETCHIE, Harvey, became a member of Calvary 1-6-52 by Resto- 
 ration. 
 
 KETCHIE, Mrs. Harvey, became a member of Calvary 5-13-51 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 KETCHIE, Lewis Manual Sheck, 607 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Evean Matilda Blackwell. He is the 
 father of eight children: Harvey Rose Ketchie, Ray Alexander 
 Ketchie, Minnie Rittie Ketchie, Oscar Stephen Ketchie, Ida 
 Lydia Ketchie, Marvin White Ketchie, Clifford Sharp Ketchie, 
 and Oliver Brown Ketchie. Mr. Ketchie became a member of 
 Calvary 4-16-22 by transfer from Christ Lutheran Church, 
 East Spencer, N. C. He has a life membership in the Mission- 
 ary Society; served en the Church Council for a number of 
 years. His ability as a cabinet maker is apparent in such pieces 
 of church furniture as the Baptismal Font, the Credence Table, 
 the Clergy Chairs, two reading stands in the Sunday School 
 Department and the pew racks on the backs of all the pews. 
 
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The above listed items were all made by Mr. Ketchie, some 
 of which he himself presented to the church. Some were pre- 
 sented by other members. (See Appendix E, "Gifts of the 
 Church.") Mr. Ketchie p'anted the two sugar maples in front 
 of the church. Mr. Ketchie is also a member of the Brother- 
 hood. 
 
 KETCHIE, Mrs. L. M. S., 607 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Evean Mathilda Blackwell. She is the mother of three 
 children, Marvin White Ketchie, Oliver Brown Ketchie, and 
 Clifford Sharp Ketchie. She became a member of Calvary 
 4-16-22 by transfer from Christ Lutheran Church, East Spen- 
 cer, N. C. 
 
 KETCHIE, Lawrence, became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 KETCHIE, Floyd L., became a member of Calvary 5-20-45 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 KETCHIE, Ray A., Whitehead Avenue, Spencer, N. C, is unmar- 
 ried. He became a member of Calvary 4-20-18 by Confirma- 
 tion. He is a member of the Church Brotherhood. 
 
 KETCHIE, Oscar Stephen, 705 South Carolina Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is married to the former Ella Ruth Dees. He is the father 
 of one child, Wanda Yvonne Ketchie. He became a member 
 of Calvary 4-16-22 by Transfer. He is a member of the Church 
 Brotherhood, and he was the Assistant Secretary of the Bible 
 Class of 1954-1955. Also, he has served on the Scout Committee 
 and as an usher in the church. His parents are members of 
 Calvary. 
 
 KIMBALL, Harlan Lonzo, Sr., 402 North Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is married to the former Anne Fargis. He is the father 
 of two children, Harlan Lonzo Kimball, Jr., and Madelyn 
 Louise Kimball. He became a member of Calvary 5-9-48 by 
 Transfer. Mr. Kimball is a member of the Brotherhood. 
 
 KIMBALL, Mrs. Harlan Lonzo, Sr., 402 North Yadkin Avenue, 
 Spencer, N. C, is the former Anne Fargis. She is the mother 
 of two children. Harlan Lonzo Kimball, Jr., and Madelyn 
 Louise Kimball. She became a member of Calvary 5-9-48 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 KIMBALL, Harlan, Jr., became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 by 
 Confirmation. He is a member of the Luther League. 
 
 KIMMER, Cecil M., became a member of Calvary 4-2-39 by Adult 
 Baptism. 
 
 KIMMER, Edward D., became a member of Calvary 4-2-39 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 KIMMER, Mrs. E. D., became a member of Calvary 4-2-39 by 
 
 Confirmation. 
 
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LAKEY, Mrs. John T., became a member of Calvary 1-9-55 by 
 Profession of Faith. 
 
 LASSITER, Henry L., became a member of Calvary 3-31-46 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 LASSITER, Mrs. H. L., became a member of Calvary 3-31-46 by 
 Adult Baptism. She has served as Vacation Church School 
 and Weekday Church School teacher. 
 
 LEDBETTER, Mrs. Mildred, became a member of Calvary 4-10-38 
 by Adult Baptism. 
 
 LENTZ, John Alexander, 211 Hudson Avenue, Spencer, N. C, is 
 married to the former Eula Bee Fisher. He is the father of 
 four children, Harry Lee Lentz, Floyd Fisher Lentz, Betty 
 Louise Lentz, and Johnsie Lois Lentz. He became a member of 
 Calvary 4-20-24 by Transfer. He is a member of the Brother- 
 hood. He also served as a member of the Church Council and 
 on the Property Committee. 
 
 LENTZ, Mrs. John Alexander, 211 Hudson Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Eula Bee Fisher. She is the mother of four 
 children, Harry Lee Lentz, Floyd Fisher Lentz, Betty Louise 
 Lentz, and Johnsie Lois Lentz. She has served as Sunday 
 School teacher, Bible School teacher, Children of the Church 
 Teacher, and as Circle Chairman. She is a member of the 
 Missionary Society. She became a member of Calvary 4-20-24 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 LENTZ, Miss Lucille, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, became a member 
 of Calvary 7-20-13 by Confirmation. Her parents were charter 
 members of Calvary. She has served as advisor for the Luther 
 League; as Chairman of the Sallie Lentz Group of the Women's 
 Missionary Society; as Vice-President of the Women of the 
 Church; and as President of the Women of the Church, 1952- 
 1955. 
 
 LENTZ, Marvin C, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, is married to the 
 former Lucille Ingeborg Schott. He became a member of Cal- 
 vary 4-20-18 by Confirmation. His parents were charter mem- 
 bers of Calvary. He is currently a Brotherhood member and 
 was Secretary of the Calvary Brotherhood in 1954-1955. 
 
 LENTZ, Mrs. Marvin C, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, was the former 
 Lucille Ingeborg Schott. She became a member of Calvary 
 7-11-48 by letter of transfer. She is now serving as Superin- 
 tendent of the Primary Department of the Sunday School and 
 has served as Secretary of the Weekday Church School and 
 as past Director of Vacation Church School. Mrs. Lentz is also 
 a member of the Missionary Society and the Worker's Con- 
 ference. 
 
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LENTZ, Ralph Alexander, 1712 North Main Street, Salisbury, N. C, 
 was confirmed as a member of Calvary 1-1-11. He is married 
 to the former Mary Rebecca Falls. He is a member of the 
 Brotherhood and is presently serving as Historian of Calvary. 
 His parents were charter members. 
 
 LENTZ, Mrs. Ralph A., was the former Mary Rebecca Falls. She 
 became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 by Confirmation. 
 
 LEONARD, Mrs. A. B., became a member of Calvary 4-5-31 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 LEONARD, George Michael, Jr., Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Mary Feme Harrison. He is the father of 
 three children, Linda Feme Leonard, Rebecca Jane Leonard, 
 and Georgia Michaelene Leonard. He became a member of 
 Calvary 5-18-47 by Confirmation. He is a member of the 
 Church Brotherhood. 
 
 LEONARD, Mrs. George Michael, Jr., Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, 
 was the former Mary Feme Harrison. She is the mother of 
 three children, Linda Feme Leonard, Rebecca Jane Leonard, 
 and Georgia Michaelene Leonard. She became a member of 
 Calvary 4-1-34 by Confirmation. She has been active in the 
 Luther League and the Choir. At the present she is a member 
 of the Missionary Society. Her parents were members of 
 Calvary. 
 
 LINN, Luther, became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Confirma- 
 tion. 
 
 LLOYD, Mrs. Easkin, became a member of Calvary 5-14-33 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 LOWDER, William C, St., became a member of Calvary 6-23-35 
 by Transfer. 
 
 LOWDER, Mrs. W. C, Sr., became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 LOWDER, William C, Jr., became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 
 by Confirmation. He has served on the Council and is at pres- 
 ent the Superintendent of the Senior D2partment of the Sun- 
 day School. 
 
 LOWDER, Mrs. W. C, Jr., became a member of Calvary 2-20-44 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 LYERLY, Katrina, became a member of Calvary 3-2-48 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 MAHALEY, Mrs. Oscar, became a member of Calvary 9-16-34 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 MAULDIN, Robert Lee, 909 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Mildred Elaine Grubb. He is the father 
 of one son, Robert Carroll Mauldin. He became a member of 
 Calvary 4-1-23 by Adult Baptism. Mr. Mauldin served on the 
 Church Council from January 1, 1952 to January 1, 1955, and 
 
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is a member of the Brotherhood. He presented the serving 
 cart to the Brotherhood. (See Gifts to the Church.) 
 
 McSWAIN, Mrs. Mabel, became a member of Calvary 3-20-21 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 MILLER, John Whitehead, 707 Carolina Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Sarah Jeanette Crowell. He is the 
 father of one child, John Franklin Miller. He became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary 4-16-22 by Confirmation. His mother is a 
 member of Calvary. His father, a charter member, is deceased. 
 Mr. Miller has served as President of the Brotherhood, on the 
 Church Council, Sunday School teacher, and as Assistant Su- 
 perintendent of the Junior-Intermediate Departments. 
 
 MILLER, Mrs. John Whitehead, 707 Carolina Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, was the former Sarah Jeanette Crowell. She is the 
 mother of one child, John Franklin Miller. She became a 
 member of Calvary 10-22-44 by Confirmation. She has served 
 as teacher in the Weekday Church School and as assistant 
 teacher in the Beginners Department. She is a member of the 
 Missionary Society, the Dorcas Bible Class, and is a Cub 
 Scout Den Mother. 
 
 MILLER, William J., became a member of Calvary 4-1-34 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 MORGAN, Gadys B., became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 MORGAN, Mrs. G. B., became a member of Calvary 12-29-45 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 MORGAN, Mrs. H. R., became a member of Calvary 3-17-40 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 MORGAN, W. N., Sr., became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by 
 Transfer. He is a member of the Council, a teacher in the 
 Sunday School, and has served on the Pulpit Committee. He 
 has four children. A member of the Brotherhood, he has served 
 in various capacities. He is on the Troop Committee. 
 
 MORGAN, Mrs. W. N., Sr., became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by 
 Transfer. She is the mother of four children. She is a member 
 of the Missionary Society and Treasurer of that organization. 
 
 MORGAN, W. N., Jr., became a member of Calvary 3-21-36 by 
 Confirmation. He serves as Assistant Cubmaster and as teacher 
 in the Sunday School. He and his wife are Luther League 
 advisors. 
 
 MORGAN, Mrs. W. N., Jr., became a member of Calvary 4-25-54 
 by Transfer. She is an advisor to the Luther League and 
 works with the Youth Choir. 
 
 NEWSOME, Mrs. James G., became a member of Calvary 4-1-42 
 by Confirmation. She was the former Betty Louise Lentz, and 
 
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she resides at 211 Hudson Avenue, Spencer, N. C. Mrs. New- 
 some has served as helper in the Bible School. Her parents are 
 members of Calvary. 
 
 NORRIS, Miss Sarah Alice, 416 Spencer Avenue, Spencer N. C, 
 became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Confirmation. Her 
 parents are members of Calvary. She has taught in the Begin- 
 ners' Department and has acted as Assistant Superintendent 
 and Superintendent in the Beginners' Department. She served 
 as delegate to the Luther League Convention at Kannapolis, 
 and is currently the delegate to Lutheridge (1955). She is a 
 Past President of the Luther League (1945-1946). She is a 
 member of the Choir. Between 1945-1947 she was Secretary 
 and Treasurer of the Sunday School. She has served as Sec- 
 retary of the Worker's Conference. Miss Norris has served as 
 Financial Secretary of the Church since 1951, and at present 
 she is still filling this capacity. 
 
 NORRIS, Mrs. William Claude, 416 Spencer Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is the mother of three children, Gilmer Albert Walker, 
 Sarah Alice Norris, and Minnie Corinne Norris (Mc Adams). 
 She became a member of Calvary 5-1-27 by transfer from 
 Organ Evangelical Lutheran Church. She is a life member 
 of the Women's Missionary Society. 
 
 PALMER, Mrs. G. A., Sr., 303 Iredell Avenue, Spencer, N. C, is 
 the mother of two children, Dr. Grover A. Palmer, Jr., and 
 Mrs. Betty Jane Palmer (Walker). She became a member of 
 Calvary by Transfer 4-4-26. Her parents were members of 
 Lebanon Church in Davidson County, N. C. Mrs. Palmer has 
 served as Leader of the Light Brigade; has taught Sunday 
 School in the Primary and Junior Departments; has served as 
 Superintendent of the Junior-Intermediate Sunday School De- 
 partment and as President of the Missionary Society at two 
 different periods. She also has served as Secretary of the Mis- 
 sionary Society for two terms. At the present she is a member 
 of the Missionary Society, the Choir, and is teacher of the 
 Dorcas Bible Class. She is also a member of the Worker's 
 Conference. 
 
 PALMER, Dr. Grover A., Jr., 304 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 became a member of Calvary 2-7-50 by letter of transfer. He 
 is married to the former Edna Vernelle Gilliam. Dr. Palmer's 
 mother is a member of Calvary. Dr. Palmer has been and 
 continues to be extremely active in the affairs of Calvary. In 
 1955 he was a delegate to Synod. He serves as Chairman of 
 Church Renovation Committee. He was a member of N. C. 
 Synod's special committee on Negro work during 1953 and 
 1954. He has been teacher of the Paul Sigmon Bible Class 
 from 1952 to date; is a member of the Church Council, serving 
 
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also in 1951 and 1953; has served as Assistant to the Sunday 
 School Superintendent in the Adult Department, which service 
 began in 1952 and extends to the current year (1955). Dr. 
 Palmer is also a member of the Brotherhood, Choir, and Work- 
 er's Conference. He is presently serving his second year as 
 a member of the Committee for Explorer Post 361. 
 
 PA RKS, John Paul, became a member of Calvary 4-6-41 by Con- 
 firmation. He is active in the work of the Brotherhood. 
 
 PARKS, Mrs. J. P., became a member of Calvary 4-10-38 by Trans- 
 fer. She is a member of the Women's Missionary Society. 
 
 PARKS, William J., became a member of Calvary 4-6-41 by Adult 
 Baptism. 
 
 PARKS, Mrs. W. J., became a member of Calvary 7-17-49 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 PEACOCK, Frederick R., became a member of Calvary 1-19-47 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 PEACOCK, Mrs. F. R., became a member of Calvary 1-19-47 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 PEACOCK, Phillip, became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Con- 
 firmation. Currently serving in U. S. Army. 
 
 PEACOCK, Pegge, became a member of Calvary 4-6-52 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 PEACOCK, Stephen, became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 POTEAT, Charles V., became a member of Calvary 4-25-48 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 PROPST, Mrs. Evelyn B., became a member of Calvary 1-27-46 
 by Transfer. 
 
 PIPKIN, Mrs. Laurin Pennington, Seventh Street Extension, Spen- 
 cer, N. O, was the former Barbara Hammer. She is the mother 
 of one child, James Stanton Pipkin. She became a member of 
 Calvary 2-14-54 by Transfer. She served as Sunday School 
 teacher of the Senior Girls' Class in 1954 and was Secretary 
 of Circle No. 2 in 1954-1955. She is a member of the Mission- 
 ary Society and of the Dorcas Bible Class. She was baptized 
 at Union Church and was confirmed at Saint Mark's in China 
 Grove on December 25, 1927. 
 
 RIMER, Bobby Alan, 808 Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, is un- 
 married. He became a member of Calvary 2-20-44 by Con- 
 firmation. His parents are members of Calvary. He was a 
 member of Calvary's Scout Troop No. 61 from 1944-1947. 
 
 RIMER, James Lafayette, Sr., 808 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C.j is married to the former Elsie Mae Grubb. He is the 
 father of two children, James Lafayette, Jr., and Bobby Alan 
 
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Rimer. He became a member of Calvary by transfer from 
 Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church 3-31-29. He has served on 
 various committees; has taught in Sunday School; served on 
 the Church Council; and has been Secretary of the Church. 
 
 RIMER, Mrs. J. L., Sr., 808 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Elsie Mae Grubb. She is the mother of two 
 children, James Lafayette, Jr., and Bobby Alan Rimer. She 
 became a member of Calvary 3-31-29 by transfer from the 
 First Baptist Church, Spencer. She has served as Secretary 
 and Chairman of Circle No. 3, Women of the Church. She is 
 also a member of the Dorcas Bible Class and Women's Mis- 
 sionary Society. 
 
 RIMER, J. L., Jr., became a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by Con- 
 firmation. He is a member of the Brotherhood, a past Secre- 
 tary of the group. 
 
 SCOTT, Bobby Gene, became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 SEAMON, Donald Ray, 707 Fourth Street, Spencer, N. C, is un- 
 married. He has served as past Treasurer of the Luther League. 
 He is a member of the Choir and a member of Calvary's Scout 
 Troop and has served as Assistant Crewleader. He became a 
 member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Confirmation. 
 
 SEAMON, Grover Lawrence, Sr., 707 Fourth Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Tennie Viola Stirewalt. He is the 
 father of three children, Grover Lawrence, Jr., Sarah Evelyn 
 Seamon, and Donald Ray Seamon. He became a member of 
 Calvary 3-11-45 by Transfer. He has served as assistant Sun- 
 day School teacher; was a member of the Church Council 
 1952-1955), and has served as Treasurer of the Scouts. He 
 is also a member of the Church Brotherhood. 
 
 SEAMON, Mrs. Grover Lawrence, Sr., 707 Fourth Street, Spencer, 
 N. C, was the former Tennie Viola Stirewalt. She is the mother 
 of three children, Donald Ray Seamon, Grover Lawrence Sea- 
 mon, Jr., and Evelyn Seamon. She became a member of Cal- 
 vary 3-11-45 by Transfer. She has served as teacher in the 
 Junior Department and has aided in the typing of bulletins 
 for the church. She is also a life member of the Missionary 
 Society. 
 
 SCHWANKE, Donald, became a member of Calvary 3-21-54 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 SCHWARZ, Fred C, Jr., 1005 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is mar- 
 ried to the former Eula Frances Freeman. He became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary by Confirmation 4-18-54. 
 
 SCHWARZ, Mrs. Fred C, Jr., 1005 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 was the former Eula Frances Freeman. She became a member 
 
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of Calvary 4-18-54 by Transfer. She has served as assistant 
 
 Sunday School teacher and as a Bible School teacher. 
 SEBASTIAN, Richard P., became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 by 
 
 Confirmation. He is serving currently in the United States Air 
 
 Force. 
 SHOAF, Mrs. R. M., 701 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 
 became a member of Calvary 4-15-28 by Transfer. She is the 
 
 mother of three children, Lillian Odessia Shoaf (Hooper), 
 
 Zella Evelyn Shoaf (Purser), and Luna L. Shoaf (Collins). 
 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 SIMERSON, Chris Odell, 318 Jordan Avenue, Spencer, N. C, is 
 
 married to the former Lillie Elizabeth Barger. He became a 
 
 member of Calvary 4-1-34 by Adult Baptism. He is the father 
 
 of one child, Margaret Jane Simerson. 
 SIMERSON, Mrs. C. O., 318 Jordan Avenue, Spencer, N. C, was 
 
 the former Lillie Elizabeth Barger. She became a member of 
 
 Calvary 4-1-31 by Transfer. She is the mother of one child, 
 
 Margaret Jane Simerson. 
 SIMERSON, Miss Margaret Jane, 318 Jordan Avenue, Spencer, 
 
 N. C, became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 by Confirmation. 
 
 Her parents are members of Calvary. 
 
 SIMMERSON, Bruce, became a member of Calvary 5-28-50 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 SIMMERSON, Mrs. Bruce, became a member of Calvary 3-17-40 
 by Adult Baptism. 
 
 SMITH, Mrs. Aubrey, became a member of Calvary 4-14-35 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 SOWERS, Mrs. Leo, became a member of Calvary 5-5-36 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 SPAKE, Billy James, 1105 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, is unmar- 
 ried. He became a member of Calvary 5-28-50 by Confirma- 
 tion. He has been active in Sunday School, Scouting, and 
 Luther League work. He is a member of the Brotherhood and 
 has served on the Pulpit Committee. He was assistant Sunday 
 School teacher in the Junior Department, 1951 and 1952. His 
 Scout activity has been rather extensive. In 1944 he was a 
 Troop member; in 1948 he was a member of the Explorer 
 Scout Post; in 1951 he served as Assistant Scoutmaster of the 
 Explorers. He is currently in the Navy. 
 
 SPARGER, Mrs. John W., became a member of Calvary 4-3-38 
 by Transfer. She has worked in the Vacation Church School. 
 She has one son. 
 
 STEWART, Mrs. Carrie Lee Miller, 707 Carolina Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is a widow. She is the mother of three children, John 
 Whitehead Miller, Mabel Lee Miller (McSwain), and William 
 
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Jones Miller. She became a member of Calvary 9-20-24 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 SUGGS, Henry, became a member of Calvary 3-21-37 by Transfer. 
 He is a member of the Brotherhood and a Pack Committee- 
 man. 
 
 SWEET, Arthur T., Sr., 509 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, is married 
 to the former Lillian Julian. He is the father of three children, 
 Arthur T. Sweet, Jr., Mary Sweet (Rufty), and Harold M. 
 Sweet. He became a member of Calvary 10-11-31 by Transfer. 
 He has served on the Church Council; was Chairman of the 
 Property Committee for one year, and was Church Treasurer 
 for one year. 
 
 SWEET, Mrs. Arthur T., Sr., 509 Fifth Street, Spencer, N. C, was 
 fhe former Lillian Julian. She is the mother of three children, 
 Arthur Thomas Sweet, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Sweet (Rufty), 
 and Harold Maynard Sweet. Mrs. Sweet became a member of 
 Calvary 10-11-31 by transfer from St. John's, Salisbury. She 
 became a member of the Sunday School in 1925. At that time 
 the ladies' and men's class was together. She organized the 
 Ellen Cox Bible Class and served as its first teacher. She taught 
 in the Primary and Intermediate Departments. Mrs. Sweet 
 was Assistant Superintendent in the Intermediate Department 
 in 1933, and she was the Superintendent of the Cradle Roll 
 from 1942 until 1947. She was also Assistant Superintendent 
 and teacher in the Cradle Roll Department from 1948 until 
 1950. She taught in the Vacation Church School in 1953. She 
 is also a membsr of the Missionary Society. Her daughter, 
 Mary Elizabeth Sweet, was married to Thomas Rufty in Cal- 
 vary Church on Novembei 27, 1946. 
 
 SWICEGOOD, Mrs. Jack, became a member of Calvary 4-14-46 
 by Adult Baptism. 
 
 SWING, Alex, became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Transfer. 
 He is a member of the Brotherhood, President of the Paul 
 Sigmon Class. The Swings have three children. 
 
 SWING, Mrs. Alex, became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Trans- 
 fer. She has taught in the Vacation Church School. 
 
 STARR, Rev. C. M., became a member of Calvary 12-9-52 by 
 Transfer. Pastor 1952 to the present. 
 
 STARR, Mrs. C. M., became a member of Calvary 12-9-52 by 
 Transfer. Teacher of the Fidelia Class for one year. Mother 
 of Carol and Charles Starr. Member of the Women's Mission- 
 ary Society. 
 
 TALBERT, Thomas F., Jr., became a member of Calvary 5-24-53 
 by Confirmation. 
 
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TALBERT, Mrs. T. F., Jr., became a member of Calvary 3-30-47 
 by Adult Baptism. 
 
 TALLEY, Mrs. W. J., Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, was the former 
 Sophia Pauline Kester. She is the mother of five children: 
 Lucille Talley (Thomas), Gladys Talley, Helen Talley (Whit- 
 ley), Jeanette Talley (Easter), and Mary Frances Talley 
 (Rinehart). Mrs. Talley became a member of Calvary 4-4-26 
 by Transfer. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 THOMAS, Charles Norman, Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, is married 
 to the former Dora Geneva Leonard. He has one child, Charles 
 Norman Thomas, Jr. He became a member of Calvary 2-11-52 
 by Transfer. He is a present member of the Council. 
 
 THOMAS, Mrs. C. N, Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, became a member 
 of Calvary 2-11-52 by Transfer. She is the mother of Charles 
 Norman Thomas, Jr. 
 
 THOMAS, Charles W., became a member of Calvary 5-16-54 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 THOMAS, Mrs. Charles W., became a member of Calvary 5-16-54 
 by Transfer. 
 
 THOMAS, Frank Cleo, Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary 3-20-32 by Confirmation. He is married to 
 the former Marion Sue Carney. He is the father of one child, 
 Sandra Sue Thomas. His parents were members of Calvary. 
 He is a member of the Brotherhood. 
 
 THOMAS, Mrs. Frank Cleo, Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, was the 
 former Marian Sue Carney. She is the mother of one child, 
 Sandra Sue Thomas. She became a member of Calvary 5-25-47 
 by Adult Baptism. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 THOMAS, Dilmer Franklin, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, is married 
 to the former Lucille Talley. He is the father of three children, 
 James Franklin Thomas, Daniel Fred Thomas, and David Talley 
 Thomas. He became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Transfer. 
 
 THOMAS, Mrs. Dilmer Franklin, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, was 
 the former Lucille Talley. She is the mother of three children, 
 James Franklin Thomas, Daniel Fred Thomas, and David Talley 
 Thomas. She became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Transfer. 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society and served as its 
 Secretary in 1939. She also served as Cub Scout Den Mother 
 during the Summer of 1954. Her parents are members of Cal- 
 vary. 
 
 THOMAS, E. T., became a member of Calvary 5-28-50 by Adult 
 
 Baptism. 
 THOMAS, Mrs. E. T., became a member of Calvary 5-26-46 by 
 
 Transfer. 
 THOMAS, Daniel Fred, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, is unmarried. 
 
 He became a member of Calvary 4-6-52 by Confirmation. His 
 
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parents are members of Calvary and his maternal grandmother 
 is a member of Calvary. 
 
 THOMAS, James Franklin, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, is unmarried. 
 He became a member of Calvary 4-2-50 by Confirmation. His 
 parents are members of Calvary and his maternal grandmother 
 is a member of Calvary. 
 
 THOMAS, Milton, became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 THOMAS, Reuben F., became a member of Calvary 6-2-29 by 
 Profession of Faith. 
 
 THOMAS, Mrs. Reuben F., Route 4, Salisbury, N. C, was the 
 former Carrie Kester. She became a member of Calvary 
 6-2-29 by Profession of Faith. She is currently Treasurer of 
 Circle No. 2 and Secretary of the Ellen Cox Bible Class. She 
 is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 THOMAS, Ralph G., became a member of Calvary 3-25-51 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 THOMAS, Mrs. Ralph G.. became a member of Calvary 7-17-49 
 by Adult Baptism. She has taught in Weekday Church School 
 and Vacation Church School. 
 
 THOMAS, Ronald, became a member of Calvary 3-30-47 by Con- 
 firmation. He teaches in the Sunday School. 
 
 THOMPSON, Robert L., became a member of Calvary 3-25-45 by 
 Transfer. 
 
 THOMPSON, Mrs. Robert L., became a member of Calvary 3-25-45 
 by Transfer. 
 
 TRAVIS, Clyde R., became a member of Calvary 5-28-50 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 TREXLER, Grady Lee, became a member of Calvary 4-1-42 by 
 Adult Baptism. 
 
 TREXLER, Mrs. Grady, became a member of Calvary 3-2-52 by 
 Confirmation. She has taught in the Vacation Church School. 
 
 TREXLER, Mrs. Robert, 1003 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Jessie Loflin. She is the mother of four children, Glenn 
 A. Trexler, Grady L. Trexler, Edna Trexler (Brandt), and 
 Rebecca Ann Trexler. She became a member of Calvary 
 3-28-37 by Transfer. She is a member of the Missionary So- 
 ciety. 
 
 TREXLER, Miss Rebecca Ann, 1003 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, 
 became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 by Adult Baptism. Her 
 parents are members of Calvary. She has served as Vice- 
 President of the Catherine Von Bora Bible Class. 
 
 TRUITT, Mrs. F. S.. became a member of Calvary 1-12-47 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
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TURNER, Mrs. J. H., 710 Fourth Street, Spencer, N. C, is the 
 mother of three children, Rachel Miller Turner, Frances Eliza- 
 beth Turner, and Edna May Turner. She became a member of 
 Calvary 1-1-11 by Transfer. She was a helper in the Cradle 
 Roll Department from 1941 until 1944. She is a member of 
 the Missionary Society. 
 
 WADDELL, James A., became a member of Calvary 6-28-48 by 
 
 Confirmation. 
 WADDELL, Mrs. James A., became a member of Calvary 6-20-48 
 
 by Confirmation. 
 WADDELL, Jasper J., became a member of Calvary 6-20-48 by 
 
 Confirmation. 
 
 WADDELL, Mrs. Jasper, became a member of Calvary 4-5-31 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 WADDELL, Charles, became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 by Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 WADDELL, James A., Jr., became a member of Calvary 3-18-51 
 by Confirmation. 
 
 WAGONER, Mrs. Annie Tats, 810 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, is a widow. She is the mother of three children, Mary 
 Ellen Wagoner, Myrtle Viola Wagoner (Cook), and William 
 Henry Wagoner. She and her husband, C. T. Wagoner, became 
 members of Calvary 7-6-13 by Transfer. She has served as a 
 teacher in the Primary Department of the Sunday School; has 
 been a Choir member; and has served as assistant organist. 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 WALSER, Mrs. Jerry, 4-B Pine Hills Apartments, Salisbury, N. C, 
 was the former Barbara Chester. She is the mother of one 
 child, Daniel Edward Walser. She became a member of Cal- 
 vary 3-21 48 by Confirmation. Her parents are members of 
 Calvary. She has served with the Choir and the Luther League. 
 
 WALKER, Gilmer Albert, 416 Spencer Avenue, Spencer, N. C, is 
 unmarried. He became a member of Calvary 12-18-27 by 
 Confirmation. He served as Sunday School teacher in the 
 Senior Department from 1926 until 1937; he was President of 
 the Luther League from 1927 until 1930; and acted as janitor 
 of the church from 1926 until 1933. He donated a trailer to 
 the Scouts for Rescue Squad activities; and was Superintend- 
 ent of all the Departments of the Sunday School from 1926 
 until 1933. He was Assistant Scoutmaster from 1947 until 1948, 
 and was a member of the Scout Committee. He was President 
 of the Brotherhood in 1948. Recently, he presented Calvary 
 with a splendid organ in honor of his mother and sisters. 
 
 WALTON, Mrs. G. H., Grant Street, Spencer, N. C, was the former 
 Mary Ida Grubb. She is the mother of six children: Beulah 
 
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Mae Walton (Parks), Olene Walton (Watson), Lolene Walton 
 (Corriher), Audrey Walton (Beaver), David Woodrow Walton, 
 and Irma Lea Walton (Wilhelm). She became a member of 
 Calvary 1-18-30 by Transfer. She is a member of the Mis- 
 sionary Society. 
 
 WATKINS. James Leon, 607 South Yadkin Avenue. Spencer, N. C. 
 is married to the former Ruby Evelyn Cody. He is the father 
 of two children, Johnny Leon Watkins and Billy Ray Watkins. 
 He became a member of Calvary 10-29-39 by Transfer. He is 
 a member of the Brotherhood and has served on the Scout 
 Committee. 
 
 WATKINS, Mrs. James Leon, 607 South Yadkin Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, was the former Ruby Evelyn Cody. She became a mem- 
 ber of Calvary 10-29-39 by Transfer. She is the mother of two 
 children, Johnny Leon Watkins and Billy Ray Watkins. She 
 is a member of the Missionary Society and has served as 
 teacher in the Nursery Department of the Sunday School. 
 
 WATKINS. Johnny Leon, 607 South Yadkin Avenue. Spencer, 
 N. C, is unmarried. He became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 
 by Confirmation. He was President of the Luther League from 
 1954-1955, and is new the President of the Youth Choir. He 
 is a member of the Scout Troop and has received the "Pro 
 Deo et Patria" award. 
 
 WATSON, Mrs. E. C, 1015 Third Street, Spencer, N. C, was the 
 former Olene Walton. She became a member of Calvary 
 3-20-21 by Adult Baptism. She is the mother of two children. 
 She is a member of the Missionary Society and has served as 
 teacher in the Bible School. Her parents are members of 
 Calvary. 
 
 WATSON, Wayne, 1015 Third Street. Spencer. N. C. became a 
 member of Calvary 3-18-51 by Confirmation. His mother is 
 a member of Calvary. He is a member of the Explorer Scout 
 Post and has served as Vice-President of the Luther League. 
 
 WEANT. Charles Augustus. Route 8. Salisbury. N. C. was married 
 to the former Janie Winecoff (deceased) for 60 years. He with 
 his wife became members of Calvary in June 1917 by letter 
 of transfer. Mr. Weant has served as Sunday School Super- 
 intendent and as a member of the Church Council. He is a 
 member of the Brotherhood. 
 
 WEANT, Miss Nellie Cleeta. Route 8, Salisbury. N. C. became a 
 member of Calvary 4-4-25 by Confirmation. Her father is a 
 member of Calvary. Her mother was a member, is now de- 
 ceased. She has served as Sunday School teacher and is a 
 member of the Missionary Society. 
 
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WEANT, Miss Mary Ottilia, Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, became a 
 member of Calvary 4-20-19 by Confirmation. Her father is 
 a member of Calvary. Her mother is deceased. She has served 
 as Sunday School teacher for thirty years; was leader of the 
 Light Brigade for six years; was Chairman of the Ruth Sig- 
 man Circle for two years; and has taught Bible School for 
 ten years. She is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 WEBB, Van Buren, Jr., 109 North Rowan Avenue, Spencer, N. C, 
 is married to the former Mildred Helen Morgan. He is the 
 father of two children, Nancy Carol Webb and Michael Kent 
 Webb. He became a member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Transfer. 
 He has served as President,, as well as Vice-President and 
 Secretary of the Sigmon Bible Class. He is a member of the 
 Brotherhood. He served as Chairman of Cub Scouts in 1954 
 and Secretary of the Cubs in 1955. 
 
 WEBB, Mrs. Van Buren, Jr., 109 North Rowan Avenue, Spencer, 
 N. C, was the former Mildred Helen Morgan. She became a 
 member of Calvary 4-5-36 by Transfer. She is the mother of 
 two children, Nancy Carol Webb and Michael Kent Webb. She 
 has served as Sunday School teacher in the Primary and Junior 
 Departments and has worked in the Bible School and Children 
 of the Church. She has also helped with the Christmas pro- 
 grams. Mrs. Webb was President of the Dorcas Bible Class 
 in 1939 and President of the Fidelia Bible Class in 1948. Also, 
 she is a member of the Missionary Society. 
 
 WEINEL, Mrs. W. H, Sr., became a member of Calvary 1-31-37 
 by Transfer. 
 
 WHEELER, Mrs. Robert, became a member of Calvary 4-16-33 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 WHITE, E. T., became a member of Calvary 5-18-47 by Confirma- 
 tion. He is Superintendent of the Adult Department, a mem- 
 ber of the Brotherhood, and has served on the Church Council. 
 
 WHITE, Mrs. E. T., became a member of Calvary 4-1-34 by Con- 
 firmation. She is a member of the Women's Missionary Society. 
 She has taught in Vacation Church School, and has held offices 
 in the Fidelia Class. 
 
 WHITLEY, J. A., Route 8, Salisbury, N. C, became a member of 
 Calvary 12-21-41 by Transfer. Father of Joseph, Jr., Elaine, 
 Karen and Walter Whitley. 
 
 WHITLEY, Mrs. J. A., became a member of Calvary 4-1-34 by 
 Adult Baptism. She is a member of the Women of the Church 
 and was a Circle Secretary for one year. Her mother is a 
 member of the congregation. 
 
 WHITLEY, Joseph A., Jr., became a member of Calvary 6-6-54 
 by Confirmation. He serves as Den Chief, member of the 
 
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Youth Choir and Vice-President ot the Luther League. He is 
 working on the "Pro Deo et Patria" award. 
 
 WILHELM, C. D.. Grant Street. Spencer. N. C, is married to the 
 former Irma Lee Walton. He is the father of one child. Hilda 
 Lee Wilhelm. He became a member of Calvary 12-19-48 by 
 Confirmation. He has served as Sunday School teacher, as 
 Church Councilman. Assistant Scoutmaster, and as a member 
 of the Scout Committee. He is also a member of the Church 
 Brotherhood. 
 
 WILHELM. Mrs. C. D.. Grant Street, Spencer, N. C. was the former 
 Irma Lee Walton. Her parents were members of Calvary and 
 she, herself, became a member at the age of thirteen on 4-10-38 
 by Confirmation. She has served as Sunday School teacher 
 and is a member of the Missionary Society. She is the mother 
 of one child, Irma Lee Wilhelm. 
 
 WOOD. Mrs. J. Dan. became a member of Calvary 4-20-24 by 
 Confirmation. 
 
 ZINGARELLI, Mrs. Genaro. became a member of Calvary 4-2-39 
 by Confirmation. Mrs. Zingarelli was the former Allie Weinel. 
 
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THE BAPTIZED MEMBERSHIP OF CALVARY EVANGELICAL 
 LUTHERAN CHURCH, SPENCER, N. C. 
 
 The following are baptized, but not confirmed: 
 
 Juanita Burch 
 Charles Ray 
 James Chester 
 Catherine Chester 
 Linda Leonard 
 Jasper Waddell, Jr. 
 Elaine Whitley 
 Michael Webb 
 Carl Bingham 
 Wayne Smith 
 Aubrey Smith 
 Edward Grissom 
 Rebecca Leonard 
 Jimmie Adams 
 James Butner 
 Susan Lassiter 
 Mary Evelyn Barger 
 Billy Watkins 
 Karen Whitley 
 Nancy Webb 
 Jenia Fargis 
 Donald Cartner 
 Wayne Adams 
 David Barger 
 Thomas White 
 William Bingham 
 John Miller 
 Brenda Artz 
 Linda Artz 
 Marilyn Lowder 
 Thomas Leonard 
 Hilda Wilhelm 
 Constance Ketchie 
 Clyde Baker 
 Madelyn Kimball 
 Billie Ray Barger 
 Linda Easter 
 Niki Corriher 
 Linda Parks 
 David Adams 
 David Thomas 
 Robert Barnett 
 Thomas Eller 
 
 Marilyn Swing 
 George Thomas 
 Tammara Thomas 
 Patricia Artz 
 Judy Keller 
 Beverly Butner 
 Alan Simmerson 
 Jeffrey Burton 
 Ralph Thomas 
 Fred Brown 
 James Parks 
 Steven Waddell 
 Walter Whitley 
 Ben David Hale 
 Thomas Swing 
 John Sparger 
 Michael Corriher 
 Sandra Thomas 
 Diana Adams 
 Carol Starr 
 Paul A. Cruse, Jr. 
 Joan Bingham 
 Richard Simmerson 
 Steven Lowder 
 Mary Alice Barnett 
 Cynthia Adams 
 Sheila Parks 
 Michaelene Leonard 
 Jane Harrison 
 Martha Swing 
 Walter Schwanke 
 Daniel Thomas 
 Grady Trexler, Jr. 
 Steffen Trexler 
 Glen Thomas 
 Dennis Corriher 
 Lisa Bingham 
 Daniel Bingham 
 Susan Heilig 
 Thomas Talbert 
 Ralph Cruse 
 Charles Starr 
 Billy Harrison, Jr. 
 
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Joyce Shoaf Jerre Bowles, III 
 
 Nancy Thomas Wm. T. Hatoway 
 
 Karen Kitchens 
 
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