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Publication
Statesville, NC: The Brady Printing Company, [1948]
Physical description
72 p.; 24 cm
Notes
[Note: This copy was deaccessioned from the Library of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, VA.]
INTRODUCTION:
It was at the request of the session and some members of Thyatira that I undertook to write this history. Without their expressed wishes and encouragement I would not have thought of undertaking it. A glance at the authorities consulted will give some intimation of the amount of work involved, but it has been a work of love.
The ties that bind me to Thyatira are very strong. First of all I am indebted to the Church for all that it has done for me and meant to me personally. And then there are strong family ties. I remember when my father and mother and their seven children sat together in the church Sunday after Sunday. In due time all seven of those children united with Thyatira on profession of their faith. My grandmother, Elizabeth Fisher Lingle and her nine children were also members of Thyatira. Many of these loved ones
sleep in the old cemetery.
Although I am wholly responsible for what has been written in this history, I am greatly indebted to many others for the assistance they have given me. The pastor and a number of the members of the church furnished valuable information. Later they read the completed manuscript and made helpful suggestions. Dr. Thomas H. Spence, Director of the Historical Foundation at Montreat, North Carolina, furnished valuable information from historical records that I do not have. Mr. William D. Kizziah, Register of Deeds of Rowan County, searched out and copied records on file in his office. Later he graciously read the manuscript and suggested helpful additions. Dr. Chalmers Davidson, Professor of History in Davidson College, and Director of the Library, also read the manuscript, and made a number of suggestions. I make mention of all these not only because they helped and encouraged me, but also because they thereby rendered a real service to the Church.
This book is published with the hope and prayer that the past history of the Church may be an inspiration to the present generation, and to generations to come.
W.L.L [Walter Lee Lingle]
CONTENTS:
Chapter I.
The Formative Years.
Chapter II.
From the Division to the Centennial.
Chapter III.
Centennial, Civil War, Reconstruction.
Chapter IV.
The New Era.
INTRODUCTION:
It was at the request of the session and some members of Thyatira that I undertook to write this history. Without their expressed wishes and encouragement I would not have thought of undertaking it. A glance at the authorities consulted will give some intimation of the amount of work involved, but it has been a work of love.
The ties that bind me to Thyatira are very strong. First of all I am indebted to the Church for all that it has done for me and meant to me personally. And then there are strong family ties. I remember when my father and mother and their seven children sat together in the church Sunday after Sunday. In due time all seven of those children united with Thyatira on profession of their faith. My grandmother, Elizabeth Fisher Lingle and her nine children were also members of Thyatira. Many of these loved ones
sleep in the old cemetery.
Although I am wholly responsible for what has been written in this history, I am greatly indebted to many others for the assistance they have given me. The pastor and a number of the members of the church furnished valuable information. Later they read the completed manuscript and made helpful suggestions. Dr. Thomas H. Spence, Director of the Historical Foundation at Montreat, North Carolina, furnished valuable information from historical records that I do not have. Mr. William D. Kizziah, Register of Deeds of Rowan County, searched out and copied records on file in his office. Later he graciously read the manuscript and suggested helpful additions. Dr. Chalmers Davidson, Professor of History in Davidson College, and Director of the Library, also read the manuscript, and made a number of suggestions. I make mention of all these not only because they helped and encouraged me, but also because they thereby rendered a real service to the Church.
This book is published with the hope and prayer that the past history of the Church may be an inspiration to the present generation, and to generations to come.
W.L.L [Walter Lee Lingle]
CONTENTS:
Chapter I.
The Formative Years.
Chapter II.
From the Division to the Centennial.
Chapter III.
Centennial, Civil War, Reconstruction.
Chapter IV.
The New Era.