ONE HUNDRED YEARS HISTORY: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SILER CITY, NC, May 17, 1889-May 17, 1989 by Murray M. Andrew (286.175659/A23) Page: 21

Rev. Richard Speight Fountain 1893 - 1941

Richard S. Fountain was born in August 8,1893 inTarboro, North Carolina, and was the son of Grigg M. T. FOWltain and Sarah Bryon Fountain. He was a graduate of Wake Forest College and the Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He was ordained as a minister in Warren County, North Carolina March 30, 1913.

Rev. R. S. Fountain was married in 1917 to Lisha Coburn, and they were the parents of three children: Grigg Thompson Fountain, Mrs. Billy (Anna Fountain) Reid, and Richard Speight FOWltain, lr.

Other than the First Baptist Church of Siler City, Rev. FOWltain served at least one other pastorate in Bishopville, South Carolina.

Deacons

Rev. R. S. Fountain The term deacon in the New Testament means minister or servant. The duties of deacons include responsibility for the temporal affairs of

lhe church, the pastoral care and counseling of sick needy members, and working with the pastor in implement­ing the general work of the church in both its material and spiritual areas.

Deacons should be elected from among men who have proved themselves\ faithful to Christ and the Christian calling in the ministry of the church.

Deacons in our church were first nominated by the minister or deacon board members and elected by the church as life-time deacons. Four deacons had been elected previously and three were serving as they entered their first church home. According to the minutes the following elections took place between 1895 aud 1930.

Year Deacons

1899 Dr. J. D. Edwards 1915 C. N. Bray W. A. Teague J. C. Lane

R. G. Edwards 1908 A. W. Jordan

M. J. Boling 1919 R. O. Welch C. L. Brower

1913 R. H.Dixon Fred Paschal

1930 E. H. Jordan C. B. Thomas J. L. Duncan C. R. Elkins J. A. Dark H. A. Richardson

Messengers to the Sandy Creek Association

Messengers are nominated by the church's nominating committee and elected by the church. Their respon­sibility is to carry reports to and from the, Association and to be voting members on any issue brought before the convention.

The messengers elected by our church from 1895 to 1930 were:

1895 W. A. Teague, D. L. Webster, S. S. Smith 1896 W. A. Teague, D. L. Webster 1897 D. L. Webster, W. A. Teague, A. W. Jordan 1898 J. D. Edwards, A. M. Moore, D. L. Webster 1899 J. L. Griffin, C. N. Bray, W. T. Smith 1900 J. N. Peoples, D. L. Webster, J. L. Griffm 1901 C. N. Bray, J. W. Sears 1902 Claude Smith, J. L. Griffin, A. W. Jordan 1903 D. L. Webster, W. B. Gilmore, W. A. Teague 1904 J. C. Lane, C. N. Bray, S. S. Smith 1905 H. O. Vestal, J. C. Lane, T. F. Overman 1906 D. R. Sears, A. W. Jordan, C. N. Bray 1907 D. L. Webster, A. W. Jordan 1908 D. L. Webster, H. O. Vestal, T. F. Overman 1909 R. H. Dixon, M. J. Boling, L. S. Straughan 1910 James Sears 1911 W. A. Headen, R. H. Dixon, E. H. Jordan 1912 M. J. Boling, D. L. Webster, C. N. Bray 1913 E. H. Jordan, R. H. Dixon, Polk Webster

1914 M. J. Boling, R. H. Dixon, J.W. Webster 1915 W. A. Headen, J. C. Lane 1916 C. N. Bray 1917 R. H. Dixon, M. J. Boling, H. A. Richardson 1918 C. N. Bray, R. H. Dixon, J. Dan Dorsett 1919 C. N. Bray, J. Q. Seawell 1920 Rev. W. O. Johnson 1921 Miss Bessye Caviness, R. S. Lane, W. A. Headen,

Mrs. C. L. Brower 1922 W. C. Teague, C. N. Bray, Mrs. R. H. Dixon 1923 V. M. Dorsett, W. A. Headen, Miss Bessye Caviness 1924 R. F. Paschal, E. H. Jordan, R. C. Rollins, Mrs. C. N. Bray

Mrs. J. C. Cheek, Mrs. H. A. Richardson 1925 Mrs. T. A. Bums, Mrs. C. N. Bray, L. P. Dixon 1926 Mrs. J. C. Cheek, J. Q. Seawell, C. B. Thomas, V. M. Dorsett 1927 J. Q. Seawell, L. P. Dixon, Mrs. L. P. Dixon 1928 V. M. Dorsett, J. A. Dark, Mrs. J. A. Dark, J. C. Cheek, Mrs.

J. C. Cheek, Mrs. J. C. Canipe 1929 V. M. Dorsett, J. A. Dark, Mrs. J. A. Dark, Mrs. J. C. Canipe

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BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs.

1. NAME ;It) l.t tI /A/ III ,72'CI &A- R J r (Last) ( irst)

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Father's occupation ~AW)I e R Mother's occupation Ndth ell

4. BROTHERS J ( I ) List full names and year of birth _______ (Living or dec~) Number

5. SISTERS ( t.) List full names and year of bir.th (Living or dec~ Number

6. CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE: (Please list each residence of 3 years duration or more, up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (RI; town under 2500 pop. (T); city 2500 or more pop. (e). Check one.

ROT 0 C D ______________________ ROT 0 C D ______________________ ROT 0 C D _______________________ ROT 0 C D ______________________

7. EDUCATION: Grammar school: Graduate? Yes (v(No ( ) Year graduated _________

High school: Graduate? Yes (v( No ( ) Year graduated ,

School attended: utA k ~ F (j a e oS' r E c , (Name) ~ (Place) ~tate)

(Whether graduate or not; if more than one was attended, show the last one.)

College: Years attended: None ( ) One ( ) 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ~ Whether graduated or not, list college(s) attended: (EXAMPLE: 19350 '38) ~

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Graduate-level: List college(s), se marY(les), etc. attended; earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

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8. SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION RECEIVED: (Honorary degrees, such as: D.D., Howard College, 1948; citations, such as: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1939; honorary positions, such as: "Man of the Year"-Pryor, Okla., 1943; etc.)

9. MARITAL INFORMATION: Rirthdate Place of Marriage Date of of Spouse (Town and State) Marriage!-is.'h,·

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Number of children ( ). List their full names and birthdates: (an example of a married daughter would be: Mrs. John Alan (Mary Lou) Ross, 3-7-1918)

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11. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE:

Conversion (A) Baptism (Date) (Church) (Location of Church)(Date) ge

List any church, other than Baptist, with which formerly affiliated

Ordained as: Minister ( v) Deacon ( Other -cr---------;--------­

/h7IDl~_I,j :3 () If I :3 jA!ti II. he II (.6I.t tJ f-ll N" c.,lffa'red~ned) (Church) (Place) (State)

12. LOCAL CHURCH ACTIVITY, UNSALARIED (Place the number of years service, in the space provided, for each office ever held.)

Gen. Supt.. Dept. Supt.. Teacher. List below other Other Offices Director. President

Director. Circle Chm.

Counselor. Sponsor.

offices or service, such as: Sec.• (give number of years service)

Leader Assoc. Supt.. etc. Deacon -- Ch. Treas. -Trustee - - Ch. Library - -

Usher ._-- Ch. Recreation ___

S.S. Ch. Clerk - ­ Choir Mem. - -Other - - Choir Direc. - - .

T.U. Ch. Committee Chm._ _ _

List completed Study Course diplomasV.B.S. (Indicate related organizations. such

as: S.S.• T.U .. etc.)

Broth.

W.M.U. - ­

13. DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE, UNSALARIED. (Please list positions held in Baptist associations, conventions (state or Southern), national and world-wide organizations, such as; moderator, president, clerk, trustee, board, commission or committee members; etc.) Example: S.S. Superintendent Bethel Association Kentucky 1942-1944

(Position) (Organization . board . agency. etc.) ISlate) (Dale)

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14. TO BE FILLED OUT ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, IN SAL­ARIED CHURCH-RELATED VOCATIONS. (Including pastors, denominational work­ers, missionaries, ministers of education and music, church secretaries, faculty members or employees of Baptist institutions. agencies, etc.) TYPE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE: List all positions of such service with one or more years of durat.ion; check F (full-time) or P (part-time). Examples:

( Position) (C hurch , agency, area, institution, place of service) (Date of service)

F D P 0 1. pastor County Line Baptist Church, Turkey Creek, La. 1925-1929

F[KI PO 2. mIsSIOnary Ogbomosho, Nigeria, W. Africa 1930-1952

FO P[JJ' :B/5h~v/l/e S, c F D PO

F D PO

FOP 0 F D P D F D P D FOP 0 F D P D F D PO

FOP 0 F D PO FOP D

15. OTHER TYPES OF RELIGIOUS SERVICE: (In associations, assemblies, colleges, con­ventions (state or Southern), national or world-wide meetings, such as: speaker, music · director, committee chairman, etc.)

(Positioni (Place of Service) (Date of Service)

16. AUTHORSHIP (Include books, booklets, lesson courses or curriculum material, and tracts) (Hook, item. etc.) I Publisher) IDate pUblished)

17. CLUB OR GROUP MEMBERSHIP: (Service organizations, fraternal, P.T.A., Civic, etc.) List important positions of leadership held

18. HOBBIES AND LEISURE INTERESTS: Others ____________________Favorite ------------------------­

19. PUBLIC SERVICE: (Military, educational, political, etc. not previously listed) ____

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The information for items #1-19 has been filled in by______________ Mailing address _____________________

Sources used in compiling the information are: (Example: personal knowledge; minutes, Cal­vary Baptist Church, Wisner, La.; Court Records, Copiah County, Miss.; etc.)

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