The First Colored Baptist Church in North America; Constituted at Savannah, Georgia, January 20, A.D. 1788, with Biographical Sketches of the Pastors - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... of the finance committee, accompanied by an appeal for aid, which was printed and distributed to the citizens. Several of the best-known members and friends were then given books, with the name of the church printed thereon, to canvass the city among their friends. As one set would come in and report their success, another would follow. Many of the societies of the city among our people also made donations from their treasuries, and nearly every member of the church contributed such amount as he or she was able. We have received from the clerk of the church the following itemized statement: SUBSCRIBERS PAYING FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH. U. L. Houston $10.00 Cato Jackson 29.00 J. Julian 5.00 T. Alston 2.00 R. Dudley 5.00 L. Rutlege 5.00 Geo. Mack 10.00 W. H. Royal 14.00 S. Jones 9.00 H.Cook 11.00 Wm. Sheftall 15.00 A. Barnard 1.00 R. P. Williams 10.00 Isaac Bacon 6.00 H. R. Brown 16.00 J. Bryant $4.00 R. Wicks 13.00 P. Johnson 25.00 J. Ancrum 2.00 C. Latson 34.00 J. Candler 20.00 H. E. Clark 19.00 H. R. Rahn 17.00 Robert Herb 6.00 Mrs. J. A. Natall 5.00 S. Jones 14.00 A. T. Jackson 23.50 James Beal 32.00 Polado Jackson 12.00 Pulaski Cooper 10.00 Lewis Thomas $9.00 Mary Ann Wicks 60 Miley Jackson 8.50 Silvia Reid 2.00 Charlotte Goodwin 25 Stephen Riley 8.00 Harriet Riley 5.00 Howard Williams 2.00 Noble Gray 2.00 Susan Houston 2.00 Ellen Rahn 3.00 Charlotte Dallas 2.00 Mary Ann Roberts 2.00 James Candler 2.00 Peggy Porter 12.00 Emma Tolbert $4.00 Oliver Poster 3.00 R. Stord 10.00 G. Wright 7.50 John Bruen 9.00 Adam Sheftall 25 Susan Gardner 2.00 Sarah Sayers 18.00 Mariah Hargraves 8.00 Eugenia Hooker 20.00 Margaret Candler 10.00 Francis Stard 8.50 Edward Stevens 12.00 J. L. James 2.00 By Cash 2.30 SUBSCRIBERS PAYING ONE DOLLAR PER MONTH. Sarah...
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- PublisherTheClassics.us
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230242317
- ISBN 13 9781230242316
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages56
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