tist Minister Cites -- Cause, Cure Of Alcohol~

Dr. J. Roy Robinson, pastor muntty and is a source of much ~ trouble of a domestic n at u r • • of the Fir.'iit Baptist; church, and ls a factor in many cases in

Hickory, and vice president of court. It is my opinion that the Interdenominational Pas- alcoholic beverages are involv­ tor' s Conference, spoke to the ed either directly or indirectly pastors at their January meet- in between 50 to 60 per cent of ing Monday morning on the sub- the cases we handle'." ject of "Alcohol, Its Cost, Cause, Mary Gaither Whitener, Judge · and CUre." . Hickory Municipal and Juvenile

, The following is a part of his Courts, stated: 1 m~.ssage: . . " 'Since the jurisdiction of

Alcohol is a costly thing .. It the Juvenile court ends with the ~ot only costs those wh. o d\ik 16th birthday of the child, there 1t,. but also those who do ot are relatively few cases of'. drink. As a matter of fact, ' drunkenness among children un­ cohol has rai.sed the cost of al- der 16 years of age, although. most everything we buy or sell. there have been cases of drink- "Dri~~erg consumed a ;re~ord ing by children from 12 to 15

273 m1!110n gallons of. d1stilled years of age. However, in Juve­ spirits last year according to the nile court the effects of drinking Licensed Beverage Industries, by one or more of the parents Inc. This ii; an increase of 13 in the homes is definitely evi­ million gallons over 1963. ·This dent in the lives and conduet of alcohol cost more than $12 bil- the children. The court has · lion which equals $33 million found that drinking leads to a per day; or one and a half mil- laxness in discipline and over­ Iion dollars per hour; or $230,000 seeing of children, and that the • per minute. children consequently do as they "But, there are other costs be- please. Children become re- .

gides just the purchasing of this bellious when they see constant alcohol. For example, life Insur- drinking, and show little respect ance,city, county, state and fed- for adult authority, since a child era! taxes are all higher because uses his parents as an example of alcohol. of adult authority. "One of the greatest lies of " 'Wh!Je we are limited in our

those in favor of the sale of al- power to help the alcoholic .• we coho! is that there is a great quite often try to persuade him profit in it. Take a look at our to go to a state or private hos- , police records. I do not have pita! or other institution spe­ the time to call to your atten- cializing in treatment of alcohol­ tlon the tremendous cost in suf- ism. In cases of financial need, • fering, s o r r o w, heartache, families are referred to the Wel­ zhame, loss or work, health and fare Department. We attempt lo often the soul, work with doctors, ministers, "I know it i11 true that every- and family guidance counselon

one who drinks does not be- in helping alcoholics. We realize come an alcoholic but many do. that road sentences, fines, and

Cites Attorne~ General costs are not the solution to this Stanley Mock, the attorney increasing social problem.'

general of the state of California, "Th Cause Of Alcohol h has said that 85 per cent of the ere .are many causes w y 17,000 juvenile delinquents in his pe.ople. drmk. A few '.'-re peo.ple custody in California Youth Au- think It is smart, business p1.e11- thority got theh· start ! r 0 m su res, an .unhappy home life. drinking. trymg to . live too fast and too " 'The Knoxville Story' is a loose, trying to get away from d ill t tl f h th reality, not wanting to face the goo I us ra ion o ow e facts of life and living, because

truth can be. preverte.d and sub- of the large amount of money verted .tor evil and hemous en.els. that is spent to advertise alcohol Knoxville, was a God-fearmg in the leading newspapers, city where liquor was n?t allo.w. magazines. plus radio and tele­ ed to be sold. Ves.ted liquor in- vision, and because of the place terests made all kmds of prom- movies and television have giv­ ises about how better things en it. would be if liquor was legalized Cures Given and if it was openly sold on the "People w ill tell you that the streets and in the stores and modern ABC store. the open bar, in the market places. They came the buy it by the drink store, 111 with their usual misrepresenta- the cure, but these past years tions concerning the outlawing haven proven that this is not of bootlegging, the increase in true. prosperity and the reduction of "I personally think the cure taxes. of this great problem o( alcohol• "What actually happened? The can best be found in these ways:

American Business Men's Re- "The first cure is more Chris­ search Foundation of Chicago tians. Yes, a real genuine spiri­ made a survey of the city of tual conversion. There are too Knoxville and this is. what they many church members within found. Retail sales m the city the membership of our church­ decreased four per cent the year ~s who drink. I cannot believe liquor came in. Traffic deaths that a real genuine s i n c e r ~ due to liquor rose 312 per cent; Christian person. who is trying bootlegging rose 250 per cent; to pattern his life after Christ, murder ro3e 37 per cent; rob- will drink or will become an al­

/ bery rose 47 per cent; bur;;:lary coholic from drinking. rose 96 per cent; rape rose 315 "I know some of you will say per cent; assault rose 86 per that this is just 'preacher talk' cent; larceny rose 49 per cent; but trv it and see if it does not

I teen-age drinking rose an unbe- work. 'The alcoholic and the real lievable percent. Christian cannot mix any more

I "How much did alcohol cost than water and gasoline. North Carolina in 1962? We had Another cure is more Chris- to spend $20 to get one dollar lian p a r e n t s and Christian liquor revenue. The total revenue tomes. was $33,478,825 while the esti-1 "When you see beautiful, mated cost to the public was many-colored pictures adverti!!­ $699,799,700. ing strong cl r i n k remember, "The following- reports . are I there ar·e other pictures in real

.~iven by the heads of the Judi- life which the liquor crowd nev- cial departments of Hickory: er publish. "Cyril L. Hammer. Chief of "They say that more than

Police, stated, in part: 50 per cent of all our young peo- " 'Alcohol is involved in many ple take their first drink in their

of our house calls where the po- own homes and have drinking lice cannot act because they parents; tnerefore, Christian are not in a public place. Alco- parents and Christian homes are ho! plays a role in other crimes a great cure and even better, such as murder, manslaughter, a great preventative. rape, robbery, assaults, bur- "Another cure is more work gla1·,v. b1·eakin,I!' and entering, hy those that have been victims larceny, auto thf'lls and others. 1 of the drink habit, even alcohol-

Increase In Youths I i<:s, and have been able to over "'There is an increase in come it and win the victory.

our younger citizens drinking These men and women could do in recent year3. The age group an excellent job after they have with the largest increase is 17, experienced its terrible conse­ with 23 arrested last year in- quence. If they would give more side the city of Hickory. It is lime to pre':'enting others from a violation of the la\\' foi· any- tec-0111111(! v1ct11rn; and help1~g one to sell or rvcn givf' intoxi- othel's who are already its v1c- cants to anyone under thr age tim~. . of J.8. · I T h e Alcohol1cs Anonymous "'The average number of ;::roups are do1111r an excellent~

I arrests of 16 year olds over the I job, but people often drop out past six year~ \s nine per year. of the orgamzation when they The average number of arrests think the battle is won." of 17 vear olds over the p'lst - ~

/six ye~rs is l2 per year. The a veni~e number of 'l'Tcsts of \8 vrar olds over the past six yca.1·~ is 20 per year. I "Donald E. Greene. l'oliri\.or.

Hickory Municipal Court, said: "'During 1964, we tried 6,621

cases in the Hickory Municipal court. Of these cases, I would judge that between 30 to 40 per cent involved alcoholic bever­ ages in a direct way. Lasl year we tried on the average of 150 (

t cases of public drunkenness ;i.nc! I 20 cases of driving under lhe I influence each and eYery month. Alcoholic beverages were involv­ ed either directly in most of 1.he domestic matters before the court. These would include non­ support cases, assault on female cases; also in cases of affrays,

1 assaults with deadly weapons,. resi~ting arrests. and other as­ saults. " 'Although we keep no stalis­

lics, it is my observation that , drinking among teen-agers has increased in recent years. par­ ticularly among 16 and 17-year-

' olds. We have been• trying an increasing number in these age groups for public drunkenness, even though it is against the law for th em to purchase alcoholic beverages. or for anyone to sell, serve, or give alcoholic bever­ ages to anyone under the age of 18.

Many Alcoholics "'There is a large number

of alcoholics in our community, and for every one there is an. other who is on the verge of be­ coming an alcoholic and still an· other behind him who drink' too much. Drinking alcoholic bevera_ges has become a very real social problem in our com-

First-Haptist At Drexel Re~ins Revival

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Dr. J. Roy Robinson, pastor of the First Baotist Church of Hick­ ory, will lead in revival services beginning Sunday and continue through Friday. Dr. Robinson is a native of

South Carolina and has been pas­ tor of the First Baptist Church of Hickory since 1962. He has held many im oortant positions in the Southern Baptist Conven­ tion, and in 1937, was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree . from Furman University. Those in the Drexel area with­

out any church affiliation are particularly invited to the ser­ vices each evening. The Sunday evening worship

service begins at 7 o'clock. Mon-: av through Friday the service 1

vill begin at 7:30. I

McGILL ST .. BAPTIST

~-A-THE CONCORD TRIBUNE Sunday, April 17, 1966

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Area Churchs Revival services WI 1 be held t McGill Street Baptist Church eginning tonight and continu­ ng at 7:30 nightly throughout he coming week. Each morning at 7 o'cloc

{I'uesday through Friday l'louth Breakfast will be held fo high school young people in th church recreation building. Guest speaker and evangelis

will be the Rev. Dr. J. Roy1

Robinson, pastor of First Bap-: tist Church, Hickory. I Dr. Robinson is a native of

Gaffney, S. C .. and a graduate' of Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his Doctor of Di­

vinity degree from Furman in 1957. In addition to pastorates in

South Carolina, Virginia, Ken­ tucky and North Carolina, he served as student union secre­ tary of the Florida State Bap­ tist Convention Jor three years. The R v, Em t P. Russell is

pastor £\£ cGil Street Church.

ethany Younq People To Hear Dr. Robinson Dr. J. Roy Robinson, pastor

of the First Baptist church of Hickory, will speak to the young people of Bethany Luth­ eran church Sunday on "The , Doctrines and Practices of the Baptist Church." \ Dr. Robinson, speaking at the :

6 p.m meeting, will feature the , first in a series of presentations on the doctrines of other denom- ,

'inations. The Octiber series also will be highlighted by a visit to 1 the Jewish Temple Beth-el at Charlotte. Refreshments will be served

at Su9day's meeting. J nenaerson'71lle 'Tunes-News ~ecord

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SE:P291966

oday's Minister Faces Many T esfs ays Pastor

The Rev. Dr. J, Roy Robinson, the chief attributes he consld­ pastor of the First Baptist ers essential In today's minister. I church, of Hickqr¥:..Y; 1 He spoke, in part, as follows: ident or the Hickory Ministerial ''First-Today's minister is a I Association, accepted the chal- called minister. I lenge and measured up to the "I say this becanse I do not occasion, today, as pinch-hitter believe that under present cir-1 and guest speaker at the week- cumstances and conditions, Jy Rotary Club luncheon meet· many men would continue to be I ing. ministers unless they deeply and The Rev. Mr. Robinson took sincerely felt that God had

for his topic: "Today's Minister, called them into this work. Of­ in Today's World." In this con-1 ten a m.inister feels that t'tle· -vection he opened his remarks (Continued on Page 36) by stating: , "I sometimes think that most j

people feel that the present day minister has very little to do J and that most of his time is spent enjoying g<l'i.f and having fellowship with his church mem-1 bership around a table filled I with delightful food. However, I this is not always true." i The Rev. Mr. Robinson listed

"ive things he intended to stress, n connection with his idea of

TODAY'S MINISTER FACES (Continued from Page One)

world and it• powers are too much for him and hi• task is too great; but then he remem­ bers that God has called him for this tremendous task and he takes new hope and faith. "Second-Today's minister is

a commanded minister. "There are many demands

upon today's ministers. Physi­ cal, social, financial and spirit­ ual demands. These commands demand more time, talent and thought than he has In his pos­ •ession. The average church member commands his pastor to be a good preacher, teacher, pastor, administrator, counsel­ lor, visitor, lawyer, social work­ er, family guidance specialist, philosopher, lecturer, scholar, janitor, entertainer, etc.

"Then often, after spending many, many late hours prepar­ ing sermona to preach on the Lord's Holy Day to those people who find it convenient to come to their church on Sunday, be~ cause they have no other en­ gagement or activity for this weekend holiday, he hears some member say, 'What a good posi­ tion to have-only one hour of work each week.' "Third - Today'• mlnlner II

a confused minister. "Li1ten, after trying- to be a

minister for more than thirty years, I think I a.m more con­ fused today than any day of my enti~·e ministry. Thi• is truly a confused generation and even those of us who try to lead others are confused about what to do and how to do it. The things we did a generation ago that we thought were right and righteous, we are told today a.re wrong and even 11inful. "Fourth-Today's minister ill

a co-operating minister, "I believe there is more co­

operation among the ministers today than any day in my generati?n. For example, the fellowship that exists between the various churches today. Just

llf: Sunday evening, I was hl­ vited to speak on the Baptist Faith and Doctrine in a large Lutheran church in this city. It was a. very profitable meeting for all of us. Then this Friday evening, the ministers and the physicians of Catawba county are having a joint meeting to discuss their professions as they work together to serve their people. The ministers and the church are co-operating in com­ munity programs and projects, such as the United Fund Boy and Girl Scout work, 'blood bank, etc. "Fitth-Today'1 minister i1 a

confident minister. "Maybe not so much in him­

self, but in his call and cause. God has answered enough of 1

his prayer11 to prove to him that He is not dead. Christ has saved enough people to assure them that He continues to be the One and Only Saviour in this world. "The Church has given com­

fort and blessings to enough people to prove its value and purpose." Dr. Wilmer Jenkins introduc­

ed the gueet 1peaker, the Rev. Mr. Robinson, whom he praised for having agreed to •peak, in fflling the emergency. There were only two 'risiting

Rotarian• today: Hal Hutehin­ son, of Dilworth club, Charlotte; and John Carper, of the States­ ville club.

Letter From Sweden A letter from Falke Elander,

of Karlstad-Tingvalla, Sweden, recalled his visit in Hickory at the local club on September 8. He again thanked the Hickory Rotarians for their fellowship, and sent along a club banner of the Swedish chapter. Secretary George Warlick re­

ported two donations to the Rotary International Founda­ tion from Hickory Rotarians, in memory of the late W. Marvin (Mutt) Reese, who passed on a week ago.

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Revival By

Service Set Newton Baptists

The First Baptist Church of Newton will engage in a series of revival services beginning Sunday, April 7 at the morn­ ing worship hour and continu­ ing through Friday night, April 12, led by Dr. J. Roy Robinson, pastor, First Bap­ tist Church, Hickory. Dr. Rob­ inson is a native of Gaffney, S. C., and is a graduate of Furman University. He re­ ceived his Master's degree from the University of Florida and his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. More re­ cently he received his Doc­ torate of Divinity degree from Furman University and the Alumni Citation A ward from Gardner Webb College. His public ministry includes

being named to serve as Flori­ da Baptist Student Union Sec­ retary; pastor of First Bap­ tist Church, Shepherdsville, Kentucky; Vinton Baptist

) Church, Vinton, Virginia; - -- - . e First Baptist Church, Greer '"""w"". i<Mr;'t/,,.R,f,klv S. C.; Citadel Square Baptisf Newt~ Observer & News- r is

North W11ksboro: ournal Patroit ; Church, Charleston, S. C. an Oxford Ledger presently, pastor of First Bap- Pilot Mountain News tist Church, Hickory since Pittsboro, Chatham Record

Plymouth: Roanoke Beacon 1962. Raeford, News- Journal

De. Robinson is well knowr :•·•"" ~·'-• f . in Baptist circles for his man} -;h ~

I ministerial activities. He ha: 1v. 196 served on various college anc () DP . seminary trustee boards, state and southwide committees

I and spoken on several State, Southern Baptist Convention and Ridgecrest programs. He instituted the North Green­ ville Baptist Assembly of South Carolina and has served as vice president of the Soutl Carolina Baptist State Con­ vention on two occasions; vice chairman of the General Board of the State Conven­ tion and was named as one of the original co-chairmen of the newly proposed Baptist College of South Carolina. Dr. Robinson has spent time

abroad visiting all Baptist 1\fission Stations in Europe apd the near East covering a distance of 18,000 miles. He is further noted as a writer for his denomination and other international religious papers. Having been at the Hickory

church six years, he has led in building a new educational building at a cost of $865,000.00; also, the establishment and construction of a new mission church in the greater Hickory area which has now become self supporting and full time.

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Dr. J. Roy Robinson According\ to the pastor,

the Reverend J. L. Bryson, Jr. the public is cordially in­ vited to attend each service. The nursery will be open during each service for child­ ren three years and under.

Sunday, April 7 has been designated as High Attend­ ance Day in the Sunday School and Training Union. The super­ intendent of the Sunday School is Donald Adams and the di­ rector of the Training Union is Ralph Kirby. Both are op­ timistic and believe their. units will go well over their goals. Also, beginning on Mon­ day night 210 people have committed themselves, 42 nightly, to serve as "Pew Captains," having as their objective to fill one pew for one night only. The music will be under the direction of Rev­ erend Tom Lundy, associate pastor of tht local church.

EACCALAUREATE SPEAKER - Dr. J. Roy Robinson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hickory since "1'982, will con­ duct the June 2 baccalaureate service at Hildebran H i g h School in the auditorium at 8 p.m, Dr. Robinson, a native of Gaffney, S. C. was graduated from Fur m n University, Greenville, S. C., did work on his master's degree at the Uni­ versity of Florida, and later was graduated from Southern / Baptist Theologicl Seminary, 1 Louisville, Ky. He holds an hon­ orary doctor of divinity degree from Furman and received the Alumni Cittion Award of Gard­ n<>r-Webb College at Boiling Springs.

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By MAX VEALE J. Roy Robinson is no'

experiencing his "most difficult period in the ministery." The 56-year-old p a s t o r of

Hickory's First Baptist Church agrees with ano~rominent Baptist clergyman who recently observed that the church is now undergoing a change as great as any since the Protestant Re­ formation. "The church ls not Isolated,"

Dr. Robinson observes. "The world is changing rapidly and new ideas are spreading rapidly. The attitudes of the community, for good or bad, are always re­

: fleeted in the church." I Dr. Robinson does not j cast doom for the church, j ever. "There are some who

l believe the church has had its , day," he says. "I believe it is having its greatest day." ,, Hard To Hold Attention

At the same time, he feels

!that the minister is now faced with unprecedented challenge. He must attempt to retain the church's role in the community despite forces that are distract- ing from that role. This challenge he sees as re­

quiring the full implementation 1

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of the church's resources, and a.11 creating new demands on tha minister. These new demands­ added to the responsibility of administering the affair3 of 1,r 500-member church, and ove~--------- ~e~~~~ $~-~!llion platit-com- to revitalize the soclal functions he to make this period the of the church, That means I ost difficult in Dr. Robinson's church suppers, and, in a fully I years in the ministry, e qu Ip p e d au~itorium, oth~r

At First Baptist, some youth activities Including, later this ~tivities are threatened by lack year! a special program of folk I ' participation, Sunday night music. ograms are beginning to be Plans Big August Event I osely examined to determine if On the community level, the 1ey can seriously compete with church is cooperating in a la Sullivan and the Smothers series of services to be held lrothers. each Sunday night in August. Dr. Robinson also sees that Prominent speakers are being her community institutions invited to address joint meetings ave relieved the church of of Baptist congregations in out­ me of its former attractions. door lectures at the old Amer- ''I can't believe that people ican Legion Fairgrounds. nee attended church so mu?h to Other programs are also now ear the sermon as .~hey did to in the planning stages to cap­ eet oth~r people, he says. ture the attention of the young

'Fellowship was probably a people of the church, but this uch stronger lnfluenci: . on is an area that Dr. Robinson !1urch attendance and partlc1pa- agrees will require a concentrat­ ion than we have been wlllmg ed effort by his staff and o be!i:ve." members of the congregation. LOsm Po t Of interest . The principal ingredient In the

success of these programs will be the son of a Gaffney, S.C., cotton mill superintendent. Dr. Robinson, son of James Jeffer-

of much of its attraction as a son and Georgia Haw k In s center of social exchange. Rob!ns(}n, was born in Gaffney What Is the church doing to Dec. ~. l909.

renew interest and to restore .A1. r attending public schools itself to a position of central Im- In s hometown, he graduated portance? from Furman University where At the First Baptist Church took his Bachelor's degree In

the current emphasis is on di- 933. H~ di~ graduate work at recting efforts toward increasing the _university of Florida .and social contact among members, 7ece1ved his Bachelor of D1v~n­ and broadening contact with 1ty degree at Southern Baptist the community. In the latter 'l'.heological Seminary, in Louis­ case this is being done in co- ville, Ky., In 1943. He was later oper~tion with other Baptist a"."'3:r~ed an honorary Doctor of churches In the Hickory area. Divm1!Y by Furman and a For a starter, the church ls alumni citation award by G:a.rd­

now completing its most ambi- ner:Webb College at Boiling tious building program. Slightly Sprmgs. less than $1 million is going into Ordained In 1985 a new addition that will house, Dr. Robinson was ordained at in addition to educational class- Cherokee Avenue Baptist , rooms, a kitchen and banquet Church in Gaffney In 1935. The I area that should be the envy of same year, he assumed the pas­ Hickory's largest restaurants. torate at. S o u t h s i de Baptist

I Making full use of these faciU- Church there. ties the church will undertake He later served as student

union secretary a.t the Univer­ sity of Florida and as pastor of churches In Shepherdsville, :Ky., Vinton, Va., and Greer, S.C. Before coming to Hickory in 1962, he was pastor of Citadel Square Baptist C h u r c h in Charleston, S.C., where he serv­ ed from 1956. Dr. Robinson is married to

the former Nelle Sapoch of Blacksburg, S.C. The Robinsons have two daughters, Mrs. Helen Claire Bagwell of Greenville, S.C. and Mary Ann Robinson of New York City.

Dr. J'. Roy Robinson, pastor of the First Baptist church is re­ ported doing well at the Hick­

' ory Memorial hospital. He en­ tered the hospitj1 Friday with

, the thoug1't th;il: possibly sur­ , gery wou!~!lflecessary. Indi­ cations are now that surgery is not needed. Dr. Robinson hopes to return to his home Tuesday.

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ervices Set For Revival The Rev. Dr. J. Roy Robinson,

Pastor of Hickory, N. C. First Baptist Church, will be guest minister for revival services this week at Five Points Missionary Baptist Church. Revival services will continue

Monday through Friday nights at 7:45 p.m. Music for these services will

be directed by Bill Caudle, minister of education. The R.L.C. and adult choirs will provide special music nightly and other solos will be heard throughout the revival.

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ory will conclude its week of centennial activities Sunday with the present pastor, Dr. J. Roy Robinson, bringing the

I morning message concerning the future work of the church.

1Dr. Vance Havner will conclude

l the week Sunday evening in a service to which all of the Bap­ tist churches in the area have

1 been invited.

I Dr. Robinson has been pastor of the church since November,

I 1962. He is a graduate of Fur­ man University and Southern Seminary. Among his pastor­

. ates have been Citadel Baptist church in Charleston, S. C., and First Baptist church in Greer, S. C. He has served aa a trus­ tee for North Greenville .Junior College in Tigerville, S. C.,

J Gardner-Webb College in Boil­ ' ing Springs, and Southeastern /Baptist Seminary at Wake For-

j est. He is presently a trustee for the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr, Havner is a native of

Vale and is well known in Southern Baptist churches u a 1trong promoter of evangelistie work in the local church. He i8 continuously on the program of ~tate evangelistic conterences ~~ ~µghout the south. Before ""..ng the pastorate to devote TH~e7.na=er=s7.on~v=111=e~1~un-~~.--n-ew-.~~~ Hickory Daily Record "High l'oinf Litthpilse

ing, Dr. Havner was pastor of First Baptist church in Charles­ ton, S. C. The Sunday evening service

will be a community service and many churches in the area. are dismissing their regular evening worship services to participate in this final anniver­ sary activity which begins at 7:30 o'clock.

1 jF i rs t Baptist Centennial 1 Observance Ends Sunday ' Fir11t Baptist church of Hick- full time to speaking and writ-

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DR. ROBINSON -+

Pasto akes Posit i o nAt G-WCollege Dr. J. Roy Robinson, pastor

of the First Baptist Church of ickory, Sund~nounced to

the congregation at the 11 o'clock morning service, his plans for retiring at the end of the year when he will assume a post at Gardner-Webb College. In his statement he said he

had been conaide.ring this action for some time. Dr. Robinson told the congre­

gation that the previous day was an important one in his life. "It was 36 years ago yesterday that I was ordained to the Gospel Ministry by the Cherokee A v e n u e Baptist

I Church in Gaffney, S. C.", he said. I "Thirty-six years", he said,

1 "is a long span in a person's I life, especially when it has been full time, almost seven days per week and sometimes even seven nights.

I "This past week also marks another very Important date

I in my life, because It was on Oct. 7, 1962, ihat I wrote the

I membership of the First Baptist

!Church in Hickory, the follow­ ing letter:

I Accepted Call , "In a spirit of deep humility

I and great appreciation I accept , your unanimous call to becomej . I listed among your honored and e l distinguished pastors. I am c

lconfide.nt t. ha.t God has called r me, through yon. to is a

_ J,Qonti;nu~~·- o!!, !'a e 10 ~ chapenging field of Christian service. I trust that, with the help of Him whom we all love, that we will be able to create such a Christian fellowship and devotion within the membership that it will cause others to join us in this Christian service. I covet your prayers and trust that, under the leadership of our Lord and Saviour Jesus I Christ and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, that our work together will be a long, happy experience and bear much fruit in His kingdom. "Therefore, I am resigning

today as pastor of the Citadel Square Baptist Church to accept your work as of Nov. 1, 1962." Now, almost ntne years later,

I would like to write you anoth­ er letter: "I am doing something today

that is perhaps one of the hard­ est and most difficult tasks I have ever done. I do it after much prayer and meditation. I do it because I believe it is God's will for me at this time in my life.

Planned To Retire "As some of you know, I have

talked of retiring for some time. A!Jout two years ago, I made definite plans to retire next August and I have shared this opinion with a few dear Chris­ tian friends. With the passing of each month, these plans have become more definite. How­ ever, God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. Some few months ago, a Chris­ tian friend challenged me con­ cerning a new position and asked me to pray about it. ,....,'t'h·inq these recent months, we w r n1iii auu v~-.. --~ ....... an~es this great institution. On last Monday they gave me a unani­ mous call. Therefore, I would like to offer my resignation as pastor of this church to become effective on Dec. 31, 1971, less my accrued vacation time for this year, to become the coordi­ nator of Development and Ex­ ternal Affairs at Gardner-Webb College on Jan. 1, 1971. "A Christian friendship such as

ours has been for these past nine years cannot be easily broken or soon forgotten. How­ ever, even though our relation­ sh ip as pastor and people will soon come to an end, I trust that these Christian bonds of love and fellowship shall linger long with your hearts and mine. I covet your continued love and prayers and promise you mine, , and trust that in the years that lie ahead that everything we do, everything we say, and every­ thing we are, might be well pleasing to Him who has saved us through Jesus Christ, His Son and our Saviour." A native of Gaffney, S. C., he

received his degree :from Fur­ man University in 1933; and studied for his master's degree at the University of Florida. He was graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky., and received his B.D. degreo in 1948. Furman University honored him with a doctor of divinity degree ~n 1957. In 1959, he was given an alumni citation at Gardner-Webb Col­ lege where he had previously studied. Dr. Robinson was ordained as

a. Baptist minister at Cherokee Baptist Church in 1935. His pas­ toral aastgnments, which start­ ed in Gaffney, S. C., included numerous posts. He has also held many positions of promi­ nence in different church and local affairs. Mrs. Rcbineon Is the former

Miss Nell Sapoch of Blacksburg, S. C. The couple ha. t· daughters.

First Bo p t ist !SetsR cej)tion 1For.. astor

The Rev. Alfred E. Andrews of \Jirst J Baptist Church, Hick y, has announced plans for an informal reception honoring Dr. and Mrs. J. Roy Robinson. The event is scheduled on

Sunday from ll to 7 p.m , in the fellowship hall of the church. I Members of other church

congregations and the general public are invited to attend the function. Dr. Robinson has resigned :

as pastor o! First Baptist to assume a position with Gardner-1

I Webb College, Boiling Springs, 9 on Jan. 1. __ -~

Dr. Robinson Speaker Af' !v First Baptist J Dr. J. Roy Robinson of

Boiling Springs will preach at the morning and evening wor­ ship services of First Baptist Church Sunday. A native South Carolinian, Dr.

Robinson is a graduate of Fur­ man University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to joining the administrative staff • of Gardner Webb College on January 1 of this year, he had served for nine years as pastor of First Baptist Church, Hickory. Dr. Robinson will be

preaching in the absence of pastor Robert A. Cantwell who, along with Mrs. Cantwell and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Finger, will accompany forty youth of the church on a witnessing mission to Rossville, Georgia for the weekend. The public is cordially invited

to attend the Sunday services of First Baptist Church at 11 :00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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First Baptist Slates Revival A series of revival services

will begin Sunday at First Baptist Church on North Main st., 11.iounLA.i.o!..-The services, to begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening , will continue through the following Friday. Guest evangelist for t h e ervices will be Dr. J. Roy obinson, pastor emeritus of irst Baptist Church of Hick- ry and present coordinator f external affairs at Gardner ebb College. , Music will be presented by

the joint choirs of the church under the direction of James Bray. The initial service will be­

gin at 11 a.m. Sunday, with the even services to follow throughout the week. The pastor, the Rev. J. L.

Bryson, Jr., invites the public to attend.

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DR. J. ROY ROBINSON Hildebran Speaker

Ex-Hickoryite To Speak At- Hildebran A former pastor of Hickory's

First Baptist Church will ad­ dress the graduating class of Hildebran High School in bac­ calaureate services at 8 p.m. June 2 in the school auditorium. Dr. J. Roy Robinson was

pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hickory, from 1962- 1972. He is currently director of denominational relations and deferred giving at Gardner­ Webb College in Boiling Springs. He received bachelor of arts

and doctor of divinity degrees from Furman University, Greenville, S. C. He has served pastorates in Shepherdsville, Ky.; Roanoke, Va.; Greer, S. C.; and Charleston, S. C. He is on the board of trustees

of North Greenville College, Baptist College of South Carolina, Southeast Baptist Theological Seminary, Gardner­ Webb College and the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Robinson is married to the

former Nelle Sapoch of Blacksburg, S. C. They have two daughters.

Fork Baptist To Hear Noted Pastor J. Roy Robinson, Director of

Denomination Relations and Deferred Giving of Gardner­ Webb College, will speak at the 11 a.m. worship Service at the Fork Baptist Church, Sunday. Mr. Robinson, who has held

this position since January 1, 1972, is a native of Gaffney, S. C. He is a graduate of Gardner-

' Webb, Furman Univeristy, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as pastor of the

First Baptist Church of Shepherdsville, Kentucky; Vinton Baptish Church, Roanoke, Va., 1943-46; First Baptist Church, Greer, S. C., 1946-56; Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston, S. C., 1956- 62; First Baptist Church, Hickory, N. C., 1962-72. Mr. Robinson has served as

vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention; Chairman of the General Board of S. C. Baptist Convention; Chairman of the board of trustees of the North Greenville College and the Baptist College of S. C.; Trustee of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Gard­ ner-Webb College, and of the annuity board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

NCCF Hickory First Baptist Church THERON RANKIN

Robinson, J. Roy

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