Under the ministry of Rev. J. A. McMurray, a
Presbyterian Church was organized in Hamilton September 5th, 1880. The
organization had nine members and took the name "The Hamilton
Presbyterian Church." In the early days of its existence the Rev. C.
H. Dobbs of precious memory, was a source of inspiration to the struggling
congregation. The first elders of the church were W. T. Cropper, J. A.
Foster, and N. C. Howard. The congregation decided a settled place of
worship was a necessity, and though limited in means and in numbers it set
to work and built the house of worship now used by the Presbyterian
congregation, completing it early in 1882. It was the first church
building in Hamilton and for a time was used by both the Methodist and the
Baptist people.
The women of the church began organized work in the
early 80's under the name "Ladies Aid." In 1904 its work was
enlarged and was called "Ladies Aid and Missionary Society. In 1912
the General Assembly of the Church authorized woman’s work to take form
under the name of Woman’s Auxiliary, and the next year the Hamilton
Church had a "Woman’s Auxiliary" thus becoming one of the
first organized congregations in the Southern Presbyterian Church. along
that line.
Through the years the membership of the Church has been
limited, but with true Calvinistic tenacity the congregation has held to
is purpose and the womanhood of the Church has wrought valiantly. Today
the membership of the Church has its burdens and problems but it refuses
to surrender to discouragements. They believe in "The final
perseverance of the saints" and so take courage and press on.
The Hamilton County News, Vol. IV, Number
11--Section Two
Historical and Trading Expansion Issue
W. F. Billingslea, Editor-Publisher
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June 29, 1934
