Rev. OrrAnd Family

"'Are HonoredMr. and Mrs. Elwood Orr were

honored at a reception followingthe evening service at the FirstBaptist Church last night.Mr. Orr will be leaving Forest

City Suday to assume his dutiesas pastor of the Boulevard Bap-tist Church in Anderson, S.C.A gift was presented to Mr. Orr

from the deacons of the church.And a silver butter dish was

presented: to Mrs. Orr by members of the Girls Auxiliary. MrsOrr has served as G. A. Dirertor.In addition to Mr. and Mn

Orr, the reception line was cornposed of Mr. and Mrs. DeweyCarpenter, Sr., deacon chairmanand Mr. and Mrs. Joe Justin Walters, newest members of thechurch staff.Table decoration.s consisted of

red carnations and candles withred punch, nuts! and decoratedcakes being served.Guests were asked to sign a

register which was presented tothe Orrs. Included in the back ofthe register were letters writtenby members of the staff a n dheads of various departments ()fthe church.

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Forest City Courier'-:t rariklin PressFranklinton PostFuquay Springs: IndependentGatesville: Gates Co. IndexGibsonville: NewsGraham: Alamance NewsGranite Falls PressGreensboro: Democrat.-~~-:;r--/~

DEC 291966

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NORTH CAROLINA

DATA FOR FILES

Give (for the printer) your full name __~Cidrlflt------tL~!-----~'I..~-:ij:_-_----Date of birth-month, day, year Ijft.;;td:_-y_t:f.<--/-~~-'--/.--l--6--!L-----;f--:-----------------------------Your father's name ~f:~---(!#.~~;(-~-:-_r:=f4.:~_!::?_._?!:~ _

Your mother's maiden name-----------------------Cf4--t_-ff~--@~t:qf.!:;%,..-~f/__i1!::t:1:~,z,-----------

Where you were educated-~-:f~rt~~1'''-1~-;,~--~--~~3t<'Degrees received and the sOJ;ce-~-:tl--!--;-t~:~7~-;,-1:r;~---!.~:------!::.----;A~~~;/--o/t&>:-/I'"

Where and when ordained------~----------1,-----------t----~":!-':'.--~---------"-J---!~-~~~----!f;:J:;;!J:;J-:-~:-:--~-~~,When and where you were married__/1~-q-1--f--f!.--~-~:-~t-~f:!-!:/1----!:~~r-----------------'?[fY--.-!:-::-:-- ,-Give wife's maiden name in full. AJ:._~~•.-,!-tl!:.:--&·----?.--(I'f.(---:-::Il:~:----(-{#-~~-~-.-----------------------------Give date of her birth-month, day, year d4.-:?t-,-:!.r.£!-I::--tl.?!.- __Z~~__lf._;j__~ ---------------Her parents' names------/ltf!!:; ..1Y_r~:J;,~;;;df/,-Af~A--1~:2~d.",.-';;re, ;iV~lik·zmatiOn>_, ." -~-;--;jl,"lif-/---z,_~'-~'---rlF-""_~' · :

_____(_0._:{(J~~_;;__,_ql_"; '!:~l?~~-----r:~:-/--~---'-------~-/-:---tiy.!'1-~j--------~~--~-~---Z-'"':q-!-'E!.X?-~~.vWhere have been your activities ? t~~__~!:__~~ __L_~:__~~:'!._~ __L!_:__~_>.f:_!t_---~:'::-:--::-___/:~ :~_t_~_(4_~ : /~~ __II:__~'1--~~---t~I:---2.J--_1-{-~!:-!.;--------------------------------------------~-------------------Positions of honor and trust you have held-(Moderator, Trustee, Etc.) _

You are the author of-(Books, Monographs, Special Articles, Etc.) _

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Kindly give reference to any write-up, or other articles commendatory of your work which might

aid ~::r:~ar~:io:t:, P/on~l sketchd~~~'#ij~;i~;u"'__ ..-----JJ----------7-------------7----------d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Give on back of this sheet any further information; nationality, remote ancestry, names of children, foreign travel,industrial engagements and other items of interest. -

J. T. ALDERMAN, Chairman,

Henderson, N. C.

The information here sought is for use in the preparation of a Biographical Work of theNorth Carolina Baptist leaders. We hope no name will be omitted.

A personal sketch written by yourself or some friend will be greatly appreciated. Fill andsend this blank now; the sketch may come later.

Mail to

Elwood Rivers Orr

RookyMount, N. C. July 17, 1923(I

Eduoations RockyMount City Sohools, MarsHill College, WakeForest College,Southern Baptist Theological·Seminary

Ordaineds May, 1948

Mrytle Ruth Davis, July 17, 1948in Beaufort, N. C:.. Three children

Marriage,

pastorates: Assoc. Pastor, Dalton, Ga.,. Winter Park Baptist, Wilmington,N. C., First Baptist, Forest City,N. C'.,Boulevard Baptist, Anderson,South Carolina

DenominationalServices:

Assoc. and State Convention posts,the General Board of N. C. StateBaptist Convention, Chmn. ofAssembles Comm. Gen. Board ofS. C. Baptist Convention and theRxeoutive Committee.

STATE ------OPERATION BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM FOR • PERSON

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

1. NAME O~R~IZ~__ -=E:=-.!&,-=UJ~&lO:._J~ -fJ7G~u.u;.e-+..J.._s,--- _(Last) - (First) (Second)

Give full names. For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses.k'L [EXAMPLE: Cole, Mary Ann (Smith).]

2. BIRTH ~De/, 4lafef'A 1=. J.Ia(§/~ty) ~;ate)

DEATH _

3. PARENTS~~~~~~~~~~~~L~u~~~~~~nJ~'I~~~~r-----AMP E: A ec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]

e.lec..ft..r e{~n Mother's occupation hbyne...fM.ak..r-Father's occupation

4. BROTHERS ( I ) List full names and year of birth _

(Livinkdj;;t) A-Jk er~er J AUf nu:

5. SISTERS List full names and year of birth

OI-l- a.lc.he J c>I1-

( I )Number"J~ 11

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

Type of Community Post Office County State DatesRural (R); town under2500pop. (T); city 2500or more pop. (C). Check one.

R D T D C ~12otl'7 (ilO~R D T D C D _R D T D C D _R D T D C D _

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7. EDUCATION:Grammar school: Graduate? Yes (v") No ( ) Year graduated _High school: Graduate? Yes ( "'" No ( ) Year graduated -,.-l/_jq'_l;t;_LI _

School attended: l2oc4 Yl11!Zn£ liz?;!.. A?4-nel. 4/C_· 7 (Naine) T (P~ (State)(Whether graduate or not; if more than one was attended, show the last one.)

College: Years attended: None ( ) One ( ) 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( vrWhether gradua~d or not, list college(s)attended: (EXAMPLE: 1935-'38)

YY\M$ M l'P11ec: fTh+.> !b1I A,/e. /'jttt.t Itit.i-L-J (Name)'" (Place) (State) (Years attended) ---c(""Dc:-:egc:-re-,e),..----

/Aakt: f;tesl {!Jr,_e hie ~{I- #t!- /9(( - ¥f' d~(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) '(Degree)

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

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Birthdateof Spouse

Date ofMarriage

Spouse Place of Marriage(Town and State)

(1)1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=,~~~~-+~~~~~~(2

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

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~ Sc..~(OfVL- .2 Au~ 1j.r7?ATIONAL HISTORY (LiS; vocations, occupations, trades, or professions

engaged in for two or more years)_--lBl-'oa"""+-LIr&et~"",-=",-- _10.

11. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE:Conversion NtW ':35 I')/ Baptisl'n~ 3t, l4 LJ~At'.. ~d ~ ~ ~

~ate) (Age) u\TlDate) (Ch~ (Location of ChUZ

List any church, other than Baptist, with which formerly affiliatedOrdained as: Minister ( ) Deacon ( ) Other _

(Date ordamea) (Church) (Place) (State)

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

Gen. Supt., Dept. Supt., Teacher, List below other Other OfficesDirector, Director, Counselor, offices or service,(give number of years service)President Circle Chm. Sponsor, such as: Sec.,

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._

V.B.S. List completed Study Course diplomas(Indicate related organizations, suchas: S.S., T.U., etc.)

Broth.

W.M.U.

13. DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE, UNSALARIED. (Please list positions held in Baptistassociations, 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

(Position) (Organization, board, agency, etc.)t:.~~. iss...~LA,.. is~.Kentucky

(State)1942-1944

(Date)

J'jb~-6J

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

(Position) (Church,agency,area,institution,placeofservice) (Dateofservice)FO P[!] 1. pastorF[R] PO 2. missionary

FO P~ ~~FIiJ P olk~ ~~F~ P 0 fo--;1J,vF[iJ P 0 fbl~--FO POFO PO

County Line Baptist Church, Turkey Creek, La. 1925-1929Ogbomosho, Nigeria, W. Africa 1930-1952

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

(Position) (PlaceofService) (DateofService)

16. AUTHORSHIP (Include books, booklets, lesson courses or curriculum material, andtracts) (Book,item,etc.) (Publisher) (Datepublished)

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

18. HOBBIES AND LEISURE INTERESTS:Favorite Others_.p~~=_~ _

19. PUBLIC RVICE: (Military, educational, political, etc. not previously listed) _

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The information for items #1-19 has been filled in by____,~~~~~-----'~~~L.-'-~~:::::::...-Mailing address _2_QL-----,,...,.LA/0(__L.t~~~L-~~~[-~~.,--L~::::.---"'---------

Sources used in compiling the information are: (Example: p~rsonal knowle~ge; minutes, Cal-vary Baptist Church, Wisner, La.; Court Records, Copiah County, MISS.;etc.)

20. DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERIZATION (Please read special instruction sheet care-fully and sample biographies before proceeding.)

Name of person writing the above characterization _

p. O. Address __

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