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Wade, four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Starling was born in

Sampson County, son of the late George and Mary Williams Starling. He was a retired missionary Baptist minister. He had served as interim pastor of Erwin Baptist and Spring Branch Baptist Church. At the time of his retirement, the Rev. Starling was director of Missions at Neuse Baptist Association in Goldsboro. He was a life time member of the Person Masonic Lodge No. 122 in Oxford and of the Woodmen of the World. The family will receive

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lfe~! StarlingA' Dies Sunday The Rev. Hiram Roberson

Starlinl, 85, of Buies Creek, died Sunday at a convalescent home in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be

conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Buies Creek First Baptist Church. Rev. John Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Ceme­ tery, Falcon. Pallbearers will be Ashley

Stewart, Preston Stephenson, Waylon Gregory, Rufus Turn­ er, Leon bavid and Dean Martin.

CHARITY AND CHILDREN 150) ct. 1964

WORD OF WISDOM When H. R. Starling retired Oct. 1 M missionary in Neuse

Association he brought to a close an active ministrv of more than 30 years. He had served inthe associational position for 11 years. His report to the association in session Oct. 7, therefore, was given unusual attention. It merits the thinking of Baptists throughout N" orth Carolina and elsewhere as well as those to whom :'-"''''·'{'.:':':':':'"'"' he spoke.

"Be sure when you call a pastor, you go about it carefully and get the right man," he admonished. "Your pastor, more than anyone ""' else, sets the pace for the church. He determines its growth, he sets the direction of its missionarv outlook, he leads in its study ancl achievement, he sees that the ,:,:,,:sirfrL+,. church is C\ angelistic or not, he leads in the building program if the chm-ch has one and he pre­ vents the building if he does not think along such lines. He can lead the church to new heights, or he can wreck the fellowship if he is not in sympathy with what South- Starling ern Baptists are doing."

That is placing a lot of responsibility on the pastor, but there is where it rests in most cases. Starling was a pastor for 20 years before entering the work where hi> was closely associ­ ated with dozens of pastors. He has seen churches mushroom in g1"0v. th from unimpressive beginnings. He has SN'n churches depart from the Baptist fellowship on sanction of their pastor. He has seen them renew their association with convention causes because of the leadership of the pastor.

Starling's remarks put the pastor on the spot. But he is al­ readv there. i\ lost people agree that churches generally follow the leadership of the man in the pulpit. This places a sobering responsibility on his shoulders, It also underscores the need for care and concern, for patience and prayer for the right man as the church extends a call to a pastor.

EDITORIAL

LITTLE RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION MINUTES, 1983

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HIR/.l.M R. STARLING

Hirarr R. Staring was born on iv1ay 12. 1898 and died on May 29. 1983. He was ;"e son o' GE:orge W. ano Mary S'.arl11g of Godwin, North Ca'o1·na. He was rnart ieo to De~ative Hawley on ~~ovi::,:nber 16. 1919. HE: and Denative had two sons. both of whorr are deceas­ ed .

Hir a-n .vas cc- .ertec 10 serve his Lord at age 13. at Antiocf 8ap'1st Churc> at Falcon, North Carohna Ye was educated a: Campbeu Univer sity from ·,g:;3.35, Wake Forest Univers.", 'ron 1935-38 :c"iere he rece.ved the B.A. degree. He did further study at Har· va-d u~,ve'Sily in 1943.

After cornpiet1ng his ecucat .on, Hiram entered the UnitE-d States Arrr,y wt.ere he serv· ed as a c'iap'an from <9L3-47. Froi"' 1947-53, he served his Lord 1n ihe Leid at CIO\IS. "Jew Mtxicc Upo~ 'eturn1r>g to Nortf Carcr.na Hirarn became the Director of Jv'.issio•s ;r the Neuse Bapt rst Assoc1at•on. He served rn t 'lat capacity until r's retirenent iri Octc be' of 1964 .

Hiram retired to Bu es Creek. North Caronna where he connoua'Iy helped aos ring yoc1ng preacher boys" as he and Der-atvs called them. He contin.reo to serve doif\g in­ terim Nor~ and pulpit SL poly at va-ious cburcnss in the area. H1rar, was a master crock buildE:' and this hobby kept him occupied most of the time. Even in dec!ining '1ea Tll he kept his wits a-io above all rus love and untir ng devotion to his Lord ar-d Savior.

"And I heard a voice f·om heaven saying. "Write this· Blessed ace t'1e dead who die in t"ie Lo·:::I 'ierce'orth.·· 'Blessed riceec," says the Spirit, "that the/ may rest frorn their labos 'er thev deeds '011011 thern!" Rev. 14·13 .

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1. NAME Starling (Last)

Hiram R berson ~-------- (Second) (First)

STATE _

BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

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

Give full names. For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses. /EXAMPLE: Cole, Mary Ann (Smith)./

2. BIRTH ----~~--- -=C-=urn.=b~e"'-r~la.=n=Ei.:..:.._ __ N_._c_·~- ___..,5H/..,.1r..~+-/...,_q._,_8_ (Place) (County) (State) 1 {U~)

DEATH _

3. PARENTS Geerge W. a.nd Mary VV. Starlilllg [EXAMPLE: Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]

Father's occupation Farner Mother's occupation House wife

4. BROTHERS List full names and year of birth _ (Living or deceased) Number

5. SISTERS List full names and year of birth (Living or deceased) 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 (R); town under 2500 pop. (T); city 2500 or more pop. (C). Check one.

R [!] T D C D __ G_•_•_w_i_n___,,,'---N_J ._c_. C_u_m_b_e_r_l_a._n_a_ RD TD c D ----- --------- R o To c o _ R o To c o _

N. C. l$98--19lS

7. EDUCATION: Grammar school: Graduate? Yes (v) No ( ) Year graduated _ High school: Graduate? Yes (V ) No ( ) Year graduated _

School attended: W ke For(M~m~i'Col lege W:i¥~ac.Woref'lt 193~tate) (Whether graduate or not; if more than one was attended, show the last one.)

College: Years attended: None ( ) One ( ) 2-3 ( Whether graduated or not, list college(s) attended: Co.mpbell

) Graduate ( V ) (EXAMPLE: 1935-'38)

(Name) (later • (t2~~tte~fied, Dtii~!flUl i§~t:-38 .A. Wakt!:PPcoregt <3.r_P:. -!!-S~~u~_,....._L.__ -~--'----- -( !tu Ir) t::Jt!I..,,., (IJ attended) (Degree)

List college(s), seminary(ies), etc. attended; earned degrees (Place) (State) (Years attended} (Degree)

Cambridge M s s 1943 Dipl rrui.

(Place)

Graduate-level: (Name)

Harvari University

8. SPECIAL A WARDS 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: Birthdate of Spouse

Date of Marriage

Spouse Place of Marriage (Town and State)

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Number of children (2 ). List their full names and birthdates: (an example of a married daughter would be: Mrs. John Alan (Mary Lou) Ross, 3-7-1918)

H1ram Starling Jr. April 2,1923 Ge rge w. Starli~g M rch 7, 1931

10. VOCATIONAL HISTORY (List all vocations, occupations, trades, or professions engaged in for two or more years) Minister ef tb.e Gaspel nnd .&ssoc1 a- tionnl Missienary fr 10 years

11. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE: ConversionAug_, 1911 Baptism yea Am ti ech Ba.nt+ Fn 1 c~n..., N. C •

\Uate) (Age) (Date) (Church) !'"(Lct:illi'hl'.bj Clllire:l'I./ •

List any church, other than Baptist, with which formerly affiliated Ordained as: Minister (V) Deacon ( V) Other_N_o _

(Date ordamed) (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, Director, Counselor, offices or service, (give number of years service) President Circle Chm. Sponsor, such as: Sec.,

Leader Assoc. Supt., etc. s: Deacon Ch. Treas. - Trustee .s: Ch. Library - Usher -- Ch. Recreation __

S.S. Q,,....,+ " Ch. Clerk .s: Choir Mem . y _ ... Other -- Choir Direc. JJ-

T.U. Ch. Committee Chm.Le,

V.B.S. List completed Study Course diplomas (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.) (State) (Date)

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FD p [Kl F [!] PD

FD PD FD PD FD PD FD PD FD PD FD PD FD PD FD PD FD PO FD PD FD PD FD PD

1. pastor County Line Baptist Church, Turkey Creek, La. 1925-1929 _ _____,~--- 2. m1ss10nary Ogbomosho, Nigeria, W. Africa 1930-1952

14. TO BE FILLED OUT ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE, OR HA VE BEEN, IN SAL­ ARIED CHURCH-RELATED VOCATIONS. (Including pastors, denominational work­ ers, 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 duration; check F (full-time) or P (part-time). Examples:

(Position) (Church, agency, area, institution, place of service) (Date of service)

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

(Position; (Place of Service) (Date of Service)

16. AUTHORSHIP (Include books, booklets, lesson courses or curriculum material, and tracts) (Hook, item, etc.J (Publisher! (Date 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: Favoritef\ui Jeer of Grar1tri Father Others _

Clock~ 19. PUBLIC SERVICE: (Military, educational, political, etc. not previously listed) _

Chaplain in U.S.Service 1943-1947

The information for items #1-19 has been filled in by _ Mailing address _

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

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