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Excerpt from 1991 Annual of the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association, North Carolina, One Hundred Fourteenth Annual Session: Thursday Session, October 17, 1991, Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, Friday Session, October 18, 1991, New Hope Baptist Church The Burnt Swamp Association is pleased to honor Rev. And Mrs. Vester Oxendine for a lifetime of Christian ministry for the Lord Jesus. Bro. Vester and Sis. Iuey were married in February of 1938. They are parents of two children, Flora Jane and Weaner. Rev. And Mrs. Oxendine reside at Rte. 1, Rowland. Rev. Vester began his preaching ministry in 1929 at the age of 15. His early years m pastoral ministry were spent with some very fine Freewill Baptist congregations. He was pastor of St. Annah, Fair Point, and Hickory Hill. All of these are churches in the conference of Freewill Baptist churches in Robeson County; During the days of Rev. L.' W. Jacobs, Bro. Vester came to work with churches in the Burnt Swamp Association. He has served the following churches in our Association: Dogwood, South Hoke, Pleasant View and Union. Bro. Vester was a favorite preacher to be called upon for revivals and regularly spoke at our Burnt Swamp Unions and Annual meetings. He served on several committees while active in ministry and also was -a member of the Board of-ministers for Campbell College for the nc. Baptist State Convention. We remember with fondness the days of his preaching strength. He was one of the most popular preachers among us all and remained in great demand until his retirement years. We are thankful for his commitment to our Lord Jesus and his gift of proclama tion that blessed so many of our people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.