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Excerpt from The History of First Presbyterian Church of New Bern, North Carolina, 1886-1987 Most of the history in this portion was gleaned from the available church records: the minutes of the session, beginning in 1891; the minutes of the diaconate, beginning in 1952; the history of Women of the Church; individual members; and the memory of the author covering thirty-four years with this church. It is difficult to get a good historical view of the local church from the minutes of the two boards, since they usually record only action taken. If the clerks of said boards had briefly recorded the subject matter of committee reports, instead of committee report received as information, which is the customary terminology used, the minutes would be of more historical value. For twenty-five years I have planned to bring the history up to date from 1886. To do so has been a rewarding experience. I am indebted to Margaret, my wife, for her encouragement. The church has been very cooperative in permitting me the use of the materials I might find in the church's archives. The Historical Foundation in Montreat, North Carolina made available to me the minutes of the General Assembly, and Orange and Albemarle Presbyteries. I am grateful to Mary Davis Smith for final typing, and to James S. Smith for typing assistance and editing. Mrs. Mary Reynolds Peacock of Raleigh, North Carolina has been very helpful in proofreading the manuscript and making suggestions. I will always be grateful to the Kellenberger Foundation of New Bern for giving toward the printing. The Foundation is a trust established by the will of Mrs. John A. (may Gordon) Kellenberger who was chairperson of the Tryon Palace Commis sion from 1951 until her death in 1978, and whose mother, Mrs. Maude Latham, was a member of First Presbyterian Church in New Bern until her marriage and move to Greensboro to assure and promote the maintenance and progress of the Tryon Palace Complex; and also to aid in the purchase, preservation, andrestoration of buildings of historical in New Bern. The Foundation also contributes to the printing of books and other materials pertaining to the history of the area. 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.