Wyatt Scrapbook - To Our Pastor

InNovember 2011, I purchased a scrapbook at an antiques mall in Carson,California. The scrapbook is believed to have belonged to Laurine Wyatt. I amtranscribing the articles and documents contained in the scrapbook with thehope that it may be of value to genealogists who may be researching theindividuals named.

In a previous post, I mentioned that I did not think Laurinewas a member of the Belmont Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Her scrapbookincludes several pieces of ephemera related to the First Baptist Church,located at Seventh and Broadway, Nashville. I believe this is the church towhich Laurine belonged.

This first piece is a church bulletin dated Sunday, December29, 1929. I have transcribed only the opening parenthetical statement and the closingto allow search engines to find the names of individuals.

“(A memorandum of appreciation of Dr. W. F. Powell, our pastorsince June 1, 1921, upon his recent decision to remain with us after beingurged to return to two of his former pastorates with their congenialfellowship, wide opportunity, less strenuous labor, and larger remuneration.)

The Congregation, byDr. Hight C. Moore.” 

Notes:

1. Dr.W. F. Powell was pastor of the First Baptist Church from 1921-1955. A shorthistory of the church can be found on their website.
2. Onthe 1930 U.S. census, William F. Powell, age 53, born in North Carolina,Baptist minister, is found living at 2906 Ashland, Nashville, Tennessee. Hisfamily included his wife Winnie E. (age 52, born in North Carolina), daughter MargaretC. (age 18, born in Virginia), and daughter Francis P. (age 14, born inTennessee). [Source: 1930 U.S. census, DavidsonCounty, Tennessee, population schedule, Nashville, Enumeration District (ED)19-191, Sheet 19-A, dwelling 206, family 249, William F. Powell; digitalimages, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilmpublication T626, roll 2242.]
3. HightC. Moore could not be located on the 1930 census. On the 1920 census, he isenumerated in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, as a denominationalsecretary, age 48, born in North Carolina. He is enumerated with his wife LauraM. (age 47, born in North Carolina) and son Joseph P. (age 25, also born inNorth Carolina). [Source: 1920 U.S. census,Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Nashville, EnumerationDistrict (ED) 35, sheet 3b, dwelling 47, family 76, Hight C. Moore; digitalimages, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilmpublication T625, roll 1734.]

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