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ohnson with a car upon his retirement on Sunda), . November 10, following church services. Presenting tre keys to Rev. Johnson is Ed Colwell, Superintendent cf Rowan Sunday School. Rev. Johnson retired after 1l

years of ministry with Rowan Baptist, having accepted a call here in 1952. He has pastored only four churches in his.45 years of ministry and during this time has only missed three Sunday services. Rev. and Mrs. Johnson were also honored on October 27th a reception given by the Rowan congregation.

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Alum Springs Ba tist church announces plans to annual spring revival services, begin­ning Sunday evening, April 9, • and continuing through Friday, April 14. Services will begin ~~ch evening at 8 o'clock.

The Rev. Millard M. John­son, pastor of the Rowan Bap­tist church in Clinton, will be the guest minister. Johnson is a graduate of Wake Forest col­lege, and haspastored churches in North Carolina, including Carters Chapel in Selma, First Baptist, Bethel, First Baptist, Spring Hope, Mt. Moriah, Ra­leigh and for 14 years has been pastor of the Rowan church.

Johnson has been most active in denominational work on the associational level and also in the Baptist State Convention. At present he is serving as a member of the General Board of the convention.

Members of Alum Springs and the Rev. Carlisle- Franks, pastor, extend a cordial invi­tation to all to come and join in the se services. Spe cial m us­ic w1ll be furnished by the \ choir.

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('MILLARD M. JOHNSON The Rev. Millard M. Johnson,

84, of Clinton died Sunday, March 21, 1993, in Sampson County Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Johnston County, a son of the late John Harris and Almertie Garner Johnson. He was a Southern Baptist minister. He served as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Bethel, Spring Hope Baptist Church in Spring Hope, Mount Moriah Baptist Church near Raleigh, and Rowan Baptist Church in Clinton.

While in college, he served his home church, Carter's Chapel, and Live Oak, Antioch, Emmaus, and FaHing Creek Baptist churches. He was a former moderator of the East­ern North Caroli socia­tion.

/' The funeral was held' at • p.m.

Monday in First Baptist Church, Clinton. The Rev. Al Miller offici­ated. Burial followed in the Clinton Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Katie C. Johnson; two daughters, Sue Little of Richmond, Va. and Ann Johnson of Davidson; three sisters, Effie Phillips of Pine Level, Betsy Phillips of Clayton, and Addie Lane of Selma; and four grandchildren.

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NAME: Millard Johnson

DATA: Ordination at Carter's Chapel Baptist Church, Johnston County, N. C., December 1, 1929.

SOURCE: Carter's Chapel Baptist Church records, vol. 3. (CRmf 869)

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I. January, 1963, was his last. He tially blind. His health declined ber 20, 1963. He was a humble, ense love for people and sincere

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here Lincoln received his early !Use of poor health, he went to 1d remained there until 1931 when med his interrupted education to all of 1931, he enrolled in the High :iemy to complete his high school some courses at Campbell Junior in 1933 with a year's credit toward beginning ofMr. Faulk's pastorate )int, N.C. He was ordained in that ed there 9Y2 years. During that ~ollege education at High Point 1 1946. His college career included rs. He won district honors for ex ;allege honor society for scholastic . body for the senior year and Ice then, Faulk has had a summer Irk and has taken part in numerous avid reader and has done some

Jiblical Recorder. Rev. Faulk was urch in the spring of 1942. This was I that time. There was no parsonage : movy to acquire a home for the the lot where the parsonage now

iStorat~ in Washington, N.C. He left lng of a radio station at Dunn, N.C. ) to asSure some sort of income for a tirement. He remained there for 25

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years serving as Commercial Manager, then Manager, and finally as President. They were profitable years by which he was enabled to educate i. the children. In the meantime he never quit preaching. He served as supply ~ and interim preacher for area churches until the 1980's.

When he retired from radio at the end of 1971, he moved with his family to the mountains. There Faulk served as full-time pastor at Antioch t Baptist Church at Mt. Airy, N.C. Rev. and Mrs. Faulk decided to return to Harnett County in 1978. This was where he and Polly had their roots, relatives and old friends. Here they retired.

By his first marriage to Buna Baldwin of California, there were three children, Mamie Lou, Evelyn, and Harlan. By the second marriage to Pauline Eason of Harnett County there were two children, Paul and Susan. All the children are living and married.

Information secured from Rev. Faulk.

Millard M. Johnson, 1943-1947

Millard M. Johnson was born on November 13, 1908, in Johnston County, N.C. He graduated from Micro High School in 1929 and from Wake Forest College in 1942. He served his home church, Carter's Chapel, during his student days at Wake Forest. At the same time he served the community churches of Live Oak, Antioch, Emmaus, and Falling Creek, preaching as many as three sermons per week regularly, and often even more.

After graduating from Wake Forest, Johnson continued his training at Southeastern Seminary. He married Miss Katie Elizabeth Corbett in 1935. Together they have led active lives in the work of the church.

Rev. Johnson served as pastor of the following churches: Bethel Baptist, 1936-1943; Spring Hope Baptist, 1943-1947; Mt. Moriah Baptist near Raleigh, N.C., 1947-1952; Rowan Baptist, Clinton, 1952-1975. He retired in Clinton in 1975, but has held many interim pastorates and continues to do so. Mrs. Johnson retired as a teacher in the North Carolina Public School System in 1977. She still serves as a substitute teacher and often works as many days as full-time teachers.

Rev. Johnson has been active in the Southern Baptist Convention from the very beginning of his ministry. He was Moderator of the Eastern Association and a member of the General Board ofN.C. Baptist Convention. His fellow pastors speak of him as a believer in hard work, and good planning. They always mention his sense of humor and his feeling for people as individuals.

The Johnsons had three daughters: Kay Johnson Sewell, now deceased; Sue Johnson Little of Richmond, Va. Sue's husband, John Little,

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N.C. Clinical Pastoral and graduated from t 1953. He has 'served Institutional Chaplain for all of Louisiana's Southern B~ptist Chal1 in 1952. He taught c ethics, religion, and Hawkins has served m Chaplaincy position.

Rev. and Mrs. Tallahassee, Florida, 3 Don Hawkins, Miarr Hawkins, Baton ROUI Mrs. Carlyn Blome, LJ Florida. Harold and

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is a realtor and they have two children, John Burke Little and Sue Ann Little. The third daughter, Ann, married Terry Holland, coach of basketball at University of Virginia. Ann and Terry live in Charlottesville, Virginia, and have two children, Kate Holland and Ann-Michael Holland.

Rev. and Mrs. Johnson retired and live in Clinton, North Carolina.

Information secured from Rev. Johnson.

Harold L. Hawkins, 1947-1951

Harold L. Hawkins was born in Charlotte, N.C. on June 17, 1920, the third of five children. Graduating from Gastonia High School, Mars Hill College, and Wake Forest College, he later attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. There he received the B.D. Degree in 1945. While he was at Seminary he married on June 17,1944, (his 24th birthday), Miss Margaret Anne Johnson of Lexington, Kentucky.

When Rev. Hawkins answered the call to the Spring Hope Church, he was finishing summer school at the University of Kentucky. He had served .1 945-1946 for 15 months as a Chaplain in the U.S. Navy. In 1946-1947 he was Executive Director of the Home Security Council in Lexington, Kentucky.

During Rev. Hawkins' pastorate in Spring Hope, he encouraged the growth of funds with which to build the much needed Education Building. He saw that project completed and almost paid for while he was in the local church. He worked well with young people, getting Royal Ambassadors started after a long period of not having that organi-zation. He instigated the "family night" programs offun, fellowship, food and study. This was started after the new building was complete.

Mrs. Hawkins is remembered for her gracious charm and vivacity. Their son, Donnie, was quite small when they moved into the parsonage at 219 Nash Street. Elaine was born while they were in Spring Hope. On Sunday evening, September 26, 1948, at the age of 81, Dr. Cullom came to Spring Hope Church at Rev. Hawkins' request for a dedication service ofthe two Hawkins' children, Donnie and Elaine. Although she was responsible for two small children, Mrs. Hawkins was active in the church work, lending support. Rev. Hawkins had a special knack for getting his people to work. He was a big tease, always relaxed and very witty. He expected a lot from his members. They responded and gave a lot of themselves, their time, effort, interest and means.

It was with regret that the First Baptist Church accepted his resignation in 1951. He had accepted the position of Chaplain at the Rapides General Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. He served there for sixteen years and was a leader in Chaplaincy work in public institutions. He has completed the

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James H. Black 1916. He was the son early education in thl Forest College where He went on to Colga B.D. Degree in 1940. Parsells A venue Bapt work at Duke Univen Baptist Church at Ki~

The war came al as Chaplain (Major) i in Europe. It was whi Following his tour (j

Carolina. Rev. Blackn Church near Wilmi University of Iowa i Edinburgh in Scotian supply pastor in Sco When he returned to studies and his .

MILLARD M. JOHNSON

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A spiritual giant, a joy to listen to as he so ably presented

the sermon. He was a kind and loving person and pastor of

Clinton, NC

ZION HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, BLADENBORO, NC CELEBRATES

ITS FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, l885-l985 ... p. 13

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