H. S. Bradshaw

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1. early June 1894 Rev. H. S. Bradshaw takes charge of the Hillsborough, Fairfield and Little River Presbyterian churches Rev. H. S. Bradshaw of Tennessee arrived in Hillsborough with his family to serve the Hillsborough, Fairfield and Little River Presbyterian churches as stated supply until the fall meeting of Orange Presbytery. People: H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 16, 1894, p. 3
2. September 30, 1894 H. S. Bradshaw is installed as pastor of Fairfield Presbyterian Church S. M. Hall of Greensboro installed H. S. Bradshaw as pastor of Fairfield Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. The same report describes a pastor's installation at the Hillsborough Presbyterian church before a large congregation, with a sermon by D. I. Craig of Reidsville and charges to pastor and people by Hall and Craig. People: D. I. (David Irwin) Craig, H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 6, 1894, p. 3
3. mid-November 1895 New Hope Presbyterian Church celebrates its centennial New Hope Presbyterian Church held its centennial with a day of services, dinner in the grove and a centennial address by Rev. M. McG. Shields of Burlington; Rev. H. S. Bradshaw of Hillsborough spoke on missions. The day also brought in the children's missionary corn crop, 14 and a half bushels grown from 2,000 grains handed out the spring before. People: H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), November 30, 1895, p. 2
4. June 11, 1899 Former Orange sheriff Richard M. Jones dies near Hillsborough Former sheriff Richard M. Jones, one of the oldest and best known men in the county, died in his 87th year at his son W. M. Jones's home about two miles southwest of Hillsborough and was buried at Hillsborough after services by Rev. H. S. Bradshaw. His widow died ten days later. People: H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 15, 1899, p. 3
5. December 31, 1899 H. S. Bradshaw is installed as pastor of Eno Presbyterian Church The Rev. H. S. Bradshaw was installed as pastor of Eno Presbyterian Church at Cedar Grove on Sunday, December 31. He was also pastor of the Presbyterian church at Hillsborough, where he kept regular appointments through the winter. People: H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), January 11, 1900, p. 3
6. January 1901 H. S. Bradshaw leaves the Hillsborough Presbyterian pulpit for New Bern After six years as pastor in Hillsborough, H. S. Bradshaw and his family left for New Bern, where he had accepted the Presbyterian church, and he published a farewell letter to the people of the county.Search the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), January 10, 1901, p. 3
7. April 30, 1905 Hillsborough Presbyterians call H. S. Bradshaw back from New Bern After a Sunday night sermon, a congregational meeting of the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church voted unanimously to call H. S. Bradshaw of New Bern, its former pastor, back as pastor. He resigned at New Bern in May and preached his first sermon back in Hillsborough on July 2.Search the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 4, 1905, p. 3
8. July 1905 to July 1938 H. S. Bradshaw returns to the Hillsborough Presbyterian pulpit for a 33-year second pastorate Bradshaw, pastor from 1894 to 1900, came back in 1905 and stayed until 1938, giving him thirty-nine years in all, the longest service in the church's history. He is buried in the churchyard. People: H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Pauline O. Lloyd and Allen A. Lloyd, History of the Churches of Hillsborough, N.C., ca. 1766-1962 (1963), scan p. 136 · Also: Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 29, 1905, p. 3
9. August 13, 1905 The Rev. H. S. Bradshaw is installed as pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church A presbytery committee led by the Rev. D. I. Craig installed the Rev. H. S. Bradshaw as pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church on August 13; ruling elder Shepperd Strudwick of Hillsborough gave the charge to the congregation. People: D. I. (David Irwin) Craig, Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961), H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 17, 1905, p. 3
10. April 17-20, 1906 Orange Presbytery holds its spring session at Hillsboro Orange Presbytery held its 272nd session in the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church from the evening of April 17 to the afternoon of April 20, opening with a sermon by the pastor of Durham's First Presbyterian Church and a welcome from H. S. Bradshaw. Townspeople housed the delegates, Allen J. Ruffin gave them an evening's entertainment, and the presbytery thanked the town by resolution before setting its fall session for Roxboro. People: Allen Jones Ruffin, H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 26, 1906, p. 3
11. April 3, 1914 Capt. John Kirkland dies at his home east of Hillsboro and is buried at Ayr Mount Capt. John Kirkland, born April 3, 1837, the third son of John U. and Elizabeth S. Kirkland, died at his home a mile east of town on his 77th birthday. The Rev. H. S. Bradshaw conducted the funeral, and he was buried in the family burial ground at Ayr Mount beside his wife. People: H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 9, 1914, p. 5
12. September 19, 1918 Orange County organizes for the United War Work drive A court house meeting on September 19, 1918, elected N. W. Brown county chairman for the United War Work drive. The county raised $7,485; Carrboro gave $1,240 on a $500 quota, and Hillsborough Township, under Elizabeth Cornelius, gave $2,300. People: R. H. Claytor, N. W. Brown, H. Winder Webb, H. S. BradshawSearch the index · Documenting the American South: A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917-1919, p. 72