Title: The First 100 Years
Author: Nancy Britton
Format: Hardcover w/dustjacket, 181 pages
Illustrations: Black and white photos
Size: 6 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Publisher: August House Publishers, AR, 1986
ISBN: 0874830168
In Very Good used condition. Book and dustjacket have only light shelfwear, binding still crisp.
From the dustjacket:
"This is the story of a diverse body of people - teachers, farmers, shopkeepers, carpenters, and those of many other professions - who have in common their faith in God and their choice of locale. The story centers upon their life as a congregation in the developing state of Arkansas. Nancy Britton's story will be enjoyed by Arkansas history buffs and those whose lives have been touched by this dynamic congregation."
An extremely well-written, well-researched history of the first 100 years of the First United Methodist Church of Batesville, Arkansas, from 1836 to 1936. Lists of church elders, circuit preachers, church members who were slaveholders, life members of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, earliest roll of members, and Methodist preachers buried in Batesville. Extensive reference notes, painstakingly indexed.
