History

Appointed
Pon Beat & Triana David McCauley, Pastor
Bishop Simpson, Presiding Bishop
A.S. Lakin, PE

Pon Beat: 200 Members, 4 Probationers, 4 Local Preachers, 100 Enrolled In Sunday School

Triana & Pon Beat: 215 members; 18 Probationers; 6 Local Preachers; $500.00 estimated value of church property.

“Cedar Grove is also on the Tennessee River, a strong and well to do society with two small adjoining appointments. It was left to be supplied. I employed a brother Taylor of Mobile as supply. He came to Decatur bold and zealous for the work; he wanted a little money to purchase some articles of clothing. I paid him the first quarter appropriation and that night as 12 o’clock he took the train for Mobile and I have not seen him since. I supplied the work with two local preachers who were punctual and faithful.. .after Donald broke down after 4 weeks at Cedar Grove …. .! ordered him away and put in charge B. G. Smith, a student at our Huntsville School. He has done first class work. They contemplate building a new
church this year. “Madison has two charges …. Fuller’s Chapel and Centre Grove. It was left to be supplied by Brother Stricklin of Huntsville, a local preacher.

“On the Cedar Grove work, with four appointments, Brother F. L. Teague is in charge, a very creditable frame church, 49 by 60 feet has been built without Church Extension help and the faithful labors of the pastor for two years has been rewarded by strengthening the foundation of the churches and enlarging the borders. On this work during last year a very valuable church property was bargained for, and Church Extension Society approved $50.00 to help pay for it, but payments have not been made; the fifty dollars, after waiting a year has goner back into the general fund. Sill I have hope that this church, wellnames Centre Grove, so important to our work, can be saved- not a certain hope, but a hope to arouse and move us.”

Cedar Grove & Fowler’s Chapel: 157 members; 11 probationers
Centre Grove and Fuller’s Chapel: 144 members

” …… We have built a parsonage at both Triana and Center Grove, and have some money on
had to pay on a church at Madison …… “

“Cedar Grove Circuit was at the last conference put into the hands of Rev. G. W. Mann. This was a wise thing in that he has done more to train and systemize the people than usual. He has succeeded in rebuilding the burn church at Cedar Grove and cared so much for the Cedar Grove Church that they are alive and planning also to build another new church.
This work will also in the midst of their poverty and efforts to rebuild, report $5.00 on benevolence.” “Center Grove Circuit is in charge of Rev. L. B. Smith who is ending his third year. He is much stronger in his work today than ever. The work had not done much material improvements aside from covering the new Center Grove Church, but has steadily improved spiritually and numerically. Good revivals have attended them and they will report $15.00 on benevolence.

“Cedar Grove Circuit- this work was pastured by G. W. Mann, who has broken the record of this work materially and spiritually. They had a good revival resulting in 28 conversions and accessions. They will report $26.00 for benevolence and this is double any former year.”

“Center Grove Circuit- The Center Grove Circuit has had a remarkable year under Rev. L. B. Smith, who finishes his fourth year. There was some interruption in this work at the first of the year by attaching Spring Hill Church to Cedar Grove, but I got the consent of Bishop Hamilton to let this remain as before. The work has done well this year and had revival meetings which resulted in four conversions and accessions. This work also steps up on benevolence will report $23.00”

“Cedar Grove and Cove Church were continued in the hands of Brother G. W. Mann. The services of the pastor in this work have proven during his three years edifying. The pastor is one of the most competent” dicipinarians “and strived to put rigid business in laid down in our discipline into all of his labors. This has resulted in giving us there a people, in point of worship and general improvement a hundred per cent improved on what they were when he took them in the beginning. This work has steadily improved in its benevolent giving and will this year go beyond any previous year. The different departments of this work have all been looked after and on the whole, a good year has been realized on all lines. The pastor has taken great pains to see that this work have its portion of literature for the year. And No church on the district is better supplied with literature than this work, especially at Cedar Grove.”

“Center Grove and Spring Hill Circuit were continued this year in the hands brother L. B. Smith who bears the honor of being the only pastor to have served five full years in the same work. However, the work under consideration has not had much success. The benevolence will not be so good as last year, yet this pastor has done his duty no doubt in giving attention to this department. The revival fires did not catch as were desired …. Notwithstanding, all the drawbacks, the work held its own and lost nothing in the way of members.

“This is Brother Payne’s first year. Here an outstanding church was built at a cost of$3,500.00 and Cedar Grove Church painted in and outside. Here we were entertained atthe District Conference. The people styled this as the most beautiful Church on theHuntsville District”

Centre Grove Circuit: 266 members; 32 non-residential members; 75 Sunday School
members; $192.00, district- annual conference and benevolences; $3,000.00 estimated
value of church property; $680.00 present indebtedness on property.

Centre Grove Circuit: 266 members; 32 non-residential members; 75 Sunday School members; $192.00, district- annual conference and benevolences; $3,000.00 estimated value of church property; $680.00 present indebtedness on property.

” ………. Brother A. R. Matthews has rebuilt Center Grove Church -it’s a beauty. They want the Bishop to dedicate as soon as possible as he can find the time. Dr. Burghes has covered the church at Cedar Grove, and has money in had to remodel both the other churches on the Scottsboro Circuit.”

“Center Grove: Rev. A. R. Matthews, pastor. This charge, financially speaking is the ablest on the district. Properly developed, it could easily become one of the leading charges in the conference. The church building is large enough to accommodate a membership twice its present size.”

“Cedar Grove and Lowes- Rev. Earnest Langford, pastor. Brother Langford is keeping pace with those that run. and will be able to make a good report”
“Center Grove- Rev. A. R. Matthews, pastor. Brother Matthews serving the most progressive farmers of Madison County. This charge will not fail to follow good leadership.
All claims are paid.”

Cedar Grove & Lowes: 57 Active and Members; 41 Sunday school Membership $3,500.00
estimated value of property and assets. No Debts.
Center Grove: 196 Active and Inactive Members; 78 Sunday school Membership;
$5,500.00 Estimated Value of Property and Assets. No Deqts.