ECW-NC
Episcopal Church Women in NC
Author: ECW-NC
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1860 – 1955 by Charles Hall Ashford, Jr., MD, Christ Episcopal Church, New Bern, NC, 2016 Caroline Ann Winder Hughes was born in Raleigh in 1860, the daughter of Maj. John Cox Winder and Octavia Maria Bryan. Her father was a civil engineer and Vice President of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Her mother was…
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I want to record my memories of Lillie Fulton and all the years that she played and pumped that little organ. I’m sure others who played the organ on occasion probably had studied music more than Lillie, but none that I heard enjoyed that contribution to the life of Christ Church more than Lillie did.…
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The Mission school this year has been taught by Miss Theodotes Boykin, a most sincere Christian woman, who has done excellent work. I regret we shall lose her next year, as she will enter upon a course of preparation for Deaconess. (Source: The Rev. J. E. King, Parochial Report, St. James’ Church, Pittsboro, 1907 Journal…
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b. May 19, 1926 by Audrey Congdon Harris, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, High Point 2017 Active church members Colleen and Charlie Hartsoe raised their children at St. Mary’s where she is a member of ECW, St. Cecilia’s chapter, and served as President in 1975. Colleen participated in ECW Diocesan Convocations, Annual Meetings and was instrumental…
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A part of the colored work in our Convocation claims my especial interest. St. Agnes Hospital and Training School for nurses should appeal to Southern women, as we know how well adapted colored girls are by nature for nursing. For several weeks last winter a graduate of St. Agnes Training School was under my supervision…
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The ladies of Sanford have on hand an amount, $4.40, for the purpose of building a church. (Source: The Rev. C. T. Bland, Parochial Report, Sanford Mission, Lee County, 1895 Journal of Convention, 114)
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A beautiful cross for the altar has lately been presented by Mrs. Barbee, of Louisville, Ky., in loving memory of her son, who worshipped with us for a short time and was then called to Paradise. (Source: The Rev. John A. Deal, Parochial Report, St. Agnes’ Mission, Franklin, 1892 Journal of Convention, 93)
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I remember Miss Ruth would have the Sunday School picnic at her home on the Dan River, a beautiful place. I can still see those lovely magnolia trees. One was on the front lawn, near the house, and a wonderful tree for kids to climb. We were like monkeys swinging from those limbs. Unlike the…
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“Residents of Erwin and Harnett County – especially those whom she taught to read – honor Maude, Erwin’s first ‘Woman of the Year,’ for her service to the Harnett County Literacy Council, the Erwin School Board, the Good Hope Hospital, and the Red Cross. “Her fellow parishioners knew the strong leadership that she offered the…
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January 10, 1903 – April 24, 1991 by Barbara Sue Oglesby Nicholl, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Erwin, NC, 2016 The life of Maude Graham Bost is inextricably intertwined with the history of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. St. Stephen’s was built in 1905 under the leadership of W. A. Erwin, on land he contributed. Mr. Erwin,…