Baptist Church

Selma Baptist Church History, 1872-1972

Selma Baptist Church, 1875-1908

Selma Baptist Church was founded on June 1, 1872, in Selma, North Carolina, by nine charter members, facilitated by the Raleigh Baptist Association. The inaugural meeting likely took place at Scarborough’s Academy, with notable figures such as Dr. W. M. Wingate officiating. The church adopted its covenant and quickly grew to 46 members by 1875, leading to the purchase of land for a permanent location. This is a pamphlet written by a church committee in celebration of the church’s centennial.

Biography of Prof. James Anderson Yates

Prof. James Anderson Yates. From England to North Carolina, in colonial times, the Yates family may be traced by generations as it extended into Tennessee and Kentucky and 1916 finds it firmly and honorably established in other states. For two decades this name in Kansas has been connected with the educational field, the scholastic attainments of Prof. James Anderson Yates, the head of the departments of chemical and physical sciences, in the State Manual Training Normal School at Pittsburg, having won recognition in this and in other large institutions of learning. Professor Yates enjoys a wide acquaintance with the leading … Read more