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This is the home of Mrs. Henry Goslen on North Cherry Street. In
Kernersville Friends Meeting House
the early days of Kernersville, the house was owned hy the Rev. J. H.
T otten, who was one of the charter members of Mt. Cur Cemetery,
which was organized in 1894. Mr. Totten's daughter, Belle, who married
R. W. H. Stone, was the first person to b e buried in Mt. Cur Cemetery.
Later the house was owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Linville, who lived
here until their d eaths. Mr. and Mrs. H enry Goslen and family moved into
time minister at this time but used students from Guil- the house and Mrs. Goslen resides there now.
ford College frequently. The first full time minister was
Harold Ritze who came at the close of World War II.
The present pastor is Myron P. Leonhard. Easter Sun-
day, April 5, 1953, the first service was held in the pres-
ent meetinghouse.
Three members of the early "Kernersville Friends
Meeting" are still in the meeting. They are "Pet" (Mar-
tha) Farrington, who is the oldest living member, Dovie
Perdue, and Doskey Nelson.
Friends hold many beliefs in common with other
Protestant denominations. They especially emphasize
the "continued" guidance and inspiration of the Holy
Spirit. It is with gratitude that this congregation looks
back upon these past years and realize tpat "Hitherto
hath the Lord helped us."
In the early part of 1905, William Killen, a Litera-
ture Evangelist, sold Seventh-day Adventist books to
three families. After much study and prayer they be-
came convinced of the Seventh day Sabbath and the
Soon Coming of the Saviour. These families formed the
nucleus of the Kernersville Seventh-day Adventist
Church.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church
West Mountain Street
This house was built in 1884 by John L. Jones. It was located on
what was formerly known as Beard Street, now Church Street. This house 1905
is known as "The Jones Home". It is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hewey
J. Parrish who remodeled the home and with their family reside here. The
land for this house was purchased from George Lemar, who was the great
grandfather of Mrs. Parrish. For a while the believers met in Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Hans' home, then in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Slate, over his printing business which was then located
where the Darby Bakery is now. In 1907, Elder Wood,

an ordained minister, held some meetings in the Old
Macy Grove School. The group continued to meet there

until they built their own church home in 1911 on Graves
Street. The church was founded with thirteen charter
members under the direction of Pastor G. W. Wells. The
old church building is now being used as a Christian
Service Center to distribute clothing to those in need. On
December 22, 1951, the congregation moved into the

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