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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1937
Page
5
In Durham on November 26 the Duke university all star series begins with a recital by Jose Urbi, the internationally known pianist, at Page Auditorium. Most seats are sold or reserved, according to J Foster Barnes, local manager.
In Durham on November 20 the university community organized the campus first amateur photographers club. The group of over 60 amateurs has held several meetings in recent months.
Rev. J M Hilliard, born 1850 near Raleigh, is saluted as the state and regional oldest Baptist minister. A special 11 o'clock service at Green Street Baptist Church in High Point marks a career spanning sixty years, with pastorships across Green Street Abbotts Creek Liberty Reid's and First Baptist churches and early work at the Baptist orphanage in Thomasville.
In High Point Rev J M Hilliard more than built churches. He organized or helped organize seven to eight Baptist churches in the state and built twelve in all while serving as pastor of forty one Baptist churches. His work included Green Street Baptist in High Point and North Main Street Baptist and other city, town and country churches. He turns 88 on March 17 1988 and will preach at 11 this morning on If I Have Fought a Good Fight.
The article honors a long time religious leader praised for punctuality in all services and meetings. It notes his role with the Piedmont Baptist association and his modest pay history, including a $60 monthly salary as Baptist orphanage secretary and treasurer at Thomasville. He emphasizes a “fought a good fight” mindset.
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