“Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Cemetery, and Manse”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Gothic Revival church building was constructed between 1858 and 1860 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The church was originally organized as early as 1753 on its current site, and the adjacent cemetery features gravestones dating back to 1755.^[3] The church is still in active use, and the congregation is currently affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).^[4]

Name Origin

Thyatira Presbeterian Church had two other names before the final name was appointed. On January 17,1753 John and Naomi Lynn deeded twelve acres of land to the congregation of Lower Meeting House belonging to the old synod of Philadelphia. On January 18, 1753 twelve more acres on James Cathey's north line was deeded to the same congregation. Lower Meeting House became later known as Cathey's Meeting House.^[5]

In 1764 Elihu Spencer and Alexander McWhorter, two visiting Presbyterian ministers, carefully selected the name "Thyatira". Mentioned in the Bible in Acts 16:14 and Revelation 1:11 and 2:18-29, Thyatira was one of the seven churches of Asia. This early church had a record of faith, love, and endurance until an evil temptress, Jezebel, led many of the townspeople into disbelief and immorality, and some of the congregation followed their example. By choosing the name Thyatira, the two ministers demonstrated their knowledge of the Scriptures and left a reminder to the congregation. Church members were called to keep their faith in God and to prevent the prevailing materialism of the frontier society from leading them into immorality or infidelity.^[6]

Notable internments

References

1. ^{{NRISref|2009a}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/RW0047.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form|website=North Carolina Listings in the National Register of Historic Places|publisher=North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office|accessdate=21 June 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=L-10%20-%20THYATIRA|title=Marker: L-10 – THYATIRA|last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work=North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program |publisher=North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources |accessdate=21 June 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://thyatirapresbyterian.org/jm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=4|title=History|author= |date= |website=Thyatira Presbyterian Church|publisher=|accessdate=21 June 2013}}
5. ^{{Cite book|title=The prophet of Zion-Parnassus, Samuel Eusebius McCorkle|last=Hurley|first=James F.|last2=Eagan|first2=Julia G.|publisher=Presbyterian Committee of Publication|year=1934|isbn=|location=Richmond|pages=}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://shareok.org/bitstream/handle/11244/31278/Thesis-1973D-E57s.pdf?sequence=1|title=Samuel Eusebius McCorkle: North Carolina Educator|last=Enger|first=William|date=1973|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=November 20, 2018}}

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