NAME: McDaniel, James
DATA: See William Worrell Vass' folder. Vass' 2nd wife was James McDaniel's daughter. 22 D 1803 NAME McDaniel, James In ct:25 D 1869 1st. Ancostry Marrie d Smith. b. ncar Fayetteville, 22 D 1803. b. d.
Ancestry H.F.C . 1837-37; A.M . 1851; D.D. Obit. Hary T. 28 Jl 1c69; 1868. 4 Ag 1869. Record Bapt. 4th $.ab. F 1827 into Cape Fear B/C; Clerk of Cape Fear B/C for 14 years. One of org. of Fayetteville B/C, 25 N 1837; pastor at Fayetteville for 32 years; pastor at ·~lmington for 6 years; a founder and pres . of B. s . c . for 18 years.
see Cedar Creek Assn. Hin. , 1876; Purifoy; Cathcart, 768; N.C . Bapt . Almanac, 1882 & 1885; BR . 2 F 1870;
File No. Obit. of child, 21 Hr. 18~ . (Over) JAMES McDANIEL
James McDaniel, D. D., was a native of C~mberland County; the founder and for thirty years the pastor of the Fayetteville Baptist Church, and for nineteen years the President of that Convention he helped to form.
N. C. BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION ANNUAL, 1880, p. 56 According to the records of Cape Fear Baptist Church, Cumberland Co., NC, volume I, James McDaniel was ordained, January 28, 1828.
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The Judges who come ~o Columbus county to hold court, have for many years c •> ml'limented the people of our county for their honesty and law abiding pro di' ties. How far this is due to the influence of Eld~r Dennis Lennon, Gorl tnly1 knows. It is certain that I never knew one of his posterity to be ar r.>i;::ned before a court of justice for any misdemeanor. There are in ~ur county un.'r thirty Baptist churches. Ilow many of these churches sprang mto extst ence as a result of the earnest labors of this truly great a nd good man, etermty ~:one c:m tell. Let his numerous posterity and many other; imitate his godly
e:umple.It is expected of such a man to d1e. a tnumphant. death. Just t\\·o weeks before the unday when he lay a corpse, he prenched at Antioch church. in Robeson county, from the text, "This, my joy, therdore, is fulfilled." L ong hefort! death came he ha-d a great dread of the monster; but when it came it "as .1 welcome messeng<:r. There was one hymn "hich he never had called fo~ to be sung; but now he called upon his daughter Elizabeth, who was one ot :he sweet sin&ers of Israel, to sing for him, "Jerusalem, my happy home," &c. Then he seemed to see a convoy of angels coming to bear his redeemed spirit home, anci ~emarked to some one by his bedsid .2!_ 3 5 9 tY IJ Thus lived and died one of the world's noblemen. His name was not known - H, h~~rs ami_29 ;~;;nfes~ very extensively outside of his county. He didn't seek for worldly honor, but \ .. rtllll,l <="" mr:>rn ~ ... ~ _ in that l.'reat day when God sen 3 29 -1 2 ,. 2 . .• • : 7 9 27 1 5 6 RE'f. JAM.ES McO.L~IEL, D. D., ~ .> r!i,ro 28/6 8 --:---l_,;..:vl:._' --±_:2 li 3 I 7 I Was born near the oid cla>sic town of Fayetteville, in Cumberland coonty, h 11 l1ours nnd ~- December 22, 180,3, and died at his home, near the place of his birth, lt;r J M-, . - Dc~em I ~I.!_I.'_J_U~~.1 bcr 25, r869. H e was the F, 7- · •:,. I >ets./ o 3_3 7 ~ ddest of five brothers, issue of his mother's second cllr.~ Lw·· , 23- ., -4 marriage, and if it be the mother that makes the man, that mother must h:!ve IiS'J, ::'3. 8 ..tE 9 6 ~ ~6 been a marvelously endowed womnn. erhl ~ / 9 48 / _,ol 9 .>6 His fath<:r was a thrifty, well-to-do farmer, owning plenty o£ Janus, and A. D · I -~•., Io 151 4 3 2-!r· rrIO 27rS , houses, and sertunts, to entitle him to the aptJellation, "Indep.mcl1mt," and - I "" 8 . J yet, believing that a practical knowledge of manual labor to b.:- a necessary Fair -.,, Ir•JO ~r. 5 -1 morn_ / ' • ;,v s 51 0 s acqui;ition for boys, he required all !lis to acquaint themselve!; with that useful 1! lJOnrs nnrl 14- m.uul~ art. .j<\1 • ~ . I think he was about five fe et, eight or nine inches in height,. and weighc.d · •• mor n-~ 6 3g I 00 about one hundred and sixty or sixty-five pounds, and with no-tendency to cor 0 r -~ 0 I \ IJ ••• 2 7 zgl I sr pulenLy. He carried hardly a pennyweight of surplus flesh. H e was so ne:uly ;, ~·n ' .~ o sols I2 2 .JS bultless in symmetry and general corporeal make-up, that it would have been . I D. .;..: l 3 r 8 5<113 .JO diffcult for any one, knowing him however well, to have suggested an improve- T> - ~ ~~ z rz 9 -17 -1 "6 ment. . t1'! I z 59 ! IO 3-1 5 ~i He was remarkable as orte of the mo:;t unpretendingr modest men I ever Ji< I 3 381tr 21 6 T_; ~new, and seemed to desire to conceal, rather han to make known, such phys- 111 f l -hor rrs- nnu.-,- 4 minu!t>s--- ' teal faculties as are gen~rally the b a.< t of yourog n· en posse>sing them in any , "·I )< riJes- rnorr. j 6 • remarkable degree, and it was by the merest chance thnt I learned something ·'· .~ u; sr cf their astonishing power, 'lS .;hown in one of his daring boyish exploits of na,1 U. 7 2~ o s1 i 34 retaliation, a recital of which in this place and connection might appc.u irrele 7 59 0 53, 9 s \ant, though very amusing and en,irely justifiable, supposing him to have known 8 3-1 I 3EI 8 5 I ab.;olutdy hi,; great strength and skill. That he was a rnental prodig}, no one 9 i 2 23 9 29 :j knowing him well could entertain a moment'; doubt. ----'::I 9 3I ~~J I wish I could present him to the mint!'> eye, in such life-like portmiture ~s nn11• Tt r a H omer, a ~f acau by, a Dtcken ·, or as nuny others of the great artists could rtw ~lt .· :e;r;~ rf!rn ar:d en 1-ts aurl ll!.rn 1 er~ have dune, had they known h1n1 as he was, but unfortunately for the 'Uiislz, I ======'I NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST ALMANAC.
we no power to imitate their superior ,kill. His phrenological cast was such ·• 10 indicate in a conspicuous degree, those higher mental qualitie.> which relate . , the harmony of intellectual and spiritual development, and if he had a real .:em ish of character, it may have been revealed in the zeal and power he some times displayed in defence of his maturdy consiJered conclusions. It is not too much to say of him, that his best powers were directed, exercised and governed b,· his reason, h i ~ convictions and his faith, tA.at he was a most honorable excep D. H. M. uon to the old laconic aphorism, '.a mau convinced against his will, is of the I] 8 33 a. m. >3me opinion still." 25 o II . m. Dr. ~!cDaniel receiver! such early educational helps as were obtainable in and about Fayetteville, his principal studies being English, Latin, Greek, Mathe ru3t ics and astronomy, and it is fair te presume that he signally excelled in all. He was mainly the architect of his own scholarly attainments and proficiency, o.; I know him to have been a close and careful student of the languages named, s also of his Bible and its suhlime precepts, his invariable rule being, when at home, to rise with the early dawn and -apply himself {O study and m editation for several hours before family worship and breakfast. lie was a very model of temperance in its best sense, in his diet as in all ·.hing> else, he was no gormand, he diu not live to eat, but ate to live and keep t.o • I" solution- 1 ha,·c often thought I ceuld read in !lis e"pressive face. almost every emotion of joy oc grid, wd have ometimes fancied th:tt I could, and did in 1 I some measure. enhance the one or assuage tb.e other. I Was the life of the gre::.t :1postle embinercd by faL;e brethren? If they who live godly lives in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution, be the rule, James ?JcDanid was not the exception. Very f.tw, if :my, strong, magnetic men, :1 I acknowledged exponents of dvctrines in religion or politic3, great \eauers in moral reform and friends of humanity, caa be said to have !tad no revilers. To · the power and effect with whtch he defended the faith of the gospel, as he believed it to b.ave been delivered to the saints, many now living ia this year of D. H. M . \ 16 I I a_ m. our L01d, 1884, could bear grateful testimony. 24 2 40 a.. m. His ministry was greatly distinguished in wirming men from the ..-ain pursuits '! of sin to an ardent Io,·e of the ways of holiness, and that purity of h~art and life I without which no n1an ean see tile Lord of life and glory. Tc. very many, when I1 they first saw and heard him, in his early ministry, he seemed as some seraphic 1 Ivisitant, from some celestial sphere, where the trail of the serpent had ne,·er I I defi1~d the purity, nor marred tile beauty of the inhabitants of the holy pla.:e. The magnetic, insp.iring, entr?.ncing strains of his" hurn:1n voice divine," were more <:onstraining to ua~t muhitudes to gather and join in praise and prayer, l than the m"..lstc of the grandest 01·gan on earth. The logic of his burning elo- . qa~n<:e, and the magic of the love-beams that shone from his radi:mt presence I whil~ di_spensing the word or life, seemed to me, as 1 believe i.t was, a veritable msptrauon. I I am informed by Rev. J. ;\L Heasley, of Fayetteville, that Dr. McDaniel was converte \\ T,,,,.::~:~m~:~~::::.Taylor was with him a good deal during :~:[o:~"~'~::~ his last few days on earth,:~ and· ""':~. he told 1 me afterwards, in effect, that the room and immediate surroundings were per- vaded with a holy infiu~nce that could be fdt, such in fact as he had never con ceived as being experienced in the mortal form-and he wa;, fully convinced, as I think from his conversation :md manner that the influence affecting him so sensibly and power,ully was the presence of a loving band of glad and happy friends in walling to r~ceive and bear the ransomed spirit home. From the time of his arri,-al home from the Convention in October, referred \ to, he continued preaching regularly to his church and congregation in Fayette ville, frequ~ntly rising from his bed and tra¥elling three miles to do so, when it was with diflict.lty that he could stand up long enough to conclude the service, and this he did on each Lord's day, except tllat tmmediately preceding his death. The text of his last sermon was, "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." Gen. 4th and 7th. That last service of his public ministry in the flesh being ended, he san!.: rapidly, and his passage over the cold river was so peaceful and quiet. with his hands folded upon his breast as if in prayer, that it was ome time before his watche~ s knew he was dead-they thought he was sleeping. Yes, he was asleep, asleep tn Jesus! Blessed sleep ! And now, Bro. Bailey, with this little effort to comply with your request, my earnest desire and and prayer to God is, that you and I, and all who profess to love ?'" Lord J.esus Christ, may be enabled hy -the power of His Sptrit to live the ltfe of the nghteous 1n full confidence that He who is the Father of all, and the infinite fullness of all grace and mercy, and justice, will reward all his children according to their works. Your friend and brother, D. CASHWELL. Wilmingl~ ll, .V. C. REV. lL\.LTHUS D.\. VID :FREEJL\.~ Was born in Chatham connty, September roth, r So9, and died May IS th, I88+, in the j6th year of his age. His father was Richard Freeman, his mother's maide n name was :\[artha Ju.tice, daughter of David J u>tice. IIi> mother died in 1825, and his father in 1860. Bro. Freemarr profe"ccl conversion while young, and was baptized by a s~ int~d minister, Elder I·brmon, into the fellow III ship (we think) of :\[ount Carmel church, a nd soon was licen;ed to preach the gospel. \\'e do not know b)· whom he was ordained. He marrieJ 2 + ~[iss Rebecca Jane Cooley, daLtghter of Bro. Jacob Cooley, of Franklin 2 5+ county,:::-\. C., I 6th, 1 '38. He was a member of the Bapti>t State Conventton 3 49 O~tober at 4 40 Cashie church, Bertie county, in 183~. at Union Camp Groun 504 THE STORy OF FA YETTEVJLLE F 1941-Joel S. Snyder, D.D.; 1941-1944-W. Perry Crouch; 1944- Louis S: Gaines. James McDaniel, the first pastor of the First Baptist Church of Fay etteville was born east of Fayetteville some four miles and was one of the most eloquent preachers in North Carolina. He was pastor of this church twice, 1837 to 1844 and again in 1852 to 1869. From 1844 to 18 52 he was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wilmington. He was clerk of the Cape Fear Association for fourteen years, recording secre tary of the Baptist State Convention for seven years and President of the Baptist State Convention for nineteen years. The First Baptist Church has had two presidents of the Convention, Dr. McDaniel and the author of this history, who was president in 1915-1916-1917. Dr. Charles E. Taylor, President of Wake Forest College said of Dr. McDaniel "He possessed in rare measure the gifts and forces of an orator and many are the traditions of the power and pathos of his eloquence." He was a student at Wake Forest in 1837-38 and in 1851 the College conferred on him the Degree of Master of Arts and later the honorary degree of D .D. He was for many years a trustee of the College. It is of interest that when Wake Forest College was chartered by the General Assembly of North Carolina in December 1833, there was a tie vote in the Senate-29 to 29-and the presiding officer, William D. Moseley broke the tie in favor of the Charter. Many of the strongest friends of the Charter in the Senate were Alumni of the University of North Carolina. The only member from Cumberland voting was in which slaves worshiped. David McNeill in the House. He voted for the Charter. When the brick buildings. The church College opened in 18 34 there was one student from Cumberland, Presbyterian Manse property a Benjamin F. Atkins. Five or six churches have eluding the First In 1916 when the author was President of the Baptist State Conven Baptist upper Cape Fear Valley tion, the gavel used in the session at Elizabeth City was made from a about territory from lower Bladen tree in the James McDaniel Grove. waters of Deep River and Dr. McDaniel lived, while in Cumberland, at his farm five miles Frank Graham the Negro east of Fayetteville on the old Clinton Road. In very cold weather he one quarter century retained wore a shawl when driving to the First Baptist Church to preach and until his death a few years a often kept the shawl on while preaching. One of his daughters married In 1948 there are about 10, \Y/. \V. Vass of Raleigh, Treasurer of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Counties; about 10,000 in Cu The lot on which the First Baptist Church buildings stand-north ing to the new South River west corner of Old and Donaldson Streets, is a part of 200 acres granted to the Little River Association. to Thomas Brooks by King George II in 1750. Charles McAllister, a tion is in the Cape Fear Valley member, conveyed it to the Church and it has remained unchanged bers. A small part of the since its purchase except that one-half of the street in front of the Fear Valley. Church was given to lay off Donaldson Street. There have been two The Piedmont Association houses of worship on the lot. The first a frame building with galleries OBITUARY: - We ane gftieved :to .teann :tha:t OUft bJto. Mc.Van..ie.t, on Wi.tm.in.g:ton, ha.6 .6U.6:tained a .6evene a66Li.c.:tion. in :the .6udden. dea:th o6 IU/., L<.:ttte .6on.. We n.eed n.o:t .6ay, :tha:t we .6in.c.ene.ty .6ympa:thize w.Uh :the beneaved pane~; and .:lJLU.6:t :tha:t :they may t)ind abundan:t c.on6o.tation in. Him, who "c.ha.6:tene:th eveny .6on. whom he .tove:th" . We c.opy :the 6oUowin.g t)Jtom :the Wilming:ton Ch!ton..ic..te: In Wilming:ton, ot) Sc.aft.te:t Feven, on Sun.day :the 8:th in6:t., Ado.tphu..6 Mened.i:th Wail, .6on. ot) :the Revenen.d Jame-6 an.d An.n. Euza Mc.Van..iu, aged 3 y eaft.6 , 7 mo n:th.6 and 16 day.6 . In. :tw fupen6ation. ot) Vivin.e Pnoviden.c.e, :the pane~ have been. c.alled :to paft:t w.i:th an. oni..y .6on.. The.ift hope-6 ot) :tfta.in..in.g rum t)oJt u..6et)ui.n.e.6.6 :to IU/., t)ellow men. - ot) IU/., uvin.g a Mfuc.e :to :them in. Li.6 e, an.d w bun.g !taMed :to .6uc.c.eed IU/., t)a:then in. :the Holy voc.ation. ot) fupen6in.g :the :tJLu:th.6 ot) :the Go.6pe.t, have aLi.ke been. c.u:t ot)t). On. ThU!t.6day n..igh:t bet)oJte he died, :though veny ill, he .6ung :the 6oUowin.g un.e-6 :to a 6avowe :tun.e o 6 w: "You have t)Jtien.d.6, in. :the p!tom.i!.led fun.d, I have t)Jtien.d.6, in :the pJtom.i-6 ed £.and, My LoJtd c.all-6 me, an.d I mu..6:t go, Away ov eft :to :the p!tom.i-6 ed fun.d. " On Fftiday n..igh:t, bun.g muc.h exhau..6:ted by :the vJ.o..ten.c.e o 6 w cU6 ea.6 e, he Jtequu:ted w mo:then :to aid rum in !.laying :the t)oUowin.g U:tile pnayen: "Now I fuy me down. :to .6.teep I pnay :the LoJtd my .6ou1. :to keep; In I .6hou1.d die bet)one I wake, I pnay :the LoJtd my .6 oui. :to :take. " BIBLICAL RECORVER 27 Manc.h 1846 "it...S one of the me. wh om the Baptit-;t.' of .. o:!:th...; r ol . t1" deli....,hted to h onor . .e as born· , near i'a et .. ;vilJ.e , .r. '"' ., ln 1803 , v.a bA. ..•tizea. in 1827 , ... ncl JC .._, C'-11 to pr:..ach the sa e year . He ~a"' c1iefly i nst ·ume.ltal i n the o ...,anization oi' the b'ayette ille ... aQt ist Church, of · ch be a..; pa t.:>r fo:.· thi:::t. -t. o year.. . or si ~ yeC:J.. he was past~r J::' tn li' i r...,t I%.ptL:.t :Jnurch of ·:iltLi J..;ton, • J., d rin..., :;>c..rt o! JhLh tiue he 'lD..J also editor· of a reli.;ious joLrno.l. r . :.lcl)aniel a_, on of tne _·ouna.er.:. of .. he .... >aptist ]ta c ~onv _ ntion , bei1; pr(sent at its oroan~~ation Ln 1830 , an~ L .. d the hono · 1Jf pr_ ;.~..~.i •u over its dE-li.Jert..tiJ s f:H nineteen yc· rs . e "~<.a a ... rustce -'f ake Fore.;t 'J o1 le~c for anJ ars , et.t.l in the c a~.-1sc of .i 'J..,ion:3 ,c.;.s C!. r ~.ent and Lm ·emittin..;. tr1c .... aptt; Fe r • ..,::wclation 'or four ten JCC:.r..> . , cDa · el • J J.., ., eo. i.. a r::....·e d e..,ree ~ e 0 i t . ~ n.nd .; ·e::.ce..; of t e o rc1 or, e,nd rr.any ore the traditions o.· th.. :...~.t.'l..l.S n..~. p .c;r f .... is prt...ac 1ic:. ...., : •• i..; you!1.;e:- days . .,t a c:;;oJ 2. 0 C, and ith h:::; no.tural for~e unav tc l., thL., crui .nt divi'1 as ...;at.1 r d o his f~t~er i. 1870 . Q~~ ~orL.., .o_1ea co, fer · ~a the d....,rec of l)oc to of Ji vini t..,r on h ir. in 1868. .B~)ti t ,\, 1 anac, 1 88:... , p • ._.~l . ------ • c ...... a ie1 <;.s a at udt: n at ·-ak{; 'or .... .J Ir..:s i~ute 1831 - 38. .c 'J..~.' i '-' at.: ...., • e r s be c ...... 1 th_ v,if - of Va s , 3 • , and t 1~ fat 1 r o.: as ... , r . ) t 1e ~·a1 ei,_)l a . ~e • This was found in A sermon preached to the students of the United Bapt ist Institute , Taylorsville, N.C. by Rev. .T. 1'-lcDanj el. -· J A TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES MCDA1-liEL (Presented by Lou Rogers Wehlitz,(Mrs.H.F.) at the Commerative (service, Suniay ~orning, May 20,1973, at First Baptist Church, (Fayetteville, N.C.,at which time a portrait of Dr. McDaniel, (gift of Mrs. ~.M. Johnson of Dunn, great niece of Dr. McDaniel, (was unveilei by two grands•ns of Mrs. Johnson, James Morrison (J hnson anci Allen McDaniel Johns n, namesakes ef their great (great-great uncle, James McDaniel. The portrait painteti by (Miss D rothy Hooks, professional artist of Smithfielti, was (copiei from one which was done iuring his early pastorate at (Fayetteville.) It is a privilege to be asketi to pay tribute this morning to Dr. James McDaniel, an l humbly accept, knewing that en ugh cannet be saii in these few minutes, about his wonderful life of c urage anti inspirati n to all wh have fellowei him. From young manheoi, James McDaniel was the kinti f person whe having put his hand to the plow, never looked back. He was 24 years eli when he made a definite decisi•n for Christ in the old Cape Fear Baptist Church. The pastor, Bl er Davii Thames, baptizeti him, and in less than a year, rtiaine him a Baptist minister. Beginning with his membership ln Cape Fear Church, El er McDaniel servei as clerk of the Cape Fear Associati n for 14 years. Inspireti by an ther young minister, Davia S. Williatns, whem he hai met at an ass•ciational meeting, he etermine to build a church in Fayetteville. El er Williams was living ana preach ing~Sampson C unty, but was a native of that part of Cumberland County which is n.w Harnett. ne hai liveti in FAyetteville while teaching in the Academy an• was much concerne« because there was no Baptist Church in this city. Together these two y ung preach ers became the organizing Presbytery. The Presbyterian backgrouni of these two young men as well as s~me of the charter members, accounts for wor4i usage in the early minutes of First Baptist Church. Much groun w rk had to be ione first, but Goa providei the way. Col. Charles McAllister, a man of wealth, sent young Mc Daniel ut as travel agent over the State, soliciting funis to erect this church. The white frame meeting h use was built on this very spot. Col. McAllister had come into possession of this pr•perty a few years earlier. The meeting house was m st likely built prior McDaniel p. 2 te Nov. 25,1837, when the church was duly erganizea. The next year, Col. McAllister deede the lot to the trustess. As time went on a belfry, Sunday scheol rooms, ani a baptistry were aa«ed to the frane building. It was fertunate that James McDaniel was himself a man of means, owning his own plantation on the Ole Cl~nten Reaa, abeut five miles from Fayetteville, f r often the struggling church failed to pay his meager salary. Elder McDaniel ha attenae Wake Ferest Institute, now Wake Forest University, while he was getting the church erganizet. He aeon became a trustee ef that institution ani continuei to serve as trustee for many years. In his late life, Wake Forest awaried him the henerary aegree of Doctor of Divinity. Dr. McDaniel's most outstan ing c ntribution to eur tenomina tien, was his w rk with the Baptist State Convention. He was one f the 14 men who organize« the Conventi n in Greenville,N.c. in 1830. tie served the Baptist State Convent! n as Seceretary fer 19 years, then as president for 18 years, an was the last of the rganizing survivers te atteni the Convention. James McDaniel was a man of wiie interests. ~e publishea a religious journal during his last year in Wilmingt n. On his return to Fayetteville, he became a mason and was Master f Pheenix Lodge # 8, in 1861. Dr. McDaniel servei this church fer 32 years with the excep tion f eight years in Wil~ingten, ant saw it threugh many tr ublea ti~es. During the Civil War, an• the harsh aays of Re c nstruction, the church almost had to close its to rs because there were few men left to carry n, and no means with which to finance the church. Dr. DlcDaniel said: "No, the church doors will reaain open, and ~ will serve as pastor, accepting whatever gift yeu may be able t spare, whenever yeu can spare it." Dr. McDaniel an& most of the other affluent members, includ ing his brothers, had lost their fortunes; but someh•w they man agefi, and the ioors of the church remaineci open. Dr. McDaniel was helping his br~thers rebuild their homes, which a few years earlier had been destroys by Sherman's Army, when he caught pneumonia and died, Christmas Day, 1869. Our church has had many str~gles in its nearly 140 years, but there have always been ~treng~eaters to meet each crisis - including Dr.Hall, Dr. Snyder, Dr. Crouch, r~ Gaines, and eur present Mr. H lt. There are problems fer us teday; there will be problems fer tern rrow's leaders, but our n ble heritage will bear fruit in each generation. ,. - McDaniel 3. A kn wledge ef our past under .ur. !'i.lcDaniel, anci eminent pas ters wh fell wed him, will give us courage fer teday, ani inspiration f r temerrow. We have a splenii greup ef young pe ple t•iay, reaching fer the t reb lightei by Dr . cDaniel. They will keep that torch burning. Thank y u fer the privilege f letting me share with y u, this tribute te Dr. James McDaniel. enci . US CENSUS ---- 1850 ---- NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC McDANIEL, JAMES BC Minister Age: 46 McDANIEL, MRS. A. E. Age: 36 McDANIEL, LUSY Age: 15 McDANIEL, POLLY Age: 10 McDANIEL, PATIENCE Age: 4 Vied in Fayetteville, N. C. on Th~day mohning, ~he 15~h in6~., ~ 8 o'ctoQk, peh6ectiy hUigned, MM. MMy T, wine o6 Rev. Jamu f.kVaniei., v. v.' pM~Oh on ~he Bapfu~ ChuJLQh in ~h~ ~own, in heh 59~h yeM. BIBLICAL RECORVER 28 Jui..y 1869 MARRIED On Thursday Evening last, at the Fayetteville Hotel by Rev. Dr. Colton, Rev. James McDaniel to Mrs. Mary T. Strong, formerly of Durham, Connecticut. BIBLICAL RECORDER February 25, 1858 Page: 3:3 Died, in Fayetteville, N. C., on Thurdsay norning, the 15th inst., at 8 o'clock, perfectly resigned, Mrs. Mary T., wife of Rev. James McDaniel, D. D., pastor of the Baptist church in that town, in her 59th year. BIBLICAL RECORDER AUG. 4, 1869, Page: 3:4 Fayetteville, Dec. 1, 1855 My Dear Bro. James,-- Under the pressure of sorrow which beggars all description, I at present address you. My dear wife, Ann Eliza McDaniel, is dead. My sun of earthly comfort is gone down, and I feel that it will never, no never rise on me again during this poor life. I feel that my days of cheerfulness have passed, no more to return. To speak of the excellencies of her whom I have lost, might appear like a species of fanaticism, or exaggeration. It is enough that they were recorded in her life, and read and known by all who knew her. She was seized at the dinner-table, on the 27th ultimo, and after a few hours of intense suffering, which from the first deprived her of the liberty of speech, she breathed her last. She had entered the 43d year of her life, and had professed a hope in Christ for 24 or 25 years. Do, my brother, remember me and my family in your prayers. Amid the deep waters of affliction, I am affectionately yours, &c., James McDaniel BIBLICAL RECORDER, December 6, 1855 Page: 2:2 OBITUAL ====== Rev. James McDaniel, D. D. MASON HALL, Fayetteville, N. C., Jan'y 21, 1870 At a regular communication of Phoenix Lodge, no 8, held this day, the follow- ing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, to wit: Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God in his good providence, to call from his labor to his rest, our venerated and beloved brother, Past Master James McDaniel. Resolved, That in his death we have been deprived of the example of one whose whole life illustrated the character of true Masonry. That as a servant of God, as a Master of the Lodge, as a brother, as a friend, we may say of him, well done. That we shall miss the genial kindness of his presence, the steady truthful- ness of his counsel, and the clear vigor of his intellect in our future meetings. That we sorrow not as those without hope, but looking beyond the veil, we see our dear friend and brother, his perilous journey ended, his work all accomplished, entered into the temple in the enjoyment of his reward. Resolved, That the members of this Lodge will wear the usual badge of mourn- ing for the space of thirty days. Resolved, that we tender our heart felt sympathy to his bereaved family, and that copies of these resolutions be furnished to them, and that a copy of the same be published in the town papers. Respectfully submitted, J. C. McRAE ) From the Minutes. A. M. CAMPBELL )Com. J. B. Troy, Sec'y. WALTER WATS ON ) C~VAR CREEK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION MINUTES, 1870 gooilly number c;,( Pi+Mf . REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COl\I:MITTEE ~e hereby tendered kind and hospitabi 11 TO PP.EPARE A...~ OBITU.illY NOTICE OF ·. Elder JAMES It'lcDANIEL was baptized into the mem bership of the Cape Fear Baptist Chmch on the 4th Sab , Moderator. bath of Feb., 1827, by Elder David Thames, and entered the ministry the same year. ~- We also find him acting as Clerk of the Cape ~ear .Association in the Fall of 1827, which position he fiUed for 14 years. Through his efforts the money was obtained. and a church building erected by Elders J. :u.L The addresses in Fayetteville. In 1837, Nov. 25tl;l, he and Elder D. S. good will be Williams organized a Baptish Church in the aforesaid Church building. Elder McD~:miel became the Pastor congregation and served for 32 years and one month, with the excep tion of a few years while h.e wa's Pastor of the First Bap tist Church in Wilmington. He was one of the founders of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He served that body as President :for 18 years. He died Dec. 25th, 1869, in the 67th year of his life, having been in the ministry for 45 years. He was a self-made man. His superiors in th~ pulpit were very, very rare. His power of feeling and real eloquence were transcendant. The pleasantness of his voice and grace of delivery were t,'l'eat. He was certainly " apt to teach." His mo~al From Green ch1 While our hearts are still sorrowing for the loss of our most efficient and most devoted layman, S. 0. Tatum, the flood-gates of grief are opened afresh in the announcement of the calling home of our foremost preacher and pastor. It has not been long since we heard him preach with remarkable power and pathos, a sermon to which the hearers look back as an oasis in the desert of the past. It was full of gospel truth, tender affection, and heavenly inspiration. With him we sat at the fireside of friends, and resting on the same bed we enjoyed re freshing sleep. His counsels have contributed much to the satisfaction which the RECORDER has given to the denomination, and his influence has been very potential in extending its circulation. He was the best among our wise men and the wisest among our good men. Elder F. H. Ivey, now of Athens, Ga., who was providentially present to con- duct his funeral services, says: "He died on Saturday evening, 25th ult., at 6 o'clock, as quietly and peacefully as an infant falls asleep. Though the rain poured down incessantly all the morning, the church was crowded and many could not get in. Thus was shown the high esteem in which he was held by the whole community in which he had passed his long and useful life. "Elder McDaniel was born in this vicinity, lived here nearly all his life, and died in his 67th year. He was twice married, each of his companions walking helpfully and lovingly by his side 'til removed by death before him, the last one but recently. He leaves a very large circle of acquaintances and friends, numerous relatives, and five daughters, to mourn their loss. "Bro. McDaniel made a public profession of religion and joined the church when about twenty years of age. He entered the ministry when twenty-two, in which he labored about forty-five years--almost half a century. Through his immediate instrumentality, the Fayetteville church was organized: he collected means to build the house, and took charge of the church at its constitution, was its beloved pastor, with the exception of a brief interval, from that until his death, a period of thirty-two years. He was extensively connected with the denomination in this State in all its movements, and was honored by his brethren with the preeminence. He assisted in forming the Baptist State Con vention, and was its President for many years; and he was the last survivor of that band of noble men who organized the Convention. "Bro. McDaniel was a strong friend of all our educational enterprises, and a zealous advocate for ministerial education, which he promoted by all the means in his power. He was an unwavering supporter of missions, at home and in foreign lands. He was a missionary heart, a missionary hand, and a missionary tongue. Industry, energy and zeal marked his life, and ruled in the accomplishment of all that he undertook. "In his christian character, there was a remarkable uniformity of hope, even ness of experience, and constancy of faith. "But Elder McDaniel will probably be longest remembered as a preacher of the gospel of Christ.--His sermons of forty years ago, here and in the surround ing counties, made impressions which still linger on the minds of those who heard them. Although he was largely self-taught yet not many have equalled, and few if any have surpassed him, in all those elements which make up the attractive, influential, and successful herald of the Cross. He was gifted with peculiar powers in illustrating the teachings of the Scriptures, and with a winning address in enforcing the duties of the christian life. He was a vigorous, in dependent thinker, decided in his convictions, firm in the defence of the faith once delivered to the saints, uttering his message with a zeal that knew no langour, a plainness which always conveyed his meaning, and with a pungency that reached and affected the heart. His burning words came full and fresh from a glowing soul, and went with convincing force to the hearts and consciences of his hearers. Those who had the privilege of sitting under the sound of his voice, were sensible of the charm of his ministry; many felt the power of his appeals; and scores and hundreds have cause to remember, with gratitude to God, the success of the living word, as he expounded and applied it. "But this strong rod in our community is broken, this great man in our Israel is fallen. The eloquent tongue is dumb, the earnest, loving heart is still, and the beaming countenance bears the pallor of death. The last sermon he preached to his church, about a month before his death, was an earnest appeal, founded on Gen. iv:7: 'If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.' May his flock heed this last message, falling from his almost dying lips--may they follow him as he followed Christ. "The last sermon I ever heard him preach was nearly three years ago, while on a visit here, from Luke xx:35 : 'For they are equal, he said, in dignity and honor, equal in knowledge, and equal in glory and eternal joy. He has now gone to realize far more than his own most enraptured thought; he has passed within the vail, and with unsealed vision beholds the King in his beauty, and joins in the song of the redeemed, 'equal unto the angels. 1 "In the nearer relations of life, Elder McDaniel was thoughtful and affection ate, indulgent and kind; and in society, he was a most pleasant friend, affable, genial, attractive and engaging. "He was a man of strong feelings, decided in his preference, ardent in his attachments; and possibly too marked in his antipathies. This may have been a fault. Surely he had faults, but they were such as showed that he was still only a man. And what if, in the rude blasts of the world, as the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon his house--what if the casements did shake; what if the frail surroundings did rattle; what if the mere accidents of the building were unsteady: yet the firm, eternal girders of the tenement did not tremble, for they were righteousness and truth; and the house of his christian manhood did not fall; for it was founded upon a rock, and •• that rock was Christ. "On the day which we observe, as that on which the glorious company of 'bright-harnessed angels sat around the courtly stable' to announce the coming of the world's Redeemer--on that day and at its close, the angels came to earth again, and bore his ransomed spirit to his Saviors presence: for he had calmly, sweetly fallen asleep in Jesus. He had reached his Saturday night--his Saturday night of life--his Saturday night of toil, affliction, disappointment and sorrow-- his Saturday night of release from labor and suffering. The good servant was prepared for his rest, and in due time the discharge came to the faithful soldier of the cross. On the eve of our Sunday here, and in the unending Sunday there, he goes to his rest and his reward. 'Soldier of Christ, well done! Praise by thy new employ; And, while eternal ages run, Rest in thy Saviour's joy!' " BIBLICAL RECORDER January 5th, 1870 page 2