| Scope and content |
Correspondence is concerned entirely with Methodist-related activities and includes letters from such state and national denominational leaders as Robert Macon Andrews, Neil Graham Bethea, John Calvin Broomfield, Thomas Hamilton Lewis, Jarrett M. Sheridan, A. G. Dixon, Charles H. Beck, and Lyman E. Davis. The correspondence deals mostly with denominational concerns including the Children's Home, the Pastor's Summer Conference, and a dispute over the removal of the Chestnut Street Methodist Protestant Church in Asheville, N.C., to an area near a "sister denomination." Also included is a copy of the centennial edition of the Methodist Protestant, which elaborates on the history of the denomination; newspaper clippings; and other miscellaneous items. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Cuthbert Warner Bates Papers (#495), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Mary M. Bates Brown. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives. |
| Biographical note | Cuthbert Warner Bates (1884-1957) was a Methodist Protestant clergyman who served as secretary of the N.C. Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, secretary of the national conference of the church, and secretary of the executive committee of the church. During his pastorate, he served 22 different churches throughout North Carolina. |
