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revival known in the history of the church at 

 Oxford came during the pastorate of Dr. Shep- 

 ard. AYhile serving in this pastorate he was 

 called to Henderson, IST. C. In his first pastor- 

 ate in Henderson he served three years. And 

 in 1880 was succeeded by Rev. M. C. Ransom. 

 One of the unusual occurrences in life, he was 

 succeeded in three churches by Rev. Ransom: 

 at Hillsboro, Oxford, and Henderson. He was 

 twice called to the church at Henderson, and 

 served six years in the last call. It was during 

 this second pastorate here that he established a 

 secondary Baptist school, with Miss Cora B. 

 Persons, of Franklinton, ^. C, principal. She 

 was succeeded by Rev. Jas. Young, of Louis- 

 burg. The school flourished during his pastor- 

 ate, but was discontinued after he left Hender- 

 son. 



Dr. Shepard believed in splendid church edi- 

 fices, and almost without exception, where the 

 edifice was inadequate, that was his first under- 

 taking. He began the erection of a lovely brick 

 structure at Henderson, but he did not remain 

 there to finish it. Dr. Walden, his successor, 

 thought it wise, and erected on the same spot a 

 beautiful frame structure. Dr. Shepard was 



