Owen Hunt Prof.

Presnell ENGL 1102 April 2, 2014

While growing up I was told about the things that my great-grandfather did for the ministry in North Carolina and was honored with a scholarship in his name at Davidson College. All of theses stories would go in one ear and out the other until a couple months ago when I was to come up with a topic to do research on. After doing some quick Google searches I found myself very interested in the goals he accomplished.

Growing into Familys Occupation On April 9th, 1892 in the manse of Third Creek Church in Elmwood, NC the second son of well respected was born. Robert Silvanus was the father of Robert South Arrowood and was a minister serving at Third Creek Church when Robert South Arrowood was born and remained there until Robert South Arrowood was three and at that point he moved to Unity Presbyterian Church and pastored there for nine years. Growing up in within the church caused my greatgrandfather to feel the call to ministry and decided he would attend Davidson College like his father, uncle, cousin, and two brothers did. Out of the nine people on the Arrowood side of my family that graduated from Davidson five became a ministers. According to the book To Dwell Together in Unity: Unity Presbyterian Church Woodleaf, North Carolina, the First Two Hundred Years Robert South

Arrowood graduated from Davidson College in 1913 with a BA degree, and then went to Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and received his BD degree there in 1917. (Bicentennial Committee, 1988). Once he received his degrees he went to Fayetteville Presbytery in May of 1917 to become licensed to preach. Later that year Orange Presbytery ordained him. While serving at Fayetteville Presbyterian he held positions as clerk, minister, and

Arrowood Family Members that have graduated from Davidson College Minutes, 1965) After serving multiple positions Robert South Arrowood was
historian. (Fayetteville Presbyterian called to serve as chaplain for the Army. He started serving for the Army for the last year of World War I. Once he returned from the war he served at three different Presbyterian churches around the Greensboro-Charlotte area from 1919 until 1943. It was in this 24-year span that Robert South Arrowoods first wife, Mary Dimock Murray, died of influenza. Whom he had two children, Katharine Murray and Mary Dickson. A year later he married Margaret Murray, whom one son was born, Robert South, Jr. Robert South Jr. would be my grandfather who I never met because he died in War World II.

Serving the Lord in Another Way It was at this point in his life that he was done with being a full time preacher and wanted to sever the Lord in other ways. I found through an email conversation with the College Archivist and Records Management Coordinator at Davidson College, Jan Blodgett, Robert South Arrowood served as President at Mitchell College in Statesville from 1943 to 1944. He then decided to move to Barium Springs in 1944 and held various titles Presbyterian Orphans Home for nearly 20 years. Robert South Arrowood and his wife Margaret Murray served as Sunday school teacher while Robert held positions as clerk, treasure, and president at various times throughout his time at the home. While being apart of the Orphans Home he also held the position of President of the North Carolina Presbyterian Historical Society from 1964-1965. Two years after serving as president my great-grand father retired in 1967, but continued to serve the Lord in his years of retirement by supplying the Sardis church in Linden, North Carolina. In 1974, Robert South Arrowood passed away in Pinehurst, NC at the age of 82. His grave lies in Candor Cemetery in Candor, NC. (Elizabeth, 2011) From all of the research I have done I have come to the conclusion that my great-grandfather was a loving man that served many people with loving care. He was a well- respected Presbyterian minister in North Carolina and found every opportunity to pass the word of God to everyone around him. He made huge impact on the orphans at the Barium Springs Orphans Home and help many churches grow.

Giving Honor Where Honor is Due Doing this topic I did not only want to find out more information about the life of my great- grandfather, but also find more information about the Arrowood Family Scholarship at Davidson College. Through gaining contact with the College Archivist and Records Management Coordinator at Davidson College, Jan Blodgett I was able to gain all of the information I needed about he scholarship at the college. The people behind the giving of the scholarship was Sylvia Arrowood Latshaw and Julia Arrowood Mason who wanted to honor their father, Robert Silvanus Arrowood, Class of 1877, and their brothers, Charles Flinn Arrowood, Class of 1909, Robert South Arrowood, Jr., Class of 1913, and John B. Arrowood, Class of 1916. To receive the scholarship the student must be pursuing a career in ministry. The money for the scholarship came to Davidson College through the wills of Sylvia Arrowood Latshaw and Julia Arrowood Mason. The money for the scholarship came to Davidson College in 1984. After all of my research I have found that the scholarship was actually given in honor a generation before. Originally I thought the scholarship was mainly given to Robert South Arrowood, but also representing his father and brothers. When in reality it was given in honor of Robert Silvanus Arrowood, but to also representing his sons. The benefits of gaining all of this knowledge is so that I can pass on my familys heritage to future generations, and so the history they made will not be forgotten. Even though so much of my past generations of family members were Presbyterian and ministers, most of my family has switched to Methodist and no one in recent generations have or probably will not

purse ministry. Even though it is still enriching to have the knowledge of all the things my past family members did for the Presbyterian ministry in North Carolina.

Works Cited Evaluative Works Cited: History of Robert South Arrowood Barrett, Charles. The Presbyterian Orphans' Home at Barium Springs, North Carolina: An Album of memories. Henry M. Harris, 1994. eBook. Bicentennial Committee. "Robert South Arrowood." To Dwell Together in Unity : Unity Presbyterian Church, Woodleaf, North Carolina, the First Two Hundred Years, 1788-1988. Pg. 212-13. Bicentennial Committee, Mocavo. Unity Presbyterian Church, 17 Jul 1978.Web. 24 Mar. 2014. Elizabeth. "Robert South Arrowood, II (1893 - 1974) - Find A Grave Memorial." Robert South Arrowood, II (1893 - 1974) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., 16 Dec. 2011. Web. 02 Apr. 2014.

Historical Foundation of Montreat, NC. Fayetteville Presbyterian Minutes. 1965. eBook. Hunt, Owen. "History of Robert South Arrowood at Davidson College." Message to Jan Blodgett. 18 Mar 2014. E-mail. Hunt, Susan. Telephone Interview. 3 March 2014.