Excerpt from The Centennial Celebration, 1874-1974: Charlotte, North Carolina, September 22, 1974 Since 1874 we have come thus far by the power of God almighty. God has blessed our church and we should be thankful for the rich history that we now enjoy. The nature of man is determined by the will 'of God and faith is the welding rod that brings forth Christian success. The pioneers of the early Salem Baptist were very successful because they paved the rough and rocky way for us. As we celebrate our Centennial, let us not forget that it is our Christian duty to pave the way for the church of tomorrow. Salem baptist church was founded in the year of 1874 at Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Baptists in the Paw Creek and Hoskins community came together for the expressed purpose of organ izing a Baptist Church. After much debate on the issue of organizing a Baptist Church, it was finally agreed upon by both of these communities to seek the aid of several officers at First Baptist Church of Charlotte, North Carolina to assist them in organizing a legal and constituted Missionary Baptist Church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.