Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of the Methodist Church, Leaksville, North Carolina This story of the Leaksville Methodist Church has been compiled and written with the idea of recording some of the most significant events from the rich past of the church and to give a brief look into the activities of some of the people who gave generously of their time and talents in the building of a great church. We owe a debt of gratitude to the devoted people of the present and past who have given unselfishly in the building of a church organization and the creation of a Christian climate in this community. Many people have contributed data and ideas for use in preparing the material for this book. Sincere appreciation is expressed to all of them. Without their help and cooperation this history could not have been recorded in this form. Among the many people who gave valuable assistance were Mrs. R. P. Ray, Mrs. Jones W. Norman, Sr., Mrs. F. M. Flinn, Mrs. J. Hampton Price, Mrs. G. C. Gammon, Mrs. John Barksdale, Mrs. S. P. Ray, Mrs. Pearl Van Noppen (madison), Dr. E. P. Billups, C. C. Campbell, Lawrence Wilson, Richard Robertson, and Joe Benton Field (roanoke, Virginia). 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.