Atlantic Christian College - Pine Knot Yearbook (Wilson, NC)

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Pine Knot 3$ m M m M 1 i iS JS i 4 -- 5 J) ■?JK ‘5® i® 2© '5® ig «2© 5® T© Sgo-o HISTORY OF ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Atlantic Christian College had its beginning in La Grange when Joseph Kinsey opened the Kinsey School in 1886. The school continued eleven years with success, and he was offered a location at Wilson. In the summer of 1897, under the supervision of Joseph Kinsey, the Wilson Educational Association erected a large building; and Kinsey Seminary opened in Wilson September. 1897. But the Seminary continued only four sessions because of the declining health of President Kinsey. The Disciples began to consider the proposition of purchasing this property for the maintenance of their college. Throughout the summer and early fall of 1901 this was written and preached; and when the State Convention met at Kinston. October, 1901, plans were arranged for acquiring the Wilson prop- erty. Within a few weeks afterward means for financing the enterprise were arranged and the deed for the property was made to the “North Carolina Mis- sionary Convention.” The Board of Trustees choose for the name of the school “Atlantic Christian College.” In May, 1 902, it was incorporated with J. J. Harper of Smithfield as first chancellor. Page Fifteen 0 Wt © :3k ij i 3k ■m if 3k 3k 3k 'Qtk 3k QX 3k (5y 3k (frj} w i- • eg? ), j w if §• i? ';T ii sL 0? §7T

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The College grew out of several attempts to establish an institution of higher learning which would serve them in the field of general culture and edu- cation, especially in the ministry and leadership of the church. The revelation of its history is that of the efforts of a church group that was relatively weak in members and financial strength to build and maintain a college. The history of this institution may be given in four general divisions. The first period may be called the period of introduction. Though there had been before this efforts to establish a school, Atlantic Christian College marks the beginning of a real college effort. With little money, meager equip- ment. and inadequate understanding of the task before them, the college authorities set up a curriculum. The period following the beginning was marked by slow and constructive growths, and these may be called the silent years. There was the change from the spontaneous beginning to a process of building, year after year, a foundation on which to rest the future work. Page Sixteen