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Rev John Henry “J. H.” Arwood

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Rev John Henry “J. H.” Arwood

Birth
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Death
7 Nov 1963 (aged 91)
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Preacher Arwood, as he was affectionally called on Pigeon Roost, lived here
practically all his life until about 10 years ago, when he moved to Spruce Pine
where his son Robert lived.

Preacher Arwood had been an ordained minister of the Freewill Baptist Church
denomination for over 60 years, and pastored churches until poor health
prevented him from doing so some several years ago.

His ministerial work was begun a long time before good roads ever came to this
mountain area, and he traveled from one church to another on horseback. The
writer recalls that he once told us that several times the church that he wanted
to preach at was so far away that he would have to start on the trip Friday so
he could get there and he would stop at some of his friends somewhere on the way
and stay the nights.

Cold or disagreeable weather hardly ever prevented him from meeting with his
appointment, but he said, as he was telling us one time about his ministerial
work, that his shoes had many times been frozen to the stirrups.

So, with the going away of Rev. Arwood, another pioneer preacher has passed on.

Excerpt taken from the writings of Harvey J. Miller, dated 11/21/63.
Preacher Arwood, as he was affectionally called on Pigeon Roost, lived here
practically all his life until about 10 years ago, when he moved to Spruce Pine
where his son Robert lived.

Preacher Arwood had been an ordained minister of the Freewill Baptist Church
denomination for over 60 years, and pastored churches until poor health
prevented him from doing so some several years ago.

His ministerial work was begun a long time before good roads ever came to this
mountain area, and he traveled from one church to another on horseback. The
writer recalls that he once told us that several times the church that he wanted
to preach at was so far away that he would have to start on the trip Friday so
he could get there and he would stop at some of his friends somewhere on the way
and stay the nights.

Cold or disagreeable weather hardly ever prevented him from meeting with his
appointment, but he said, as he was telling us one time about his ministerial
work, that his shoes had many times been frozen to the stirrups.

So, with the going away of Rev. Arwood, another pioneer preacher has passed on.

Excerpt taken from the writings of Harvey J. Miller, dated 11/21/63.

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