Emory Alderton

FROM “HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AT COLUMBIA” BY ELDER STEPHEN R.AQUINO: ELDER EMORY ALSERTON November 1955 through December 1967. Born of Edward C. Alderton and MaryE. Gates on January 7, 1917 in Montgomery County, Maryland.Moved to Paw Paw West Virginia then back to Lay Hill, Maryland about 1923 or 1924 with Grandparent Gates. On May 11, 1938 married Virginia M. Snellings. His earliest impression to preach was in 1948 when in severaldreams there was a white-sleeved hand pointing at him as he heard, “you preach the gospel.” Emory would avoid this impression for some time. After his return to Maryland Emory started going to church. Then on June 6, 1948 he united with the church being baptized by Elder Percy Dalton. His wife, Virginia, was baptized a year later on June 19, 1949. His first early impressions about preaching were realized when Elder Dove came to Emory outside the church building explaining his own desire to have him speak to the church.