OH053 Otis Joyce Oral History
Collection Title
West Kentucky - History and Culture - Land Between the Lakes Series
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Series Number
OH053
Interviewee
Joyce, Otis
Interviewer
Fisk, Sammy
Date Interviewed
November 22nd, 1976
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
March 30th, 2010
Description
2 sound discs and 2 cassette tapes - identical recordings (44 minutes)
Abstract
Otis Joyce discusses the following topics: the method of membership in the Methodist church; the Methodist mode of sprinkling or pouring; baptism by immersion; church members being embalmed after 1930; opening the church doors; six week revivals; visiting ministers; homecoming; ministers being sent by the conference; comparisons between Methodist and Baptist preaching styles; the church offering; communion; the alter of prayer; Sunday afternoon dinners and fellowship; business meetings; care of the combined parsonage; and the quarterly conference of the four churches in the region.
Biographical/Historical Note
Otis Joyce was born in Golden Pond, Kentucky. He was raised in the Land Between the Lakes area of Kentucky and lived there until his property was purchased by the Tennessee Valley Authority. He resided at Hematite until the Tennessee Valley Authority purchased his property. Joyce and his wife were active members of the Hematite Methodist Church in Center Furnace, Kentucky.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Joyce, Otis
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) - History.
Center Furnace (Ky.)
Hematite (Ky.) - History.
Hematite Methodist Church (Center Furnace, Ky.)
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Recommended Citation
Fisk, Sammy, "OH053 Otis Joyce Oral History" (2025). Land Between the Lakes. 23.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-lbl/23
Audio Transcript