Dr. Porter M. Bailes

Dr. Porter M. Bailes, born on March 28, 1888, in York County, South Carolina, was one of ten children of Zachary Taylor Bailes and Ellen Hill Bailes. At the age of ten he joined Flint Hill Baptist Church, and at eighteen was its Sunday School superintendent. His early education came from earnest Christian parents and from country elementary schools. He entered Mars Hill College of North Carolina in 1906 to prepare for a business career, with special consideration for the …