Paul Gunther Settle
Manuscript Collection #031 Content Summary: These papers
primarily represent the Rev. Settle's years of work in the late 1960's with organizations that were formative of the PCA, namely
Concerned Presbyterians and Presbyterian Churchmen United, and preparatory to the formation of the PCA, the Steering Committee for the Continuing Presbyterian Church.
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Rev. Paul Gunther Settle [26 March 1935 - 19 March 2018] |
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Biographical sketch— The Rev. Doctor Paul Gunter Settle, 82, servant of God, husband of Mary B. Aiken Russell Settle, died on Monday, 19 March 2018 in Greenville, SC. He was predeceased by his first wife, Georgia Brown Settle. Born March 26, 1935 in Charleston, WV, son of Paul Cochran and Ruth Gunter Settle, he attended WV University, graduated from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, and prepared for the ministry at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA. Upon graduation from Columbia, he was ordained to the gospel ministry by Kanawha Presbytery [PCUS] in July of 1959, and served as a Presbyterian pastor for almost 50 years before being retired by North Texas Presbytery (PCA) in February 2007. Presbyterian churches served included the Winfield and Pliny congregations in Putnam Co., WV; Trinity in Montgomery, AL; Coral Ridge in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Northside in Burlington, NC; Second in Greenville, SC; Park Cities in Dallas, TX; and Christ in Flower Mound, TX. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Paul David Settle (Shirley), of Greenville; a daughter, Jo Lynne Sprouse, of Waynesville, NC; two sisters, Dorrie Settle Lee (Ted), of St. Petersburg, FL, and Joe Ellen Settle Rast, of Atlanta, GA; two granddaughters, Shelby Emerson (Matt) and Carly Sprouse; and a great granddaughter, Norah Emerson; four stepsons; and numerous step grandchildren and great grandchildren. A private interment was held at Graceland East Memorial Park, with a memorial service held on Saturday, 24 March 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Second Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC. Boxes 256-258 & 462 [files combined and sorted alphabetically to facilitate review.]Box.file – Subject 256.24 — Advisory Convention, News Articles 256.25 — Alabama Churches, News Articles 258.02 — Christian Education and Publication 258.03 — Committee on Administration 258.04 — Committee on Mission to the World 256.02 — Concerned Presbyterian Bulletin, Numbers 1 14 256.03 — Concerned Presbyterian Bulletin, Numbers 5 28 257.04 — Concerned Presbyterians 256.07 — Concerned Presbyterians, Advisory Convention Minutes 256.04 — Concerned Presbyterians, after 1973 256.08 — Concerned Presbyterians, Book of Church Order (Proposed) 256.13 — Concerned Presbyterians, Church Separation Procedures Folder # 1 256.14 — Concerned Presbyterians, Church Separation Procedures Folder # 2 256.09 — Concerned Presbyterians, Churches separated from PCUS 256.10 — Concerned Presbyterians, Documents, Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws 256.05 — Concerned Presbyterians, Lists of Chairmen, Trustees, and Directors 256.06 — Concerned Presbyterians, Potential Contact Material 256.11 — Concerned Presbyterians, Provisional Presbyterians 256.12 — Concerned Presbyterians, Reports 258.05 — Constitutional Documents 258.06 — Contacting the Contacts 256.15 — Contributions, 1971 256.26 — Convocations of Sessions, News Articles 258.07 — Correspondence, A 258.08 — Correspondence, B, Folder 1 258.09 — Correspondence, B, Folder 2 258.10 — Correspondence, C 258.11 — Correspondence, E 258.12 — Correspondence, F 258.13 — Correspondence, G H 258.14 — Correspondence, J K 258.15 — Correspondence, M 258.16 — Correspondence, P 258.19 — Correspondence, R 258.20 — Correspondence, S 258.24 — Correspondence, T 258.25 — Correspondence, W 258.29 — Correspondence, Z 462.10 — Covenant College, 1972 1973, Brochures 256.27 — Declaration of Commitment, News Articles 256.29 — Florida and Georgia, News Articles 258.30 — General Assembly Actions Contrary to the PCUS Constitution 256.17 — General Assembly, 1973 (First), Addresses to 256.18 — General Assembly, 1973 (First), Commissioners Handbooks 256.28 — General Assembly, 1973 (First), News Articles 256.19 — General Assembly, 1973 (First), Nominating Committee 462.02 — Giddens, William E., Jr., undated, Bible Study: Bible Chronology 258.31 — Inter-Church Relations 258.32 — Judicial Business 256.20 — Keyes, Ken, Concerned Presbyterians, 1967 1973 256.21 — Keyes, Ken, Correspondence 462.03 — La May, Robert L., undated, Bible Study: Hebrews 256.22 — Miscellaneous 258.34 — Mission to the US 258.33 — Mission to the US Committee, Minutes 256.30 — Mississippi and Louisiana, News Articles 256.23 — National Presbyterian Church, Contributions 256.31 — North Carolina, News Articles 256.32 — Organizing Committee, News Articles 256.38 — Pamphlets, Miscellaneous 258.17 — Patterson, Donald, Correspondence 258.18 — Patterson, Sam, Correspondence, Papers authored by 258.35 — Pledge Cards 256.34 — Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS), News Articles 256.36 — Presbyterian Churchmen United 256.48 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, 1969 1970, Minutes 258.37 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Airplane 256.46 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Articles of Incorporation 256.39 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Atlanta Meeting, May 22, 1969 256.49 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Atlanta Rally, December, 1969 256.50 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Contact, issues 1 18 (some issues missing) 256.51 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Contact, issues 20 27 256.40 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Contributions 256.41 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Correspondence 256.43 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Correspondence with Bob Pittman 256.42 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Correspondence with Don Graham 256.44 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Declaration of Commitment 256.45 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Financial Reports 256.47 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Membership Lists (Sessions) 258.38 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Minutes 256.33 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, News Articles 258.45 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Questionnaire to PCU Members 258.39 — Presbyterian Churchmen United, Rosters 258.40 — Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship 462.12 — Presbyterian Lay Committee, 1969, A Survey of Christian Educational Material of the PCUS, Report, Folder 1 462.13 — Presbyterian Lay Committee, 1969, A Survey of Christian Educational Material of the PCUS, Report, Folder 2 462.14 — Presbyterian Lay Committee, 1969, A Survey of Christian Educational Material of the PCUS, Report, Folder 3 258.41 — Presbyterian Messenger 258.42 — Presbyterian News 258.43 — Presbyterian News Service 258.44 — Provisional Committees Worksheet 256.52 — Publications 258.46 — Retirement and Insurance 256.53 — Rosters, Churches and Individuals 258.47 — Separations 256.16 — Settle, Paul, Correspondence 258.21 — Settle, Paul, Correspondence 258.22 — Smartt, Kennedy, Correspondence 462.04 — Smith, Frank E., 1973, Bible Study: Genesis and Exodus 462.05 — Smith, Frank E., 1974, 1975, Bible Study: Leviticus and Numbers 462.06 — Smith, Frank E., 1975, 1976, Bible Study: Deuteronomy and Joshua 462.07 — Smith, Morton H., 1964 1965, Bible Study: Genesis through Deuteronomy 462.08 — Smith, Morton H., 1964 1965, Bible Study: Joshua through Solomons Period 256.54 — Smith, Morton, Is the Presbyterian Church , Folder # 1 256.55 — Smith, Morton, Is the Presbyterian Church , Folder # 2 258.23 — Smith, Morton, Correspondence 258.48 — Speaker Bureau 258.49 — Stance Inquiry 257.12 — Steering Committee Members, Baird, Jim, Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship 257.13 — Steering Committee Members, Hendrick, Judge Leon, Concerned Presbyterians 257.14 — Steering Committee Members, Hill, William E., Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship 257.15 — Steering Committee Members, Keyes, Kenneth, Concerned Presbyterians 257.16 — Steering Committee Members, Metcalf, Robert, Presbyterian Journal Board of Trustees 257.17 — Steering Committee Members, Patterson, Don, Presbyterian Churchmen United 257.16 — Steering Committee Members, Richards, John E., Presbyterian Churchmen United 257.19 — Steering Committee Members, Settle, Paul, Presbyterian Churchmen United 257.20 — Steering Committee Members, Smartt, Kennedy, Presbyterian Churchmen United 257.21 — Steering Committee Members, Taylor, G. Aiken, Presbyterian Churchmen United 257.22 — Steering Committee Members, White, Steve, Presbyterian Journal Board of Trustees 257.23 — Steering Committee Members, Wilkinson, Ben, Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship 257.24 — Steering Committee Members, Williamson, Jack, Concerned Presbyterians 257.03 — Steering Committee, 1970, December, Coalition Meeting, 257.08 — Steering Committee, 1970, November, Atlanta Meetings 257.10 — Steering Committee, 1972, Meetings 257.11 — Steering Committee, 1973, Members 257.02 — Steering Committee, Briefing Sessions 464.15 — Steering Committee, Continuing Presbyterian Church, undated, Officer Training Workshops. 257.05 — Steering Committee, Correspondence 257.06 — Steering Committee, Declaration of Intent 257.07 — Steering Committee, Faith and Purpose Statements 257.09 — Steering Committee, Meeting Agenda, October 256.35 — Steering Committee, News Articles 257.25 — Steering Committee, Position Papers 257.26 — Steering Committee, Womens Meeting, August 1973 257.27 — Steering Committee, Womens Questionnaire Samples 257.28 — Steering Committee, Writings, Artwork 257.29 — Steering Committee, Writings, Text 258.50 — Stewardship and Budget 258.51 — Tabb Street Church 462.09 — Taylor, L. Roy, 1974, Bible Study: Outlines of Evangelical Eschatology 256.36 — Tennessee News, Articles 462.11 — Thompson, Ernest Trice, undated, The Board of National Ministries [PCUS pamphlet] 258.52 — Union Vote 258.53 — Vanguard Presbytery 258.37 — Virginia News, Articles 258.54 — Warrior Presbytery 258.55 — West End Presbyterian Church 258.26 — Wilkinson, Ben, Correspondence 258.27 — Williamson, Cecil, Correspondence 258.28 — Wilson, Jasper, Correspondence 258.56 — Withdrawals: Church Lists 258.57 — Withdrawals: Manual of Withdrawal
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