1910 "Invitation was again given during singing of hymn 'Come Thou Fount' to any who desired to converse with the Presbytery with reference to a call to the ministry; in response Bro. Chas. W. Hayes presented himself and after the usual examination which was satisfactory he was rec'd under the care of the Presbytery as a candidate for the ministry."
[source: Minutes of Chattanooga Presbytery, Sept. 14, 1910, p. 122.]
1911 "Your Committee on Education would submit the following: That we have had before us Brothers Malone & Hayes and after questioning them upon the vital doctrine of the Bible and having assurance from them of a continued effort in a literary way, we recommend the following-- the licensure of Bro. Hayes at the opening of the evening service Rev. J.A. Whitener presiding ..."
[source: Minutes of Chattanooga Presbytery, April 12, 1911, pp. 134-135]
1911 C.W. Hayes - Eton, Georgia
Licentiate - Chattanooga Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[source: GA Minutes, 1911, pp. 206 & 246]
1911-12 C.W. Hayes - Georgia
Register of Students
Voice Culture, student - C.W. Hays
Ministerial Student
[source: Bethel College Catalogue, pp. 25, 28-29]
1912 C.W. Hayes - Eton, Georgia
Licentiate - Chattanooga Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Flint Spring Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[address of session clerk - Cleveland, Tennessee]
Pastor - Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[address of session clerk - Dawnville, Georgia]
Pastor - Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[source: GA Minutes, 1912, pp. 208, 244 & 286]
1912 "Your committee on the Examination of Probationers would report: That under the existing circumstances and the very great need of more ordained ministers in our bounds with the urgent request of the Sumach congregation, We recommend that Licentiate C.W. Hays be ordained this evening at the close of the sermon and that Rev. J.A. Whitner preside and give the charge and the Rev. Wm. McDongal preach the ordination sermon."
"Rev. Wm. McDongal preached ordination sermon & Rev. J.A. Whitener officiated and delivered the charge to C.W. Hays who was ordained to the full work of the ministry."
[source: Minutes of Chattanooga Presbytery, Sept. 26, 1912, pp. 185, 190]
1913 C.W. Hayes, McKenzie, Tenn.
Chattanooga Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[source: GA Minutes, 1913, p. 317]
1913-14 C.W. Hayes, Georgia
Register for 1912-1913
Ministerial and Missionary Students
Music Department - Piano and Voice Student
[source: Bethel College Catalogue, p. 42, 44 & 47]
1914 "Bros. Jas. D. Miller & W.C. [sic] Hayes granted letter of dismissal & recommendation at their own request having taken work out of the bounds of the Presbytery."
[source: Minutes of Chattanooga Presbytery, April 9, 1914, p. 226]
1914-15 C.W. Hayes, Georgia
Ewing and Kallilogian Society, group picture
Freshman Class
Music Class - Voice
Ministerial and Missionary Students
[source: Bethel College Catalogue, 1914-15, p. 39, 43-45]
1915 C.W. Hays, McKenzie, Tenn.
Memphis Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Arlington Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Arlington, TN
Pastor - Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Mason, TN
Pastor - West Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Millington, TN
[source: GA Minutes 1915, pp. 188, 189, 237 & 253
1915-16 C.W. Hays
Register 1914-15 Academic Department
Ministerial and Missionary Students
[source: Bethel College Catalogue, 1915-16, pp. 33 & 35]
1916 C.W. Hays - McKenzie, Tennessee
Ordained Minister
Memphis Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Arlington Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Arlington, TN
Pastor - Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Mason, TN
Pastor - West Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Millington, TN
[GA Minutes 1916, pp. 206, 256 & 271]
1916-17 C.W. Hays - Georgia
Register 1915-16
Ministerial and Missionary Students
Voice Pupil
[source: Bethel College Catalogue, 1916-17, pp. 28, 30-31]
1917 C.W. Hays - McKenzie, Tennessee
Memphis Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - West Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Millington, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1917, pp. 172, 258 & 271]
[Spring minutes of Memphis Presbytery - not in archives]
1917 "Rev. C.W. Hays of the Memphis Presbytery was received by letter and his name enrolled as an ordained minister."
[source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, Oct. 2-3, 1917, p. 4]
1918 C.W. Hays
Cor. 14th & Trimble, Paducah, Ky.
Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[source: GA Minutes, 1918, pp. 220 & 236]
1919 "Rev. C.W. Hays was granted, upon his own request, a letter of dismission and recommendation."
[source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, March 18-19, 1919, p. 8]
1919 "A letter of dismission and recommendation from Hopewell Presbytery, recommending Rev. C.W. Hays, was received; and the name of Rev. C.W. Hays was ordered enrolled as a member of this Presbytery."
"At the request of pastor and session of Paducah congregation, a commission was appointed to install Rev. C.W. Hays as pastor of the Paducah congregation. The personnel of the commission was as follows: Rev. E.S. Hicks to preach the sermon, Rev. S.B. Rudolph to deliver the charge, assisted by Elders R.H. Rudolph, of Oakland congregation, and R.M. Green, of Pleasant Valley congregation, the time of the installation being April 13, 1919."
Report of the Committee on Pastorates and Supplies - "The first Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Paducah asks that Rev. C.W. Hayes, whom it promises to pay $100 each month, be installed pastor of said Church."
[source: Minutes of Mayfield Presbytery, April 5, 1919, pp. 4, 15 & 17]
1919 C.W. Hays
1126 Trimble Street, Paducah, KY
Mayfield Presbytery - Kentucky Synod
Pastor - Paducah Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Paducah, KY
[source: GA Minutes, 1919, pp. 140, 223 & 234]
1920 C.W. Hayes - Paducah, Kentucky
Mayfield Presbytery - Kentucky Synod
Pastor - Paducah Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Paducah, KY
[source GA Minutes, 1920, pp. 150, 244 & 254]
1920 "The Committee on Pastorates and Supplies made the following report which was concurred in: Newbern, $1200 and manse-- C.W. Hays."
[source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, Sept. 22, 1920, pp. 10-11]
1920 "The Rev. C.W. Hayes, at his own request, was granted a letter of dismissal and recommendation, and the stated clerk was instructed to write same at his convenience."
"Rev. C.W. Hayes has been pastor of Paducah since April, 1919, at a salary of $1200 a year and resigned in July; salary paid $1200."
[source: Minutes of Mayfield Presbytery, Oct, 11, 1920, pp. 11, 22]
1921 "A letter of dismission recommending Rev. C.W. Hays was read and Brother Hays was enrolled as an ordained minister of this Presbytery."
[Source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, March 23, 1921, p. 5]
1921 C.W. Hayes - Newbern, Tennessee
Obion Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Mt. Bethesda Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Newbern, TN
Pastor - Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Newbern, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1921, pp. 262, 328 & 336]
1922 C.W. Hayes - Newbern, Tennessee
Obion Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Mt. Bethesda Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Newbern, TN
Pastor - Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Newbern, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1922, pp. 220, 289 & 298]
1923 C.W. Hayes - Newbern, Tennessee
Obion Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Newbern, TN
[source: GA Minutes 1923, pp. 231, 299 & 308]
1924 C.W. Hayes - Newbern, Tennessee
Obion Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Newbern, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1924, pp. 203, 267 & 276]
1925 "Requests for letters of recommendation were read from... Rev. C.W. Hays ... These requests were granted"
[source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, March 11, 1925, p. 5]
1925 "Rev. C.W. Hayes and Rev. Carl Lasley, of Obion Presbytery, presented letters of dismissal and recommendation from Obion Presbytery, which were accepted, and they were enrolled as ordained ministers of Knoxville Presbytery."
[source: Minutes of Knoxville Presbytery, March 24, 1925, p. 6]
1925 C.W. Hayes - Loudon, Tennessee
Knoxville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Lenoir City Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Lenoir City, TN
Pastor - Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Loudon, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1925, pp. 163, 235 & 249]
1926 C.W. Hayes - Loudon, Tennessee
Knoxville Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Loudon, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1926, pp. 150, 242 & 257]
1927 C.W. Hayes - Loudon, Tennessee
Knoxville Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Loudon, TN
[source: GA Minutes, 1927, pp. 170, 247 & 261]
1927 "A letter from Rev. C.W. Hayes requesting a letter of dismissal was read, which was granted."
[source: Minutes of Knoxville Presbytery, Sept. 28, 1927, p. 5]
1928 Hayes, C.W., (in. tr.) Etowah, Tennessee
Knoxville Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
[source: GA Minutes, 1928, pp. 18c & 31c]
1929 Not listed in GA Minutes
1930 Not listed in GA Minutes
1931 1931 minutes of Chattanooga Presbytery not in archives.
1931 C.W. Hays - Etowah, Tennessee
Chattanooga Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
[source: GA Minutes, 1931, pp. 219 & 239]
1932 C.W. Hays - Etowah, Tennessee
Chattanooga Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
[source: GA Minutes, 1932, pp. 185, 206]
1933 C.W. Hayes - Etowah, Tennessee
Chattanooga Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Charleston, TN
Pastor - Clear Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[Address of Session Clerk - Calhoun, TN]
Pastor - Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[Address of Session Clerk - Eton, GA]
[source: GA Minutes, 1933, pp. 136, 176 & 197]
1934 C.W. Hayes - Route 1, Crandall, GA
Chattanooga Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Charleston, TN
Pastor - Clear Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[source: GA Minutes, 1934, pp. 129, 169 & 192]