A history of Kentucky Baptists : From 1769 to 1885, including more than 800 biographical sketches, Vol. I, Part 70

Author: Spencer, John H; Spencer, Burrilla B., ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Cincinnati : J. R. Baumes
Number of Pages: 796


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The exercises of the celebration were conducted in the Walnut street meeting house in Louisville, on Thursday, May 25, 1876. The house was densely packed, and the centennial address was delivered by Elder Lucian B. Woolfolk, and the audience was moved to tears and enthusiasm. It was a time of thrilling joy, of grateful praise, of glad remembrances, and of hope-inspiring anticipations.


The memorial fund, according to the final report of the cen- tennial committee, amounted to $12,664.65, besides a much larger sum, which was invested in educational and other local benevolent enterprises, without passing through the hands of the committee. But the greatest value of the centennial move- ment was not in the money collected. As stated in the report of the Executive Board of the General Association : "If we had not collected a dollar for the centennial, the effect produced by


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the discussion of our history would more than pay for all the time and labor spent."


The subject of temperance reform continued to enlist the sympathies and engage the efforts of the churches. Nearly all the district associations passed resolutions in favor of prohibi- tion, from year to year. The following declaration of the Gene- ral Association, during its annual meeting, in 1883, expresses the general sentiment of the Baptists of Kentucky :


Whereas, the signs of the times indicate a more positive and earnest feeling for outspoken and unmistakable views of moral and religious truth, and all Christian bodies ought to declare, in no uncertain sound, their position on any and all vital principles. Now, therefore, be it


Resolved, By the General Association of the Baptists of the State of Kentucky, That we reaffim our adherence to the temperance cause with the view of destroying the use of all alcoholic liquors as a beverage, and we will continue to labor for the prohibition of its sale, manufacture and drinking.


"Resolved, That every Baptist minister of the State be requested to preach as often as practicable on this subject during the present associational year."


The first general expression of the Baptists in Kentucky in favor of female missionary societies, was in the adoption of the report on State Missions, by the General Association, in 1876. The report contained the following sentence: "To further this work we would recommend to our churches the formation of female missionary societies, or the employment of such other means as shall enlist the sisters." Two years previous to this a female missionary society had been formed in the church at Russelville ; another was formed, at Elkton, in 1877, and, in accordance with the advice of the Southern Baptist Convention, such societies were formed in five of the churches in Louisville, and in that at Frankfort, in 1878. The next year ten societies were organized in different parts of the State. In May, 1884, sixty-six societies of the kind were reported to the General Association, as having contributed to foreign missions, during the preceding year, $1,032.97, and, since their organization, $4,541.07.


The numerical growth of the denomination in the State was greater during the decade under consideration, than during any


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other similar period since the Campbellite schism. In 1880, there were, of Missionary Baptists, fifty-one associations, 1, 170 churches, and 106,619 members; of Anti-missionary United Baptists, ten associations, 154 churches, and 8,965 members ; of Hyper-Calvinistic Baptists, twenty associations, 235 churches, and 6,710 members; of Separate Baptists, three associations, thirty churches, and 1,613 members ; of General Baptists two associations, forty-one churches, and 1,978 members: Total number of white Baptists in the State, in 1880, eighty-six asso- ciations, 1,630 churches, and 125,882 members. Of colored Baptists, in 1880, there were twelve associations, 443 churches, and 50,368 members. Grand total of Baptists in Kentucky, in 1880, ninety-eight associations, 2,073 churches, and 176,250 members. The population of the State in 1880, was 1, 648, 690. This gave, in round numbers, one Baptist to every nine of the population.


END OF VOL. I.


INDEX.


-


Abolition of Slavery


182


Agricultural College


. 746


Alabama Resolutions


690


Alien and Sedition Laws


366


American and Foreign Bible


Society


684


.


American Baptist Home Mis-


sion Society 683


American Baptist Publication


Society


690


American Bible Union


699


American Board of Commis-


sioners


568


American Sunday School


Union


717


Arian Schism


547


Associations,


Beaver withdraws from Ma-


honing


610


Bethel formed


608


China Mission


679


Elkhorn formed


109


66


split in


550


Franklin, Frankfort ch.


Letter, to


611


Franklin, called session, of . 623 Circular Letter of . 624 General, of Baptists in


Kentucky 665


Indian Mission 679


Licking, Origin of 550


Red River, split in


607


Salem formed 109


South District, split in


548


South Kentucky formed


147


Tates Creek formed


277


Baptism, first in Ky. (tradi- tional) . 34


First in Ky. (authentic) 42


First in Mason county


67


Baptist Register


217


Preachers adapted to their


work


490


Preachers not illiterate


493


General Convention


569


Baptist Register


597


Baptist Chronicle


597


Baptist State Convention


650


Baptists Regular, Origin of


104


Separate, Origin of


104


Baptists in high places


489


Baptists, early, all Mission-


aries


570


Barking Exercise


518


Benevolent Societies


488


Bethel College


729


Bethel Female College


726


Bible Revision Association


700


Bibles, Scarcity of


500


Biography


Alexander, Lewis D. 459


Allen, Ben.


352


Ammon, Thos.


208


Bailey, John


79


Baker, Sam.


733


Barnett, Joseph


16


Barnett, Wm. P.


474


Barnes, Elijah


263


Barrow, David


192


Beauchamp, R. A.


258


Beckham, Nimrod 273


Berry, E. G.


441


Biggs, David


206


Black, J. D.


319


Bledsoe, Joseph 41


Bledsoe, Moses 162


Bledsoe, Wm.


231


Blewett, B. T. 737


Boone, Thos. 261


Boone, Squire, Jr.


479


Boulware, Theo.


314


Boyce, J. P.


. 758


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2.


INDEX.


Bradshaw, Seth 477


Broadus, J. A. 760


Duese, Cornelius 476


Dulaney, John 360


Dupuy, John


166


Dupuy, James 169


Buckner, H. F. 377


Buckner, Daniel


419


Eastin, Augustine 132


Edmonson, Jas. 280


Burns, David E. 408


Campbell, Alex.


582


Edwards, Thos. 427


Campbell, D. R. 603


Edwards, John 431


Caplinger, W. A. 442


Elkin: Robert 47


Elkin, David 336


Eve, George


294


Ewing, E. M. 735


Ewing P. U. 735


Cash, Warren


328


Cave, Wm. 293


Farnham, J. E. 725


Fears, Jas. 416


Foley, Moses, Jr. 240


Foley, Moses, Sen. 240


Foley, Elijah


240


Ford, Wm.


290


Ford, Casandria 290


Ford, Wm. W. 290


Freeman, J. C.


291


French, Jas.


262


Colgan, D. S. 218


Collins, Joseph 356


Collier, Stephen 376


Cook, Abraham


432


Craigs, The. 27


Craig, Lewis 28


Craig, Joseph


8I


Craig, Elijah


87


Crawford, N. M.


604


Creath, Jacob, Sen.


310


Dale, John 359


Daniel, T. M. 435


Davis, Francis


217


Davidson, Alex.


386


Dawson, J. S.


471


Devin, Alex. 324


Dewese, Lewis 295


Hall, M. W.


388


Dicken, Jas.


298


Dillard, R. T. 139


Dodge, Josialı 187


Downs, Wm. 163


Dudley, Ambrose


113


Dudleys, The. 115


Harding, Aaron


245


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Giddings, Rockwood 602


Gordon, Joel 306


Graham, Johnson


251


Graham, Wm.


251


Graves, Absalom 297


Graves, A. C. 303


Gregg, Jacob


190


Grinstead, Wm.


199


Hall, Randolph


35


Hansford, Thos. Harbert, Josiah 284


419


Harding, John 244


Harding, Thos. 244


Harding, Samuel


245


Chilton, Thos.


438


Chism, Wm. 378


Clack, Spencer 217


Clayton, Augustine 389


Clifton, Baldwin 176


Coleman, J. S. . 409


French. Rich. 262


Gano, John 116


Gardner, R. T. 388


Gardner, W. W. 740


Garrard, Jas.


133


Garrett, Silas


253


Gerrard, John


17


Chandler, John


336


Chandler, Horatio 337


Chenault, David 207


Ewing, H. Q. . 736


Carpenter, Zacheus 256


Carpenter, Sam. 271


Cash, Susan. 58


Harris, Chris. 365


Brooks, James 388


Brown, Wm. M. 272


Bruner, David 341


Dupuy, Stark 347, 170


Buckley, Wm. 462


Edmonson, Nathan


281


Carman, Joshua 163


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INDEX.


Harris, Chris. 365


Hedger, J. T. 172


Hickman, Wm., Sr. 152


Hickerson, E. T. . 180


Higgins, John S. 36


Hightower, John 323


Hobbs, Henson 423


Metcalf, John 431


Milburn, Joseph 306


Monroe, Alex.


320


Moon, Jesse 390


Moore, Lewis 394


Morehead, Joel 277


Morris, Zach. 326


Morris, Joshua 24


Morrow, O. H. 399


Hunt, Robinson 387


Mulky, John 378


Hunt, George 739


Munson, Isaac 206


James, J. M. 416


Murphy, John 387


James, D. F. 416


Nash, R. C. 258


James, John 418


Noel, Joel 147


Johnson, Robert 95


Noel, Silas M. 316


Johnsons, The.


95


O'Banion, E. P. 364


Owens, Owen


306


Owings, Kich.


327


Keel, Jas. 339


Keeling, B. F. 339


Keen, Thos. G.


727


Parker, Daniel 576


Kellar, Wm.


349


Kemper, Burdett 36


Payne, Wm. 345


Kendall, George 463


Kindred, Edward 346


Peck, Willis 337


Peck, Ben.


337


Penny, John


370


Penny, W. W. 373


Petty, Ralph 426


Pierson, Moses 72


Porter, D. N.


469


Porter, J. B.


470


Powers, W. E. 360


Price, John


138


Quesenberry, Jas.


206


Ragsdale, A. M.


353


Redding, Joseph


89


Redding, Isaac


91


170


Robertson, G. W.


257


Robinson, Landon


298


Rogers, Jas.


135


Rucker, Jas.


425


McAlister, Robert 417


McCoy, Isaac 681


McCoy, Wm. 681


McDougal, Alex. 332


McGuire, Alan 285


McGuire, John A. 468


McLean, Duncan 190


Hodgen, Isaac 241


Hodgen, Robert 242


Hodgen, John 242


Holland, John 330


Hollingsworth, Mary 752


Holmes, Donald 190


Howard, John 391


Hulsey, Joel 357


Johnson, John M.


207


Johnson, Wm. 460


Page, Leonard 395


Paine, Tom. 500


Kinsolving, Jas.


354


Kirtley, Jeremiah 299


Kirtley, Robert 299


Kirtley, Jas. A. 302


La Page, George


257


LaRue, A. W.


268


Lee, Jas. 295


Lock, Jacob 386


Logan, Joseph 325


Long, Nimrod 734


Lovelace, Colmore 274


Lynn, Ben. 17


Malin, Isaac 438


Manly, Basil 761


Marshall, Wm.


14


Mason, Gilbert 265


Matthews, Chickester 296


Matthews, Wm. 248


Rice, John


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Rucker, Joshua


431


Pawling, Issachar 601


Peay, J. M. 413


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INDEX.


Rucker, J. J. 725


Rust, J. W. 727


Ryland, Robert 443


Scott, Moses


330


Vaughan, T. M.


449


Vanghter, Philemon 461


Vaughter, Jesse 462


Vaughter, John


461


Vickers, James


282


Vickers, Moses


454


Voltaire, M.


498


Walker, J. H. 375


Waller, John 29


Waller, Wm. E., Jr. 354


Waller, Edmund 373


Waller, George 447


Waller, John L. 701


Waller, Wm. E., Sr. 445


Warden, Philip 396


Warder, Walter 200


Warder, Joseph


200


Warder, John


200


Weaver, J. M. 230


Whitaker, John 52


Whitsitt, Wm. H. 765


Whitman. Wm.


250


Whitman Thomas


250


Wood, Wm.


68


Woods, Peter


342


Calling and installing a pastor . 66 Campbellism, Rise of 584


Campmeetings


508


Causes of Infidelity


497


Causes of Opposition to Mis-


sions


571


Centennial Celebration 765


Christian Baptist, The


584


Church, Bear Grass 52


Beaver Dam 403


Beech Creek 328


Bethel


346


Bloomfield


215


Thompson, David 128


Thompson, Jas. 265


Thurman, David 332


Tracy, Isaac C. 476 Tribble, Andrew 128


Trott, Samuel 313


Turner, Edward 332


Vancleave, Sam.


287


Vandiver, Thos. 438


Vardeman, Jeremiah 232


Vardeman, John 232


Vaughan, Wm.


219


Scott, John


457


Sears, A. D.


267


Sedwick, W. S.


779


Shackleford, John


43


Shirley, A. E. 471


Skaggs, Jas.


18


Slaughter, R. H. 273


Smith, John 261


Smith, George 191


Smith, Reuben 214


Smith, Robert


382


Smith, Thos. Sr. 439


Smith, Thos., Jr. 440


Smith, Archer


463


Smith, J. Lawrence


752


Smith, Mrs. J. Lawrence


753


Stallard, Walter 216


Staughton, Wm.


601


Steele, Isaac


392


Stockton, Robert 379


Sturgeon, J. H. 358


Suggett, Jas.


312


Summars, Elijah


308


Sutton, John


188


Talbot, Ben.


363


Tanner, John


97


Tarrant, Carter 189


Taylor, John


54


Taylor, Wm.


69


Taylor, Isaac


74


Taylor, Alfred


405


Taylor, Joseph


405


Terry, N. G. 428


Thomas, Smith 176


Thomas, Henson


179


Thomas, Henry


218


Thomas, Richard


277


Blue Ash


308


Blue Spring


425


Boggs Fork


478


Boone's Creek, (Reg.)


127


Boone's Creek, (Sep.)


136


Bracken


264


Brashear's Creek 76


Brush Creek.


247


Bryants


112


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INDEX.


Buck Run, (Woodford)


. 166


Lees Creek


367


Lick Creek


134


Licking


281


>


Limestone


67


Long Run


355


Lulbegrud


260


Clear Creek


63


Marble Creek


136


Concord


475


Cowper's Run.


131


Cox's Creek


68


Mill Creek (Nelson) 270


Mill Creek (Jefferson)


275


Mill Creek (Monroe)


377


Mt. Moriah 274


Mt. Nebo


342


Mt. Pleasant


209


Mt. Salem


375


Mt. Sterling


363


Mt. Tabor


384


Muddy River 39₺


New Castle


433


New Liberty


450


Otter Creek


321


Pitmans Creek .


241


68


Forks of Dix River


34


Forks of Elkhorn


149


Four-Mile


421


Fourteen-Mile 422


Fox Run . 285


Ghent


455


Gilbert's Creek, (Reg.)


25


Gilbert,s Creek, (Sep.)


40


Good Hope


331


Goshen 345


Grassy Lick 263


Great Crossing


85


Green Creek


215


Hanging Fork


146


Hardin's Creek, (Reg.) 176


Hardin,s Creek, (Sep.) 209


Harrods' Creek .


348


Hazle Creek


361


Head of Boones Creek 81


Head of Salt River


166


Head of Beech Fork .


208


IIickmans Creek


208


IIustons Creek


162


Indian Creek


205


Jessamine


181


Kings


473


Sugar Creek


259


Sulphur Spring


390


Tates Creek [keg.]


96


Tates Creek [Sep.]


128


Taylors Fork


215


Town Fork


115


Union


323


Unity


206


368


Rolling Fork


162


Rush Branch .


79


Salt River


363


Severns Valley 20


Shawnee Run 170


Sinking Creek


389


Somerset .


418


South Elkhorn 41


South Fork


33


South Benson


622


Spencer Creek


280


Springfield


277


Stone Lick


327


Stony Point


213


Strodes Fork .


219


1


Bullittsburg 292


Cartwright's Creek 306


Cedar Creek


23


Chenowith's Run


254


Christiansburg


430


Mayslick


196


McConnell's Run


309


Crab Orchard


230


David's Fork


142


Deep Creek


338


Dripping Spring 379


Dry Creek


453


Eddy Grove 42-1


Eighteen-Mile 467


Elk Creek


283


Elk Lick


422


Falmouth


320


Flat Lick, (Pulaski) 415


Flat Lick, (Bourbon) 276


Flower Creek


338


Pottengers Creek


Providence


45


Ravens Creek


346


- Ridge


.


INDEX.


6


Upper Spottsylvania 27


Viney Fork 364


West Fork of Cox's Creek


209


White Oak Run


210


Churches, too many


136


Civil War


741


Convention at South Elkhorn 107 at Howards Creek 545


Cotton Grove Resolutions


.


715


Cross and Baptist Banner . 652


Cumberland Presbyterians 527


Dancing Exercise


518


Daniel Marshall


106


Discipline, Strict


490


Dream, John Taylor's 64


Early Customs


484


Education Among Baptists 488


Effort Meetings


673


Episcopal Church


565


Eternal Justification


484


Errors Charged against


Campbell 610


Falling Exercise


514


Financial Crash of '39


687


Foreign Missions


568


Georgetown College


599


Georgetown Female Seminary 724


George Whitfield


104


Go-Betweens


645


Good Templars


710


Gospel Herald


316, 568


Kentucky becomes a State


254


Kentucky and Foreign Bible


Society 684


Kentucky Explored 11


Kentucky Foreign Mission


Society


679


Kentucky Missionary and


Theologian 347, 567


Know-Nothingism 713


Laughing Exercise


520


Laying on of Hands . 188, 486 Methodists, Early history of 562 Methodists, The First in Ky. 495 Millennial Church (Shakers) 532 Ministerial Education Society 686 Missionary Societies in 1816 578


Missionaries to the Indians 543


Newlights


522


Old Landmarkism


715


Orphans Home


752


Pasquinade on Father Rice


550


Praying for Sinners


111


Preachers in jail


433


Preaching without pay 491


Presbyterians demoralized 5J Presbyterians, Early history of 55) Presbyterian preachers in 1799. 494


Protracted Meetings


672


Quarterly Meetings


486


Revival, The first in Kv. 54


Of 1789


174


In Mason county in 1797


345


The Great of 1800-3 505


The Great among the


Baptists


535


Of 1810


567


Of 1817


579


Of 1827


598


Of 1837


671


Resolutions of '98


367


Rolling Exercise


517


Roman Catholics


565


Ruling Elders


485


Salary of a pastor in 1786 . 61


"Shakes"


567


Shubal Stearns


106


Slavery


484


Sons of Temperance


710


Southern Baptist Convention 691


Southern Bapt. Theo. Seminary 753


Southern S. S. Union


719


Statistics for 1790


210


Before and after the Great


Revival 541


For 1800


480


For 1810


565


For 1820


579


For 1830 642


For 1840 675


For 1850


694


For 1860 722


For 1870


750


For 1880


767


Sunday Schools 716


Sunday School Work


763


Support of Pastors


491


Temperance Herald, The 708


Temperance Reform


705


Terms of General Union


546


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INDEX.


Triennial Conven'ion 689


Union Meetings 487


Try Society


720


Universalism 483


Two-Seeds Doctrine 577


Visions and Trances 520


Underground Railroad


688


Washing of Saints' Feet 486


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