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period in the church's history. In 1830 under Elder P. Lester's ministry a revival swept through the church and nearly one hundred converts were baptized in one year.
CLERKS : The clerks have served in the following order : Jordan Wiliford, 1819-22; James Mathis, 1822-31 ; Claiborn H. Rhodes, 1831-42 ; Thos. Wilson, 1842-47 ; R. H. Jarmon, 1847-56; W. B. Byrn, 1856- 60; Nathan Harris, 1860-64; C. S. Dillon, the present clerk, has served since 1864, a period of thirty-seven years.
DEACONS: The following deacons have served this church, beginning with the date following their names : James Mathis, 1820; Bennet Rucker, 1826; Robert Jarmon, 1831 ; David Jones, 1839; Wm. Barton, 1831 ; John Putnam, 1839; C. S. Dillon, 1857; J. C. Hood, Sr., 1857; Askenas Williams, 1857; William Dillon, 1840; J. C. Hood, Jr., 1876; W. E. Dillon, 1876; Rus- sell Jarmon, 1879; Joshua Dillon, 1879; Edgar Freas, 1879; A. P. Mccullough, 1880; Green Leeman, 1883 ; Harrison Lester, 1893; Henry Rhodes, 1899; Daniel Harris, 1899.
The following ministers have been ordained by this church, viz .: Elder J. J. Martin, 1845; Elder W. H. Grimmet, 1848; Elder D. H. Selph, 1851 ; Theophilus D. Jones, 1856; I. D. Craddock, 1886. Besides these, others have been raised up in the bounds of this church who have made noted ministers. Two new churches have gone out from this church, viz .: Las- cassas in 1884, Milton in 1898, both of which rival the mother church for honors. This church was first a member of Concord Association, uniting with that body in 1819, when convened with old Providence Church, a few miles east of Murfreesboro. In the
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division of Concord to form Salem Association, she fell in the bounds of Salem and remained with her till 1833 when she took letter and cast her lot again with Concord, where she has remained to the present.
A division occurred in this church in 1838 over mis- sion methods, when a new church was formed which cast her lot with Concord Association No. 2, of Sepa- rate Baptists. This Association and the mother Con- cord Association effected a consolidation in 1842, when convened at Rutland. This resulted in the two wings of this church coming together, from which time on they have pulled together as one body.
In 1885 they dedicated a neat new house. It is approximated that 1,772 persons have found a religious home in this grand old church since its organization. She now numbers 218. This is a noble band and with one mind is doing the Lord's work. Few men can boast of more pleasant surroundings than pastor Ogle.
Her Confession of Faith is a strong Calvinistic document emphasizing God's sovereign grace in elec- tion, and regular order in the ordinance of baptism.
ROUND LICK.
This church at present is situated near Watertown, twelve miles east of Lebanon, Wilson County, Ten- nessee. It was constituted in Smith County, near the village of Grant, July 2, 1803, by a presbytery consist- ing of Elders Moore Stevenson and Cantrel Bethel. Elder Stevenson was a member of Big Cedar Lick at Leeville, and Elder Bethel a member of Brush Creek. There were sixteen members in the constitution. They adopted a strong Calvinistic Confession of Faith, avowing man's impotency and the doctrine of Elec- tion, with a strict construction of the ordinances. The
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church was given the name of Round Lick because of its location on a creek by that name. In June, 1820, they moved the church some ten miles up the creek into Wilson County, near where it now stands.
PASTORS: This church has enjoyed the services of the following pastors in the order mentioned: Elder James McCaleb, 1807-08; Elder Thomas Durham, 1808-23; Elder Clark Hubbard, 1824-27; Elder Levi A. Durham, 1827-35 ; Elder Sion Bass, 1835-37 ; Elder Joshua Lester, 1837-39; Elder John Wiseman, 1839- 44; Elder Archamac Bass, 1844-45 ; Elder John Wise- man, 1845-46; Elder E. B. Haynie, 1846-58; Elder James Waters, 1859-60; Elder J. W. Bowen, 1860-61 ; Elder James Barrett, 1866-72; Elder R. A. Dillard, 1872-75 ; Elder J. M. Phillips, 1875-76; Elder W. B. Jones, 1877-78; Elder T. J. Eastes, 1878-85 ; Elder J. B. Moody, 1886-89; Elder D. B. Vance, 1890-92; Elder J. P. Gilliam, 1892-99. Elder J. H. Anderson, the present pastor, has been with the church since July, 1899, and is much esteemed by the church. It is but just to say that the church was supplied during the Civil War by Elder Henry Bass, and for a short time in 1899 by Elder E. S. Bryan.
CLERKS : The various clerks have served as fol- lows : Henry Robinson, 1803-08; Jonas Bradley, 1808-II ; John Gill, 1811-22; Archamac Bass, 1822- 33; James Holmes, 1833-51 ; W. S. Phillips, 1851-53; L. D. Smith, 1853-71 ; John W. Bryan, 1871-72; W. N. Waters, 1872-74; Wm. Bass, 1874-82; S. B. Grandstaff, 1882-87; E. S. Priest, 1888-89. W. W. Young is the present clerk and has served since 1889.
DEACONS: The following deacons entered service at the dates following their names: Levi Rogers, 1803; Stephen Rogers, 1803; Harris Bradford, 1808;
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John Gill (unknown) ; John Lash, 1839; Nicholas Smith (unknown) ; Henry Bass, 1843; W. J. Crag- wall, '1845; W. T. Cartwright, 1845; David Grand- staff, 1851; Joseph Tippit, 1851; Wm. M. Bryan, 1855; C. C. Smith, 1859; Benjamin Berry, 1859; J S. Womack, 1869; John Organ, 1869; David Young, 1869; L. D. Smith, 1869; C. B. Smith, 1871; J. D. Jones, 1878; A. J. Luck, 1878; Wilson Grandstaff, 1880; Thomas Young, 1885; Hiram Neal, 1885; Wm. Phillips, 1880; C. D. High, 1891 ; U. W. Neal, 1894; J. B. Bass, 1894; Willie T. Phillips, 1894; J. C. Mc- Adoo, 1894; W. S. Henderson, 1898.
This church has been a member of four Associa- tions. She joined Cumberland in 1804, Concord 1810, Salem 1822, and New Salem 1888, being a constituent member of the last three.
She has sent out the following new churches : Cedar Creek, 1820; Shop Spring, 1882; Poplar Hill, 1885; and Commerce, 1891. From these churches others have sprung.
The following ministers have been ordained by this church : (Probably) John Wiseman, about 1806; John Borum, 1810; Sion Bass, 1833; Archamac Bass, 1836; John Phillips, 1848; Henry Bass, 1856; James Waters, 1858; J. K. Womack, 1868; L. D. Smith, 1871 ; T. A. Hudson, 1871 ; T. W. Patton, 1875; Wm. Shelton, 1878. Besides the above, others have been raised up in the bounds of this church who have entered the ministry.
This church divided in 1837 on the mission ques- tion, a large majority falling on the anti-mission side, leaving only twenty-five members. Being in the minority they were turned out of house and home.
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In 1839, they built a better house than the one they left, then in 1857 they built the one now occupied.
It would, perhaps, be safe to say 1,500 people have found a Christian home in this church. She now (1901) numbers 351. She has once entertained the General Association and six times the District As- sociations. In many particulars this church has done a great work. She has had some great meetings. In 1841, there were eighty-one additions. Some very eminent men have filled her pulpit. During the last few years she has grown in her benevolence.
CEDAR CREEK.
This old church was constituted July 21, 1820, by a presbytery consisting of Elders William Stevens, Jo- siah Rucks, John Jones, Elijah Maddox and Thomas Durham, with ten members. This church was situated about one mile south of Big Spring, Wilson County, Tennessee, and six miles east of Lebanon. Elder John Borum lived near where the church was located and for some time he and Elder Josiah Rucks had been keeping up an arm of Round Lick Church at that point. They both became constituent members of the new church, of which Jordan Johnson was made clerk. Elder John Borum was chosen as pastor, which place he filled till God called him home, May 30, 1844. His pastorate was indeed very prosperous. This church became distinguished as the place for the constitution of two Associations. It was here that Salem Asso- ciation was constituted, October, 1822. And when the division on the mission question came in 1837, the anti-mission brethren constituted Round Lick Asso- ciation of "Primitive Baptists" in this same house. Everything went well with this church till the troubles
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came over the mission question, when she numbered more than 160 members. A division followed, which left only sixty-five of the number. By this time (1837) the pastor (Elder John Borum) was getting old and soon fell on sleep. Then her glory began to wane till the blighting influences of the Civil War swept over the land. From this the church never rallied. However, her old pastor was not permitted to sleep till he had seen her furnish her quota of members to constitute Athens Church in 1843, which was to hold the banner aloft when old Cedar Creek should be known no more. The anti-mission wing began to decline and moved this famous old house, in which both wings had worshiped till the coming up of the war, six miles north into Beasley's Bend on Cumberland River. In the meantime Athens, the daughter of Old Cedar Creek Church, prospered, till in 1885 she sent out a colony (the present Cedar Creek Church) to occupy her place in the old house which is made sacred by the memories of long ago. The line is a little broken, but it is only the daughter, or rather the granddaughter, occupying the old home- stead, since the re-establishment of
CEDAR CREEK 2D.
A good church has been built up while the anti- mission brethren, who worship in the same house, can hardly breathe. This second constitution was effected January 25, 1885, by a presbytery consisting of Elders T. J. Eastes, H. Y. Tomlynson, and Z. A. Lyon, with thirty-one members.
PASTORS: The following pastors have officiated since the reorganization : Elder J. R. Hearn, 1885- 87 ; Elder J. T. Oakley, 1887-88; Elder J. H. Grime,
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1888-91 ; Elder W. H. Smith, 1891-94; Elder J. H. Grime, 1894-95 : Elder W. H. Smith, 1895-96; Elder J. J. Carr, 1896-00.
CLERKS: Thos. Jackson, 1885-88; J. C. McDonald, 1888-90; J. R. Puryear, 1891-92; J. N. White, 1892- 96; R. S. Speck, 1896-99; W. E. Bingham, 1899 to the present.
DEACONS : J. W. Walker, T. J. Bingham, D. G. Jackson, and N. B. Andrews.
This church has ordained Elder M. J. Osborn to the ministry and licensed Brother J. F. Speck.
This has been a battle ground between the Baptists and Campbellites, this author having had two public discussions with leading Campbellites in this house.
There have been 125 baptized into the fellowship of this church since its reorganization. Truer breth- ren never lived. Death and other reverses have much weakened this church within the last five years.
KNOB SPRING.
This church is situated in Smith County, five miles west of Rome, near the Cumberland River. The church is located at the foot of the western slope of a very high knob and takes its name from a bold spring which bursts out from its foot. This church was constituted December 17, 1814, with fourteen members, by a presbytery consisting of Elders Thomas Durham, John Jones and John Borum.
This section was first occupied by Baptists at the hands of Elder Josiah Rucks, who came to Tennessee from Virginia in 1809, and cast his membership with (most probably> Round Lick Church. This church is very likely an offspring from Round Lick, which at that time stood near Grant, Smith County. These
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conclusions are derived from the facts that it was the most convenient church to this point at that time, and three of the ministers, including its pastor, concerned in its constitution were members of this church.
PASTORS: Elder Josiah Rucks was installed as their first pastor, which position he held till 1830, when his hands became too feeble from age to longer hold the helm. He was succeeded by Elder Wm. Flowers, 1830-44; Elder E. W. Haile, 1844-50; Elder J. W. Bowen, 1850-51 ; Elder W. H. Haile, 1851-69; Elder J. K. Womack, 1869-70; Elder Richard Jones, 1870- 79; Elder W. N. Suite, 1879-80; Elder J. C. Brien, 1880-81 ; Elder J. W. Patton, 1881-82; Elder G. A. Ogle, 1882-83 ; Elder J. H. Grime, 1884-85 ; Elder J. P. Gilliam, 1885-86; Elder J. C. Brien, 1886-87 ; Elder A. E. Johnson, 1887-88; Elder W. H. Smith, 1888- 89; Elder J. W. Bailey, 1891-96; Elder S. N. Fitz- patrick, 1896-99. Elder W. M. S. Wilks is the present pastor.
CLERKS : Wm. Ferrell, 1830-36; Robert Burton, 1836 60; Wm. Haley, 1860-69 ; J. B. Hughs, 1869-73 ; G. M. Burton, 1873-84. J. R. Burton is the present clerk since 1884. He also represents the third genera- tion of his family which has recorded the proceedings of this time-honored church.
DEACONS: The early deacons of this church were Howell T. Rucks and Wm. Ferrell, ordained 1834; Robert Burton, 1837; A. Spain, 1873; W. G. Snoddy, 1883; W. A. Martin, 1883 ; J. W. Hughs, 1898; John Martin, 1898.
This church has the honor of sending out one of the most distinguished ministers of this section, Elder E. W. Haile. He was ordained by this church in June, 1833.
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This was once one of the most efficient churches in Salem Association. At one time this church, with Athens, New Hope and Wolf Creek stood in the front rank. Why their powers have been lessened I cannot tell. In 1835 this church numbered 193. They sent out a colony to constitute a church at Rome, Decem- ber, 1854, and furnished their quota for Athens, July 8, 1843, and Big Spring, November, 1897.
This church was unaffected by any of the divisions which have affected our Zion. However, in 1828, she, with Hogan's Creek, withdrew from the Association, avowing that there was no Scriptural authority for Associations. It was suspected by many that Camp- bellism had something to do with this action; but they denied it positively, and returned to the Association in 1832.
This church has affiliated with three Associations, viz .: Concord, Salem and New Salem, uniting with Concord in 1814, and entering in the organization of the two latter. This church at present only has sixty members, but they are still a determined band, with an excellent pastor, and a unified membership. And the present indications are that the prosperity of other days will again be restored to them.
ATHENS.
This church is situated in Wilson County, Tennes- see, nine miles east of Lebanon, near the village of Taylorsville; and was constituted July 8, 1843, by a presbytery consisting of Elders E. W. Haile and John Borum, with a membership of thirty-four.
The constituent membership of this church was taken mainly from Cedar Creek and Knob Spring churches. Few churches started out with brighter
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prospects or progressed with more signal success in the Master's work for many years. This was once one of the leading churches in Salem Association, and marched in the front rank in both work and contribu- tions. She has had to her ministry some of our very best preachers, as the following list will show :
PASTORS : Elders John Borum, 1843-44; Elder E. W. Haile, 1844-45; Elder S. L. Summar, 1845-46; Elder Richard Lyon, 1847-49; Elder E. W. Haile, 1849-53; Elder W. H. Haile, 1853-57; Elder James Barrett, 1857-60; Elder Richard Lyon, 1860-64; Elder J. C. Brien, 1864-65; Elder Richard Lyon, 1866-67; Elder E. L. Hale, 1867-69; Elder J. R. Taylor, 1869- 70 ; Elder R. H. Jones, 1870-71 ; Elder R. A. Dillard, 1872-73; Elder Louis Dies, 1873-74; Elder J. T. Oakley, 1875-77 ; Elder J. S. Rice, 1878-79; Elder A. E. Johnson, 1879-83 : Elder H. Y. Tomlynson, 1883- 87; Elder A. E. Johnson, 1887-90; Elder John Har- per, 1890-91 ; Elder H. Y. Tomlynson, 1891-93 ; Elder P. W. Carney, 1893-94: Elder J. J. Carr, 1899-01.
CLERKS: H. Snead, 1843-45; James Chambers, 1845-60; A. J. Lyon, 1860; B. T. Bell, 1860-64; Z. A. Lyon, 1864-72; Eli Simms, 1872-76; J. H. White, 1876-84; B. L. Swaffer, 1884-86; J. D. Clifford, 1886- 88; W. F. Whited, 1888-90. R. H. Owen is the present clerk.
DEACONS : H. Snead and Lewis Chambers seem to have been deacons from the beginning : Lovic Dies, 1858; W. H. Mohen, 1858; Jonathan White, 1864; Alexander Chambers, 1864; David Jackson, 1864; Richard Badget, 1864: E. G. Dillard, 1883; Benjamin Swaffer, 1883; Joseph Dickens, 1883; Isham Jackson, 1883.
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This church is the direct mother of the reorganiza- tion, or Cedar Creek the second, which was sent out in February, 1885, and which consisted of thirty-one members. She has also furnished members to other organizations. She has sent out the following minis- ters : Elder Louis Dies, ordained July, 1846; Elder Richard Lyon, November 2, 1846; Elder Z. A. Lyon, July 6, 1879: Elder H. W. Pickett, Jr., July 6, 1879; Elder H. Y. Tomlynson, May, 1883.
We are not able to ascertain the number of mem- bers which have been gathered into the church during her history, but they would aggregate many hundreds. In 1864 she had a revival in which there were ninety- nine conversions. The present number is seventy- eight.
The church united with Salem Association in which she remained till 1888, when she became one of the constituent members of New Salem Association. This church once included the Chambers and Gold families, the latter of which now reside around Gordonsville. It would be hard to speak too highly of the early history of this church. She has had much trouble, first and last, with whisky. The following incident is told of Deacon Lovic Dies, who would weigh more than two hundred pounds. On one of the revival oc- casions, at evening service, a rough fellow showed signs of drinking and was disposed to disturb those near him. When the deacon approached him and remonstrated, the fellow became insulting. The old deacon led him to the door, and, taking him by the nape of the neck with one hand and the seat of his trousers with the other pitched him head foremost into the church yard, and turned round joining in the song as though nothing unusual had occurred.
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While she has some as good members as are to be found anywhere, yet with her Zion languishes. She has no pastor and her house is dilapidated. It makes one sad to see this historic old church in the back- ground. We can but hope that better days are close at hand.
ROME.
This church is an offspring of the Knob Spring Church and was gathered through the ministry of that noble man of God, Elder W. N. Suite. It was constituted Saturday before the first Sunday in De- cember, 1854, with ten members, Elders W. H. Haile, W. N. Suite and John Gold acting as presbytery.
This church has never gathered a large member- ship. Being situated in the village of Rome (Smith County), her environments are such that she has not a large field to draw from. Withal they have always had a good working force of invincible brethren. Taking their entire surroundings into consideration, this is one of the most heroic bands that ever asked admittance into either Salem or New Salem Associa- tions.
PASTORS: Elder J. W. Bowen, 1855-58; Elder E. B. Haynie. 1858-60; Elder J. W. Bowen, 1860-61 ; Elder G. W. Griffin, 1861-62; Elder J. C. Brien, 1862-64; Elder W. N. Suite, 1865-67; Elder J. M. Phillips, 1867-69; Elder W. N. Suite, 1869-72 ; Elder J. M. Phillips, 1873-74; Elder J. T. Oakley, 1874-75 ; Elder W. N. Suite, 1876-80: Elder John Harper, 1880- 82: Elder J. T. Oakley, 1882-83 ; Elder W. H. Smith, 1888-92; Elder T. J. Eastes, 1892-94; Elder J. B. Fletcher, 1894-96: Elder T. J. Eastes, 1898-00. It will be seen from the above list that there are few churches, though possessing their abundance of
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wealth, that can boast of as strong a ministry in their pulpit as this little church.
CLERKS: W. F. Hughs, 1854-60: O. S. Ewing, 1860-67; W. F. Hughs, 1867-76; H. R. Hallum, 1876- 77 ; D. M. Stinecipher, 1876-80. Robert McCall, the present clerk, has served since 1880, and has drawn up a brief of the church.
DEACONS: I have been unable to ascertain the date of the ordination of the deacons of this church. The earlier deacons were H. Y. Riddle, 1859: James M. Spain, 1855; W. W. Chambers, 1855. The later dea- cons are D. M. Stinecipher. John North and J. U. Haynie.
They have a neat brick building in which they meet regularly, though at present there is no regular pas- tor.
They are staunch Baptists of the strictest kind. They have been beset on every side by all manner of errors, yet they have never faltered. They are war- riors of the Spartan type. They have affiliated in Salem and New Salem Associations. The present number is forty-two.
BRUSH CREEK.
This mother church is located in the railroad town by the same name in Smith County, Tennessee, four miles north of Alexandria. This is the oldest church in this section and is the center from which the Bap- tist history of this section must radiate.
The circumstances connected with the constitution of this church are peculiar and very interesting. About the closing of the eighteenth century there came a young man to the vicinity of Liberty, in De- Kalb County, named Cantrel Bethel, who hailed from
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the State of Maryland. The Lord touched his heart and he embraced a hope in the Crucified One. There being no regular Baptist Church or duly authorized minister to administer the ordinance of baptism, he was at sea to find a Christian home. In the mean- time he learned of the labors of Elders John High- tower and Alexander Devin, who had emigrated from South Carolina as regular ordained ministers, and settled in Warren County, Kentucky. These brethren came there about 1795 and constituted Old Union Church on the west fork of Drake's Creek. It was to these men and to this section that young Bethel repaired to secure legal baptism and a Christian home in a regular Baptist Church. On his return the Lord laid his hand on him and he began to exercise his gifts and soon gathered a band of emigrant Baptists together at Brush Creek ; and naturally enough Eld- ers Hightower and Devin were imported to constitute them into a church.
This church was constituted May 29, 1802, by Eld- ers John Hightower and Alexander Devin, with six- teen constituent members, ten males and six females. Elder Cantrel Bethel was one of the number. They were constituted on an abridged form of the Phila- delphia Confession of Faith. The folowing Articles of this document will suffice to show the trend of it :
Art. 3. "We believe all God's elect are during this life effectually called by his grace, justified by the imputed righteousness of Christ, sanctified in a meas- ure, and are so kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation, and that the work of regenera- tion is only perfected by the Holy Spirit through means of which God hath ordained."
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Art. 7. "We believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are gospel ordinances, both belonging to the converted or true believers ; and that the only Scrip- tural mode for baptism is immersion."
I take also the following extract from their Church Covenant :
"Without lawful excuse, to be ready to communi- cate to the defraying of the church expenses and for the support of the minister" (pastor ).
Such were the principles upon which this old mother church was founded. She still retains the same Articles of Faith and Church Covenant.
The early records of this church have been lost, but fortunately we find other records which cover the time. (See Allen's Register for 1836, p. 229.)
PASTORS: Elder Cantrel Bethel was first pastor, serving till 1810; Elder William Flowers, 1810-II ; Elder Thomas Durham, 1811-23; Elder Thomas Hooker, 1823-31 (the two last mentioned died while pastor ) ; Elder Cantrel Bethel, 1831-37; Elder H. W. Pickett, 1837-38; Elder Sion Bass, 1838-39 ; Elder H. W. Pickett, 1839-43; Elder Arch- amac Bass, 1843-44; Elder H. W. Pickett, 1844-48; Elder E. W. Haile, 1848-49; Elder James Barrett, 1849-60; Elder N. Hays, 1860-62; Elder W. H. Grimmet, 1862-64; Elder N. Hays, 1864-69; Elder R. A. Dillard, 1859-74; Elder J. W. Saulman, 1874-77 ; Elder J. T. Oakley, 1877-79 ; Elder L. D. Smith, 1879- 81 ; Elder J. C. Brien, 1881-82; Elder J. R. Hearn, 1882-87; Elder William Simpson, 1887-88; Elder M. W. Russell, 1888-94 ; Elder T. J. Eastes began in 1894 and is still the efficient pastor.
CLERKS: Moses Allen is the first clerk of which we have any record. He served till 1837; Samuel
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Paschal, 1837-53; W. W. Washburn, 1853-54; James M. Washburn, 1854-56; N. W. Phillips, 1856-58; M. D. Allen, 1858-69; W. G. Davis, 1869-70; W. M. Al- len, 1870-71 ; G. E. Courtney, 1871-78; J. M. Watts, 1878; J. E. Brown, 1878-80; E. N. Allen, 1880-89 ; George R. Allen, 1889-90; J. W. Atwood; 1890-91 ; George E. Courtney, 1891, and is still the efficient clerk.
DEACONS: Archibald Allen, Edward Turner, 1830; Samuel Walker, 1830; Willis Dowell, 1847; Moses Allen, 1847; Taliafero Turner, 1847; Ed. Atwood, 1868; John Saulman, 1868; M. D. Allen, 1871 ; J. M. Watts, 1871; S. B. Whitlock, 1874; A. A. Davis, 1886; J. Y. Phillips, 1886; James Paschal, 1897.
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