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3. Mt. Olivet 14. Urioh 25. Parks Chapel f
4; First Baptist, A'I‘I'indsor 15. Montrose 26. Pleasant ' 1111
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6. Calhoun 1?. Peaceful Home 27. Quarles 1 t
7. Mt. Zion, Huntingdale 18. Corinth 28. Mt. Zion
8. Bronaugh Chapel 19. Brownington 29. Stone Mission I g
9. Good Hope 20. La Due 30. Hickory Grove I
10. Mt. Gilead 21. DeepWater 31. Finey I -
11. First Baptist, Clinton 22. Pleasant Valley 52. Golden Gate I 1
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Baptists in ifissouri i

The first known members of the Fsptist denomination who located _‘

in T-’issouri were Thomas Full and his Wife and her mother, hrs. Lee, H

who settled in what is now Cape Girardoau County in 1796.1 Although L

most of the early settlers in the territory were of the Catholic faith, I

I there were a few Protestants in the region. This is evidenced in a 3

rcport by Gayare to the Bishop of Havana on the religious situation in

i 1772, which mentions the fact that some Protestants and Jews had been g
E expelled.2 J
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I Reverend Josiah Dodge, a Baptist minister from Nelson, Kentucky, 3
E delivered the first protestant sermon known to have been preached west E
f of the hississippi River. it was delivered in February 1794 while he i
i was visiting his brother, Dr. Israel Dodge, ntar Ste. Genevieve, }
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* Elder John Clark, a "Baptist in principle"4 but a Methodist at i
f the time, made several missionary trips from Illinois to St. Louis and i
; vicinity in 1796.5 Three years later Rev. Thomas Johnson, an aged :
E Baptist clergyman from Georgia and one time missionary to the Cherokee 1
' Indians, visited the Cape Girardosu district. ‘While there he adminis- i
t tored the ordinance of baptism to firs. Agnes Ballew in the waters of 5

§ Randall Creek, which was probably the first Protestant baptism west of i

f the Mississippi.6 i

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i Another early Baptist preacher who visited and preached in St. %

% Louis County as early as 1801 was Thomas R. Ensick of Kentucky. He }

i later become a citizen of St. Louis and was instrumental in the organ- {

( ization of Fee Fee Baptist Church in 1807.7 . E

E Elder David Green, a native of Virginia, come to the territory 5

E from Kentucky in 1805 and did much to spread Christianity in early 3

hflssouri. He preached to o for R ptist fnmilics that had settled in i
what was known as Tywoppity Vottom, about 10 or 12 miles south of where J

I Cape Girordenu is now lOCLted. After having preached a be'sormons to f

f these families, Rev. Mr. Green returned to Fontucky, 3nd some 8 or 10 }

’ persons organized the Tywoppity Eaptist Church in 1805 in what is now ‘

I E Scott County at the site of Commerce, Tissouri. This church soon '1

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Soanish Retrime, I, 115. if

. 3. Louis Houck, é History oi Eissouri, III, 203. i

4. Williams and Shoemaker,_g2._g£§., p. 493. i

‘ 5. I-Zouck, diastosx grissggi III, 203. :1
6. Ibid., p. 204.

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died.8 The following year Elder Green moved with his family to l
‘ Missouri. Here at the home of Thomas Bull, 2 miles south of the 1
l present town of Jackson, Missouri, on July 19, 1806, was organized y
1 Bethel Baptist Church, the first permanent Protestant church west of l
f the Mississippi River. David Green, minister, and George Lawrence l
I and Henry Cockerham, deacons, officiated in the organization of the l
x church. The constituent members were: David Green, ThOmas English, l
E Etilliam Mathews, Leonna Green,‘William Smith, Jane English, Agnes i
L Ballew, Thomas Bull, Clary Abernathy, Edward Spears, Catherine Anderson, J
} Anderson Rogers, Rebekah Randal, John Hitt, and Frances Hitt. Thomas ' i
i Bull was writing clerk, William Mathews was selected as singing clerk, l
g and Elder David Green served as pastor until his death in 1809.9 J
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f The first meetings of the church were held in the various homes W
i in the community.33 A log church building was erected on the farm of
§ Thomas Bull in 1815, and John Hitt was appointed doorkeeper of the ‘
f church.11
1 From these beginnings in southeast Missouri, the Baptist denomina-
{ tion spread to St. Louis where Fee Fee and Cold Water churches were
E organized in 1807 and 1809 respectively.12 Other churches were soon
E established as the Baptist denomination moved farther west to Montgomery
; County, where some Baptist families settled as early as 1809. The
[ Baptists gradually moved to the central, western, and northern parts
1 of Missouri. Rev. Thomas Fristoe preached in the schoolhouses and 10g
g cabins in Chariton, Carroll, Linn, Randolph, Monroe, Lafayette, and
[ Howard Counties.13
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E Fishing River Association, embracing churches in Clay County and
f the surrounding territory, was organized in 1825.14 Blue River
1 Association, consisting of churches in Central Missouri, was organized J
' from churches dismissed from the Fishing River Association in 1854.
This was followed by the organization of 10 churches in 1855 from the ‘
Blue River Association into a new association known as the Tebo Baptist 2
- Association. This association included 4 churches from Henry County, i
f 5 from Benton County, and 3 from Pettis County.15 '
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Douglass, 23' 232., p. 21. 2
.9. Duncan, pp. SEE}: pp. 38 f.; T. H. Jenkins, glgfigpthel Church, p. 8. l
10. Douglass, pp. gi:., pp. 25 f. 7
11. Jenkins, 39. 5331., p. 10. 1%
12. Douglass, pp, git,, pp. 40 and 48. i
15. H. E. Truex, Baotists EQ.EEE§2E11’ pp. 53 and 36. l
14. Douglass, 22, 213,, pp. 77, 97, and 98. E
~ 15- Peter Brown, Eistory of the Tebo Baptist Association, p. 1, l
: (manuscript in Henry County Public Library, Clinton, Mo.) 1891. j
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t The Tebo Baptist Association now comprises all the white Baptist
' } churches located in Henry County, Missouri. They all belong to the 3
Southern Baptist Convention and are affiliated with the Missouri ;
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3 The first settlers came to what is now Henry County in 1850, and E
% the first religious services were held that year at the cabins of the
i settlers by Rev. Addison Young, a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher. V
g A Methodist circuit rider, Rev. Abraham Millice, preached in the county
E in 1831, and Thomas Keeney, a Baptist minister, preached to the pioneer y
E settlers during the following year.17 1
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} Elder Henry Avery, a minister of the Primitive Baptist (anti- 5
I missionary) faith came to the county in 1851 and was the first resident
: minister in the county.18 He was born in Roane County, Tennessee, ~
i October 18, 1795. He united with the Big Fork Baptist Church in .
l Tennessee in 1826, moved to St. Louis County, Missouri in 1830, and E
g came to Henry County on July 10, 1851. He affiliated with the High 3
E Point Church in Johnson County and was granted a license to preach by .
E that organization. The following year he was ordained by a presbytery
% of that church composed of Elders J. Whrder, J. White, Thomas Ricketts, ‘
g and William Simpson. He traveled extensively over central and western '
{ Missouri and preached to both the Indians and whites until his death on
September 26, 1845.19
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E The first church in Henry County was organized on May 4, 1859 at ‘
g a log school on Tebo Creek about 3 miles northwest of Calhoun, . -
5 Missouri.20 It was of the Primitive Baptist faith and chose as its ,
? name "The United Baptist Church of Jesus Christ at Sardis". It was ‘
é later known as Sardis Baptist Church. The constitution of the church
I rejected the missionary principle of preaching the gospel to the
E entire world by the following statement: "we declare that we have
é no fellowship for the Missionary Tract Sunday School Temperance {
E Societies and believing they are inimical to the peace and harmony of y
E the Church of Jesus Christ will not therefore tolerate any of our mem— 3
i hers in any of the above Societies, although any member has a right to l
E dispose of his or her money as he or she may think proper in a lawful I
l manner."21 '
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g 17. The History_2£ Henry and §§' Cldir Counties, Missouri, pp. 86, ‘
f 125, and 126. I
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i 19. J. C. Maple and R. P. Rider, Missouri Baptist Biography, IV, E
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21. A. Loyd Collins, "A Century Old," Clinton (Mo.) The Henry County y
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The second church was founded in Henry County in 1840 and was ,
called the Tebo Baptist Church.22 It was organized in the eastern part
of the county on Tebo Creek in Leesville Township. A rude log church '
building was erected which served two purposes, that of a church in '
l which to worship, and a school in which to educate the children of the
3 community. The seats were made of split logs and a large fireplace
3 heated the building. The church was anti—missionary (Primitive Baptist) ;
! until 1863, when it entered the Tebo Baptist Association as a mission-
; ary church.23 ]
I The third Baptist Church was organized in Henry County in 1844
i and named the Mt. Olivet Church.24 It was located in the eastern part
i of the county about 10 miles south of'Windsor.25 This was followed by :
E the organization of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (later known as E
the First Baptist Church ornindsor, Missouri) in 1853,26 the Calhoun 3
i Baptist Church in 1854,27 thgo'r‘icthlchcm Baptist Church in 1854,28 and I
i the Mt. Zion Church in 1855. V .
'E The early church was generally a log building rudely furnished
3 with log benches for seats and a crude pulpit at one end of the room ,
f for the preacher. The sermons were usually very long and full of the .
i fear and wrath of God. Common subjects for sermons in the early days
3 were "Sin," "Hell," "Destruction," "Death," "Wickcdncss," "Eternal
; Punishment," and the like. Just in front of the pulpit they had what I
g was known as a “mournch' bench," where people went to lament their
? sins and to he prayed for. The sermon was considered good if the
f "mourners' bench" was filled during the preaching of its:O
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f Musical instruments were unknown in the early churches. Someone
E who could sing Would "line off" with a song, and then the congregation I
g would sing it line by line is it was read off to them. The Women sat
[ on one side of the church building and the men on the other. "Experi— H
E once meetings" were often held in which the different members of the
{ church or those present would tell of their religious experiences, of
I what God bud done for them, and of how He hrd helped thcm in their many
1 trials. Sermons were filled with death-ted stories and sentiments to 3
‘ arouse the feelings and passions of tho congregotion. {coplc often ,
F became so excited during the service that they shouted.01
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23. James L. Briggs, History_g£ the $222 Baptist_ésfigcietion, p. 23. i
24. §33 entry 3. g
25. Briggs, 32. _c_i_t_., p.18. f
i 26. Briggs, 32. 333., p. 26; £33 entry 4. ' f
27. Ibid., p. 8; 232 entry 6. i
28. Briggs, gg._git., p. 6; 333 entry 5. ‘ i
V 29. Briggs, 22. 313., p. 3; 33£_cntry 7. 1
, 30. Information obtained from Rev. Hugh Sperry, (July 5, 1940), g
by A. Loyd Collins.
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The camp meeting, the most important gathering in the pioneer :
community, was common in the early days. It was an out-door meeting ;
generally held in the fall, and those attending would camp on the i
grounds until the meeting disbanded. Morning, afternoon, and evening ‘
_ services were held. A stand was built five or six feet high, and l
covered with dirt or send. A fire built upon this platform furnished 1
? light for the meeting.52 ‘ l
f The Tebo Baptist AssoCintion was organized by representatives from i
i churches of Henry, Benton, and Pcttis Counties, which met with the
Pleasant Grove Baptist Shurch at Goodin schoolhouse in Henry County
about half a mile south of the site of the present town of Windsor,
Missouri, September 7, 1855. The fellowing churches were represented:
E Mt. Olivet, Bethlehem, Mt. Zion, and Pleasant Grove, from Henry County;
> Spring Grove, Mt. Pleasant, and Whrsow, from Benton County; and Elk
_ % Fork, Salem, and Bethel, from Pettis County.55 These churches had
! letters of dismissal from the Blue River Association for the purpose
i of organizing a separate ossocintion.54 Elder William A. Gray was ‘
I chosen moderator of the meeting, and Elder C. J. Teas, clerk. The
association was called the "Tebo United Baptist Association", and the
ix word "United"ivo.s eliminated in 1870.55 It Was the early custom of the ‘
; association to meet on Saturday and organize, hold worship services
i Sunday, and open their regular business sessions Monday morning.36
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’ The essociction adopted the abstract of principles known as the
{ New Hampshire Confession of Faith, as set forth in the Encyclopedia
i 2: Egligious Knowledge.37 This declaration of belief iE-EETrlfimth in
; the original minute book (abridged) as follows:38 _
i ’ Declaration g: Fnith '
lst. "Of the Scriptures - we believe the Holy Bible was written ‘
- { bTmZE‘d'ivi'nely' inspired. . . . '
E End. Of the True God — That there is one and only one true and f
iitifig 565: whose name is Jehovah, the maker and Supreme A
Ruler of heaven and earth. . . . '
I ' 5rd. Of the Fall of Men - That man was created in a state of .i
EBIEEEss. . i"}“BEt by voluntary transgression fell from I
' that holy and happy state, and in consequence on which all [
mankind are now sinners, not by constraint but choice. . . . l
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52. Interview with Rev. Hugh Sperry, July 5, 1940. l
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34. Briggs, op. cit., p. 5. -
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36. TEE, p. 2. 3
. 37. BFHWn, op. cit., p. l. g
' 58. Tebo Bei’fit'ist‘fissociation, Minutes (1855—69), pp. 12-16 and 18. g
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I 4th. Qfi 3E3 Why pf Salvation - That the salvation of sinners , S
p is wholly of grace. . . . through the Son of God. . . . - T
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' 5th. 2: Justification - That the great gospel blessing, which 5
E . . . . Christ bestows on such as believe in Him, is i
l justification; that justification consists in the pardon J
E of sin and the promise of eternal life; that it is bestowed H
j not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we j
! have done, but solely through his own redemption and E
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E 6th. §§_the Freeness of Salvation - That the blessings of salva— J
: tion are made free to all by the gospel, that it is the
E duty of all to accept them by a cordial and obedient faith, 4
E and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest ?
i sinner on earth except his own voluntary refusal to submit. W
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a 7th. .9: Grace in Regeneration — That in order to be saved, we 5
; must be regenerated er born again. . . . by the power of ‘
g g the Holy Spirit. . . . 3
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3 8th. 9: God's Purpose sf Grace - That election is the gracious
E purpose of God according to which he regenerates, sanctifies, ;
i and saves sinners. '
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E 9th. _9£ the Preservonce cf the Saints - That such as are real '
,g ' believers. . . . endure unto the end.
S 10th. Harmony of the Law and Gospel — That the law of God is the :
] eternal and unchengenble rule of. . . . moral government ,
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E 11th. or __1_ Gospel Church - That it visible Church of Christ is ._
f a congregation of baptised believers associated by covenant ,
V E in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the j
i ordinances of Christ; governed by his laws; and exercising }
' ‘ the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his 4
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f 12th. Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper — That christian baptism
i is the immersion of a believer in water. . . w to show forth 1
in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in a crucified, }
t buried, and risen Savior. . . , the Lord's Supper, in which , r
l the members of the church by the use of bread and wine, are i
g to ccmmemorato together the dying love of Christ. . . . i
i 13th. Of the Christian Sabbath - That the first day of the week i
I ‘i’s‘ the Lord's day, or Christian Sabbath, and is to be kept
sacred to religious purposes by abstaining from all secular 1
v labor and recreation. . . . f
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14th. 23 Civil government - That civil government is of divine ‘
' appointment, for the interest and good order of human w
society. . . . u
3
15th. Q; the Righteous and the‘Wicked - That there is a radical w
and essential difference between the righteous and the
wicked; that such only as through faith are justified. .‘_ . t
and are truly righteous in his esteem; while all such as
continue in unbelief. . . . are in his sight Wicked. . . . C
i and this distinction holds among men both in and after death. :
: 16th. .9: the'world to Come - That the end of this world is l
i approaching; that on the last day Christ will descend from h
heaven, and raise the dead from their graves. . . . that V w
t the wicked will be adjudged to endless punishment and the 1
f righteous to endless joy." ,
f .
f The association at its iirst meeting also adopted the following
i constitution for its organization and government, which is still in “
t force: ‘
} Constitution of the United Baptist Asspciatign.39 ';
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i Art. 1. This association shall be known as Tebo Baptist ,
E Association, shall be composed of such Baptist churches as '
E shall agree to the constitution and our "Articles of Faith". .
I Art. 2. This association shall not be a legislative ‘
body; neither shall it exercise authority over the churches, ‘
: Which compose its body; but claims the right to reject any
church that may become corrupt in practice or unsound in p
‘ faith.
Art. 3. This association shall endeavor to promote the *
union of the churches, give them advice in mstters of diffi- ,
« culty, inquire why churches fail to represent themselves in
‘this body, but will not sanction the reception by one church ‘
‘ composing this body, the excluded members of a sister church, 3
until the right of such membership shall have been expressed
by a council from sister churches in the association. 1
‘ Art. 4. ln case of difiiculty betwucn churches, we §
advise them to prosced as in individual offenses, (See Mhtt. r
18), and if satisfaction is not obtained, the association i
' will advise or finally decide the case if requested to do so. i
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. art. 5° new churches may be admitted to this body, 1
‘ which agree to our constitution and "Articles of Faith", if 1
constituted in regular order as a Baptist church. 1
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Art. 6. In the letters from the churches shall be '
1 stated the number received by experience and baptism, by l
‘ letter and relation and by restoration; also the number 1
dismissed by letter, exclusion, and death since the last' 1
, association, with the total number in full fellowship. p
Art. 7. We concur in the tenth article of the terms i
, of the General Union of Baptists as found in Benedict's i
Church History, page 822, that each church and association J
‘ may keep their own government, as to them may seem best, and I
that a free correspondent and communion be kept betWeen the i
, Churches“ 1
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Art. 8. This association claims the right to adopt
such By—Laws as it may deem necessary, and amend or alter
the constitution or By-Laws by a concurrence of‘two—thirds ;
j of the messengers. I
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I Art. 9. The association shall hold its meetings at ,
such times and places as it may from time to time appoint.
Art. 10. The executive board shall be composed of the
posters of the churches of the association; one member duly
7 elected from each church; and all the elective officers of
5 the association.
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I The association passed a resolution endorsing mission work:
I
f “We deem it expedient to recommend to the churches j
which compose this association, the propriety of sustaining
their ministers, and embrace all possible opportunities to
supply the destitution during the present year, and that
they send contributions (and purposes) to the next annual
meeting, the necessity of which we beg leave to urgeq40.
The aggregate membership to the churches forming the association V
in 1855 was 489. The following ministers were present at the organi-
zation:'W. P. C. Caldwell,’7.‘Fhite,'William.A. Gray, B. F. Goodwing, 5
' Peter Brown, and H. P. Thompson. Correspondence was opened with the ;
Saline, Blue River, and Concord Baptist Association,41 and a mission
offering amounting to $12.00 was "taken up".42
. The second annual session of the association was held with the
Mt. Sion Church on September 15, 1856. The introductory sermon was
preached by Bro.'Wm. A. Gray, Incdcratorfl'5 At this session High Point
Church in Johnson County, Fissouri asked to be admitted as a member .
40. Tebo Baptist Association, Minutes, pp. cit., pp. 4 f.
41. Brown, pp. cit., p. l.

- 42. Briggs, op. cit., p. 3.

» 45. Tebo Baptist Association, Minutes, cp. cit., p. 26.

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: of the association; but this request was rejected and the church was
' declared to be disorderly because it had arraigned Rev. W. P. C.

Caldwell for trial because he had joined a Masonic Lodge.44 A resolu-
, tion was passed requesting the churches to recognize no baptism as
' valid which was not administered by regular ministers of the Baptist !
denomination.45
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. Elder wm. White was appointed as the first associational mission- !
‘ ary in 1857, and his salary was set at $20.00 a month. The following
year he summarized his services as follows: Labored five months and
25 days - preached 110 sermons - 20 conversions — baptized lO - organ-
ized two churches — received for services $108.80, collecting $15.20
of the some upon the field.46 I
' The association early took a definite stand against the use of d
intoxicating liquors. The Committee on Temperance in 1857 submitted
the following report which was adopted: 1
‘ "WC believe an individual unfit for membership in the
churches who will stoop to the degrading business of dram
shop keeping, and that there is as much sin in dram buying '
> and drinking as there is in dram selling, and while whisky
, may be good for snake bites and sick horses, it is far
better to let the horses die and depend on the physician to ,
‘ cure the sick than to fill the State prison with convicts
’ and the poor house with paupers and crowd the infernal
regions with so many thousands of drunkards, for the
Scriptures say 'no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of
: heaven'."47
F In 1858 the association adopted a report recommending it be made
an offense for church members to make, buy, sell, or use intoxicating .
liquors.48
? The association recommended the organization of Sunday Schools in

. the churches in 1858, and that the condition of the same be reported
7 in the annual church letters.49 In 1868, the Sunday School Committee
’ reported as follOWS: "we believe that God approves the work of the
f Sunday School and recommend that every member of the church be urged

- to attend, and that the pastors be urged to take an active part in the

Sunday School."50 A District Sunday School Convention was organized 1

. in the same year as an auxiliary of the association.51
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‘ 44. Briggs, op. cit., p. 2 ,

f 45. Ibid., p75.”

: 46. Tera Baptist Association, Minutes (1855-69), pp. 71 r.

47. Ibid., pp. so 1“. "W
: 48.. TEL, p. 60.
49. Ibid., pp. 66 f.
3 50. Ibid., pp. 175 f.
. 51. TEE” p. 174.
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‘ By 1887, over fifty per cent of the churches had active Sunday
. Schools, and by 1904 there was only one church in the entire associ-
; ation which did not have a Sunday School.52 The dates of the es» 1
K tablishment of the Sunday Schools in the Various churches are reported y
, in the minutes as follows: Bethlehem 1834, Brownington 1884, Good Hope 1
‘ 1867, Quarles 1892, Stone Mission 1898, Hickory Grove 1904, Finey 1900, 1
. Clinton 1869, Mt. Gilead 1868, Mt. Zion'lQOl, Garland 1890, Pleasant 1
‘ Valley 1885, Windsor 1867, Calhoun 1884, Corinth 1896, Deepwater 1890, i
Hartwell 1879, LaDue 1904, and Montroso 1879. In several instances 5
it will be noted that the date of the organization of the Sunday School f
1 preceded that of the church; in fact, in some cases the church itself ,
, was an outgrowth of the Sunday Sohocl.53 v
‘ The association undertook an educational project in 1858. Prof. I
' Joel Townsend, principal of the Calhoun Academy, Calhoun, Missouri.
» tendered his school to the association, consisting of two acres of
ground and a building 24 x 48 feet, provided the association would
assume $800 indebtedness which was against the same. His proposition
1 was accepted and the following board of trustees were appointed in
_ 1858 for the management of the academy: A. D. Landrum, W. A. Gray,
Joel Townsend, L. J. Bronaugh, and A. Campbell.54 Rev. R. D. Lawler ‘
was made principal of the school in 1869. The next year he reported
an enrollment of 90, including four ministerial students. The re- ' »
, maining indebtedness against the institution, $190, was finally
' liquidated in 1876.55 ‘
- Reports on the work of the academy were made to the association
until 1877, when it ceased to exist.56 It was a difficult task to .
_ liquidate the indebtedness of the institution. Speaking of this prob—
j lem in 1868, Peter Brown wrote; "It is a great pity that this concern 1
1 did not long ere this burn down. . . . much money which might have .
, otherwise done good was lost to the association, just to build up an
1 institution of learning for a few citizens of Calhoun. May it be a
, lesson to us."57
The work of the churches in the association showed marked progress ‘
5 and development each year prior to the Civil War,58 but practically 1
, all church activities ceased in the county during the war. Mt. Olivet