From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:55 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Little.Barren.1826-1827.Metcalfe.CHURCH Little Barren Copyright Date 1826-1827 Metcalfe County KyArchives Church Record 1826: March - To meet together to fast and pray on "account of the darkness and coldness of the times." Bro SLINKER to visit Waddy THOMPSON to see if he objects to Brother Peter exercising a gift John LEMMON allowed to preach. Discussion of letter ministers of another denomination coming to preach. ** April - thinks it would be alright to let other ministers comme and preach at their church meetings. Peter present, allowed to exercise his gifts among people of his color. May - discussion of building a meeting house. 1827: February - meeting held at Sister EMBRY's. March - William SLINKER chosen as a deacon. April - ordination. May - charge against Wm SLINKER re selling a tract of land by him to Jacob CLARK. Sister CRADDOCK to be visited & asked to attend next meeting July - Discussion on the transer from Louis & Joel SLINKER to the heirs of Wm SLINKER .. the latter owed Waddy THOMPSON a sum of money. W SLINKER's case re the sale of land without a right of way - part of it had been also deeded to A CRADDOCK. Church finds SLINKER "did rong" and he was excluded. Aug - Wm ERWIN to visit John SLINKER & cite him to next meeting. Sept - Dispute over allowing other preachers to preach there. No meetings remainder of year. ** this is a very early reference to allowing slaves to preach to other slaves. Some slave owners felt that if they allowed their slaves to have their own services, they would just be planning to escape rather than having a real church service. Rev. Nathaniel Gorin TERRY at Glasgow Baptist in Glasgow fought for ykear for the ordination of a slave named Peter MURRELL. Each time he was turned down. The first thing Terry did at the end of the Civil War was to request again and Pete MURRELL became the first pastor of First Baptist Church and was a very gifted and much loved minister. It was also highly unusual for a church to allow ministers of another denomination to preach to their members. Many churches were community churches where more than one denomination used the facilities but they didn't blend the services - one denomination met one week, and another the next week. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/kyfiles/