Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1894-08-09

On the 2Sth of July Caldwell
Springs church celebrated her fiftieth
anniversary with appropriate services
and ceremonies. One of the interest
ing features was the reading of a hi
torical sketch of the founding and
growth of the church. In the spring
of 1904 Rev. Jos a. Rayner, the first
missionary employed by the Little Ri
yer Association, gathered few citi
zens into school house and held a
successful meeting. Several people
were converted and the few Baptists
in the community took courage, and
on the 3lst day of May, 1914, with
Elders Willis Champion, Colin Hodge
Ciayburn Wilson and j. w. Mans
field, as presbytery, the necessary
steps were taken in the organization of
the church, and sixteen persons PIE
scented letters from sister churches.
The sixteen charter members were,
VIM. Layton, Jacob Coon, Sam I
Coon. Thos. Coon, A. b. Perkin
Danl Lear, Elijah Duncan, Elizabeth
Brasfer, Rachel Campbell, Sarah
Coon, Mary Coon, Lilly Layton, Mar
garef Handy and Jemima Handy. at
the first regular meeting after the or
ganization, Elder Collin Hodge was
called to preach to The new church
and he served from 1914 to 1859. In
1914 the church became part of Lit
tie River Association, and among the
first resolutions offered by this church
was this:
"Resolved, That we do all in our
power to suppress the sale and traffic
in ardent spirits
Jacob Coon and Jacob Green were
elected first deacons. In 1S49 the
church Liberated its first preacher,
ID. T. Clark, to exercise his gifts in
the bounds of the church" and this
year one member was charged with
drunkenness and suspended for one
year. In 1850, as an outgrOwth of
this church, church was organized
at Cookseyville. In 1852 the church
made the first record, agreeing to
send up contributions for missions.
In 1853 a great revival was eXperien-
ced and ID. w. Green was granted the
privilege Of holding "a meeting near
Bro. Jas Summers, in Livingston
county, where considerable revival
was enjoyed, which led to the constr
tuition of Pinckneyville church in
1853. In 1854 the pastor was enga'
ged for two, instead of one Sabbath
in each month. In the same year a
number of members were lettered to
60 intO White Sulphur Springs
church. la 1856 Bro. Il. w. Bennett
was elected deacon. In 1853 a new
house was built In 1889 the man
who had so long served as pastor de
c'ined to serve longer, and Il. b
J Rushing was elected, and Elder j. r
Grace was employed for one Sunday
in each month. In 1861 Ed. Grac,
succeeded Elder Rushing as pastor
In 1862 Wilson Travis and H. G
Turley were elected deacOns, and Lit
tie River Association met with tb
church. In 1864 Elder Collin HOdg
again became the pastor and serves
until 1886. In 90 John OBrya
and George Beans were elected des
cons. In 81 Jas. Mills was license
to preach. In 20 H. w. Oliver an
J. M. Knapp were made deacons. |
1874 members were lettered off to O
l gapize Dycusburg church, and in tn
same year w. III. Koon, S. G. Eel
s nett and j. Z. Pierce were electe
a deacons. In 1886 Elder Il. G. Ca
ter became pastor and served unit
!. 1890, and was succeeded by Ed. "
l. II. Gibbs, VINO served until 81, whe
j. w. Oliver was called and serve
!. fer one year, and then Elder Glib
h was recalled and is at present the pa
tor.
st Rev. Chappell, Of Paducah, wi
preach at Crittenden Springs Hot
70 next Sunday morning, and at Il
Tabernacle at 4 o'clock in the afte