The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-08-08
Some History of the Origin and
Work Of That Celebrated
Congregation.
Great Meetings Have Been Held
There In Years That Are
Passed and Gone.
BEGINS AGAIN NEXT SUNDAY.

dom church is situated about three or
four miles North of Garfield and about
eight miles East Of Hariinsburg, the
County seat OF Breckenridge county. A
more beautiful site for a church would
be hard TO find, as the pretty flat on
which it stands is nearly surrounded
with large oaks, which keep off to great
extent the blasts in winter, and also fur
nish plenty of cool shade during the
summer.
In about the year 1925, Cumberland
Presbyterianism was first preached in
this vicinity, at what was known then as
Huckeby's School House, by Cosby @.
Mcdowell. The people worshipped in
this school house, and under bush
arbor until the year 1928, when it was
decided by those who had been convert
ed to Christ and to the Cumberland Pres
byterian doctrine, that a church house
was needed. They, together with the
then Baptist of the community, built
substantial log house, with the under
standing that it was free for people Of all
denominations OF that community to
worship in, therefore the title Freedom
was given.
For some unknown reason (supposed
to be an oversight) the date Of the chart
er members organization was not record
ell, but thinking that it will interest
some who may read this sketch, we will
give the names of the charter members
as they stand recorded on the old church
book. They are as follows: William
Macy, Sterrett Beard, Geo. stellar, Joel
Jared, Jane Hall, w. M. S. Jones, Sarah
Stellar, Little Berry Dowell, Nancy Mil
Ter, Polly Jared, Mariah Fisher (col.),
Jane Kennedy, Abigail Norton, Priscilla
Huckeby, Anderson Wood, Margaret
Wood, Israel Jared, Warden Clemmons,
Susanna Hall, Sarah Jared, Rhoda
Jared, Clarrissa Hall, Catharine Raw
lings, Jincy Dowell, Frances Jared,
Coleman Blackman, Alfred Grissim,
Pheby Grissim, Rev. w. M. G. Long,
Amanda Wiseheart, Elizabeth Long.
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Little Berry Dowell, Israel Jared; clerk,
Joel Jared. There is no church record
showing the results of the labors OF this
congregation until the year 1893, at
which time there was great revival and
a mighty outpouring of the spirit, in the
way of convicting and converting the
sinner. There were forty-five accessions
to the church during this meeting. Old
Bro. James Kennedy, ST., testifies to
being one OF tweuty-three, who joined
this church the 18th day land during
this meeting) Of August, 1898, and he is
the only one positively known to be liv-
ing, who joined this church on this date.
II those other twenty-five, who joined
this church on the above date were as
faithful soldiers OF the cross as old Bro,
Kennedy has been, and is to-day, their
bodies may have returned TO dust, but
their spirits certainly inhabit the haven
OF eternal rest. And surely their ex-
ample is fondly cherished by some one
who lives to-day. From 1888 until the
present, with probably three or four ex-
ceptions, there has been an annual pro-
tracted meeting held at Freedom, en-
bracing the Second Sabbath in August.
There has been but three years during
the sixty, that there were no additions
TO this church, 1898, 1855 and 1864.
There has been from one TO sixty-three
accessions yearly. The total number of
accessions to this church, including the
charter members, has been $40, an aver
age OF fraction over Is yearly. No at
tempt has been made at keeping record
OF the professions that have been made,
but from what has been observed, it is
not unreasonable TO suppose that there
have been 1900 or 1900 who claimed and
found the Saviour first precious TO their
souls at Freedom. For instance in 1875
there were upwards OF 90 professions and
only A additions.
The six other Cumberland Presby-
terrain churches that are from four to
seven miles distant from Freedom, are
directly and indirectly offsprings OF her.
There is scarcely a year, but that some,
who profess religion during the meeting,
live more convenient TO one OF those
churches, and for convenience join that
church, which is perfectly right and very
frequent. Some join churches of other
denominations, which is perfectly right
also, II that church be their choice. The
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