Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-05-11


seen in the vicinity of the homes of
Matthews Sellers. Frederick Fulker-
son and John Pickens and at their
place of worship they would join
most fervcntly in prayer They lis
tened most attcntively ia the word of
God. but near at hand. read y for an
emergency, was their long rifles
Their motto seemed To have been that
of the immortal Cromwell. Trust in
God, but keep your powder dry
But these things did not constitute
the leading features Of their early
troubles: dissentions within their own
ranks began To- broiL The doctrines
of Calvinism and Armeuisuism stir
red them from center H. circHmfcr-
encc. and with these to contend with,
it was not until lS0S they decided
tn join the United Baptist Associa-
| ton Of Old Red River This body
at that time was composed principally
of Tennessee churches. Here they
remained until 1913 when they, with
some other Kentucky and a few Ten
nessee churches organized the Little
/ River Association.
I When this church first Joined tbs
/ Old Red River Association. in send
ing their messengers and through
them, for fear they were misundcr-
stood this resolution was presented To
that body: We believe m The doe
trine of particular elecuVp 81 grace
We believe that Gods elea shall De
called, converted. regenerated and
sanetifed by Gods Holy Spirit.
The spirit If misses. and anti-mis-
sion ran high for more than decade.
both in church aud sssociAtson. until
finally one j. H. Parker. thtu clerk
Of the church. passed this resolution
Resolved. That this church denounce
all fellowship for missi.ssry churches
and we will have nothing t. do with
them in any respect and If any
member Of this ehHrch shall prove If
that east. he "r she or they are To-
have letter If dismissian. the letter
stating the reasoH fer whirs they
were dismissed.
This resolution IA. The bsRs q
contention for months the anti M >
sion brethren led by j H. Parker.
and the mission fsotiss by Elder
Willis Champion. jr-- T. whsm mare
than to any ather maH- Using or deSA.
this church. this oamunHity. iLi.
whole country "Ee Sebt IS rratdDde
for being religisusly what they are
to-day; ''he beiSg dead ye; sreake eth -
He aud others carried these differ
cnccs to the assseiz ten. The asth
mission party bad been oar iliated by
60 their demrrds until at
last these thiRgs ceased - be a rir-
tue, the mission party at last began
to weary of their dsaE~eering- 1t
now needed cBl = saCd.s BILE ooessiAs
to array these parties against each
other in open conteH- aud ssch an
occasion p5eseEted itsef seen Ia the
Little River Association, ia 1888.
Elder j. W. MassSeld sHered this
motion: II move RraL Moderator.
that the questiss he taken up whether
this associstio. viii support the
principles Of tAe Tinted Baptist, or
will they usary dominion over the
VI nen- The cote being
taken resulted in twenty majority 4
in favor Of the United Baptist The
moderator. William Buckley hmme- |
diately aro-c and said: II sesign ny
office as moderately # niittle River
Association" Tirus ended the bitter
strife Of years in these early churches.
so far n the records 60 10 show. !
salem charch has haa three houses 81 !
worship, the srst was bnilt in 1908
on land belonging 10 Mr.. william
Champion. ez shs winters Of Sandy !
creek. about three foUnf ~ mile
from where We meet t0 day This
rude old log house served every pur
pose of these pioneer Baptists until
1922. when times and an increasing