A history of Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church
By: by Charles William Blair
Publisher: C.W. Blair
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Virginia?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: History; Church history; Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church (Augusta County, Va.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Prefacev; title: Chapter I Scotch-Irish Settlers1; title: Scotland, Ireland. The Voyage to America. Life in Pennsylvania.; title: Church and Community in the Colonial Valley; title: Chapter II 1768-180826; title: Organization and Early Years; title: Organization of Congregation. The Reverends Thomas Jackson and Benjamin Erwin.; title: Relationships with Cooks Creek, Augusta, Linville Creek, Peaked Mountain, and; title: Harrisonburg Congregations. First and Second Church Buildings. Leaders in the New; title: Congregation. Early Subscribers to the Church. Concerns of the Early Congregation.; title: Life in the Congregation; title: Economic and Social Conditions. War for Independence. Religious Freedom.; title: German Neighbors.; title: Chapter III 1809-1860 60; title: A Period of Growth and Development; title: The Reverends Andrew Davidson, John Hendren, Issac Paul, John Van Lear and; title: John Pinkerton. Third and Fourth Church Buildings. Relationship with Union; title: Congregation. Elders and Trustees. German Membership Grows.; title: Life in the Congregation; title: Political Leaders and Influence. The Slavery Question. Relationship to Gennan; title: Congregations. Westward Movement. Growth of Education and Mossy Creek; title: Academy. Building Roads. Clouds of War.; title: Chapter IV 1860-1907 104; title: Trial and Recovery; title: The Reverends John Pinkerton, John Rosebro, Fleming Railey, and L. H.; title: Paul. Elders, Deacons, and Trustees. Church Discipline. A Manse is Built.; title: The Fifth Church Building. Chapels at Moscow and Sangersville. Organizations for; title: Women and Youth.; title: Life in the Congregation; title: The Call to Arms. Death and Destruction during the Civil War. Reconstruction and; title: Politics. Public Schools. The Railroad Comes. Village Trading Centers.; title: Chapter V 1907-1968152; title: The Twentieth Century; title: The Reverends James Massey, Martin Turnbull, Joseph Harris, Charles Fulton,; title: C. Irving Lewis, Stafford Query, Charles Slider, D. L. Beard, Marion Simmons,; title: Howard M. Wilson, and Millard Stephens. Elders, Deacons and Trustees. Chapels; title: Continue and Then Close. Leadership Training. Changing Forms of Worship.; title: Life in the Congregation; title: Improved Transportation and Increased Educational Opportunity. Two World; title: Wars and Difficult Economic Times. A Changing Community.; title: Epilogue and Conclusion 204; title: The Reverends C. Irving Lewis, Charles MacArthur, Robert Field, Jerry Smith,; title: and Jeffery Jones. Recent Developments in the Congregation. Conclusion.; title: Sources Consulted219; title: Appendix A Subscription Lists for the 1840s 231; title: Appendix B Pew Holders 234; title: Appendix C Individuals Voting in 1867 Concerning Denominational Affiliation 238; title: Appendix D Gravestones in the Old Portion of the Mossy Creek Cemetery 240; title: Appendix E An Abstract of Extant Membership Actions by the Session 1811-1900 254; title: Appendix F Elders and Deacons 1968-2000 294; title: Index 297.