George Shideler was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on the 12th day of May, 1776. He was raised and educated in that State, and married to Abigail Wolverton, daughter of Col. Wolverton. After marriage, he emigrated to Ohio, and resided in Athens County until the year 1806, when he removed to Preble County, and bought […]
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Elder Reuben Dooly was born in Bedford County, Virginia, on the 14th day of November, 1773. His father’s name was Moses Dooly. He was an Elder in the Presbyterian church before his son Reuben was born. Moses Dooly emigrated with his family in the year 1781, and settled in Madison County, Kentucky. At this time
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The following is an excerpt from James M. Mathes’ book A Record of Christian Union and Truth. It addresses the fear some brethren had that paying preachers for their work would “spoil” them. ——— But sometimes it is objected to giving preachers a fair and just compensation for their labors, that it would spoil them! It
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The following is an excerpt from James M. Mathes’ book A Record of Christian Union and Truth, in which he discussed a misconception about how one is “called” to preach. ——— I have known some enthusiasts who had but little to entitle them to public notice, except their fiery zeal, ignorance, and supportive impudence, who
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The following is an excerpt from James M. Mathes’ book A Record of Christian Union and Truth, describing how to identify the Lord’s church. ——— But perhaps the reader is ready to ask, “How shall I find the church of God, seeing there are so many churches at the present time, each wearing a different
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The following is an exchange between M. Winans and Silas E. Shepard, editor of The Primitive Christian. It mentions the editor of another journal, Mr. Badger of the Christian Palladium, who was promoting the practice of “Christian conferences.” Winans wrote to encourage Shepard to address the issue. Shepard’s remarks reveal the difficulty in answering error when
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The following is an excerpt from the book The Glorious Bride (Workbook Commentary Series: Ephesians) by James P. Miller. ——— It is common today to hear that we give too much emphasis to the church. Such men say we ought to preach Christ and say little about the church. If the church were purposed from all
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The following quote by David Purviance (1766-1847) is from his writing on the person of Christ and the atonement. Sadly, it is a statement that could be said in discussions about any Bible topic. It is much easier to cry out, Heretic, Socinian, Unitarian, &c., than to answer scriptural arguments. The quote is from the
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The following is an excerpt from the book, Sketches of Our Mountain Pioneers, edited by J. W. West. It describes the meeting between Chester Bullard and Alexander Campbell. ——— In 1840 Chester Bullard and Alexander Campbell met at Charlottesville. They had previously had some correspondence, and on learning that Alexander Campbell was to be in
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The following is an excerpt from the book, Sketches of Our Mountain Pioneers, edited by J. W. West. It contains a quote from Preston Gray describing the preaching of A. I. Myhr (1855-1933). ——— Myhr’s visits to all our churches were great occasions. The people soon learned to expect something. He was a thinker, and
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