Aylette Raines A long and fruitful life began on January 22, 1798 in Spottsylvania County, Virginia. He was sprinkled into the Episcopal church at four years of age. This was but the first of several religious bodies that he would be a member of. Raines, later, taught school in Clark County Indiana for a period […]
ABNER JONES (1772-1841) Abner Jones entered this world in Boylston, Massachusetts on April 28, 1772. He was born into a very religious, Baptist family whose father was a strong adherent of the doctrine of Calvinism. His father was a leading man in that denomination and was known by a great many people in the area
DR. CHESTER BULLARD. Dr. Chester Bullard was the child of Baptist parents. His early childhood was spent in Montgomery county, in Southwest Virginia, near the source of the Roanoke river, about three miles from Christiansburg. This section was rife with irreligion, there being but three professing Christians among the four hundred inhabitants of Christiansburg. In
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Barton Warren Stone Barton Warren Stone entered this world on Thursday, December 24, 1772 in the tiny settlement of Port Tobacco, Maryland. It was one of the earliest trade settlements located on the Potomac River. His family was rooted deep in the soil of the Episcopal Church of England and their faith was greatly tested
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Elias Smith (1769-1846) This man was a master-worker in the establishment of the Lord’s church in the region of New England. His parents were of Baptist and Congregational background. He tells us that his father was a Baptist and his mother a firm Congregationalist. His birth occurred at Lynn, Conn., on June 17, 1769. His
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Joseph Thomas (1791-1835) Joseph Thomas was born on March 17, 1791 in Orange County, North Carolina. He was orphaned at age seven and was left with very cruel parents. Shortly thereafter he was claimed by a brother from Virginia. While there he was stricken by “the white plague,” which confined him to bed for a
John Mulkey (1773-1844) John Mulkey was born on January 14, 1773 in South Carolina. He began to preach the gospel at an early age, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Phillip Mulkey and his father Jonathon. He was twenty years old when he began to preach in East Tennessee and became a very popular
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David Purviance 1766-1847 This man can easily be seen as the father of the early movement in the western area. His importance cannot be understated. He was a fearless and faithful preacher of the gospel in the early days of the nation. Purviance was an outstanding leader in what is commonly called the “New Light”
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When an individual has so much talent and ability, it is difficult at times to see the true greatness that comes from that individual. It is only after that person comes and then departs is it possible to see the true greatness that that individual has had. It is also very true when there were
The lineage of our subject reaches all the way back to Pre-Revolutionary War England. Thomas Franklin was born at Ecton, in 1598. He lived to be quite old, dying at the ripe old age of 104.This was quite a feat for those times of limited medical knowledge. Thomas had four eminent sons, the oldest being
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