Sharing Our Joy in Successfully Locating Books, Church Records,
and Other Valuable Original Source Documents, and a Listing of Recent Gifts Received
Valuable Material Located and Obtained
We recently obtained copies of a file of minutes of the Cape Girardeau Association of Missouri from 1824-1851.
We recently received the manuscript records of three churches in Wayne and White counties, in Illinois, and original copies of the printed minutes of the Little Wabash Association for 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, and 1832.
We recently received historical information and photos about Sandy Creek Church, in North Carolina, which was organized in 1755.
We recently purchased a history of the Nolachucky Association of Tennessee.
We recently purchased a book called "The Town Records of Hopewell, New Jersey," which contains membership records of Hopewell Church.
We recently purchased a book called Records of the Welsh Tract Baptist Meeting, Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, 1701-1828.
We recently obtained a copy of the 1834 minutes of the Spoon River Regular Baptist Association of Illinois.
We recently obtained a copy of one volume of Augustus Neander's History of the Planting of the Christian Church.
We recently obtained a copy of the minutes of the Redstone Association of Pennsylvania for the period from 1804 to 1836.
We recently borrowed and obtained information from the transcript of the records of Red River Church, Montgomery County, Tennessee, which was organized in 1791.
Many rare books on the subject of the ancient Waldenses have been digitized, and are available to the public, on-line. We have downloaded several of them, and printed them in hard copy for easier reference in our research, viz., Waldensian Researches during a second visit to the Vaudois of Piemont, by William Stephen Gilly, 1831; Bright lights in dark times: or, the Waldenses, and their persecutions in the valleys of Piedmont; The Huguenots in France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes; with a visit to the country of the Vaudois - Smiles, Samuel; The Romaunt version of the Gospel according to St John [microform]: from mss. preserved in Trinity College, Dublin, and the Bibliothèque du Roi, Paris; with an introductory history of the version of the New Testament, anciently in use among the old Waldenses; and Remarks on the texts of the Dublin, Paris, Grenoble, Zurich, and Lyons mss. of that version; Henri Arnaud - or the Glorious Return of the Waldenses of Piedmont to their Native Valleys in the Years 1689-90, a Poem; Authentic Details of the Valdenses in Piemont and other Countries, 1827; The Protestant Interest in Cromwell's Foreign Relations; A Review of Fox the Martyrologist's History of the Waldenses, 1837; The Books of the Vaudois: The Waldensian Manuscripts Preserved in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin; The History of the Persecution of the Valleys of Piedmont, in 1686; An Historical Sketch of the Christian Church During the Middle Ages, by Samuel M. Janney; A Short History of the Waldensian Church in the Valleys of Piedmont, by Jane Louisa Willyams; Sketches of Protestantism in Italy, Past and Present, including a notice of the origin, history, and present state of the Waldenses, by Robert Baird; The Waldenses: Protestant Valleys of Piedmont, Dauphiny, by William Beattie; An Apology for the Waldenses; The Suppressed Evidence: or, Proofs of the Miraculous Faith and Experience of the Church of Christ in All Ages, by Thomas Boys, Trinity College, Cambridge;
Also, Foxe's Book of Martyrs: Martyrologia; or, records of religious persecution: being a new and comprehensive book of Martyrs, of ancient and modern times (Volume 1); Martyrologia; or, records of religious persecution: being a new and comprehensive book of Martyrs, of ancient and modern times (Volume 2); Martyrologia; or, records of religious persecution: being a new and comprehensive book of Martyrs, of ancient and modern times (1848); Book of martyrs: or, A history of the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths, of the primitive as well as Protestant martyrs: from the commencement of Christianity, to the latest periods of pagan and popish persecution ...; Book of Martyrs: or a history of the lives, sufferings, and triuphant deaths of the primitive as well as protestant martyrs; from the commencement of Christianity to the latest periods of pagan and popish persecution; to which is added an account of the inquisition; the Bartholomew massacre in France; the general persecution under Louis XIV; the massacre in the Irish rebellion in the year 1641; and the recent persecutions of the Protestants in the south of France; The acts and monuments of John Foxe: a new and complete edition: with a preliminary dissertation, by the Rev. George Townsend ... (1837), Vols. 5, 7.
Recent Gifts Received by the Library
Copy of records of North Creek Church, Hyde/Beaufort County, North Carolina, 1790-1890; Sandy Grove Church, Beaufort County, North Carolina, 1855-1972.
Copy of records of Crooked River Church, Ray Co., Missouri, 1846-1877.
Copy of records of New Hope Church, Carroll Co., Virginia, 1828-1872; Laurel Fork Church, Carroll Co., Virginia, 1846-1882; West Fork Church, Floyd Co., Virginia, 1816-1915; White Oak Grove Church, Carroll Co., Virginia.
Transcript of the records of Danville Regular Baptist Church, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, 1828-1873.
Church and Association Records: Xerox copies of manuscript records of the Original Little River Association of Kentucky and Tennessee (incomplete); xerox copies of manuscript records of Dry Creek Church, Kentucky.
Books: Biographical History of Primitive or Old School Baptist Ministers, by Elder R. H. Pittman, 1909.
Old association minutes: Bethel (Illinois), 1920; a collection of minutes of the Original Little River Association of Kentucky and Tennessee; a collection of minutes of the Eel River Association of Indiana; minutes of the Wabash District and Vermilion Associations.
CD's: - Minutes of Salt River Church, Anderson Co., Kentucky (incomplete); Photos of reconstruction work at Old Bethel Church site, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; Power-Point Slideshow regarding the Family of John B. & Lavinia Dawson of New Mexico.
Sketch history of the Smith's Creek Baptist Church, New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Schoharie County, New York Historical Review, Issue Fall-Winter 1994, containing a feature article on Old School Baptists.
An original copy of "The History of the Church of Christ, the true and faithful followers of Jesus," by Elder Thomas H. Owen, signed by the author as a gift to his son, James C. Owen.
Copy of manuscript records of Turkey Run Church, Ohio, 1817-1893.
Manuscript records (three volumes) of Tapscott Church, Ohio, 1814-2003.
Bound Volume of Primitive Monitor, Vol. 2, 1887.
Research on James Lemen, Sr., an early pioneer in Illinois.
Minutes: Center Creek Association of Missouri (1880); Muskingum Association of Ohio (1868); Washington Association of Arkansas (1868).
Transcript of Rock Spring Church, Owsley County, Kentucky, 1852-1954.
History of New Bethel Church, Niangua, Missouri; and related pamphlets.
Transcript of Mary Jane Caples (daughter of Elder George Walker) Account of a Journey to California During the Gold Rush of 1849.
Research material related to the Trial of Persons Accused of the Murder of Joseph Smith, in Hancock County, Illinois, 1844-1845; the Nauvoo Legion; Breechloading Guns; Muster rolls of Illinois Militia, 59th Regiment's companies under the command of Colonel Williams. Miscellaneous books on Mormonism: Prophet of Palmyra, by Thomas Gregg, 1890; Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate, by Roger Launius; "Inside Today's Mormonism," by Richard Abanes; Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited, by Roger Launius and John E. Hallwas; "Nightfall at Nauvoo," by Samuel W. Taylor, 1971; correspondence of Colonel Levi Williams, from the Chicago Historical Society; also numerous pamphlets and articles.
Transcript of Records of Caesar's Creek Church, Greene Co., Ohio.
A collection of Minutes of the Danville Association (Indiana) and Enon Association (Indiana).
Microfilm of Records of Four Mile Baptist Church, Campbell County, Kentucky, 1819-1874.
Photos: Lick Creek Church, White County, Illinois (about 1921); Friendship Church, Scott County, Illinois.
Forts and Blockhouses of Early Illinois, by William Wilson and Kevin Kaegy.
The Tales of Hill's Fort, and other Bond County Stories, During the War of 1812, by William Wilson and Kevin Kaegy.
Manuscript Records of Mt. Pleasant Church, Grinnell, Iowa (1959-2007), and related correspondence and papers; photograph of Liberty Church, near Kellogg, Iowa.
Four separate histories of Pleasant Hill Church, Crittenden County, Kentucky, organized in 1853 (went off in the Burnham Means movement).
Manuscript records of the Muskingum Association of Regular Baptists, in Ohio, from 1810-1926 (on CD).
Manuscript records of the Miami Association of Regular Baptists, of Ohio, from 1797 to 1962 (original, and on CD).
Typed transcript of the records of Middle Run Church, near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, 1799-1900.
Early Days in Missouri, by Judge Joseph Thorp (2 copies).
A Review of the Book of Hebrews, by Elder Raymond Webb, 2007.
Editorials by Elder C. H. Cayce, vols. 2-6.
Revelation: Images of Redemptive History - by Joseph R. Holder; The Will & Its Role in Discipleship, by Joseph R. Holder.
Abraham Lincoln Chronology: by the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs, by Rev. J. M. Peck, 1843.
A collection of the Primitive Monitor, including loose issues dated between 1907 and the 1950's.
Transcript of records of Providence Church, Clark County, Kentucky (incomplete).
When Salt Lake City Calls, by Rocky Hulse, 2007.
Microfische of Primitive Baptist materials: A Public Address, The Primitive Baptist (NC), and writings of Elder Joshua Lawrence.
Collection of old church papers, Webster's Dictionary, Strong's Strong's Concordance, tapes of the New Testament, and miscellaneous books, hymn books, and tapes.
21st Century: A Philosophical View on the Millenium, by J. Dawsey; In Hope of the Resurrection, by Jack Dawsey.
Memory and Hope: Strands of Canadian Baptist History, by David Priestley (a book which includes a chapter by Paul Wilson on the Particular Covenanted Baptists in Canada).
The Pontoosuc Independent Military Company, by Suzanne Miller, 2008, 141 pp.
A Book of Twenty-Five Recent Poems, by Elder J. V. Kirkland, 1915, 63 pp., McQuiddy Printing Co., Nashville, Tenn.; Framed photograph of Elder and Mrs. J. V. Kirkland; Quilt with names of members of a church in Tennessee; Apostolic Hymns (clothbound edition), edited by Elders J. V. & R. S. Kirkland, assisted by Prof. A. M. Kirkland, copyright 1898, Fulton, Ky.
Typed transcript (on CD) of the minutes of the New Hope Association of Mississippi, 1842-2007.
Typed transcript of part of the early records of New Bethel Church, Connersville, Indiana.
"Abstracts from Minutes of the Scioto Baptist Association, Vol. 1-3, 1805-1885." By Barbara Rowles, 2008.
"Abstracts from Minutes of Various Baptist Associations," Vol. 4. By Barbara Rowles, 2008.
Minutes of the Sandusky Association of Ohio, 1833-1849, on CD.
Minutes of the Van Buren Primitive Baptist Church, on CD.
Minutes of the Whitewater Association of Indiana, on CD, 1809-2003.
Records of Laurel Creek Church, Floyd County, Virginia, 1897-2007 (earlier records are lost or missing).
Printed minutes of the Scioto Association of Ohio, 1805-1899 (incomplete), on CD.
1886 Minutes of the Mississinewa Association of Indiana, on CD.
Minutes of Naomi Church, Charleston, West Virginia, 1913-2007, on CD.
Minutes of Pleasant Run Church, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, 1841-1964, on CD.
Minutes of Walnut Creek Church, Thurston, Fairfield County, Ohio, 1837-1892, on CD.
Digital Photo of Portrait of Elder Richard M. Newport, Charleston, Illinois.
Manuscript records of New Salem Church, Brown County, Illinois, 1879 to 1902.
Christian Doctrinal and Spiritual Advocate, Vol. 3 and 4, 1840-1842.
Minutes of "Original" Flint River Association of Alabama, Vol. 1, 1814-1909; Vol. 2, 1910-2004.
A few minutes of the Western Corresponding Association (Missouri and Iowa); Pilgrim's Rest Association (Kansas); Kaw River (Kansas); Delaware River; and others.
Microfilm of Caney Fork Church, Warren County, Tennessee.
Copy (pdf file) of the Manuscript Records of the Sangamon Association of Illinois, 1823-1908.
Frontier Blood: The Saga of the Parker Family, by Jo Ella Powell Exley, 2001.
Manuscript records of Goshen Church, near Winchester, Kentucky, on DVD.
Manuscript records of New Hope Church, Hamilton County, Illinois, Book #1 - 1839-1885; Book #2 - 1888-1966; Book #3 - 1970-1999; and New Hope Church Clerk's notebook.
Manuscript records of Wolf Creek/Friendship Church, Saline County, Illinois, 1927-1940; and Friendship Clerk's notebook.
Wolf Creek Church Clerk's notebook, 1993-1998.
History and Records of Indian Creek Church, Lawrence County, Indiana, 2009.
Collection of Minutes of the Yellow River Association of Georgia, 1873-1900 (incomplete).
The Baptist Annual Register, by John Rippon, Vol. 1, 1790-1793; Vol. 2, 1794-1797; Vol. 3, 1798-1801; Vol. 4, 1801-1802.
Manuscript records (xerox copy) of Springfield Church (Sangamon Association), Springfield, Illinois, 1830-1835.
Manuscript records (original) of the Liberty Church, Alma, Marion County, Illinois, 1944-1968.
Manuscript records (xerox copy) of Buffalo Grove Church, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois (1843-1897).
Manuscript records of Nine Mile Primitive Baptist Church, near DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois (1844-1957)(1924-1957 Harriss faction)(digital copy).
Manuscript records (and several printed minutes) of the Bethel Old School or Predestinarian Baptist Association (L. P. Harriss faction), 1932-1954 (digital copy).
Manuscript records of the Bethel Old School or Predestinarian Baptist Association (C. M. Weaver faction), 1900-1934 (digital copy).
Collection of old minutes of the Muskingum Association of Ohio (which we have also now digitized).
1893 Edition of the Goble Hymn Book, owned in 1894 by Lillie Belle Sheppard, Nebo, Pike Co., Ill.
Manuscript Records of Little Bethel Church, near Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, loaned for copying (digital and xerox).
Peace Sermon, by Elder Joseph H. Flint, delivered before the Des Moines Regular Baptist Church, Wapello County, Iowa, in 1863. Published in pamphlet form by the Ottumwa Courier.
A Discussion on Univeralism, between Elder Newton Peters and Rev. M. A. Peters, Columbus, Ohio, 1889.
Microfilms of Records of Friendship Church, Warren County, Iowa; Mount Zion Church, Monroe County, Iowa; Mount Zion Church, Lucas County, Iowa; Cedar Mount Church, Macon County, Illinois; Otego Church, Otego County, New York.
Three bound volumes of Georgia Primitive Baptist Association minutes from 1953-1960; miscellaneous unbound minutes, church histories, and four copies of #9 Old School Hymnal.
Southern Baptist Messenger, 2009 reprint by Historic Oglethorpe County, Inc., of Marriages and Obituaries in this Old School Baptist paper from 1852-1862, with 20 page index.
Manuscript record book of Gourdvine Old School Baptist Church, Rappahannock County, Virginia, with articles and papers.
Thomas P. Dudley and the Golden Age of Particular Baptists in America, 1792-1886, two volumes.
Manuscript records of New Hope Church, Greenbush, Warren County, Illinois, 1903-1994, loaned for copying (xerox and digital).
Fort Allison, by Byron R. Lewis, pub. by the Lawrence County Historical Society, Lawrenceville, Ill., 1962.
Records of Southampton Old School Baptist Church, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, 1731- , on CD.
An Oral Debate, between Benjamin Franklin and John A. Thompson, at Reynoldsburg, Ohio, November 1873.
Manuscript records of Rector Church, Hamilton County, Illinois, 1872-1913, copied in digital format, on CD and pdf file.
Xerox copies of two issues of the Western Evangelist, edited by Elder Peter Long, dated October 1846 and August 1847.
A collection of printed minutes of the Ozark Association of Missouri, 1909-1986.
Bound volumes of "Good Will," 1951-1952, 1953-1959, and 1960-1965; and a collection of association minutes.
Transcript of Minutes of Frying Pan Baptist Meeting House, Fauquier County, Virginia, Part I, 1791-1891 (record books #1-3).
Searchlights from the Roman Letter, by Elder Len Dalton; Welsh Tract Church; Griffin's History of the Mississippi Primitive Baptists.
A collection of the following church periodicals: Messenger of Peace, 1903-1930 (complete, unbound volumes for much of this period); miscellaneous issues of Primitive Monitor; Signs of the Times; Zion's Landmark; Messenger of Zion; Lone Pilgrim; Primitive Baptist; Zion's Advocate; Gospel Messenger.
Manuscript and printed minutes and records on CD or DVD: Muskingum Association (1881-1909); Scioto Association (1876-2008); Rocky Fork Church, Marion County, Ohio; Lancaster Church, Fairfield County, Ohio (1818-1922); Goshen Church, Clark County, Kentucky.
Journal of Illinois History: "William Kinney's Agrarian Dilemma," by Dr. James Simeone.
A collection of miscellaneous issues of Old Faith Contender, and Zion's Landmark, 1946 Primitive Baptist Yearbook, etc.
Pamphlets: Unity, by A. T. Benson; Can A Saved Man Become Lost?, by Living Truth Ministries; Cheerful Piety, by John Berridge; The Precious Taken from the Vile, by J. C. Philpot; The Parable of the Ark, by Cross Publishing; No Pain Among the Blessed, by Isaac Watts; Yearly Meeting at Cow Marsh Church (newspaper clipping made into a pamphlet, with photo of Elder Benjamin Cubbage; Belief, by William L. Barrett; God's Sovereignty Displayed in the Salvation of Sinners, by J. Kennedy; Photograph of Elder and Mrs. F. W. Keene.
Minutes of the South Arkansas Association, 1851.
Obituary of Elder Balas Bundy, and others of Otego Church, New York.
Research regarding Hebron Church, Bloomington, Indiana.
The History of Baptism, 1817, by Robert Robinson.
Journals of Elder J. Bryan Adair, Atlanta, Missouri (incomplete file), for the years 1928-1929, 1932-1935, 1938-1941, 1942-1951, 1957-1959, 1960-1973, 1973-1974 (loaned for digital and xerox copying).
Historical Outline of the Church of God (Old-Line Primitive Baptist); Jacob Have I loved, But Esau Have I Hated; The Turnage-Turnidge Family Primitive Baptist Pioneers Westward Migration; My Kingdom is Not of This World; The Primitive Baptist Form of Worship Service; all by Elder Kenneth W. Clevenger.
RIVER TO RIVER TRAIL GUIDE ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, FROM ELIZABETHTOWN TO GRAND TOWER, and GARDEN OF THE GODS COUNTRY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, by Elder John O'Dell.
A digital copy (on a flash drive) of the private collection of Minutes of Elder Amos Hash, for the following associations: Bear Creek, Black Creek, Blue Ridge, Buttahatchie, Country Line, Contentnea, Eastern Kehukee, Fisher's River, Five Mile Creek, Hopewell, Indian Creek District, Kehukee, Little Vine, Lower Country Line, Lower Mayo, New River, Mt. Enon, Original Powell's Valley, Original White Oak, Philadelphia, Pigg River, Seven Mile, Salem, Sardis, Soldier Creek, Smith River, South Ouachita, Staunton River, Upper Country Line, United Primitive Baptist, White Oak, West Providence, Western Primitive Baptist, and Yellow River.
The London Confession of Faith, and Fulton Convention, 1901 edition; Hymns and Spiritual Songs, by Elder E. D. Thomas (from Cottonwood Church); Principles & Practices of the Regular Baptists, by Elder J. H. Oliphant; McGuffey's New Fifth and Sixth Eclectic Reader; Baldwin's Readers, Sixth and Seventh Years; Church Psalmist, 1849; The New Testament, 1847; Choice Hymns; Daily Praise; Bible Readings for the Home Circle, two volumes; The Greatest Thing in the World, by Henry Drummond, 1898; Southern Harmony Song Book; Fifty Years Among the Baptists, by David Benedict; The Perfect Law of Liberty, by William Gadsby; Manuscripts of Elder Benjamin Lampton; Practical Suggestions for the Common People, by Elder J. H. Oliphant; Autobiography of Elder J. H. Oliphant; Scrap History of the Primitive Baptists, by Elder W. S. Craig; Thoughts on the Will, by Elder J. H. Oliphant; Doctrine and Practice of the Primitive Baptists, by Elder C. W. Radcliff; Travels Through Europe and the Holy Land, by Elder M. B. Moffett; Debate on Church Identity, between Elder J. B. Hardy and Rev. I. E. Wallace; Startling Facts or Deeds of Darkness Disclosed, by Rev J. G. White; Baptist Succession, by D. B. Ray; Debate on Atonement, between Elder Lemuel Potter and Rev. Thomas Dickey; A Collection of Poems, by Nannie Oliphant Acuff; A Theological Discussion, between Elder John R. Daily and Elder W. P. Throgmorton; Labors and Travels of Elder Lemuel Potter; Discussion on the Worship of God, by Elder G. W. Stewart and Elder W. A. Chastain (3 copies); Autobiography of Elder Walter Cash; Baptist Church Perpetuity, or Baptist History, by W. A. Jarrel; The Pilgrimage of a Stranger, by Elder John R. Daily; The Prince of the House of David, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham; Sermons, by Dr. Charles H. Waters; Led by A Way I Knew Not, by Sister R. Anna Phillips; The Inheritance of the Heirs of God, by Elder John T. Oliphant; God's Providence and Mercy, by Elder W. R. Welborn; Souvenir of Ministers of the Primitive Baptist Church, by Elder Lemuel Potter; The Kingdom is at Hand; A Debate at Lena, Ind., between Elder B. F. Querry, and Elder W. H. Williams; A Treatise on the Book of Joshua, by Elder P. D. Gold; The Resurrection, by Elder David Bartley; Trial and Decision of Mt. Carmel Church; The Treasury of David, Vol. III, by C. H. Spurgeon; History of the Primitive Baptists in Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory, By Elder J. S. Newman; The Glorious Triumphs of Grace, by Elder W. S. Craig; Editorials of the Signs of the Times, Vol. II; Debate Between Rev. A. Campbell and Rev. N. L. Rice, 1843; An 1829 Bible; The Final Perseverance of the Saints, by Elder P. T. Oliphant; The Bride and Seven Other Women, by Monroe Jones; Body of Divinity by John Gill; manuscript record book of Bethel Church, Coffeen, Montgomery Co., Illinois, 1889-1937; Pamphlets: Order and Disorder; History of Wolf Creek Church; History of Muddy River Association of Illinois; History of Brushy Fork Church; Synopsis of Four Lectures on the Communion, by Elder Lemuel Potter; Nashville Peace Meeting, 1937; Dedication of Salem Primitive Baptist Church, 1939; Christ is All, by Elder Floy Gross; Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth, and The Church - Its Shadow and Substance, by Elder R. H. Pittman; Concerning Predestination, by George C. Jordan; True Devotion, by Elder J. Harvey Daily; a collection of minutes of the Kaskaskia, Muddy River, Central, Skillet Fork, Little Wabash, Concord, and Wabash District Associations, and miscellaneous other association minutes; letters, photos, and several boxes of periodicals.
Mr. Durant, of Salt Lake City; Cowley's Talks on Doctrine.
History of Baptist Life in Williamson County, Illinois, 1800-1964, by George M. Wright, and a file of miscellaneous related papers.
The Sectarian Hymnal, by Elder W. M. Smoot.
Looking Back: Tales of a Tall Shrimp, by Mary Ruth Barton.
Canteen Creek Baptist Church/Wood Cemetery, by Sharon Conlee Kilzer.
A collection of Association minutes: Northeastern; Mt. Olive; Northwestern; Old School Roanoke; Sandy Ridge; Mount Pleasant; Radicue; Antioch; Contentnea; Bethlehem; Cub Run; Chestnut Knob; Mount Calvary; and Piedmont District (all colored Primitive Baptist churches).
History of the Waldenses, by E. Comba, 1889; Inquiry into the Integrity of the Greek Vulgate, by Frederick Nolan, 1815; A Plain Introduction to Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 and 2, by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, 1894; Origin and History of the Books of the Bible, by Calvin E. Stowe, 1868.
Records of New Hope Church, Greenbush, Warren County, Illinois, loaned for copying and digitizing.
New York deaths and marriages recorded in the "Signs of the Times," 1832-1870.
Manuscript records (six volumes) of Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church, Hersman, Brown County, Illinois, 1842-2005; Manuscript records (two volumes) of Camp Creek Church, Versailles, Brown County, Illinois, 1832-1894; Hymn books, papers, Articles of Faith, and correspondence of Mt. Gilead Church; a few minutes of the Mt. Gilead Association; Crudens Concordance; Practical Suggestions for Primitive Baptists, by Elder Walter Cash; misc. pamphlets.
"Primitive Monitor" complete volumes for 1889-1892, 1894, 1897-1900, 1902, 1904, 1907, and 1908 made available to us, to digitize, which has now been completed (approximately 10,000 pages).
Manuscript records (xerox) of Union Church, Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, 1842-1912.
Scratch minutes of Union Church, Waltonville, Jefferson County, Illinois, 1904-1917
The Braden-Kelley Debate (on the origin and doctrine of Mormonism), held at Kirtland, Ohio, 1884; The Stark-Warlick Debate, 1903, regarding the use of instruments of music in the worship service; A Theological Debate, between T. W. Brents, and Elder E. D. Herod, 1887.
Manuscript records (xerox) of Head of Apple Creek Church, Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, 1971-1991.
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