Randolph County AlArchives Church Records.....Organization of the  Arbacoochee Baptist Association Copyright Date October 1852
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Arbacoochy. 
This Association was organized at the Eden Church, Carroll County, Ga., on the 
15th, 16th, and 18th day of October 1852. It is composed of fourteen churches, 
one half of which are in Randolph County, Ala, and the balance is in Benton 
County, Ala., Heard and Carrol counties, Ga. The body be four ordained and three 
licensed minsters, and an aggregate of 703 member. The body was organized by the 
election of Elder Thomas W. Burton Moderator, John B. Word Clerk, and W. W. 
Anderson Assistant Clerk. Great harmony charactered the deliberational of the 
Assocation. The spirit of the body may be inferred from the following 
Resolutions, which we find on the face of the minute: 
" Resolved, that we recommend the several churches of our body, to discontinue 
and prevent, by all prudent and consistent mean, the traffic and use of ardent 
spirit as a beverage among their members." 
" Whereas the canse of Sabath School would, in our opinion, greatly advanced by 
a resident agent of the S. S. Union in our bound" 
" Resolved, that we recommend to that institution Elder T. W. Burton. as a 
suitable person to hold such agency, and respectfully request that he may 
receive said appointment. " 
" Resolved That the Association recommend to the brethren generally, that they 
take and read the Christian Index and Southwestern Baptist; also, the Home and 
Foreign Journal: and to form such clubs aa will enable them to bestow one copy 
of each on their pastor, or supply gratuitously." 
The churches were each recommended to raise five dollars or more immediately, 
and forward Bro. Burton, their agent, to procure libraries to open Sabbath 
School early in the spring. $88.65 in cash and subscription were taken up for 
various object. 
Judging from the start which our brethren of the Association have made, we 
predict for it a brilliant career of usefulness in every good work.

Additional Comments:
Eden Baptist Church in Carroll County, GA. was organized in 1843. 
Rev. Thomas W. Burton was born Nov 3, 1808, he Jan 30, 1851/54. He is buried in
the Old Goldridge Cemetery [Also known as Old New Hope Cemetery] near Graham, 
Randolph County AL. 
John B. Word was born 1796, he died in 1882. He is buried in the Old Word 
Cemetery Carroll County, GA.
Rev. William W. Anderson was born Mar 17, 1818, he died Mar 2, 1865. He is 
buried Macedonia Cleburne County, AL.


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