Unknown County GaArchives Biographies.....Perryman, James 1795 - 1864
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Author: J. H. Campbell

JAMES PERRYMAN.

  The subject of this brief sketch was born in Columbia county, Georgia, January
28th, 1795, and was the son of Rev. Elisha Perryman. He was baptized by Rev.
William Henderson, at Talbotton, in 1829. From his first entrance upon his
Christian course, he felt that "the fire of the Lord was in his bones," and that
"he was weary with forbearing, and could not stay." His education being quite
limited, he applied himself diligently and perseveringly to its improvement, and
soon acquired a fair knowledge of the English language, and made some progress
in the Latin and G-reek. He was passionately fond of history, especially of
ecclesiastical history, and few men of his day accumulated a larger fund of
historical information, or knew better how to use it, than himself. His
familiarity with the Old and New Testaments, even before he commenced preaching,
was remarkable. Thus equipped, he began his useful career.

  In 1834, he was ordained at Talbotton by John Ross, Joseph Hand, Hiram Powell
and Robert Fleming, and was soon engaged actively and usefully in serving the
churches, in which glorious revivals were experienced, and many were added unto
the Lord.

  Soon after his ordination, a general separation took place throughout the
State between the missionary and anti-missionary parties of the Baptist
denomination. It was like tearing asunder soul and body for him to part with his
brethren; but, in a matter like this, he could not long hesitate, and so he fell
on the missionary side, though, personally, he was strongly attached to many who
were anti-missionaries. In those times, great difference of opinion and much
excitement prevailed on the temperance cause, Mr. Ferryman went strongly for the
reformation, and, as he was no half-way man in anything, he made enemies for
himself of those who were of the contrary sentiment and practice, especially of
liquor dealers. He was also a very decided Baptist, and was by no means chary in
expressing his views as such. The consequence was, that he frequently gave
offense to his poedo-Baptist brethren, with whom, as a general thing, he was
rather unpopular. Yet, such was his intelligence, honesty and probity of
character, that he commanded the respect of all men, even though they disagreed
in sentiment with him.

  He was for many years moderator of the Columbus Association, (one of the most
intelligent and influential religious bodies in the State,) and then of the
Friendship, with which, he was connected the latter part of his life. For
several years preceding his death, the state of his health would allow of his
preaching but seldom. The Master whom he served finally released him from labor,
and he departed in peace March 12th, 1864, in the seventieth year of his age.


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GEORGIA BAPTISTS: HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
BY
J. H. CAMPBELL,
PERRY, GEORGIA.


MACON, GA.: J. W. BURKE & COMPANY. 1874.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by
J. H. CAMPBELL,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.


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