Unknown County GaArchives Church Records.....Georgia Baptists Yellow River Association Copyright Date 1874
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YELLOW RIVER ASSOCIATION.
  “The committee appointed by the Sarepta and Ocmulgee Associations, consisting
of brethren Isham Goss, Reuben Thornton, Edmund Talbot, James Brooks, Iveson L.
Brookes, Richard Pace and Cyrus White, convened at Harris' spring, Newton
county, on the 18th of September, 1824, when an introductory sermon was
delivered by Rev. John Sanders, from John xvi. 7; then repaired to the house,
and finding thirteen churches in order, assisted in forming them into an
Association." Opened correspondence with the Georgia, Ocmulgee and Sarepta
Associations, and Bennet, Hale, Sanders Moore and Colley were appointed
messengers to the General Association, (now the Convention.) Ministers, eleven;
total, one thousand six hundred and sixty-two. Joel Colley, moderator, and Thos.
J. Hand, clerk.

  The session for 1825 was held at Sardis, Walton county. Joel Colley preached
the introductory discourse. No business of interest is reported in the minutes.
The year following it convened at Richland, Gwinnett county. Luke Robinson
preached the introductory. In 1827 the body met at Macedonia—went through the
usual round of electing -moderator and clerk, receiving and appointing
correspondence, agreeing upon the places of general meetings, and then adjourned.

  The Association met at Covington in 1828. The revival spirit which had been
enjoyed in the Ocmulgee and Flint River had spread into the bounds of this body;
the increase had been considerable, the meeting was a happy one, and the crowd
on the Sabbath was immense. Brethren Jonathan Davis, A. Sherwood and E.
Shackelford preached on the Sabbath with great effect.

  In 1833 the body met at Bay creek, Walton county, when A. Sherwood, from the
Georgia Baptist Convention, was refused a seat. Twelve churches report no
baptisms. The ensuing session is at Camp creek, Gwinnett county. The baptisms
are two hundred and eighty—one hundred and thirteen from Monroe, Walton county.
A protracted meeting had been held there by Jonathan Davis, V. R. Thornton, J.
E. Dawson, etc., when many had been added unto the Lord. Churches, forty-six;
ministers, twenty; members, two thousand nine hundred find ninety-eight. The
session for 1835, at Utoy, DeKalb county, drops correspondence with the Georgia
Association, because the Georgia had opened correspondence with the Central,
deemed by the Yellow River "a disorderly body of people," etc.

  The meeting for 1836 was held at Salem, Newton county, where a committee is
raised to meet with Monroe church. The year following, at Mount Parau, this
committee report a failure of meeting at Monroe; but the case is tried in the
Association, and Monroe church is put out of fellowship. Her fault is choosing a
minister from the Central Association. The Yellow River thus decides that a
church is not independent in selecting her own pastor.

  Like some others, this body fulminated resolutions against missions, Bible
societies, etc,, and against all those who approve them. On this account several
churches withdrew and formed the Rock Mountain Association. Some joined the
Appalachee. Joel Colley was the moderator for about twenty years or more.


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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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