CARTER COUNTY, TN - CHURCHES - Report on congregations in Turkeytown, Buffalo and Boon's Creek, 1841 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern McCachern@worldnet.att.net ==================================================================== Excerpt from the Millennial Harbinger, Vol. 5, December 1841. Jonesborough, East Tennessee, September 8, 1841 We have good times in the three eastern counties of East Tennessee, the account of which we wish to communicate through the Harbinger to our brethren at a distance, that they may also rejoice with us, and give thanks that East Tennessee is redeeming herself from sectarianism. On Friday before the second Lord's day in August last, we commenced a four days' meeting in Turkeytown, in Carter county; and during the meeting five persons confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and were planted together in the likeness of his death. There have been some fifteen others added to this congregation this season, and it now numbers about ninety members. On Friday following we commenced another meeting at Libert, in Johnson county, and thirteen made the good confession, and two others restored. This congregation numbers about eighty members. We had brethren James J. Tipton and David T. Wright, our assistants in the word and teaching. On Friday following we commenced at Buffalo, Carter county, and in two visits to that place we have gained for the King fifty three; a part of these from the world, the rest from the Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, and one from the Universalists. This church numbers one hundred and fifty members. At Buffalo we had the assistance of brother James Miller from Washington county. On Friday following we commenced a meeting at Boon's Creek, in Washington county, five miles north of Jonesborough, where all the above named preaching brethren were with us; and before we closed fifty-six bowed to the yoke of Prince Emanuel. This congregation now numbers one hundred and fifty six members. In all our addresses we endeavored to enlighten the understanding. We addressed the sense, and not the passions; and succeeded in getting a full share of the intelligent part of the community in the above additions. Brother D. T. Wright is engaged to ride as our Evangelist in these three eastern counties for one year. John Wright