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Freeman by Mike Cox 10-29-09
Religious beliefs aside, all of us owe a debt to the early-day Baptist and Methodist
preachers who made their way to Texas to try to make a dent in all its sinners.
Those Bible-toters not only saved souls, being literate in an era when many were
not, they saved a lot of history in their written recollections... Mobeetie
Preachers by Mike Cox 10-22-09
In
1887 newly married John M. Barcus filled the pulpit of the Methodist Church in
Graham, then one of only a handful of towns in Northwest Texas...Fall
Roundup by Mike Cox
Anyone who likes to hunt dove knows that hitting a
small, fast-moving object in the air is not easy. In his 1937 book, “Memories,”
J.B. Cranfill told the story of J. M. Carroll, a man who had the reputation of
being the best wing shot in Texas... Churches
Have Been Doing Their Best to Mask Financial Troubles by Bill Cherry
Many
find it troubling to drive by their city's old churches, some ornate and opulent,
others designed and built to be clean, pristine and sturdy, and to realize that
for years those buildings have been decaying. Each one began as a congruent vision
by a handful of people who somehow were able to take that vision and persuade
others to support it... Many have been on their corners for more than 100 years...
Memorial
Day Services at Old Saltillo Church
by Robert CowserSanctified
Sisters by Clay Coppedge
"... In their day, which ran roughly from
the 1860s to just after the turn of the century, the Sanctified Sisters existed
as one of the most unusual and, in their own way, influential religious groups
in Bell County history..." Pistol-packing
Preacher by Bob Bowman
On his first morning in Groveton Lee presided at
the funeral of a young church member who had been murdered. He soon named criminals
from his pulpit and where they gathered...Lord's
Acre by Mike Cox
"... In addition to whatever they might put in the
collection plate each week, many farmers used to give the proceeds from one acre
of their crop land to their church each year. Though not as common as it used
to be, the tradition has endured in some corners of Texas..." Rev.
John August Tubbe by W. T. Block Jr.
An Immigrant Farmer, Sawmiller, and
Preacher
In 1845 the gates opened widely for a flood of German immigration
to Texas...The
Parker Family by
Bob Bowman
"... In the 1820s, Daniel Parker, an anti-missionary Baptist
leader and member of the Parker clan that produced Cynthia Ann, stirred up Baptists
in Illinois with his separatist beliefs and eventually led his family and neighbors
to East Texas to write a new religious chapter in Texas history..."
Man
with a Method by Archie P. McDonald
"... Samuel Doak McMahon held
the first meeting of Methodists in Texas in his home, located ten or so miles
east of San Augustine, in 1832, but the arrival of Littleton Fowler in 1837 was
the first authorized Methodist activity there..."Rev.
Jonas Franklin Dancer by Mike Cox
The
namesake of Dancer Peak in Llano CountyThe
Lady in Blue by Bob Bowman
For longer than
anyone can remember, the story of “the lady in blue” has existed on the fringes
of East Texas history and religion.
A
Prudent Use of Guilt by Maggie Van OstrandRacing
Parson by Mike Cox
How a preacher held a horse race and build a churchThe
Church Lights by Bob Bowman
When the church decided to phase out the old
kerosene lights for safety reasons, Clark went to Jefferson Lighting Company of
Ann Arbor, Michigan, and told them what he wanted..Creating
a Gospel Classic by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical")
Crusty
Old Baptist by Murray Montgomery ("Times Past")
Dogs
in Church by Murray Montgomery ("Times Past")
Fray
Antonio Margil de Jesus: Missionary by Archie P. McDonald
McMahan's
Chapel by Archie P. McDonald ("All Things Historical")
Mission
Tejas by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical")
Nuestra
Senora de los Dolores de los Ais Mission by Archie P. McDonald
Holy
Rolling by Rick Vanderpool
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