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Description
The 1860 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the High Shoals Meeting House (present day: High Shoals Baptist Church) in Mooresboro, located in neighboring Rutherford County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Larkin M. Berry and the missionary sermon by Elder Joseph Suttle. Zion Hill Baptist Church left the Green River Baptist Association and was received as a member of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association. The Circular Letter of this meeting was authored by Elder Larkin M. Berry. The following churches were withdrawn from the association due to their rejection of the temperance resolutions adopted during the 1859 meeting: Beaverdam Baptist Church, Bethel Baptist Church, and Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
Circa Date
1860, October 26
Location
High Shoals Baptist Church
Keywords
High Shoals Meeting House, High Shoals Baptist Church, Mooresboro, NC, Rutherford County, Temperance Societies, Committee of Temperance, Baptist History, NC Baptists, Joseph Suttle, Larkin M. Berry, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Beaverdam Baptist Church, Bethel Baptist Church, Sandy Plains Baptist Church, circular letter
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Christian Denominations and Sects | Christianity | History | Religion
Recommended Citation
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Collection; Minutes of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association, 1860. Series 1, Box 1, University Archives, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC.