The Reading of the Will
Posted by Chris on March 16, 2008 under Sermons
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Barton W. Stone (1772-1844)
- Born 1772 in Port Tobacco, Maryland
- Episcopalian, Baptist and Methodist influences
- Ordained Presbyterian minister in 1796
- Ministered in Western frontier of Kentucky
The “Log College” Years
- 1790 – Enrolled in “Log College” and studied law from David Caldwell
- James McGready – Revival
- Ended study of law to preach the gospel
Camp Meetings and the Frontier
- 15th – 17th States
- Kentucky (1792)
- Tennessee (1796)
- Ohio (1803)
- James McGready:
- 1800 Revival
- Logan County, Kentucky
Cane Ridge Meeting House, Kentucky
Cane Ridge Revival, August 7-12, 1801
- The “Exercises” – Stone’s Report
- Falling, Jerking, Barking, Running, Dancing, Laughing, Singing
- The Significance of Cane Ridge
- Sign of God’s Approval
- The “American Pentecost”
- Confirmed Free Will
- Importance of Christian Unity
- Sign of God’s Approval
The Springfield Presbytery
- The Presbyterian Synod of Kentucky questioned Stone and five other ministers …
- Their support of the revival
- Their cooperation with other Christians
- Their doubts about Calvinism
- They formed a new association – the Springfield Presbytery at Cane Ridge
The Last Will and Testament
- “We will, that this body die, be dissolved, and sink into union with the Body of Christ at large; for there is but one body, and one spirit, even as we are called in one hope of our calling.”
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“Like Fire in Dry Stubble”
- Christians or Churches of Christ
- – unifying name
- 12,000 members by 1820’s
- Kentucky and Ohio to Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, and Illinois
- Christian Messenger (1826-1844)
Stone’s Beliefs
- Unity through the Spirit
- “Let unity be our polar star”
- Apocalyptic
- Trinity & Atonement
- Baptism
- Practiced immersion but not an absolute test of fellowship
Christian Movements – 1820
- Leaders
- Barton Stone, Christian Churches & Churches of Christ
- Smith-Jones, Christian Connection
- James O’Kelly, Christian Churches
- Common Teaching
- Bible alone as creed.
- The name “Christian.”
- Organized congregationally.
- Promote Christian unity.
- Evangelistic.
The Life of Elder Stone
- 1819-1828: Established congregations in Kentucky
- 1824: Met Campbell in Georgetown, Kentucky
- 1832: The Union
- 1841: Stroke, paralysis
- 1844: Died in Hannibal, Missouri, on November 9
Cane Ridge Revival Bicentennial, August 2001
“Let Unity Be Our Polar Star”