Georgia Founder of the Free Will Baptists in Texas

[Rvaughn]

I have posted a series on my blog titled Angus McAllister Stewart: “Man of God, Friend of All Mankind,” and the “Founding Father” of the Free Will Baptist Church in Texas. After graduating from Buford Academy in Gwinnett County, Georgia, he came to Texas to teach school and also founded a Free Will Baptist Church at/near in 1876.

Rather than try to copy and paste here (it's rather lengthy), I will post a link to navigate to the 8 posts in the series.



This is a work in progress, and I welcome any feedback -- questions, quandaries, comments, complaints!

Thanks.

[David Flick]

[Tim Bonney]

I like Free Will Baptists. They are a lot like Methodists who just like to use a lot of water.

[Haruo]

So was "Doctor Reuben Gideon “Dock” Jimmerson" a doctor by education and/or title, or was "Doctor" (and the nickname "Dock") a given name like the Judge in Colored Sacred Harp editor Judge Jackson? And I would note that the records of this fellow spell his various names variously, with at least one "Reubin", and with as far as I can see "Jimerson" outnumbering "Jimmerson". Do you know whether (as I would assume) the D. R. Jimerson who was the senior pastor at the meeting following Angus's demise was this same D[octor] R[euben] Jim[m]erson? And I wonder if he's related to Ellin Jimmerson of Huntsville.

Any hymn texts emerging from the Freewillers you've been studying?

[Rvaughn]

[Haruo]

[Sandy]

[Haruo]

[Rvaughn]

[Haruo]

[Haruo]

Et voilà...

[Haruo]

Here's the other to WELLS...

[Rvaughn]

[Haruo]

In the L.M. hymn, I changed "Know you" in the second stanza to "Know ye"; if I had it to type over (which I will of course if it goes into my book) I think I'll also change "the dear disciples' feet" to "his dear disciples' feet".

[Rvaughn]

[Rvaughn]

A couple of Free will Baptist History related posts: