History of the CHOG in upper East Tennessee, May 3, 1949
Scope and Contents
First holiness sermon was preached in East Tennessee by Alvin Jones in 1898. Jones, a faculty memeber of Milligan College, had travelled to Bristol, Tennessee to hear Judge Strouse preach. Under Judge Strouse preaching, Mr. Jones found the Holy Spirit. Because Jones became a joliness preacher, he was asked to resign his faculty position as well as his membership in the Christian church. Jones "never completely identified himself" with the CHOG movement.
The writer's father was Landon Carter Allison. He was converted in 1901.
Alvin Jones was an uncle of the writer.
Church erected at "TurkeyTown" in 1907.
Locations of church meetings included.
In the cover letter, the writer's son assisted the writer in preparing this history.
Dates
- Creation: May 3, 1949
Creator
- Walter R. Allison (Person)
Extent
5 Sheets
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Subject
- Alvin Jones (Person)
- S. E. L. Hopwood (Person)
- W. A. Southerland (Person)
- William J. Kirkpatrick (Person)
- W. F. Chappel (Person)
- Landon Carter Allison (Person)
- W. P. Long (Person)
- (Unidentified) Harrell, Brother (Person)
- (Unidentified) Lane, Brother (Person)
- A. G. Riddle (Person)
- J. D. Croy (Person)
- R. T. Vest (Person)
- (Unidentified) Thompson, Brother (Person)
- (Unidentified) Stephen, Brother (Person)
- J. H. Linville (Person)
- Maggie McCampbell (Maggie Long) (Person)
- H. M. Riggle (Person)
- C. A. McGillen (Person)
- James Shawhan (Person)
- M. A. Monday (Person)
- (Unidentified) Starkie (Person)
- (Unidentified) Livingston, Brother (Person)
- E. Arnold Hoffman, Brother (Person)
- (Unidentified) Woodie, Brother (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Anderson University and Church of God Archives Repository