Baptist Church information: "Raleigh Church was organized as Union Church October 19, 1837, with seven members. Elders Wilson, Henderson and John Shadowen were the presbytery. The new organization grew out of a division in the Old Bethel Creek Church, regarding foreign missions. In the Old Bethel Church there were two parties, the mission party and the anti-mission party, and just previous to the division a Rev. Mr. Alcott visisted the church and preached at the Saturday conference. On Sunday morning, it having been learned that Mr. Alcott was in favor of missions, the anti-mission party being in the majority refused to let him preach, whereupon..." (Source: Records of Jeter Grimsley (dec'd) as shared with R. S. Sanders (dec'd): "History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin & Williamson Counties (Illinois), p. 225: SALINE COUNTY: Church History) [Note: Raleigh Church was in Saline County, Illinois. JG] Does anyone know anything about this John Shadowen? Audrey