Malinda - that was neat to add Jeff Weaver's site for the New River connections. I have used it many a time. He has done a great job. Now I'll have to check out the other sites noted. Antoinette waughtel@oz.net malinda jones wrote: > That's great...and so efficient !! > > A URL that you might want to link to is the Cumberland Presbyterian website at > < http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/schools/CumbC.htm > > > One of my 3rd greatgrandfathers (Rev Carson Pate Reed) was a Cumberland > Presbyterian minister. The Cumberland Presbyterian system was the first > attempt by the Presbyterian Church to produce ministers in the Colonies. > Prior to this, all Presbyterian ministers had to have a minimum of a > Bachelor's degree from one of Scotland's Ancient Universities (they had 4, > when England only had 2) This was one of the reasons the Scotch-Irish in > general and the Presbyterians in particular had the highest literacy rate in > the world at that time. This would come in handy during the American > Revolution. But....to return to the topic at hand, the Presbyterians were > losing out in the race to convert souls because the Baptists and others did > not have stringent educational requirements for their preachers and were > cranking them out at a very fast clip. Hence, many traditional Presbyterians > were converting to Methodism or becoming Baptists because something was better > than nothing one would suppose. > > I have another 3rd great grandfather who was a preacher with the Fishing Creek > Primitive Baptist Church in Surry/Wilkes Co NC. Jeff Weaver has some great > info on his New River site related to this church that even mentions him (Rev > S.P.Smith). I'm sure Jeff would be happy for you to link to his site...he's a > nice guy and has some great material for those who haven't been there. The URL > is < http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm > > > Be sure and scroll all the way down ...the New River Notes home page is a very > long page and you'll miss all kinds of goodies if you don't. > > I have another goodie for you too.....Custom Timelines...great fun !! > http://www.ourtimelines.com/create_tl_2.html > > Thanks again and have a great day............enjoy, malinda > > Cyndi Howells wrote: > > > At 12:23 PM 11/2/00 -0600, malinda jones wrote: > > >Hi Cyndi.....do ya'll have any plans to create a link for Presbyterians ? > > > > > >malinda > > > > > > > > > > Malinda and all - > > The first version is online now: > > Cyndi's List - Presbyterian > > http://www.CyndisList.com/presbyterian.htm > > > > Please let me know if you have a site that I should add to the list, > > Cyndi > > > > ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== > > ROOTSWEB.............R.I.P. > > ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== > DON'T FORGET TO USE THE WORDS "THANK YOU" WHEN SOMEONE HAS DONE > YOU A FAVOR....ALSO WHEN SOMEONE HAS TRIED TO BE HELPFUL.