1st, the old religions of the east, in their original form, were not in the ABC counties. Except------ From the 1690's the Episcopal church was the official colony church of Md and Va and others? And it required an educated in England clegy that mostly went back to England in the Rev War,1775-83.In large part, they were replaced by the slightly schooled Methodist Episcopal circut-riders. The Quaker religion o the East didn't have an educated clergy,but it mostly was not in the Ohio River counties of Ohio-Cincinnati and ? excepted. Hillsboro,Blanchester, Lebanon north past Dayton Ohio to the Richmond, Ind aea. The Quakers support Wilmington College,of Oh, and Earlham College of Ind New Netherlands was Reformed Dutch,and an educated clergy, and we had none. New England's Pilgrams and Puritans became a Congregational and Unitarian churces. Rev Fred Fagley,in his "History of Congregationalism " said a business relatioship with the Presbyterians. They split the cost of missionaries,with any new churches to be Presbyterian. Which had an educated clergy. And,which,from eastern Clermont,across s Brown, to Adams Co ,Oh was often dominent. Today,the Church of Christ,or Christian church may be dominent. "New Lights" Rev Mathew Gardner had much to do with it's spread. But, who kept it going before Gardner was adult. Rev John Dunlevy 1801-06. But after him,and before Gardner? Md's Catholic church spread to Bardstown,Nelson Co,Ky.Bishop Purcell spred his church east from Cincinnati to St Martins,with oter steps. US RT 50.Educated. Priest's,yes. Deacon's? The Germanicreligions sometimes had educated clergy,and often kept good records. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.