1791 Rev Robert Wilkes Findley and colony built a cross shaped log church [still standing enshrined in a larger modern building] 8 mils n e of Paris, Bourbon Co,Ky on Cane Ridge [and 3 miles from James Sandusky's fort. James had many in-laws in Clermont. 1796-97,part of Finfley's colony moved to Ross Co ,Oh and Barton Warren Stone became minister,at Cane Ridge,and nearby Concord. 1801,several places in Ky and Adams Co,Oh had a series of religious camp meetings,where series of ministers preached,and where parts of the congregations reacted by falling and shaking,or barking, etc,etc. in the mode of Quakers,Shakers,Pentacostals aS MANY AS 20,000 ATTENDED THE Cane Ridge MEETING. . 2 learned ministers,on-line,and my-self came up with 3 seperate reasons what happened to those congregations, but the result was 'New Light "branches of s Ohio, and n Ky,and mid Ky being split from the Presbyterians. 1801. Then 1806,a s Brown Co,Oh minister,and his friend in N kY and Warren Co,Oh [both educated at Cane Ridge by Findley] led their NEW LIGHT branches into forming sw Oh, Ky,and w Ind Shakers. And another portion of the NEW LIGHT faction became sw Ohio's largest -Church of Christ,or Christian Church-whose Barton W STONE would join with Alexander Campbell, and form what my family called Campbellite Christian. And Campbell's belief's,being similar to many Baptist and Dunkard congregations, would lead whole Baptist congregations into the New Light,or Christian faith. Then comes a gap 1806-20's when I don't know who kept the s POhio New Light faith alive,after it lost Revs John Dunlevy and Richard McNemarr to the Shakers,but in Ky it was Stone. And in s Ohio was raised Mathew Gardner, and for many years,Gardner was the chief promoter of the Christian Church. He was followed,in my Bethel,Oh general area by Elder Lockwood. Regardless, at least near me, the Christian church became much larger than the Presbyterian,or the Baptist. . Internet searches for BARTON STONE, RICHARD MCNEMARR,JOHN DUNLEVY, bring further results,and we have learned ministers like Carl Ely,and Dr Wm Talley who might do more justice to this topic. On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:07:26 -0800 "Virginia Beck" <ginia2@san.rr.com> writes: > > [Where was the water for the great Cane Ridge camp meeting on 1801 > 8 > miles n e of Paris,Ky. > Hermon: Can you tell us anything about this Camp Meeting? My gf, > Joseph F. > Wilmoth from Clermont, married Mary E. Warnock, whose family lived > near > Paris. Her Scots-Irish family had been Presbyterian, but she was a > member > of the Christian Church, which I have read was founded by a > dissidant > Presbyter. Her time period was way later than 1801 (in the 1870s), > but I > wonder if this was part of that movement. Thanks, Virginia > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.214 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00 >