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Religion In the Kentucky Mountains Visit and Association
The author, Bro. Short and companions recount a trip to West Union Association near Pleasant Grove church in Scott county Tennessee. They describe mountain life, alcohol trouble at the border, isolation, and the local ministry, noting scarce church funding and calls for missionaries while lamenting stagnant local clerical meetings and calvinist rigor amid harsh mountain conditions. They reflect on pioneer settlement, historical battles, and the desire for change despite deep isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro, Short
Dummie Graham
Bro. Short
Pine Knot
Strunk
State Board
West Union Association
Pleasant Grove
Scott County
Tenn
Elder Short
Jimmie
Harmon
Kentucky
Tennessee
Whitley
Short
David
China
Europe
New Beghedd
North Carolina
Virginia
Randolph County
Sandy Creek
Tryon
Alamence
Blue Ridge
Campbell
Snelby
Sevier
Graham