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Dec 19, 1835

Journal Entry

December 19, 1835 ~ Saturday

19th Saturday Rode to Br Clapps ^on Tarapen Creek^ Preached at his
house & Baptized 5 persons 4 men, 1 woman
one of the men was A Campbellite Priest communed
with the Saints had a good time 3 mile

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Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
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1835 Southern Convert

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Terrapin Creek, Calloway County, Kentucky

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

I wrote in my Journal & rode to Brother Benjamin L Clapp and Preached at his Fathers House at the close of the meeting I Baptized 5 persons 4 men and one women. One of the men was a Campbellite preacher

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

on the , I baptized five persons, four men and onea woman. One of the number was a Campbellite preacher. The next day at Clark's River where I preached a mob of fifty men gathered against me. It was led by a Baptist priest; but after questioning me upon one point the leader advised them not to lay hands upon any man for his religious principles. The advise was good and it was taken. I preached again at night and baptized three persons.

Daybook (13 January 1835 - 26 November 1836)

Saturday Rode to Br Clapp's Preached at his hous & Baptized 5 persons 4 men & 1 woman ^1 C priest^ & then communed with the Saints & had a good time 3 miles

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the I again preached at the house of Brother Clapp, and baptized five persons; one was a Camp- bellite preacher. On the following day I preached at the house of Brother Henry Thomas, when a mob of about fifty persons collected, headed by a Baptist preacher, who, after asking one question, advised the mob to not lay hands on any man on account of his principles. The advice was good and well taken. At the close of the meeting I baptized three persons, one seventy-eight years old.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the I again preached at the house of Brother Clapp, and baptized five persons; one was a Campbellite preacher.

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Dec 19, 1835