February 28, 2021
Peter Lowery (1810-1888). Peter Lowery (1810-1888), married to a free Cherokee named Ruth Mitchell, (1) became a member of the Nashville Christian Church in 1835, (2) purchased his own freedom in 1839 and eventually freed his mother, three brothers, and two sisters, (3) worked at Franklin College and was mentored by Tolbert Fanning in the […]
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Church History | Tagged: African American, Daniel Wadkins, David Lipscomb, Education, Nashville, Peter Lowery, Samuel Lowery, Segregation |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 10, 2015
The Nashville Bible School, founded on October 9, 1891 with nine students, steadily grew throughout the first years of its existence. At the end of October 1891, it would have nineteen students, and twenty-six by Feburary and conclude the year with thirty-two students In succeeding years it would have forty-two, fifty-three, eighty-eight, and then one […]
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Church History, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: David Lipscomb, James A. Harding, Nashville Bible School, Poor |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
December 29, 2014
In recent weeks, some within Churches of Christ have discussed the rising participation of women in worshipping assemblies. Some find this disturbing, even rebellious, while others think it encouraging. Whatever one’s perspective, sometimes we hope to find some resource within our past to guide or enlighten us. I think this is legitimate–not so much as […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Assembly, Complementarianism, David Lipscomb, Egalitarianism, Women |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 20, 2014
The Nashville Tennessean, in an article entitled “ALL DELIGHTED,” described the proceedings of the General Christian Missionary Convention’s 1892 annual meeting (October 21, 1892, p. 8). This was a highwater mark in the tension within the Stone-Campbell Movement (or, American Restoration Movement). The missionary societies held their convention in the capital of its opposition. There […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Christian Church, Church of Christ, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, Disciples of Christ, Division, Indiana Tradition, James A. Harding, Missionary Society, Nashville, Tennessee Tradition, Texas Tradition, Unity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 14, 2014
This sermon by David Lipscomb appeared in The Nashville American (February 21, 1900, p. 5). I thought it was interesting to read what Lipscomb said to those incarcerated at the “State Prison.” I thought the reference to “character” rather than status, place or position was a veiled reference to looking at the heart of a […]
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Biblical Texts, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Assembly, Character, David Lipscomb, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Israel, Love, Obedience, Ordinances, Sanctification, Transformation |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 10, 2014
While doing some research in Nashville newspapers, I encountered this piece by David Lipscomb: “South Nashville Church of Christ,” Daily American (January 17, 1906), p. 8. I thought it was interesting for several reasons. 1. It illustrates that Lipscomb thought church planting was the way to grow the kingdom. 2. It illustrates the use of […]
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Stone-Campbell, Uncategorized | Tagged: Church, Church Planting, David Lipscomb, Ecclesiology, Evangelism, Mission, Mutual Edification, Stone-Campbell, Tent Meetings |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 26, 2013
David Lipscomb wrote a wonderful biography of Tolbert Fanning which was published in Franklin College and Its Influences (Nashville: McQuiddy Printing, 1906). There are many historical gems in this piece, especially concerning the history of the Nashville Church. One particular theme struck me as I read through it again. After Philip Slater Fall, who had led […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Church Planting, David Lipscomb, Ecclesiology, Ministry, Mutual Edification, Philip S. Fall, Tolbert Fanning |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 11, 2013
While reading parts of the Firm Foundation for a research project, I rediscovered the following article by J. D. Tant (“Looking Back Fifty Years,” Firm Foundation 50.3 [17 January 1933] 2). In this article he highlights how the Firm Foundation had served the church over the past fifty years. In his view, the periodical saved the church from extremes–the extreme […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Austin McGary, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, Firm Foundation, J. D. Tant, Missionary Society, Rebaptism, Stone-Campbell, Stone-Campbell Movement |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks