SOUTHEAST DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.
Confined chiefly to Crenshaw county; was organized in 1879. The writer has attended one of their sessions held east of Greenville, a few miles from Luverne.
LEADING MEN.
Revs. James Barrett, Bolling; E. Dunklin, J. H. Henderson, Greenville; M. C. Lowery, E. D. Wallace, Bolling; S. M. Ransom, Oak Streak; S. M. Lowery, Salsoda; Bro. Walter Williams, Glascow and Bro. Henry McLain, Oaky Streak.
POST OFFICES OF CHURCHES.
Luverne, Greenville, Glascow, Oaky Streak, Salsoda, Rutledge, Pontus, Shell, Bradleyton, Pigeon Creek. They hope to begin a high school, for which purpose they have raised about $300. It is to be hoped that they will secure their money against loss. Far too many times money has been raised for church and school purposes and put into the hands of men who lost it (?) or loaned it out. Such loose management of funds destroys the confidence of the people and injures the cause of Christ. I regret to say that they, at the session referred to, did not unanimously endorse the temperance movement of the day, though there was a strong sentiment in the right direction. They number about 2,000 members. I was impressed with the natural power of some of their leaders. In their number I saw some rising young men, who I think will attain to knowledge of books.
SPRING HILL ASSOCIATION.
Operating south of Montgomery, was organized in 1874 by Brethren W. W. Lane, Lewis Witherspoon, George Jones, D. Carter, O. Blue, and others.
CHURCHES IN 1891.
- Pine Level Post Office—Spring Hill.
- Woodley—White Cloud.
- Center Point—Mt. Pleasant and Macedonia.
- Helicon—Mt. Gilead and Ramer.
- LeGrand—Little Roxanna.
- Snowdown—Snowdown Valley.
- Meadville—Pilgrim, Hickory Chapel, Galilee.
- Pine Level—Warrior Hill, Bethlehem, and Elizabeth.
- Shellhorn—Israel.
- Montgomery—Columbus Street Church, Baptist Lily.
- Fitzpatrick—Philadelphia, Mount Moriah.
- Woodley—Jerusalem.
- Chambers—Calvary.