Dale Ridge church of Christ

Of the many inspiring examples to arise from what is most often called the ”American Restoration Movement”, one of my favorites is an episode from the life of “Raccoon” John Smith.  A mighty preacher of the Gospel, Smith was most active through frontier Tennessee and Kentucky.  I was first introduced to this event through V. Glenn McCoy’s Return to the Old Paths wonderful volume of Restoration history.

The year is 1824.  Upon hearing that brother Alexander Campbell would be preaching in Flemingsburg Kentucky, “Raccoon” John – then affiliated with the Baptist denomination - set out to hear the man of whom so much was being …

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