IMH 74:4 347

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Friday [sic], November 17th

It began snowing last night and continued at it all day to-day without however getting a depth of more than three inches
on the ground. It was rather disagreeable out-doors however and Father and Alvin went to ceiling up the kitchen. I
chored around and about eleven o clock started up to the creek church to witness the baptizing of two of the unfortunate
converts made last night. The air was very cold. Finding that they were going a considerable distance from the church
I struck out for Loper's school-house.75 There were perhaps 20 scholars and everything appeared to be going on
prosperously. I staid till one o clock, then started home. The kitchen was not nearly commpleted.

Teaching Notes: William Gregory's referral to "Cambellism" in yesterday's entry indicates that the denomination
was  the Christian Church (today known as the Christian Church Disciples of Christ). Alexander Campbell and his father Thomas
were early leaders in the movement that became this denomination in the early nineteenth century. The denomination believed
then-- and continues thourgh today--- in baptizing by immersion. William's use of the word "unfortunate" probably refers to the fact
of being immersed in a creek on a chilly November day,.