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This letter was written by Reverend Robert Lilly to Lewis Allen Alderson. Lilly was a long-time pastor at Lyles Baptist Church in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The letter focuses on the topic of ministerial support, which in Lilly's opinion, forces preachers to either live in poverty or accept money from the church by "selling the gospel". The letter specifically mentions George Poindexter who was wealthy and able to preach without compensation. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in Atchison in 1881.
Date: November 26, 1834
Item Number: 229158
Call Number: Lewis Allen Alderson Coll. #255, Folder 27
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 229158
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Preachers
Collections - Manuscript - Alderson, Lewis Allen
Community Life - Religion - Ceremonies - Baptism
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Baptist
Date - 1830s
Home and Family - Activities - Religious - Baptism
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Manuscript
Places - Other States - Virginia
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
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