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Shiloh Church was establishe in 1842 or 1843 w1!€R ~~ngdh~ter

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mambers. One acre ofland was iven by Guilford Jones, one o~ the early settlers, and a hewn log house was built southwest of where tre present build ing stands.

Among tho se who were the first members are: Joseph S. Bell 't'llfe V Rachel Beverly Allen wife Sarah Samuel Brown wife Lydia Ezekiel Harris wife Betsy Guilford W. Jones rlife Lavinia Alfred Jones wife Irene Seaborn Jone s wife anda Thomas ggens wife (not known)

The cemetery was given by L. Hudelson and is about one half mile from the church.

Seatsin the back of the church WEDe reservedfQ~ tm sIeves. ~~y of them were regul~r attendants. Their skins were b£Kkk, but their souls were white.

Soon others joined, ~illiam Bacon, Sr., and wife; Mahlan James; the . iders, Stones and other s, names not knOlvn. lOst of thechiJd ren of tro f irs.t members joined there too,

A SUnday School 'vas established in 1844 ani has COl tinued until /I~ the present day (1951). Prayer meetin s and class meetings were held by the members usually at the close of ~Unda School. Guilford W. Jones was class ~ der and kept class book for a number of ears. record of attendance of the members '<las placed in tre book. In the cl ass meetings the leader would go around to all t.i1e members and in­quire as to their reli ious feeling and would speak comforting and en­couraging words to them.

Marietta circuit was a large one and tnere were two pastors on the work for ~ long time. Services were held on a week day frequently during l.Jart of the year; on SUnday and sometimes on rJ'ednesday or Thursday.

Members would quit their work and attend church services in the week punctually.

Shjjloh was put on Alpharetta c'har·:re a number of years ago. (Date' unknm.Jn. )

In 1848 Shiloh was a leading church on the circuit. v T J. Cotter•

was p~stor. revival was held by him, andmany united with tm church.

he present cnurch was built in 1866-1867 and dedicated in the year of 1868 by George Yarb .ough, presiditn elder, and J. • Gaines, pastor; J. Cresham supply pastor. 1~6 ~ .

In the summer of 1865 a reat revival was held b J:-. R. Gaines, ~f.a~--y were converted and joined thepastor, that 1as t ed t wo weeks. ~~~

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In 1871, Samuel Bellah, a man l-IL 0 walked with God, held a re- _ vival, and rmmy united with the church, and as some preferred im.mersion, 92 were baptized in and sprinkled on the banks of Big Creek near the Joseph S. Bell place. A year old baby was sprinkled, named Laura le~1

Clement, held in the arms of Ezekiel oberts, a youn negro, who had been tre property of Colonel and IvIrs. Roberts and wastre ir faithful frdmd.

Several glorious reviva1.'3 have been held since tm t time. In 1895, many were united with the church in a revival held by Christopher Davis, pastor, who was called Uncle Chris by both young an old. His ha:ir and beard were whit e and he looked as if he might be one of the old pr pphets.

In 1908 • M. Stanton held a two weeks revival, in a tent meeting just below the church buil ing. fully were converted and joined. Some of those who joined were great, great grandchildren of tbe charter mem­bers.

From this clLurch have gone 17 ministers of the Gospel; 14 Methodist, 2 Baptist and 1 Episcopalian; a number of Sunday School teacre rs and v religious leader's. Many Christian men and women have gone out in the world to do His will on earth as in Heaven.

At the presert time (1951) there are t wo outstanding reachers in the North Georgia Conference; Claud Singleton and aul Stokes.

Shiloh Chur ch was transferred from Alpharetta to tre Cumming Charge in the ear 1936.

At the conclusion of the writing of this h:is tor (1954), we are a ssociated wi th the newly organized Cumming Circuit, and Rev. v. H. Bowman is serving as pastor.

Committee: VJI». Cm renee tin ~~. Jasper A. Stone Mr. Carl m.rtin

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complete Ii t of pastors .who have served Shiloh Church since 1865 are listed here. The list before that t e is incomplete.

J. R. Gaines---1867 J. Greesham, Sup.---1868-70 S. J. Bellan---187l-72

• D. eath---1873 J. W. Baker---1874 J. S. bry---1875J. J. Harris---1876-77 V. P. Smith---1878 H. vi. Arnold---1879 \T. 1. D. Bond---188o-81 S. Leake---1882 ~. T. Bell---1883-85 C. S. Owens---1886 W. H. 8Peer---1887-88 C. V. ~eatars and C. • Verdell---1889

• J. Edwards---1890-91 J. L. lare---1892-93 J. • orie---1894 Chr is topher Davis---1895 G. W. Morgan---1896 I. C. ~ 'ks---1897 John A. Burtz---1898-99 Geo. W. Barrett---July-1899-1902 Z. eer---1903

• Z. Fretwell---l904 J. • Jones---1905 J. W. g---1906 """ H. Stantan---1907

• D. OWrrningham---1908 ~. D. arrish---1909 Jack Penn---1910 W. A. Wells---19ll w. C. Fox---19l2-l5 F. R. Smith and J. H. Couch---1916 C. F. Hughe ---1917-18 J. A. Chandler---1919-20 Jesse Warwick---1921-24 G. C. Burt---1925-26 L. G. Marlin---1927-28 L. Blake Craft---1929-32 J. K. Kelley---1933-36A. \.J. \:illiams--- _ :E.. G. C01,vart G. C. KnoHles

eVe Coffman Rev. Lee T. M. Luke CIaud Patterson V. O. Gentry James Style s Glenn Frank O. B. Tally

INCO}~L~ E LIST, astors before 1865

Rev. itchford Claiborne Trussell

Felo Florence ~o-.b COHart...e-r-t;-J""'-. W. D. Shea & Alfred man Mil ton C. Smit h Isaac N. Craven

• F. Conley & Fowler ---------- eese v.I. T. Ainsworth ----------Holmes John Pright Jesse Oslin Josepn Chambers Jesse Harris ----------Horgan\Jilles VI. Arnold

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• Sever 1 local reachers have had month! appointments at

Shiloh. Among those were • C. "tchener, John Mc Aree, • • akes, John i:esley Hughes, Henr ell, James lrc Bra er, and B. D. Brown.

At prese_t, 1951, there are three members of the ~~urch who are ninet ears old, Nrs. 'lJalter U. Jones, I"JI>s. Gea- ge Stone, and Mrs. Hassie Vaughan.

Shilo church has weatl9.red t:re storms of three vlars, good t "mes, and bad; but it is still standing forGed and righteousness.