Deep Springs Church, Dalton

Deep Springs Church

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The following sketch is from "A Brief History of Deep Spring Church" written
by Rev. W. A. Henry in 1922.

   "In the year 1851, in a sparsely settled community about ten miles northeast
from Dalton, Georgia, in the county of Whitfield, near a large and deep spring,
and located on the Dalton and Benton public road was built a log school house
for the mutual benefit of all concerned. The teacher during 1852 and 1853 was
James S. James.

   "Not long after this, the exact date not known, a Baptist church was
constituted and a permanent shed built for the better accommodation so much needed.
"A title to five acres of land was granted by P. M. Routh t<* the deacons of
the church, which has been used for building site and ground and burial ground.

   "Numbers went out from this church. Rev. Robert Routh, son of P. M. Routh,
preached in the West many years. Rev. E. C. Routh, grandson of P. M. Routh, is
editor of The Texas Baptist Standard. Henry and John A. James, sons of James S.
James, served in the ministry of song as teachers and directors of music.

   "Among early pastors were Elders McNut and Hawkins, Giles Dunn and his son,
Billy Dunn, and James Gambrell.

   "Camp meetings were held, families coming and camping on the church grounds.

   "The cruel Civil war with its blighting influence came— strife and antagonism
developed. The church had no pastor and failed to keep up regular meetings and
records prior to 1872." We copy the following from minutes of September, 1872:

   "Deep Spring church during a protracted meeting held by Bro. Levy Dunn and
Elder D. B. Cunningham—agreed to come together and keep house for the Lord."

   "A frame house built during Elder Cunningham's pastorate was destroyed by
fire in 1899.

   "Elder Martin Isbill was pastor following Elder Cunningham. The North Georgia
Baptist Association was held at Deep Springs in 1878. It is said that Martin
Isbill has been moderator of the same for a number of years."

   The minute book shows that among early pastors were James Gambrell, H. D.
Gilbert, B. F. Foster, W. H. Boyd, E. C. Hudson and W. A. Henry.

Source: History of Whitfield County, 1936

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