![]() He has established fourteen congregations in the destitute places, and has assisted in building nine church houses for these new congregations. In this work he has been supported by the Tenth-street church of this city. The meetings often continue for five or six weeks.įor the past seven years Brother McPherson has been working at destitute points where we had no congregations. He walks fourteen miles a day during the week and holds meetings at nights. He has walked over 54,000 miles since he has been preaching. He searched the Scripture more diligently in order to be prepared to defend the truth.īrother McPherson has been preaching about fifteen years and has been a letter-carrier in Nashville post office twenty-four years. This, of course, only strengthened our good brother. He had two brothers who at this time had developed into full-fledged ordained Baptist preachers. I did this and come up out of the water of baptism knowing that, I had a “thus saith the Lord,” for what I had done.”īrother McPherson continued to pray often and studied the Scriptures with great diligence. ![]() ![]() I want to confess Christ and be baptized in His name for the remission of my sins. On this point Brother McPherson has the following to say: “Brother Lin Cave came to me and asked me if I was a member of any church, to which I replied, “I am a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.” “Well,” said he, “you have been immersed, and we do not require you to be immersed again, if you are satisfied with your baptism.” “I am trying,” continued Brother McPherson, “to get out of sectarianism, I want to do just what the Scriptures command one in my condition. So, after a careful and prayerful consideration of the matter, he went forward in response to an invitation. It was during this meeting that he decided to put himself in harmony with the New Testament teachings. He chanced to hear Brother Larimore in a series of meetings at the old church building, then located on Church street in Nashville, Tenn., on the very spot where the Vendome Theater now stands. For five years he remained an active member of the Baptist Church, often conducting the prayer-meetings.Īt the age of 22 Brother McPherson was married to Miss Bettie Poynor, formerly of Longview, Tex. ![]() Being a close student of the Scriptures, he decided to become a Baptist preacher. He professed religion and joined the Missionary Baptist Church at the age of 17. His parents removed to Tennessee in his 16th year. We give you the following sketch of Brother Joe McPherson because we believe it will encourage you. ![]()
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