HeyJaredThe Baptist Directory
The Baptist Directory is a podcast giving in-depth biographical sketches of historical Baptists from the 16th through 21st centuries. This includes figures of repute and infamy, with the intention that listeners and viewers will come to recognize and understand Baptist history.
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Destroying the Pioneer Baptist Cemetery (opens the original)
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"There has been a willful, planned, and total destruction of a cemetery. Apparently, a part of our Baptist heritage has been destroyed, a portion of our early Kentucky history has been erased, and the graves of one of our former Governor's family have been desecrated." This is how Dr. Jerry Martin described what happened to the Pioneer Baptist Cemetery in Russellville, Kentucky. In this episode, we will explore and explain what led to that reflection, with close attention to the chronology of th
The Meriwether-King Love Affair (opens the original)
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William Douglas Meriwether was one of the wealthiest men in Kentucky during the Civil War Era, but he fell in love with a poor working-class woman he could never marry. Their love affair led to an excommunication from Antioch Baptist Church in 1868, just a couple of weeks before the couple was held-up by a young gunman named Jesse James. In this episode, along with a lot of information about the Meriwether and King families, you will hear how the information they provided him ultimately led Jess
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