Unto These Hills

 The Madison Baptist Association in Indiana was formed in 1833 from churches in the Coffee Creek Association. Coffee Creek had grown very large, and it was decided to divide the association, with those on the east side of the Indianapolis Railroad forming the new, Madison Association. The Madison Association has been found to be Non Calvinist from its inception. In the "Indiana Baptist History" 1808-1908 by W.T. Stott, published in Franklin, Indiana, page 159 we find the following;  " The churches of this Association, in common with those of others , was obliged to meet the heresies of Predestinarianism on the one hand, and those of Campbellism on the other; but there was no general departure from established Baptist doctrines . From the first the missionary spirit was present and operative". Here we can see yet another Baptist association that regarded "Predestinaraianism" (Calvinism) as heresy , along with Campbellism.  We can also see that by the phras...

  The King's Mountain Baptist Association was formed in 1850-51 from churches seceding from the Broad River (NC) Association. Two reasons are give for organizing the King's Mountain Association.  1) The large bounds of the Broad River, making it very difficult for all churches to participate in meetings, and 2) "That those churches who hold forth a general atonement are regarded as too evangelical for the more predestinarian churches." ( Petition for Peaceful Division of the Broad River Churches , 1849) We see in the minutes of 1851 the following; " The foregoing reasons, coupled with a desire to be more conveniently situated and with a belief that greater zeal, and energy with a corresponding religious effort, will accompany the separation, have induced us to make the experiment: and we are not without hope that all the advantages and desirable results will be more than realized: that our churches will feel greater responsibility and do more to spread the gosp...