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Marshall Keeble Historic Marker, Jackson Street at 14th Avenue, North, Nashville, TN

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At the northeast corner of 14th and Jackson stands this historic marker:

Jackson Street Church of Christ, Nashville, Historic Marker at Jackson and 14th Avenue North

Jackson Street Church occupied the northeast corner of the intersection until a new building was built on the west side of 14th.  An historical sketch, with photo of the earlier bulding, can be seen here, click ‘About Us’, then ‘Our History.”  Further west, beyond the current facility, is Fisk University.

I snapped the pic of the marker in June 2012 as part of a tour of Nashville Restoration Movement sites for conferees at Christian Scholars Conference.  Several tour members commented to me this was a highlight of the tour.  Indeed!

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African-American Churches of Christ in Nashville: W. M. Slay preaches in Northeast Nashville, 1889

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Intriguing post from a very interesting blog — Thanks, Mac!

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This notice appears in the 20 November 1889 Gospel Advocate at page 739:

GA 11.20.1889.739

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I have been having a protracted meeting in North-east Edgefield.  I have established a congregation with nine members.  I administer the loaf with them every Lord’s day.  I am also teaching in South Nashville, had one addition last night, Bro. Calvin Hardison, by confession and reclamation.  Please note that we will start a protracted meeting Wednesday night, the 13th of this month.  I preach three times every Lord’s day, twice in South Nashville, and at 3 P. M. in Edgefield.

W. M. SLAY.

Nashville, Nov. 11, ’89.

There have been four baptisms at Gay Street church recently under the preaching of Bro. Howell.

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Postscript

It is difficult to compile a short list of lacunae in Nashville Stone-Campbell history.  A thorough-going narrative of the rise of black Churches of Christ, vis-a-vis Gay Street Christian Church would make such…

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