At Tuskegee, in Macon, was the Rev. Doc. Phillips (a blacksmith), a man
who, it seems, refused to accept his freedom at the hands of his white
brethren in order that his preaching might be more acceptable to his
people in slavery.
At Auburn, in Lee, was the Rev. Thomas Glenn, a man respected and
trusted no less by his white neighbors than by his own people for his
genuine piety and honorable life.
In Barbour and Bullock, Revs. Jerry Shorter, M. Coleman, William McCoo
and Deacon J. E. Timothy possessed the spirit of leadership, and moved
forward in the work of organization upon the appearance of liberty.
Rev. E. Thornton soon appears.