THE Colored Baptist Convention of Alabama was constituted December 17,
1868, in the Columbus Street Baptist Church, in the city of Montgomery.
The officers elected were: Rev. Nathan Ashby, president; Rev. J. W.
Stevens, of Montgomery, vice-president, and Bro. H. Thompson, secretary.
The following appear in the roll of this session: Revs. N. Ashby,
J. W. Stevens, Jacob Belser, J. Epperson, and Bro. H. Thompson, of
Montgomery county; Revs. E. Wright and S. Adams, of Greenville; Rev.
W. Farris, of Monroeville; Rev. S. Weaver, of Dallas county; Revs. P.
Gill and Samuel Morse, of Notasulga; James Finly, of Fayette; Revs.
I. Glenn and A. Blackburn, of Auburn; Rev. M. D. Alexander and M.
Tyler, of Lowndesboro; Rev. B. Nelson, of Lee county; Rev. Mr. Wood, of
Macon county; Rev. H. Coleman, of Union Springs; Rev. W. H. McAlpin,
of Talladega; Revs. John Dosier and Henry Stevens, of Uniontown; P.
Underwood, Thomas Smith, Ned Atkinson, and Rev. D. M. Phillips, of
Tuskegee.
About twenty-seven churches were represented. About $150 was collected,
and Rev. Washington Stevens was made Missionary.