Is chiefly located in Calhoun and Etowah counties. At present their
officers are as follows:
Rev. H. W. Whatley, White Plains, moderator.
Rev. William Munds, Anniston, assistant moderator.
Prof. Lydden Green, Oxford, clerk.
This body was organized in 1869 by Rev. Burrell Snow (whose name it
bears) and a few others, aided by the late Rev. Mr. Jinkins, a white
Baptist minister, whose heart and hand seemed ever ready to help on
every good work among the colored people.
Rev. H. J. Hoke, the efficient missionary of Arkansas, went out from
this association. They have something above 2,000 members belonging to
the following churches:
Ohatchee, Ohatchee; New Mount Gilead, Markston; New Prospect,
Choccolocco; Oconee, New Hope, Oxford; Spring Hill, Bynum; Bates
Springs, Cane Creek, Greensport; Mount Olive, Oxanna; Mount Zion,
Coat’s Bend; Galilee, Friendship, Anniston; Bethany, Iron City; New
Mount Silla, Peaceburg; Shiloh, Dukes; Zion Hill, White Plains;
Antioch, Friendship, Gadsden; New Hope, First Colored, Jacksonville;
New Hope, Rock Run; Pleasant Gap, Stock’s Mills; Pine Grove, Knotville;
Bethel, Alexandria; Mount Sinai, Weaver’s Station; Patona, Piedmont;
St. Jacob, Tecumseh, and beautiful Borden Springs.
The following are the pastors: Revs. H. Middleton, J. J. Johnson, B.
Jackson, H. Green, Thomas Ivory, A. F. Alexander, T. L. Douglass, S.
Walker, J. S. Simmons, Gadsden; H. W. Whatley, White Plains; William
Munds, N. P. Pullum, Anniston; C. Pyles, Oxford; G. W. Brewton,
Alexandria; James Denson, Talladega.
These brethren are all O. K. on the leading issues of the day. Brother
Whatley is, in many regards, a very strong man, hospitable as a host,
and genial as a companion, a good citizen and successful business man.