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1800
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Birth of Granville Lipscomb, father of David
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1826
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November
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The Lipscomb family moves from Virginia to Bean’s Creek, Franklin
County, Tennessee – shortly after Granville’s wife, Ellen, and father
William, dies.
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1828
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Spring
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Granville remarries Nancy, an older cousin from Virginia. (“Nancy”
according to Earl West, p.26; “Ann,” according to Hooper, p.20)
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1829
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June 20
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William was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, Older brother to David
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1831
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January 21
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David was born in Franklin County, Tennessee
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1834
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May
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Beginning of the church of Christ at Old Salem, Franklin County,
Tennessee
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1835
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Father, Granville Lipscomb, moved family to Illinois.
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1836
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Summer
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Death of Nancy (Ann,) the mother of William and David Lipscomb in
Illinois. Also three small children, twin girls and a boy die. David was
5 years old
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Nov./Dec.
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Moved back to Tennessee. Purchased land deeded Dec. 1, 1836 (Hooper
states they returned to Tenn. in the fall of 1835, p.23).
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1844
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Barton W. Stone dies – Lipscomb never met him
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1844-1845
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David (14-15) and William “Billy” (15,16) go to Virginia to live with
maternal grandfather Lipscomb to be educated. Returned in December,
1845.
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1846
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January
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Entered Franklin College in Nashville along with brother, William.
Greatly influenced by teaching of Tolbert Fanning (the second class
since its inception in 1845 – 136 pupils in the school that year – and
closed in 1861 with the beginning of the war.)
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Summer
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Tolbert Fanning baptizes David in a watering trough.
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1848
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June
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William graduates from Franklin College
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1849
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Wed. October 17
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Graduated from Franklin College.
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October 23
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American Christian Missionary Society begins in Cincinnati, OH
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1849-1851
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Managed a large plantation in Georgia – still unclear as to his future
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1851
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Fall
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Returned to Franklin County, Tennessee
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End Of Year
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Returned to Nashville – Lived with brother, William
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1852
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April
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Jesse B. Ferguson’s views on spiritualism shocks the brotherhood, and
especially young David Lipscomb
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1853
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November 16
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Granville, father of David, dies at Beans Creek, buried in family
cemetery
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1855
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July 23
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Secretary of cooperation meeting in Mountain District of Tennessee.
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1856
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End of year
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Preached first sermon.
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1857
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Spent much of the year preaching around McMinnville, Tenn. Preaching –
then moved to Davidson County and purchased a farm with William
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1858-1861
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Preached mostly in central Tennessee and closer to Nashville
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1859, 1860
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The instrument added at Midway, Ky, marking the beginning of digression
in worship practices
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1861
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April
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Outbreak of Civil War. Urged southern Christians not to participate.
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December
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Closing down of Gospel Advocate
due to cancellation of mail service and paper products.
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1862
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July 23
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Married Margaret Zellner, One child, it died in infancy.
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1862-1863
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Winter
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Taught School near Lawrenceburg
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February 16
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Opened school at Eagle Mills with eight students including William
Zellner, brother of Margaret
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1864
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Early in year
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Moved to farm in Nashville
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June 26
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A son is born, Zellner (West, p.82); Hooper says he was born September
23, 1863 and died on June 26, 1864) p.83,84 – buried in Hughes Cemetery,
Maury County, in the Zellner plot.
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1865
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Early Spring
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Zellner dies – No other children were born to the David and Margaret
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April 9
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General Lee surrenders at Appomattox, signaling the end of the Civil War
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1866
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January
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Revived Gospel Advocate, which
had been forced to suspend publication during the Civil War, and became
its editor. Published long series of articles on the
Christian's relation to civil
government. Continued as editor of Gospel Advocate for more than
forty-five years.
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March 4
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Alexander Campbell dies in Bethany, W.V. – No info available saying his
path ever crossed with David Lipscomb
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Spring
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David was ill much of the time – stomach troubles
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1866-67
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Raised over $100,000 for destitute southern Christians.
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1867
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January
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Added Philip S. Fall as a contributing editor to
Gospel Advocate
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Summer
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Attended Kentucky State Meeting – met W.T. Moore and Thomas Munnell the
first time. Later a visit to Ohio where he met Isaac Errett, editor of
Christian Standard in Cleveland. Also sought help for his
continuous stomach illness.
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Written debate with Thomas Munnell on missionary societies.
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1868
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Oct./Nov.
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Made a preaching tour in Georgia
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1869
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January
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GA adds the prospectus of a new Kentucky paper, the
Apostolic Times – not very
excited about having the competition, but acknowledged its presence. In
the 4 years of its publication,
GA saw American Christian Review in Anderson, Indiana and
Christian Standard in Columbia, later Cincinnati, OH as its major
competitors
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September 20
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E. G. Sewell (1830-1924) announced as associate editor of
Gospel Advocate. Co-worker with Lipscomb for next forty years –
effective January 1, 1970
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End of year
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After a 1½ years of good health, stomach problems return
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1870
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Lipscombs move from Bell’s Bend to Edgefield to be nearer the offices of
Gospel Advocate. Started a
congregation that met at Odd Fellows Hall.
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April
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Preaching trip to West Tennessee and Western Kentucky
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December
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Preaching trip to Hopkinsville, Ky
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1872
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January 15
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Debate at Gallatin with Baptist: G.W. Griffin – Dr. T.W. Brents & E.G.
Sewell assist Lipscomb
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Moved back to farm at Bell’s Bend
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May 27
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Departs for 3 ½ month tour of Texas. Visited Galveston, Bryan, Houston,
Fort Worth, Waco, Dallas, Quitman.
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1873-1874
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Due to Cholera outbreak in the summer, ‘73, Lipscomb helped relieve the
poor in the city. As a result he comes down with the disease, and takes
much of the spring of ‘74 to overcome it – much hemorrhaging in the
lungs etc – a very sick man
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1874
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May 3
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Tolbert Fanning dies after being gored by a bull some weeks earlier
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1875
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Met Benjamin Franklin, ed. Of
American Christian Review, for the first time when Franklin visited
Franklin, Tn in a meeting. – Represented to meeting of two giant
influences in the brotherhood. Franklin’s paper was often referred to as
the Gospel Advocate of the north.
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Death of Anna Lipscomb, wife of William. Their children came to live in
the David Lipscomb home at Bell’s Bend except son, David who had moved
in with his Uncle Dave and Aunt Mag five years earlier
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1876
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January
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Moved back to Nashville
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September
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Moved back to Bell’s Bend for harvest time.
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1878
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October 22
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Death of Benjamin Franklin, a blow to Lipscomb as he considered it a
loss of a great ally in the battle against organized societies.
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Writes extensive article on re-baptism in
GA —pages 678,679
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December
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Struck with a nearly fatal illness – a cold that turned to a constant
cough for two months. He thought his days were numbered. Well into
summer of ’79 before he began feeling well. Most work of year was
writing. Only began preaching again in August with visit back to Salem,
August 31
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1880
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June
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Republican Convention, James A Garfield nominated president, much to the
disappointment of Lipscomb, due to his anti-involvement of Christians in
Civil matters; wrote editorials in GA against it, bringing strong
condemnation of Garfield supporters
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1881
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September 19
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Death of President James A. Garfield, the object of much difficulty to
Lipscomb due to his ongoing stand against Christian involvement in civil
matters.
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J.W. Higbee of Madisonville, Ky begins editing a column called, “Church,
Field and Home” – The following year he steps down due to articles in
Gospel Advocate denouncing the Missionary Societies, of which he
was a proponent
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Controversy over more than one loaf in the Lord’s Supper arose –
discussed in GA, page 280 (1902-p.233 discusses more than one cup)
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1882
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Gospel Advocate
begins inserting articles pro and con on the Temperance Movement
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1883
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Helps raise $10,000 for Fanning Orphan School. He and twelve others
constituted the Board of Trustees.
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Purchase of 110 acre farm “Avalon” on the edge of Davidson County on
Granny White Pike – Dairy farm – Moved there the following year –
Lipscombs spend the rest of their lives there.
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33% increase in circulation of
Gospel Advocate
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Parting of the ways of relationship between
Gospel Advocate and Isaac
Errett’s Christian Standard
after editors publish letters of dispute over distribution of church
hymnals.
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1884
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Fanning Orphan School established. President of Trustees for rest of
life.
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August, Sept.
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Gospel Meeting at Winchester, Ky, home of James A. Garfield, preached 17
sermons – also visited McGarvey and Grubb in Lexington and a trip to
Louisville
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September
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Beginning of Texas paper, Firm
Foundation by Austin McGary
- beginning with a long-running discussion on rebaptism,
embroiling both it and Gospel Advocate as mediums exposing the divergent views.
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Fall
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Added J.C. McQuiddy to GA as managing editor – officially beginning his
work with January, 1885 issue.
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December 23
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Departs for rest and preaching tour of Texas
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1884-88
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Struggle among Texas churches over missionary society question. Lipscomb
wrote extensively on the
questions of congregational cooperation and missionary organizations.
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1885
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January
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J.C. McQuiddy joins editorial staff of
Gospel Advocate as office and
managing editor / E.A. Elam began contributing articles—becoming front
page editor / Granville, younger half-brother of Lipscomb, was hired to
edit International Bible School Lessons
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Spring
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After return from Texas announced that
GA was taking over
Texas Christian, a paper
edited by C.W. Wilmeth, bringing total of
GA subscriptions to 6700
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December 14
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2nd debate with Elder J.B. Moody (Missionary Baptist) at
Watertown, Wilson County, TN. J.M. Kidwell moderated for Lipscomb. On
Calvinism & Baptism – Lipscomb’s last debate
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1887
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Granville Lipscomb writes Sunday School material entitled
Little Jewels – beginning the
years of GA produced Sunday School material
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November 13
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South Nashville church established. Lipscomb an elder for many years.
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December
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GA
announced 10,000 subscriptions; three times the amount since 1880
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1888
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January 1
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Lipscombs place membership at South Nashville. Lipscomb served as an
elder here for many years.
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1889
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January
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Gospel Advocate
articles on the Christian's relation to civil government published in
book form: Civil Government.
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Spring
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F.D. Srygley finishes his manuscript on
Larimore and His Boys and
later printed by Gospel Advocate
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April
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Dr. D.M. Lipscomb, David’s uncle dies in Grapevine, TX
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Gospel Advocate
releases their first Christian
Hymns volume
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May 27
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Served as moderator for James A. Harding in famous Nashville debate
between Harding and J.B. Moody (Baptist) – 16 nights – Over 100 people
baptized in Nashville area in following weeks
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Summer
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Beginning discussions with Harding about opening a school in Nashville
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September 7
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Jane Breeden Lipscomb dies – David’s step-mother
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Fall of the year
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F. D. Srygley became an editor of the
Gospel Advocate. Next ten
years (1890-1900) were "golden
era" for the GA.
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1890
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June 29
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Jesse L. Sewell died in Viola, TN and within one year David produced a
biography on his life.
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F.D. Srygley produces Seventy
Years In Dixie mostly on the life of T.W. Caskey
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Tennessee Christian Missionary Society organized by A.I. Myhr in
Chattanooga. Meeting meets in Nashville in 1891, 1892 – much to the
discouragement of Lipscomb
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Spring
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Lipscomb produced a 64 page tract on
Christian Unity, How Promoted And
How Destroyed, Faith And Opinion
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Editorial debate with Austin McGary on the question of "rebaptism."
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Fall
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Tennessee State Missionary Society organized. National Society held
convention in Nashville in 1892. Lipscomb opposed both.
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1891
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April
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Attended Missouri Christian Lectures at Huntsville. Delivered lecture on
civil government.
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October 5
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Nashville Bible School established on Fillmore St. with 9 students.
Faculty consisted of Lipscomb, Wm. Lipscomb,
and James A. Harding. Lipscomb
later wrote, "I have found more satisfaction in teaching the
Bible to the young men and women at school than in any work of my life."
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Fall
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Began being concerned at teaching of R. Lin Cave, son-in-law of W.H.
Hartley. His views Godhead led to parting of relationship with Lipscomb
by 1896
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1893
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April 11, Sunday
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Suffered an accident when his horse drawn buggy was overturned as a
result if the horse being spooked as they were crossing a railroad
track. Lipscomb was severely hurt, being thrown from the buggy – His
recovery is slow.
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Fall
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J.W. Grant teaching math and Dr. J.S. Ward teaching Chemistry were added
to the faculty at NBS – third session of the school
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Began authoring Gospel Advocate’s teachers comments in
International Sunday School
Lessons
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Nashville Bible School has its first permanent location at cnr. Of South
Spruce and Olympic Streets. Continued through Spring 1903 when campus
moved to “Avalon,” present location of Lipscomb University
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1894
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June
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Gospel Advocate
merges with Christian Messenger
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August
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Gospel Advocate
merges with Arkansas paper, The
Gospel Echo,
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1895
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Wrote numerous articles in Gospel
Advocate on Instrumental Music
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1896
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August 15
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Charlotte Fall Fanning dies after being stricken some time with a
paralysis that kept her from speaking
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1897
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J.N. Armstrong added to the teaching staff at NBS
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1899
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Division in Nashville churches was complete. GA reports that the
Woodland St. church is most digressive in Tennessee. It and Vine St.
churches aligned themselves with society support, also adding the
instrument to their worship
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November
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Father-in-law Henry Zellner dies
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1900
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August 2
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F.D. Srygley passed away
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1901
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January
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E.A. Elam appointed Front-page editor of
Gospel Advocate
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Nashville Bible School is incorporated. David serves as its first
Chairman of the Board of Trustees—Never serves as president of the
college.
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July
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Alfred Ellmore merges his Gospel
Echo with Gospel Advocate
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1902
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Spring
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Jesse P. Sewell added to the editorial staff of
Gospel Advocate
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60 acres of Avalon is given to the building of a permanent campus for
DLC
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1903
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Gospel Advocate Publishing Company reorganized by forming he McQuiddy
Printing Company
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Spring
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Speaks to the last class of NBS at Spruce Street Campus
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1904
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March
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Three buildings complete on Granny White Campus
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Over next eighteen months appeared regularly on the witness stand for
court case over the ownership of the Newbern, TN church building that
had split over the instrument. Finally settled in favor of the
instrument and society group in April, 1905.
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1906
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Census recognized reality of division between churches of Christ and
Disciples. J. W. Shepherd and Gospel Advocate collected statistics.
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Franklin College And His Influences, edited by James
Scobey is published
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November
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Offices of Gospel Advocate move to 317-19 Fifth Ave.
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1908
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Brother, William Lipscomb dies
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1909
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Death of Aunt Fannie Van Zandt. Lipscomb called her, “the mother of the
church at Fort Worth.”
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Robert H. Boll appointed front-page editor of
Gospel Advocate
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1910
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February
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Brother, Granville dies
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1912
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D.L. & E.G. Sewell sold interest in
Gospel Advocate to E. A. Elam,
M. C. Kurfees and A. B. Lipscomb.
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1913
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Fall
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H. Leo Boles succeeds E.A. Elam as President of NBS
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1914
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Boll begins writing articles on Premillennialism in
Gospel Advocate
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1915
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June
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R.H. Boll replaced by J.C. McQuiddy as Front Page editor due to his
premillennial views, but was temporarily reinstated later in the year
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1916
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January
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Gospel Advocate
releases its 50th anniversary issue
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1917
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November 5
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Suffered a paralytic stroke
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November 11
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Died at age eighty-six.
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1918
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Nashville Bible School officially recognized as David Lipscomb College
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1926
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March 5
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Margaret “Aunt Mag” dies
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1953
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June 29
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Earl West completes his introduction to the
Life And Times Of David Lipscomb
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1979
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November
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Crying In The Wilderness: A Biography of David Lipscomb,
by Robert E. Hooper is released
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