"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, pp. 404-405.  
Used by permission.  [Jefferson]

EARL HEWLETT McELROY:  This prominent Gospel preacher was born at 
Burgess, Mississippi, on September 16, 1898, and is the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Reuben Hewlett McElroy.  He graduated from High School at 
Oxford, Mississippi, from the University of Mississippi; at Oxford, 
Mississippi, and also from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 
Louisville, Kentucky.
	He served in the World's War (No. 1) in the years 1917-1918 and 
for some time thereafter served as manager of a summer resort in the 
Black Hills of South Dakota.
	He was converted at the age of seven and was baptized into the 
fellowship of the First Baptist Church of Oxford, Mississippi, by a 
Rev. Stubblefield.  He was licensed to preach by his home Church in 
August, 1923, and was ordained by the same Church on June 6, 1926.  
Revs. J. R. G. Hewlett, F. M. Purser, N. F. Metts, C. Longest, J. E. 
Hargis, J. J. Vance, and R. L. Holley were the members of the 
ordaining council.
	He served the Calvary Church at Greenwood, Mississippi, from 
September, 1926, to June, 1928; Eaton Memorial Church Owensboro, 
Kentucky, from June, 1928, to December, 1936, and again from January, 
941, to April, 1943.  He served the First Church of Charelston 
[sic], Mississippi, from January, 1937, to December, 1940.  Since 
April, 1943, he has been serving the Highland Park First Church in 
Louisville, Kentucky.  He has been very successful in his pastorates 
and has witnessed about 1,400 conversions.  He preached the annual 
sermon before the Daviess-McLean Association in 1935.  He also served 
as the Assistant Moderator of the Association in 1942-1943, until his 
departure for Louisville.
	Brother McElroy is a strong doctrinal preacher as well as 
successful evangelist.  His wife is the former Miss Hazel Crawley, 
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Crawley, Louisville, Kentucky.  
She is a very active Church and Associational [sic] worker holding a 
number of offices during her stay in this Association among the 
omen.  Our brother preached the annual sermon before the 
Tallahatchie [sic] Association in Mississippi in 1938 and served as 
the Moderator of this same Association in 1939-1940.

McElroy Hewlett Stubblefield Purser Metts Longest Hargis Vance Holley 
Crawley
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MS SD Owensboro-Daviess-KY

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