A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, pages 32-34.  [Woodford County]

JACOB CREATH, JR., a nephew of the eloquent pioneer preacher of the same 
name, was a Baptist minister within the bounds of Elkhorn Association, 
several years.  He had a fair English education, with some knowledge of 
the Greek and Latin languges.  He commenced preaching quite young, and 
gave promise of usefulness.  After preaching a year or two, during which 
time he served South Elkhorn church, he left the State, in 1826.  In the 
Fall of 1828, he returned to Kentucky, having fully imbibed the 
sentiments of Alexander Campbell. He gave his membership to the church 
at Versailles, and commenced preaching one Sunday in the month at Clear 
Creek church, George Blackburn being the regular pastor. This 
arrangement resulted in a division of the church.  In 1830, Mr. Creath, 
with the aid of his uncle, constituted a church of the faction he had 
led off, and then served it as pastor.  About the same time, South 
Benson church divided on the subject of Campbellism.  The Campbellite 
faction was formally constituted a church, and called Mr. Creath to its 
pastoral care.  By this time, he had become the leading champion of "the 
Reformation," in that part of the State.  He "was distinguished," says 
John A Williams, in his Life of John Smith, "for the boldness and 
severity of his character." He was exceedingly active, and traveled 
extensively among the churches, proclaiming the doctrines of Mr. 
Campbell.  Meanwhile, early in 1830, he became co-editor of the 
Christian Examiner, a Campbellite paper, conducted by a Mr. Norwood, at 
Lexington, and, in connection with the same gentleman, established a 
quarterly magazine, styled the Budget, also published at Lexington.  The 
latter periodical was made the vehicle of the most bitter, personal 
invective, against such Baptist preachers as opposed Mr. Campbell's 
innovation.  It is probably that no other man in the State stirred up so 
much bitterness and strife among Christians, during that stormy period, 
as did Jacob Creath, Jr. 
     At the beginning of the eventful year 1830, memorable in the 
religious history of Kentucky, the three leading champions of 
Campbellism, in the central part of the State, Jacob Creath, Jr., Jacob 
Creath, Sr., and Josephus Hewett, were members of the Baptist church at 
Versailles.  But as it was anticipated that Elkhorn Association would 
take some action in regard to the prevailing heresy, in the churches of 
which it was composed, these shrewd leaders of the budding "Reformation" 
deemed it prudent to represent a larger constituency in that body.  
Accordingly Jacob Creath, Jr., and Josehus Hewett obtained letters of 
dismission, and the former united with Providence church, while the 
latter joined South Elkhorn.  Jacob Creath, Sr. remained at Versailles.  
Each of these three churches sent ten messengers to the Association, at 
its meeting in the fall, contrary to an express ordinance of that body, 
enacted the year previous, allowing only three messengers from each 
church.  The Association refused seats to the supernumerary messengers.  
On conviction of heresy and disorder, the churches at Versailles and 
Providence were dropped from the fraternity.  That at South Elkhorn was 
laid under censure, for the present, and dropped the next year.  This 
resulted in a general separation of the Campbellites from the Baptist 
churches, and the former became a distinct sect.  Jacob Creath, Jr., 
became one of the leaders of the new denomination.  After preaching 
several years among his brethren in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri, 
where he established a periodical, styled the Christian Pioneer, which 
he conducted for many years.  Though at a good old age, he was still 
living, when last heard from.

Blackburn Campbell Creath Hewett Norwood Smith Williams
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Lexington-Fayette-KY MO 

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