The Jubilee History and Biographical Sketches of the [Black] Liberty 
Association, G. R. Ford.  Printed and Published by Times Publishing 
Company of Smith's Grove, Ky., 1916. Also taken from Barren's Black 
Roots, Vol. 3, Michelle B. Gorin, (C) May 1993. Used by permission.

REV. PETER MURRELL, of Glasgow, Barren county, Ky., was born in A. D. 
1823.  he professed a hope in Christ in the time of slavery under the 
white people's revival, conducted by Rev. N. G. Terry.  He remained in 
that church some years, and on the fourth Saturday in May, 1843, a 
committee was chosen to investigate about "branching off" the negroes.  
In June of the same year the committee reported that it did not consider 
it adviseable.  This question was brought up and discussed a number of 
times, but nothing definite was done until April 1867, when Peter 
Murrell, of color, as ordained for the ministry, N. G. Terry delivered 
the charge, then the "branch off" took place and "uncle" Rev. P. 
Murrell's church was organized and began with 69 members.  Rev. Murrell 
was the greater cause of the Liberty Association being organized and was 
Moderator of it until his death, with the exception of one year.  For 
his intellectual ability concerning the Bible, his equal was hard to 
find anywhere in any race, therefore, he may be called the Bible key.  
The greater number of churches in the Liberty Association were partly 
organized by him, therefore he may be called the father of the 
Association. He was married twice, and was the father of at least five 
children to my knowledge, namely, Bell, John, James, Sammy and 
Josephine.  Sammy is now the secretary of the Sunday School Convention.  
He was pastor of three churches at his death, Glasgow, Bearwallow and 
Cave City.

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