Above: The Author on Sunday Afternoon, June 16, 2013
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George Washington Barrett (1873-1956) was one of my great-grandfathers on my father’s side of the family. He spent most of his life as a minister of the Gospel in the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1845-1939) and the last years of his life within the merged Methodist Church (1939-1968). He was an old-school Methodist, one who eschewed alcohol and playing cards. He even voted against Governor Alfred Smith (more than for Herbert Hoover) in 1928 just because Smith was a Roman Catholic. My great-grandfather was a man of his time, culture, and subculture, just as I am very much a product of mine.
Above: George Washington Barrett
An image taped inside a family history book
I have custody of a book of his sermon notes. Since family history is one realm of this weblog, I share those notes here. Page 10 of this book contains this inscription:
Book filled Jan. 13, 1913,
Acworth, Ga.
My great-grandfather’s opinions are not necessarily my own, although many of them are. Sometimes I choose to argue with him on this blog; other times I do not. I have my own places to express my opinions, mainly on five other blogs–SUNDRY THOUGHTS, BLOGA THEOLOGICA, and the three seasonal devotional blogs I maintain.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
DECEMBER 30, 2012 COMMON ERA
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, YEAR C
THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
THE FEAST OF SAINT ANYSIA, ROMAN CATHOLIC MARTYR
THE FEAST OF FRANCES JOSEPH-GAUDET, PRISON REFORMER
THE FEAST OF JOSEPHINE BUTLER, WORKER AMONG WOMEN
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Amended slightly on June 23, 2013
Modified more on August 31, 2013
Modified again on May 10, 2015
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Some Germane Posts:
https://taylorfamilypoems.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/family-tree-of-george-washington-barrett/
https://taylorfamilypoems.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/arguing-across-generations/
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