Holiness movement
In 19th centuryHoliness Baptists in Georgia
The holiness movement among Baptists in south Georgia began late in the 19th century in Wilcox County among ministers in the Little River Baptist Association. At the annual session of the association in 1893, fellowship was withdrawn from two churches "because of their doctrine of holiness or carnal perfection". ¹ The two excluded churches and two newly formed churches met in 1894 to organize the ''Holiness Baptist Association''. The association was organized upon the same articles of faith and rules of decorum as the Little River Association. In 1905, the association adopted new articles of faith and decorum, bringing their statements in line with their holiness beliefs. More changes were made to the articles and decorum in 1916. They have since remained relatively the same. In 1916, the Holiness Baptists agreed to form two separate associations, and continued in that manner until they consolidated in 1925. A periodical called ''The Gospel Standard'' was started in 1918 by J. N. Salter, and has continued as the ''Holiness Baptist Association'' publication to the present. Over the years the Holiness Baptists ofHoliness Baptist Churches of Southwestern Arkansas
William Jethro Walthall (1858–1931) was ordained as a Missionary Baptist preacher on May 29, 1887. In 1895 he became familiar with the holiness revival, and felt it spoke to what he believed he had already experienced. These teachings were at odds with the local Baptist teachings. Walthall was excluded from his church in 1896 and ostracized by the Red River Baptist Association. In 1899, minister J. C. Kelly and his church were excluded from the Red River Association. Walthall and Kelly continued to preach and formed new churches, mostly in southwesternNorth Carolina and South Carolina
Early in the 19th century, Holiness Baptist churches atKentucky and Tennessee
The Church of God Mountain Assembly, though not named ''Holiness Baptist'', began as a holiness movement among Baptists. It was formed in 1907 by ministers and churches excluded from the ''South Union Association of United Baptists'' for preaching holiness and the danger of apostasy. The ''Church of God Mountain Assembly'' corresponded with the ''Holiness Baptist Association of Georgia'' early in the 20th century.See also
* Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of GodReferences
*''A History of the Holiness Baptist Association of Georgia'', by Charles Orville Walker *''The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. I'', J. Gordon Melton, editor *Glenn Gohr, "William Jethro Walthall and the Holiness Baptist Churches of Southwestern Arkansas", ''A/G Heritage'' (Fall 1992, Winter 1992-93) * Minutes, Little River Baptist Association, 1893 * Minutes, Holiness Baptist Association, 1919External links