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McElhenney, John, 1781-1871

McElhenney, John, 1781-1871

 
McElhenney was born in South Carolina and licensed to preach in Virginia in 1808. In addition to pastoring the Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg, West Virginia from 1808 until his death, he was deeply involved in missionary work. He preached the inaugural sermon of the new Greenbrier Presbytery in 1838 and was instrumental in expanding the reach of the Presbyterian Church throughout most of what is now the state of West Virginia.

Additional information can be found in the January 1913 issue of the Presbyterian Missionary Survey; Henry Alexander White's sketches of Southern Presbtyerian Leaders (New York: Neale Publishing, 1911); Chapters IV and XI of John Fleshman Montgomery, History of Old Stone Presbyterian Church, 1783-1983 (Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company, 1983); and especially Recollections of the Rev. John McElhenney, D.D. (Richmond, VA: Whittet and Shepperson, 1893), a collection of testimonials and sermons edited by his granddaughter, Rose W. Fry.

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  • McElhenney User Guide by Robert Ellison

    McElhenney User Guide

    Robert Ellison

    The User Guide for the Library of Appalachian Preaching is a Google Sheet that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded for offline use.

    This part of the Guide provides information about McElhenney's sermons. It includes the title, sermon text, date and place the sermon was preached, and so on. This information is available in the master list of sermons as well.

  • A Sermon Delivered at the First Meeting of the Greenbrier Presbytery by John McElhenney

    A Sermon Delivered at the First Meeting of the Greenbrier Presbytery

    John McElhenney

    On April 12, 1838, McElhenney preached the inaugural sermon of the newly-formed Greenbrier Presbytery. It was published as a pamphlet and reprinted in the Appendix to Recollections of the Rev. John McElhenney, D.D. (Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1893), a volume compiled by McElhenney's granddaughter, Rose W. Fry.

  • Semi-Centenary Sermon by John McElhenney

    Semi-Centenary Sermon

    John McElhenney

    On June 5, 1858, McElhenney preached a sermon to commemmorate 50 years as a Presbyterian minister. It was published at the congregation's request and reprinted in the Appendix to Recollections of the Rev. John McElhenney, D.D. (Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1893), a volume compiled by McElhenney's granddaughter, Rose W. Fry.

 
 
 

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