Broyles, Rev. Moses, was born about 1826, on the Kastern Shore of Maryland. After some changes in his situation he became the property of a planter named Broyles, who, in 1831, moved from ‘Tennessee to Kentucky.

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Broyles, Rev. Moses, was born about 1826, on the Kastern Shore of Maryland. After some changes in his situation he became the property of a planter named Broyles, who, in 1831, moved from ‘Tennessee to Kentucky. When a lad he was so faithful and kind that the children of his master were often left in his care. Gradually, also, he began to be intrusted with the affairs of the farm. When he was about fourteen years old his master told him that.if he would continue a good boy he should have his freedom in 1854. In 1851 he pro- posed to buy the rest of his time, and the bargain was made. After a few months he bought a horse and then a dray, and so made money more rapidly, and soon paid the price of his freedom. He had cultivated a decided taste for history, having learned toread. He read the Old Testament through twice, and the New five times; he then turned his atten- tion to such works as, the History of the United States, the Lives of Washington and Marion,*A. Campbell’s writings, Barnes’s ‘‘ Notes,’ Benedict’s “History of the Baptists,” ete. Having learned of the institution at College Hill, Jefferson County, he came there in 1854. He remained in it nearly three years. He gaye his principal attention to ‘science, Latin, and Greek. ‘ That school, even if it had done nothing more, justified its claim to rec- ognition by the successful education of Rev. Moses Broyles, the leader of the colored Baptists of In- diana.’ He was converted in his seventeenth year. At that time there was active agitation in Kentucky upon ‘“ mission’ and ‘anti-mission” questions, and also about the doctrines set forth by Alexander Campbell, Mr. Broyles joined Mr. Campbell’s sect. When he went to Paducah he united with the Baptists, and helped to build the first colored Baptist meeting-house in that place. There was a great effort made to persuade him to remain with the Campbellists, but he had can- vassed the whole matter, and he must be a Baptist. In 1857 he went to Indianapolis and began teaching school. He soon commenced to preach for the Second church. He was ordained Nov. 21, 1857. The church rapidly increased in numbers. The church has a house and lot which cost $25,000 ; it is the mother of six colored churches organized since 1866. Since 1857 it has sent 21 men into the ministry. When Mr. Broyles came to Indianapolis there was no Association of the colored Baptists of the State. Chiefly through his energy and fore- sight and fidelity the Indiana Association has now (statistics of 1877) 53 churches and 3482 members. The church of which Mr. Broyles is pastor has 645 members. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart photos from findagrave