Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Barrett, Rev. T. W., was born in 1835, in Wood Co., West Va.

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Admin  · 08/`6/22 · Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Barrett, Rev. T. W., was born in 1835, in Wood Co., West Va. United with the Baptist church at Marietta, O., in 1856; moved to Missouri the same year; was educated at William Jewell College; ordained Oct. 28, 1860, and entered immediately upon his work as missionary of North Liberty As- sociation ; in 1861 became pastor of the church at Weston; in 1862 was called to the care of the Tabernacle Baptist church at Leavenworth, Kansas ; in 1864 became pastor of the First Baptist church, St. Joseph, Mo. ; failing health compelled him to resign after a fifteen months’ pastorate, and for a year he had no charge; in 1866 he was financial agent of the Sunday-school Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for North Missouri; was general missionary and agent for the General Association for a part of 1866 and 1867; was recalled to Weston in 1867, where through his efforts a beautiful and substantial church edifice was erected and dedi- cated free of debt; in 1869 was called to Hannibal, where an elegant house of worship was built and paid for during his pastorate, and large accessions made to the church; in 1873 he took charge of the church at Jefferson City, where he still labors; he has removed a heavy debt from the church, and he is building up a strong and vigorous body of be- lievers; in 1872 he received the degree of A.M. from William Jewell College, and for a number of years has been an active member of the Executive Board of the General Association, and also of the State Sunday-school Convention. He is a laborious and successful worker in the Master’s vineyard.From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart photo from findagrave Michael Barrett

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