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          Historical Sketch.
                 By R. H. DAVENPORT.

   Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church, in Fayette county,
has one of the most illustrious histories of any church
in Kentucky. It was organized in I785 by Rev. Alex-
ander Crawford, whose dust now lies in the old church
yard. Rev. Robert Stuart (familiarly known as Father
Stuart), was its second pastor.
   The first preacher I recollect was Alexander Craw-
ford, who ministered there many years. He was fol-
lowed by Robert Stewart, he by John Lyle, he by R. J.
Breckinridge and J. J. Bullock. Stewart and Lyle died
during their pastorate of this church.
   Some of the most prominent members were Dr. Todd,
Waller Bullock, Charles McPheeters, Walter Hawkins,
Andrew Armstrong, Samuel Bell, Dabney Overton, the
Headleys, Will Dunlap, Col. John Dunlap, McClanihan,
Mclsaacs, Robert Boggs, Edmund Bullock, Mrs. Col-
onel Rhodes, Mrs. Charles Carr, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs.
Gordon Hunt (mother of Judge Joe Hunt).
   Parson Stewart taught school there about i824, and
among my old schoolmates were Joe Bullock, Robert.
Sam and David Stewart, Lunsford Chiles, Charles Mc-
Pheeters, Walter Carr and William Richardson. Joe
Bullock was afterward pastor of the church; David and
Sam Stewart became preachers; Robert Stewart moved
to Springfield, Ill., and was a famous lawyer; Richard-
son moved to Illinois, studied law, was elected to the
United States Senate as a Democrat, and served in the
Senate with John C. Breckinridge.
   Carr and McPheeters moved to St. Louis. Chiles
lived and died at Chilesburg, in Fayette county. The
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