A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . edman who was then and is now a member of the Sunday-school,who said, Thank God I see you, my brother! Those weregolden seeds jou sowed amongst us, and they have yielded ablessed harvest. Thomas Washington Barrett—was born in West Virginia in1835. He united with the Baj)tist church at Marietta, Ohio, in1856, an
A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . edman who was then and is now a member of the Sunday-school,who said, Thank God I see you, my brother! Those weregolden seeds jou sowed amongst us, and they have yielded ablessed harvest. Thomas Washington Barrett—was born in West Virginia in1835. He united with the Baj)tist church at Marietta, Ohio, in1856, and was bap-tized by Dr. Leon-ard. In the sameyear he came toMissouri, and waseducated atWilliamJewell College. Onthe 28th of Oct.,1860, he was ordain-ed to the ministryand immediatelyreceived an ap-pointment as mis-sionary of NorthLiberty Associa-tion. The year fol-lowing he becamepastor at Weston,Mo.; and in 1862was called to theTabernacle BaptistChurch, Leaven-worth, Kan., which he served two and a half years. From thispoint he went to St. Joseph as pastor in 1864, and in 1866 was finan-cial agent of the Sabbath-school board of the Southern BaptistConvention for JSTorth Missouri; also for a part of the years 1866and 67 he labored as general agent and missionary of the General. REV. T. W. BARRETT. 270 CONCORD ASSOCIATION. Association. He Mas then recalled to the church in Weston, andsuch was the success of his labor, that in two and one-half yearsthe church was more than quadrupled in numbers, and a beauti-ful and substantial house of worship was erected. In 1869 hewas called to Hannibal, where an elegant house of worship wasbuilt and paid for during his pastoral term; and many were ai-ded to the church. In 1873 he took charge of the Baptist Churchat Jefferson City, where he has labored with efficiency, they hav-ing paid a heavy debt on their house. In 1872 he received thedegree of A. M. from William Jewell College, and for a numberof years has been an active member, and is n
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