First Gospel Sermon in Jasper County (was delivered from this rock)
N 33° 27.340 W 083° 45.183
17S E 244112 N 3705194
The first gospel sermon in the county was delivered here in 1805.
Waymark Code: WM60GD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2009
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On this rock in 1805 Lorenzo Dow, of Connecticut, famous pioneer evangelist, preached the first gospel sermon in Jasper County according to well founded tradition.
'Upon the great journey of life, eternity is the country to which all are traveling'
-Dow's 'Road to Peace'
Placed by
Sergeant Jasper Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Monticello, Georgia, 1938.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1805
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