Prayer-meetings were held [in Clinton]; during the same period Deacon Abel F. Lewis, while visiting his brother, held the first Baptist meeting there.

The evidence

• “The First Baptist Church. — On August 25, 1838, Deacon Stephen Barrett and family arrived in Clinton, from the State of Ohio, being followed two months later by Brother John Lewis from the State of Pennsylvania, he arriving on October 30. Soon after he was followed by Deacon Abel F. Lewis, who came for the purpose of paying a visit to his brother, and while there held the first Baptist meeting, preaching from the text, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up." Prayer-meetings were held through the winter of 1838 and, in the spring of 1839, Deacon Lewis returned, preaching to the members of that faith throughout the summer. September 1, 1839, a meeting was held at the house of Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 647

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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