| From Chapter 1, page 1, of the above: |
| In the beginning, the 'angel' messenger came from Kentucky with an
important message and a burning desire to deliver that message as the Word
of God. |
| From Kentucky |
| 'Thomas Thompson, a gospel preacher from Kentucky, along with his family,
arrived in California in forty-nine by prairie schooner, stopping at Gold
Run in Placer County. Moving to Coloma, on the American River where
gold was first discovered, in 1850, he operated a hotel for miners and
preached to the people. In the winter of 1850, Thomas Thompson moved
his family down to Santa Clara, buying a piece of ground on the edge of
this small town where they lived the rest of their lives. |
| 1851 |
| 'The Spring of 1851 finds Thompson on his way back to Coloma to look
after his property. Late in the summer he visited different places
on his way back to Santa Clara. Stopping in Stockton [it was formerly
called Weber's settlement or French Camp; Tuleberg and/or Castoria], he
inquired about Disciples of Christ and visited in their homes. He,
believing in church organization and believing in evangelism, urged them
to organize a church. On August 24, 1851, they were called together,
meeting in a small house on the corner of San Joaquin and Webber.1 |
Endnote:
1. From The March of the Years, 1851-1941 by Benjamin
Smith. |
