"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, pp. 384-385.  
Used by permission.  [Breckinridge]

EVARTS BLAND ENGLISH:  Elder E. B. English was born on April 3, 1880, 
at Stephensport, Kentucky, and is the son of Harvey S. and Mary Hall 
English.  His conversion took place on November 12, 1892, at the 
Stephensport Baptist Church.  He was baptized into the fellowship of 
the Church by Rev. B. A. Copass, who was then serving as pastor of 
the Church.  The call of God to preach the Gospel came to our brother 
in his seventeenth year but it was not until he reached his twentieth 
year that he obeyed the call.  In consequence he was licensed to 
preach by the Stephensport Church on October 23, 1900.
	Previous to his being licensed to preach our subject had made 
preparation to study medicine and had entered a Louisville Medical 
College at the age of nineteen with an honorary scholarship.  The 
call of the Lord was too plain and he quit school to enter the 
ministry.  Brother English spent one and one-half years in the Normal 
Department of the State College at Lexington, Kentucky, and then 
finished three years of work in the Southern Baptist Theological 
Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky.  For some time prior to this he had 
followed the occupations of school teacher and farmer.
	The First Baptist Church of Nevada, Missouri, ordained our 
subject on June 28, 1901, through a council composed of Elders W. H. 
English, G. W. Duncan, T. F. Kelly, T. G. Hendrix, and R. M. Inlow.  
Since being ordained he has served the following Churches in Kentucky 
and Missouri: Hill Grove, New Bethel, Garfield, Raymond, Hardinsburg 
(twice), Lewisport, Corinth, Sandy Hill, Walnut Street, Owensboro, 
Ky.  Hartford, Walton's Creek, Drakes Creek, Berea, Goshen, Clover 
Creek, South Union near Hopkinsville, Ky., Leitchfield, Clay, Buck 
Grove, Bewleyville, near Irvington, Ky.  He spent ten years at 
Hardinsburg, three and one-half years at Walnut Street in Owensboro, 
four years at South Union near Hopkinsville, three years at 
Leitchfield, and eight years at the First Church in Clay, Ky.  At 
present he is serving three churches in Breckenridge [sic] County 
Association.
	He led in the rebuilding of the Hill Grove Church in 1902, as 
the building had been destroyed by fire.  He was in the constitution 
of the Garfield Church and became the first pastor.  The Walnut 
Street Church in Owensboro made a decided improvement in their 
building at a cost of $15,500.  Brother English led the Church also 
in having the first graded Sunday School in the history of the 
Association.  Over $10,000 was raised and paid on the building debt 
of the Leitchfield Church during his pastorate there and a new 
building was completed for the Berea Church at a cost of $17,700.  
Rev. Byron C. S. DeJarnette was ordained to the ministry during his 
second pastorate at the Hardinsburg Church.
	Brother English served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the 
Breckenridge [sic] Association Mission Board from 1919 to 1922 and in 
that time never missed a meeting.  He preached the annual sermon 
before the Breckenridge [sic] Association in 1906, 1909, and 1920, 
and before the Ohio Valley Association in 1936, and before the Salem 
Association in 1938.  He also served as Moderator of the Ohio Valley 
Association.
	Our subject has been a pastor-evangelist and has had the 
privilege of seeing about 1,500 persons profess faith in Christ as 
Saviour [sic].  Of that number he has baptized about 800.  The 
organization of the English Baptist Church near Stephensport was the 
result of a revival meeting conducted by our brother and Rev. J. T. 
Lewis.  There were about 50 professions of faith in this meeting and 
about 45 baptisms.
	On May 15, 1907, Brother English married Miss Judith 
DeJarnette, the daughter of Allie M. and Judith Squires DeJarnette.  
Two sons and one daughter were born to this union.  She has worked 
together with her husband through the years and was instrumental in 
organizing the W. M. U. Of Breckenridge [sic] Association.  A brother 
pastor said of her: "As a pastor's wife she cannot be excelled".
	One of the greatest joys our brother has is the fact that he 
has been the pastor of three Churches that gave more to missions and 
benevolences during his pastorate than was paid to local expenses 
including the pastor's salary.  These Churches were: Hardinsburg, 
Goshen, near Glendean, and West Union, near Hopkinsville, Ky.  This 
is a unique record in itself.  The facts concerning the life of our 
brother give full evidence that he has been "a good minister of Jesus 
Christ".

English Hall Copass Duncan Kelly Hendrix Inlow DeJarnette Lewis Squires
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Louisville-Jefferson-KY Lexington-Fayette-KY MO Lewisport-Hancock-KY 
Corinth-Logan-KY Owensboro-Daviess-KY Hartford-Ohio-KY Berea-Madison-
KY Hopkinsville-Christian-KY Leitchfield-Grayson-KY Buck Grove-Meade-
KY Clay-Webster-KY 

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