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History Program set for Sept. 20 at Old Mulkey Meetinghouse

Subject of great interest in area today, in Adair County, KY, with what many think will be a sweeping Fifth Great Awakening emanating from the revival now in its 55th day in the Tabor Community of Adair County, KY. "From Cane Ridge to Old Mulkey" focuses on the Second Great Awakening and Restoration movement and Cane Ridge huge 6 day revival. (See, Cane Ridge entry, Wikipedia
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By Sheila Rush

TOMPKINSVILLE, KY - Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site, 38 Old Mulkey Park Road, Tompkinsville, KY 42167 will host a program on religious history in Kentucky on September 20, 2014.

"From Cane Ridge to Old Mulkey: A Look at Restoration Events in Kentucky" will feature speakers discussing what is known as the "Restoration Movement" in Kentucky in the 1800s. Book signings will start at 10:30amCT,, and speakers will start at 1:30pmCT at the park. The admission fee is $5 a person.

Eddie Price, an educator and author, will speak on the Cane Ridge Revival of 1801 at 1:30pmCT, Author and historian Loy Milam will speak at 2:45pmCT on "Old Mulkey: A Plea for the Ancient Order," and Steven Hunter, a Bowling Green minister, will speak at 4pmCT, on "An Argument for John Mulkey."

Old Mulkey Meetinghouse is the oldest freestanding log meetinghouse in Kentucky, built in 1804 during a period of religious revival. The structure has 12 corners in the shape of a cross and three doors, symbolic of the Holy Trinity. For more information, call 270-487-8481 The site in Tompkinsville is about 25 miles south of the Edmonton exit on the Cumberland Parkway, at 38 Old Mulkey Park Road, Tompkinsville, KY 42167.




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