THE MATTAPONI BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
In 1879, under the leadership of Rev. R. C. Kemp, Rev. L. A.
Goodloe, Rev. B. F. Robinson and others, the Mattaponi Association
was formed at Shiloh Baptist Church in Bowling Green.
This body is not confined exclusively to Caroline, but it is a
striking fact that Caroline has thirty of the seventy-three churches
embraced in the Association. The purpose of this Association
of colored churches is "to promote the cause of Christ by fraternal
intercourse, mutual counsel and by fostering Christian education,
home and foreign missions, and evangelistic work." The seventy-three
churches of the Association raised much money for the
purposes outlined in the constitution and also contributed to
needy ministers and supports a number of boys and girls in the
higher institutions of learning. Rev. C. A. Lindsey, a native of
Caroline, has been moderator of the Association for many years.
