Tag Archives: Rev. Jeremiah Jeter

(This blog is part of series on famous people in Church history.  It is written as if the person himself were telling you about their life.  Paul says “These things happened as our examples” 1 Corinthians 10:6,11.)             Hold up!!  Now wait a minute!  Just hold on before you judge me!  Let me tell you my story first.  I’m not in any way defending slavery.  Its just I found myself in a situation that wasn’t as black-and-white as you folks in the 20th Century seem to think.  Let me explain….             I was born and raised in western Virginia in the 1700′s.  Masters treated their slaves very harshly there and I was determined to never own a slave.  I moved to eastern Virginia where slaves were treated more leniently.  I fell in love with and married a girl who had inherited slaves from her parents.  She knew I was terrible … Continue reading →