EV. JOHN P. O'KELLY, a descendant of the Rev. James O'Kelly, lived in the northern part of Georgia. In 1851, he was ordained to the office of Elder in the Christian Church by the Georgia Conference held at Liberty church in Baldwin county, on Friday, the 24th of September. Two of the members of the presbytery were Revs. Jacob Callahan and Jubilee Smith. It seems that John P. and James O'Kelly were licensed ministers for some time before the meeting of this Conference. Rev. Jubilee Smith speaks of their having met in Conference at a church near Milledgeville, of which Rev. L. J. Smith was pastor, about the year 1846 or 1847.

      In 1854, Rev. John P. O'Kelly attended the Conference of the Christian churches held in Walton county, [285] Georgia. Elder J. Callahan was chosen moderator, and Elder Wytch M. J. Elder was chosen secretary. At this Conference Elder O'Kelly was appointed a delegate to the Christian Union Association to be held at Pleasant Hill church in Cherokee county, Georgia.

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