EV. JAMES O'KELLY, a descendant of the Rev. James O'Kelly the founder of the Christian Church, was a member of the Georgia and Alabama Conference. In 1846 or 1847, the Georgia Conference was organized at a church near Milledgeville of which Rev. L. J. Smith was pastor, and two of the O'Kellys were present; namely, John and James, says Jubilee Smith. They were from the northern part of Georgia. In 1861, the Georgia Christian Conference was held at Liberty church in Baldwin county, on Friday, September 24th, Rev. Jacob Callahan being moderator and Rev. L. J. Smith secretary. At this Conference Rev. James O'Kelly was ordained to the office of Elder in the Christian Church. Later the name of the Conference was changed to the Georgia and Alabama Conference. In 1854, the Conference met in Walton county, and he was appointed a delegate to the Christian Union Association to be held at Pleasant Hill church in Cherokee county, Georgia.

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