Past Event

The Music of Jonathan Edwards Spillman and the First Presbyterian Church of Carmi

Join the White County Historical Society and well-known organist, Vance Hayes, as they celebrate the musical heritage of Reverend Jonathan Edwards Spillman, pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Carmi in 1881.

Spillman wrote the music to accompany Robert Burns’ famous poem, "Flow Gently Afton."

The program will feature the music of Spillman alongside other church hymns popular in Carmin in the 19th Century.

For more information, please contact the White County Historical Society at 618.382.7606.