The old Midway Church got a new minister in March 1811 — the Rev. Murdoch Murphy from the Carolinas, who preached there for about 13 years. Murphy started writing in a diary in 1813, and I had the privilege of reading a copy of it. He wrote about the Midway Church, his sermons, how many joined the church, his plantation, slaves, etc. Murphy also wrote about his wife and child and his family back in North Carolina.