Logan
Puritan Board Graduate
I was listening to a very interesting audio recording of my great-grandfather, talking about growing up in Navarro County, Tx at the beginning of the 20th century. He said that the town had a Baptist church, a Methodist Church, and a "Camel Eye" church. My grandfather asked distinctly for clarification "camel eye?" and my great-grandfather repeated "Yes, camel eye. It's what we called the Christian Church in our neck of the woods. They didn't have any music: no organ, no piano, and had communion every Sunday".
After thinking about it, I wondered if it might have been a verbal corruption over time of "Cambellite", but found it interesting that it ended up evoking some imagery of the camel passing through the eye of the needle (although I'm not sure how that would apply). Presumably the "Christian Church" is related to the Church of Christ?
Has anyone ever heard this before or know anything about its origins?
After thinking about it, I wondered if it might have been a verbal corruption over time of "Cambellite", but found it interesting that it ended up evoking some imagery of the camel passing through the eye of the needle (although I'm not sure how that would apply). Presumably the "Christian Church" is related to the Church of Christ?
Has anyone ever heard this before or know anything about its origins?