Will and Testament, the ministers agreed to take "no other name than "Christians," on the basis that it was "the name first given by divine authority to the disciples of Christ." Soon, they adopted the name "Christian" to identify their group. Thus, former congregations from the Springfield Presbytery eventually became known as the Christian Church. It is estimated that the Christian Church numbered about 12,000 by 1830. The Last Will and Testament The Last Will and Testament became a founding document of the Restoration Movement. The dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery was in part a symbolic act, based on the principle that gave priority to individual autonomy for local congregations. Such Congregational ideals are still fundamental to the Disciples of Christ and the Churches of Christ, due in no small part to this document. The document titled Last Will and Testament of The Springfield Presbytery was signed by Robert Marshall, John Dunlavy, and Richard McNemar on June 28, 1804, in the presence of B. W. Stone, John Thompson, and David Purviance, who served as witnesses. See also Barton W. Stone. Notes References Garrett, Leroy. The Stone-Campbell Movement: An Anecdotal History of Three Churches, Joplin, Missouri: College Press Publishing Company, 1981. Garrison, Winfred Earnest and DeGroot, Alfred T. (1948). The Disciples of Christ, A History, St Louis, Missouri: The Bethany Press Marshall, Robert; Dunlavy, John; M'nemar, Richard; Stone, B. W.; Thompson, John; and Purviance, David (1804). Last Will and Testament McAlister, Lester G. and Tucker, William E. (1975), Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), St. Louis, Chalice Press, External links Text of the Apology, for Renouncing the Jurisdiction of the Synod of Kentucky Religious organizations established in 1803 Presbyteries and classes 1803 establishments in Kentucky 1804 disestablishments in Kentucky Organizations disestablished in 1804 Presbyterianism in Kentucky