Jun 26, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Milo P. Jewett was born in 1808 into the family of a wealthy Presbyterian physician. Having graduated from Dartmouth College at the age of 20, followed by time at Andover Seminary, he became a professor at Marrietta College, Marrietta, Ohio and pastor of a...
Jun 19, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Isaac McCoy was born in June of 1784 and died on this day (June 21) in 1846 at the age of 62. This Baptist missionary gave his life to Christ and to the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations which were forced to relocated to what became...
Jun 12, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
In 1755, Daniel Fristoe was converted to Christ through the ministry of David Thomas and the Chappawamsick Baptist church of northern Virginia. On this day in 1771 Brother Daniel was ordained to the gospel ministry, knowing full-well the persecution that our brethren...
Jun 5, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Joos Verbeek was apprehended by the Margrave of Antwerp on this day in 1561. Two days later, when he was charged with being the minister of an illegal church, he confessed his faith in Christ and his belief in the truths of the Word of God, including believer’s...
May 29, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Porter Cleveland was born in Connecticut on this day in 1797. During his early life, he was a peddler, selling odds and ends from town to town. Eventually this occupation brought him to Virginia. Perhaps it was his appearance, perhaps it was his occupation, his...
May 22, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1689, soon after William and Mary were seated upon their respective thrones as King and Queen of England, the Toleration Act was passed, by which compulsory attendance at the Church of England was abolished. The State Church was still privileged, but...
May 15, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
William Buck was born in 1790 in the State of Virginia. He had little opportunity for a formal education, but he had a sharp mind and used every opportunity to read broadly. The Lord saved him early in life, and over time it became apparent that the Lord was calling...
May 6, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
If, for some reason or other, you were invited to preach or speak in a Methodist church, at a Rotary Meeting, or at a city council meeting, would you select baptism as your subject? What would your subject be, if you were given an opportunity to speak privately with...
May 1, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
When Pastor Cantlow baptized that teenage boy on this day in 1850, he probably had no idea of the spiritual and historical significance of what he was doing. Perhaps no Baptist, since John, could begin to understand what lay a head for any baptismal candidate. On this...
Apr 24, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
The Broadmead Church in Bristol, England was founded in 1640. In the church minutes it was described as a “Baptized Congregation” meaning that it employed immersion. For about fifteen years one of the early members, of the church, Brother Edward Terrill,...
Apr 17, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
A J. Gordon wrote two hymns which we sometimes sing – “My Jesus I Love Thee,” and “In Tenderness He Sought Me.” Both of those hymns reflect his up-bringing in the doctrines of sovereign grace. “I love Thee because Thou hast first loved...
Apr 10, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Robert Lowry was born on March 12 in 1826. His parents were Presbyterians, but after Robert was born again and began studying the Word of God, he determined that immersion was the Biblical mode to follow, so he was baptized by George Ide, pastor the First Baptist...
Apr 3, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Dr. William Brisbane, became a Baptist through a different channel than most to which I have referred. He was born into an aristocratic family near Charleston, South Carolina, but none of my reference books could give me the year. His early education was entrusted to...
Mar 27, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
This material was taken from a “Christian Messenger” article, published on this day in 1871. Isaiah Wallace was born in Hopewell, New Brunswick on January 17, 1797. The Lord saved his soul at an early age and after his baptism he began to publically...
Mar 20, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
John Gill was born at Kettering, Northamptonshire, England on November 23, 1697. His father, Edward, was a Baptist, but at the time was a member of a union church composed of Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Baptists. This proved to be an untenable situation, and...
