General Baptist history

Preface

The following historical lines styled "General Baptists in England and Europe. 1 ' are a part only of a series of lectures on Church History delivered in the Clayville Church of General Baptists in the Summer of 1876, in reply to a series of centennial sermons by the United Baptists, a short time previous.

These lectures were so hastily gotten up, only a few days beinsr allowed in their preparation, that they necessarily contain inaccuracies and imperfections in grammar, diction, etc.

It was the intention to carefully re-write and re-arrange the whole of them and include with them enough additional matter, so as to give a sufficiently full and replete history of all Baptist denominations, particularly liberal Baptists.

This was undertaken at the request of the General Association of the General Baptists of America in the Fall of 1876.

A sufficient historical library was procured for this purpose, the notes all taken and the work out-lined; but in the midst of this work I was taken with hemorrage of the lungs, which forbade that I should persist further in the prosecution of this work, hence it was abandoned for the time being.

I am glad to say that an abler pen than mine has undertaken this duty and as a result of his labors in this direction, we have this little volume of Baptist history.

It, as a whole is somewhat disjointed and evidently contains imperfections, but dear reader, whoever you may be or whether you read its pages in search of Baptist truths, or simply as a critic, or as a confiding General Baptist, you are kindly asked to remember that it is the first effort of the author, Rev. D. B. Montgomery.

Indeed that part of the work written by him is in fact the first history of the liberal or open Communion Baptists, located in the South and West of the American States.

It is a pioneer work with but little data from which to write a history of these Baptists, therefore we lay tribute upon the liberality and indulgence of the reader.

It was against my judgment, that that part of it written by myself, should go to press in its present style as a lecture to a public audience, but the author ruled differently and I have consented.

It will but blaze the path for a new addition, or open up the way for an entirely new work which will be given to the reading public at no distant future.

Fraternally,

JEFF. HOLEMAN.

Index

PAGES

Ana-Baptists 14 — 15

Atonement General 30

Authors consulted 109 — 10

An offending Brother 254

An Academy 261

An Association in Arkansas 362 — 64

A Denominational Paper 393 — 98

B

Baptists Early Divided 11

Baptists, General and Particular - 11

Rrownist 15—22

Baptists, General and Particular in England 22 — 3

Badtism. 28—9

Baptists Return to England . 55 — 7

Baptism of Infants opposed 75

Baptists for Soul Liberty 78

Baptists all of the General persuasion previous to

1633 101—7

Baptists, Free Communion, decendants from the old

Baptists, Free-Will, Treatise of Faith 226-7

Biographies of the Living 247 — 48

Baptists Union . 272—3

Bethany Association 362

Confession of 1611 48—55

Confession of 1660 78—82

Confession of Faith of General Baptists in the

College 225—6

College Name 226—7

Cavanah George P , 236 — 47

Christian Conference. 250 — 51

Correspondence 258—60

Convention of Liberal Baptists 267—72

Correspondence, large , 267 — 8

Cumberland Association weak 308

Cumberland Association 316 — 17

Central Illinois Association. 348 — 9

D

Division in the Church 9 — 10

Different Names 10

Dissenters 24 — 5

Dissenters favored 82

Dunn Berry T 203

Division of Liberty Association 228 — 9

Deacons Duties . . '. 230

Death of three Ministers 272

E

Ensle J. G 276—9

Educational Interest 404 — 8

F

Fuller Thomas 206—9

Family Worship 235

Fidelity to the Church 251—2

Free- Will Baptists in Tennessee 274

Flat Creek Association 359 — 61

VI

General Baptist Books 58 — 62

General Baptist Books 65 — 6

General Baptist Books 74

General Baptist Growth 75

General Baptist Statistics in England in 1689 82

General Baptists decline 83

General Baptists, New Connection 84 — 88

General Baptist Church 26 years older than the Particular Baptistr 98—100

General Baptists in the United States 109—10

General Baptists in Maryland, South and North Carolina and Virginia 13 ft — 47

General Baptists in North Carolina by Elder Hearn.148 — 78

General Baptists in the West 179

General Baptist History 230, 400—1

General Association 253

General Baptist Banner 262

General Baptists number five Associations 161 — 2

General Association 278 — 02

H

Holeman's Lecture 9

Hume Elder Joel, life 192—98

Help Wanted, Kentucky 254

Hancock Esma 290 —

Holeman Jacob 291 — 2

Henry I. H 301—5

Hymn Books 398—400

Holeman's History 402 — 3

Home Missions 403 — 4

Iglehart J. H

K

Knight's Account of Early Baptist Churches in

America 115 — 20

Laying on ef Hands *. . . 88 — 9

Laying on of Hands 113

Lane Jesse, sr 200—2

Liberty Association Organized • • • 209 — 1 1

VII

Liberty Association moves South, East and West . . . 234 — 5

Letter of Dismission 235

Little Bethel Associatian of United Baptists 306

Liberty Association, Missouri 346 — 8

Little Vine Association 371 — 72

M

Minutes transcribed 252

Members dismissed 260

Members received 261

Missions 274 — 5

McAndrew Geo. W 289—90

Ministers of Union Association 310 — 13

Millikan Win 338

Missouri Association 352 — 56

Mt. Union Association 368 — 70

Mt. Glivet Association 359 — 61

N New Liberty Association 372—77

O Ohio Association 336—9

P

Persecution 66 — 74

Parker Alvah 204—6

Polk A. H ; 225

Polk A. H., Missionary 263—5

R

Reavis Wm 231—4

Rhodes Solomon v 345 — 6

Reavis' life of Benoni Stinson 401—2

S

Succession 12 — 13

Smith examined Scriptures . . 26 — 7

Smith written against 31 — 2

Smith defends his Principles . 34 — 5

Smith and his (Thurch vindicated 37 — 42

Succession in Baptism 46 — 8

Statues_ of Gold 62—5

Succession Principles 107

VIII

Summing- up 107 — 8

Stinson Benoni moves to Indiana; a Delegate to Wabash District Association^ joins Liberty Church; Organized Liberty Association and adopted the name General Baptists; Debates

with strong Men 180—92

Stinson Benoni, death ' 199

Speer Elder Jacob 218—23

Strain Elder T. M . . .248—50

Sabbath Schools-* 253

Stinson John B 255

State of the Country 265

School at Oakland 266

Superanuated fund 279 — 80

Speer Elder Jacob, retired 280

Statistics 282—4

Stmson and Polk in Kentucky 306

Statistics of Union Association 314 — 15

Southern Illinois Association -^ 317 — 35

Social Band Association . 364 — 67

U

Union Association • ( 285

United Association 339—44

Union Grove Association ■ 350 — 52