Central Baptist Truths Emphasize Religious Liberty
A church declares absolute religious liberty for all Jews and Gentiles, church membership open only to converted persons, and Jesus as supreme sovereignty over the soul. It advocates self determination for individuals and churches and upholds the Bible as the sole authoritative law of Christ's reign.
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Southern Baptists
What Baptists Have Done For America Through The Years
The piece credits Baptists with founding the public school system in America via John Clarke and others, producing Harvard’s first president Henry Dunster, establishing the Hollis chair, founding Brown University, Vassar College, and pioneering missions and Bible societies. It notes Baptists’ rapid growth in the U S census over the last decade.
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Henry Dunster
Harvard University
Thomas Hollis
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Brown University
Rhode Island
Middle States
Vassar College
John Vassar
Joseph Hughes
Baptists
First Bible Societies
B. F. Jacobs
Chicago
Marshall A. Hudson
Syracuse
N.Y
Foreign Mission Funds and Education Appeals Highlighted
A report details large financial figures tied to missionary work and education in foreign missions. It notes substantial allocations to hospitals orphanages and ministerial education totaling tens of millions of dollars across several programs and regions.
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Luther Rice
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