Saturday 4 April 2015

Gano and Backus - Protestants

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Note: JT Christian actually records this basic historical fact in both  his Christian History volumes: 


Isaac Backus and John Gano arguing that their status as A DISTINCT DENOMINATION OF PROTESTANTS” entitled them to an equal claim to charter-rights as reported by JT Christian, “arguably the most important Baptist historian who ever lived.”
(A History of the Baptists Vol. 1)

The Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia, September 5, 1774, and in eight days there was a Committee of Baptists, headed by Rev. Isaac Backus, who solemnly recognized its authority. They bore the following memorial from the Warren Association of the Baptist churches of New England: 

Honorable Gentlemen: As the Antipedobaptist churches of New England are most heartily concerned for the preservation and defence of the rights and privileges of the country, and are deeply affected by the encroachments upon the same, which have lately been made by the British parliament, and aft willing to unite with our dear countrymen, vigorously to pursue every prudent measure for reliefso we would beg leave to say that, as a distinct denomination of Protestants, we conceive that we have an equal claim to charter-rights with the rest of our fellow subjects; and yet have long been denied the free and full enjoyment of those rights, as to the support of religious worship. Therefore we, the elders and brethren of twenty Baptist churches met in Association at Medfield, twenty miles from Boston, September 14, 1774, have unanimously chosen and sent unto you the reverend and beloved Isaac Backus as our agent, to lay our case, in these respects, before you, or otherwise to use all the prudent means he can for our relief.  

John Gano, Moderator. Hezekiah Smith, Clerk.


3 comments:

  1. Off topic somewhat...but what are we to think of Cromwell? Was he a friend to Christians (protestants) or not. What did you think of the BBC series Wolf Hall?

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  2. He was a good friend to Protestants. The Presbyterians in Scotland weren't too enamored with him though, but their modern sons are a forgiving lot ;o) I haven't watched Wolf Hall so I can't comment. Thanks for dropping by.

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  3. He was a good friend to Protestants. The Presbyterians in Scotland weren't too enamored with him though, but their modern sons are a forgiving lot ;o) I haven't watched Wolf Hall so I can't comment. Thanks for dropping by.

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