The History Of The First Baptist Church Of Boston 1665 1899 Scholars Choice Edition PDF Download

Excerpt from The History of the First Baptist Church of Boston: 1665 1899 It is the only Baptist church in America whose records of the seventeenth century have been pre served. The First Baptist Church in Providence, founded in 1639, has no records preserved previous to 1775. The First Baptist Church in Newport, founded prior to 1644, has no records preserved previous to 172 5. The First Baptist Church in Swansea, founded in 1663, has no records preserved previous to 1718. These are the only Baptist churches whose founding antedates the First Church in Boston, which has its records preserved from its founding in 1665 until the present time. It has also much collateral material in its archives. It has the records of its pew proprietors and of its standing committee since 1771. It has the records of its Sunday-school since 1816. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.