The Southwestern Historical Quarterly (Volume 11) - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE QUARTERLY OF THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Vol. XI. OCTOBER, 1907. No. 2. The publication committee and the editors disclaim responsibility for view' expressed by contributors to The Quarterly. THE RECORDS OF AN EARLY TEXAS BAPTIST CHURCH.1 I. 1833-1847. The Church Book, belonging to the Pilgrim Predistinarean Regular Baptist Church of Jesus Christ Constitution of said Pilgrim Church Whereas the various sentiments on the subject of the Christian religion now progressing in the world, cannot all be right and having no doubt but that god has his church or kingdom now set up in the world Who being all taught of the Lord speak the same thing--and also believing that every attempt to unite in union the advocates of any, or all of the various contradictory spirits or prin 'The church to which refers the document here printed in part is still in existence, its present location being near Elkhart, Anderson County. It is probably the first Baptist church of Texas. The enumeration of Baptists in Texas in 1837 by Rev. Z. N. Morrell (Flowers and Fruits, 72) indicates that if there was an earlier organized church of this faith it must have been the congregation of "Primitive Baptists" on the Colorado near Bastrop, the pastor of which was Abner Smith. H. H. Bancroft (North Mexican States and Texas, II 547) attributes to Morrell the statement that in 1837 began the existence of the first church in Texas ciples, are but stratigems of the enemey and markes of hypocrisy. Therefore we whose names are set to the following articals or expressions of faith, being of the regular Baptist faith and order, do, and have hereby agreed to unite, and live together in a church capasaty, upon said articals of faith, acknowledging our accountibility to each other, in the m...