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The Christian Repository, Issue 66 - Softcover

Samuel Howard Ford

 
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The Christian Repository, Issue 66 by Samuel Howard Ford. This June 1857 issue combines historical polemic, sermons, and narrative sketches typical of mid-19th-century Baptist periodicals. The lead feature, Where Did the Baptists Come From? surveys the origin of Baptists across Europe and England, tracing concealment in Bohemia and forest refuges before Luther and Calvin, and arguing that Baptists emerged independently of Rome or the main Reformers. Ford cites Mosheim and Erasmus, recounts persecutions in England under Henry VIII, and chronicles the Bohemian exodus of tens of thousands as a providential prelude to Protestant liberty. The piece widens to Germany and the Reformation's aftermath, and frames Baptists as heirs to a long line of odysseys toward soul-freedom. Additional content includes Charles Spurgeon's Enchanted Ground sermon, urging watchfulness and active Christian service; Henry McDonald's ministerial-studies essay advocating Bible-centered preparation; a condensed history of Concord Association and a Kentucky Baptists historical memorials discussion; and includes features on Practical Christianity, Family Visitant fiction, and editorial notes reflecting the era's theological and pastoral concerns. Together these items sketch a church animated by memory, reform, and renewed faith.

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