The centennial record of Freewill Baptists, 1780-1880 . for seventeen years, and did moreduring the time to develop intellectual strength and denom-inational efficiency than any pubUcation, The MorningStar alone excepted. In biography there have been issued a dozen volumes ofvarious sizes; in history we have Joness Church History, *See paper on Sunday Schools, pp. 173-175. 212 Centennial JRecord. History of the Freewill Baptists, Memorials of FreeBaptists, &c.; in theology there are the Treatise, Di-vine Origin of Christianity, Free Communionist, Man-ual on the Trinity, Butlers Theology and in
The centennial record of Freewill Baptists, 1780-1880 . for seventeen years, and did moreduring the time to develop intellectual strength and denom-inational efficiency than any pubUcation, The MorningStar alone excepted. In biography there have been issued a dozen volumes ofvarious sizes; in history we have Joness Church History, *See paper on Sunday Schools, pp. 173-175. 212 Centennial JRecord. History of the Freewill Baptists, Memorials of FreeBaptists, &c.; in theology there are the Treatise, Di-vine Origin of Christianity, Free Communionist, Man-ual on the Trinity, Butlers Theology and in addition tothe above-named books, a large number of miscellaneousworks. So far as can now be ascertained, the whole numberof bound volumes is about one hundred, the whole numberof different publications of a denominational character, is-sued by individuals or the Printing Establishment, includingall, from bound volumes to tracts, is about six hundred andseventy. At the close of this book will be found, among the Tables,a list of our ^^.C^^LyCL ^XytyV^t^n^^^^A^^ EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. PARSONSFIELD SEMINARY. The first school founded by members of the Freewill Bap-tist denomination was Parsonsfield Seminary, in Maine,which was incorporated in 1832. Rev. John Buzzell waschosen President, which office he held until his death. Thefirst building was erected in 1832 and was burned in boarding house was built in 1854. The grounds are am-ple and the location pleasant. The Seminary originatedin a desire for a denominational school of high grade. Rev,John Buzzell labored zealously for its establishment and itreceived at once a generous support. It was commended tothe patronage of the denomination by the General Confer-ence in 1832. Rev. Hosea Quinby, d. d., was Principal during the firstseven years, and was succeeded by Rev. John Fullonton, , who remained there three years. Rev. O. B. Cheney, , was Principal for one year; Prof. G. H. Ricker, from1846 to 18
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