The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . The Fikst Baptist Church, Racine, Wis., was erected for a body constituted in 1840, which bida fair to increase in prosperity with the growth of the city, and the Christian zeal of its attendants. 22L. Tabernacle Baptist Church engraving cf this Church claims a place in our volume, not only onaccount of its heautiful architecture, and its remarkably elegant and con-venicnt adaptation to its great purpose; but as
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . The Fikst Baptist Church, Racine, Wis., was erected for a body constituted in 1840, which bida fair to increase in prosperity with the growth of the city, and the Christian zeal of its attendants. 22L. Tabernacle Baptist Church engraving cf this Church claims a place in our volume, not only onaccount of its heautiful architecture, and its remarkably elegant and con-venicnt adaptation to its great purpose; but as a memorial of the eminentsuccess of its minister, the Rev. M. G. Clarke, and his people; who thougha very small band, were encouraged to expect great things, and to attemptgreat things, and greatly have they succeeded. 22; Associated Baptists. 225 Foreign Missions. The Baptist Triennial Convention for Foreign Missions,was organized in 1814, and the late distinguished Dr. A. Judson wastheir first Missionary ; and the Hon. G. N. Briggs, late Governor ofMassachusetts, is its President. A few years since the name waschanged to The Baptist Missionary Union. The annual meeting for1853 was held in Albany, New York, May 19—22. Five hundred andeight life-members were in attendance. The receipts from all sources, for the year ending March, 31st,were $134,112 17, and
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