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Excerpt from The Baptist History of South Dakota This generation is living in a epoch of history making. The United States census of 1890 revealed facts respecting the material growth and development of this country to which there has been no parallel in the history of the world. Invention has multiplied many fold mans capacity and power for work. By the application of these inventions to the farm and to the factory, to commerce and to transportation, this growth has been made possible. When the second half of the century now drawing to a close began, the vast region known as the Mississippi valley was for the most part the hunting ground of the red man, and the home of the buffalo and the antelope. Under the industrious hand of the pioneer settler, the desert has been made to blossom as the rose. In 1850 the population of the twelve prairie states, including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri, was 5,400,000; in 1890 it was 22,362,000. During this period of forty years, the virgin soil in these twelve states was changed into productive farms, at the rate of 13,000 acres per day. Two-thirds of the grain produced, and of the live stock raised, are found in these twelve states. Their development in manufacturing interests has not been less marvellous. In 1850 they reported 111,000 operatives earning $20,000,000 in wages. 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.
Baptists are a major group of Christians with a worldwide presence. Originating in the English Puritan-Separatist tradition of the 17th century, Baptists proliferated in North America, and through missionary work from England, Europe, and North America, they have established churches, associations, unions, missions, and alliances in virtually every country. They are among the most highly motivated evangelists of the Christian gospel, employing at present in excess of 7,000 domestic and overseas missionaries. Important characteristics of the Baptists across their history are: the authority of the Scriptures, individual accountability before God, the priority of religious experience, religious liberty, separation of church and state, congregational independence, and a concern for the social implications of the gospel. Baptists recognize a twofold ministry (deacons and pastors) or a threefold order (deacons, elders, pastors). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Third Edition expands upon the second edition with an updated chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notable contributions.
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This is a history of the people called Baptists. Its purpose is to set forth once again a story which has been told in various forms many times, but which requires retelling and fresh interpretation for twentieth-century readers. This book is not intended to give an account of all the bodies which resemble the Baptists. It begins with a brief summary of the views held by the people called Baptists. It then provides a brief survey of those spiritual ancestors from whom the Baptists are immediately descended. While British and European Baptists have not been neglected, the main story concerns American Baptists, particularly those who are white, both Northern and Southern. - Preface.