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Title: The Christian annual for the year of our lord ..
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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Subjects: Christian church
Publisher: Dayton, Ohio : The Christian Publishing Association
Contributing Library: Congregational Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Regional Library System

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ed, it is almost certain that general emancipation would have followed. The defeat was not final. In 1802 he was again a member of the House, and in all, served for seven or eight sessions. In 1803 he passed examination for licensure as a minister, but failed to win his papers. Possibly Barton W. Stone was at fault tor this. When he had asked Stone for a list of theological works for study, that gentleman had replied, Study the Bible! This he had done, and as a natural consequence, the Presbytery had found him theologically unsound. He was a member of the Presbytery as an ex-horter. At this session. Stone, Marshall, McNamera, Thompson, and Dunlavy, withdrew and organized themselves into the Springfield Presbytery. Purviance also called for his letter and united with them, receiving license and a little, later ordination. In 1805, when his last child was born, he was in trouble over the question of baptism, and by careful examination finding that all biptisms of the New Testament involved belief in
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the candidate, he refused to have his child baptized. He was also persuaded by further study, that immersion was the jffi^form practiced by the early church. Ho therefore determined that on the first opportunity he would submit to baptism by immersion. About this time, a lady asked Stone to baptize her. This he consented to do, but before leaving the water, two other candidates asked baptism. As Stone came from the water, Purviance took Reuben Dooly to one side, expressing his desire for baptism, but said, I fear I may offend the brethren. Said Dooly, The best way to please the brethren is to please God. Stone returned to the water, jp^and as Purviance went down, Dooly said, When you are unbaptized, I wish you to baptize me. This he did, and i£^several more before leaving the water. 13 June 28, 1804, the Springfield Presbytery was dissolved; their last Will and iu^Testament bearing the name of Purviance, with the five others. In this christian annualf98dayt

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