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Letter of the committee of the Baptist Missionary Society : To the Churches of Christ in Jamaica

Distributor: London : Society's House, 1843Description: 1 volume : black and white ; 15 x 12 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Other classification:

MS 2170F

Scope and content: The Society, founded in 1792, opened a station in Jamaica in 1814. This rare Letter absolves Jamaica Baptists from charges that they have engaged in "gross superstitions" and "that, under the cloak of religious profession, you indulge unbridled tempers, and allow yourselves in vicious practices." The letter warns against use of "the leader and ticket system," and encourages the Churches to preach the gospel "to persons every where of African descent." It is signed at the end in type by W.B. Gurney, Joseph Angus, and twenty-five others, and dated November 4, 1842.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Manuscript	National Library of Jamaica	Jamaican	Special Collection Floor	MS 2170F (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		1000000605533

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The Society, founded in 1792, opened a station in Jamaica in 1814. This rare Letter absolves Jamaica Baptists from charges that they have engaged in "gross superstitions" and "that, under the cloak of religious profession, you indulge unbridled tempers, and allow yourselves in vicious practices." The letter warns against use of "the leader and ticket system," and encourages the Churches to preach the gospel "to persons every where of African descent." It is signed at the end in type by W.B. Gurney, Joseph Angus, and twenty-five others, and dated November 4, 1842.

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