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084			_aMS 2170F
245	1	0	_aLetter of the committee of the Baptist Missionary Society : _bTo the Churches of Christ in Jamaica
264	3	2	_aLondon : _bSociety's House, _c1843
300			_a1 volume : _bblack and white ; _c15 x 12 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
340			_3paper _dtyped
500			_aLevel 3
506	0		_aUnrestricted
520	2		_aThe 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.
532			_aSpecial Collections Floor
610	2	7	_2rda _aBaptist Missionary Society
650	1	0	_aCorrespondence
650	1	0	_aEnglish letter writing
655		7	_2rda _aManuscripts
942			_2ddc _cMSCRIPT
999			_c294956 _d294955