Freewill Baptist records, 1797-1970, n.d. (bulk 1797-1944)

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Freewill Baptist records, 1797-1970, n.d. (bulk 1797-1944)

The collection is composed primarily of record books, containing meeting minutes and financial information, from several organizations of the northern branch of the Freewill Baptists, including the Free Baptist Education Society, the Bowdoin Quarterly Meeting, the Free Baptist Foreign Mission Society, the Free Baptist Pastors' Correspondence School, and the General Conference of Free Baptists. The collection also contains the annual meeting minutes of the Maine Free Baptist Association and material by and about Alfred Williams Anthony and John Buzzell.

2.5 linear feet

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Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)

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Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939

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Alfred Williams Anthony (1860-1939) graduated from the Cobb Divinity School, then affiliated with Bates College, in 1885. Following additional study at Brown and Berlin University and a pastorate in Bangor, he returned to Cobb Divinity School in 1890 to become Chair of New Testament Exegesis and Criticism. He remained at the school as a scholar, teacher, and administrator until his retirement in 1911. Dr. Anthony wrote many books, including An introduction to the life of Jesus, The method of Jes...

Free Will Baptists (1780?-1911)

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Buzzell, John, 1767-1863

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