The Smithiad, ca. 1842.

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The Smithiad, ca. 1842.

Printed poem alternately titled "The Devil among the Baptists" satirizes a controversy at First Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) over allowing the women of the church to vote on the question of whether Dr. William T. Brantly should remain as pastor, his dismissal having been recommended by Deacon [Thomas P.] Smith.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7394402

South Carolina Historical Society

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First Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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Smith, Thomas Peter, 1814-1903.

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Brantly, William T. (William Theophilus), 1787-1845

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