Baptist History Of The North Pacific Coast

Author : John Clapp Baker
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ISBN 13 : 9781331886570
Total Pages : 568 pages
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Download or read book Baptist History of the North Pacific Coast written by John Clapp Baker and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Baptist History of the North Pacific Coast: With Special Reference to Western Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska In introducing this volume to the Baptists of America there is little needed to be said. The author has undertaken the work: First. Because of the importance of the field historically covered, which is second to no other in America, if in the world, in its material and religious possibilities. Secondly. Because of the rapidity with which our denomination has grown to be a factor, which must be counted in every great movement for the betterment of mankind on the Pacific Coast, and to every part of the world to which it is tributary. Thirdly. Because the history covers the most important period of its civic and religious development, namely, laying the foundations. Fourthly. Because the eye and heart of the great Baptist brotherhood of America, five millions strong, are turned this way asking for the history of this important and far-reaching period of mission work. Fifthly. Because for several years I have been solicited by a large number of the prominent members of the Northwest Baptist Convention to write its history, and officially appointed as its historical secretary to do so, with a consulting committee to aid me in the work. This committee has consisted, uniformly, of Rev. J. Cairns and Rev. S. W. Beaven, whose extensive personal experience in work on and knowledge of the whole field have rendered their services invaluable. Sixthly. Because for a quarter of a century of the time covered by this history, and that its most important period, the author was closely and a large part of the time officially connected with the work over the whole field, standing shoulder to shoulder with these noble men and women of God who devoted the best years of their own lives to this Christly service, without whom it could not have been so highly honored of God, approved by the Spirit and the preeminence given to the Christ in whose service we all shared. From many sources of prominence and influence all along the Pacific Coast, it has been impressed upon me that I should take up the work; that it was needful and the duty of some one to write it for permanent use and preservation I could but acknowledge. But I shrank from such an undertaking for two reasons: First, because Rev. C. H. Mattoon has spent years of time and large money ill gathering Baptist annals covering the North Pacific Coast, which it was anticipated from year to year, would be published in a single volume, covering the whole field. I was anxious to have his annals thus published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.