Letter from the First Baptist Church of Groton to the Baptist Association, 1804
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2026.024.004
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Letter from the First Baptist Church of Groton to the Baptist Association, October 1804:
"The First Baptist Church of Groton under the Pastural care of Elder John G. Wightman to the Association to be held Colchester on the 16th of October send Christian Salutations wishing Grace, Mercy & Peace to abound with you. Dear Brethren it is a trying season with us whilst we are Experiencing those things which we may reasonably look for as their is many Crying Low here and Low there As the Lion which taking the advantage of the dark season to in Quest of his prey so has some of our Brethren fallen a prey to his merciless Jaws the flood of Errors Like a torrent that is poured in upon us has had the sad effect of carrying away some whom we once thought were Local subjects to our King but not withstanding all the efforts of Satan all the attacks of our Enemy we have a goodly number who through the Goodness of God have yet withstood all the storms and the siege of the Enemy and yet have their face set as a flint yet determined to bear the burden and heat of the Day and we hope as the Night has been long and yet Dark the time is not far distant when we shall see the dawn of Day for which we Pray and also desire your prayers in regard to what we have Experienced in the revolution of the year past."
