Name/Title
Letter from the First Baptist Church of Groton to the Baptist Association, 1807Entry/Object ID
2026.024.005Scope and Content
Letter from the First Baptist Church of Groton to the Baptist Association, October 13, 1807:
"The First Baptist Church of Groton under the Pastural care of Elder John G. Wightman to the Association to be hold at Groton on the 20th of October send Christian Salutations, wish your Meeting be not in vain, but to the furtherance of the Gospel, the strengthening of the Cords that are formed by Grace, those cords of love that has ever proved a bulwark against our most potent enemy. Dear brethren, we have the evidence that God has a vineyard here a garden of his own planting, which testimony is the rage of the enemy , the incessant attacks of the adversary of God's Church, but we have abundant reason to praise the name of the Lord for his Mercies and for his continued goodness to us ward, although some have fallen prey to the enemy we have a goodly number that remain on the Lord's side.
The year past we have had 4 added 3 excluded
Our present number 175
We have chosen our beloved Elder Deacons, Peter Avery and Benadam Gallup, Brethren Samuel Lamb and Joseph Culver, to sit in Counsel with you.
Signed in behalf of the Church.
Dated Groton Oct. 13th 1807"
Signed by Sands Fish, Church ClerkCollection
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2026.024Source or Donor
Edith WolfeAcquisition Method
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First Baptist Church of Groton
