Name/Title
History of Florida Baptists, A.Entry/Object ID
2015.1.6056Description
326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
A History of Florida Baptists by Edward Earl Joiner.
Bibliography: p. 314-318.
Has index.
Contents: Roots and foundations of Florida Baptists or to 1854 -- Convention, catastrophe, and survival: 1854-1880 -- New Life: The State Board, Stetson and the Florida Baptist Witness: 1880-1900 -- Expansion, recognition and controversy: 1901-1920 -- Growth, recession and the beginning of recovery: 1920-1940 -- Recovery from the Depression and new problems: 1940-1950 -- Unparalleled progress : 1950-1960 -- Self-examination and continued expansion: 1960-1969 -- Conclusion and reflection: Florida Baptists look at the present and to the future. -- Appendixes.
Jacksonville information: No-one knows when the first Baptists set foot on Florida soil, but appears possible, that they were Southern slaves who had escaped to freedom under the second and last period of Spanish rule (1783-1821) -- Bethel Church in Jacksonville sued over property and Blacks won due to being the majority
Jacksonville information: No-one knows when the first Baptists set foot on Florida soil, but appears possible, that they were Southern slaves who had escaped to freedom under the second and last period of Spanish rule (1783-1821) -- Bethel Church in Jacksonville sued over property and Blacks won due to being the majority -- Establishment of school called Florida Baptist Academy in Jacksonville in 1892 -- In 1951, 3 churches with more than 1,000 in attendance included the First Baptist Church , Jacksonville -- New form of ministry by Training Union of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville under the direction of Miss Frances Hendrix included courses in Bible history.
Appendices: First constitution of the Florida Baptist Convention adopted in 1854 -- Florida Baptist Churches founded before 1860 -- List of associations and dates organized -- Historical table -- List of executive secretaries, department heads and other officers -- Statistical tables.Collection
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Baptists -- Florida -- History., First Baptist Church (Jacksonville, Fla.) -- History.Publication Details
Author
Joiner, E. Earl (Edward Earl).Publisher
Florida Baptist ConventionPlace Published
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Jacksonville, Florida.Call No.
BX 6248 .F6 J64 1972LCCN
78-185685
