Blaine: Apparently you are correct on this David. I was alluding to some records taken from the Trinity United Church in Canada, which was formed from a Union between a group of Congregationalists and Presbyterians. I mistakenly had it in mind the Baptists had been part of this union. Here is a part of my own writing on the subject. As you will note, Baptists were involved, but apparently not part of the union:
"William Borrowman lived to the age of 78. He died 3 July 1857, in Middleville, Lanark, Ontario. Although he apparently was a Presbyterian when he arrived in Canada, he seems to have had somewhat to do with the Baptist Church in Middleville. The Middleville Baptist Church minutes for February 12, 1856 read: "This day the church met the Pastor in the chair and it was resolved that a site for a chapel be purchased from Wm. Borrowman, and that James Affleck, Crawford Dodds, and William Rankin are appointed to receive a deed for the same." As mentioned, William's son and grandson from his second marriage were affiliated with the Baptist Church. Perhaps his second wife, Helen Davidson, was a Baptist. However, the 1851 Census for Lanark Township in Lanark County lists all members of William's second family as being Congregationalists. Subsequent censuses confirm this. Wesley Borrowman wrote in some notes in 1946 that the Middleville Congregational Church was first formed in 1852, with R.K. Black as the first minister., "owing to a schism among the members" of the Presbyterian Church, which had been organized in 1845. Apparently, the Congregationalists and the Presbyterians underwent "church union" in 1925. They have since used the former St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, now called the Trinity United Church." >From now on, I will do the research first before making generalizations. (:>) ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:57 AM Subject: [TruthTalk] Infant Baptism > Blaine wrote: > > I have done the same for Baptist ancestors, and > > ALL of them had their children baptised as infants. > > This sounds a little bit suspicious, Blaine. Baptists are known for not > baptizing infants. They come from the Anabaptists, which were > considered radical reformers for not believing in infant baptism. They > rebaptized adults who had only been baptized as infants in the church. > Modern Baptists do not baptize infants, so I'm confused about your > statement above. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
