A Special Gift to the Society. (News Notes).A Special Gift to the Society.--An anonymous donor has donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to the Society via Slayden Yarbrough a fascinating copy of Volume 1 of David Benedict's General History of the Baptist Denomination Noun 1. Baptist denomination - group of Baptist congregations Baptist Church, Baptists - any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers in America, published in Boston in 1813. Handwriting HANDWRITING, evidence. Almost every person's handwriting has something whereby it may be distinguished from the writing of others, and this difference is sometimes intended by the term. 2. on the front endsheet states: "Dolly Madison
Dolly Madison is a U.S. bakery brand owned by Interstate Bakeries Corporation, marketing pre-packaged baked snack foods. saved these two vols. from the burning of Washington The Burning of Washington is the name given to the burning of Washington, D.C., by British forces in 1814, during the War of 1812. Strict discipline and the British commander's orders to burn only public buildings are credited with preserving most residences, and as a result the from the President's house." Yarbrough wrote in his December 3, 1999, letter accompanying the gift: "This would have been 1814, I think, and James Madison would have been president when the British torched Washington.... I think that it is interesting that this set of books would be in the President's home only a year after their publication. I interpret this to mean that Madison had close relations with the Baptists because of his earlier dealings with them during the campaign in Orange Country, Virginia, when they convinced him to support a call for amending the proposed constitution ... [to which he] recommended the Bill of Rights." Thank you, Slayden, and anonymous donor. Do you have information for News Notes? If so, please mail your message to the journal office or email to jtaulman@aol.com. |
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