The Trail of Blood by J. M. Carroll
"Following the Christians Down Through the Centuries . . . or The History of Baptist Churches From the Time of Christ, Their Founder, to
the Present Day" -- That's the brief description of The Trail of Blood on its Title Page.
The title page also states the book's purpose: "THIS LITTLE BOOK is sent forth for the purpose of making known the little-known history of those FAITHFUL WITNESSES of the Lord Jesus, who, as members of the CHURCH JESUS BUILT, 'Overcame Satan by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony: and they loved not their lives unto death,' Rev. 12:11."
I've read this booklet and it's a good eye opener for Baptists. Of course, like any other book, you have to have your Bible open while reading this, your eyes open for things that might be out of place, and if you get bothered by anything written in it my advice would be to ask your pastor.
It is divided into the following sections:
"The next serious error to begin creeping in, and which seems from some historians (not all) to have begun in this same century and which may be said to have been an inevitable consequence of the "baptismal regeneration" idea, was a change in the subjects of baptism. Since baptism has been declared to be an agency or means to salvation by some erring churches, then the sooner baptism takes place the better. Hence arose "infant baptism." Prior to this "believers" and "believers" only, were regarded as proper subjects for baptism. "Sprinkling" and "pouring" are not now referred to. These came in much later. For several centuries, infants, like others, were immersed. The Greek Catholics (a very large branch of the Catholic church) up to this day, have never changed the original form of baptism. They practice infant baptism but have never done otherwise than immerse the children. (Note--Some of the church historians put the beginning of infant baptism within this century, but I shall quote a short paragraph from Robinson's Ecclesiastical Researches.)"
A couple of years ago, I made a PowerPoint presentation for my seminary class report on the Second Lecture, and perhaps I'll share it with you soon.
Meanwhile, to DOWNLOAD the PDF copy of The Trail of Blood: CLICK HERE.
To DOWNLOAD the Trail of Blood CHART: Click here for the PDF copy, click here for the JPEG copy.
ENJOY LEARNING!
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The title page also states the book's purpose: "THIS LITTLE BOOK is sent forth for the purpose of making known the little-known history of those FAITHFUL WITNESSES of the Lord Jesus, who, as members of the CHURCH JESUS BUILT, 'Overcame Satan by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony: and they loved not their lives unto death,' Rev. 12:11."
I've read this booklet and it's a good eye opener for Baptists. Of course, like any other book, you have to have your Bible open while reading this, your eyes open for things that might be out of place, and if you get bothered by anything written in it my advice would be to ask your pastor.
It is divided into the following sections:
- INTRODUCTION -- By CLARENCE WALKER
- FIRST LECTURE -- A.D. 30-500
- SECOND LECTURE -- A.D. 600-1300
- THIRD LECTURE -- A.D. 1400-1600
- FOURTH LECTURE -- 17th, 18th, 19th Centuries
- FIFTH LECTURE -- RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES
- SOME AFTER WORDS
"The next serious error to begin creeping in, and which seems from some historians (not all) to have begun in this same century and which may be said to have been an inevitable consequence of the "baptismal regeneration" idea, was a change in the subjects of baptism. Since baptism has been declared to be an agency or means to salvation by some erring churches, then the sooner baptism takes place the better. Hence arose "infant baptism." Prior to this "believers" and "believers" only, were regarded as proper subjects for baptism. "Sprinkling" and "pouring" are not now referred to. These came in much later. For several centuries, infants, like others, were immersed. The Greek Catholics (a very large branch of the Catholic church) up to this day, have never changed the original form of baptism. They practice infant baptism but have never done otherwise than immerse the children. (Note--Some of the church historians put the beginning of infant baptism within this century, but I shall quote a short paragraph from Robinson's Ecclesiastical Researches.)"
A couple of years ago, I made a PowerPoint presentation for my seminary class report on the Second Lecture, and perhaps I'll share it with you soon.
Meanwhile, to DOWNLOAD the PDF copy of The Trail of Blood: CLICK HERE.
To DOWNLOAD the Trail of Blood CHART: Click here for the PDF copy, click here for the JPEG copy.
ENJOY LEARNING!
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