Mahoning Baptist Association
The Mahoning Baptist Association was an association of
History
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The Mahoning Baptist Association was established in 1820.
A congregation in Wellsburg, West Virginia, which was formed by Alexander Campbell after he left the Brush Run Church and the Redstone Baptist Association, became a member of the Association in 1823.[2] Campbell's journal the Christian Baptist was well received in the Association, as were his debates.[1] As a result, "the association heartily adopted the very same ecumenical, reforming views" in 1824 that had led to Campell's break with the Redstone Association.[1]
Another early Restoration Movement leader, Walter Scott, was hired by the Mahoning Association as an evangelist in 1827.[1][3]: 675 Within three years he brought more than 3,000 converts into the movement.[3]: 675
The Association disbanded in 1830, which Campbell believed to be premature.[1] Some historians consider the dissolution of the Mahoning Association to mark the beginning of the Disciples of Christ, because that is the point when they became truly independent.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Mahoning Baptist Association, pp. 501-502
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Brush Run Church, pages 100-101
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Scott, Walter, pages 673-689
External links
- "The Philadelphia Confession of Faith". The Spurgeon Archive. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-23.