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Believer immersion as opposed to unbeliever sprinkling / Alex Crawford : [Charlottetown: J. D. Haszard, 1827]
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CA PCA Acc3933
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Microfilmed 1978 (Reproduction)
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[1827] (Creation)
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- Crawford, Alexander
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1 reel 35 mm microfilm
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Crawford, Alexander
(d. 1828)
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A native of Argylshire, Scotland, Alexander Crawford, Prince Edward Island's first Baptist preacher, emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1809, preaching for two years in the Yarmouth area. As an independent preacher, unordained and unaffiliated with the established church, he encountered bitter opposition from the established "associated Baptists" of Nova Scotia. In 1811 he began organizing congregations on Prince Edward Island before settling permanently in 1814. He established churches in Brudenell, Crossroads, Bedeque, East Point, Tryon as well as other areas. According to a tribute written twenty years after his death "his preaching was generally argumentative and instructing. In doctrines he was what is generally termed a moderate Calvinist, as can be easily learned from his writings." Alexander Crawford died in 1828 at the age of 42.
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This fonds consists of a microfilm copy of one handwritten volume comprised of two essays and three letters regarding the issue of baptism written by Alexander Crawford. Crawford wrote "Believer immersion as opposed to unbeliever sprinkling" in 1826 in response to a pamphlet issued by Doctor Ross of Truro, Nova Scotia. Rejecting the concept of infant baptism Crawford argued instead for the immersion of the adult believer as the acceptable form of baptism.
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PERMISSION FOR USE/REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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See Also: Acc3209 for historical information regarding Alexander Crawford and the early Baptists
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This item is located in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room
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