Excerpt from History of the Baptist Churches, Maryland: Connected With the Maryland Baptist Union Association In 1821, Old Seneca and Hammond's Branch Churches, under charge of Rev. Plummer Waters, having become opposed to the plan of con ducting Missionary Societies, withdrew from the body. Rev. Luther Rice, the well known advocate for missions and education, was present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The first Baptist church in Maryland was founded in Chestnut Ridge in 1709. The Maryland Baptist Union Association was established in 1836. This fine little book is valuable for the abundance of names it contains: lists of church officers, Sunday school teachers, pastors, etc. It lists fifty-six church histories in chronological order of organization. Some histories are quite lengthy, while others are very brief. An appendix contains several biographical sketches of leaders in the Maryland Baptist Community. The text is illustrated with engravings of churches and church founders.