A debate on Christian baptism, between the Rev. W. L. MacCalla, a Presbyterian teacher, and Alexander Campbell, : held at Washington, Ky. commencing on the 15th and terminating on the 21st Oct. 1823, in the presence of a very numerous and respectable congregation, in which are interspersed and to which are added animadversions on different treatises on the same subject, written by Dr. J. Mason, Dr. S. Ralston, Rev. E. Pond, Rev. J. P. Campbell, Rector Armstrong, and the Rev. J. Walker. /
Campbell, Alexander,1788-1866.
McCalla, W. L.(William Latta),1788-1859.
Carico, Charles F.,of Grayson, Kentucky,former owner.StEdNL
Platt, Robert M.,of Boston, Kentucky,former owner.StEdNL
Neal, R. B.(Robert B.),1847-1925,former owner.StEdNL
Buffaloe: : Published by Campbell and Sala.,
1824..
Alexander Campbell (1788 - 1866) was a Scottish-Irish-American minister, one of the leaders of the Restoration Movement, orator, author, and publisher. This work records a debate between him and Presbyterian William Latta Maccalla, on the subject of baptism. After the birth of his daughter, Campbell had studied and, ultimately, disagreed with the process of baptising infants.
Buffaloe, where Campbell published the book, would be renamed Bethany by himself in 1828, after he became postmaster of the town and discovered there was already another post office in West Virginia named Buffalo.
Bookplate on the front pastedown "The library of Charles F. Carico / Grayson, Kentucky". Inscription below that in pen "Robert M. Platt, Boston Ky". Bookplate on the back pastedown "From the library of R. B. Neal / to be used not abused / after 30 days return book". Robert B. Neal (1847-1925), was a Kentucky preacher and publisher of 'The Helper - the official organ of the National Anti-Mormon Missionary Association of the Churches of Christ'. He was a "vigorous, contentious fighter of saloonism, Calvinism, Mormonism, and devilism of any sort or kind.".
Baptism
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