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Noah Davis: b. July 28, 1802, near Salisbury, Md.; d. July 15, 1830, Phila., Pa.; received a common school education; engaged at age 16 as a merchant’s clerk at Fassitt and Langstroth in Phila.; here … read more

Henry Allen Cooke: b. Dec. 27, 1825, Mendon, Mass.; d. May 22, 1909, Cambridge, Mass.; . . . studied at Brown University for two years; briefly employed as a school teacher, while continuing his studi … read more

Joseph Belcher: b. Apr. 5, 1794, Birmingham, England; d. July 10, 1859, Phila., Pa.; converted and baptized in 1814, uniting with the Cannon Street Baptist Church, Birmingham; began preaching on trial … read more

Over the next several weeks we'll be reviewing the contents of our latest book. The book is arranged by giving facts about the individual minister followed by references of resources that were used in … read more

The year 1872 (the ending date in our forthcoming book Ministers of the Philadelphia Baptist Association) is noteworthy not only for its being the 165th anniversary of this oldest of Baptist associati … read more