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As we continue to review the content of our forthcoming book - John Mason and Sarah Paine Peck: Missionaries Extraordinaire, by Myron Dillow - chapter 5 finds them moving to Rock Spring, Illinois. An … read more

One of the individuals that John Mason Peck mentored in St. Louis was John Berry Meachum (1789-1854), an African free man. "Meachum was an energetic and deeply spiritual man with a dynamic personality … read more

In Chapter 3 of our forthcoming book - John Mason and Sarah Paine Peck - Missionaries Extraordinaire, Peck determined to seek more theological education. In May 1816, he began attending William Staug … read more

In Chapter 2 of our forthcoming book - John Mason and Sarah Paine Peck: Missionaries Extraordinaire - John and Sarah adopt Baptist principles and were baptized in September 1811. The scene took place … read more

John Mason Peck (1789-1858) "was a man with unusual vision and unbelievable willpower, coupled with nearly inexhaustible energy. He would become a missionary, preacher, historian, editor, social and m … read more