tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post114151901525912267..comments2024-03-28T14:43:35.296-05:00Comments on Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths: Sandy Creek Church, North CarolinaR. L. Vaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-45919553084871261172019-06-21T21:31:29.847-05:002019-06-21T21:31:29.847-05:00Ken, thanks so much for stopping by and commenting...Ken, thanks so much for stopping by and commenting on the Sandy Creek Association and Separate Baptists. This is a very interesting part of our history. In my opinion, I think it might be best to just consider the original Separate Baptists as "Separate" rather than either general or particular. The reason I say this is that they held no creed but the Bible and seemed to tolerate a wide range of views on the subject, well before they united with the Particulars/Regulars. Some of their leaders were staunch Calvinists, such as Silas Mercer, Elijah Craig, and Ambrose Dudley. Others held general provision, such as Samuel Harriss, John Waller, and Jeremiah Walker. Walker even eventually went so far as to embrace the doctrine of apostasy (falling from grace). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=yctLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">Robert B. Semple</a> and others have related the interesting 1775 session of the General Association in Virginia, which divided on the question, then made up. This hinged upon the introduction of a query "Is salvation, by Christ, made possible for every individual of the human race?" At least at this time, those who held particular redemption were in the majority. This is found on pages 82-84.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-46126710233797852822019-06-21T17:32:59.701-05:002019-06-21T17:32:59.701-05:00Ive been studying Baptist history for 30 yrs. Sand...Ive been studying Baptist history for 30 yrs. Sandy Creek was a "separate" baptist church. the Separates for the most part would be considered "general" baptists and not "particular" baptists. the union of the Separates and Particulars became what was known as "United Baptists"..the Separates only agreed to the Philadelphia confession by adding the words "as long as it doesnt disagree with the Word of God"...thus most of them simply ignored the Philadelphia confession. Over time there became a mixture of both general and particular baptists, even in the same congregation, especially considering that there may not be another Baptist church within a reasonable distance, that you could get to by walking or horse back. So at the time of the split, a majority of the Sandy Creek church were already general baptists and they withdrew leaving the old building to the primitives. Shubal Stearns was a Separate Baptist, and by the very nature of him establishing so many churches, he had a missionary zeal. At the very least, he never preached on the subject of predestination. Using logic, would should conclude that the "missionary" memeber who left the church, didnt suddenly change their theology over night, so they must have already had an inclination that the lost must hear the Gospel in order to be saved.Ken Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-43477611985942359392013-08-14T19:34:48.745-05:002013-08-14T19:34:48.745-05:00Thanks for the comment on Sandy Creek and the Unio...Thanks for the comment on Sandy Creek and the Union Primitive Baptist Church. I found some interesting info on Sandy Creek <a href="http://randolphhistory.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/sandy-creek-baptist-church/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. The Paulks are mentioned in some of the comments.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-90218088239097352782013-08-14T12:14:56.899-05:002013-08-14T12:14:56.899-05:00R paulk
Jonathan Polk was married to Elder Stear...<br />R paulk <br /><br />Jonathan Polk was married to Elder Stearns sister, Rebecca Ruth Stearns.<br /><br />I am a direct descendant of Jonathan. Jonathan's son Micajah moved to South Georgia where his descendants founded Union Primitive Church which is still in existence today and the location of the family reunion each year.<br /><br />I have visited Sandy Creek on several occasions and for my family it is a holy place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-77456579402794030872007-02-18T15:34:00.000-06:002007-02-18T15:34:00.000-06:00Thanks, Will. It's good to see this is a full view...Thanks, Will. It's good to see this is a full view book at Google. I notice also they have as full view both Benedict's history, as well as the not as common "The Baptist Denomination: Its History, Doctrines and Ordinances" by Dudley C. Haynes in 1856 and "History of the Early Baptists from the 'beginning of the gospel' to the rise of affusion" by William C. Duncan in 1857.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-24284675080522144252007-02-17T08:57:00.000-06:002007-02-17T08:57:00.000-06:00Robert, I discovered that the centennial edition o...Robert, I discovered that the centennial edition of "A History of the Sandy Creek Baptist Association: from its organization in A.D. 1758 to A.D. 1858" is available from Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03047241Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com