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(Encyclopedia) Brethren, German Baptist religious group. They were popularly known as Dunkards, Dunkers, or Tunkers, from the German for “to dip,” referring to their method of baptizing. The Brethren…Sabbatarians
(Encyclopedia) Sabbatarians, persons who insist upon strict observance of Sunday as the Sabbath. Societies promoting Sabbatarian objectives include the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States and…Beissel, Johann Conrad
(Encyclopedia) Beissel, Johann ConradBeissel, Johann Conradyōˈhän kônˈrät bīˈsəl [key], 1690–1768, founder of the Seventh-Day Baptist community at Ephrata, Pa. Emigrating (1720) from Germany, he…Rogers, Adrian Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Adrian Pierce, 1931–2005, American Southern Baptist clergyman, b. West Palm Beach, Fla. After deciding to enter the ministry while in college, he attended the New Orleans…Calvinism
(Encyclopedia) Calvinism, term used in several different senses. It may indicate the teachings expressed by John Calvin himself; it may be extended to include all that developed from his doctrine and…Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Biography
Jean Baptiste Point du Sablefounder of ChicagoBorn: c. 1750Birthplace: St. Marc, Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) Du Sable had a French father and an African-born slave mother. He was…Baylor University
(Encyclopedia) Baylor University, mainly at Waco, Tex.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1845 by Baptists (see Baylor, Robert E. B.) at Independence, moved 1886 and absorbed Waco Univ. (chartered…St. John The BaptiSt. Parish, LA Census Data
People QuickFactsSt. John the Baptist ParishLouisianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 46,3934,523,628Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.8%1.2%Population, 2000 43,0444,468,…John Baptiste WEBER, Congress, NY (1842-1926)
WEBER John Baptiste , a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, N.Y., September 21, 1842; attended public and private schools and the Central School of Buffalo; enlisted in the Civil War as…St. John The BaptiSt. Parish LA Social Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school13,204100.0Nursery school, preschool1,1108.4Kindergarten7575.7Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,30247.7High…Trending
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