The legacy of Baptists (in the USA) and missions

‘As [Mr Luther] Rice made his way to homes in the plantations of the South and the farmlands of the North; to the churches and associational meetings in hamlets and towns up and down the eastern states, he began to ponder this problem: No single congregation, and no single Baptist Association, could hope to support a missionary couple in Burma–or on any other foreign field; but the conscientious efforts and sacrifices of al the Baptists of America could sustain not only the Judsons but a worthy corps of missionaries in many stations, even to the uttermost parts of the earth.’ …

‘Luther Rice talked to the Baptists about this wherever they gathered to hear him. He wrote persuasive letters at the end of each day’s journey. By the slow mail of that day and by personal visits Rice enlisted the help of men he knew would stand firm for such an organization. They included such Baptist luminaries as Dr. Richard Furman of Charleston, South Carolina; the Rev. Lucius Bolles of Salem, Massachusetts; and Dr. William B. Johnson of Savannah, Georgia. There was Dr. William Staughton of Philadelphia, who had come to America from England, one of the men who had attended the meeting in Widow Wallis’ home in London when William Carey was appointed missionary to India and who had passed a snuffbox for the collection.’

– Armstrong, Orland Kay: The Indomitable Baptists: A Narrative of Their Role in Shaping American History, p. 126-127

(GSiV: Baptist; A Mindset All Reformed Folks Need; GSiV Resource Page; Grateful for the Reformation; What is Reformed theology?; A Few Confessions of Faith in Vietnamese; Philadelphia Baptist Confession of Faith)