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1856 antique BAPTIST CHURCH byrom street liverpool FAITH PRACTICE booklet
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A scarce mid-19th century Baptist church booklet measuring approximately 4.25 x 5.5 inches, titled A Declaration of the Faith & Practice of the Baptist Church, Byrom Street, Liverpool. Printed in Liverpool by Gabriel Thomson, 108 London Road, and originally sold for the price of twopence.
The internal text records that the congregation united on 8th December 1851, and the closing page is dated Nov. 22nd, 1856. It is signed:
Thomas Dawson, Pastor
John Rutherford, Deacon
Nesbit Ramsay, Deacon
William Davies, Deacon
The declaration outlines doctrinal positions, strict communion practice, church discipline, moral conduct, family responsibilities, charitable giving, and equality among members (“strive against all class distinctions”). It references the Lancashire and Cheshire Association of Baptist Churches and reflects mid-Victorian Nonconformist theology and congregational governance.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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