A Study of Solemn Faces of Primitive Baptist Elders

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Elders Frederick W. Keene & John D. Hubbell, New York.
 Circa 1800's

 

 

Elders of the General Meeting of Primitive Baptists, Fulton, Kentucky
Circa 1900

Elders in Virginia
Circa Early 1920's

Elders of the Southwest Texas Association
Circa late 1930's

 

Elders of the Southwest Texas Association
Circa late 1930's

 

Elder & Mrs. D.M. Vail,  New York
Circa 1800's

 

Elder John Christian and his wife Amanda. Elder Christain was pastor of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in the  Craig County Oklahoma town of Centralia. He was my great-grandfather. I have some of his books, which are mostly collections of editorial writings of Elder C. H. Cayce of Tennessee. Elder Cayce owned a publishing company. He published The Primitive Baptist, which was newspaper for Primitive Baptists.
                                                               Credit: Loy Christian Flick

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