Peace-bearing Was Theme of Annual Meeting

Peace-bearing was featured at the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society held in May.   Three speakers focused on Peace-bearing, as follows:  Dr. Isam E. Ballenger, professor emeritus of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, commented generally on the nature of Peace; Dr. Karen Bullock, professor of Christian heritage at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute in Texas, shared about Baptist peace-bearers of the past; and Dr. Robert Parham, executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics, examined contemporary peace issues.  Also in the meeting, the Society honored the life and work of Dr. James C. Massey, the founding director of the office of church/minister relations at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board.

The addresses delivered at the annual meeting will be included in the DVD resource on Peace-bearing which currently is in production by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies.  An announcement will be made on this website when the DVD becomes available.

WHAT MEAN THESE STONES? - Religious Liberty and the Monuments to Virginia Baptists Who Secured It.

Announcing the publication of What Mean These Stones? which gives an account of the struggle for religious liberty and the monuments, markers and tablets scattered across the Virginia landscape which herald the courageous men who helped secure religious liberty for all Americans to enjoy.  Included are the addresses delivered by leading historians when the monuments were dedicated.  Also included is an annotated journal of a pioneer Virginia Baptist minister, William Young Hiter, and his wife, Jane Goodwin Hiter.  The journal dates to 1811-12.  It was annotated by Joel Feigenbaum, a student at the University of Richmond.  Orders for What Mean These Stones? can be secured by sending a check for $12 including shipping and handling to:  Virginia Baptist Historical Society, P.O. Box 34, University of Richmond, VA 23173.  Put "STONES" on your check.  Note:  What Mean These Stones? is the alternative title to the 2009 issue of the Virginia Baptist Register, the annual journal of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society.  Copies of the journal will be mailed to all current annual members of the Society.

UNTO THE HILLS - History of Baptists in Southwest Virginia
Announcing a new publication titled Unto the Hills – a history of Baptist life and work in Southwest Virginia from the 1700s to 1890.The publication includes a history of the establishment of Baptist work especially through state missionaries and Bible distributors, an inventory of all known Baptist churches in the region, and a biographical study of one of the pioneer preachers, Noah Baldwin.“The Man from Whang Doodle Hollow” tells Baldwin’s story using his diary as a primary source.
Orders may be placed by sending a check for $12 including shipping and handling to:
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
SWVA Book Order
P.O. Box 34
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Note:Unto the Hills is an alternate title for the 2008 issue of the Virginia Baptist Register, the annual journal of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society.