By Joyce H. Munro
My hopes are high and prospects good.1
At age twenty-one, Ebenezer Muir Rice began keeping a diary. Continue reading
Category Archives: Church History
“I have been pained by Mr. Green’s letter on many accounts”: R. A. Fyfe’s Response to Fake News about Baptists in the New World
By Gordon L. Heath
On my trips to various archives I am often pleasantly surprised by unexpected discoveries. Continue reading
“Canada at War Yet Again”: McMaster University in WWII
By Adam Rudy
On 10 September 1939 Canada declared war on Germany. For the third time in forty years, Canada was at war. Continue reading
“God Send England the Strong Right Arm”: McMaster University in WWI, part 2
By Adam Rudy
Despite the hellishness of the war, the students and faculty of McMaster University proved themselves to be profoundly loyal to the Empire’s cause. Continue reading
“We Trust to the Glory of Ultimate Victory”: McMaster University in WWI, part 1
By Adam Rudy
On 4 August 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany, committing its far-flung, global domains to a war of the most tragic proportions yet experienced by humankind. Continue reading
“Wedding Cake Church”: St. Andrews Baptist Church
By Taylor Murray
Nestled in the sea-side town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick is perhaps one of the most interesting churches in Atlantic Canada. Continue reading
“A Feast of Fat Things”: The 1928 BWA World Congress in Toronto, 90 Years in Retrospect
By Karl Armstrong
This summer (June 23 to 29) marks the 90th anniversary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) congress that was held at Exhibition Park in Toronto, Canada. Continue reading
Retirement Dinner for Dr. Robert S. Wilson
By Taylor Murray
On 2 May 2018, hundreds of people filled the Sheldon L. Fountain Commons at Acadia University to celebrate the career of an extraordinary Canadian Baptist: Dr. Robert S. Wilson (affectionately known to all as “Dr. Bob”). Continue reading
The Crown: Baptists and the Coronation of Elizabeth II
By Gordon L. Heath
Viewers of the Netflix series The Crown are familiar with the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, especially the tradition and pageantry surrounding her coronation in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.1 Continue reading
“Our Holy and Our Beautiful House”: Jarvis Street Baptist Church
By Taylor Murray
In March 2017, I visited the archives at Jarvis Street Baptist Church (JSBC) in downtown Toronto. While I was there I snapped a few photographs of the sanctuary.
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