1833 New Hampshire Baptist Confession of Faith
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In 1833, Baptists in the United States agreed upon a confession of faith
around which they could organize a missionary society under the Triennial Convention
. The New Hampshire Confession of Faith was drawn up by the Rev. John Newton Brown
of New Hampshire
, and was adopted by the New Hampshire Baptist Convention. It was widely accepted by Baptists, especially in the Northern and Western States, as a clear and concise statement of their faith. They considered it in harmony with, but in a milder form than, the doctrines of older confessions which expressed the Calvinistic
Baptist beliefs that existed at the time.
Confession of Faith
A Confession of Faith is a statement of doctrine very similar to a creed, but usually longer and polemical, as well as didactic.Confessions of Faith are in the main, though not exclusively, associated with Protestantism...
around which they could organize a missionary society under the Triennial Convention
Triennial Convention
The Triennial Convention, founded in 1814, was the first national Baptist denomination in the United States of America. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was formed to advance missionary work...
. The New Hampshire Confession of Faith was drawn up by the Rev. John Newton Brown
John Newton Brown
John Newton Brown was an influential Baptist teacher, minister and publisher in the 19th century.He was born in New London, Connecticut and attended Madison College where he graduated at the head of his class in 1823...
of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, and was adopted by the New Hampshire Baptist Convention. It was widely accepted by Baptists, especially in the Northern and Western States, as a clear and concise statement of their faith. They considered it in harmony with, but in a milder form than, the doctrines of older confessions which expressed the Calvinistic
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
Baptist beliefs that existed at the time.