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The Baptists - A People Who Gathered to Walk in All His Ways: From the Publisher
posted 4/01/1985 12:00AM
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT in its May 14, 1984 issue reported on a survey of citizens around the country who were asked to rank the most influential persons in America outside of government.
Three ordained ministers were mentioned in the top ten. Jerry Falwell, Jesse Jackson and Billy Graham, who were ranked number 7, 8 and 9 behind such familiar names as Dan Rather and Lee Iacocca and ahead of suet notables as Michael Jackson, David Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger.
The three ministers are all Baptist preachers. What this suggests about the strength and diversity of Baptists we will leave to your reflection. Ponder also as you read this issue the observation of the eminent church history scholar, Kenneth Scott Latourette that: “It has been the special privilege given to Baptists, more than to any other body of Christians of comparable size, to preach the gospel to the poor. For the most part, the poor leave no written traces of their lives. The historian is often baffled when he seeks to ... To view this item, you must be a member of ChristianHistory.net.
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