In March 1847, 170 years ago, Dr John Thomas came to the realisation that when he was first immersed into Alexander Campbell’s gospel in 1833, he was not baptised into the saving truth of the gospel as outlined in the Scriptures. In commemoration of this event this article looks at the circumstances which surrounded this momentous occasion.
John Thomas was born in England in 1805, a time when England was at war with Napoleon and the whole of Europe was dominated by conflict and uncertainty. The whole of society was in a state of upheaval and it was into this world that John Thomas arrived to take his place in the purpose of God.
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