John Fiske began his ministry in the Wenham Church, Mass. in 1644 and died in Bay Colony, Mass. in Jan. 1677.

In attempting to write a history of the Baptists no one is more aware of the embarrassments surrounding the subject than the author. These embarrassments arise

CHAPTER 1 THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCHES. The Great Commission. A Definition of a Church. A Voluntary Association. A Church Not National or General. The Officers of