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anti-mission or anti-effort forces opposedcentralization of authority, and educated &

paid clergy, man-made organizations(Sunday schools, seminaries, missionarysocieties)

movement was centered primarily inunderdeveloped areas of Ohio and lowerMississippi River valleys

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hyper-Calvinismsome felt that intentionalefforts were not needed to evangelize the lost

some expressed hostility toward NativeAmericans in the West polity issueperceived threats to autonomy

of local churchesoften coupled with distrust

of Baptists in the East gaining financial andpolitical control by administering missionfunds (also worries re: overhead costs)

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sociological/cultural issuesless educatedclergy of the West vs. better educated

clergy of the East

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Parker (cont.) he argued that missionary organizations were

merely human agencies without biblicalsupporthe also noted that mission societieswere not under local church control

Gen. 3:15his basis for the doctrine of the 2seedsthe seed of the woman (elect) and theseed of the serpent (non-elect)ultimately ledto the Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit PredestinarianBaptists

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Parker (cont.)

he and Kehuckee Assoc. (NC) had impact on

Primitive Baptists, which include Absoluters,Old Liners (who allow for some human

responsibility in predestination), Progressives,

the National Primitive Baptists (African

American) , and Universalists (No Hellers)

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John Taylor (1752-1835):

born and raised in VAbecame a Baptist at 20 andsoon started to preachlike Parker, Taylor notformally educated

1779moved to KY to take part in mission workpattern was to start a new church, pastor it for a

few years, then plant another church, etc. 1819Thoughts on Missionsaccused missionaries

of being involved in the movement for love ofmoney (he referred to Luther Rice as a Tetzel)

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Taylor (cont.)

he argued that the missionary system was

hierarchical and a threat to Baptist democracy

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