Bray, Rev. Nathan H.,(NOTE: as I do this series I post them as they are written- it really bothers me but it is noted sometimes that one of the men mentionedailyd was in the masonic lodge.

Baptist Church History

Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Post by Jim Curran

Bray, Rev. Nathan H.,(NOTE: as I do this series I post them as they are written- it really bothers me but it is noted sometimes that one of the men mentioned was in the masonic lodge. This seems to be more common in the south than the north. I often scratch my head over this having extensively researched the occultism present- however many in the lower levels are often ignorant of the occultism at the higher levels. It is really sad when I find that a preacher is an officer and at a high level at that. Indeed looking at the picture (in full regalia) and gravestone in findagrave there is far more of masonry than minister there. (for this reason I will not even include a picture here.) What a terrible shame. Bray, Rev. Nathan H., the apostle of the Sa- bine region, Louisiana, was born in Petersborough, England, April 29, 1809 ; emigrated to the United States in 1840, and landed at New Orleans. He began to preach in 1847, and under his labors churches were planted in all that portion of Louis- iana bordering on the Sabine River. He was in- defatigable, and 50 or 60 churches and 3 Associa- tions sprang up as the fruit, more or less direct, of his efforts. He was over twenty years moderator of Sabine Association, and for many years an officer in the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and for the last three years parish judge. He died Feb. 18, 1875. (Note it appears in later life he was far more devoted to judgeship and lodge than anything else) From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart