Luther Rice was born on a small farm in Northborough, MA.

Jim Curran shared a post.

Admin  · Yesterday at 11:59 AM  · This was just shared in another group- looks interesting. First I have heard of it. Luther Rice is an interesting subject. He was made the scapegoat for many of the failures of Columbian College and the Board when he was never at fault. George Ella has a chapter defending him in Isaac McCoy Apostle of the Western Trail.

Terry W. Dorsett shared a link to the group: Baptist History Preservation.

Yesterday at 9:32 AM  · Most Christians (especially Baptists) do not know the history of those who have paved the way before us. I am moved by the stories of men like Luther Rice, who gave their all for the gospel and helped establish Baptist mission work. Read his story and be blessed!AMAZON.COMThe Dreamer Cometh: The Luther Rice StoryThe Dreamer Cometh: The Luther Rice Story

Luther Rice was born on a small farm in Northborough, MA. He underwent a powerful religious conversion as a teenager in a time when spiritual revival was sweeping across New England. Sensing a call to missions, he and Adoniram Judson traveled to India with the Congregational mission agency. While on the ship during the long voyage, his study of Scripture led him to embrace a Baptist view of baptism. He was baptized by immersion upon reaching India and felt compelled to resign as a Congregationalist missionary since he could no longer represent their theology in good faith. He returned to America where he rallied Baptist churches to support missionaries. Though his intention was to return to the mission field, that never happened. Instead, he traveled the country extensively, preaching on evangelism and missions and encouraging Baptists to organize themselves more formally so that missions could be supported more effectively. Many listened to his pleas, and Baptist mission societies sprang up around the nation. He also felt the need to train future pastors and missionaries, so he helped establish Baptist colleges across the nation. Not everyone agreed with his aggressive fundraising efforts or his constant promoting of missionary and educational efforts. Many accused him of only caring about money. But he gave 100 percent of himself to the Lord’s work, having never married. He died while on a preaching tour of South Carolina. His legacy lives on today in the colleges he helped found, in numerous Baptist mission boards that trace their roots to his ministry, and in the Luther Rice Lodge, a training facility in Northborough, MA that occupies what was once the Rice family home, barn, and blacksmith shop. All proceeds from the sale of this book support the ministry of the Luther Rice Lodge.

The Dreamer Cometh: The Luther Rice Story: Carleton, William A.: 9781532688515: Amazon.com: Books