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History Of Pennepack Baptist Church
The Amazing Drama Behind Pennepack Baptist
Welcome to the story behind Pennepack Baptist Church, established in 1688, and now in its 320th year of ministry. It was the 8th Baptist church to be started in America, and the 7th oldest still surviving. When the church began, composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Frederick Handel were 3-year old toddlers. Hymn-writer Isaac Watts was just a lad of 14. Revivalist Jonathan Edwards, so instrumental in setting the foundation for ‘The Great Awakening’ would not be born for another 15 years, Benjamin Franklin two years after him, and George Washington 26 more years after Franklin.
The Pilgrims had only landed 68 years earlier. Banks had only been using checks for 7 years, firemen only had the use of flexible hoses for 16 years, and watches only had minute hands for 18 years. These are the statistics and they are amazing, but they are not the story. And the story is always more exciting than the statistics. Every good story has a good beginning. Pennepack Baptist has a wonderful beginning to its story, especially due to the many varied influences that fed into the stream that became Pennepack Baptist Church.
These influences were Divine, of course, and human, political, geographical and with a touch of Shakespearean-like drama, as we shall see. Here is a brief telling of the unique story of that drama that led to the founding of Pennepack Baptist Church and the Philadelphia Baptist Association. In the mid-1630’s, a man named Roger Williams took off into the Massachusetts woods banished from preaching and any involvement in the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his dissenting views—including his conviction that no one should be persecuted for holding dissenting or different religious opinions. In 1638, he would help establish the first Baptist church in the new world in the town of Providence in what would be the colony of Rhode Island. In its charter, the colony would grant freedom of conscience and religion, something not so granted in either England or Massachusetts. Forty-six years later, in 1684, the Rev. Thomas Dungan, originally from Ireland, would leave Rhode Island and travel south to bring a Baptist presence to a place where similar freedom of worship and conscience was being established. Dungan would die four years later and the church he started at Cold Springs near the Delaware River would only survive until 1702. However, the events that he would take part in his final year of life on earth would certainly be viewed as a crowning experience of his life and could easily be argued that his ‘Divine appointment’ was to be the right man, in the right place, at the right time.
The place that Rev. Dungan moved to was called ‘Penn’s Woods’ or Pennsylvania. An English Quaker named William Penn had received a land grant from Charles II in lieu of money that the King had owed his father. Penn set up his ‘Holy Experiment’, as he called it, in 1682, erecting the Village of Philadelphia and opening the colony’s doors to all who would seek to be free of religious oppression. Many from Wales, England, and Ireland came over, among them a group of Welsh farmers who settled north and east of the village. These men and women, Baptist in their convictions, along with other Irish and English of the same mindset, would become principle characters in the first act of the drama we alluded to earlier.
The stage was now set. Most of the characters were in position, it awaited only the ‘Chief Actor’ to appear on the stage [that term being chosen very purposefully here]. To build some anticipation for his entrance a little background is needed.
In the year 1640, Benjamin Keach was born in England. In his teen years he would be baptized into the Baptist branch of the Christian faith tree and at age 18 would become a preacher. In 1666, the year of the great London fire, he and his wife had a son whom they named Elias [Elias being another version of the name Elijah, the passionate and fiery prophet of the Old Testament]. Perhaps great hopes had been laid upon Elias’ tiny head, to carry the mantle of this great man of God.
Benjamin would himself become a champion of Baptist ideals and opposition to religious oppression, seeing his books burned and spending time in prison and in the Pillory [known also as ‘The Stocks’, with his head and hands enclosed]. Much has been written about Rev. Benjamin Keach, but not much is known about Elias’ early life.
What we do know is that Elias eventually sailed across the ocean to land in William Penn’s new colony in 1686, a twenty-year old young man in whose suitcase was a black robe and a white band. Why did he come to the new world? Did he come over to escape persecution in England and to be free to worship God as he pleased, as his father had taught? Was he sent here by dad to begin a Baptist work so that there could be a father/son trans-Atlantic connection in the spread of Baptist principles and influences? Or, was he here to escape his father’s influence; here in Penn’s Woods to be free to not worship God [as Penn also permitted]? Was he a prodigal son, not yet come to his senses? What would it take for that to happen?
Why do we suggest such negative motives for young Elias? Because, of course, we know the story already! We know that he was, as early reports related him to be, a ‘very wild spark’ or ‘wild scamp’, whose preacher’s black robe and white band were not secured by calling or training, but were used for ‘sport’ as he pretended to be a preacher for the fun of it.
Why would anyone want to hear him preach? He had no church or letters of recommendation. Because of his famous father, obviously! Elias was a brazen and bold young man, who, like the prodigal in Jesus’ story, had traveled to a far country and was spending his ‘inheritance’, only in a most unusual way. But the Heavenly Father had a plan for the young prodigal. The stage was set to bring the plan into play. It only needed Elias to walk upon it.
Somehow, those Welsh farmers living north and east of the Village of Philadelphia, and their Irish and English friends, heard that Elias Keach, son of the cherished Benjamin Keach was right here in the new world. And apparently, he was a preacher himself. What an opportunity! The invitation went out. It was accepted, brazenly and boldly. Surely, they couldn’t wait to hear him speak. So the young actor took center stage and began his charade.
What did young Elias preach on? We’re not sure. Perhaps he had some of his fathers’ written sermons that he would read from. Or maybe he could recall from memory what dad had said and imitate whatever arm motions his father might have employed. What was his theme? Was it love, grace, sin, repentance? Did he listen carefully to what he himself was preaching, even if it was just a performance?
What was Elias saying when his heart began to flutter and speed its beating as his conscience sounded the loudest alarm he’d ever heard? What was the last word to leave his lips before he fell to the ground weeping under the weight of Holy Spirit-sponsored conviction and dread? We do not know. What we do know is that when his surprised group of hearers rushed over to him, out of concern that he might be gravely ill, with shame he informed them of the true nature of what they had witnessed. He was an ‘imposter’ who was now fearful for his soul and desirous of the mercy of God.
To his hearers credit they did not turn their backs on this pretentious actor who had made fools of them for ‘sport’. Instead, they had mercy on him and took him to Rev. Thomas Dungan, now in the last year of his life and waiting in the wings, though unknowingly, to play his special role in the unfolding drama. Tenderly, Dungan would lead the humbled young Elias to a surrender and commitment of that fluttering heart to Jesus Christ. He would baptize him and mentor him in the ways of a true follower of the Master.
Did Elias, newly reborn and come to his senses, get on the first ship back to England to leap off of it and into his father’s arms, the prodigal returned home, the son who was dead now alive? What else was there for a former ‘wild scamp’ to do? No, he did not. God had other plans, just as wonderful.
That if that group of once deceived farmers opened their arms and hearts to receive the reformed actor as their Pastor? What if young Elias became passionate about speaking the good news of the mercy of the Savior and the story of his own conversion at the hands of that mercy?! How amazing would that have been? And that is exactly what they did, and what he did. And thus was born the Pennepack Baptist Church in 1688. In the following year Elias would travel many miles to preach, baptize and otherwise assist in the developing of communities of the Kingdom, down in the village of Philadelphia, around Pennsylvania, New Jersey and elsewhere. Even though Elias would not pastor Pennepack Baptist after 1689, his missionary zeal and efforts, as well as that of others, such as John Watts, who succeeded him as Pastor, would establish a pattern for Baptists to follow. For a while the various churches would meet twice a year at different locations to hear the word preached and fellowship with one another. Then in 1707 it was agreed that they should more formally commit themselves to one another and to uniting in the work of the Lord. Pennepack, along with four other missionary-minded churches, Cohansey, Middletown, and Piscataway in New Jersey [now Stelten Baptist], and the Welsh Tract Church in Delaware, formed the very first Baptist association in America, the Philadelphia Baptist Association.
Today, Pennepack Baptist and the Philadelphia Baptist Association are both in their fourth century of shared ministry, each seeking to continue the legacy of mercy, mentoring and mission that was so central to the amazing story of Elias Keach’s conversion, the forming of Pennepack Baptist and all that followed. It is no exaggeration to say that many millions of Baptists who have gone under the waters of baptism across this nation can trace their spiritual heritage back to the Philadelphia Baptist Association and Pennepack before it, who in turn trace their heritage to the influences of those from New England, England, Wales and elsewhere. All of these, of course, trace their spiritual heritage back to a small band of disciples, followers of the crucified, but now risen Christ, who gathered together on the Day of Pentecost, nearly 2000 years ago, to receive power from on high to make mercy, mentoring and mission the one true pattern for all to follow.
That is the story behind the statistics. A drama that not even Shakespeare could have imagined and penned. It comes from the heart and hand of the One who makes all stories possible. To God be the glory!
We hope you enjoyed reading about the early history of Pennepack Baptist. It was an exciting time, for sure. But the same God who put that drama together is at work today! Pennepack Baptist is still a place where someone can discover the mercy of God, and where someone can be mentored [discipled, trained] to be a passionate follower of Jesus Christ who knows what his or her mission is in life. That someone could be you, or someone you know who needs to find a church home and a place to grow spiritually. Call the church at 215-673-4410 or use the Contacts Button
[Written Sept. 7, 2007 by Tony Tilford with his wife Jean Marie]
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Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and industrial center. The 2012 census, adjusted with recent numbers, recorded a population of about 4 million in the prefecture of Casablanca and about 5 million in the region of Grand Casablanca. Casablanca is considered the economic and business center of Morocco, while the national political capital is Rabat.
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One of the most hit per day in my flickr --> 25K in 24 hours. The B2B event does have many audiences compare to other event in the city. How many hits of your flickr B2B event photos? Subject matters!!! Am I right? Have you ever attended this event? It was a FUN event to attend/watch/walk/run/snap photos compare to other S.F. events. However, I walked this year from the starting point to Golden Gate Park for about 5+ miles. on the other hand, I did not catch all other different costumes because I walked the flow. I see someone has much better photos than mine and they stayed in the same spot for couple hours. Well, that is San Fran! the famous city in the world with many reasons! the 2B2 is one of them compare to other popular events in the city. Chinese New Year Parade, Cherry Blossom Festival/Grande Parade, Carnaval parade, LGBT parade, 4th July fireworks,Nihonmachi street fair, S.F. International Dragon boat race, Fleet Week S.F. LoveFest?? EE Ball.. much more :-p).. well there are just many of them in almost each weekend.
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Back in October 2018, I reached the 6 Mill. mark - and now passed yet another milestone :-)
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... until yesterday evening I couldn't imagine that I even would say such a thing. But then I discovered the Gapminder website. I believe they found a way to show the way our world is evolving in a visual and very comprehensive manner. And I love how Hans Rosling explains the relationships between populations and their growth, education, history, economics, environment... (His "bubble" is just lovely!)
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It took me around 4 years to get to a million views, but with the new way of calculating statistics, the second million has taken just six months.........
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In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play. Spring training has always attracted fan attention, drawing crowds who travel to the warmer climates to enjoy the weather and watch their favorite teams play, and spring training usually coincides with spring break for many college students.
Spring training typically lasts about six weeks, starting in mid February and running until just before the season opening day (and often right at the end of spring training, some teams will play spring training games on the same day other teams have opening day of the season), traditionally the first week of April. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training first because pitchers benefit from a longer training period. A week or two later, the position players arrive and team practice begins. Team members normally wear their batting practice uniforms for the duration of spring training and only wear their normal jerseys on Opening Day.
History
A Cactus League game between the Cubs and the White Sox at HoHoKam Park. Spring training by major league teams in sites other than their regular season game sites first became popular in the 1890s and by 1910 were in wide use. Early training sites include the St. Louis Cardinals in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma; the New York Yankees in New Orleans and later Phoenix, Arizona, when the team was owned by Del Webb; the Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles when owned by William Wrigley Jr.; the St. Louis Browns and later the Kansas City Athletics in San Diego as well the A's were in West Palm Beach, Florida; the Pittsburgh Pirates in Honolulu and other teams joined in by the early 1940s. The Detroit Tigers are credited with being the first team to conduct spring training camp in Arizona. They trained in Phoenix at Riverside Park at Central Avenue and the Salt River in 1929.
The Philadelphia Phillies were the first of the current major-league teams to train in Florida, when they spent two weeks in Jacksonville, Florida in 1889. Spring training in Florida began in earnest in 1913, when the Chicago Cubs played in Tampa, and the Cleveland Indians in Pensacola. One year later, two other teams moved to Florida for spring training, the real start of the Grapefruit League. And except for a couple of years during World War II, when travel restrictions prevented teams training south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, Florida has hosted more than half of the spring training teams. All but six of the major league teams have gone to spring training in Florida at one time or another. Many of the most famous players in baseball history (Ruth, Gehrig, Musial, Cobb, Mays, DiMaggio, Berra, Mantle, and many more) have called Florida home for 4-6 weeks every spring.
According to the autobiography of former Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck, avoiding racism was one reason the Cactus League was established. In 1947, Veeck was the owner of the minor league Milwaukee Brewers and the team trained in Ocala, Fla. Veeck inadvertently sat in the segregated section of the stands and engaged in conversation with a couple of Black fans. According to Veeck's book, the local law enforcement told Veeck he could not sit in that section, and then called the Ocala mayor when Veeck argued back. The mayor finally backed down when Veeck threatened to take his team elsewhere for spring training and promised to let the country know why. Veeck's account was the subject of much debate among sportswriters after his autobiography was published, but later investigations proved his story to be mostly accurate.
Veeck sold the Brewers in 1945 and retired to his ranch in Tucson, Az., but Veeck purchased the Cleveland Indians in 1946. He decided to buck tradition and train the Indians in Tucson and convinced the New York Giants to give Phoenix a try. Thus the Cactus League was born.[8] Veeck then signed Larry Doby to the Indians. Doby was the second African-American to play MLB in the 20th century, and the first for the American League.
While Florida and Arizona now host all Major League Baseball teams for spring training, this has not always been the case. The Brooklyn Dodgers trained in Havana, Cuba in 1947 and 1949, and in the Dominican Republic in 1948. The New York Yankees also trained in the early 1950s in Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Also spring training camps and games were held in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and cities of northern Mexico, sometimes by visiting major league teams in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Atlanta Braves Spring Training game against the New York Mets in 2008.During World War II, most teams held an abbreviated spring training within easy reach of their cities. In order to conserve rail transport during the war, 1943 Spring Training was limited to an area east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. The Chicago White Sox held camp in French Lick, Indiana; the Washington Senators in College Park, Maryland; and the New York Yankees in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Before and shortly after big league baseball reached the West Coast, a number of teams trained in the state of California or along the state boundary. For example, early in their history, the then-California Angels held spring training in Palm Springs, California from 1961 to 1993, the San Diego Padres in Yuma from 1969 to 1993, the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas in the 1970s, and various major league teams had trained in Riverside, San Bernardino and El Centro near the Mexican border.
The concept of spring training is not limited to North America; the Japanese professional baseball leagues' teams adopted spring training and preseason game sites across East Asia such as South Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan; the Pacific Islands (most notably in Hawaii); and currently 2 North American cities of Salinas, California and Yuma on the Mexican border.
Spring training locations by team
Further information: List of Major League Baseball spring training stadiums
In modern training, teams that train in Florida will play other Florida-training teams in their exhibition games, regardless of regular-season league affiliations. Likewise, Arizona-training teams will play other Arizona teams. These have been nicknamed the Grapefruit League and Cactus League, respectively, after plants typical of the respective states. The teams can play colleges (Atlanta vs. Georgia Tech, Detroit vs. Florida Southern, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Arizona State, or the Boston Red Sox vs. Boston College), minor league baseball clubs, intra-squad games (members of the same team play against each other), split-squad games (games when one team is scheduled for two games in one day, so the team splits into two squads and each squad plays in one of the games), and B Games (unofficial Spring Training games where statistics and standings are not counted). In years when the World Baseball Classic occurs, the national teams in the tournament prepare by playing major league teams.
The Peoria Sports Complex hosts the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.The newest stadium built for MLB spring training is the $100 million Salt River Fields at Talking Stick spring training complex on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona, that hosted its first games on Feb. 26, 2011. The complex is home to the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies, and contains a 11,000-seat stadium, separate clubhouses for each team, and 12 full-size practice fields (six for each team.) Both teams previously conducted spring training in Tucson, Arizona, bringing a total of 15 teams to the Cactus League in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
According to the Arizona Republic, the Cactus League generates more than $300 million a year in economic impact to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area economy. The new Salt River Fields at Talking Stick complex is the latest of eight new stadiums built in the Valley of the Sun over the past 20 years. The Arizona Republic newspaper reports that more than $500 million has been spent on “building eight new stadiums and renovating two others for the 15 teams in the Valley.”
Attendance set a new record at 2011 Cactus League games with 1.59 million attending games at the various stadiums in the Phoenix metro area. Much of the attendance surge is attributed to the new Salt Rivers Fields at Talking Stick venue that accounted for 22 percent of the Cactus League attendance.
Grapefruit League (Florida)Spring training Current season or competition:
2012 Major League Baseball season
Sport Baseball
Founded 1908
No. of teams 15
Country(ies) United States
Most recent champion(s) St. Louis Cardinals
Most titles New York Yankees (27)
Grapefruit League (Florida)
Atlanta Braves: Champion Stadium, Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World
Boston Red Sox: JetBlue Park, Fort Myers
Baltimore Orioles: Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota
Detroit Tigers: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland
Houston Astros: Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee
Miami Marlins: Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter
Minnesota Twins: Hammond Stadium, Fort Myers
New York Mets: Digital Domain Park, Port St. Lucie
New York Yankees: George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa
Philadelphia Phillies: Bright House Field, Clearwater
Pittsburgh Pirates: McKechnie Field, Bradenton
St. Louis Cardinals: Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter
Tampa Bay Rays: Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte
Toronto Blue Jays: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin
Washington Nationals: Space Coast Stadium, Viera
[edit] Cactus League (Arizona)Spring training Current season or competition:
2012 Major League Baseball season
Sport Baseball
Founded 1908
No. of teams 15
Country(ies) United States
Most recent champion(s) Texas Rangers
Most titles Oakland Athletics (9)
Cactus League (Arizona)
Arizona Diamondbacks: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Chicago Cubs: HoHoKam Park, Mesa
Chicago White Sox: Camelback Ranch, Glendale
Cincinnati Reds: Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear
Cleveland Indians: Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear
Colorado Rockies: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Kansas City Royals: Surprise Stadium, Surprise
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe
Los Angeles Dodgers: Camelback Ranch, Glendale
Milwaukee Brewers: Maryvale Baseball Park, Phoenix
Oakland Athletics: Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix
San Diego Padres: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria
San Francisco Giants: Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale
Seattle Mariners: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria
Texas Rangers: Surprise Stadium, Surprise
Statistics
Statistics are recorded during spring training games, but they are not combined with the listed statistics for regular season games, and unusual performances which would have broken records if accomplished during the regular season are considered to be unofficial.
For example, on March 14, 2000, the Red Sox used 6 pitchers to achieve a 5–0 perfect game victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. A perfect game is considered a crowning accomplishment during the regular season or postseason, but in spring training it attracted little notice. Starting pitcher Pedro Martínez, who lost a perfect game in 1995 while pitching for the former Montreal Expos, was talking to reporters at the conclusion of the game, rather than watching the final pitches. Reliever Rod Beck, who finished the game, did not realize the nature of his accomplishment until informed by catcher Joe Sidall. Many fans also left before the game's conclusion.
Although spring training statistics are unofficial, teams still frequently use players' spring training performances as a way of assigning starting roles and roster spots on the club.
Extended spring training
An extended spring training game between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Florida during the 2008 season. Minor league players participate in spring training following a telescoped schedule that generally lasts from March 1–31. At its conclusion, most players are assigned to full-season Class A, AA or AAA farm team rosters to begin the regular minor league season. However, those players deemed unready for a full-season campaign — through inexperience or injury — are assigned to "extended spring training," a structured program of workouts, rehabilitation sessions, simulated games and exhibition games based in the major league parent team's minor league training complex. If a player is deemed ready to participate in full-season league action, he is promoted to an appropriate-level farm club. When the "short season" Class A and rookie leagues begin play in late June, extended spring training players are assigned to those rosters, placed on the disabled list, or released.
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1. Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 (North)
2. Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR 4
3. Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-90/I-94
4. Louisville, KY: I-65 at I-64/I-71
5. Cincinnati, OH: I-71 at I-75
6. Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 at SR 57
7. Auburn, WA: SR 18 at SR 167
8. Houston, TX: I-45 at US 59
9. Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-285 (North)
10. Seattle, WA: I-5 at I-90
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