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0,Baptizing 0,at 0,Little 0,Dove 0,Text 0,and 0,Photographs 0,by 0,Loyal 0,Jones 0,These 0,pictures 0,record 0,the 0,baptizing 0,of 0,converts 0,into 0,the 0,fellowship 0,of 0,Little 0,Dove 0,Old 0,Regular 0,Baptist 0,Church 0,in 0,Knott 0,County, 0,Kentucky. 0,Regular 0,Baptists 0,trace 0,their 0,origin 0,to 0,English 0,and 0,Welsh 0,Baptists 0,from 0,a 0,time 0,before 0,distinctions 0,were 0,made 0,between 0,those 0,who 0,believed 0,in 0,John 0,Calvin's 0,predestination 0,(that 0,is, 0,that 0,God 0,has 0,already 0,decided 0,who 0,will 0,and 0,will 0,not 0,be 0,javed) 0,and 0,those 0,who 0,believed 0,that 0,all 0,who 0,seek 0,God 0,will 0,be 0,saved. 0,Today's 0,Regular 0,Baptists 0,hold 0,a 0,position 0,half-way 0,between 0,strong 0,Calvinists 0,(such 0,as 0,the 0,Primitive 0,Baptists) 0,and 0,the 0,missionary 0,or 0,free-will 0,movement 0,(represented 0,by 0,the 0,Southern 0,Baptist 0,Convention). 0,They 0,believe 0,that 0,God 0,expects 0,all 0,persons 0,to 0,comply 0,with 0,His 0,commands 0,but 0,that 0,God 0,gives 0,enabling 0,grace 0,to 0,make 0,compli0 ,ance 0,possible; 0,that 0,we 0,are 0,all 0,depraved 0,as 0,a 0,result 0,of 0,our 0,sinful 0,nature, 0,unable 0,to 0,extricate 0,ourselves 0,without 0,God's 0,mercy, 0,love 0,and 0,grace; 0,that 0,Christ 0,died 0,for 0,all 0,of 0,us, 0,and 0,only 0,those 0,who 0,do 0,not 0,believe 0,are 0,lost. 0,In 0,a 0,recent 0,survey, 0,Professor 0,Chester 0,R. 0,Young 0,of 0,Cumberland 0,College 0,identified 0,24 0,associations 0,of 0,Regular 0,Baptists, 0,366 0,churches 0,and 0,19,770 0,members. 0,These 0,churches 0,are 0,mainly 0,in 0,Kentucky, 0,Virginia 0,and 0,West 0,Virginia. 0,They 0,are 0,particularly 0,strong 0,in 0,Knott 0,and 0,surrounding 0,counties 0,of0,eastern 0,Kentucky. 0,Each 0,Regular 0,Baptist 0,Church 0,is 0,independent 0,and 0,rules 0,its 0,own 0,affairs, 0,al0 ,though 0,the 0,churches 0,meet 0,together 0,in 0,associations 0,and 0,may 0,send 0,messengers 0,from 0,one 0,association 0,to 0,another. 0,Churches 0,hold 0,services 0,only 0,once 0,a 0,month, 0,but 0,nowadays, 0,with 0,good 0,transportation, 0,members 0,may 0,attend 0,services 0,at 0,other 0,churches 0,on 0,the 0,Sundays 0,when 0,their 0,own 0,congregation 0,is 0,not 0,meeting. 0,They 0,do 0,not 0,have 0,Sunday 0,Schools, 0,hold 0,revivals 0,or 0,support 0,any 0,missionary 0,programs. 0,The 0,ministers 0,are 0,not 0,paid 0,a 0,salary 0,but 0,work 0,at 0,other 0,jobs 0,to 0,support 0,themselves 0,and 0,their 0,families. 0,The 0,annual 0,sacrament 0,service 0,includes 0,the 0,bread 0,and 0,wine 0,to 0,comply 0,with 0,the 0,Biblical 0,directive 0,to 0,remember 0,the 0,Christ 0,but 0,also 0,includes 0,foot0 ,washing 0,to 0,keep 0,alive 0,Jesus' 0,example 0,of 0,what 0,our 0,relationship 0,with 0,one 0,another 0,should 0,be. 0,They 0,sing 0,traditional 0,hymns, 0,some 0,originally 0,from 0,England 0,and...

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