And she thought only of them as the clergyman laid his hand upon her head, and spoke of the holy baptism, of the covenant with God, and how she should be now a matured Christian.
Among the documents, are evidence that some white and black families attended baptisms together, were buried next to each other in the same cemetery, and intermarried.
25 John's baptism--where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or from men? " They discussed it among themselves and said, " If we say, 'From heaven, ' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him? '
" That's my age by baptism, because that's put down in the great book of the Judgment that they keep in church vestry; but Mother told me I was born some time afore I was christened."