A Sketch of the Life of Elder Humphrey Posey: First Baptist Missionary to the Cherokee Indians

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Humphrey Posey was the first missionary to the Cherokee Indians. This very brief Memoir of Elder Posey was published in 1852, prepared at the request of the Western Baptist Association, Georgia. ‘It is hoped that the numerous friends of the deceased may be interested in its perusal, and that the religion of Christ may be promoted by its circulation. But it is especially hoped, that the cause of Indian Missions may be aided, and the general cause of benevolence sub-served.’ From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Baptists have been more famous for preaching in the wilderness, than for wearing soft raiment. Some of the most distinguished men which the world has ever known were in principle and profession Baptists, yet a record of their history has not in all instances been preserved.