Harvest Baptist Church

Jesus Loves You!
Home     Baptist Preservation     2011 Baptist History Tour     Baptist Books     Purchase Baptist Prints     Contact Us     Media Archive      

 Purchase Baptist Prints*available for purchase through paypal, please click picture.

Currently there are four Baptist prints available for purchase. These scenes were painted by nationally known artist, Don and Ron Adair.

 
From This Sion
 
  

 

The second painting, "From This Sion", was completed in 2005. Depicted is the constituting service of the Sandy Creek Baptist Church, November 22, 1755. Shown preaching is Shubal Stearns. The original oil painting is on display at New England Baptist College, Southington, Connecticut.

Prints available are part of a limited edition of 2000 with 50 artist proofs. All prints are signed and numbered. The image size is 18" x 30". Each print comes with an historical sketch and a certificate of authenticity. Scene painted by nationally known artist, Don Adair, of Richardson, Texas.

 

As With Roses

 

   

 

 

The 2004 painting, "As With Roses", is the first in a series presenting various scenes in Baptist History. The painting depicts the beating of the Baptist preacher, Obadiah Holmes, in Boston, September 5, 1651. The original oil painting currently is on display at Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, Michigan.

Prints available are part of a limited edition of 750 with 50 artist proofs. All prints are signed and numbered. The image size is 18" x 30". Each print comes with an historical sketch of the event depicted and a certificate of authenticity. Scene painted by nationally known artist, Don Adair, of Richardson, Texas.

 

Never To Be Forgotten

Isaac McCoy

Baptist Missionary - Friend to the Indian

Isaac McCoy was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania June 13, 1784, the son of William and Eliza Royce McCoy. His father moved the family to Kentucky where Isaac was converted during the revival of 1800.

Several important events occurred during the next ten years that would set the stage for McCoy to begin his great and extensive work among the American Indians.

The scene depicted occurred June 8, 1832. It was selected because it best illustrates the varied trials and triumphs of the McCoy family. Isaac McCoy has just returned from a trip to Washington on behalf of the Indians. On the way home, he received news of the death of his eldest son, Dr. Rice McCoy. This was the seventh child for which the Lord had called and the fifth which died while McCoy was away. He described the reunion on this sad occasion as a “meeting never to be forgotten”. In his journal he wrote, “For some time scarcely a word was spoken, while every face was suffused with tears, and every bosom heaved with sighs”. Within weeks, in spite of their sorrow, these determined labourers once again continued the work to which they had been called as they entered Kansas and began to build the Shawnee Indian Mission. May the life of these faithful saints be an inspiration to every Baptist! Isaac McCoy died June 21, 1846. His last words were, “Tell the brethren to never let the Indian Mission decline.” He is buried in Western Cemetery- Louisville, Kentucky. Scene painted by nationally known artist, Ron Adair of Colorado Springs, CO.

 

 

 

A Lively Experiment

 

John Clarke and the Royal Charter

John Clarke was born in England October 3, 1609.  He came to America in 1637 and eventually settled in Rhode Island.  Two factors motivated John Clarke to return to his native land in 1651 to petition the King for a new charter for the colony of Rhode Island.  The beating of Obadiah Holmes in Boston, Massachusetts was one factor.  Religious liberty, found only in Rhode Island, had to be protected!  The encroachment of other New England colonies upon Rhode Island was the other factor.  Rhode Island itself had to be protected!  As the sole representative of Rhode Island, John Clarke labored in England for twelve years to secure the new charter.  His efforts were crowned with success when, on July 8, 1663, King Charles II granted Rhode Island a charter which enlarged and established their borders.  More importantly, the charter, described as the most liberal ever awarded by a royal sovereign, granted the religious liberty so desired by the Baptists. The valuable and sacrificial service rendered by John Clarke is memorialized by the King as Clarke is the first Rhode Islander addressed in the charter. Scene painted by nationally known artist, Ron Adair of Colorado Springs, CO.