Baptism August 30, 2007
Posted by Jackie Sampson in : Uncategorized , 6commentsBarbara and I talked about this when we were together. We were raised in the Baptist church and their belief was that you be baptized by immersion when you were of an age to realize the significance of the rite – often 10 -12 years of age, or as adults. Barbara thought she and Lorraine and possibly Paul were all baptized in the Prairie Creek Baptist church baptismal. (In Paul’s writings he mentioned that Dad was instrumental in adding the basement to that church at which time the baptismal was included). Before that time baptisms were done at outside water locations, creeks, rivers, etc. That was probably the case with our older siblings (anyone know for sure?) The Prairie Creek Baptist church was without a minister for some time and eventually disbanded. I was baptized in the Baptist church in Central City when we moved to town in 1947. Because the country church was closed and without a minister during the time Jean would logically have been baptized, she missed out on that. Somehow I think that Jean was baptized later, privately, in the Presbyterian Church in Central City. This was perhaps before or at the time she and Ed married. I know the Presbyterian minister married them in the home wedding they had in our house in Central City. Do any of the Nelsen offspring know for sure? My children were all baptized in the Presbyterian church as babies by the “sprinkling” method. Then they were confirmed at a later age. It is interesting how varied our customs are.
