Was Darby immersed - Brethren

GospelExplained.com · Oct 25, 2005

Hi,
I am wondering if J N Darby of the Brethren movement was ever immersed. I know that some of the clergy following him from the Church of England were accepted into the assemblies with only their infant baptism.
Does anyone have any written references/quotes relating specifically to Darby?

Gershom · Oct 25, 2005

Originally posted by GospelExplained.com:
Hi,
I am wondering if J N Darby of the Brethren movement was ever immersed. I know that some of the clergy following him from the Church of England were accepted into the assemblies with only their infant baptism.
Does anyone have any written references/quotes relating specifically to Darby?
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Don't know if this would shed ant light on your question, but this is a quote from an article on the Plymouth Brethren:

From the earliest days there was identifiable authority in the assembly. A presiding elder was appointed to maintain order in the meetings, but unfortunately, Newton, still in his twenties, became autocratic and controlling. Because of his revulsion with the church he had left, Darby was never at ease with the appointment of elders, and as time went by he increasingly devalued the importance of the formal recognition of an eldership. He tended to reject any form of succession or transmission of office as much as he did the choosing of leadership by church election as seen in other dissenting churches. In a similar way, Darby did not adopt the practice of believer's baptism as was by then the practice in Bristol, though it was never a condition of fellowship. He discouraged some young preachers from speaking on the subject, and to this day many of his followers (Exclusive Brethren) practice a modified form of infant baptism.
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The full article : Plymouth Brethren

GospelExplained.com · Oct 26, 2005

Thanks Gershom for your input.

Lacy Evans · Oct 26, 2005

<a href="http://www.schneid9.de/pdf/neatby.pdf" target="_blank">A HISTORY OF THE PLYMOUTH BRETHREN
BY
WILLIAM BLAIR NEATBY, M.A.</a>

Here is one of the best books I have found. I don't remember if it addresses your question or not. I hope it can help you.

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