Please! Do not use Christening for Baptists! We would be offended and we have never christened a child. We wait until they are of the age of understanding that Christ died on the cross for each of us . They accept Chrrist then are baptised fully underwater. I have been a Baptist all my life, being baptised at age 9 in the Ohio River across from Indiana. The River was very strong but we each held hands and all wore white for purity. It was a very memorable occasion. I always wondered why we were Baptists. During my research I found that many of our families were French Huguenots escaping from France for their lives because they were Protestant. I also found that my ancestors, who came from Carrickfergus, Ireland, were Baptists and gave the land on which to build churches, both in New Jersey and in Kentucky, then Indiana. I also found where my Virginia GrGrGr Grandmother was a charter member of a church in Hardin County in 1819. So, Baptists and Protestants go all the way back into the 1500's in both my maternal and paternal sides of family. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Buker" <jcbuker@bukerfamily.org> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Baptism correct term Reformed Dutch Church > Helen, > > It is generally not acceptable to abbreviate any type of place names in > genealogy. If you abbreviate then it is very possible that 100 years from > now someone will be questioning what it meant. I am sure you have seen > many posts asking what does such and such mean. It is always best to > write it fully so there are no mistakes as to the meaning. > > As for using the term christening vs. baptism, since I am not familiar > with all the various religions other than Lutheran I use christening for > all religions other than Lutheran where I use baptism (I am Lutheran). > > Regards, > Jan B. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dutch-colonies- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Helen Graves >> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 3:48 PM >> To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Baptism correct term Reformed Dutch Chruch >> >> I have received group sheets from other researchers which have stated >> "chr. >> Kingston Reformed Dutch Church" on them. >> >> >From the recent discussion, what is the acceptable or most used term for >> listing baptisms at early Reformed Dutch churches on family group sheets? >> >> "bp. RDC Kingston" - would that work? Or is there some other terminology >> and >> abbreviation to use? >> >> I want to be correct and consistent on my group sheets for listing the >> baptism and the church where baptized. >> >> Helen >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the >> subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >