our reform presbyterian also baptises babies probably episcopalian and I know Lutherans probably as many faiths do as don't caviness@conninc.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Margaret Selig-Trahan <mmst@classicnet.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Sponsors? > Sure have and it is a Roman Catholic thing to baptize babies, also a > Lutheran thing and I do not know of others, but maybe Episcopalian. The > sponsors agree to see that the child is raised in the faith, if something > happens to the parents at an early age of the child - until the child is old > enough to be trained in the faith and be confirmed of its own > freewill....taking its own vows at that time. mary margaret selig-trahan > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cara Showers <cara@dcdesign.com> > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:18 PM > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Sponsors? > > > > I was reading through a Bible transcription last night and about every > other > > person would have a list of sponsors after their name. Some sponsors > > appeared after the baptism date and some just appeared after the person's > > name or birth date. > > > > Please forgive my ignorance, but is this a catholic thing? I'm thinking it > > might be, because of the age of the babies when they were baptised. I > don't > > know much about the denominations, but I believe the Catholics baptize > > babies. Maybe other denominations do? I don't know. > > > > Just wondering if anyone's heard of Sponsors in a family Bible. > > -- > > Cara (Gregory) Showers > > Anchorage, Alaska > > cara@dcdesign.com > > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > USGenWeb Archives Census Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGW Archives Pension Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pensions/ > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >