Thanks Brownie, This is very interesting. To distinguish one from the other, sometimes can be very confusing. My dad was raised a Presbyterian until around the age of 14 then Baptized as a Baptist. He always said he didn't understand what difference it made either way you got wet! Sincerely Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: Brownie MacKie <BMacKie1@compuserve.com> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] For everyone's information > My ancestors were Catholic (one built a Catholic Church in Washington, DC in > early 1800), Presbyterian, Methodists, Baptist, and Episcopalian. I was > raised a Methodist; however, in Sherman, Tx in the fifties, we were very > ecumenical. One of my very best friends was a Nazarene; another was > Jewish. I attended Mass at Christmas and New Year's. My Catholic friends > attended the Methodist Youth fellowship, because it's was the hottest place > in town. > > I looked up "sacrament" in the dictionary. "1: a formal religious act that > is sacred as a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality. " I thought this info > might be helpful to some of you. Also, baptism, as defined by the > dictionary, can be either Christian or non-Christian. It is a purification. > > Hope this helps. > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives Census Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >