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Pastor Tom<\/a>\u00a0Admin\u00a0Baptist Church History<\/a>\u00a0December 28, 2020<\/p>\n Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives December 28, 1800 \u2013 Krishna Pal, a Hindu from India, along with Felix, the son of William Carey, the pioneer missionary to that land was immersed and received believer\u2019s baptism in the Ganges River before a great crowd, including the Governor of India. Krishna\u2019s wife and daughter had also made a profession of faith in Christ but had faltered when they saw the large crowds. Dr. Carey had served for six years before he had seen his first convert and now it was Dr. John Thomas, his companion, who had faithfully served for 16 years to finally see some fruit from his labors.<\/p>\n Krishna Pal, a carpenter, fell and broke his arm, and Dr. Thomas was called on to set it. After his work was done, he fervently preached the gospel to Krishna and his neighbors and set forth the folly of idolatry and set forth the great truths of Christianity. Krishna was moved to tears and sought further instruction and before long he openly renounced idolatry and the caste, professing faith in Jesus Christ. He in turn reached his wife and daughter and the three of them presented themselves for believer\u2019s immersion. This news stirred up the natives and soon there was a mob of 2,000, who poured out vicious words upon him, and then dragged him to the magistrate, who immediately released him and commended him for the piety of his course, and commanded the mob to dispense. He even placed a guard at his house and offered armed protection during the baptism.<\/p>\n For more than twenty years, Krishna Pal preached the gospel among his people with great success. He also composed a beautiful poem:<\/p>\n \u201cO Thou my soul, forget no more. The Friend who all thy misery bore; Let every idol be forgot, But, O my soul, forget Him not. Jesus for Thee a body takes; thy guilt assumes, thy fetters breaks, Discharging all thy dreadful debt: And canst thou e\u2019er such love forget.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nKrishna Pal preached the gospel among his people with great success.<\/strong><\/p>\n