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The history of General Six-Principle Baptists in America begins in ) added an article concerning laying-on-of-hands to their 1742 reprint of the 1689 London Baptist Confession . A distinguishing feature of these "General" Six-Principle Baptists was that they would not commune with other Baptists who did not observe the laying-on-of-hands. In 1656 , members left the Newport, Rhode Island church, the church of John Clarke & Obadiah Holmes , and formed a second Six-Principle Baptist Church. Churches were planted and conferences rose up in Rhode Island, Massachusetts , New York and Pennsylvania. The '''Rhode Island Yearly Meeting''' was formed in 1670 , becoming the first Baptist association in America. It was incorporated in 1895 as the '''''General Six-Principle Baptist Conference of Rhode Island'''''. The word "Hope" and the emblem of the anchor (both taken from Hebrews 6) on the flag of Rhode Island attest to the historical influence of Six-Principle Baptists in that state. The ''New York Yearly Conference'' was organized around 1824 . After 1865 , it became known as the ''General Six-Principle Baptist Association of Pennsylvania''. The Six-Principle Baptists of New England were called "''General''," distinguishing that they held the general view of Christ's atonement (making salvation possible for all men) rather than the particular view (that He atoned for the elect only). Six-Principle Baptists also existed in England , probably pre-dating those in America. The ''Standard Confession'' of 1660 specifies the doctrine of laying-on-of-hands. According to Henry Vedder, "In March, 1690 , the churches holding these views formed an Association. This continued with varying fortunes for some years; at its strongest, numbering but eleven churches in England, though there were others in Wales when the Calvinistic Baptists withdrew, and the rest of the churches were gradually absorbed into the General body Union, ''rlv'' ." CURRENT STATUS In , and the Stony Lane Church, were the last two churches to be considered historically Six-Principle Baptist. A recent movement (circa 2001) has begun to revive this historic denomination. The current ministers in the new Six Principle Baptist Church are transfers from other Baptist groups, the independent Christian church/churches of Christ, and the Methodist church. An association has been formed in Alabama, completely outside the traditional territory of the Six-Principle Baptists. EXTERNAL LINKS
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