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Prisoners of Christ

 
 
Prisoners of Christ Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2012
1. Prisoners of Christ Marker
Inscription.
In Honored Memory of
Lewis Craig
John Waller, Jr.
James Chiles
of the county of Spotsylvania
Prisoners of Christ
Prophets of Spiritual Freedom
Who, undaunted by imprisonment
preached the Gospel even through
the bars of the jail in Fredericksburg
in the year 1768

We Must Obey God Rather than men -- Acts - V - 29

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionColonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.
 
Location. 38° 18.248′ N, 77° 27.661′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Marker is on Princess Anne Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the front wall of Fredericksburg Baptist Church, 1019 Princess Anne St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1019 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fredericksburg Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Hostages (within shouting distance of this marker); The Jarrell Ministry Center (within shouting distance of this marker); 1817 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1871 (within shouting distance of this marker); Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
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(within shouting distance of this marker); 1834 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); c. 1740s (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Additional commentary.
1. The Baptist Church
Silvanus Jackson Quinn in his 1908, History of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia tells the story this way:

The Baptists came into notice as early as the year 1768, when John Waller, Lewis Craig and James Chiles, three zealous Baptist ministers, were seized by the sheriff of Spotsylvania county, carried before three magistrates in the yard of the church building, on the charge of "preaching the gospel contrary to law." They were ordered to jail in Fredericksburg, and, while in jail, preached through the iron gratings of the windows and door to large crowds, who assembled to see and hear them. It is said as they marched through the streets of the town to jail, in the custody of the officers of the law, followed by a large, noisy crowd jeering at them, they sang that old hymn by Watts, to the tune of Wyndham:

"Broad is the road that leads to death.
And thousands walk together there;
Prisoners of Christ Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2012
2. Prisoners of Christ Marker

But wisdom shows a narrow way,
With here and there a traveller."
    — Submitted July 27, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
 
Fredericksburg Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2012
3. Fredericksburg Baptist Church
Fredericksburg Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2012
4. Fredericksburg Baptist Church
Robert F. Caverlee, D.D. Pator
Remodeled 1949
Organized 1804   Constituted 1767
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, AF & AM

The constituted date has been changed from 1825 to 1767.
Fredericksburg Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2012
5. Fredericksburg Baptist Church
1019 Princess Anne Street
Fredericksburg Baptist Church<br>1854-55 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2012
6. Fredericksburg Baptist Church
1854-55
Historic Fredericksburg Foundation
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   6. submitted on July 28, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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