Kemp Mill in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rice The Missionary
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 11, 2018
Rice has been called the Father of American Baptist Foreign Missions. His consuming desire was to bring the Kingdom of God on Earth. He gave himself untiringly to informing Baptists of their mission opportunities and responsibilities, Rice so inspired his listeners to missionary concern that Baptist missionary societies were formed almost everywhere he spoke.
He was among the first to envision a national convention of Baptists composed of representatives of many bodies associating themselves in behalf of missions. This vision achieved substance when the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States for foreign missions — the so-called "Triennial Convention" — was formed in 1814.
Both Rice and Judson were appointed missionaries by the Board of the Triennial Convention. However, Rice was asked to remain temporarily in this country and continue his outstanding work in promoting missions. Rice never returned to India, though he dreamed for years of rejoining Judson.
Until his death in 1836, Rice challenged Baptists in America to give and pray for missions, both foreign and "domestic," and to provide adequate training for those who felt called to God to become missionaries.
Erected by Woman's Baptist Missionary Organization, Washington, D.C.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 39° 1.894′ N, 77° 1.31′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Kemp Mill. Marker is on University Boulevard West (Maryland Route 193) north of Eisner Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring MD 20901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rice The Journalist (here, next to this marker); Luther Rice (here, next to this marker); Rice The Educator (here, next to this marker); Rice The Organizer (here, next to this marker); Rachel Carson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Burnt Mills (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Rachel Carson Greenway (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Fall Line and the Gorge (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 11, 2018
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.