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...Southern Baptist Convention (10 million members) and the American Baptist Convention (1,500,000) met for the second of their yearly discussions on the problems before reunion. The talks were unofficial, since neither convention is sponsoring them, but the participants believe that merger is inevitable. Says the Rev. Emory Trainham, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Lenoir, N.C., and vice chairman of the discussion group: "We're so sold on the fact that reunity is possible that we're not really concerned about how long it takes...
...Some people who think we're a long way apart discover that we're pretty close when we meet," says Trainham. Next year the Baptists will have a good chance to discover just how close they really are. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Baptist missionary movement, both conventions have scheduled their annual meetings for Atlantic City during the same week in May-their first joint session since...
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