Voice of God - The Bible Baby. 36 1/2 x 37 in. cotton/muslin banner with hand-drawn illustrations and text in ink and paint (staining throughout, corner and edge wear, including few small holes). 

[With:] Total Depravity - Baptist Baby. 36 1/2 x 37 in. cotton/muslin banner with hand-drawn illustrations and text in ink and paint (staining, wear at fold lines, some holes, corner/edge wear including few tears).

A pair of anti-Baptist banners with the theme that unbaptized babies (labeled "Baptist Baby") will be susceptible to the Devil and "Total Depravity," in contrast to "The Bible Baby" which has (presumably) received infant baptism. While many Protestant denominations practice infant baptism, Baptists, however, believe in baptizing only professing Christian believers. 

Church Revival Banners of the Early 20th Century

The late 19th and early 20th centuries continued the Third Great Awakening and saw the emergence of new Christian movements, such as Pentecostalism, Holiness denominations, and Fundamentalism, alongside a renewed vigor for tent revivals, evangelism, and global missionary work. Traditional denominations experienced challenges, and in some cases schisms, in part due to the response of traditional and fundamental beliefs to theological liberalism and cultural modernism. The hand-painted banners offered as Lots 317-338 reflect the religious fervor and passionate beliefs fomenting in this period of change.