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Was Abraham Lincoln baptized

Updated: 8/19/2023
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No, he was not.

Lincoln never formally adopted any single church, although he frequently referenced The Bible and the JudaeoChristian god. He was raised in a Baptist family, but visited a Presbyterian church in later life; he and his wife tried spiritualism at one point.

He might be considered a nondenominational Christian by some, and a nonbeliever or skeptic by others.

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Apparently yes. Lincoln was baptized by a preacher for the Church of Christ.

The chronology is as follows:

1832 - Josephus Hewett (friend of Baker) organizes Church of Christ in Springfield, Illinois.

1830's - Thomas and Sarah became members of the Church of Christ in Coles County, Illinois, (Abraham Lincoln was not present).

1846 - Lincoln publishes paper denying religious affiliation.

1861 - E.D. Baker (preacher for Church of Christ) was a close friend of Lincoln and introduced him at his inauguration.

1862 - Lincoln attended a gospel meeting conducted by W.H. Morris.

1860's - Lincoln was baptized secretly by John O'Kane (died 1881).

1866? - O'Kane visits G.M. Weimer who reports the above baptism.

1942 - G.M. Weimer (died 1942, age 86) reports the above to C.O. Summers (Weimer letter on file at Freed-Hardeman University Restoration Library).

Source: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okane2.htm

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