- Written by
- Hiscox, Edward T. D.D., American, 1814 - 1901
- Published by
- American Baptist Publication Society, American, founded 1824
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with leaf (metal) and book cloth (textile material) on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 11/16 in. (15.5 × 11.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover copy of The Standard Manual for Baptist Churches by Edward T. Hiscox, D.D. The hardcover clothbound book is black with gold leaf text and design elements. The top half of the front cover features the title of the book printed in gold leaf text that reads [THE / STANDARD MANUAL / FOR / BAPTIST CHURCHES]. Below is a small illustration of a cross pattée with three rays extending outwards between each set of arms. At the center of the front cover is the name of the author printed in gold leaf text that reads [EDWARD T. HISCOX, D.D.]. Printed in gold leaf on the spine is the title of the book and the last name of the author at the top, and another cross pattée at the center. The back cover is plain. The interior pages are white with black text. The book features 15 chapters titled: [A CHRISTIAN CHURCH], [CHURCH OFFICERS], [CHURCH ORDINANCES], [CHURCH-MEMBERSHIP], [CHURCH DISCIPLINE], [CASES OF APPEAL], [CHURCH BUSINESS], [CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE], [OPTIONAL STANDING RESOLUTIONS], [BAPTISM CONSIDERED], [THE LORD'S SUPPER], [INFANT BAPTISM], [CHURCH GOVERNMENT], [CHURCH OFFICERS], and [BAPTIST HISTORY]. The text [CHURCH OFFICERS] is circled in pencil under the table of contents. Handwritten blue ink text at the top of the front pastedown reads [Clayton Sinclair / Harbor Road / Kittery Point / Maine]. Throughout the book are several [x] marks written in pen noting various passages. The book has 174 pages.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Baptist
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Literature
- Religion
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.52.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




