A roll-call would show the pews filled with religious, political, business and education leaders, people long bound by Baptist tradition and heritage.

However, due to the Baptist tradition of freedom of conscience, even within Baptists, there are a lot of variations in doctrines.

Baptist tradition also disapproved of music in churches, but in 1854 a small organ was installed.

In some areas of the country, however, there are more participants from other backgrounds than from the Baptist traditions.

In the black Baptist tradition, Mr. Daniel took him seriously and began meeting with him.

Jesse Jackson was a star student preacher - exciting, persuasive, fervent, in the inspirational Southern black Baptist tradition.

It's almost a Baptist tradition to make someone faint, and, by God, he's doing it now.

Baugus grew up in the Regular Baptist tradition, which gave him a solid foundation in unaccompanied singing.

Holcomb sang in a falsetto deeply informed by the Old Regular Baptist vocal tradition.

The audience loved it, offering verbal affirmation repeating phrases that Taylor had uttered, saying, "That's right" in the black Baptist tradition.