Jarrel - Baptist Church Perpetuity - Landmark Baptist

“That when Gesenius, the great German Hebraist and Biblical critic, first
learned what Baptist churches were, he exclaimed: ‘How exactly like the
primitive churches.’” f101
The Lutheran church was originated by Martin Luther, A.D. 1525, in
Germany.
The Episcopal, from a Romish church, became the “Episcopal church,” A.D.
1534, by Henry the VIII forcing the Romish clergy to proclaim him the
“supreme head of the Church of England.”
The Presbyterian church was founded especially by Zwingli and John Calvin,
A.D. 1516-1530, in Switzerland.
The Methodist church was originated by John Wesley, A.D. 1729, in England.
The Campbellite church was brought into complete existence by Alexander
Campbell, A.D. 1829, in the United States of America.
These are but illustrations of the recent and human origin of all non-Catholic
churches, except the Baptist.
Except the Episcopal — and that, we have just seen, has not so much as a
shadow of claim to be in the Apostolic Church Perpetuity line — only the
Baptist church even pretends to be as old as Christianity. We have just
demonstrated that history points to no human or post-apostolic date of origin
for Baptist churches.
In a case a millionaire dies and leaves his estate to a man whom the will
mentions as John Wilson, and, as having been born A.D. 1849, and there are,
and have been, but four of that name in all the world, three of whom were born
after 1849, that only the one born at that date can receive the estate is beyond
question. As history agrees that all churches, excepting the Baptist, came into
existence after the apostolic church was founded; and, as the apostolic church,
by its very purpose of organization, mission and direct promise of the
Scriptures, is assured of preservation until the second coming of Christ, that
the Baptist is the only one that has the Church Perpetuity is certainly true.