Baxter i ans

pl. (Eccl. Hist.) A term applied to those who adhered to the theological tenets of R. Baxter, which were, - 1st, that, though Christ died in a special sense for the elect, yet he also died in a general sense for all; 2d, The rejection of the dogma of reprobation; 3d, That it is po ible even for saints to fall away from saving grace. There never existed a separate denomination or sect known by Baxter's name, but his opinions have been embraced by a number of great and good men, among whom were Dr. Isaac Watts and Dr. Philip Doddridge. Bax'ter Springs, in Kansas , a thriving city of Cherokee co., on the Kan. C., Ft. S. & M. R.R., 61 m. S. of Fort Scott; an important trading point. Here are valuable mineral springs. Pop . (1898) 1,750.