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A Jehovah's Witness takes the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
A Jehovah's Witness takes the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track

A Jehovah's Witness takes the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track

Date7/23/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Jehovah's Witness takes the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track. Officials estimated there were 14;910 people at second day of four-day assembly for witnesses in southern Ontario. Baptisms were in a pool behind grandstand.
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A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
7/23/1976
A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
7/23/1976
At Mass Baptism of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sunnyside Pool today, some of the 500 new members of the sect receive the total immersion which is a keyston(...)
At Mass Baptism of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sunnyside Pool today, some of the 500 new members of the sect receive the total immersion which is a keyston(...)
7/31/1970
Sitting at the race track at Woodbine, with umbrellas to shield them from the sun, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses attend convention. In left foreg(...)
Sitting at the race track at Woodbine, with umbrellas to shield them from the sun, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses attend convention. In left foreg(...)
7/30/1970
Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water
Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water
8/2/1980
Would-be witnesses: Lineups for baptism are common at Jehovah's Witnesses conventions but sect's leaders are distorting truth, book says
Would-be witnesses: Lineups for baptism are common at Jehovah's Witnesses conventions but sect's leaders are distorting truth, book says
7/24/1975
Joyous Baptism for a Witness, Jehovah's Witness Olive Stone emerges from a total immersion baptism ceremony at Mayfield Secondary School in Chinguacou(...)
Joyous Baptism for a Witness, Jehovah's Witness Olive Stone emerges from a total immersion baptism ceremony at Mayfield Secondary School in Chinguacou(...)
7/26/1974
Jehovah's Witness Judy Snow, a 25-year-old paraplegic, is baptized in a wheelchair today during a public baptism for Witnesses at their 1975 assembly (...)
Jehovah's Witness Judy Snow, a 25-year-old paraplegic, is baptized in a wheelchair today during a public baptism for Witnesses at their 1975 assembly (...)
7/25/1975
During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont
During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont
7/29/1975
Model Dedicates Life to Jehovah, Fashion model Heather Farrar prepares for baptism as convert to the Jehovah's Witnesses during annual Watchtower conv(...)
Model Dedicates Life to Jehovah, Fashion model Heather Farrar prepares for baptism as convert to the Jehovah's Witnesses during annual Watchtower conv(...)
8/12/1977
The stage for the Jehovah's Witnesses convention this week at Woodbine racetrack is in front of the track and the tote board (right). More than 30,000(...)
The stage for the Jehovah's Witnesses convention this week at Woodbine racetrack is in front of the track and the tote board (right). More than 30,000(...)
7/24/1973
Jehovah's Witnesses Sing in the Rain, With umbrellas held over their heads, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sing together during convention at Wood(...)
Jehovah's Witnesses Sing in the Rain, With umbrellas held over their heads, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sing together during convention at Wood(...)
7/31/1970