who was Alexander Campbell anyway, and why would anyone get the notion that he founded the church of Christ?
He was a human being, no more, and no less. He came to this country from Scotland in about 1810. Among other things, Campbell taught that baptism is necessary in order to receive the remission of sins and that the use of mechanical instruments of music in worship to God is unauthorized, and thus wrong. The above noted doctrines, as well as Campbells call for men to lay aside the traditions of men and simply be Christians, caused him to be out of favor with some. Many who had lived in ignorance of what the Bible taught considered Campbells message as something new. The truth is, his teaching about baptism being essential for salvation, and what he said about the type of music authorized in worship, was right down the line. But be clear about this his message on these topics was right, but not because he originated it. He was simply preaching what the Bible had taught all along. Still, some insisted on calling those who obeyed the gospel of the Christ that Campbell preached “Campbellites
