April 7, 1657: Henry Dunster, the first president of Harvard, rejected infant baptism after studying the issue thoroughly. He began preaching against it from the pulpit in Cambridge, and was forced to resign his presidency in 1657. He was brought to court because he didn’t baptize his child. His preaching and witness was the center of the influence that brought about the First Baptist Church of Massachusetts Bay. ABHS has many pamphlets and sermons for and against infant baptism.
