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The Journal of Volume 21, 2019 The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage Volume 21, 2019 THE JOURNAL OF FLORIDA BAPTIST HERITAGE Published by the FLORIDA BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY Donald S. Hepburn, Secretary-Treasurer Penny Baumgardner, Administrative Ministry Assistant PO Box 95 Graceville, Florida 32440 Board of Directors The State Board of Missions of the Florida Baptist State Convention elects the Board of Directors. Jerry Chumley David Lema Lake Mystic Hialeah David Elder Roger Richards St. Augustine Graceville Donald Hepburn J. Thomas Green Jacksonville Executive Director-Treasurer Florida Baptist Convention The Florida Baptist Historical Society is a Cooperative Pro­ gram-funded ministry of the Florida Baptist Convention. COVER ILLUSTRATION: Seventeen delegates, representing the three Baptist associations within Florida, met in the Richard Johnson Mays’ home on November 20,1854, to organize the Florida Baptist State Convention. [Illustration by John Lane] Volume 21/2019. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Preface 4 Notable Legacies 6 125 Years of Ministry Service 8 2019 Baptist Heritage Award 12 Florida Baptist Legacy Leaders 1) The Biblical Theology of Christian Leadership by Benjamin Forrest, EdD 14 2) James Mc Donald - The Legacy of a North Florida Pioneer Itinerant Missionary by James C. Bryant, PhD 28 3) Richard Johnson Mays - The Legacy “Father” of the Florida Baptist State Convention by T. Phil Heard 48 4) Lulu Sparkman Terry — A Floridian’s 45­ Year Legacy of Missionary Service in Brazil by Donald S. Hepburn 66 5) Ismael Negrin — Laid Foundations for Florida Baptist Hispanic Congregations by Barbara Little Denman 84 6) Jeremiah M. Hayman — The Legacy of a Central Florida Pioneer Missionary-Preacher by Hampton Dunn 100 Table of Contents 7) Frank Fowler — The Legacy of a Native Floridian International Missionary by Mark A. Rathel, PhD 116 8) A.D. Dawson - The Legacy of a Church Starting Director of Missions by Barbara Little Denman 138 9) Guinell Freeman - A Legacy Religious Educator by Margaret Dempsey Colson 154 10) Joseph C. Coats - The Legacy of an African-American Gospel Preacher by Donald S. Hepburn 166 11) James B. Henry - A Legacy as a Pastor­ Peacemaker by Joel R. Breidenbaugh, PhD 186 12) Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler- A Legacy of Women’s Missions and Ministry Advocacy by Joni B. Hannigan 202 13) T. G. “John” Sullivan - The Legacy of a Denominational Servant-Leader by Michael A. Tatem, PhD 218 Index 237 PREFACE Legacy Leaders who Laid the Foundations A legacy is the story of a person’s or organization’s life, the things they did, goals they accomplished and even their shortcomings in their efforts to bring the gospel to the Florida mission field. Preserving legacies ensures that the memories and history of the past are not forgotten by the present or future generations of Florida Baptists. In this issue of The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage, attention is being given to a select group of Florida Baptist men and women, who through their Christian leadership, have demonstrated Legacy Leadership in their ministry service on the Florida mission field. These leaders - only a random sample of countless Florida Baptists - have exemplified the commitment about which the Apostle Paul wrote, somewhat autobiographical, in his letter to the church at Corinth: “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it.” [I Corinthians 3:9-10, NIV], To be a foundation builder, effective leaders must “lead like Christ” by following His model of being both a shepherd-leader and a servant-leader, according to Dr. Benjamin Forrest whose lead Journal article is titled, “The Biblical Theology of Christian Leadership.” The legacy leaders featured in this Journal, have each laid a foundation or set a new standard in ministry, upon which others have benefited and expanded the kingdom of God in 4 The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage, Volume 21, 2019 Florida. Their individual ministry efforts were not motivated by either monetary reward or the praise of other people. Rather, their individual commitment was in response to the call and claim of Jesus Christ upon their life. These have included an itinerant pioneer preacher, a bi-vocational pastor, full-time pastors, international missionaries, a religious educator, a director of missions, a Hispanic church starter, an African-American pastor and preacher, a denominational servant, and a women's missions and ministry advocate. These featured men and women are only a sampling of literally hundreds, if not thousands, of God's dedicated people who committed their life and energies to the cause of Christ on the Florida mission field. Those who follow them are benefitting from and building upon the legacies established by the respective leaders profiled in this issue of The Journal. The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage, Volume 21, 2019 5 Notable Legacies As noted in the PREFACE of this Journal, the featured men and women are only a sampling of literally hundreds, if not thousands, of God’s dedicated people who committed their life and energies to the cause of Christ on the Florida mission field. There are others that deserved mention, but the lack of significant and detailed information on their life and ministry, makes it difficult to produce a 2000- to 3000-word essay about them. For the record, during The Journal’s 20-years of publication, both brief and extended profiles have been published on twenty-seven (two different articles were done on the same person) additional Florida Baptists who have exemplified a leadership legacy. (The following list of previously featured individuals includes the profile writer’s name, the year of the respective Journal publication, and article page number): Charles Roy Angell, by Jerry E. Oswalt/2010, p. 68. Keith Blakley, by Jerry M. Windsor/2011, p. 56. Charles H. Bolton, by Donald S. Hepburn/2004, p.54. Charles M. Brittain, by Lulrick Balzora/2004, p. 44. Doak Campbell, by Jerry M. Windsor/2003, p. 16. W. N. Chaudoin, by Joel R. Breidenbaugh/2004, p. 6. Elam Jackson Daniels, by Jerry M. Windsor/2010, p. 83. Frank Fowler, by Margaret Fowler Drake/2002, p. 24. Frank Fowler, by Mark A. Rathel/2002, p.37. L. D. Geiger, by John E. Shaffett/2004, p. 21. 6 The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage, Volume 21, 2019 Rufus Gray, by Jerry Windsor/2016, pp. 6-109. E. Earl Joiner, by Jerry M. Windsor/2003, p. 34. Steven L. Kimmel, by Jerry M. Windsor/2011, p. 54. Homer G. Lindsay, Sr., by Donald S. Hepburn/2004, p.65. John Maguire, by Jerry M. Windsor/2004, p. 73. James L. Pleitz, by Paul D. Robinson, Sr./2O1O, p. 94. Edwin Hansford Rennolds, Sr., by Edwin Hansford Rennolds, Sr./2oo6, p.6. W. Wiley Richards, by Roger C. Richards/2010, p. 139. Stuart Beggs Rogers, by Jerry M. Windsor/2004, p. 32. John L. Rosser, by Mark A. Rathel/2003, p. 6. James Southerland, by R. C. Hammack/2001, p.50. Dan Stringer, by R. C. Hammack/2004, p.98. John Sullivan, by Thomas A. Kinchen/2004, p.111. Martha Trotter, by Allison C. Chestnut/2003, p. 46. Jacob Lee White, by Jerry M. Windsor/2011, p. 26. Conrad Willard, by Jerry M. Windsor/2011, p. 50. Charles Bray Williams, by Charlotte Williams Sprawls/2010, p. 28. Jerry M. Windsor, by Joel R. Breidenbaugh/2010, p. 127. The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage, Volume 21, 2019 7 125 Years of Ministry Service FLORIDA BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY As early as the 1894 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting held in Plant City, there was a call for “compiling the history of our denomination in this state.” This request came from three men who had a rich background of historical perspective and reading. All three were pastors from the Alachua Baptist Association. Daniel B. Farmer, Sr. (1847 - 1905) was a native of Maine who served as a pastor for 25 years in the Ocala, Florida, vicinity before he returned to Holliston, Massachusetts, where he died. Farmer was known for his evangelistic and doctrinal preaching and had one of the finest ministry libraries in the state. Napoleon A. Bailey (1833-1897) received his A.B. degree from Union University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1857. Bailey moved to Florida in i860 due to bronchial problems and became pastor at Monticello until 1867. He was pastor at the Citra Baptist Church in 1894. He later moved to Georgia, where he served four consecutive churches until his death in 1897. E. H. Rennolds, Sr., was just as interested in history but from a different perspective. Rennolds (1839-1912) was born in Virginia and raised in Tennessee. He lived out history as a member of the 8 The Journal of Florida Baptist Heritage, Volume 21, 2019 ill-fated Tennessee 5th Regiment in the Civil War. Rennolds would go on to become one of the most important men in the first century of Florida Baptist historical interest and research. The “Alachua Three” made five basic points at the 1894 Convention. They noted that the state convention in its 40th year of existence needed to: (1) gather material; (2) protect resources; (3) interview witnesses; (4) appoint a committee; and (5) compile the history of the state convention. This forward­ thinking trio probably was responsible for the early emphasis of Florida Baptists on document preservation. It was more than aspirational thinking, as it became a plan of action by Rennolds. In 1895 the Florida Baptist State Convention met at Leesburg, and heard a report from the convention’s Historical Secretary E. H. Rennolds, Sr. He explained that during the prior year he had secured a total 227 files of the annual meeting minutes of Florida Baptist associations and the state convention.
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