CONTENTS Foreword, Harry Leon McBeth xvii Preface xix List of Abbreviations xxiii Chapter 1. CHANGING FLAGS OVER TEXAS 1 1.1 Cortez and Coronado 1 Cortez: The Enforcement of the Faith Cortez: Developing an Indigenous Catholic Faith by Force The Dominicans' Role: No Indigenous Clergy Coronado and the Seven Cities of Cibola La Salle The Baptist Perspective of Catholic Hegemony 1.2 Stephen F. Austin: "The Father of Texas" 7 The "Catholic" Contract to Live in Texas Austin's Early Capitulation to Catholicism: Austin to Jose Antonio Saucedo Questions on the Degrees of Catholic Complicity before Migration Catholic Reaction to the New Settlers Baptist Disinclination to Catholic Hegemony The Joseph Bays Incident Chapter 2. BAPTIST BEGINNINGS IN TEXAS, 1820-1840 12 2.1 Zacharius N. Morrell 12 Morrell's Call to Go to Texas Morrell's First Sermon in Texas and Decision to Remain, 1835 The First Sermon Preached in Houston Indian Fighting The First Missionary Baptist Church in Texas, 1836 2.2 Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor 17 Early Politics with Henry Clay Birth of the Tiger Point Church, 1840 The Baptist Principles Undergirding Baylor University The Founding and Naming of Baylor University, 1845 The Importance of R. E. B. Baylor to Z. N. Morrell Address to the Union Association 2.3 Noah Turner Byars 23 Byars's Stand against Heretical Doctrine Byars the Texas Patriot—To Arms! Byars and Revival 2.4 Daniel Parker 25 Two-Seeds in the Spirit The Effects of Daniel Parker on Texas Baptists 2.5 Thomas J. Pilgrim 30 First Sunday School in Texas Report on Sabbath Schools Chapter 3. EMERGING BAPTIST STRUCTURE, 1840-1848.. 42 3.1 James Huckins 42 The Birth of the First Baptist Church of Galveston, 1840 First Baptism on Galveston Island, 1840 Report of the Committee of Education 3.2 William Milton Tryon 45 A Revival in Irwinton, Alabama A Christian's Role in Texas The Need for Baptist Education in Texas Tryon's First Report to the Board of Domestic Missions 3.3 J. G.Thomas 49 Results of an Itinerant Preaching Tour 3.4 George Washington Baines 50 Church Discipline A Question to Texas Baptist editor Baines Baines's Presidential Salary 3.5 J.W.D. Creath 51 Creath Promotes Landmarkistic Books in Texas Creath Raises Funds for the Baptist State Convention 3.6 The Union Association 52 The Bill of Rights of the Union Baptist Association 3.7 The Birth of the Texas Baptist Education Society 53 Texas Baptist Education The Endorsement of Baylor University by the Union Association 3.8 Rufus Columbus Burleson 55 Address before the Union Association A Love for Baylor over the Presidency of Union 3.9 William Carey Crane 65 Baylor First and Foremost Crane's Summary of His Difficult Days at Baylor Washington County—Political and Religious Significance 3.10 Concerning the Colored Population 73 On Application of Colored Church, Anderson Report on the Colored Population Report on Religious Instruction of Colored Population The Negro Intellect Slavery is a Means of Evangelism 3.11 The German Population 75 The Need Evangelistic Endeavors by the Baptist State Convention Baptist Commitment to the German Texans 3.12 Southern Baptist Interest in Texas 77 Baptist Birth, Growth, and Organization in Texas 3.13 James Bodkin Link 78 The Birth of the First Baptist Church, Waco The Birth of the First Baptist Church of Galveston Chapter 4. PROGRESS AMIDST PROBLEMS, 1848-1868 86 4.1 The Baptist State Convention 86 The Constitution of the Baptist State Convention—1848 4.2 Texas and Foreign Missions 89 Texas Takes Care of Its Own 4.3 Sabbath Schools 90 The Importance of Sabbath Schools The First Sabbath School Convention Sermon, J. H. Stribbling— 1865 4.4 The Texas Baptist 101 The First Year The Growth of the Texas Baptist 4.5 The Birth of New Associations 103 The Organization of the San Marcos Association The Waco Association, Report on Colored Missions 4.6 New Conventions 104 The Eastern Baptist Convention The Baptist General Association 4.7 The Civil War 107 The Union Association—Confederate Advocates 4.8 Baptists and Temperance 108 A Letter to Editor Link Chapter 5. DIVIDED WE STAND, 1868-1886 110 5.1 Baylor University vs. Waco University 110 Burleson's Charges against Clark Clark's Charges against Burleson 5.2 Waco University Begins to Thrive—Baylor Declines 112 Aid Needed for Baylor University A Further Plea for Funds Waco University Thrives 5.3 The Buckner Orphanage 114 Buckner's First Appeal Buckner and the Survivors of the Galveston Hurricane A Letter to Father Buckner 5.4 The Schism at the First Baptist Church of Dallas 115 The Schism, Link's Opinion Buckner's Side, The Memorial Who is the True First Baptist Church of Dallas? 5.5 Consolidation 124 Consolidation of Baylor University and Waco University Consolidation of the General Bodies Chapter 6. THE SEARCH FOR UNITY, 1886-1900 127 6.1 Learning to Work Together 127 Early Progress under Corresponding Secretary of Missions, A. J. Holt (1886-1889) Corresponding Secretary J. B. Cranfill (1889-1892) Corresponding Secretary J. M. Carroll (1892-1894) Baylor University at Independence, 1883-1885 The Trail of Blood 6.2 Women's Work 134 Formal Organization How Dr. Carroll Came to Believe 6.3 Other Colleges and Universities Associated with Texas Baptist Life 137 The Spiritual Nature of Mary Hardin-Baylor University Early History of Howard Payne University The Birth of (Hardin) Simmons College 6.4 Benevolent Ministries 140 Progress at the Buckner Orphanage Temperance Revisited Bear Creek Baptist Mission: Temperance 6.5 Troublesome Doctrinal Issues 144 Martinism Fortuneism The Gospel Missions Movement (Crawfordism) The Whitsitt Controversy The Reaction of the Enon Association A Letter to the Texas Baptist and Herald Haydenism The Rationale for Hayden's Removal from the 1897 BGCT The Origin of the Reform Paper 6.6 Benajah Harvey Carroll 155 Salvation is Essential to Baptism and Church Membership The Office of Deaconess Chapter 7. INTO A NEW CENTURY, 1900-1914 159 7.1 George Washington Truett 1591 Christ, the Cure for Trouble Baptists and Religious Liberty 7.2 James Bruton Gambrell 179 Questions in Baptist Rights Church Sovereignty and Denominational Comity 7.3 Lee Rutland Scarborough 183 The Essentials of an Evangelistic Victory (Isa. 38:1-6) 7.4 Mary Hill Davis 188 Dallas, 1909 7.5 Franz Marshall McConnell 194 Church Discipline ^ """* 7.6 Joseph Martin Dawson 197 The Implications of Separation of Church and State c Religious liberty does not mean indifference Religious liberty is not license Religious liberty requires humility and sincerity Religious liberty requires charity and forbearance 7.7 Mina S. Everett 200 The Call to State Work 7.8 WMU Advancement 201 ^-Training School Report for 1914 7.9 Security of the Baptist Standard 205 The Missionary Worker The Baptist Standard 7.10 The Buckner Orphanage 208 Transfer of Ownership 7.11 Baptist Hospitals 210 Report of Committee on Baptist Sanitarium 7.12 The Education Commission 212 Report of the Education Commission, 1906 7.13 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 217 The First Year at Fort Worth Chapter 8. GOOD TIMES AND BAD, 1914-1926 219 8.1 Missions 219 Good News on Every Front: State Missions 8.2 World War I 221 Religious Liberty in the Training Camps Truett's Letter Home 8.3 The 75 Million Campaign 223 The Campaign in Texas: F. S. Groner, D. D., Secretary The Opinion of Publicity Director, J. M. Dawson The First Baptist Church of Waco 8.4 The Norris Controversy 228 The Modernism of Dr. J. M. Dawson Norris on Catholicism 1923 Report of the Committee on Credentials The Fruits of Norrisism J. M. Dawson on J. Frank Norris 8.5 The YMCA 246 Problems with the YMCA 8.6 Baptist Young People's Union 247 Young Christian Colabor Society Texas Leads the World in BYPU Work 8.7 Baptist Student Union 250 The Formation of the Baptist Student Union in Texas 8.8 Woman's Missionary Union 251 Houston, 1919 8.9 Southwestern Seminary 253 The School of Religious Education The SBC Takes Control of Southwestern 8.10 Creeds! 256 What Ought the Memphis Convention Do with the Articles of Faith? Chapter 9. DEPRESSION AND DELIVERANCE, 1929-1945.... 259 9.1 Depression 259 Drastic Reductions Made Missions Cause Imperiled 9.2 William Richardson White 262 Commendation of W. R. White 9.3 John Howard Williams 264 Eulogizing the Work of Williams 9.4 Robert Clifton Campbell Executive Board Meeting, March 4, 1941 9.5 William Walter Melton The Gospel's Foes 9.6 The District Plan The District Plan in Action, 1933 9.7 Reconciliation with the BMA Attempts at Reconciliation Improved Cooperation, but No Consolidation 9.8 The Rural Church Problem Aiding the Rural Churches 9.9 Centennial Evangelism Baptist Depository Give Me Texas! 9.10 European Texans Ministering to Hispanics Our Work with Negro Baptists 9.11 Sunday School Report of Sunday School Work,1938 9.12 BYPU A Bright Future 9.13 WMU Report of the WMU Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. J. E. Leigh, 1930 9.14 Baptist Student Union Bible Chairs The Salaries of Bible Chairs Baptist Student Union Report, 1934 9.15 Brotherhood Local Church Brotherhoods 9.16 Church Music Resolution on Church Music, 1934 Report of the Committee on Music 9.17 Baptist Colleges Report on Baptist Schools, 1939 9.18 World War II Army Camp Work Soldier Work, 1943 Chapter 10. READY TO GO FORWARD, 1945-1953 10.1 The Five-Year Plan Report of the Executive Board, 1949 10.2 Dollars and Sense 311 Third Annual Meeting The Texas Baptist Foundation Leader: George J.