A Texas Baptist Power Struggle
Author | : Joseph Everett Early |
Publisher | : University of North Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781574411959 |
ISBN-10 | : 1574411950 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Texas Baptist Power Struggle by : Joseph Everett Early
Download or read book A Texas Baptist Power Struggle written by Joseph Everett Early and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Tells how Samuel Augustus Hayden, almost destroyed the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). In the final decades of the nineteenth century, Hayden caused such unrest among Texas Baptists, that he was expelled from the state body. He created the Baptist Missionary Association (BMA), which continued to fight perceived oppression by the BGCT.