CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. CHANGING FLAGS OVER TEXAS -- 1.1 Cortez and Coronado...................................................................... -- 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 Cíbola -- La Salle -- The Baptist Perspective of Catholic Hegemony -- 1.2 Stephen F. Austin: "The Father of Texas" -- 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 -- 2.1 Zacharius N. Morrell -- 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 -- 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 -- Byars's Stand against Heretical Doctrine -- Byars the Texas Patriot-To Arms! -- Byars and Revival -- 2.4 Daniel Parker -- Two-Seeds in the Spirit -- The Effects of Daniel Parker on Texas Baptists -- 2.5 Thomas J. Pilgrim -- First Sunday School in Texas -- Report on Sabbath Schools -- Chapter 3. EMERGING BAPTIST STRUCTURE, 1840-1848 -- 3.1 James Huckins -- 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 -- 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 -- Results of an Itinerant Preaching Tour -- 3.4 George Washington Baines -- Church Discipline -- A Question to Texas Baptist editor Baines -- Baines's Presidential Salary -- 3.5 J. W. D. Creath -- Creath Promotes Landmarkistic Books in Texas -- Creath Raises Funds for the Baptist State Convention -- 3.6 The Union Association -- The Bill of Rights of the Union Baptist Association -- 3.7 The Birth of the Texas Baptist Education Society -- Texas Baptist Education -- The Endorsement of Baylor University by the Union Association -- 3.8 Rufus Columbus Burleson -- Address before the Union Association -- A Love for Baylor over the Presidency of Union -- 3.9 William Carey Crane -- 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 -- 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 -- The Need -- Evangelistic Endeavors by the Baptist State Convention -- Baptist Commitment to the German Texans -- 3.12 Southern Baptist Interest in Texas -- Baptist Birth, Growth, and Organization in Texas -- 3.13 James Bodkin Link -- The Birth of the First Baptist Church, Waco -- The Birth of the First Baptist Church of Galveston -- Chapter 4. PROGRESS AMIDST PROBLEMS, 1848-1868 -- 4.1 The Baptist State Convention -- The Constitution of the Baptist State Convention-1848.

4.2 Texas and Foreign Missions -- Texas Takes Care of Its Own -- 4.3 Sabbath Schools -- The Importance of Sabbath Schools -- The First Sabbath School Convention Sermon, J. H. Stribbling- 1865 -- 4.4 The Texas Baptist -- The First Year -- The Growth of the Texas Baptist -- 4.5 The Birth of New Associations -- The Organization of the San Marcos Association -- The Waco Association, Report on Colored Missions -- 4.6 New Conventions -- The Eastern Baptist Convention -- The Baptist General Association -- 4.7 The Civil War -- The Union Association-Confederate Advocates -- 4.8 Baptists and Temperance -- A Letter to Editor Link -- Chapter 5. DIVIDED WE STAND, 1868-1886 -- 5.1 Baylor University vs. Waco University -- Burleson's Charges against Clark -- Clark's Charges against Burleson -- 5.2 Waco University Begins to Thrive-Baylor Declines -- Aid Needed for Baylor University -- A Further Plea for Funds -- Waco University Thrives -- 5.3 The Buckner Orphanage -- 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 -- The Schism, Link's Opinion -- Buckner's Side, The Memorial -- Who is the True First Baptist Church of Dallas? -- 5.5 Consolidation -- Consolidation of Baylor University and Waco University -- Consolidation of the General Bodies -- Chapter 6. THE SEARCH FOR UNITY, 1886-1900 -- 6.1 Learning to Work Together -- 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 -- Formal Organization -- How Dr. Carroll Came to Believe -- 6.3 Other Colleges and Universities Associated with Texas Baptist Life.

The Spiritual Nature of Mary Hardin-Baylor University -- Early History of Howard Payne University -- The Birth of (Hardin) Simmons College -- 6.4 Benevolent Ministries -- Progress at the Buckner Orphanage -- Temperance Revisited -- Bear Creek Baptist Mission: Temperance -- 6.5 Troublesome Doctrinal Issues -- Martinism -- Fortuneism -- The Gospel Missions Movement (Crawfordism) -- The Whitsitt Controversy -- Haydenism -- 6.6 Benajah Harvey Carroll -- Salvation is Essential to Baptism and Church Membership -- The Office of Deaconess -- Chapter 7. INTO A NEW CENTURY, 1900-1914 -- 7.1 George Washington Truett -- Christ, the Cure for Trouble -- Baptists and Religious Liberty -- 7.2 James Bruton Gambrell -- Questions in Baptist Rights -- Church Sovereignty and Denominational Comity -- 7.3 Lee Rutland Scarborough -- The Essentials of an Evangelistic Victory (Isa. 38:1-6) -- 7.4 Mary Hill Davis -- Dallas, 1909 -- 7.5 Franz Marshall McConnell -- Church Discipline -- 7.6 Joseph Martin Dawson -- The Implications of Separation of Church and State -- 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 -- The Call to State Work -- 7.8 WMU Advancement -- Training School Report for 1914 -- 7.9 Security of the Baptist Standard -- The Missionary Worker -- The Baptist Standard -- 7.10 The Buckner Orphanage -- Transfer of Ownership -- 7.11 Baptist Hospitals -- Report of Committee on Baptist Sanitarium -- 7.12 The Education Commission -- Report of the Education Commission, 1906 -- 7.13 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary -- The First Year at Fort Worth -- Chapter 8. GOOD TIMES AND BAD, 1914-1926 -- 8.1 Missions -- Good News on Every Front: State Missions -- 8.2 World War I.

Religious Liberty in the Training Camps -- Truett's Letter Home -- 8.3 The 75 Million Campaign -- 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 -- 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 -- Problems with the YMCA -- 8.6 Baptist Young People's Union -- Young Christian Colabor Society -- Texas Leads the World in BYPU Work -- 8.7 Baptist Student Union -- The Formation of the Baptist Student Union in Texas -- 8.8 Woman's Missionary Union -- Houston, 1919 -- 8.9 Southwestern Seminary -- The School of Religious Education -- The SBC Takes Control of Southwestern -- 8.10 Creeds! -- What Ought the Memphis Convention Do with the Articles of Faith? -- Chapter 9. DEPRESSION AND DELIVERANCE, 1929-1945 -- 9.1 Depression -- Drastic Reductions Made -- Missions Cause Imperiled -- 9.2 William Richardson White -- Commendation of W. R. White -- 9.3 John Howard Williams -- 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.

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