A Texas Baptist power struggle : the Hayden controversy / by Joseph E. Early, Jr. ; foreword by John W. Storey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Early, Joseph E. (Joseph Everett), 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baptists--Texas--History--19th century.

Baptists.

Texas--Church history.

Texas.

Baptist General Convention of Texas--History.

Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Hayden, Samuel Augustus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

List of Illustrations; Foreword by John W. Storey; Preface; 1. Problems on the Horizon; 2. An Unhappy Marriage; 3. Bad Blood in Dallas Leads to Ill Will Across Texas; 4. B. H. Carroll Takes the Lead; 5. Hayden's Reform Movement; 6. Winner Takes It All; photo section; 7. The End of an Era; 8. Yesterday and Today; Appendix A Dallas Church Vindicated; Appendix B The Memorial; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-165) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73099-4

9786610730995

1-57441-399-6

1-4337-1118-4

1-4237-9797-3

OCLC:

193174420