A Texas Baptist History Sourcebook: A Companion to McBeth's Texas Baptists

CONTENTS
Foreword, Harry Leon McBeth
Preface
List of Abbreviations
TOC 
Chapter 1. CHANGING FLAGS OVER TEXAS			1
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 CÌbola	
La Salle	
The Baptist Perspective of Catholic Hegemony	
1.2 Stephen F. Austin: ìThe Father of Texasî 	
The ìCatholicî Contract to Live in Texas	
Austinís 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, 1820ñ1840	
2.1 Zacharius N. Morrell	
Morrellís Call to Go to Texas	
Morrellís 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
Byarsís Stand against Heretical Doctrine
Byars the Texas PatriotóTo 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, 1840ñ1848
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 Christianís Role in Texas
The Need for Baptist Education in Texas
Tryonís 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
Bainesís 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
Craneís Summary of His Difficult Days at Baylor
Washington CountyóPolitical 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, 1848ñ1868
4.1 The Baptist State Convention
The Constitution of the Baptist State Conventionó1848
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. Stribblingó1865
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 AssociationóConfederate Advocates
4.8 Baptists and Temperance
A Letter to Editor Link
Chapter 5. DIVIDED WE STAND, 1868ñ1886
5.1 Baylor University vs. Waco University
Burlesonís Charges against Clark
Clarkís Charges against Burleson
5.2 Waco University Begins to ThriveóBaylor Declines
Aid Needed for Baylor University
A Further Plea for Funds
Waco University Thrives 
5.3 The Buckner Orphanage
Bucknerís 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, Linkís Opinion
Bucknerís 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, 1886ñ1900
6.1 Learning to Work Together
Early Progress Under Corresponding Secretary of Missions, A. J. Holt (1886ñ1889)
Corresponding Secretary J. B. Cranfill (1889-1892)
Corresponding Secretary J. M. Carroll (1892-1894)
Cranfill praises Carrollís Work
Baylor University at Independence, 1883-1885
The Trail of Blood
6.2 Womenís 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
The Reaction of the Enon Association	
A Letter to the Texas Baptist and Herald
Haydenism
The Rationale for Haydenís Removal From the 1897 BGCT
The Origin of the Reform Paper
6.6 Benajah Harvey Carroll
Salvation is Essential to Baptism and Church Membership
The Office of Deaconess
Chapter 7. INTO A NEW CENTURY, 1900ñ1914
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
Truettís 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 Peopleís 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 Womanís 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, 1929ñ1945
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 Gospelís 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, 1945ñ1953
10.1 The Five-Year Plan
Report of the Executive Board, 1949
10.2 Dollars and Sense
Third Annual Meeting
The Texas Baptist Foundation Leader: George J. Mason
The Achievements of J. W. Bruner, Endowment Secretary of the BGCT
Separation of Programs for the Best Service
10.3 Ministry Departments
Sunday School Report, 1948
Baptist Day Schools
Baptist Training Union Goals for 1947
Baptist Training Union: The Advance Program
Training Union Convention: Enrolls 7,667
Womanís Missionary Union: Lifted Horizons
10.4 Church Music
Music and Worship: J. D. Riddle
Beware of Trends Toward Formalism in Music and Worship: J. D. Riddle
10.5 Department of Evangelism
The Development of an Evangelism Staff
Committee on Evangelism
10.6 Radio Department
Baptist FM Network Recommended
KYBSóYour Radio Station
10.7 Church Loan Department
The Need
A Resolution for Aid
Success of the Church Loan Program
10.8 Western Missions
Much-needed Aid
Application for Aid
10.9 Christian Life Commission
State Convention Committee Reports: Progress in Its Work
The Contemporary Acuteness of Racial Tension
10.10 Assembly in the West
The Paisano Bid
10.11 Orphans
Mexican Baptist Orphanage Plans Cottage Dedication
Benevolent Institutions
10.12 The Sick
Report on Hospitals
10.13 The Baptist Building 
Financing the Baptist Building
Chapter 11. NEW DIRECTIONS: 1953ñ1960
11.1 Forrest Feezor
Executive Secretary for Texas Baptists
11.2 Commendations and Causes
Methods of Work
11.3 The New Advance Committee: Changes in State Missions
Recommendations: State Missions
11.4 Missions beyond Texas
Wisconsin and Minnesota
11.5 Christian Education
Booz, Allen, and Hamilton Report: Student Coverage
The Christian College
Christian Education Commission
11.6 Baptist Benevolences
The Booz, Allen, and Hamilton Report: Care for the Elderly 
Report of Special Committee on Orphanages
Wadley Memorial Hospital
A Hospital Decision
11.7 Booz, Allen, and Hamilton Report
Survey Report
Texas Survey Committee: Preliminary Report	
A New General Administration Needed
In Perspective: The Booz, Allen, Hamilton Report
Chapter 12. ONWARD AND (SOMETIMES) UPWARD, 1960ñ1973
12.1 A New Day For Southern Baptists
You Can Help Reform TV
Crisis in the Churches
12.2 Thomas Armour Patterson
Stewardship and Financial Development: Interview with Thomas Charlton
Working Relationships: Interview with Thomas Charlton
12.3 Board and Budgets
Committee on Executive Board Involvement
12.4 The Commissions
State Missions Commission
Church Services Division
Sunday School Division
Church Music Division
Language Division
The Area Program
The Christian Education Commission 
Carden Report Proposes Cutback to Four Colleges
Defending the Carden Report
Crusade for Christian Education
An Educational Study: The Carden Report
Human Welfare Commission
Child Care: Cooperation in the New Decade
Mexican Baptist Childrenís Home
Department of Planning and Special Services
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Hospital Study Committee: Troubles Ahead
Christian Life Commission
Christian Life Commission Report, 1973
12.5 Committee of 100
Formation
Recommendations of the Committee of 100
12.6 WMU
New and Old Concerns
12.7 The River Ministry
One of the Greatest Mission Fields in the World
12.8 Controversy
Death in the Pot
Chapter 13. FOCUS ON TEXAS, 1974ñ1982
13.1 James Landes
Thoughts on Patterson: Oral Interview
Trouble at Dallas Baptist College
13.2 Ministry to Ministers
Ministersí Counseling Service
Ministerial PlacementóChurch/Staff Information Service
Ministerial RetirementóAnnuity Study Committee
Proposed Annuity Committee Guidelines
13.3 The River Ministry Revisited: Funding
13.4 Personal Involvement in Missions
Mission to Brazil: 1982 Annual Report
Mission Service Corps: 1982 Annual Report
Bold Mission Thrust
Partnership Missions: Annual Report, 1982
A Proposal for the Partnership Missions through the BGCT
13.5 Good News Texas
Media Campaign Unveiled at Evangelism Meeting
Enthusiasm, Decisions Mark Good News Revivals
Accomplishment of Goals and Objectives
13.6 Church-State Issues
Federal Interference: Dr. Donald Anthony
13.7 Tensions in Texas
Missionary Priorities: Landes Interview
Role of Associations: The Area Program
Financially Rescuing Dallas Baptist College
Fundamentalist Resurgence: Landes Interview
The Dangers of Fundamentalism
Chapter 14. CONTINUITY AMIDST CHANGE, 1982ñ1998
14.1 William Pinson, Jr.
The Unanimous Selection of Bill Pinson
Texas Baptist Schools are Centers of Missions Activity
14.2 A New Leadership Team
Office of Associate Executive Director, Ed Schmeltekopf, 1996
Treasurerís Report, 1989
14.3 Mission Texas, 1985ñ1990
They Too Can Believe
14.4 Baptist Building
No Cooperative Program Money Was Spent!
14.5 Volunteers on Mission
River Ministry: Reaching the Unreached
Partnership Missions
Partnership Missions: 1996 Report
Mission Service Corps: 1996 Report
Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention
Mission Service Corps: Restructuring the Consultant System
14.6 Schools and Students
San Marcos Baptist Academy: 1996 Report
Christian Education Coordinating Board: 1984
School Enrollment Increases 5.1 Percent
Bible Chair Ruling Gives Temporary Reprieve
Division of Student Ministry
14.7 Hospitals and Homes
Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene
New Programs at Buckner
Round Rock Campus Childrenís Home
14.8 Facing Moral Concerns
Texas CLC Rejects Views
CLC Interests and Positions
Four CLC Directors: Separation of Church and State
Legislative Concerns
Resolution on Pari-Mutuel Gambling
14.9 Strengthening Texas Churches
Churches with Staying Power
Celebrating 40 Years of Working Together with Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists
State Missions Commission Report, 1991
14.10 New Churches in Texas
Church Extension Department Report, 1995
Key Church Ministry: J. V. Thomas
Key Church Report
Cooperative Program Gifts Boost New Church Fund
14.11 Criminal Justice Ministry
Ministry Program at Jester II Makes History
14.12 Responsible Stewardship
Baptist Foundation Investments
Baptist Foundation of Texas
14.13 WMU
WMU Steers Evangelism
Week of Prayer for Home Missions
14.14 Brotherhood
Builders Begin Work on Village
Update on Texas Baptist Menís Activity in Criminal Justice Ministry
14.15 Challenge and Response
Ownership or Affiliation? 
Pre-Convention Meetings
14.16 Helping the Helpers
Ministersí Counseling Service Marks 25 Years
Ministers Counseling Service Report
Minister/Church Relationship Committee
Maplesí Office to Face Minister/Church Crisis
Chapter 15. CHANGE AMIDST CONTINUITY, 1982ñ1998
15.1 Baylor and the Baptists
Warning Signs at Baylor
More Trouble at Baylor
Report of the Administrative Committee Concerning Baylor University
Joel Gregoryís Statement
15.2 Earthquake at Southwestern Seminary
Dilday Fired as President at Southwestern
Dilday Responds to Latest Charges of Trustees
Firing Brings Letter of Censure From Accreditation Agency
Allen: Trustees Must Be Accountable, Apologize
Executive Board Resolution
An Open Letter to the Alumni and Friends of Southwestern Seminary
15.3 Theological Education in Texas
Moderate Baptists Study Alternative Seminary
Recommendation to the Executive Board
Theological Education Study CommitteeñFinal Report
Maston Chair of Ethics, Logsdon School of Theology
15.4 Preserving Baptist Distinctives
Criswell Explains How to be a Good Pastor
Dr. Criswell Spoke Too Quickly
What is Texas Baptists Committed?
Distinctives Group Passes Reins
15.5 Texas Baptist Cooperative Program
Cooperative Program Task Force, 1992
Recommendations for the Texas Cooperative Program
15.6 Texas 2000
Strategy Council Report
Evangelism Conference Spotlights Texas 2000
15.7 A New State Convention
Southern Baptists of Texas Vote to Form a New State Convention
A New Convention! Why?
Bill Pinsonís Response
15.8 Decisive Action
BGCT Marks Turf on Homosexuality




Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Baptist General Convention of Texas History Sources, Baptists Texas History Sources, Texas Church history Sources