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1 online resource (701 pages) |
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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 |
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Questions on the Degrees of Catholic Complicity before MigrationCatholic 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 |
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The Baptist Principles Undergirding Baylor UniversityThe 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 |
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The Birth of the First Baptist Church of Galveston, 1840First 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 |
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Creath Raises Funds for the Baptist State Convention3.6 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 |
| Summary |
From the days of Z.N. Morrell and James Huckins to Bill Pinson and Charles Wade, Baptists have played and continue to play an important role in the religious, secular and political life of Texas. This is a collection of Texas Baptist sources |
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On Application of Colored Church, Anderson |
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Print version record |
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Baptist General Convention of Texas -- History -- Sources
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Baptist General Convention of Texas fast |
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Baptists -- Texas -- History -- Sources
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Baptists
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Texas -- Church history -- Sources
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Texas
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Church history
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History
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Sources
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Electronic book
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| Author |
McBeth, Harry Leon
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| ISBN |
9781574414172 |
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1574414178 |
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