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An Introduction To And Critical Reproduction Of The Z.C. Taylor Manuscript: The Rise And Progress Of Baptist Missions In Brazil, Glendon Donald Grober
An Introduction To And Critical Reproduction Of The Z.C. Taylor Manuscript: The Rise And Progress Of Baptist Missions In Brazil, Glendon Donald Grober
OBU Graduate Theses
Z. C. Taylor and W. B. Bagby were sent as Baptist missionaries to Salvador, Baia, Brazil in 1882. The two men began the Baptist work together. The name of W. B. Bagby is well known, but that of Taylor was largely ignored. The histories of Baptist work in Brazil, both in English and Portuguese, made little mention of Z. C. Taylor.
The purpose of this study is two fold. First, it seeks to emphasize and illustrate the vital role of Z. C. Taylor in the earliest Baptist initiatives in Brazil. Second, it makes readily accessible his personal account of many …
A History Of The Foreign Mission Program Of The North American Baptist Association From 1950 To 1963, James Alvin Henry
A History Of The Foreign Mission Program Of The North American Baptist Association From 1950 To 1963, James Alvin Henry
OBU Graduate Theses
This thesis is a historical report of the facts which led to the organization of the North American Baptist Association, from the meeting of the American Baptist Association in Lakeland, Florida, in 1950, through the year 1963. It also is a review of the foundational principles up which the Association was founded and stood, noting particularly the position held on Church equality and Church cooperation in promoting a world-wide mission program.
Special attention is given to the active development of the missionary efforts of this Association in the area of selecting, supporting, and governing those individuals serving the Association as …
Baptist Mission Efforts In The South Before 1845, Frank Shell
Baptist Mission Efforts In The South Before 1845, Frank Shell
OBU Graduate Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine records, reports, and historical accounts of the work which the Baptists in the South contributed to our mission heritage prior to 1845. The data for this study has been gathered from publications from the religious press in the South Atlantic states from 1802 to 1845.
Since the Baptists first came to America they have enjoyed phenomenal growth, and the growth has been steady and sustained. The mission work of Baptists of the South grew out of the lives of people who dared to disagree with the dogmas of the Established Church and …