The 2011 Baptist Ancestor’s Conference
Download the conference registration and information sheet here.
Sad News, The Death of Morgan Patterson
Dr. W. Morgan Patterson, former president (1980-81) and long-time member of the Baptist History & Heritage Society, died November 19 at his home in Novato, California, at age 85. He had been treated for pancreatic cancer. He was assistant professor of church history at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1956-1959) and the director of graduate studies in the School of Theology and the David T. Porter Professor of Church History at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1959-1976). He also served as dean of academic affairs at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (1976-1984). From 1984 to 1991 he was the 22nd president of Georgetown College. More recently, he was Scholar in Residence at Campbellsville University. Via Bruce Gourley.
The Current Issue of the TBHS Journal
Arrived in the mail this week. It’s a Festschrift (a celebratory volume in honor of a particular scholar) dedicated to the work of our own Albert Wardin Jr. If you’re a member of the Society you should by now have received your copy. If you haven’t, contact Jim Taulman. And if you’d like to be a member of the Society, sign up!
A Prayer Request
Members of the TBHS are urged to remember Jim Taulman’s grandson Ethan in prayer. Thanks very much.
Finding Your Baptist Ancestors
Finding your Baptist Ancestors
A Genealogical conference offering
information and research opportunities
JULY 16, 2010
8:30–4:30
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
901 Commerce St., #400
Nashville, TN 37203-3630
Download brochures here and here. And take part if genealogy is an interest of yours.
Lonnie Wilkey is Blogging and Twittering
If you don’t live in Tennessee and you aren’t a Baptist, you might not be familiar with his name. He’s the Editor of the Baptist and Reflector, our State Baptist paper.
He’s done a great job as Editor and he’s branching out and joining us here in the 21st century. It’s a brand spanking new blog, so check it out.
He also is doing the Twitter thing but of course given my feelings about that little bit of techno-sin you’ll have to follow him yourself without my company.
Church Discipline: P.H. Mell’s Manual and its Meaning has been published as the first volume of a new series of monographs in the Tennessee Baptist Historical Society Journal’s Supplement Series.
It was a lot of fun to do and if I may say, it’s a pretty interesting volume.
Please Pray
Bro. Harold Shoulders, former Director of Missions for the Cumberland Baptist Association, Clarksville, TN, was taken to Skyline Medical Center Friday night. Tests are being run, and we should know results soon. He is in Intensive Care Unit. Bro. Harold is a very spry 80+ year young man who still serves God stronger than most young people. Please pray for God’s will to be done, and for Harold’s wife, Joyce. as she ministers to him. He also has two sons who live away from Clarksville.
Thank you,
Beverly Blackard
TBC Intercessory Prayer Team member
Our New Logo
A colleague has kindly designed this beautiful logo for our Society:
Spread it around!
Baptist History and Heritage Journal
You may be interested in knowing that the latest issue of Baptist History and Heritage is out, with a number of very stimulating essays. Yes, there’s a fascinating and engaging essay about Church Discipline at the end of the Journal very much worth reading.
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You’ll enjoy the issue and you would very much enjoy as well taking part in the Baptist History and Heritage Society. The Annual Meeting is just about 6 weeks off, so you still have time to register for that as well.
