Chaplin, Charles Crawford, D.D., son of Hon. W.R. Chaplin, was born in Danville, Va., Sept. 22, 1831.
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Post by Jim Curran NOTE: This is a neat entry for me today as he was from Danville VA- where I now call home Chaplin, Charles Crawford, D.D., son of Hon. W.R. Chaplin, was born in Danville, Va., Sept. 22, 1831. He is the descendant of an old English family, one of whom emigrated from England in the latter part of the last century. He is related to the Chaplins of New England, many of whom are Baptist preachers. He was educated at Rich- mond College, Va., the honors of which he was prevented from taking because of ill health; was converted in 1853 ; entered college in 1854; retired from college in the spring of 1856, and was ordained in Sandy Creek meeting-house, Va., Decem- ber, 1856; took charge of the Danville church im- mediately after his ordination, and retained it until June, 1870; took charge of Owensborough church, Ky., in 1870; resigned and became pastor, April, 1873, of the First Baptist Church, Paducah, Ky., of which he was pastor till Jan. 1, 1877, when he settled with the First Baptist Church of Austin, Texas; has held meetings, during which between 4000 and 5000 have been converted, 2500 of whom have joined Baptist churches. He has written ably for denominational periodicals. He has fre- quently presided over deliberative bodies of which he was a member, discharging his duties with skill and ability. ‘The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him in 1878 by Baylor and Waco Universities. As a preacher, he ranks among the foremost for point, impressiveness, and forcible delivery. He has written some poetry, which has been well-received both by the secular and religious press. He was present on the field during seven pitched battles in the war between the States, and ministered to many wounded and dying Federal and Confederate soldiers. During his pastorate at Danville he was instrumental in building a parsonage, a meeting house, and a college edifice; at Owensborough, a parsonage; at Paducah, in re-modeling the church edifice; and at Austin is likely soon to see the church edifice remodeled and a parsonage built. The present governor and family (1878), and many other prominent people at the capital of Texas, are regular attendants upon his ministry. The following as well as the picture is from findagraveCharles Chaplin, considered to be one of the best Texas Baptist pastors of his time, was born in Danville, Virginia, on 1831 September 22. Charles attended Richmond College but was unable to graduate due to ill health. He became a Christian in 1853 and changed his career to the ministry. After he was ordained as a minister in 1856, Charles served as pastor of several churches in Danville, Virginia, Owensborough, Kentucky, and Paducah, Kentucky, and also ministered to men on the battlefields of the American Civil War before he moved to Texas in 1877. In Texas, Chaplin became pastor of First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, converting over 4,000 people in three years, and bringing over 2,500 people into the Baptist Church. In 1880 he became the pastor of First Baptist Church in Brenham, a position he held for four years. Charles wrote often for religious periodicals, served as chaplain for the Texas Senate, and was President of the Baptist State Convention. Charles also served as trustee for Baylor University, and as Vice President of the Home Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention. It is not known when Chaplin married Lucy Exall Chaplin, but they were married with five daughters by 1880 at the time of his pastorate in Brenham, Texas. There are many pictures of people from Lucy Exall’s side of the family present in the collection, some dating to the Civil War. Charles Chaplin died on 1884 November 2.
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