Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Ben Bogard Meets with J.R. Graves – Ben M. Bogard – Baptist Leader – Part FIVE of FIVE

Thomas E Kresal January 25, 202

Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Ben Bogard Meets with J.R. Graves – Ben M. Bogard – Baptist Leader – Part FIVE of FIVE

In 1905 the Landmark element in the Southern Baptist Convention, with which nearly all the Baptist churches in South were affiliated in the latter part of the 19th century, began a progressive withdrawal from the SBC. The new name became American Baptist Association. At one time over 3,000 churches and a million people were in that fellowship.

No one was a more significant leader and champion of premillennialism, dispensationalism, plus the Landmark tradition of Baptist continuity from Jesus Christ through present times than the dynamic Ben Marcus Bogard. In his earlier years he had come into contact with great 19th century leaders like A.T. Robertson (also in the 20th century), James Boyce and J. Frank Norris, the premier pulpiteer of the first half of this century. Before the great James R. Graves went to be with the Lord in 1893, Bogard went to Memphis to visit with him and to hear him give his “chair talks” in church. The distinguished editor and theologian was unable to walk in his closing years.

Thomas E. Kresal from: From Robert Ashcraft, Contending for the Faith, An Updated History of the Baptists, 2006, pp. 688-690.