Daily Baptist Encyclopedia- Baylor university(Post by Jim Curran)

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09/10/22  · Daily Baptist Encyclopedia- Baylor university(Post by Jim Curran)

(NOTE: Baylor today is a liberal worldly mess- as are most all colleges of this era. Briefly there are several primary causes- denominational control rather than local church control being the primary, accreditation and authorization by the state, mission drift: IE becoming a general educational institution- which in almost all cases winds up with the theological school becoming liberal, board drift and control- it is to be noted that most of the original board were masons- is it any wonder that it went wrong with all these issues- these open the door to liberalism and a host of other issues) Baylor University, Independence, Washington Co., Texas, was chartered by the republic of Texas in 1845, Its location is unsurpassed in Texas for society, salubrity, and scenery. It has educated in whole or in part over 3000 persons. Many of the most prominent ministers of the gospel, law- vers, physicians, merchants, and planters in Texas were trained in this institution. It had in 1878 a corps of 6 instructors, 2 professorships, endowed in part, 94 students, and a valuable library. The society and officers’ libraries contain about 3000 volumes. The value of its grounds, buildings, ete., is estimated at $35,000. The amount proposed to he raised for endowment is $200,000, and for other buildings $25,000. Its presidents have been Rev. Henry L. Graves, A.M., Rev. R. C. Burleson, D.D., Rey. George W. Baines, A.M. The present incum- bent, Rev. William Carey Crane, D.D., LL.D., has been president since July, 1863. The standard of education is equal to that of the principal American institutions, and a special course is promised for: young men studying for the gospel ministry. An- nual tuition.is from $30 to $60. The average age of students is higher than any other Texas college, being near nineteen years. The Texas Baptist State Convention appoints five of its trus- tees annually, and receives its yearly report. Baylor Female College, Independence, Wash- ington Co., Texas. Until 1866 this institution con- stituted “ The Female Department of Baylor Uni- versity.’’ It is located about three-fourths of a mile from it. It has educated a large number of the most prominent women of Texas, and sustains the reputation of a first-class female college. Its build- ings, apparatus, and library are-superior. For nineteen years Horace Clark, LL.D., was its presi- dent. His successors have been B. S. Fitzgerald A.M., Rev. Henry L. Graves, A.M., Col. W. W. Fontaine, A.M., and Rev. William Royall, D.D. In 1878, Rev. J. H. Luther, D.D., was elected presi- dent. It sustains a relation to the Texas Baptist State Convention similar to that of Baylor Uni- versity. It had 90 pupils for the year 1877-78, From that Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart