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That's a good observation. As far as the initial list being primarily southern-based bodies you are correct. Of course, that is part of the historical reality of Texas. There is one exception on my initial list -- the Free Will Baptists. Though the Free Will Baptists of today are a somewhat primarily Southern body, the initial entrance of Free Will Baptists into Texas was from the northeastern-based Free Will Baptists. Once they merged with the Northern Baptists in 1911, what was left of the FWB's had to regroup.

OK, thanks. That went over my head since I had not suggested any specific ties to academia.

Yes, we can study that. But that would not be a purpose of a Texas Baptist historical society. It would be more about how and when Baptists came to Texas, how they developed, and so on.

 

That's good to hear.

When folks look for information on the TBHS online, though, a lot of what you find is outdated. When I went to the TBHS meeting in 2011 it was not well-attended, and after that (about another year) they also stopped printing the Journal (at least I haven't seen one). If you have more details about what is going on, I'd be glad to hear it.

 

The Roman Catholic church was the official church of the country of Mexico. The Catholic Church was the only church recognized, and only Catholics could be considered citizens. That did not end until after Texas became an independent country, and was already a state of the United States.

 

I think I would add Primitive Baptists as an exception to primarily southern-based bodies. While there are probably more Primitive Baptists in the south than other places, the original division of Baptists over church auxiliaries such as missionary societies as not a regional event.

As far as Texas itself is concerned, Primitive Baptists and Missionary Baptists are sorts of indigenous bodies. There were Baptists in Texas who had to sort out among themselves which side they were on.