Today in Texas — the lone Confederate state whose governor, Sam Houston, had resisted secession — a new Baptist congregation is birthed. The new church is the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, later known as the First Baptist Church of Richardson. The congregation is established before that of First Baptist Dallas. Church records note that members…
Among the Southern states, the Civil War ended the latest in Texas. With the defeat of the Confederacy, former and late Texas governor and Baptist layman Sam Houston turned out to be right in having refused to go along with secession, even though his refusal had led to his ouster from office mere weeks before…
Former Texas Governor Sam Houston, since his removal from office a month ago as a result of his refusal to pledge an oath of allegiance to the Confederate Constitution, has often been asked why he refuses to support the Confederacy. Today Houston, a Baptist, is in Galveston, where a crowd gathers outside his hotel. Leaning…