James Bruton Gambrell Explained

James Bruton Gambrell
Birth Date:21 August 1841
Birth Place:Anderson County, South Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Restingplace:Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Mississippi
Occupation:Preacher, university president, editor
Spouse:Mary T. Corbell
Father:Joel Bruton Gambrel
Mother:Jane Williams
Children:9
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James Bruton Gambrell (1841 - 1921) was an American Confederate veteran, Southern Baptist minister, editor and university president. He served as the President of Mercer University from 1893 to 1896, and as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1917 to 1920.

Early life

James Burton Gambrell was born on August 21, 1841, in Anderson County, South Carolina.[1] [2] [3] He grew up in Mississippi.[1]

During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Gambrell served in the Confederate States Army.[3] He graduated from the University of Mississippi.[3]

Career

Gambrell became a preacher at the Oxford Baptist Church in Oxford, Mississippi.[3] In 1877, he founded The Baptist Record, a Baptist publication, in Clinton, Mississippi.[4] He served as the president of Mercer University, a Baptist university in Macon, Georgia, from 1893 to 1896.[5]

Gambrell became the editor of the Baptist Standard in 1910.[3] He was the chair of Christian Ethics and Ecclesiology at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1912 to 1914.[1] [3]

Gambrell served as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1917 to 1920.[2] During his last year, he visited Baptist churches in Europe with Edgar Young Mullins.[2] [3] Back in Texas, he gave talks about Christianity.[1] For example, he was invited to speak on William B. Slaughter's ranch.[6]

Personal life

Gambrell married Mary T. Corbell on January 13, 1864.[1] [5] They had nine children.[3]

Death

Gambrell died on June 10, 1921, in Dallas, Texas.[1] [2] His funeral was held at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, and it was conducted by George Washington Truett.[2] Gambrell was buried at the Oakland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Dr. Gambrell, Prominent Baptist Educator and Divine Died in Dallas . Corsicana Daily Sun . Corsicana, Texas . June 10, 1921 . 1 . Newspapers.com. 2020-11-30 .
  2. News: Baptist Leader Dies At Dallas. James Bruton Gambrell, Preacher-Educator-Editor, Dead. . The Waco News-Tribune . Waco, Texas . June 11, 1921 . 1 . Newspapers.com. 2020-11-30 .
  3. Web site: Summerlin. Travis L.. GAMBRELL, JAMES BRUTON. Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. January 8, 2016. June 15, 2010.
  4. Web site: About The Baptist Record. Mississippi Baptist Convention Board. January 8, 2016.
  5. Web site: Mercer University Presidents. Mercer University. January 8, 2016. September 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915181743/https://libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/archives/finding-aids/mercer-university-presidents#Gambrell. dead.
  6. Web site: Anderson. H. Allen. SLAUGHTER, WILLIAM BAXTER. Handbook of Texas Online. June 15, 2010. Texas State Historical Association. December 31, 2015.