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词条 George Washington Truett
释义

  1. Early life and education

     Baylor University 

  2. Pastoral career

  3. Personal life and death

  4. Legacy

     Namesakes 

  5. Published works

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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| name = George Washington Truett
| image = GeorgeWTruett.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1867|5|6}}
| birth_place = Hayesville, North Carolina, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|7|7|1867|5|6}}
| death_place = Dallas, Texas, US
| church = First Baptist Church of Dallas (1897–1944)
| years_active= 1890–1944
| occupation = Pastor
| education = Grayson College,
Baylor University
| ordained = Whiteright Baptist Church (1890)
| religion = Southern Baptist
| writings =
| congregations=
| offices_held= President, Southern Baptist Convention (1927–1929)
| spouse = Josephine "Jo" Jenkins Truett (married 1894–1944, his death)
| parents = Charles L. and Mary R. Kimsey Truett
}}George Washington Truett, also known as George W. Truett (May 6, 1867 – July 7, 1944), was an American clergyman who was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, from 1897 until 1944, and the president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1927 to 1929.[1][2] He was one of the "most famous Southern Baptist" preachers and writers of his era.[3]

Early life and education

Truett was born on a farm[2] in Hayesville in Clay County in far western North Carolina as the seventh child of Charles L. Truett and the former Mary R. Kimsey.[4] He entered school at Hayesville Academy in 1875 and graduated in 1885.[1] He taught in a Towns County, Georgia, schoolhouse and, in 1887, founded the Hiawassee Academy in that same county, with the intention of making enough money to pay for law school.[1][2][4] In 1889, however, he left his position with the Academy to move with his parents to Whitewright, Texas, where he joined the Whitewright Baptist Church and attended Grayson College.[5][1] He was ordained to the Baptist ministry at the Whitewright church in 1890.[4] He preached his first sermon at the First Baptist Church in nearby Sherman, Texas.[6]

Baylor University

In 1891, Truett was hired by the president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, to serve as its financial secretary. Enterprising and energetic, Truett raised $92,000 in less than two years and completely wiped out the school's indebtedness.[4][2][1] After his stint as the school's financial secretary, Truett enrolled as a freshman at Baylor in 1893. From 1893 to 1897, he studied at Baylor and served as a student-pastor of the East Waco Baptist Church to pay for his tuition.[1][4] He graduated in June 1897 with an A.B. degree.[4] Truett would later serve as a Baylor trustee from 1934 to 1939.[4]

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Pastoral career

Truett accepted the position of pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas in September 1897, a position he would hold until his death.[4] During his 47-year pastorate, membership increased from 715 to 7,804; a total of 19,531 new members were received, and total contributions were $6,027,741.52.[1][4] The church was rebuilt three times during his tenure there due to the expanding congregation.[2]

Truett was the president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1927 to 1929 and of the Baptist World Alliance from 1934 to 1939.[1] During World War I he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as one of 20 preachers sent by the president for a six-month tour to preach to the Allied forces.[1][4]

One of Truett's most famous sermons, "Baptists and Religious Liberty", was delivered on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 1920.[7] In this sermon he claimed that the United States was founded on the principles of religious freedom and separation of church and state.[1][4]

Over the course of his pastoral career, he published ten volumes of sermons, two volumes of addresses, and two volumes of Christmas messages.[2]

Truett worried that cowboys who worked the cattle drives were too isolated from family, church and society. He made annual trips through the Davis Mountains of West Texas for thirty-seven years, traveling with cattle drives there and preaching.[2][3][8]

Personal life and death

Truett married fellow Baylor student Josephine Jenkins on June 28, 1894, with whom he had three children, all daughters.[1] He died in Dallas on July 7, 1944. His wife would die twelve years later. Both are interred at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas.[9]

Legacy

In 1957 Truett was portrayed by Victor Jory in the episode "Lone Star Preacher" of the syndicated television series, Crossroads. The actress Barbara Eiler was cast as Truett's wife, Jo, who died eleven months before the episode aired.[10]

An authorized biography of Truett written by James Powhatan was published in 1939 by Macmillan.[4]

Namesakes

  • The seminary at Baylor University, George W. Truett Theological Seminary[11]
  • Truett-McConnell College (named for both Truett and Truett's cousin, Fernando C. McConnell)
  • George W. Truett Elementary School, part of the Dallas Independent School District.
  • S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A restaurant chain
  • Truett Memorial First Baptist Church, Hayesville, North Carolina
  • Truett Hospital, located at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
  • Truett Auditorium, located at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Published works

  • {{cite book |author=George W. Truett |title=We Would see Jesus: and other Sermons |publisher=Fleming H. Revell |location=New York |year=1915|url=https://archive.org/details/wewouldseejesusa00trueuoft}}
  • {{cite book |author=George W. Truett |title=A Quest for Souls |publisher=Harper & Brothers |location= |year=1917 |url=https://archive.org/details/questforsouls009583mbp}}
  • {{cite book |author=George W. Truett |title=Some Vital Questions|publisher=Eerdmans |location=Grand Rapids |year=1946}}
  • {{cite book |author=George W. Truett |title=After His likeness |publisher=Eerdmans |location=Grand Rapids |year=1954}}
  • {{cite book |author=George W. Truett |title=Sermons from Paul (George W. Truett Library) |publisher=Baker Book House |location=Grand Rapids |year=1973 |isbn=0-8010-8796-1 |oclc= |doi=}}

See also

  • Baptist World Alliance
  • Baylor University
  • First Baptist Church (Dallas, Texas)
  • List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people
  • Southern Baptist Convention
  • Southern Baptist Convention Presidents
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References

1. ^10 [https://baylorarchives.cuadra.com/cgi-bin/starfetch.exe?6Lq10ylvD@QQyDDq@2PL8cTY7urW2LPjwIqgTn.B6l6rJPhRXOZt3YPvmHrUyyXjoUZDXljLVdHzD2fLTqCk.rjCeX3F2Ut1FiS5Uj0BFP4/0001ar.xml George Washington Truett Papers] Accession #0095, The Texas Collection, Baylor University
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Joan|title=TRUETT, GEORGE WASHINGTON|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ftr16|website=The Handbook of Texas|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=11 February 2015}}
3. ^{{cite book|last1=Canipe|first1=Lee|title=A Baptist Democracy: Separating God and Caesar in the Land of the Free|date=2011|publisher=Mercer University Press|pages=128–129|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uCbL2_ZDU60C&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=george+truett+southern+baptist+preacher+significant}}
4. ^10 11 {{cite web|title=George Washington Truett|url=http://www.sbhla.org/bio_gtruett.htm|website=Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives Biographies|publisher=Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives|accessdate=11 February 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://ncpedia.org/biography/truett-george-washington |title=Truett, George Washington |last=Stroupe |first=Henry S. |work=NCpedia |date=1996 }}
6. ^{{cite web|title=George Washington Truett|url=http://www.sbhla.org/bio_gtruett.htm|website=Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives Biographies|publisher=Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives|accessdate=17 March 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=George W. Truett Sermons|url=http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/fa-gwt|website=Baylor Digital Collections|publisher=Baylor University|accessdate=17 March 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://brgov.com/dept/mayor/stateofthecity.htm|title=State of the City Address|work=Baton Rouge Government Website|last=Holden|first=Melvin L.|date=January 7, 2015|accessdate=August 4, 2015}}
9. ^{{cite book|last1=Durso|first1=Keith E.|title=Thy Will be Done: A Biography of George W. Truett|date=2009|publisher=Mercer University Press|page=272|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gweW67kz1_AC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=george+truett+Sparkman-Hillcrest+Memorial+Park+Cemetery}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0550791/|title=Lone Star Preacher|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base, March 15, 1957|accessdate=February 18, 2013}}
11. ^[https://www.baylor.edu/truett/index.php?id=83268 Baylor University || George W. Truett Theological Seminary || The History of Truett Seminary] at Baylor.edu

External links

  • Extensive Biography of Truett
  • Believer's Web Biography of Truett
  • Sermons by George W Truett
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