| Marker Number |
5434 |
| Atlas Number |
5027005434 |
| Marker Title |
The Texas Baptist Educational Society |
| Index Entry |
Texas Baptist Educational Society, The |
| Address |
Moore Ave. |
| City |
Belton |
| County |
Bell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
646456 |
| UTM Northing |
3437985 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; educational topics; women's topics |
| Marker Year |
1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus, E side of Moore Ave. between Wells Science Hall and W.W. Walton Chapel |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
On October 7, 1841, at a meeting in Fayette County, Union Baptist Association Members organized the Texas Baptist Educational Society to coordinate various educational programs. R.E.B. Baylor (1791-1873), the first society president, and William M. Tryon (1809-1847) secured a charter in 1845 for the formation of Baylor College at Independence. The female branch, now called the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, moved to Belton in 1886. Active in student assistance programs, the society was consolidated in 1886 with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. (1980) |
