Details for The Baptist Standard
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006590
Data
| Marker Number | 6590 |
| Atlas Number | 5113006590 |
| Marker Title | The Baptist Standard |
| Index Entry | Baptist Standard, The |
| Address | 2343 Lone Star Dr. |
| City | Dallas |
| County | Dallas |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 700423 |
| UTM Northing | 3627706 |
| Subject Codes | media; newspapers; magazines; Baptist denomination |
| Marker Year | 1989 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | NE corner Lone Star Drive and Panoramic Circle. Marker reported in storage Feb. 2024. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Storage |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The history of this denominational publication dates to 1888, when Lewis Holland and John H. Boyet founded "The Baptist News" in Fannin County. It moved to Dallas in 1889, and its name cnaged to "The Baptist Standard" in 1892 under the guidance of J.B. Cranfill. The paper moved to Waco that year but returned to Dallas in 1898. It came under the ownership of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 1914. Under the leadership of such editors as J.B. Gambrell, the publication has grown into the largest state paper in the Southern Baptist Convention. (1989) |