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115:, a critic of Landmarkism, became pastor for a second tenure at First Baptist of Nashville, where he served until 1868. Howell had a struggle for control with Graves, described as the greatest controversy for the Southern Baptists until the "fundamentalist-moderate" controversy of the last decades of the twentieth century. It resulted in arguments over church discipline, and Graves' being excluded from the church and Dayton's being forced to resign from the Bible Board. 86:
Dayton made significant contributions to the Landmark movement of the mid-nineteenth century in the area of religious fiction, which "popularized Landmark tenets." His most serious novel,
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By 1839 Dayton and his wife had moved to Mississippi, where they lived in Columbus and Vicksburg, while he had a practiced as a dentist. He stayed there until 1852. Dayton was reared
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Pedobaptist and Campbellite Immersions: Being a Review of the Arguments of Doctors Waller, Fuller, Johnson, Wayland, Broadus, and Others"
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were known as "The Great Triumvirate" of the Landmark movement. From 1854 through 1858, Dayton was the corresponding secretary of the
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concluded that Dayton's 1858 book was "the most cogent attack upon 'alien immersions' which the Landmark movement produced."
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J. R. Graves was the most prolific writer and outstanding leader of the Landmark movement. But, the 20th-century theologian
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to take the position. Both Graves and Dayton were members of the First Baptist Church of Nashville.
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A Study of Southern Baptist Landmarkism in the Light of Historical Baptist Ecclesiology
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High-church Baptists in the South: The Origin, Nature, and Influence of Landmarkism
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High-church Baptists in the South: The Origin, Nature, and Influence of Landmarkism
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at Perry, Georgia on June 11, 1865. He was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
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Dayton married Lucinda H. Harrison and they had children together.
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In Tull's history, the birth year is given as 1811.
186:, 1857, text online, Providence Baptist Ministries 238: 236: 234: 232: 230: 263:, New York: Columbia University, 1960, p. 135 8: 343:Tuberculosis deaths in Georgia (U.S. state) 176:Theodosia Ernest, or, The Heroine of Faith 89:Theodosia Ernest, or, The Heroine of Faith 79:Bible Board. He moved with his family to 226: 206: 120:Pedobaptist and Campbellite Immersions 338:19th-century deaths from tuberculosis 7: 277:James E. Tull and Morris Ashcraft, 243:James E. Tull and Morris Ashcraft, 104:originally appeared as a series in 323:People from Plainfield, New Jersey 128:for about 18 months in 1858-1859. 14: 1: 348:19th-century American clergy 96:, and the second discussed 77:Southern Baptist Convention 364: 328:Southern Baptist ministers 118:In 1858, Dayton published 299:, Knox County, TN Website 37:Early life and education 73:James Madison Pendleton 43:Plainfield, New Jersey 125:The Tennessee Baptist 106:The Tennessee Baptist 69:James Robinson Graves 81:Nashville, Tennessee 49:Marriage and family 41:Dayton was born at 297:Tennessee Baptists 182:2006-02-20 at the 20:Amos Cooper Dayton 138:He published the 16:American minister 355: 264: 255: 249: 240: 214: 211: 144:Atlanta, Georgia 102:Theodosia Ernest 363: 362: 358: 357: 356: 354: 353: 352: 303: 302: 289: 273: 271:Further reading 268: 267: 256: 252: 241: 228: 223: 218: 217: 212: 208: 203: 184:Wayback Machine 168: 158:Dayton died of 156: 113:R. B. C. Howell 59: 51: 39: 17: 12: 11: 5: 361: 359: 351: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 305: 304: 301: 300: 293:"A. C. Dayton" 288: 287:External links 285: 284: 283: 272: 269: 266: 265: 250: 225: 224: 222: 219: 216: 215: 205: 204: 202: 199: 198: 197: 187: 167: 164: 155: 152: 148:Perry, Georgia 140:Baptist Banner 71:, Dayton, and 58: 55: 50: 47: 38: 35: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 360: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 310: 308: 298: 294: 291: 290: 286: 281: 280: 275: 274: 270: 262: 261: 254: 251: 247: 246: 239: 237: 235: 233: 231: 227: 220: 210: 207: 200: 196: 193: 192: 188: 185: 181: 178: 177: 173: 172: 171: 165: 163: 161: 153: 151: 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 129: 127: 126: 121: 116: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 98:church polity 95: 91: 90: 84: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 64: 56: 54: 48: 46: 44: 36: 34: 32: 28: 25: 21: 296: 278: 259: 253: 244: 209: 194: 190: 175: 169: 160:tuberculosis 157: 139: 137: 130: 123: 119: 117: 110: 105: 101: 87: 85: 67: 63:Presbyterian 60: 52: 40: 19: 18: 333:Landmarkism 318:1865 deaths 313:1813 births 258:J.E. Tull, 31:Landmarkism 307:Categories 221:References 133:J. E. Tull 33:movement. 111:In 1857, 108:in 1855. 180:Archived 27:minister 94:baptism 24:Baptist 57:Career 201:Notes 166:Works 154:Death 142:in 309:: 295:, 229:^ 150:. 100:.

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Baptist
minister
Landmarkism
Plainfield, New Jersey
Presbyterian
James Robinson Graves
James Madison Pendleton
Southern Baptist Convention
Nashville, Tennessee
Theodosia Ernest, or, The Heroine of Faith
baptism
church polity
R. B. C. Howell
The Tennessee Baptist
J. E. Tull
Atlanta, Georgia
Perry, Georgia
tuberculosis
Theodosia Ernest, or, The Heroine of Faith
Archived
Wayback Machine
Pedobaptist and Campbellite Immersions: Being a Review of the Arguments of Doctors Waller, Fuller, Johnson, Wayland, Broadus, and Others"





James E. Tull and Morris Ashcraft, High-church Baptists in the South: The Origin, Nature, and Influence of Landmarkism
J.E. Tull, A Study of Southern Baptist Landmarkism in the Light of Historical Baptist Ecclesiology
James E. Tull and Morris Ashcraft, High-church Baptists in the South: The Origin, Nature, and Influence of Landmarkism

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