A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . labama, where he remainedone year and wasthere ordained tothe work of theministry. He thenremoved to the cityof Montgomery inthe same state,where he remainednine years. In bothof these pastoratesh i s ministrationswere greatly bless-ed, resulting in theconversion andbaptism of an av-erage of over 100persons per
A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . labama, where he remainedone year and wasthere ordained tothe work of theministry. He thenremoved to the cityof Montgomery inthe same state,where he remainednine years. In bothof these pastoratesh i s ministrationswere greatly bless-ed, resulting in theconversion andbaptism of an av-erage of over 100persons per an-num. While atN v.:n$n M o n tg o m e ry he REV. KEKRY TALBIRD, ^^g ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ professorship of theology in Howard College, Marion, Alabama,and he removed to that place in January, 1852. In October ofthe same year his friend, S. S. Sherman, LL. D., resigned thepresidency of the college, and Dr. Talbird, at his suggestion,was elected in his place. The college prospered under his ad-ministration. It greatly increased in the number of its stu-dents ; and in less than six years the endowment fund had grownfrom $45,000 to $225,000, besides $79,000 of buildings and appa-ratus. In 1854 the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity wasconferred on him by the University of LAFAYETTE AND JOHNSON, AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. 719 The college was virtually broken up by tbe war between thestates. At one time three out of eight professors and sixty-twoof the students volunteered into the Confederate army. being a southerner by birth and education, embracedthe cause of the South, and in 1861 entered the Confederate ar-my with the rank of captain. In less than a year he was promo-ted to the rank of colonel, and organized the 41st Alabama Reg-iment. While in the army he was engaged in a number of bat-tles, and enjoyed the confidence of his superior ofl&cers and thelove and admiration of those under him. After two years ofservice with his regiment, his health having complet
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