MEB settled in Vernon for a short time, and Martin Frank (my uncle) told me that MEB (my grandfather's great-grandfather) knew my Papa McNair (my grandmother's father). Papa was the District Missionary for Foard and Hardeman Counties. I think that MEB was associated with Mission work in Quanah, Texas and Marietta, Okla.
In his belongings, I found a letter from the chairwoman of Circle no. 4 from the First Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas. They were remembering MEB in the Baptist Standard in the month of March. I have scoured the online Baylor University collection of the Baptist Standard for this article to no avail.
https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/religious-collections/the-baptist-standard
As a child I remember the Baptist Standard being mailed to
us and always visible somewhere in the house.
The physical archive
is accessible in two places—Baylor University Libraries and the Texas Baptist
Historical Collection—both in Waco, Texas, with the Texas Baptist Historical
Collection holding the only complete record.
The beginning of the Baptist Standard dates back to about
1888, though it was published under that masthead for the first time on March
3, 1892. J.B. Cranfill, who once ran as a Prohibition Party candidate for vice
president of the United States, was editor of the privately-owned paper. The
Standard was to be a “peace paper” to further the work of Texas Baptists,
namely the Baptist General Convention.
Prior to 1915, when the Baptist General Convention of Texas
incorporated the Baptist Standard as a nonprofit, various owners consisted of
individuals and groups—one of which included George W. Truett. During its first
100 years, editors included persons of note in Baptist history, such as J.B.
Gambrell, J. Frank Norris, J.M. Dawson, and E.S. James.
The printed paper ceased in December 2012, at which time the
Standard became fully digital and Baptist Standard Publishing began CommonCall
Magazine, a publication carrying special features and human-interest stories.
