James Marion Frost
James Marion Frost | |
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Born | February 10, 1848 Georgetown, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | October 30, 1916 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Alma mater | Georgetown College |
Spouse | Nannie Riley |
Children | 4 |
James Marion Frost (February 10, 1848 - October 30, 1916) was an
Early life
Frost was born on February 10, 1848, in Georgetown, Kentucky.[1] He graduated from Georgetown College.[1]
Career
Frost was a Baptist minister in Lexington and Covington, Kentucky; Staunton and Richmond, Virginia; and Selma, Alabama.[1] He served as the minister of the First Baptist Church of Nashville for three years.[1] He was conservative and disapproved of "liberal" Baptists.[2]
Frost founded the Baptist Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville in 1891.[1] He served as its president until his death. The BSSB moved into the Frost Building upon its completion in 1913.[1]
Frost was the author of many books,
Personal life, death and legacy
Frost married Nannie Riley, whose cousin was author James Whitcomb Riley.[1] They had three sons (Howard, Marlon and Marcellus) and a daughter (Margaret).[1] They resided at 2017 Terrace Place in Nashville.[1]
Frost died on October 30, 1916, in Nashville, at age 68.[1][3] Notable pallbearers at his funeral held at the First Baptist Church of Nashville included Eugene C. Lewis, Christopher Columbus Slaughter and Edward Bushrod Stahlman, and he was buried in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[4]
The Baptist Sunday School Board changed its name to LifeWay Christian Resources.
Selected works
- Frost, J. M. (1905). Moral Dignity of Baptism. Nashville, Tenn., Sunday school board, Southern Baptist convention.
- Frost, J. M. (1908). Memorial Supper. Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday school board, Southern Baptist Convention.
- Frost, J. M. (1911). School of the Church.
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- S2CID 147602543.
- ^ a b "Dr. J. Marion Frost Dies". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 31, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- Newspapers.com.