March 16, 1895 – John Albert Broadus

Known as the “Prince of the Pulpit” John Albert Broadus was a solid figure in Southern Baptist circles. A former pastor of the Charlottesville, VA Baptist Church and professor at the University of Virginia, he co-founded the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary when in Greenville, South Carolina (because of the Civil War it was relocated to its present day campus in Louisville, KY). Broadus taught at Southern Seminary for over 30 years and served as a chaplain in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. He died on March 16, 1895.

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