Denominational leader Jimmy Allen dies

[Rvaughn]

[William Thornton]

I copied this to this forum.

My brother lives in SSI and had some business interaction with JA. When my brother volunteered that his brother was an SBC pastor, Jimmy insisted on saying hello (we never met) and sent me a picture of he and his wife.

He was before my time. The last moderate SBC president and had a resume comparable or superior to most any Baptist. Although he opposed the CR, his way was much superior to the angry tone of Dilday, the Shermans, and Chafin.

RIP.

[JE Pettibone]

[Rvaughn]

[William Thornton]

[Tim Bonney]

I got to hear Rev. Allen speak some years ago. I'm sorry to hear about his passing.

[JE Pettibone]

[William Thornton]

BP has a nice obit. I'll link it later.

Was one of the more accomplished SBC Presidents.

[Stephen Fox]

And spoke to him on couple occasions during convocations after the Takeover.

His work with New Baptist Covenant with President Carter is one of his greater legacies.

My Dad was at the 76 Convention in Atlanta, a good year for Baptists, on the Eve of the Carter Presidency when Allen was elected.

Thornton is mistaken about Chafin, Dilday and Cecil Sherman but we'll take that up later.

I mean do you make pretty with the Birchers and the White Citizens Councils. What did Jesus do in the temple. He wrecked the place and threw the money changers out. Chafin and Sherman were Christ Imitators.

[Rvaughn]

Not trying to jump ahead of William, but in case he forgot -- perhaps this is the obit his mentioned:

[JE Pettibone]