The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-23

DEATH OF Rev. JAMES b. TAYLOR
James B. Taylor, D. d., al old aud well
known Baptist minister, died in this CITY
about z O'Clock yesterday evening. His
remains will be buried from Grace street
Baptist church at 3 O'Clock tomorrow af-
ternoon. We copy from the Dispatch of
this morning the following interesting notice
Of the deceased:
Rev. j. B. Taylor was born in Barton
on the Humber, Lincolnshire, England,
March 10, 1908, SO that he had nearly
completed his sixty-ninth year. When he
was about year old his father immigrated
to this country, and was for several years
. resident of the city of New York. In
that city James. b. Taplor was at the age
of twelve years baptized by Rev. Dir. Par
kinson, and received into the fellowship OF
the First Baptist church, of which the elc
quent Spencer II. Cone was subsequently,
the pastor. raGg Bfd
Soon after this event the family reno aSSs
to Virginia, and in AIecklenburg coua v
Mr.. Taylor grew up tomanhood. Herefa
commenced his ministry. After a few
years Of service in this region as a mission
ary of the Virginia Baptist General Asso-
citation he became in 1926 the pastor of the
Second Baptist church in this city. The
circumstances attending this settlement
were remarkable. He was casually in
Richmond. having made all his arrange
ments to remove to Georgia. when his SER
mons at the Second church attracted atten-
ton and led to his being called to the
pastorate. From that time to the present
"a period of nearly half a cent,iry-he
has been a citizen Of Richmond. ardcntlv
attached to II and thoroughlv identified
with all its interests.
Ter thirteen wears he was the loved and
successful pastor of the Second Rani;st
church. which became under his care VIZ
orous and influential body. hundreds of
persons, many of them now valued mc,n-
bers, being baptized by him, and steps bs-
ing taken for the erection of the present ed.
flee on Main street.
During the session of l839-40, Mr.. Tay.
lor was the chaplain of the University of
Virginia, where he labored acceptably. and
left most fragrant memory.
On his return to Richmond. he became
the paster of the Third NOW the Grace
Street, Baptist church. and under his min
istry the church was built up. and the
house of worship now occupied was erected.
Uurlng these twenty wears OF pastoral
life. Mr.. TAYLOR was more or less intimate
ly associated with such men as Rev. Ste
phen Taylor, Drs. Armstrong, Plummer.
and Stiles, and the venerable Bishop Moore.
DR.. Plummer was accustomed to say, that
of all men he knew he would wish to have
James b. TAYLOR with him in the diving
hour. T :
Soon after the formation of the Southern
Baptist Convention, in lS45, DIR. TAYLOR
was called. first by the Board and then by
the unanimous voice of the Convention
itself. to the Foreign Secretaryship. which
office he filled for twenty-six years, and
in which he was laboriously engaged up to
within few days of his death. lie was
universally regarded as the very handspring
of the work, by his laborious journeys from
MARYLAND to Texas, and by an extensive
correspondence, arousing the churches ar.ss
enlisting young men as missionaries.
DR.. TAYLOR was widely known as an
author, having written the ''Menoir of
Luther Rice, one of the first missionaries
to the East" "Lives of Virginia Baptist
ministers, "Memoir of Lott Cary" a
Richmond slave who was afterwards dis
MINOR works. IL Is also understood tha'
ne mas Deen lOr several years enSaHeu III