Ben M. Bogard
| Ben M. Bogard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Benjamin Marcus Bogard March 9, 1868 Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | May 29, 1951 (aged 83) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Roselawn Memorial Park Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown College Bethel College |
| Occupation |
Clergyman: Southern Baptist Convention (1887–1905) Independent Baptist (1905–1924) American Baptist Association founder (1924–1951) |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn Oneida Meacham Owen Bogard (married 1891–1951, his death) |
| Children | Douglas Bogard Stepdaughter Lela Owen Ryan |
Benjamin Marcus Bogard (March 9, 1868 – May 29, 1951) was an American Baptist clergyman, author, editor, educator, radio broadcaster, and champion debater in primarily the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 1924, Bogard founded the American Baptist Association, commonly called the Missionary Baptist denomination, based in Texarkana, Texas. In 1928, Bogard successfully pushed for an Arkansas state law which banned the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools; the law was overturned by the United States Supreme Court in 1968, seventeen years after Bogard's death.
He was a chief proponent of the Landmark Baptist movement, which attributes an unbroken continuity and legitimacy to the Baptist Church since Apostolic times..
Bogard was the only son of six children born to M. L. and Nancy Bogard in Elizabethtown in central Kentucky. The Bogards were tenant farmers who raised tobacco as their cash crop. In 1873, the Bogards moved to Caseyville in Union County in western Kentucky. There he attended school and the nearby Woodland Baptist Church, still in existence in Morganfield, Kentucky. Young Bogard was also a frequent participant in religious camp meetings. In the spring of 1913, Caseyville was destroyed by an Ohio River flood and not rebuilt.
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