Some biographical information was provided by On Angel Wings and Cherokee Rose. The following was provided by gen2003:
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James Garvin Chastain was born Dec. 18, 1853 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He was baptized Dec. 21, 1873 and ordained as a Baptist minister June 17, 1875. He graduated from Mississippi College (1882) and received a Th.M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1888.
On June 6, 1888, he was assigned by the Foreign Mission Board to work in Mexico. He worked there 25 years serving in Matehuala, Doctor Arroyo, Morelia, Guadalajara, and Durango. He traveled over the country preaching, teaching, and holding conferences. He served as Spanish editor of the Mission Publications for many years, writing letters for the religious papers in the United States.
In 1913, the Mexican Revolution forced Chastain to leave the country. He spent the next four years doing enlistment work. In 1917, he accepted an appointment to do missionary work in Cuba where he served three years. He became Superintendent of the Spanish work of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in 1920. He retired in 1927 and died Feb. 20, 1954 in Richton, Mississippi.
Source: Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
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James Garvin Chastain was born Dec. 18, 1853 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He was baptized Dec. 21, 1873 and ordained as a Baptist minister June 17, 1875. He graduated from Mississippi College (1882) and received a Th.M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1888.
On June 6, 1888, he was assigned by the Foreign Mission Board to work in Mexico. He worked there 25 years serving in Matehuala, Doctor Arroyo, Morelia, Guadalajara, and Durango. He traveled over the country preaching, teaching, and holding conferences. He served as Spanish editor of the Mission Publications for many years, writing letters for the religious papers in the United States.
In 1913, the Mexican Revolution forced Chastain to leave the country. He spent the next four years doing enlistment work. In 1917, he accepted an appointment to do missionary work in Cuba where he served three years. He became Superintendent of the Spanish work of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in 1920. He retired in 1927 and died Feb. 20, 1954 in Richton, Mississippi.
Source: Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
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Some biographical information was provided by On Angel Wings and Cherokee Rose. The following was provided by gen2003:
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James Garvin Chastain was born Dec. 18, 1853 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He was baptized Dec. 21, 1873 and ordained as a Baptist minister June 17, 1875. He graduated from Mississippi College (1882) and received a Th.M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1888.
On June 6, 1888, he was assigned by the Foreign Mission Board to work in Mexico. He worked there 25 years serving in Matehuala, Doctor Arroyo, Morelia, Guadalajara, and Durango. He traveled over the country preaching, teaching, and holding conferences. He served as Spanish editor of the Mission Publications for many years, writing letters for the religious papers in the United States.
In 1913, the Mexican Revolution forced Chastain to leave the country. He spent the next four years doing enlistment work. In 1917, he accepted an appointment to do missionary work in Cuba where he served three years. He became Superintendent of the Spanish work of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in 1920. He retired in 1927 and died Feb. 20, 1954 in Richton, Mississippi.
Source: Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
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James Garvin Chastain was born Dec. 18, 1853 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He was baptized Dec. 21, 1873 and ordained as a Baptist minister June 17, 1875. He graduated from Mississippi College (1882) and received a Th.M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1888.
On June 6, 1888, he was assigned by the Foreign Mission Board to work in Mexico. He worked there 25 years serving in Matehuala, Doctor Arroyo, Morelia, Guadalajara, and Durango. He traveled over the country preaching, teaching, and holding conferences. He served as Spanish editor of the Mission Publications for many years, writing letters for the religious papers in the United States.
In 1913, the Mexican Revolution forced Chastain to leave the country. He spent the next four years doing enlistment work. In 1917, he accepted an appointment to do missionary work in Cuba where he served three years. He became Superintendent of the Spanish work of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in 1920. He retired in 1927 and died Feb. 20, 1954 in Richton, Mississippi.
Source: Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
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