Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843-1914) was a Baptist pastor, theologian, teacher, and author. Benajah Harvey was one of twelve children born to Benajah and Mary Eliza (Mallard) Carroll. His father was a Baptist minister. He was born near Carrollton, Mississippi on December 27, 1843. He moved with his parents to Burleson County, Texas in 1858. A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church. ... Carrollton is a town located in Carroll County, Mississippi. ... Burleson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

Carroll served in the army of the Confederate States of America 1862 to 1864. In 1865 he converted to Christianity at the age of 22. In 1866 he married Ellen Virginia Bell. After her death, he married Hallie Harrison in 1899. Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured...

Carroll was a denominational leader both in the Baptist General Convention of Texas (of which he was a leading founder) and the Southern Baptist Convention. Much of his rise to prominence developed through proving himself a formidable foe in controversy - including debates with Texas politicians, standing for board policies and convention authority in the Hayden controversy in the Baptist General Convention, and championing landmarkism during the Whitsitt controversy at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He led in founding the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 1908. He served as president of the seminary until his death. Baptist General Convention of Texas - the oldest surviving convention serving Southern Baptists in Spain (and later Mexico), non-Catholic religious worship was prohibited. ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ... Though numerous churches and some organizations use the terms Landmark and Landmark Baptist in their name, there is no identifiable sub-group of Baptists known as the Landmark Baptist Church. ... The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville, Kentucky and is the flagship seminary of the SBC, Southern Baptist Convention. ... Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, located in Fort Worth, Texas, is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning associated with the Southern Baptist Convention whose stated mission is to provide theological education for individuals engaging in Christian ministry. ... Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles (50 km) west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River. ...

Carroll's younger brother, James Milton, was also an important Baptist leader in Texas.

Carroll published 33 volumes of works, and is best known for his commentary, An Interpretation of the English Bible. Benajah Harvey Carroll died November 11, 1914, and is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas. Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. ...

References

• A Texas Baptist Power Struggle: The Hayden Controversy, Joseph E. Early, Jr., University of North Texas Press, 2005; ISBN 1574411950
• Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol. 1, Broadman Press, 1958