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Basil Manly Jr. (December 19, 1825 – January 31, 1892) was an American
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minister and educator. He was one of a group of theologians instrumental in the formation of the
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in South Carolina.


Early life and education

Basil Manly Jr. was born December 19, 1825, in
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to
Basil Manly Sr. Basil Manly Sr. (January 28, 1798 – December 21, 1868) was an American planter, preacher and chaplain best known as the author of the Alabama Resolutions, which formed part of the argument for creation of the Southern Baptist Convention on pr ...
(1798–1868), a prominent Baptist preacher and educator. He and his family moved to
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, when Manly Jr. was 12 years old, as his father served as president of the
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(1837–1855) for nearly 20 years. He grew up in a planter's family, as his father owned 40
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and supported the institution of slavery. In Tuscaloosa, Manly Jr. was baptized at age 14 after reading a biography of
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. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1843. He was licensed by the Baptist church to preach the
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at age nineteen. He enrolled at
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in Massachusetts. In 1845 after the
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was formed, Manly Jr. transferred to
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. His father had drafted the "Alabama Resolutions", which formed part of the case for separation of the convention from northern churches. The Newton seminary was affiliated with the rival
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at a time of deepening sectional strife prior to the
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. Manly graduated from Princeton in 1847. He married Charlotte Whitfield Smith in 1852 and they had two sons and a daughter. He remarried in 1869 to Harriet Summers Hair, and they had one son.


Career

Manly was the pastor of
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from 1850 to 1854. With
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, William Williams, and
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, he was instrumental in the formation of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
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. The seminary was central to the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention and its ministers. In 1877 the seminary moved to
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. With Broadus, Manley was also one of the first leaders of the Sunday School Board publishing operations. Manly was president of
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from 1871 to 1879. Basil Manly Jr. died at his home in Louisville on January 31, 1892. He was buried at
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.


Works

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References


Further reading


Guide to the Manly Family papers, W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manly, Basil Jr. 1825 births 1892 deaths American Baptist theologians Princeton Theological Seminary alumni Southern Baptist ministers Baptist ministers from the United States Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery Southern Baptist Theological Seminary people 19th-century American clergy