James Marion Frost (February 10, 1848 - October 30, 1916) was an

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preacher. He was the founder of the Baptist Sunday School Board, later known as LifeWay Christian Resources, and the author of several books.

Early life

Frost was born on February 10, 1848, in Georgetown, Kentucky. He graduated from Georgetown College.

Career

Frost was a Baptist minister in Lexington and Covington, Kentucky; Staunton and

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; and

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. He served as the minister of the First Baptist Church of Nashville for three years. He was conservative and disapproved of "liberal" Baptists. Frost founded the Baptist Sunday School Board of the

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in Nashville in 1891. He served as its president until his death. The BSSB moved into the

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upon its completion in 1913. Frost was the author of many books, which became "classics in the religious literarture" according to the '' Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. He was awarded an honorary LL.D. from his alma mater, Georgetown College, as well as from

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Personal life, death and legacy

Frost married Nannie Riley, whose cousin was author

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. They had three sons (Howard, Marlon and Marcellus) and a daughter (Margaret). They resided at 2017 Terrace Place in Nashville. Frost died on October 30, 1916, in Nashville, at age 68. Notable pallbearers at his funeral held at the First Baptist Church of Nashville included Eugene C. Lewis, Christopher Columbus Slaughter and

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, and he was buried in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. The Baptist Sunday School Board changed its name to LifeWay Christian Resources.

Selected works

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References

1848 births 1916 deaths People from Georgetown, Kentucky People from Nashville, Tennessee Georgetown College (Kentucky) alumni Southern Baptist ministers Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery Baptists from Tennessee Baptists from Kentucky {{Christianity-bio-stub