Divine efficiency consistent with human activity: Notes of a sermon

by Basil Manly

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1849

About the author

Basil Manly Sr. (1798–1868) was an Alabama plantation owner, Baptist preacher, slave owner, pro-slavery lobbyist and educator.
Manly played a central role in the founding of many institutions and associations. In 1838, he had a leading role in the founding of the Judson Female Institute (which changed its name to Judson College in 1903) in Alabama. In May 1845, he also had a leading role in founding the Southern Baptist Convention. Then in 1850, he was the founder of the Alabama Historical Society, whose role was to preserve the history of the state.
On February 18, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, serving as chaplain for the provisional Congress of the Confederate States, Basil commenced the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as the President of the Confederate States of America, with a prayer.
Manly is best known as the author of the "Alabama Resolutions", which formed part of the case for separation of the Southern Baptist Convention from northern churches. His son Basil Manly Jr. also became a prominent figure in Baptist history.