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Edward T. (Edward Thurston) Hiscox
1814–1901
A longtime Baptist pastor and church leader, he became widely known for writing practical guides that helped shape how many Baptist churches understood their order, discipline, and daily life. His best-known manual stayed influential well beyond his own century.
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The Standard Manual for Baptist Churches
by Edward T. (Edward Thurston) Hiscox
About the author
Born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on August 24, 1814, Edward Thurston Hiscox was an American Baptist minister and author. Sources describe him as serving churches in New England and New York over many decades, building a reputation as a careful pastor and a trusted voice on Baptist church life.
He is best known for books such as The Baptist Church Directory and The Standard Manual for Baptist Churches. Those works were written as practical guides to doctrine, church government, ordinances, and discipline, and they became especially influential among Baptist readers looking for clear, usable instruction rather than abstract theory.
Hiscox died in 1901. Even now, he is remembered less as a literary stylist than as a steady, useful teacher whose writing aimed to help churches stay organized, thoughtful, and grounded in their convictions.