T. B. (T. Bronson) Ray

Born in Kentucky in 1868, T. Bronson Ray became a Southern Baptist minister and later a leading administrator in the denomination’s foreign mission work. Sources agree that he went on to serve the Southern Baptist foreign mission board and eventually became its executive secretary.

Ray also wrote extensively about missions. His books include Brazilian Sketches and Southern Baptist Foreign Missions, and library records show a broader body of work focused on missionary activity and Baptist outreach. That mix of firsthand observation, advocacy, and religious leadership helps explain why his writing still appears in public-domain collections today.

He died in 1934. For modern listeners, Ray’s work is most interesting as a historical voice: it reflects both his personal experience and the values, language, and missionary outlook of his era.