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T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin
1862–1939
Raised in Mississippi and trained as a Baptist minister, this early-20th-century evangelist became widely known for forceful preaching and for writing books that argued fiercely against evolutionary teaching in public schools. His work captures a vivid slice of American religious debate in the decades before World War II.
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God's Plan with Men
by T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin
About the author
Born in Smith County, Mississippi, in 1862, Thomas Theodore Martin grew up in a Baptist family and studied at Mississippi College, graduating in 1886. He later attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and before becoming known as a full-time evangelist he taught school and served in Baptist pastorates.
Martin spent much of his career as a preacher, religious teacher, and author. Sources describe him as an influential Baptist evangelist, and his surviving books include God's Plan with Men. He is especially remembered for his part in the anti-evolution campaigns of the 1920s, when his writing and public speaking made him a prominent voice in that movement.
He died on May 23, 1939. For readers today, Martin's books offer more than devotional or doctrinal writing: they also open a window onto the convictions, controversies, and religious language of his era.