Reverend Simms was the first cousin of John A. Broadus, who was president of the Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Albert joined the Confederate Army at the age of 16 and fought under General Beauregard. He enrolled at Richmond College in 1867 but withdrew for health reasons for several months, returning in December, 1867. Simms remained at Richmond College but again left after a little more than a year because of poor eyesight. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wake Forest College.
He preached his first sermon at Sydney Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia in January, 1868 and was ordained to the ministry by the Baptist Church in Winfield, West Virginia in January of 1870.
On August 15, 1872, he married the former Mary Frances Stewart of Guyandotte, West Virginia. He had previously baptized her during his tenure of two months as preacher. The couple had three children who lived to adulthood, Evelyn Stewart Simms (born 1873), Robert Nirwana Sims (born 1876) and Mattie Ina Ouida Simms, (born 1878).
He became pastor of First Baptist Church in 1890 and served a little more than a year until April 6, 1892. During this time, the sanctuary at Ervay and Patterson Streets was completed in October of 1890. This building cost about $90,000, roughly two thirds of which was donated the by old cattleman, C. C. Slaughter. Dr. Criswell would say of Dr. Simms, "He felt his work was done, and he left."
During his ministry, he served as pastor at Winfield, Guyandotte and Charleston, West Virginia, Lake Village, Ozan and Mineral Springs, Arkansas. When he came to Texas, he served in Cleburne from 1885 to 1889, then First Baptist Dallas. After leaving Dallas, he briefly served in McKinney, Texas before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina at the Tabernacle Baptist Church where he served from 1893 to 1899. He then returned to Texas and served as for about one year in Bryan. He then served as pastor in Hawkinsville, Georgia from 1901 to 1905. The last church where he served was First Baptist in Gaffney, South Carolina from 1906 to 1911before his retirement.
He also served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina and as an instructor at Shelton College in Virginia.
Albert joined the Confederate Army at the age of 16 and fought under General Beauregard. He enrolled at Richmond College in 1867 but withdrew for health reasons for several months, returning in December, 1867. Simms remained at Richmond College but again left after a little more than a year because of poor eyesight. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wake Forest College.
He preached his first sermon at Sydney Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia in January, 1868 and was ordained to the ministry by the Baptist Church in Winfield, West Virginia in January of 1870.
On August 15, 1872, he married the former Mary Frances Stewart of Guyandotte, West Virginia. He had previously baptized her during his tenure of two months as preacher. The couple had three children who lived to adulthood, Evelyn Stewart Simms (born 1873), Robert Nirwana Sims (born 1876) and Mattie Ina Ouida Simms, (born 1878).
He became pastor of First Baptist Church in 1890 and served a little more than a year until April 6, 1892. During this time, the sanctuary at Ervay and Patterson Streets was completed in October of 1890. This building cost about $90,000, roughly two thirds of which was donated the by old cattleman, C. C. Slaughter. Dr. Criswell would say of Dr. Simms, "He felt his work was done, and he left."
During his ministry, he served as pastor at Winfield, Guyandotte and Charleston, West Virginia, Lake Village, Ozan and Mineral Springs, Arkansas. When he came to Texas, he served in Cleburne from 1885 to 1889, then First Baptist Dallas. After leaving Dallas, he briefly served in McKinney, Texas before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina at the Tabernacle Baptist Church where he served from 1893 to 1899. He then returned to Texas and served as for about one year in Bryan. He then served as pastor in Hawkinsville, Georgia from 1901 to 1905. The last church where he served was First Baptist in Gaffney, South Carolina from 1906 to 1911before his retirement.
He also served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina and as an instructor at Shelton College in Virginia.
Reverend Simms was the first cousin of John A. Broadus, who was president of the Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Albert joined the Confederate Army at the age of 16 and fought under General Beauregard. He enrolled at Richmond College in 1867 but withdrew for health reasons for several months, returning in December, 1867. Simms remained at Richmond College but again left after a little more than a year because of poor eyesight. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wake Forest College.
He preached his first sermon at Sydney Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia in January, 1868 and was ordained to the ministry by the Baptist Church in Winfield, West Virginia in January of 1870.
On August 15, 1872, he married the former Mary Frances Stewart of Guyandotte, West Virginia. He had previously baptized her during his tenure of two months as preacher. The couple had three children who lived to adulthood, Evelyn Stewart Simms (born 1873), Robert Nirwana Sims (born 1876) and Mattie Ina Ouida Simms, (born 1878).
He became pastor of First Baptist Church in 1890 and served a little more than a year until April 6, 1892. During this time, the sanctuary at Ervay and Patterson Streets was completed in October of 1890. This building cost about $90,000, roughly two thirds of which was donated the by old cattleman, C. C. Slaughter. Dr. Criswell would say of Dr. Simms, "He felt his work was done, and he left."
During his ministry, he served as pastor at Winfield, Guyandotte and Charleston, West Virginia, Lake Village, Ozan and Mineral Springs, Arkansas. When he came to Texas, he served in Cleburne from 1885 to 1889, then First Baptist Dallas. After leaving Dallas, he briefly served in McKinney, Texas before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina at the Tabernacle Baptist Church where he served from 1893 to 1899. He then returned to Texas and served as for about one year in Bryan. He then served as pastor in Hawkinsville, Georgia from 1901 to 1905. The last church where he served was First Baptist in Gaffney, South Carolina from 1906 to 1911before his retirement.
He also served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina and as an instructor at Shelton College in Virginia.
Albert joined the Confederate Army at the age of 16 and fought under General Beauregard. He enrolled at Richmond College in 1867 but withdrew for health reasons for several months, returning in December, 1867. Simms remained at Richmond College but again left after a little more than a year because of poor eyesight. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wake Forest College.
He preached his first sermon at Sydney Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia in January, 1868 and was ordained to the ministry by the Baptist Church in Winfield, West Virginia in January of 1870.
On August 15, 1872, he married the former Mary Frances Stewart of Guyandotte, West Virginia. He had previously baptized her during his tenure of two months as preacher. The couple had three children who lived to adulthood, Evelyn Stewart Simms (born 1873), Robert Nirwana Sims (born 1876) and Mattie Ina Ouida Simms, (born 1878).
He became pastor of First Baptist Church in 1890 and served a little more than a year until April 6, 1892. During this time, the sanctuary at Ervay and Patterson Streets was completed in October of 1890. This building cost about $90,000, roughly two thirds of which was donated the by old cattleman, C. C. Slaughter. Dr. Criswell would say of Dr. Simms, "He felt his work was done, and he left."
During his ministry, he served as pastor at Winfield, Guyandotte and Charleston, West Virginia, Lake Village, Ozan and Mineral Springs, Arkansas. When he came to Texas, he served in Cleburne from 1885 to 1889, then First Baptist Dallas. After leaving Dallas, he briefly served in McKinney, Texas before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina at the Tabernacle Baptist Church where he served from 1893 to 1899. He then returned to Texas and served as for about one year in Bryan. He then served as pastor in Hawkinsville, Georgia from 1901 to 1905. The last church where he served was First Baptist in Gaffney, South Carolina from 1906 to 1911before his retirement.
He also served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina and as an instructor at Shelton College in Virginia.
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