If little is known about James Huckins, then historical material about his fellow missionary, pastor, and Baylor University co-founder William Milton Tryon is nearly nonexistent. Yet, as Eugene Baker's compassionate tale illustrates, Tryon left a long-felt legacy among his contemporaries and those Baptists yet to come.

Baker's compassionate tale illustrates, Tryon, who was the first to dream of Baylor as an institution of Christian higher learning, left a long-felt legacy among his contemporaries and those Baptists yet to come.