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==Relations with politicians==

==Relations with politicians==

 

In 1957, Grey was asked to nominate for the Southern Baptist Convention presidency [[Brooks Hays]], a [[liberal]] U.S. representative from [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], who subsequently lost a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial primary election in 1966. At the time Hays was the chairman of the Christian Life Commission, a liberal group advocating peaceful relations among the races within the Christian community. Grey declined to make the nomination on the grounds that he should not use his influence as a two-term past president of the convention to promote a particular candidate. Nevertheless, Hays was elected as the convention president for a single term that year.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9yHdwD5LbEUC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=Brooks+Hays+and+J.+D.+Grey&source=bl&ots=sIVBqhmuUD&sig=ckk7FlYDLOXolGYLD0pZpW5k888&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8Tz6T8DmNeWC2wXgqrz_Bg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Brooks%20Hays%20and%20J.%20D.%20Grey&f=false|title=James Thomas Baker, Brooks Hays, pp. 114-115|publisher=Macon, [[Georgia]]: Mercer University Press, (1989)|accessdate=July 9, 2012}}</ref>  

In 1957, Grey was asked to nominate for the Southern Baptist Convention presidency Brooks Hays, a [[liberal]] U.S. representative from [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], who subsequently lost a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial primary election in 1966. At the time Hays was the chairman of the Christian Life Commission, a liberal group advocating peaceful relations among the races within the Christian community. Grey declined to make the nomination on the grounds that he should not use his influence as a two-term past president of the convention to promote a particular candidate. Nevertheless, Hays was elected as the convention president for a single term that year.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9yHdwD5LbEUC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=Brooks+Hays+and+J.+D.+Grey&source=bl&ots=sIVBqhmuUD&sig=ckk7FlYDLOXolGYLD0pZpW5k888&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8Tz6T8DmNeWC2wXgqrz_Bg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Brooks%20Hays%20and%20J.%20D.%20Grey&f=false|title=James Thomas Baker, Brooks Hays, pp. 114-115|publisher=Macon, [[Georgia]]: Mercer University Press, (1989)|accessdate=July 9, 2012}}</ref>  

Among the politicians who admired Grey was the colorful and controversial Louisiana Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who retorted, "Everybody's bragging about this Billy Graham. Hell! He can't preach nothing [sic] like J. D. Grey. I had rather hear him preach  than any [other] man I've ever heard."<ref>Cole and Lee, ''Saint J. D.'', p. 127.</ref>

Among the politicians who admired Grey was the colorful and controversial Louisiana Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who retorted, "Everybody's bragging about this Billy Graham. Hell! He can't preach nothing [sic] like J. D. Grey. I had rather hear him preach  than any [other] man I've ever heard."<ref>Cole and Lee, ''Saint J. D.'', p. 127.</ref>