Why southern baptist separate of American baptist?

Answer 1

The Triennial Convention in the United States divided into the Northern and Southern Baptist Conventions in 1845. There were several reasons. H. Leon McBeth (in "The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness") listed three major reasons. 1. Method of Organization. Baptist churches in the North preferred a society structure. Baptist churches in the South preferred a more denominational structure. This reflects somewhat different attitudes regarding how Baptists (who believe in the autonomy of local churches) can and should work together on common causes such as benevolence and missions. 2. Home Missions. Southern churches felt that they were being neglected with regard to home missionaries. In effect, they felt they were putting in more than they were getting out of the Convention. 3. Slavery. While many Baptists and Baptist churches, both in the North and South, opposed slavery (either wanting it abolished, or encouraging its gradual demise) as slavery became a polarizing issue in the United States in the early to mid-1800s, so it became among Baptists as well. As the 1800s progressed, Northern churches became more strongly anti-slavery, and Southern churches became more strongly pro-slavery (or at least anti-abolition). To discuss what caused the break-up of the Baptists into North and South is like asking about the causes of the US Civil War. In both cases there were several fuels, but it was slavery that lit the match. Obviously, the slavery issue became a moot point within 20 years of the separation, but other issues came up that increased the cultural gap between North and South, keeping them separate.

Answer 2

They split over the issue of slavery, Southern Baptists wrongly were for slavery. They have since repented of this incorrect belief and issued a formal apology.