▁churches , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Chap th am ▁Bapt ist ▁Church . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁General ▁Association ▁of ▁Virginia ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁he ▁became ▁trouble d ▁by ▁ar th rit is ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁pre ach ▁from ▁a ▁chair . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁San ford ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁His ▁name ▁end ures ▁at ▁H arg ra ve ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁co - found er , ▁second ▁President , ▁and ▁first ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁The ▁San ford ▁Hall ▁bar ra cks ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁San ford ▁was ▁described ▁thus ▁by ▁Dr . ▁F . W . ▁Bo at w right , ▁who ▁gave ▁San ford ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁in ▁Div inity ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 : ▁ ▁" Dr . ▁San ford , ▁builder ▁of ▁churches ▁and ▁schools ; ▁force ful ▁leader ▁in ▁community ▁service ; ▁master ▁of ▁assemb lies , ▁able ▁and ▁el o quent ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁God ." ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Fif ty ▁Years ▁of ▁Christian ▁Education ▁In ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁School ▁— ▁A ▁Historical ▁Record ▁of ▁H arg ra ve ▁Military ▁Academy ▁ 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 5 9 . ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁by ▁COL ▁A ubre y ▁H . ▁Cam