Hays was a devout Christian who had served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention before the majority of my fellow Baptists decided that only conservatives could lead them, or the country.

• 海斯是位虔诚的基督教徒，在我们浸礼会的多数人决定只有保守派才能领导他们或领导国家之前，曾担任过南方浸礼会大会主席。