Baptist Revival March 24 - 31

Edenton Baptist Church announces the date for the annual Spring reviva~ .he last week in March, begin­

, ning on Sunday, March 24 and ending on Sunday evening, March 31.

Dr. J. Leo Green, Pro­fessor of Hebrew and Olrl Testament at Southeaster) Baptist Theological Semin ary in Wake Forest, N. C .• has accepted the invitation to preach this series of evangelistic sennons. Be­ing one of the most out­standing preachers in the l' Southern Baptist Conven­

\ tion, he needs no introduc­tion to the people of this! area because of numerous I previous engagements in, Edenton and the county. Because of his extraordi­nary ability he is very much in demand even on a universal scope as he has travelled and spoken exten- \ sively in South America, British Isles, Europe, Afri­ca, the Middle East, a throughout the Un i t e States.

Prayerful preparation an community visitation are in progress for this important and vital series of services.

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Obituaries Services for Dr. Leo Green will be held Friday in Binkley'Chapel

Or. J. Loa Groeq, distinguished pro­fessor emeritus of Old Testament In­terpretation at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Tuesday at the age of 81. Dr. Green. one of the three original faculty members at Southeastern, retired from the class­room in 1974.

Dr. Green was professor of Hebrew and Old Testunent from 1951 &0 1974 and continued his service at the semi­

. nary as Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Interpretation until 1978.

He came to the seminary after hav­ing held pastorates at First Baptist Church, Pensacola, Fla., and First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Fla. Dr. Green held both a master of the­ology and Ph.D. degrees from South­ern Baptist Theological Seminary. He taught at Sou~ern from 1937 to 1948. Dr. J. Leo Green

Dr. James Blackmore, professor emeritus of Associate of Divinity him in death in 1987. Studies at Southeastern, recalls Dr. He is survived by sons, James Leo Green as a "very fme Biblical scholar Jr. of Alexandria, Va., and John and a compassionate friend. Richard of Dunn; 11 grandchildren and

"He waS an excellent preacher," one great-grandchild. The Green's Blackmore said. "Whenever he spoke only daughter, Rebecca Lynn, died in in chapel, the building was always 1987. full. Students loved him dearly." .~ Family visitation will be tonight

Dr. Green had been in declining (Thursday) at Skinner Funeral Home in health, having been a resident of the Dunn. Services will be held in Bink­Carollton of Dunn Nursing Home in ley Chapel on the Southeastern cam­Dunn for the put four years. His wife, pus Friday at 11 a.m. with interment the former Mary Ruth Huff, preceded following in the Seminary Cemetery.

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~~l Dr. J.L. Green Sr., Bible scholar By STEVE SWINDELL

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DUNN - Dr. James Leo Green Sr., an Old Testament scholar and founding member of the South­eastern Baptist Theological Semi­nary in Wake Forest, died Tues­day after a long illness. He was 81.

"He combined the qualities of a Cilreful scholar with those of an enthusiastic teacher and a very

d preacher," said Dr. Thomas Bland Sr. who had known Dr. een since 1956.

Dr. Green was one of the origi­al six faculty members who ceived the seminary's first ss of 12 students in September

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native of Mississippi, Dr. een earned his doctorate and

became a full professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. by the age of 24, said his son Richard Green. "Many of his students were his own age."

Mter 11 years on the faculty of Southern, Dr. Green served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., and First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Fla., be­fore moving to Wake Forest.

Dr. Green's tenure at the semi­nary included several trips to Europe, where he studied and conducted research in the London Museum, at Oxford and Cam­bridge universities and the Uni­versity of Zurich.

Among Dr. Green's publications are a volume of the Broadman Commentary on the Book of Jere­miah, pu~lished in 19'71, and a

book on the prophet Isaiah titled "God Reigns."

"He didn't just leave the Old Testament books in the long ago," Dr. Bland said. "He had a way of relating their message to contem­porary 2Oth-century life."

The death of Dr. Green's wife, Ruth, in 1987 and the onset of Parkinson's disease took a toll on Dr. Green, his son said.

Dr. Green , is survived. by two sons, Dr. James L. Green Jr. of Alexandria, Va., and J. Richard I Green of Dunn; asister, Blanche Baker; two brothers, Raymond Green and Roy Green ; 11 grand­children and one grea~-grand­child.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today in the Binkley Chapel at South­eastern Seminary in Wake Forest. Burial in Southeastern Seminary Cemetery.

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First Baptist Church

Calls Interim Pastor Dr. J. Leo Green will speak Sunday

at 11 at the First Baptist Church, Hillsborough .

Dr. Green has been called as Interim Pastor for the local church.

DR. J. LEO GREEN

He is professor of Old Testament Interpretation a t Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest.

Dr. Green is a native of Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi College and received his theological training at Southeastern Seminary at Louisville. Ky. where he received his master of theology and his doctor of philosophy drgree.

For 11 years he taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Southern Seminary. He also served as pastor of the First Baptist Churches of Pensacola and Gainesville, F1orida. He has served in his present position since 1951 when he became one of the founders of Southeastern Seminary. He has done post doctoral at UNC, Princeton, Oxford, London, and cambridge Universities and has contributed numerous artices for Southern Baptist publications. He has traveled extensively throughout the world and has preached in a number of different countries.

Dr. Green is widely known as not only a great teacher but as an evangelist and interim pastor. He Will follow the Rev. George Simmons who retired Dec. 31 and will serve until a new pastor is secured.

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Dr. Leo Gre.n Is Interim Pastor At Plaptist Church The Zebulon Baptist Church Baptist Theological Seminary. cer resigned to liecept a po­ the church can secure a per­

is. proud to have as its interim Dr. Green has served the lo­ sit10n with the Semiqary. He w1ll manent pastor. p.tor Dr. James Leo Green, cal church as interim pastor continue to deli~r Sunday Born in New Albany, MiSsi­Professor of Hebrew and Old since the first of November ~orninr and eveniug worship sSippi, GJ'een received hiS Testament at Southeastern when Rev. Jerry L. Niswon- services until SUCh time as early scboollDC at Cberry

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Creek and Tupelo public schools. ' He graduated trom Mississippi College with an A. B. degree and obtained hiS Th. M. and Ph. D. degrees at Southern Baptist Theoloctcal Seminary in LouiSVille, Ken­tucky. Green has done pOst doctoral research at Prince­ton and 0Itf0rd.

The interim pastor taught Old Testament and Hebrew at Southern Seminary for 11

' years and has served as pas­tor of First Baptist churches in Pensacola and Gaines­Ville, Florida. He was called to be one of tour founders of Southeastern Seminary where he has served as professor of Old Testament interpre­tation s ince 1951 (he is the only founder left.)

Green served churches in

Kentucky during his student days and early days of teacb­

Ing. He has been interIm pas. tor of many churches in North Carol1na, South Carolina, and Virginia dur1ng the past 19 years.

Green has been active in revivals, assemblies, BIble conferences, and evangelistic conferences throughout the USA and in other parts of the world. He has conducted tours and traveled and spoken exten­SIvely InEurope, Britlsh Isles, Middle East, AfrIca, Scan­danavla, ~d South AmerIca,. The doctor has written for perIodicals and for Young

People'S, Intermediate, and Adult TEACHJi:R; he Is tbe author of A GUIDEBOOK F OR THE STUDY OF ISAIAH; GOO REIGNS; and acommentaryon JEREMIAH.

He Is married to the former

Mary Ruth Huff of Forest, Mis­siSSippi and they are the parents of three Children: James Leo Green, Jr. (doctor

in Houston, Texas); John Richard Green (businessman in Charlotte, N. C.); and Rebecca Lynn Green (studying and working in Paris.)

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