R. E. Neighbour
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Dr. Robert Edward Neighbour was born in 1872 in Three Oaks, Michigan to William Webster and Julia Whitman
Neighbour, an immigrant from England. While still young, the family moved to Parsons, KS, where "Eddie", as he was
called, attended school. He was Baptised, preached his first sermon and his first revival meeting in the First Baptist
Church of Parsons which his father had helped establish as a church. The church still meets today and has extensive
records showing this.
After high school, he attended Baylor. While a senior at Baylor, he preached his first revival meeting at his home
church. Shortly before his graduation ceremony at Baylor, he accepted the call to go to Brazil as a missionary with Dr.
Bagby; arriving in Brazil in July 1893. He left immediately and missed out on graduation and the conferring of his
degree. Later, Baylor conferred upon him a Doctorate of Divinity in response not only to his work at Baylor, but his
achievements in ministry.
He returned from Brazil, where he opened up the Amazon territory to Southern Baptist missions and married his
childhood sweetheart in 1895. He pastored a number of churches over the next 25 years, and in 1920 was the pastor
at 1st. Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA. While there, he started the Baptist Bible Union and left the Southern Baptist
Denomination behind. After a number of years at the helm of the BBU, he left and continued his work as an evangelist
and missionary until his death in 1945.
During his life, he wrote 94 books, including 2 hymn books, and started 82 churches. Only God knows how many
people he won to Christ or how many people's lives were affected for eternity!
Neighbour, an immigrant from England. While still young, the family moved to Parsons, KS, where "Eddie", as he was
called, attended school. He was Baptised, preached his first sermon and his first revival meeting in the First Baptist
Church of Parsons which his father had helped establish as a church. The church still meets today and has extensive
records showing this.
After high school, he attended Baylor. While a senior at Baylor, he preached his first revival meeting at his home
church. Shortly before his graduation ceremony at Baylor, he accepted the call to go to Brazil as a missionary with Dr.
Bagby; arriving in Brazil in July 1893. He left immediately and missed out on graduation and the conferring of his
degree. Later, Baylor conferred upon him a Doctorate of Divinity in response not only to his work at Baylor, but his
achievements in ministry.
He returned from Brazil, where he opened up the Amazon territory to Southern Baptist missions and married his
childhood sweetheart in 1895. He pastored a number of churches over the next 25 years, and in 1920 was the pastor
at 1st. Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA. While there, he started the Baptist Bible Union and left the Southern Baptist
Denomination behind. After a number of years at the helm of the BBU, he left and continued his work as an evangelist
and missionary until his death in 1945.
During his life, he wrote 94 books, including 2 hymn books, and started 82 churches. Only God knows how many
people he won to Christ or how many people's lives were affected for eternity!
| What would I do If Christ should come, ere comes the morrow? Would I pass to The realms of light, all decked and bright, Beyond the strife of mortal life, And stand before my Judge in sorrow, Mid heaven's blue? How would I feel If I should meet my Judge, my Saviour? Would I there kneel Before His face, in sad disgrace, My life all spent, on pleasure bent, And all my shameful past behaviour Beyond repeal? |
R. E. Neighbour
The Judge at the Door
The Judge at the Door
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