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This article continues the biography of Dr. Amzi Clarence Dixon, who became one of the most influential Baptist preachers of his era. It recounts his early religious experiences, education at Wake Forest, and rapid rise through pastorates in North Carolina, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, and London, along with international preaching and writing. The piece also describes his personality, strong convictions, marriages, and family background, including accomplished siblings such as physician Delia Dixon Carroll.
Publication Date
7-30-1953
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
Amzi Clarence Dixon, Thomas Dixon, Amanda McAfee Dixon, Thomas Dixon Jr., Frank Dixon, Delia Dixon Carroll, John F. Lanneau, Livingston Johnson, J. M. Frost, H. L. Winburn, W. W. Landrum, John A. Broadus, T. T. Eaton, J. B. Hawthorne, Len G. Broughton, George W. Truett, R. A. Torrey, F. B. Meyer, G. Campbell Morgan, J. Wilbur Chapman, Southern Baptist Convention, Moody Bible Institute, Metropolitan Tabernacle, Shelby, London
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "1953, July 30 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1953). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 55.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/55