Career
His most well known work was the Dake Annotated Reference Bible. Dake became a Christian at the late age of 17. Dake claimed that upon his conversion he received a "special anointing" which allowed him to quote major portions of Scripture from memory.
After working as a pastor and evangelist in Texas and Oklahoma, he moved to Zion, Illinois, in order to become the pastor of the Christian Assembly Church.
In Zion, he also founded Shiloh Bible Institute, which ultimately merged with Central Bible Institute and which was located in the home formerly owned by controversial faith healer John Alexander Dowie. With the possibility of a jury trial and subject to penalties of to up to 10 years" imprisonment and a fine of United States$10,000, Dake pleaded guilty, and served six months in the House of Corrections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dake died of complications from Parkinson"s disease in 1987. A response to:.
