Background
Calhoun, Hall Laurie was born on December 11, 1863 in Conyersville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Shelton and Martha Louisa (Hall) Calhoun.
Calhoun, Hall Laurie was born on December 11, 1863 in Conyersville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Shelton and Martha Louisa (Hall) Calhoun.
Graduated from College of the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky, 1892 (1st honors). Bachelor of Arts, Kentucky University, 1892 (1st honors). Bachelor of Divinity, Yale Division School, 1902.
Master of Arts, Harvard, 1903, Doctor of Philosophy, 1904.
Teacher in Academy of Kentucky University, 1892-1893. Evangelist, Church of Christ, 1893-1896. Minister Franklin, Tennessee, 1896-1900.
Professor Georgia Robertson Christian College, Henderson, Tennessee, 1900-1901.
Hopkins scholar, Harvard, 1902-1903, Williams fellow, 1903-1904. Professor College of the Bible, 1904-1917, dean, 1909-1917.
Professor of Old Testament literature, Bethany (West Virginia) College, 1917-1925. Associate president Freed-Hardeman College, Henderson, Tennessee, 1925-1926.
Pastor, since 1926, Belmont Avenue Church of Christ, Nashville.
Member International South.S. Lesson Committee, 1908-1916.
Married Mary Ettah Stacey, December 31, 1890. Children: Mary Ettah, John Laurie, James Edwin, Margaret Lee, Dorothea Eloise.