Background
Williams, Jerome Oscar was born on March 29, 1885 in Clanton. Alabama. Son of Joseph Lebingston and Lelia (Brown) Williams.
Williams, Jerome Oscar was born on March 29, 1885 in Clanton. Alabama. Son of Joseph Lebingston and Lelia (Brown) Williams.
Bachelor of Arts, Howard College, 1912, Doctor of Divinity, 1925. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 1915, graduate study, 1921-1922.
Began preaching, 1909. Ordained to the ministry of the Baptist Church, 1916. Pastor Sylacauga, Alabama, 1916-1917, First Church, Athens, Alabama, 1919-1923, First Church, Bessemer, Alabama, 1923-1926, Fourth Avenue Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1926-1932, First Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1932-1934.
Business manager South.S. Board of Southern Baptist Convention, 1934-1943, educational secretary since 1943.
The Gospel of Christ, 1935. Definite Decisions for New Church Members, 1936. Pastors Record of Weddings, 1937. Pastor’s Record of Funerals, 1938. Sermons in Outline, 1943. Seed for Sermons, 1945. Heart Sermons in Outline, 1949. The Gospel Preacher and His Preaching, 1949. Evangelistic Sermons in Outline, 1951. Spiritual Truth in Personal Experiences, 1952. Contributor to denominational publications, 1934-1946.
Served as chaplain American Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919. Member Pi Kappa Alpha. Mason (Shriner).; Rotarian.
Married Kathleen Jeanette Akans, November 16, 1915 (died April. Married second, Ethel Hudson, June 29, 1927. Children: Jerome Otis, Margarette Jeanette.