Kyle Monroe Yates

Background

Yates, Kyle Monroe was born on February 7, 1895 in Apex, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Charles Manly and Della (Jones) Yates.

Education

Diploma Campbell College, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1911. Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest (North Carolina) College, 1916, Master of Arts, 1917, Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1920, Doctor of Theology, 1922. Doctor of Divinity, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1930.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, 1932.

Doctor of Laws, Union University, 1939. Doctor of Letters, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1948.

Career

Ordained ministry. Southern Church, 1916. Pastor successively Fort Barnwell, North Carolina, New Castle, Kentucky, New Salem, and Beechmont Church, Louisville, 1920-1928. Professor Old Testament, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1922-1942.

Pastor Walnut Saint Baptist Church, Louisville, 1942-1946.

Pastor 2d Baptist Church, Houston, 1946-1956. Distinguished professor Bible, Baylor University, 1956-1971, professor emeritus, 1917-1975.

Achievements

• Kyle Monroe Yates has been listed as a noteworthy theologian. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Rotarian. Member Committee on Revision of Bible, 1938-1975.

Connections

Married Margaret Webb Sharp, August 24, 1922. Children: Kyle M., Margaret Jean, Ellen.