Background
Broughton, Leonard Gaston was born in 1864 in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Gaston H. and Louisa Hawkins (Franks) Broughton.
Broughton, Leonard Gaston was born in 1864 in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Gaston H. and Louisa Hawkins (Franks) Broughton.
Student Wake Forest College, North Carolina, lacking 6 months of graduating on account of illness. Doctor of Medicine Kentucky School of Medicine (University of Kentucky). Doctor of Divinity, Wake Forest.
Practiced at Reedsville, North Carolina. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1893. Founder and pastor Atlanta Baptist Tabernacle.
Also founder of Tabernacle Infirmary, Tabernacle Dormitory for Young Ladies. Pastor Christ Church, London, England., First Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, Grove Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, Baptist Tabernacle, Atlanta. Later engaged in general Bible conference and evangelistic work.
Author: Old Wine and New Bottles, 1904. Salvation and the Old Theology, 1908. The Plain Man and His Bible, 1909.
Kingdom Parables and Their Teaching, 1910. Where Are the Dead?, 1914. Christianity and the Common Place, 1914.
The Prodigal and Others, 1914. Is Preparation for War Unchristian?, 1916. Soul Consciousness After Death, 1924.
In His Way, 1925; Spirit-Lit Eyes, 1933. Home: Atlanta, Ga.
Author: Old Wine and New Bottles, 1904. Salvation and the Old Theology, 1908. The Plain Man and His Bible, 1909.Kingdom Parables and Their Teaching, 1910. Where Are the Dead?, 1914. Christianity and the Common Place, 1914.The Prodigal and Others, 1914. Is Preparation for War Unchristian?, 1916. Soul Consciousness After Death, 1924.In His Way, 1925
Spirit-Lit Eyes, 1933.
Married Roxana Barnes.