Background
Denton, Lyman Morse was born on September 9, 1869 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Son of Kelsey and Mary Emily (Brooks) Denton.
Denton, Lyman Morse was born on September 9, 1869 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Son of Kelsey and Mary Emily (Brooks) Denton.
Bachelor of Arts, Acadia U., 1896, A.M., 1898. Bachelor of Divinity, Rochester (New York) Theological Seminary, 1900. Doctor of Theology, Kansas City (Kansas) Baptist Theological Seminary, 1924.
Doctor of Divinity, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, 1927.
Came to the United States, 1897. Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1900. Successively pastor Second Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, Edgerton Place Church, Kansas City, Kansas, and First Church, Montreal, Canada, until 1916.
Professor Greek interpretation public speaking, Kansas City Baptist Theological Seminary, 1916-1927, president, 1927-1935. Minister First Baptist Church, Bellflower, California, since 1935.
Member American Research Society, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Agnes Stevens Merryman, of Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1901.