Background
Lewis, Richard Welborne was born on January 8, 1861 in near Baldwyn, Prentiss Company, Mississippi, United States. Son of Wilborn Finley and Mary Coleman (Clayton) Lewis.
Lewis, Richard Welborne was born on January 8, 1861 in near Baldwyn, Prentiss Company, Mississippi, United States. Son of Wilborn Finley and Mary Coleman (Clayton) Lewis.
Bachelor of Science, University of Tennessee, 1882. Theological course, Cumberland U., 1883-1885. Doctor of Divinity, College of Ozarks, 1921.
Widely known for illustrated talks to children and for Bible readings. Editorial staff Practical Eugenics 2 years. Editorial staff Pentecostal Herald 7 years.
Dean of Bible, John Brown U., Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 1926-1928. Organizer National Good Games Company. Founder, owner and editor, The Biblical Digest.
Author: The Devil’s Diary, 1917. The Other Fellow, 1918. This Way, 1920
A New Vision of Another Heaven, 1923.What’s A Man? or The Man Problem. The Meat and Bread Business, or Hooverizing in the Garden of Eden. Simplified Truth for Young and Old, 1928.Aunt Emily, 1932
Spiritual Essence of the Twenty-third Psalm, 1932. What Hinders Prayer?, 1936. Also various brochures on religious topics.Introduced phonograph, moving pictures, and original cartoons in pulpit work, Denver, Colorado, 1896-1901. Contributor to mags. Connected with Kansas City Bible Institute, 1932-1933. Now specializing in Bible conference work and teaching use of object-lessons in evangelizing young.
Member Beta Theta Pi.
Married Tommie Walker, of Baldwyn, January 21, 1885 (died 1902).; married second, Lillian Lupton Johnson (Bachelor of Arts, Forest Park U.), of Steelville, Missouri, April. Children: Katie Maye, Welborne Walker, Ethel (deceased), Mary Kate, Helen, Agnes.