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Friday, September 16, 2022

James Larkin Pearson

 I've run across this name. What is his connection to The Watch Tower? Anyone know?

2 comments:

jerome said...

James Larkin Pearson, Poet Laureate of North Carolina in his autobiography "Poet's Progress" noted that "Ol Sol" was a mesmerizing preacher. Pearson went on to say that Solomon questioned what he was preaching after reading the writing of Pastor Charles Taze Russell.

“Ol Sol” was Solomon Darius Barnes (1846-1925), who donated the land for Little Rock Baptist Church and served as its first minister.

Taken from: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barnes-7607

ramblinwaymore said...

Pearson penned an article entitled "Rev. Billy Sunday Preaches 'Russellism' -- Baptists Approve," which was reprinted in the July 1, 1925 Enterprise. He also wrote an article for the Nov 2, 1927 Golden Age about Charles Lindbergh.