Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
{. Y. MULLINS.
BAPTIST CHIEF,
dies AT Home
Head of Theological
Seminary Had Been
In Serious Condition
) ince Nov. 10

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. e3.-tPJ-
VI Edgar Young Mullins. president
q the Southern Baptist Theological
seminary here and internationally
known UNCONVENTIONAL leader, died
a his home at noon today.
ne suffered a stroke OF paralysis
november 10, and had been uncon-
sclous most Of the time since. From
ms first illness physicians said there
cid.
DR.. Edgar Young Mullins. whc
served as president of the BAPTIST
World Alliance and Of the Southern
Dsptist Theological seminary, was
az the age of IS, a full-fledged tele
graph operator.
before this, young Mullins worked
as printers devil end as typesetter
IN his home town Of Corsicana. Tex.
where he had lived since he was s
years old. He contributed part or
MS wages towards sending his older
sisters through college. After MS
sisters were graduated he was told
that his father had found means 10
send him through college. He enter
81 upon n liberal arts course IN the
Texas State Agricultural college.
-Four years later, after his gradu-
alton, he wandered one night into
the tent Of a travelling evangelist ~
Dallas. That night he was among
the converts. He returned home and
became active in religious work nj
his fathers church in Corsicana.
The youth determined 20 enter the
ministry. He entered the Southern
Theological Seminary at Louisville.
Here, at the age Of 20. DR.. Mullins
received mis- degree. Kentucky re
came his adopted state. His first
pastorate vas at Harrodsburg. ny.
From there he went TO the Lee Street
Baptist church, Baltimore, where vs.
work came under the notice Of
Joshua lowering. president OF the
board Of trustees Of the Southern
Baptist seminary.
DIR. Mullins left Baltimore to take
the passionate Of the First Baptist
church at Newton Center, Mass
then considered one Of the most inn
portant Baptist pulpits in the United
States since the Newton Center Bap-
tist Theological seminary was there.
In 1899, the Baptist seminary AZ
Louisville closed its session without
a president. Shortly thereafter, the
Baptist Argus at Louisville, wired
DR.. Mullins for his picture. His Gu
riosity was aroused. He went 70 the
telegraph office at Newton Center 70
investigate. The operator was out
out DR.. Mullins was granted permits
sion TO flash his own query over the
wire. Much TO his surprise ne found
that the Boston office was calling
Newton Center with a message which
invited DR.. Mullins 10 accept the
seminary presidency. He immediate
~ wired his acceptance.
In addition to his administrative
dutise. DR.. Mullins wrote numerous
books on theological subjects. A
number OF these have been translat-
ed into other languages. For three
years he served as presiden: Of the
Southern Baptist convention and
in 1923 was selected as president OF
the Baptist World Alliance, COM
posed OF IL, 100000 religious workers.
DR.. Mullins was borp in Franklin
county, Mississippi, June 3. 1860. He
vas the son Of the Rev. Seth Gran
berry Mullins. Both his father and
his fathers father we're preacher
planters in the county. During his
pastorate in H~arrodsburg, KY, ne
married Miss Isla May Hawiey.