Lester, J. W. (John William), 1908-

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Southern Baptist rural minister, in Alabama and Kentucky, since 1941. Born in Dadeville, Alabama; graduate of Howard College (now Samford University), 1937; attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1937-1941. Named "Rural Minsiter of the Year" in 1949 by Emory University.

From the description of Papers, 1846-1982. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 28364716

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Kentucky
Alabama
Southern States
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Anti
Baptists
Clergy
Literacy
Missionaries
Rural churches
Rural clergy
Soil conservation
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Birth 1908

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