Poteat, Edwin McNeill, 1892-1955

Baptist preacher, teacher, and missionary in China, 1917-1929, author, president of Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, 1944-1948, and pastor at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., 1929-1937 and 1948-1955, and at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1937-1944.

From the description of Edwin McNeill Poteat papers, 1925-1956. WorldCat record id: 26380356

Edwin McNeill Poteat (1892-1955) was a Baptist preacher, teacher, and missionary in China, 1917-1929; author; president of Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, 1944-1948; and pastor at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., 1929-1937 and 1948-1955; and at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1937-1944. He also writer on religion and his book entitled Mandate to Humanity: An inquiry into the history and meaning of the Ten Commandments and their relation to contemporary culture was published in 1953 by Abington-Cokesbury Press, Nashville, Tenn.

From the guide to the Edwin McNeill Poteat Papers, ., 1925-1956, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)