Robert L Sumner was an American Christian author, Baptist pastor, evangelist, and editor of the fundamentalist newspaper called The Biblical Evangelist.
10 Facts About Robert Sumner
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Robert Sumner received honorary graduate degrees from Bob Jones University and Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary in Sacred Theology.
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Robert Sumner was the brother-in-law of auto racing legend Hector Honore.
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Robert Sumner was pastor of a number of Baptist churches in Illinois, California, Texas and Ohio.
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In November, 1980, The Biblical Evangelist stopped publication and Sumner became Managing Editor of a Christian newspaper of, The Sword of the Lord, which was published by John R Rice.
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In 1982, Sumner left The Sword after a dispute with the editor that was mediated by Jack Hyles.
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Robert Sumner continued as editor of the Biblical Evangelist until 2016, publishing the last edition only two months before he died.
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In 1989, Robert Sumner received some attention for criticizing Jack Hyles when he wrote a story in The Biblical Evangelist, titled "The Saddest Story I've Ever Told".
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Robert Sumner published a total of 43 books including his last, Favorite Editorials, a collection of his favorite editorials from over the years, 304-pages.
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Robert Sumner is the official biographer of John R Rice.