John R. Rice

John R. Rice

John Richard Rice (December 11, 1895 - December 29, 1980) was a Baptist evangelist and pastor and the founding editor of The Sword of the Lord, an influential fundamentalist newspaper.

Read more about John R. Rice:  Childhood and Education, Early Ministry, Sword of The Lord, Evangelism Conferences, Separation From Neo-evangelicals, Separation From Separationists, Personality

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