The Life and Writings of Rufus C. Burleson: Containing a Biography of Dr. Burleson by Harry Haynes; Funeral Occasion, with Sermons, Etc; Selected "chapel Talks;" Dr. Burleson as a Preacher, with Selected SermonsGeorgia Jenkins Burleson, 1901 - 887 pages This work contains a biography of Rufus C. Burleson, a Baptist preacher and second president of Baylor University. It also includes his sermons, addresses, lectures, letters, published articles. |
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