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Tom Malone was converted and called to preach at the
same moment! At an old-fashioned bench, the preacher
took his tear-stained Bible and showed Tom Malone how to
be saved. He accepted Christ then and there. Arising
from his knees in the Isbell Methodist Church,
Russellville, Alabama he shook the circuit pastor's
hand; and this bashful 19 year old farm boy announced,
"I know the Lord wants me to a preacher."
Backward, bashful, and broke, Tom borrowed five dollars,
took what he could in a cardboard suitcase and left for
Cleveland, Tennessee. Immediately upon arrival at Bob
Jones College, Malone heard a truth that totally
dominated his life and labors for the Lord ever after -
soul winning! Mark it down: Malone began soul winning
his first week in Bible college. And he has never lost
the thirst for it, the thrill in it, nor the task of it
since.
It is doubtful if young Malone ever dreamed of becoming
the man he is today. He is now Doctor Tom Malone, is
renowned in fundamental circles for his wise leadership
and great preaching, is pastor emeritus of the large
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Pontiac, Michigan, Founder and
President of Midwestern Baptist Schools, and is eagerly
sought as speaker in large Bible conferences from coast
to coast.
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