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Paul Beckwith

Short Name: Paul Beckwith
Full Name: Beckwith, Paul, 1905-1975
Birth Year: 1905
Death Year: 1975

Paul Beckwith was pianist for about ten years with Billy Sunday and Mel Trotter. He then attended Dallas Theological Seminary. In 1943 he started as a staff worker for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. He conducted evangelistic services in churches and later trained students. In 1970 he taught hymnology at Southeastern Bible College while serving as an associate staff member for Inter-Varsity.He edited several hymnals for Inter-Varsity. He died in Birmingham, Alabama, where he lived.

Dianne Shapiro, from NY Times obituary, November 10, 1975 (accessed online 3/7/2020)


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