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John R. Rice was born in Cooke County, [[Texa]], on December 11, 1895, the son of William H. and Sallie Elizabeth La Prade Rice. He was the oldest of three siblings. He was converted to the cause of [[Jesus Christ]] at the age of twelve.

John R. Rice was born in Cooke County, [[Texa]], on December 11, 1895, the son of William H. and Sallie Elizabeth La Prade Rice. He was the oldest of three siblings. He was converted to the cause of [[Jesus Christ]] at the age of twelve.

Rice briefly attended Decatur Baptist College, served in the Army, and graduated from [[Baylor University]] in 1920. He did graduate work at the [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] as well as University of Chicago.  

Rice briefly attended Decatur Baptist College, served in the Army, and graduated from [[Baylor University]] in 1920. He did graduate work at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Fort Worth]], Texas, as well as the [[University of Chicago]].  

He is a [[Doctor of Divinity]].<ref>[http://www.rlhymersjr.com/Online_Sermons/2005/120405PM_DefinitePraying.html Definite Praying by Dr. Robert Hymers]</ref>

He held a Doctor of Divinity degree.<ref>[http://www.rlhymersjr.com/Online_Sermons/2005/120405PM_DefinitePraying.html Definite Praying by Dr. Robert Hymers]</ref>

He took on his first pastorate at First Baptist Church Shamrock, Texas, and later pastored in Dallas Texas. However became a full-time itinerant evangelist in 1926. He collaborated with [[J. Frank Norris]] on an early radio program. Reacting against modernism, Rice broke with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] in 1927.

He took on his first pastorate at First Baptist Church in rural Shamrock, Texas, and later pastored in [[Dallas]]. In 1926, he became a full-time itinerant evangelist. He collaborated with [[J. Frank Norris]] on an early radio program. Reacting against modernism, Rice broke with the large [[Southern Baptist Convention]] in 1927.

==Sword of the Lord==

==Sword of the Lord==