Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Reverend Dr. Winstead Paine Bone
Scholar...Minister...Educator...Author
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 8, 2022
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The Reverend Dr. Winstead Paine Bone. Scholar...Minister...Educator...Author. Born November 23, 1861 in Douglas, Texas. Earned academic degrees. at Cumberland University (B.D 1886, LLD honorus causa, 1932) and Trinity University (A.B, 1893, A.M. 1894, D.D. 1907) Additional studies; Union Theological Seminary in New York City (1887-1888), University of Berlin (1889-1890), and University of Chicago (1894), Joined the Presbyterian Church in Larissa, Texas (1875) Received as a Candidate for the Ministry (1880), Licensed to Preach (1882), and Ordained a Minister of the Gospel (1883), Pastored churches in Henderson, Texas (1883-1884), Greenville, Texas (1886-1887), Nashville, Tennessee (1888-1890), Athens, Alabama (1890-1891), and Dallas, Texas (1891-1894). Leader and educator at Cumberland University for forty-eight years (1894-1942) in positions of Librarian (1894), Professor of New Testament Greek and Interpretation in the Theological School (1894-1909), Dean of the Theological School (1906-190 President of the University (1909-1914), and Professor of Bible, Philosophy, and Ethics in the College of Arts (1914-1942). During his presidency, enrollment increased, the debt was erased, and funds were raised to endow the University to ensure the continued financial stability Additional positions of service to Cumberland University included Secretary of the Alumni Association (1909-1929) and Editor of the Cumberland Alumnus (1920-1929) and Author of the Definitive History of Cumberland University (1932). Among his many denominational contributions were Writer of the Sunday School Comments, a periodical of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1891-1906), Author of the book The Bible of Our Day (1899), as well as a frequent contributor to religious papers and magazines. Member of Beta Theta Pi social fraternity. Died on February 12, 1942. Buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Born November 23, 1861 in Douglas, Texas. Earned academic degrees.
at Cumberland University (B.D 1886, LLD honorus causa, 1932) and
Trinity University (A.B, 1893, A.M. 1894, D.D. 1907) Additional
studies; Union Theological Seminary in New York City (1887-1888),
University of Berlin (1889-1890), and University of Chicago (1894),
Joined the Presbyterian Church in Larissa, Texas (1875) Received as a
Candidate for the Ministry (1880), Licensed to Preach (1882), and
Ordained a Minister of the Gospel (1883), Pastored churches in
Henderson, Texas (1883-1884), Greenville, Texas (1886-1887),
Nashville, Tennessee (1888-1890), Athens, Alabama (1890-1891), and
Dallas, Texas (1891-1894). Leader and educator at Cumberland
University for forty-eight years (1894-1942) in positions of Librarian
(1894), Professor of New Testament Greek and Interpretation in the
Theological School (1894-1909), Dean of the Theological School
(1906-190 President of the University (1909-1914), and Professor of Bible,
Philosophy, and Ethics in the College of Arts (1914-1942). During his
presidency, enrollment increased, the debt was erased, and funds were
raised to endow the University to ensure the continued financial
stability Additional positions of service to Cumberland University
included Secretary of the Alumni Association (1909-1929) and Editor of
the
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Cumberland Alumnus (1920-1929) and Author of the Definitive
History of Cumberland University (1932). Among his many
denominational contributions were Writer of the Sunday School Comments,
a periodical of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1891-1906),
Author of the book The Bible of Our Day (1899), as well as a
frequent contributor to religious papers and magazines. Member of
Beta Theta Pi social fraternity. Died on February 12, 1942. Buried in
Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Location. 36° 12.236′ N, 86° 17.939′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It can be reached from Cumberland Drive. Located in front of Memorial Hall at Cumberland University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 8, 2022
3. The Reverend Dr. Winstead Paine Bone Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on February 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
