Eason, James Henry
educator, clergyman, editor, was born Oct. 24, 1866, in Sumterville, Ala. He attended the Selma university, and the Richmond Theological seminary, Virginia, from which institution he received the degree of B. D. in 1890. He was principal of the Auburn academy, Alabama; missionary of the American Baptist Home Mission society of New York city; and professor of mathematics and metaphysics in Selma university. He reads Greek and Hebrew fluently, and has made some original investigations in ancient history; and is the author of a work on that subject entitled The March of Civilization. He is a successful clergyman, and the editor of The Baptist Leader.