Pastor Tom
Malone (1915-2007) 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.
