R.G. Lee was the longtime pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church of Memphis TN. He was a great orator and his sermons never failed to show his skill. He pastored at Bellevue from 1927-1960. During his pastorate there, over 24,000 people joined the church, over 7,600 of these for baptism. Lee is best known for his sermon, Payday Someday, which he preached over 1000 times. He was born in South Carolina and educated at Furman University in Greenville, SC. His first pastorate was at First Baptist Church of Edgefield, SC where Senator Strom Thurmond and his family were members. It was there that he first preached his Payday Someday message. His style was literary but not deep biblically. He 'painted pictures' with words and his preaching was eloquent and imaginative.
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