11 October 1930 A.D. Rev. Dr. Prof. (Orientalist) Robert Dick Wilson Dies—“Defender of God’s Word,” a Tribute by Dr. Oswald T. Allis
11 October 1930 A.D. Rev. Dr. Prof. (Orientalist) Robert Dick Wilson Dies—“Defender of God’s Word,” a Tribute by Dr. Oswald T. Allis Allis, Oswald. “Robert Dick Wilson—Defender of God’s Word.” PCA Historical Century. Dec 1930. http://www.pcahistory.org/findingaids/wilson/defender.html . Accessed 11 Oct 2014. Robert Dick Wilson--Defender of God's Word by Oswald T. Allis, Ph.D., D.D., Professor of Old Testament in Westminster Theological Seminary [excerpted from Christianity Today [original series], December 1930, pages 4 - 6.] On October 1st the Opening Exercises of the second year of Westminster Theological Seminary were held in Witherspoon Hall, Philadelphia. On this occasion Dr. Wilson, as senior professor, addressed a few words of greeting to the new students. It was his last public appearance. Two weeks later his body was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery of the Western Pennsylvania county-seat, Indiana, where he was born nearl...