Morton H. Smith

Morton Howison Smith (December 11, 1923 – November 12, 2017)[1] was an American Presbyterian minister. He was the first Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, serving from 1973 to 1988, and also served as its Moderator in 2000.[2]

Not to be confused with Morton Smith.
Morton Howison Smith

Smith had degrees from the University of Michigan, Columbia Theological Seminary and the Free University of Amsterdam.[2] He supported racial segregation, even authoring articles against interracial marriage saying "any scheme of mass integration of the races is decidedly unscriptural."[3]

He taught at Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary before becoming Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. Smith continued to serve as Professor of Systematic and Biblical Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in his retirement.[2]

In 2004, a Festschrift was published in his honor. Confessing our Hope: Essays Celebrating the Life and Ministry of Morton H. Smith included contributions from J. Ligon Duncan III and George W. Knight III.

References
  1. "Dr. Morton H. Smith Obituary (2017) Times-News". Legacy.com.
  2. "Morton H. Smith". Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. "What We Are Trying to Do" (PDF). Opc.org. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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