Hugo McCord explained

Hugo McCord (1911–2004) was an American preacher and biblical scholar within the Churches of Christ in America.^[1] He produced his own translation of the New Testament (and Genesis, Psalms, and Proverbs), titled The Everlasting Gospel, which he affectionately called the Freed-Hardeman Version.^{[2] [3]}

McCord attended a number of schools: Freed–Hardeman College (now Freed–Hardeman University), the University of Illinois, the University of Tulsa, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to serving as a preacher in a number of congregations, he taught at Oklahoma Christian College (now Oklahoma Christian University).

Among his many converts he baptized American church historian Earl Irvin West in 1935.^[4]

See also

• List of people from Oklahoma City
• List of people from Mississippi
• List of people from Washington (state)
• List of translators into English
• List of University of Tulsa people

Notes and References

1. Web site: IPage . September 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211612/http://www.friendsoftherestoration.com/research/connections/born-in-mississippi/mccord-carl-hugo-2.html . March 3, 2016 . .
2. https://fhu.yourmembership.com/store/view_product.asp?id=5154
3. http://www.theexaminer.org/volume3/number2/hugo.htm
4. News: Don. Meredith. Spring 2011. Campus Mourns Loss of Earl West. Bridge. Memphis, Tennessee. Harding School of Theology. 51. 4. 1, 3.