James Anderson Burns
James Anderson Burns | |
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| Born | August 2, 1865 West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1945 (aged 80) |
| Burial place | Oneida, Kentucky, U.S. |
James Anderson Burns (August 2, 1865–September 12, 1945) was an American educator. He was the founder of the Oneida Baptist Institute.
As a teenager, James visited his father's homestead in Clay County, where he was pulled into the violence of defending family honor. Burns survived four years of feuding; after a close call, he had a religious experience that prompted him to stop fighting and resume his studies. With the help of the Baptist Education Society he planned to study first at Denison University and then at a theological school. Burns and Rev. H. L. McMurray opened the Oneida Baptist Institute on January 1, 1900.