This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...Catholicism." She was ever afterwards a true friend to Brother Grant. That and other discourses of the same kind did a powerful work, and laid a foundation upon which Elders are building up branches of the Church in that region to-day. Elder Grant had not the advantage of a collegiate education, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...Catholicism." She was ever afterwards a true friend to Brother Grant. That and other discourses of the same kind did a powerful work, and laid a foundation upon which Elders are building up branches of the Church in that region to-day. Elder Grant had not the advantage of a collegiate education, and naturally had a dread of meeting with men who were highly educated. He often expressed this feeling to others. But when he came in contact with men of that type, they seemed to be mere pigmies in comparison with him, when discussing the principles of the true gospel. One very amusing incident was told me, which shows the peculiar way Brother Grant had of testing the material with which he had to deal. The Lutheran church in Burk's Garden had a minister, the Bev. Buby, who was a very fine scholar in the Latin and Greek languages, and was considered a thorough theologian. A certain man in the place, who was very fond of fun and debate, urged the Bev. Buby to challenge Elder Grant to meet him in discussion on religion, stating to him that Mr. Grant was uneducated and ignorant, and by so doing he would expunge the '"delusion" from the community and do a great good. Thus urged, the challenge was given and accepted. The two, Bev. Buby and Elder Grant, had never met, nor even seen each other. A few days before the time appointed for the discussion, the two parties chanced to meet at a public gathering of some kind, and the waggish instigator of the discussion was there also. The latter stepped up to Elder Grant and said: 'Mr. Grant, allow me to introduce you to the Bev. Mr. Buby, the Lutheran preacher." Brother Grant stepped back and gave the reverend gentleman a thorough inspection, and then said: "Did I understand you to...
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