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Word: heaver (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...William Huntington, "The Coal-heaver Preacher" (born 1774) would have been poor had he not "found God's promises to be the Christian's banknotes." Briefly, this meant that whenever Mr. Huntington wanted something, he prayed for it, and then made his prayer known to impressionable people who were glad to oblige. Soon, God's overdraft was alarming, as Mr. Huntington had put on his tab "a country house, a well-stocked farm, a coach." Huntington died leaving a self-written epitaph which ended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: England's Darlings | 12/30/1957 | See Source »

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