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Kelly, Howard A., 1858-1943 to Earl Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.154.03 Author/Creator: Kelly, Howard A., 1858-1943 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Typed letter signed Date: 15 March 1939 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Kelly writes to Bishop Hunt to discuss Christ as God and attempt to prove the existence of God and creation by citing Scripture. "The proof that comes nearest to us and is most assuring is realized in accepting him as my personal Savior and in accepting the Holy Spirit as my teacher."

Kelly, Howard Atwood, 1858-1943

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