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==What was reported in the newspapers== | ==What was reported in the newspapers== | ||
[[Image:14Converted.jpg|right|thumb|300px| Jeffersonville Evening News, June 2, 1933]] | [[Image:14Converted.jpg|right|thumb|300px| Jeffersonville Evening News, June 2, 1933]] | ||
William Branham said that the story was carried by a paper (1950), the "Courier Journal" (1951), the "Sunday Visitor" (1954), the "Louisville Herald", and the "Associated Press" (1961). We have conducted numerous searches in online newspaper archives | William Branham said that the story was carried by a paper (1950), the "Courier Journal" (1951), the "Sunday Visitor" (1954), the "Louisville Herald", and the "Associated Press" (1961). We have conducted numerous searches in online newspaper archives. Microfiche sources in Indiana have also been searched. However, we have been unable to find any references to William Branham in 1933 other than an article from the Jeffersonville Evening News on June 2, 1933. It should be noted that this article does not mention a light or the Ohio River and casts serious doubt on the number of people that William Branham claims to have baptized. | ||
We must reasonably conclude that the story of the light appearing on the Ohio River was never reported in any newspaper. | We must reasonably conclude that the story of the light appearing on the Ohio River was never reported in any newspaper. We must also conclude that William Branham estimates of numbers were wildly exaggerated. | ||
==Who is Edward Colvin?== | ==Who is Edward Colvin?== | ||