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This article compares and contrasts William Branham stories about Donny Morton with the November 1952 edition of Reader's Digest (Condensed from an article originally published in Chatelaine, and written by Alma Edwards Smith).  This story tells of the hope given by William Branham and doctors to Donny Morton and his father, then of Donny's heartbreaking passing. It also tells of how William Branham's "Thus Saith The Lord" failed.   
The November 1952 edition of Reader's Digest (condensed from an article originally published in Chatelaine, and written by Alma Edwards Smith) told a story of the hope given by William Branham to Arthur Morton regarding the healing of his son, Donny. William Branham said "Thus Saith The Lord" Donny Morton was healedIf this was the case, why did Donny Morton die 5 months later?


=Summary of problems with the story of Donny Morton=
=Summary of problems with the story of Donny Morton=
William Branham's version of this story told on the tapes is very different from the published article.  This gives rise to a number of questions:
 
William Branham's version of this story told on the tapes is very different from the article in Reader's Digest.   


'''William Branham's version'''
'''William Branham's version'''
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“Donny Morton is dead, and it would seem that the tenacious struggle of the child and his father had not been justly rewarded. But the case of this one boy has brought to light the fact that there are hundreds of Donny Mortons; and some of the cases since discovered are already on the road to recovery. Arthur Morton’s unselfish devotion has not given him back his little boy, but it has opened the way for many other patients to receive adequate treatment.”
“Donny Morton is dead, and it would seem that the tenacious struggle of the child and his father had not been justly rewarded. But the case of this one boy has brought to light the fact that there are hundreds of Donny Mortons; and some of the cases since discovered are already on the road to recovery. Arthur Morton’s unselfish devotion has not given him back his little boy, but it has opened the way for many other patients to receive adequate treatment.”
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