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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. | |||
=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''' | |||
#William Branham said,"The Lord healed him, made him well". | |||
#William Branham said that the boy was wearing shoes "the next day" after he prayed for him. | |||
#William Branham said "it got so he could run, meet his daddy and everything". | |||
#William Branham said that he said, "THUS SAITH THE LORD" the boy will be healed". | |||
'''The Reader's Digest Article''' | |||
#Donny never began to improve slightly after the operation. | |||
#Donny was never able to walk or run. The best he was able to do was stretch out his arms in bed to reach for his parents. | |||
#Donny Morton died the same year, unable to fully recover. | |||
'''If William Branham truly had "THUS SAITH THE LORD" as he claimed, why did it fail?'''. The gift of discernment, as reported by Reader's Digest article appeared to work correctly but William Branham's claim of healing was false. | |||
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|''The article when you read it, get ready to cry. It'll just break your heart,'' (William Branham) | |''The article when you read it, get ready to cry. It'll just break your heart,'' (William Branham) | ||
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=Summary of Donny Morton's story= | |||
Donny Morton developed a rare brain disease while living on a farm in Saskatchewan. The doctors told his parents that the brain tissue was deteriorating, and he only had six months to live. Donny's father, Arthur, had heard of [[William Branham]] through two deaf friends who had been healed during his services, and boarded a bus for California with his ailing child. | |||
Donny Morton developed a rare brain disease while living on a farm in Saskatchewan. The doctors told his parents that the brain tissue was deteriorating, and he only had six months to live. Donny's father, Arthur, had heard of [[William Branham]] through two deaf | |||
The author of the Reader's Digest Article records the following about Donny Morton's meeting with William Branham: | The author of the Reader's Digest Article records the following about Donny Morton's meeting with William Branham: | ||
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William Branham recalls the following about his meeting with Arthur Morton, who had no prayer card: | William Branham recalls the following about his meeting with Arthur Morton, who had no prayer card: | ||
:''I Said, 'You come by... started to come part of the way by a sled. And then you went down to the place...to get on a plane, you and your wife, you found out you didn't have even enough money for both of you to come on a bus. And now, Traveler's Aid's a helping you.'" | |||
:''I | :''And the man like to have fainted. '''And the Holy Spirit spoke THUS SAITH THE LORD. And the baby got well.''' | ||
Arthur Morton did find | Arthur Morton did find a doctor who could perform the operation. Donny Morton then survived a series of four brain operations, and was declared by the doctors to be on the sure road to recovery. By mid-September Donny Morton was sitting up, and was able to stretch out his arms towards his parents - something he had not been able to do for months. Sadly, Donny contacted pneumonia in October, and passed away on November 2 in his sleep from a combination of pneumonia and meningitis. | ||
One of the closing comments in the Readers Digest article states: "Skeptics will say, “You see? Miracles don’t happen in the 20th century,” But they are wrong." They viewed the miracle not in the failure of the boy to live but in the outpouring of love by those impacted by the plight of the young boy and his loving father. | One of the closing comments in the Readers Digest article states: ''"Skeptics will say, “You see? Miracles don’t happen in the 20th century,” But they are wrong."'' They viewed the miracle not in the failure of the boy to live but in the outpouring of love by those impacted by the plight of the young boy and his loving father. | ||
=William Branham's Version of the Story= | |||
DEMONOLOGY OWENSBORO.KY 53-1112 | DEMONOLOGY OWENSBORO.KY 53-1112 | ||
:''And I brought the little baby up, said, never asked a question but looked right into the little baby's face and said, "You bring this baby from Canada. And you come here by a bus, a Greyhound Bus. Traveler's Aid has helped you." And he'd been there about five minutes. Said, "Traveler's Aid has helped you to get here. And the baby has been to Mayo Brothers and Johns Hopkins. It's got a rare brain disease, and there's no way for them to operate. The baby must die." | :''And I brought the little baby up, said, never asked a question but looked right into the little baby's face and said, "You bring this baby from Canada. And you come here by a bus, a Greyhound Bus. Traveler's Aid has helped you." And he'd been there about five minutes. Said, "Traveler's Aid has helped you to get here. And the baby has been to Mayo Brothers and Johns Hopkins. It's got a rare brain disease, and there's no way for them to operate. The baby must die." | ||
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:''And you seen it in Reader's Digest, not long ago, Donny Morton, The Miracle of Donny Morton. That little child right there in California, at the Assemblies of God, down there at that school, Southwestern Bible School, that child was so twisted and afflicted till even John Hopkins and Mayo Brothers said, "There's not an earthly chance for him." '''But the Lord is THUS SAITH THE LORD. That was different, see.''' | :''And you seen it in Reader's Digest, not long ago, Donny Morton, The Miracle of Donny Morton. That little child right there in California, at the Assemblies of God, down there at that school, Southwestern Bible School, that child was so twisted and afflicted till even John Hopkins and Mayo Brothers said, "There's not an earthly chance for him." '''But the Lord is THUS SAITH THE LORD. That was different, see.''' | ||
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