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The infamous Jim Jones was responsible for the deaths of 909 of his followers by cyanide poisoning in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. 303 of the casualties were children. In addition, Jones' followers also killed Congressman Leo Ryan and four others immediately prior to the mass slaughter of his followers. These deaths constituted the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until the September 11, 2001 attack. | |||
=William Branham assistance to Jim Jones= | |||
William Branham preached a three day campaign in June, 1956 at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, IN with Jim Jones. This three day campaign was attended by over 11, 000 people and sky-rocketed Jim Jones to fame by following on the coattails of William Branham.<ref>Reiterman, Tom; Jacobs, John (1982), Raven: The Untold Story of Rev. Jim Jones and His People, Dutton, ISBN 0-525-24136-1</ref> | |||
The sermons that William Branham preached at the Cadle Tabernacle were not included in the 1996 or 2010 releases of "The Table", published by Voice of God Recordings. | The sermons that William Branham preached at the Cadle Tabernacle were not included in the 1996 or 2010 releases of "The Table", published by Voice of God Recordings. | ||
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The question remains unanswered - Why were these sermons kept from public view for fifty-seven years? | The question remains unanswered - Why were these sermons kept from public view for fifty-seven years? | ||
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