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In 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year. <ref> Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen, Book one, Chapter 11 </ref> | In 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year. <ref> Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen, Book one, Chapter 11 </ref> | ||
In June 1933, William Branham had his first evangelistic tent meetings, in which 14 people were converted. William Branham received front page news coverage for these meetings in the Jeffersonville Evening News. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 24, 2013 post re What The Newspapers Said About the 1933 Baptism</ref> William Branham distributed [[Life Story Tract|a tract saying that a light appeared in August 1933 when he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River]], while 3,000 people watched from the shore. [[Image:Bb1 v1.jpg|180px|thumb|William Branham at a baptism]]William Branham later said the newspapers reported that a light appeared while he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River, while 10,000 people watched from the shore. <ref>[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Sermon: August 13, 1950 </ref> The population of Jeffersonville was only 12,000 people at the time. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonville,_Indiana#Demographics </ref> | In June 1933, William Branham had his first evangelistic tent meetings, in which 14 people were converted. William Branham received front page news coverage for these meetings in the Jeffersonville Evening News. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 24, 2013 post re What The Newspapers Said About the 1933 Baptism</ref> William Branham distributed [[Life Story Tract|a tract saying that a light appeared in August 1933 when he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River]], while 3,000 people watched from the shore. [[Image:Bb1 v1.jpg|180px|thumb|William Branham at a baptism]]William Branham later said the newspapers reported that a light appeared while he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River, while 10,000 people watched from the shore. <ref>[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Sermon: August 13, 1950]]</ref> The population of Jeffersonville was only 12,000 people at the time. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonville,_Indiana#Demographics </ref> | ||
William Branham said that in June 1933, he experienced a series of prophetic visions foretelling major events up until the end of the world. William Branham describes these visions inconsistently, but in summary they are: | William Branham said that in June 1933, he experienced a series of prophetic visions foretelling major events up until the end of the world. William Branham describes these visions inconsistently, but in summary they are: | ||