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Origin of Man and Attributes of Deity—Philosophers and Astronomers versus the Scriptures—Man Possesses the Power of Improvement—this Developed By Inspiration

Erastus Snow · · 1878-01-20

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Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 19, pp. 322-329. Reported by Geo. F. Gibbs; the speaker did not review this text before publication.

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Journal of Discourses 19:322-329

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