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Aneel Unarrates A Virginia Preaching Visit
An elderly account recounts Elder John Leland's 19th century journey through Virginia on a preaching tour. A wealthy Appomattox Valley widow invites him to preach at her mansion, hosting a grand gathering while he pauses at a slave cabin for shelter. A servant guides him to Aunt Dilsey and Uncle Ben, whose modest cabin becomes his resting place before the public service. He prays, delivers a short talk, and draws a crowded audience to the mansion that had anticipated a famed preacher who never arrives.
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John Leland
Leland
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Virginia
Indy
Appomattox valley
Mr. Leland
Ile
utosta
Ben
Mr. I
Sam
mosta
Dilsey
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Uncle Ben
Aunt Dilsey
Mr. L
Kim
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Ant Dilsey
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Uebrews