Religion: I Was a Stranger ...

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A procession of the Lord was marching through Sheffield, England. At its head was a brass band blaring hymns from atop a wagon; next, on a white horse, came the onetime champion wrestler of Northumberland, now a convert to God. After him in a carriage rode the Generals William and Catherine Booth, and behind marched the uniformed soldiers of their Salvation Army. Then the Devil attacked.

Clotted along the route of the procession, the citizens of Sheffield began hurling stones and brickbats. Hooligans rushed out to beat God's ex-wrestler with clubs and...

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