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XVII. THE YOUNG SKEPTIC.

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Reading Shaftesbury's Work—Discussion with Collins—Ben's Orthodoxy in

Peril—Benjamin a Thinker—Saying Grace over the Pork Barrel—Reading

from Collins—Several Paragraphs Repugnant to Orthodoxy—Shaftesbury

Attacking Miracles—Ben's Influence over John—Charged with Being

Atheist—His Confession—Letter to His Father—Letter to Sister—Seeing

His Folly—His Prayer—Sad Experience with Infidel Books—Similar to

Lincoln's and Garfield's—Lincoln's Farewell.

From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin

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