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Genealogy and History Church History
While his church was burning over his head the Rev. Gay Bryant, leader of a Holiness congregation at Shoal Creek, Tenn., preached to a mob of 150 people who had set fire to the church and was threatening him with violence. Bryant had been warned away from the neighborhood by the people who did not approve of the Holiness faith but he paid no attention to the threats. While he was preaching to his people last night the mob formed and after saturating the foundation of the frame church with oil set fire to it. Bryant ran to the door and declared to the mob that the devil was leading them in their attack on God's people. He was told again to leave the place or he would get a coat of tar and feathers.
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