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More on Harold Hill and Joshua's Long Day

M. C. Nieboer, Mount Pleasant Christian Reformed Church Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
Adrian V. Clark R 1, Box 122 Toney, Alabama 35773
H. Priddle 226 2nd Ace. Ottawa 1, Canada

(See Journal ASA 22, 120 (1970)

From: JASA 23 (March 1971): 32

I received the same vague reply in duplicated form as you did; however, I wrote back pressing him for more details and received no answer. . . His claim has been labeled as a hoax by Eternity (Oct. 1970, p. 43) and by Christianity Today (Sept. 11, 1970, p. 33). Rev, Dr. W. Shropshire of Arlington, Va. seems to have researched this question thoroughly and reports essentially the same thing as the above two magazines. 

M. C. Nieboer
Mount Pleasant Christian Reformed Church Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858

Enclosed is a copy of a letter to the Huntsville News (Alabama) resulting from an investigation of the story. Computers could not find a missing day. Adrian V. Clark R 1, Box 122 Toney, Alabama 35773

Mr. Hill's article referred to in the Journal ASA has attracted considerable interest in Canada, having been reprinted by a columnist in one of the leading Toronto newspapers. The follow-up article a week later (denying Mr. Hill's claim) caused some Christians much disquiet. H. Priddle 226 2nd Ace. Ottawa 1, Canada