Emphasis Preaching Journal

Henry W. Grady, the famous orator, in the days of reconstruction following the war between the states, in his address titled The New South told the story of a preacher who always announced the location of the scripture reading for the evening service. Having informed the congregation that he was reading from Genesis that evening, some boys decided to make the story a little more interesting. This they did by transposing words and phrases as they wished, using scissors and paste.