John Bethune

John Bethune

John Wadden Bethune (5 January 1791 – 22 August 1872) was a Canadian Anglican clergyman and acting principal of McGill University from 1835 to 1846.

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    “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.”
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