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Show PREPARE8 FOR BIBLE CLASS; DECLARES CHRIST WAS STRONG AND AN ATHLETE South Norwnlk, Conn., March 17. Anthony Drexel Diddle, tho millionaire mil-lionaire boxer and pal of "Philadelphia "Philadel-phia Jack" O'Urlen, was hero yesterday yester-day prcpnrlng for his Illbl0 class, which Is a sort of correspondence Bchool nnd hns received 11,000 members. mem-bers. Mr. Diddle preached last ovcnlng In tho First Congregational church, wearing a sack suit and russet shoes which contrasted noticeably with a Bparkllng diamond In his senrf no largo as a hazel nut. Mr. Dlddlo says that Christ was populorly painted and Imagined as an effemlnato person, but such was not tho coso. Ho contended that tho Savior was strong nnd nn nthleto, elso ho could not havo undorgono tho pnln that ho did. Ho cited tho instnnco when Christ throw tho gnmblors from tho tomplo as nn exnmplo of physical .irowess. |