Quotemeal: Aug. 22nd, 1959

Saturday, August 22, 1959

"Next to the wicked lives of men, nothing is so great a disparagement and weakening to religion as the divisions of Christians."
— John Tillotson

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Illustration of John Tillotson — "Next to the wicked lives of men, nothing is so great a disparagement and weakening to religion as the divisions of Christians."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.