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“The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer; and it is in this way, we have the greatest reason to suppose, that the glorious out-pouring of the Spirit, which we expect at last, will be bestowed.”

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William Carey (August 17, 1761 - June 9, 1834) was a prominent British missionary, known as the father of modern missions. He had a profound impact on the spread of Christianity in India. more

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