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Sinners cannot find God for the same reason that criminals cannot find a policeman: They aren't looking!

Billy Sunday

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Billy Sunday
Age: 72 †
Born: 1862
Born: November 19
Died: 1935
Died: November 6
Baseball Player
Evangelist
Ames
Iowa
William Ashley Sunday
Find
Policemen
Sinners
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Criminals
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