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The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.
Hosea Ballou
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Hosea Ballou
Age: 81 †
Born: 1771
Born: April 30
Died: 1852
Died: June 6
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Richmond
New Hampshire
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